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Chapter 604: Hephaestus, the God of Fire, issues a collection mission: Trident, Invisibility Helmet, Apollo's Crown...

Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, is also the goddess of love and one of the twelve Olympian gods.

Aphrodite was born in the waves of the sea. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and the perfect figure and appearance of an ancient Greek woman. She symbolizes the beauty of women and is considered the highest symbol of female physical beauty.

There are many theories about the birth of Aphrodite. One theory is that she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione.

But the more common saying is that according to legend, Cronus used a sharp sickle to cut off the organs of his father Uranus, interrupting the intercourse between Uranus and Gaia. The organs of the god Uranus were thrown into the foam of the sea and she was born as the daughter of Uranus.

To some extent, this kind of background can be considered very explosive.

What is even more explosive is the married life of this god of love and beauty.

Aphrodite was the wife of Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, but she was often unfaithful to her husband. There are many love legends about her, and she had romantic affairs with many gods on Mount Olympus.

As the wife of the god of fire, she loved the god of war Ares and committed adultery with him, and even gave birth to several children for Ares.

When Hephaestus discovered that his wife was committing adultery with Ares, the angry god of fire forged a golden net and caught the two lovers in the act of having fun in bed.

He summoned the gods of Mount Olympus and exposed the adulterous couple to the public.

Most of the people who came to watch the fun were male gods. Apollo felt lustful when he saw the shy Aphrodite but was too embarrassed to express it. He just asked Hermes what he felt. Hermes boldly said that he would guarantee with his head that he would be tied to the beautiful goddess of love, and he would be willing to do so even if he had to add three more chains and was criticized by the goddesses present.

Finally, Poseidon, the god of the sea who had long coveted the god of love, stepped in to mediate and persuaded Hephaestus to release the adulterous couple.

To thank Hermes for boldly expressing his passion for her, she and Hermes conceived the androgynous Hermaphrodite.

Because Poseidon stepped in to mediate and resolved her embarrassment, Aphrodite gave birth to a son, Eryx, for Poseidon.

In addition, Aphrodite also had children with some gods and mortals.

Aphrodite could be called the Greek version of Lin Xianer, she could do it with anyone except her husband Hephaestus.

At the same time, Hephaestus, the god of fire, is the god who wears the most hats in Greek mythology. It can be said that when he goes out to buy a pack of cigarettes, he may meet nine gods who have slept with his wife.

"I knew that the bald guy had bad intentions."

Kratos did not kill all the gods of Mount Olympus personally. In God of War III, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, and Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, did not appear.

In addition, there was another god who appeared but was not killed by Kratos.

That is the goddess of love Aphrodite. There may be many reasons, but Mo Hao thinks that this is probably because Kratos couldn't turn his back on her after pulling it out.

This incident is also recorded in God of War 3.

Looking at the god of love who was asking him for adultery, Mo Hao shook his head and looked at the facilities around the room.

Not finding any boxes containing red souls, he strongly suspected that this scene was actually a level used to replenish red souls.

As for how to squeeze the red soul...

That is of course QTE.

(Red Soul: Something similar to experience points in the God of War series, used to upgrade magic and equipment.)
"Excuse me, I have something to ask your husband, the God of Fire Hephaestus. Could you tell me where I can find him?"

Not all the gods on Mount Olympus are his enemies. Not only are some of them not his enemies, they can also provide him with help.

Even the god of love before him could be considered as one who provided help.

Of course, there may be some unconventional ways to help.

Compared to the god of love, Mo Hao wanted to contact the god of fire Hephaestus to see if he could help him upgrade his equipment.

Since you have to come into contact with Hephaestus, the god of fire, it is better not to touch the god of love. No person or god likes to be brothers with others.

Another reason is that the goddess of love in front of him is a well-known slut in the cultural circle that Mo Hao came from.

Mo Hao carefully recalled his hobbies since childhood, and could answer with certainty that he was not a Cao thief, did not have the character of Jian'an, and did not love other people's wives.

"Boring men always like war and destruction."

