I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

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Hephaestus is the god of forging among the twelve main gods of Olympus. She is the god of forging the thunder scepter that helped Zeus overthrow the second-generation god king Cronus, the god of creation and destruction. The seat of the Lord God.

She also lost an eye because of it, and her face was branded with flame-like lines.

Hephaestus often feels inferior because of his appearance, and hides in his temple all the year round to build everything she wants.

If there are no accidents, she will continue to do so until the end of the Age of Gods.

That day was nothing special to Hephaestus, and she was still building something out of her whim as usual.Hades, who had just provided the gods with a whole year of jokes, broke into her temple with a baby whose soul was corrupted by the river Styx.

In her impression, the stern-faced, fair and serious Lord Pluto actually bowed his head to beg her for a mortal baby that Su had nothing to do with just after he did the robbery.

This made Hephaestus very surprised. To be honest, after seeing the baby's muddy and deformed soul, she instinctively wanted to cover her mouth and nose.

She wanted to reject Hades, even if she offended Pluto, she didn't want to touch this filth.But somehow the Goddess saw herself in this baby.

Who would have thought?A baby who was supposed to be innocent and lovely, but his soul was polluted by the River Styx.She was supposed to be a perfect goddess, but her face was covered with flame marks, and she even lost one of her eyes.

The baby silently waited for death, and the more he looked, the more he looked like her who silently waited for the end of the Age of Gods.

Hephaestus granted Hades' request, and she also wanted to save the baby.It's like hoping that someone can save her from this dim life like he saved the baby's life.

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"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"...

Seleus is working hard to build his first weapon. The goddess has already laid a solid foundation for this embryo, so Seleus is not worried about the power of this weapon at all. What he is doing now is just more It is good to show your skills, bring out the potential of this embryo as much as possible, and give a perfect answer to the goddess who tested you.

What poor Serius didn't expect was that when he was working hard to forge weapons.Lady Goddess who proposed to test his forging technology didn't take this test seriously at all.

Because no matter what, this weapon embryo will become an extremely sharp weapon.This is the confidence that belongs to the God of Forging.

The goddess silently watched the figure who kept swinging the forging hammer, she enjoyed the feeling of having someone by her side.

'Fortunately, I made the right choice...'

Chapter 8 The adventure guided by virtue begins

Seleus left the forging temple with the double-edged battle ax named 'Ephdias' by the goddess Hephaestus.

To be honest, Seleus wanted to name the ax the 'Black Cleaver' in honor of his previous life.

Although this tomahawk that seemed to be burning with flames was filled with blood red that matched Serius' hair color, instead of the silver and black colors of the tomahawk in the previous life.

But Hephaestus strongly rejected Serius's little idea, and our lady goddess insisted on naming the battle ax herself.

Facing the request of the goddess Hephaestus, what can the weak and helpless Serius say?Of course, Serius absolutely does not admit that there is a reason why he also felt that the translation of "Black Cleaver" into Greek was too long and not pleasant after careful scrutiny.

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It was still a familiar space jump, after Serius stepped out of the gate of the forging temple.Seleus returned to the place before going to the forge temple.

Seleus carried Ephodias on his back in a way that the head is under the handle, so that he can directly chop it with a raised hand when using it.He bowed his head and thought, and started his own adventure.

Despite having just acquired an artifact, Seleus is in no mood to fiddle with his ax right now.He had been thinking about what the Forge God had told him before he left.

"Selius, you who are close to Hades, the Hades, should know one thing."

Goddess Hephaestus spoke to Seleus with a serious attitude that was rarely seen in Seleuth in recent years.

"You know, no matter which mortal in the world, when they are just born, their souls are pure and flawless. They who have not been polluted by the turbidity of the world will naturally yearn for this pure soul. Loved by existence. Especially the gods who can directly see through the soul color of mortals."

Hephaestus tried his best to explain this simple truth in depth.But this is obviously a problem for Hephaestus who doesn't often communicate with outsiders.

"You should have seen it when you were in the Styx River. Although all mortals are born with pure souls, they will always be stained with various colors by various things in this world..."

Hephaestus paused as she tried to make a little joke.

"Even Zeus, who loves beautiful things the most, will always flee back to the temple of Mount Olympus in embarrassment when he sees the souls of the mortals he loves are dyed in various colors. Although he Will soon have a big fight with Hera, and go out again to find what he thinks is beautiful."

Hephaestus learned the way people talked when he observed it. Adding a small joke in the conversation can effectively impress the other party with what he said, and bring the distance between the two parties closer.

