I, Former Embers, Now Greek God of Fire

Hephaestus, Hephaestus, what are your plans?Why give me this thing but only give so little?What exactly do you want from me?

Prometheus thought hard.

He tried his best to run his wise brain, trying to deduce Hephaestus' thoughts from these clues, but in the end he still couldn't draw a useful conclusion.

Hephaestus' purpose is to let himself beg him, and then take the ownership of human beings in his hands?

No, no, Hephaestus would not be so unwise, he knew that the result of doing so would be tantamount to confronting Zeus head-on.

But other than that, he really couldn't think of the purpose of Hephaestus doing this.

Did he just want to play with himself?

No, it's not right, Hephaestus can't be this boring.

and……

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a purple figure, and Prometheus couldn't help but suddenly realized.

So that's it, that's it, he understands, he understands!

Prometheus understood what Hephaestus meant.

Hephaestus, is he emphasizing to himself how important reason and thinking are to human beings?

Dude, do you think I, Prometheus, are fools? !

Prometheus really wanted to spit in front of Hephaestus, complaining that he underestimated him.

But then, Prometheus thought about it again, but felt that it was impossible for Hephaestus to do so many things.

You must know that even without his intervention, I would still find Athena and ask her for help.

Wait a minute, Athena?

It's Athena!

Prometheus suddenly realized. When he looked at Athena, who was standing beside him and staring at the human settlement, with an interested expression on his face, he suddenly realized something.

So the reason why you did this was all for Athena? !

Hephaestus, Hephaestus, your shortcoming is emphasizing love and righteousness, and your strengths are also emphasizing affection and righteousness.

Prometheus felt emotional in his heart, he felt that he understood Hephaestus' plan.

Hephaestus' intervention is equivalent to telling the gods and Zeus that he was involved in this matter through Athena's hand, not Athena's initiative.

In other words, even if Zeus wanted to punish Athena who helped him, he had to consider Hephaestus' feelings to avoid irritating him.

If Zeus punished Athena, Hephaestus would be angered. With the importance he showed to Athena now, Hephaestus would definitely do something irrational.

But if Athena is not punished but he, the [culprit], is punished, then whether it is torture or imprisonment, the silence of Hephaestus will be an irreparable loss for the entire Mount Olympus.

Not only in terms of artifacts, but also because Hephaestus' props full of whimsical ideas brought too much joy to the gods.

The new Pantheon built by Hephaestus is so delightful to the gods, they can always find new fun in the temple.

After enjoying such happiness again, Zeus will naturally not be satisfied, and neither will the gods. They will want more and more happiness, and more and more novelty gadgets.

So there must be no problems on Hephaestus' side.

But no matter what, for the sake of his majesty as a god-king, Hephaestus will definitely suffer. Although it will not be serious, there is absolutely no good fruit to eat.

So, what was Hephaestus risking such a big dedication and paying such a big price for?

All this is for Athena!

"Athena~"

Prometheus sorted out his mood, and said to Athena beside him: "You are the god of wisdom, your vision is as deep and far-reaching as mine, you should be able to see how huge the human beings I created have. potential."

"These human beings were created from clay, bearing the blessings of the Mother Earth, and recognized by the laws of fertility. Even the king of gods cannot easily destroy them."

Prometheus said sincerely: "Great Athena, I beg you to accept the next batch of humans I will create and control their souls, and then, please give them reason and thinking."

Athena's expression changed immediately when she heard the words, her mind turned rapidly, and she began to think at a high speed.

Athena could tell at first glance what kind of potential this human race possessed.

They have beautiful faces, strong bodies, and smart minds.

And most importantly, they have the ability to reason and think.

This sets them apart from the monsters that roam the lands driven by the most primal desires.

Although these humans were created by Prometheus, they used the soil of the earth.

Compared with those noisy monsters all day long, human beings are undoubtedly more able to win the favor of the Mother Earth.

It is also because of this that the great goddess of creation gave the birth command to mankind so decisively.

Back then Zeus led the gods to overthrow the rule of Cronus, and divided up the sky, ocean, and underworld with his brothers Poseidon and Hades, but the theocracy of the earth did not dare to get involved.

Why not?Because the earth is the territory of the goddess Gaia, even if the goddess does not care, Zeus, who is already the king of the gods, dare not take risks, for fear of offending one of the original goddesses.

But the emergence of human beings today has broken this situation.