The Goddess of Love complained but did not force her, perhaps because she knew that in this situation only Mo Hao would force her and there was no possibility of the other way around.

Although he is one of the twelve main gods, the fighting power of the god of love is far inferior to that of Ares, Poseidon and Hercules.

"Go through that door and go straight to my incompetent husband's factory."

The god of love waved his hand, and a door opened silently. "Well, since you don't want to be happy with me, then leave quickly."

"Or do you like to listen to the voice of the god of love soothing you here?"

Without stopping at all, Mo Hao left the God of Love's room through the open door. If he continued to stay here, who knows what measures the God of Love would take.

The means of the Olympian gods cannot be evaluated solely by their combat power.

For example, Cupid, the son of the god of love and the god of war, could directly hit Apollo with his bow and arrow, causing Apollo to fall in love with Daphne, who hated love.

In spiritual terms, Apollo was tortured to death.

No one can escape Cupid's pranks, not even Zeus.

This kind of god who relies on special abilities is far more dangerous to Mo Hao than the god of war or the god of the sea.

That's a pure mechanical weirdness.

……

Walking straight forward along the passage in front of the door, the sense of space seemed to be upside down, as if I was riding a roller coaster that kept making 360-degree loops.

When the sense of space returned to him, Mo Hao had already appeared in a workshop.

A huge figure was holding a hammer and sandpaper, polishing something.

Suddenly, the figure seemed to sense something, paused, and then turned to look at Mo Hao who appeared there.

"Oh, a mortal came out of my wife's room."

"Although your wife is extremely charming, I have no intention of having anything to do with her. God of Fire Hephaestus, I'm here to find you." God of Fire Hephaestus looked at Mo Hao seriously, his nose twitching, "You have the blood of gods in your body, the god of war Ares, the god of the sea Poseidon, and the strong Hercules. You have already slaughtered three gods."

As he spoke, the body of the God of Fire Hephaestus obviously moved back a distance, and at the same time he held the hammer in his right hand.

That is not for the purpose of attacking, but because of the insecurity in his heart, he can only grasp the things that he is most familiar with to give himself a sense of security.

Mo Hao could tell at a glance that the way the God of Fire Hephaestus held the hammer was not for fighting at all.

"Well, although you may not believe it, I never took the initiative to attack. I was always forced to fight back."

"In a sense, I'm not a bloodthirsty person."

Perhaps it was because of Mo Hao's self-defense, or perhaps it was because he knew that the guy who could kill the God of War was not someone he could resist, so the God of Fire Hephaestus stopped retreating, but he had no intention of putting down the hammer in his hand.

"What are you looking for from me?"

Mo Hao didn't say anything, but took out [All Things Are Martial Arts], "I want you to take a look at this."

As soon as it was taken out, the attention of the God of Fire Hephaestus was attracted. His big head kept changing directions, constantly looking at [All Things Are Martial Arts] from various angles.

It's not about looking at the appearance that looks like a ball of light, but looking at the essence of this weapon.

The eyes of the God of Forging and Stonemasonry temporarily glowed with a certain light, which was the look when a man's interest was fully aroused.

“Very special craftsmanship, who made it?”

"Owen is a god of nature from another world, and also the god of forging in that world."

"It's a very clever technique. I can see that the maker had a lot of inspiration and wanted to put all of it into one piece of work. Well, he must have acquired many techniques from different sources, as well as special materials."

The God of Forging and Stonemasonry lowered his head and muttered to himself:
"Is this method intended to build [all]? No, it looks more like an unfinished product. The way this technique is used here is very clever and exquisite."

"That's right! I got it!"

The God of Forging and Stonemasonry clapped his hands suddenly, with a look of surprise on his face, "I know the full purpose of this thing. It is the perfect combination of the wisdom and technology of the forger himself."

Mo Hao was a little dazed after listening to this. He mainly wanted to ask the God of Forging and Stonemasonry if there was any way to remove the last requirement above. This weapon required the life of a powerful being as a sacrifice.

