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Chapter 67 Roots and the Hidden War

"Us?" Hephaestus was a little surprised.

Hera is his mother. Although she has been together for hundreds of years, she can still be called a person who understands her. She has no other choice but Zeus, and I am afraid that he is the one who understands her. worse.

Unexpectedly, killing Helios would be the common meaning of the two.

He is interested.

"How could His Majesty the God King suddenly give up on Helios?"

"Although I guessed that this day would come sooner or later, I always thought it would be done in a more gentle way."

Hera smiled, looking straight at Hephaestus.

"Of course I mean it," she said.

"I gave him a chance and promised to give him the authority of light, but he is too greedy."

"Since he doesn't want to, I just don't care about him."

"So your answer, my boy."

Facing Hera's sharp gaze, Hephaestus lowered his eyebrows to avoid it, but the words in his mouth became tougher: "Helios should thank me."

"Mother, I am not a bloodthirsty and predatory person."

Hera was silent for a moment, she sat on the golden throne and stretched out her hand, wanting to take the fine wine prepared on the corner of the altar.

Hephaestus got closer, he picked up the wine glass first, and handed it to her indifferently.

Hera glanced at him, then looked at the wine in the glass.

After a short silence, she leveled her glass and took a sip.

"None of your business," she said.

"Whether you like it or not, you can't control the life and death of Helios."

"Since you don't want to, forget it, Leto's son Apollo will succeed you."

"This is what I discussed with Zeus early in the morning. It's just that I interceded for you, and you are capable, so we are more inclined to you."

Hephaestus asked her after hearing the words: "Where is the Church of Anser, should I give it to Apollo?"

Hera nodded absently.

Hephaestus frowned upon seeing this.He knows the origin of Anser Church. Because of Hera's selfishness, the purpose of its initial establishment was to serve him. Its teachings are full of the shadow of flames. If it absorbs the beliefs from it, it will inevitably be close to the root of the flames, and it will also Just himself.

He didn't want to have people staring at him all the time, so he hoped that something unexpected would happen to him so that the dove would occupy the magpie's nest.

So his wording suddenly became strong: "Whether I am Apollo or someone else, if I take over Anser Church, I must erase all traces of me."

"Otherwise, without my consent, no one will think about the position of the Sun God."

"I don't want to get involved in your battle, let alone the battle of faith that will happen in the future."

Hera sighed: "Don't worry, if Apollo doesn't know the tricks and wants to take advantage of the loopholes, his mother Leto will come to me."

"I'll take care of them."

Hephaestus nodded, and he suddenly asked, "What about Helios' sister, the moon god Selene?"

"She is Helios' reliance, and has a close relationship with His Majesty the God King."

Hera replied calmly: "Artemis will take her place and shed moonlight on the earth at night."

"As for her daughter..."

"Taro, Oxo, and Karpo, they have already got spring, summer, and autumn respectively, and the God King will not give them any more."

"I can only say that I try my best to keep them alive, as long as they don't go beyond the rules and don't provoke people and things that shouldn't be provoked."

Hephaestus looked at her, half surprised and half mocking Zeus: "How cruel! If what I know is correct, Tarot, Oxo, and Karpo are all descendants of His Majesty the God King, right?" .”

Hera took up his words: "It's also an insignificant person..."

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Hephaestus doesn't want to talk about the value of human beings. Everyone has different views on this point, but he always has reservations about what Zeus and his biological mother did.

He took the initiative to change the topic: "Mother, do you know about Metis? How much do you know? I mean about her and you."

Hera squinted at him: "You always try to dig out the hidden secrets."

"You know, the secret is secret because it doesn't want more people to know."

"However, I'm very happy. I finally have a child who understands and cares about me, and it's a good deal."

Hephaestus: "A friend of mine speculates that you let her go on purpose, and it seems to be true."

Hera smiled teasingly: "It's Epimetheus. When humans were born, you two were the closest."

"I didn't expect that among the gods in ancient times, there would be such a deep hidden one."

"Don't worry, I have never mentioned his matter to Zeus. For the time being, I am the only one who is on guard against him. He is still safe."

Hephaestus was noncommittal: "What about Metis, are you wary of her?"

Hera raised her glass and took a sip of the wine, and answered casually.

"I can't guard against her, but I know she really wants to return to this world."

"She wants to, and I want to too!"

"Otherwise, if she stays in my husband's mind all the time, I really have nothing to do with her."

"It's like a game. I have to lose a few times before I have a chance to die."

"And she has no chance."

Hephaestus sighed: "Mother, you are too confident."

"I foresaw everything, and you lost."

Hera glanced at him, and passed on her experience in a preaching tone: "Don't believe in any future you see."

"My child, don't forget that you are a god, and the future is created by you."

"It's in your hands."

Hephaestus looked at her, showing a rare look of convincing: "You are right."

Hera smiled, and she called Hephaestus to come closer to her, and rose from her throne to touch his cheek.

"It seems that you have made up your mind to draw a line with your beliefs."

"That's good, let the mortals be mortals, you are my child, so you should be different from those gods who have no roots."

"But I still want to leave a piece of advice for you, you have to listen!"

After Hephaestus nodded, Hera continued:
"You are strong now, you have surpassed me, I am happy for you."

"But remember, never plunder. You can enslave, conquer, or do whatever you want, but you can't plunder. The so-called secret war, you can just take it for fun."

"Always remember that you are the source of the flame, and the flame is your essence, and everything else can be discarded except it."

"Don't be like me, who secretly dabbled in time and meddled in the ocean, but deviated from your roots and failed to keep your marriage."

"Remember, as long as you don't deviate from the essence of the flame, the so-called belief in God in the future will not be able to shake you at all, no matter how much he has faith, it will not be able to replace your position as the source of the flame."

Hephaestus was thoughtful when he heard the words, this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

(End of this chapter)