Human beings are now blessed by Gaia, the goddess of the earth, which means that she recognizes the right of human beings to live on the earth.

Athena can already predict that as long as the gods don't interfere, humans will one day spread all over the earth, and then whoever controls the humans will control the earth.

When that time really comes, there will be a bloodbath among the gods, and they will fight each other for the sake of human beings. At that time, it is unknown how many gods will be imprisoned in the endless abyss of Tartarus.

And now, as the creator of mankind, Prometheus actually asked for the right to control the soul of mankind?The price is only the ability to give humans reason and thinking?

Wait, isn't this ability capable of the black flame of Hephaestus?

Why Prometheus still...

Suddenly, Athena only felt a flash of lightning in her mind.

All the clues are connected in series, and there is only one truth!Fierce...ah no, she already understood everything!

Is this your arrangement, Hephaestus!

You actually did this for me? !

At this moment, Athena's heart was filled with emotion.

But in the next second, her mother's voice and smile appeared in her mind, which instantly complicated her face that should have been showing a happy smile.

On the other side, seeing Athena frowning and thinking, Prometheus felt nothing but emotion for Hephaestus and envy for Metis.

Metis, Goddess of Wisdom, have you already anticipated this scene?You have really found a good way out for your daughter. I really envy you. You met the right God at the right time.

Hephaestus, you are such a good brother. If I can become a true friend with you, I believe I won't feel so uncomfortable.

Prometheus sighed in his heart, and his original fear of Hephaestus was slightly reduced.

After all, who can really hate such a god who values ​​love and righteousness?

About three breaths passed, and Prometheus waited for Athena's reply.

"I promise."

Athena's answer was beyond Prometheus' expectation. He nodded and invited Athena: "Then please come with me next."

When Prometheus and Athena were preparing to create a new batch of humans, there were some changes in the nascent human settlement.

After the humans returned from gathering and hunting returned, they gave the food they got to the women in the settlement, and then they entered the forest and mountains.

While shouting the weird slogan "FNNDP!", they chopped down huge trees with their flesh.

Another group of human beings not far away was also moving, and the boulder like a hill shattered to the ground in a burst of strange and wonderful shouts of "Oula Ola Ola" and "Mu Da Mu Da Mu Da".

They hummed some kind of song, carried wood and stones, and returned to the settlement happily, and piled the stones and wood they brought back in the open space in the center of the settlement.

At this time, their leader stood up, and the leader with the strongest body was carrying a stone axe. He selected a piece of wood that best suited his wishes from the wood, and then trimmed it with the stone axe.

As the wood chips are chipped off little by little, the prototype is displayed in front of people's eyes little by little.

Looking at the slender and spiral body and the handle that is convenient for people to hold, there was some commotion in the crowd, and everyone looked at the wooden utensil in the leader's hand with excited eyes.

At this time, the leader glanced at the crowd, and the crowd immediately fell silent. Everyone restrained the commotion in their hearts and waited quietly.

Only then did the leader nodded in satisfaction. He inserted the wooden utensil in his hand on the ground, centered it around the stones, and piled firewood in the middle.

After a while, a strange fire pile appeared in front of everyone.

"Sha~ Sha~ Sha~"

The breathing of the crowd suddenly became heavy, and the state of mind that had just calmed down became agitated in an instant. They stared at the strange fire, and the light in their eyes was so shining.

The leader didn't stop his companions from losing their composure this time, because he didn't look much better at this time. He tried hard to stabilize his body that was trembling because of being too excited. He raised his arms tremblingly, palms Aimed at the strange fire.

In the next second, flames appeared.

A huge, fierce, but steady fireball appeared out of thin air from the leader's palm, and shot towards the fire not far away.

"boom----"

With a crisp crackling sound, the fire was blazing.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!!"

The flames soaring into the sky caused the surrounding crowd to cheer excitedly.

However, in the next second, everyone, including the leader, made a wonderful pose towards the blazing bonfire.

With their legs close together, their waists stopped, their heads held high, their arms raised flat, they shouted sincerely towards the bonfire.

"Praise the god of fire!"

………………

At the same time, on Lemnos Island, thousands of miles away, in the Temple of Fire and Forging.

"Meow meow meow meow??"

Hephaestus, who was taking out his [mobile phone] and preparing to make a call, was at a loss, innocent, helpless, and bewildered.

Chapter 30 Which is better, Zeus or a Lion?

Just, quite suddenly.

Hephaestus looked bewildered.