In the end, Mo Hao will need to use all his strength to fight Zeus, so it would be best to completely unseal this weapon that was tailor-made for him.

Although he was sure that if Zeus was killed with this weapon, the last requirement would also be met.

But it was precisely because Mo Hao was not sure that he wanted to cancel the last requirement and then face Zeus.

As for the life of Poseidon, the god of the sea, Mo Hao tried it, but [All Things Are Martial] did not react at all.

I guess it requires a life of God King level as a sacrifice to consecrate it.

However, this creates a paradox.

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"The forger named Orn forged this weapon into a workshop. The weapons placed in this workshop can be strengthened, maintained, or even recast."

"It's just..." The God of Forging and Stonemasonry's eyes were suddenly filled with doubts, "This creation is filled with a certain kind of anger. Well, this is not good. It is a good thing to pour emotion into the creation, but negative emotions will lead to bad things."

"And this anger is directed at a god who controls thunder? Even to the point of using his blood to cleanse weapons?"

The god of fire Hephaestus looked at Mo Hao with even more doubt in his eyes. On Mount Olympus, the only god who could control thunder was the king of gods Zeus.

Thunder is the wrath of the God-King and also his weapon.

The emotions infused into [All Things Are Martial], coupled with Mo Hao's act of forcibly climbing Mount Olympus, were like telling the God of Fire Hephaestus that he was going to attack the Pantheon and kill Zeus.

Although there is actually no difference, after all, according to the trial given by Kratos, the greatest reward would probably be obtained by killing Zeus.

"You smell like Gaia, um, very grumpy Gaia."

[All Things Are Martial] The hatred for the god who controls thunder, coupled with Mo Hao's rebellious aura, made the God of Fire Hephaestus make up some stories in his mind.

He is proficient in many skills including the Heavenly Demon Slaying God Technique, Heavenly Demon Skill, Rakshasa Master Skill, Taiping Dao Talisman and many other skills. He can be called a rebel among rebels.

Not to mention that the God of Fire Hephaestus also sensed the blood of the celestial gods in Mo Hao's body. As the power of the dark side of nature, it can indeed be said to be a part of Gaia.

The God of Fire Hephaestus looked at [All Things Are Martial] and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he raised his head and said to Mo Hao, "You want me to remove the restrictions above, but this will damage the emotions that the creator has poured into it. Without the emotions and efforts poured into it by the creator, the limit of a creation can only stop here."

After thinking for a while, the God of Forging gave another option, "I might be able to help you, but you need to collect some things."

Here comes the well-known equipment collection task.

Mo Hao didn't even think about it and asked directly, "Where are we going? How many people are we going to kill?"

Don't ask how many enemies there are, just ask where they are.

The god of fire Hephaestus looked around, as if he was worried that someone was watching his every move from a crack in the rock with his ears and eyes open.

After watching him arrange the things on the table, he slowly said, "I can help you temporarily change the properties of this creation to have special effects for controlling thunder gods, and enhance it to a certain extent, so that you can completely perfect it."

"But to do that, you need to collect a lot of things."

"I have some materials on hand. What you need to collect are the artifacts. The trident of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and the invisible helmet of Hades, the god of the underworld. These two are essential. And the artifacts of other gods. The more the better."

Hearing this request, even Mo Hao couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This request was almost the same as asking him to slaughter the entire Mount Olympus.

But when he heard that [All Things Are Martial Arts] could be temporarily added to the special attack against the god who controls thunder, Mo Hao agreed without thinking.

"Okay, no problem. How can I find you after I get the stuff?"

As he spoke, Mo Hao took out the trident and handed it to the God of Fire. At the same time, he took out many pieces of iron and cloth. Those were the remnants left after the god of war Ares and the god of strength Hercules were killed.

As he couldn't be without spoils of war, Mo Hao collected them.

"Take this." The God of Fire Hephaestus gave Mo Hao a stone. "After you get the thing, this stone will guide you to my workshop."

(End of this chapter)