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Chapter 10 Prophets and Hindsights

In the battle between Zeus and Cronus, Prometheus stood on the side of the new Olympian god, so the appreciation of Zeus stayed on Mount Olympus and became a part of the Olympian pantheon. member.

It is not without reason that this ancient god can stand firm in the midst of power changes.

He not only inherited part of his father Iapetus's authority on creating creatures, but also dabbled in some kind of authority related to wisdom, able to predict the future and avoid disadvantages.

Among the gods he is known as the seer, Prometheus the seer.

After receiving the order of Zeus, the king of gods, he and Athena came to the earth and began to create creatures by a small river.

Hephaestus also followed, and he asked Zeus for a position similar to that of an overseer, with powerful divine power. Prometheus and Athena dared not refute him.

Because recording the beginning of an era is a great improvement in historical authority, he is also very sensible and insists on being an outsider, only watching but not talking, trying not to affect their work.

He looked at the two curiously. After some discussion, Prometheus and Athena decided to create various animals first, and finally create humans.

That's how things settled.

They used clay as the material for creating creatures. Prometheus was responsible for molding various animal and human shapes out of clay, and Athena endowed them with spirituality and wisdom.

This is a huge project. They need to fill the earth with all kinds of creatures, but their efficiency is too low.

Athena complained: "This task is too boring, when will it be done."

Prometheus kept moving his hands, and replied: "It will take a long time."

"And can't stop."

"We are not like Gaia, the goddess of the earth, who has the artifact 'Life Vase'."

"Created creatures have a lifespan limit."

"So every hundred years, we have to come back here and continue this work."

Athena stopped and asked him, "Can't it be faster?"

"At the current pace, it will take at least 50 years to fill the earth with life."

"That is to say, actually every 50 years we have to come back here and continue to work for 50 years."

Prometheus also stopped, and he also felt that the efficiency of the two was too low.

He began to think, and said: "Creating a living being is actually not simple, it involves multiple authorities."

"Although I inherited my father's ability to create creatures, I actually only have a very small amount of incomplete authority."

"As you can tell by my name, Prometheus the Prophet, creating creatures is not my forte."

"We need help."

Athena: "Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Prometheus nodded: "My brother, Epimetheus can help us."

Athena: "Epimetheus? The Last Knower?"

"I've heard that he is in charge of the power of ignorance, and you are two extremes, and you always know it later."

"Can he do it?"

Hephaestus, who was recording at the side, couldn't help but smile. Athena's words were too straightforward. Although Epimetheus's stupidity is recognized by the gods, he is the child of Iapetus after all. , the eldest brother of the prophet Prometheus and the giant god Atlas, isn't it slapping Prometheus in the face by questioning him face to face?

Prometheus himself didn't care, he explained: "My elder brother Epimetheus actually inherited part of his father's authority over the creation of creatures."

"It's just that what he inherited is not the core authority, it can only endow creatures with innate power."

"But if he is in the middle to coordinate, we don't have to go through such troubles one by one, and we can create a large number of creatures."

Speaking of this, Prometheus bowed respectfully to Hephaestus: "The two of us can't get away from this matter, so we can only trouble the crown."

Hephaestus did not avoid Prometheus's salute. He is a powerful divine power, he can bear it, and he should accept it. If he is too enthusiastic, Prometheus, who thinks twice about things, will doubt whether he is Don't worry about it.

He nodded and said, "Then I'll go."

The abode of Epimetheus was on earth, and the god liked to live among his father's creations, the humans of the Silver Age.

Unlike other gods who like to live in places where humans cannot set foot, such as the sky, the top of the mountain, and the sea, and have luxurious palaces, Epimetheus's residence is not only close to the people, but also poorly decorated.

Hephaestus found him in a small village where humans gathered. The surrounding houses were burned to ruins by the fire caused by the sun, and only the thatched hut of Epimetheus stood upright in the corner of the village.

Epimetheus was sitting on the threshold, dozing off with his eyes closed, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Hephaestus immediately noticed the abnormality. He narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the sleeping Epimetheus.

It is rumored that this god who is in charge of ignorance and power is extremely dull, and he always does things with hindsight, so the gods call him the latter, the latter, which is somewhat mocking.

but.

Epimetheus is clearly a powerful god of divine power!
Sure enough, the rumors are not to be believed, but seeing is believing.

Hephaestus paid attention to it, and he released the breath of his own powerful god-level god, trying to surprise Epimetheus, who was dozing off. The two were not familiar with each other, and this method was the safest.

Sensing that the strange god was around, Epimetheus seemed to react. He opened his sleepy eyes and looked around, and finally looked at Hephaestus in a daze.

As if he just woke up from a dream, he said slowly, "Who am I talking about? Disturbing people's dreams, it turns out to be Hephaestus, the god of fire."

"Come from afar, it's really a rare visitor!"

"Come in for a glass of water?"

Hephaestus nodded to him: "No need, I came to you on the entrustment of your brother Prometheus."

"He undertook the order of God King Zeus to create creatures for the earth."

"I need your help now, I hope you will go there."

Epimetheus said with a smile: "Create creatures for the earth?"

"Good thing."

"Since the extinction of humans in the Silver Age, the world has indeed become much colder."

"Trouble Vulcan lead the way."

Hephaestus: "It's not a trouble, it's just a trivial matter."

"Also ask the god of ignorance to move."

Epimetheus laughed loudly: "Just call me Epimetheus, or you can also call me the Later Knower."

"That's what the gods call me."

Hephaestus: "It's nothing but the prejudice of the gods."

Hephaestus led the way, followed by Epimetheus.

On the way, Hephaestus still didn't hold back, he asked Epimetheus: "You know I'm coming, are you waiting for me?"

Epimetheus denied it with a smile: "I don't have the authority to be in charge of prophecy, but I just have nothing to do today, so I will sit on the threshold for a while."

Hephaestus stared at him without looking into it.

(End of this chapter)