But the goddess Hephaestus, who forgot that she was just a heavy social phobic patient who stayed in her temple all the year round, did not achieve her main purpose.

However, the information contained in it successfully made Seleus break out in a cold sweat.Now, Seleus is extremely happy that he is a muscular man.

This also reminded Seleus, don't think that what you don't see doesn't exist.Living in Greece in the Age of Gods, Seleus even forgot the fact that Zeus was a vulgar old-fashioned critic.

But thinking about the divine punishment brought down by Zeus with thunder and lightning, Seleus was relieved.Just the colorful souls scare Zeus away, and Zeus like me doesn't like it either.

"Boom!!!"

Hephaestus, who was standing on the chair, hit Serius' head hard with a forging hammer.

"Focus on your attention and listen to me!"

Hephaestus jumped off the chair, and the face of the goddess was full of unhappiness, but he didn't know whether it was because Serius was distracted during the conversation with her or his joke failed to achieve his goal.But Seleus, who obediently rested his chin on his neck, didn't understand the reason.

"So a man's actions and thoughts can change his soul."

The goddess who was pissed off by a fool decided to get straight to the point. She didn't want to make such and such a foreshadowing anymore. As for who is that fool?Where?Anyway, I won't say it.

"In short, I have already told you. The container created by the power of the three main gods to protect your soul from dissipating is not that simple. When you make a choice in the future, you must think carefully about the consequences of your choice. What kind of consequences..."

After speaking, Lord Hephaestus kicked Sirius out of the temple.

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"Can a person's actions and thoughts change the color of a person's soul? Also, the things created by the power of the three master gods are really not that simple..."

Seleus pondered Hephaestus' words.

"Can I also rekindle my soul through good deeds?"

At this moment, Seleus seemed to see hope and waved to him again.

"An extremely shining hero who polished his originally polluted soul through adventure. This will also make the glory of the three adults and teachers shine brighter."

Saying so, Seleus took his own steps.

"Am I being guided by an invisible goddess of virtue?"

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"Why do people always want to bring death to the same kind?"

With his left hand, Seleus threw the severed body into the burning corpse.Seleus had the last corpse.

Greece in the age of the gods was really chaotic, and Seleus felt that he ran into a village that was being plundered by bandits before he had walked a few steps.

Facing the bandits who wantonly killed the villagers, Seleus slammed the same death and fear on their heads.

Seleus has no principle of not killing. The killing method of this group of robbers does not seem to be a first-time offender. It is the innocent villagers who let these scumbags go. After all, Seleus cannot stay here forever.

After finishing the work of disposing of the corpse, Seleus, who prevented the plague from happening, turned to look at the trembling villagers behind him.

After seeing Serius turn around, the poor villagers trembled violently, and then took a step back in unison.They seemed more frightened.

"Am I that scary?"

Serius touched his face innocently.

Then he saw a middle-aged man who was injured and slowly approached him.

"Thank you for the rescue of this lord. If there is no lord, our village will not end well."

'Why not a village head grandfather? 'Selius looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, but he didn't show his curiosity.

"It's just a little effort."

Serius waved his hand, how could he ignore such evil deeds when he had power?

"We will prepare your reward and sacrifices to Lord Hades right away, please wait patiently. You know, the situation in the village is a bit chaotic right now, and we need to tidy up to get the gold together. "

The middle-aged man forced a smile on his face, but his smile was bitter no matter how you looked at it.But Seleus understood his feelings, and Seleus got some information from the man's words.

'Does the breath of the Styx make ordinary people feel dead? '

Thinking of this, Seleus stopped the man's organization of collecting gold coins.

"I am indeed the one who preaches the glory of Hades, but Lord Hades does not need you to offer sacrifices for this."

Seleus put the package sent by Mr. Chiron on the ground.

"As for me, I only help you because I want to. I don't need your gold."

The body of the middle-aged man even stopped trembling due to excessive surprise. It seems that the name of a Greek hero is not much better than that of a robber.

"Is it really necessary?"

The middle-aged man dared to question Serius.This also made Seleus firm in the idea that there are not many good things about Greek heroes.

"Yes, I help you only because you need help and I want to help you."

Saying so, Seleus took out the animal fur in the package.

"However, can I exchange these furs for some silver coins and food?"

The middle-aged man was stunned because of excessive surprise...

Chapter 9 The Road That Serius Didn't Conceive

At night, Seleus lay on the most comfortable bed in the village and kept tossing three gold coins.Seleus exchanged seven furs from Chiron for 3 gold coins and 12 silver coins from the villagers.

To be honest, when Seleus took the coin from the middle-aged man, he was actually a little excited.

Serius, who is still a modern person in essence, had always fantasized that he could become a mercenary active in the western magical world, accepting tasks in the mercenary guild, and performing various tasks. adventure, and then get rewards and put gold coins into your own space ring.

But when Seleus asked Chiron, he was told by Chiron that there was no mercenary guild and no space ring in this world, and Seleus was depressed for a long time.

On the one hand, in this continent of the Age of Gods, where gods and humans live together in the same life, one can reach the underworld by digging all the way down.No one but gods can restrain the 'heroes' who mostly have the blood of gods and behave little better than robbers.And the gods obviously don't want to give up their enjoyment to do such a laborious thing.

On the other hand, opening up a small space in the main world and presenting this small space in the form of a ring in the main world, this kind of knowledge and technology is too close to the world axis, that is, the root.This is extremely dangerous knowledge that the world does not allow mortals to know.Even among the gods, only Hephaestus, the god of forging, mastered this skill.

Now that the illusion of the mercenary guild and the space ring is shattered, Seleus's previous thoughts are only to trade with well-made gold coins that can be neatly placed.

Since Seleus came to this world, except for the three gods, Seleus has not come into contact with anyone.Among the three gods, Chiron has always lived a life of fishing and hunting, and Hades and Hephaestus obviously do not need the gold coins of mortals.That is to say, this is the first time that Seleus has seen gold coins.

But when Seleus took the gold coin, his last thought disappeared.

What the middle-aged man gave was not as exquisitely crafted as Seleus imagined, and it might look old due to the long circulation time, but this kind of gold coin with a strong sense of life would be more in line with Seleus' preferences.

The gold coin in his hand is irregular, barely aware that the maker wanted to make a circular pattern, and there is even a big crack on the edge of the gold coin.

The same was true of silver coins, and Seleus saw tooth marks on one of them.

Truth be told, Seleus would rather give the pelt to the villagers than accept the coins that ruined his dreams.

But take into account the mood of the villagers, to prevent them from causing trouble to themselves or making them more fearful because they don’t pick up and think they are too few.Serius still accepted the money with no expression on his face.

In order to avoid their own existence from affecting the normal work of the villagers.Serius asked the middle-aged man to take him to the current room on the grounds that if he couldn't think of how to repay me, he would prepare a house for me to stay overnight and bring dinner over.

Serius was lying on the bed while tossing gold coins, while thinking about some issues, because some things concerned him very much.

"When I followed that uncle to this room, I obviously felt a strong gaze on Everdias. But there is no problem with the food?"

Because the person to be entertained was Seleus, a savior with a high force value, the dinner brought by the villagers did not have the black bread they usually eat.Instead, fish soup made from freshly caught fish and meat fried in olive oil.

Serius was a little concerned about the sight before him, so he licked the food with his tongue first, and waited for a while to eat his dinner after making sure that there was no peculiar smell.

The fish is simply processed lin and internal organs, and then boiled with water and salt to make the fish soup very fishy, ​​and it seems that salt is rarely eaten at ordinary times. When entertaining distinguished guests, it was not measured accurately. Very salty.

The meat fried in olive oil was unexpectedly ordinary, just like the ordinary home-cooked dishes eaten in the previous life.

"There is nothing wrong with the food other than bad food. Although bad food is the biggest problem, don't ask for too much in this day and age."

Seleus took a look at the gold coins, then sighed and put them together with the silver coins into Chiron's special purse.

"Did I become overly vigilant because of my first venture out? Or was that person afraid of my force and gave up?"

Chiron is not around now, and Seleus can only handle matters in the adventure by himself.

"Forget it, don't think about it, caring about these things will only increase troubles. I don't believe it, if they have the power to break my body, they will be robbed by some mortal robbers?"

Seleus is going to sleep, he will continue his adventure tomorrow, and a good sleep is a must.He put Everdias beside him, tightly held the handle of the battle-axe with his right hand, and pressed the face of the battle-axe with his right leg, maintaining this position for sleep.

But at this moment, a slight knock came from outside the door.

Seleus came to his senses, and he knew that someone who could answer his question had come.He grabbed Everdias, careful not to make a sound.Seleus came to the door, grabbed Everdias' right hand and opened the door 90 degrees with a few fingers.

In doing so, the people outside the house could not judge the position of Seleus because they could not hear the sound, and the door well hid the right hand of Seleus holding the weapon.On the one hand, Seleus, who holds a weapon, has the ability to protect himself in the face of any situation; on the other hand, this avoids deepening the misunderstanding between the two parties, if it is indeed the case that Seleus is wrong.