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Chapter 95 "I will go away, with Clotor and Lemnos."

at the same time.

The returned Vulcan Hephaestus wandered between the sea and the sky.

Lemnos had guests, he knew it.

Clotho was gone, and he knew it.

But he doesn't want to pay attention to it for now.

Clotho will come back by himself.As for those who come uninvited, they can only queue up at the back.

There are priorities and priorities.

Right now, "housework" is more important.

Along the way, beautiful goddesses of the sea constantly emerged from the water, watching him from a distance, with brilliant colors in their eyes.

Although no one knows the fact that Hephaestus stepped into greatness, his original power and status are enough to attract attention.

He—so far has no real spouse.

In the eyes of most goddesses, Hephaestus, who lives in seclusion and has no bad deeds, is an excellent and high-quality husband candidate.

Also, there are really few competitors...

Hephaestus noticed them.

These people can't affect him, so he keeps a kind smile all the time.

He even took the time to glance at the ground.The centaur god sometimes ran, sometimes knelt on the ground and prayed, always facing him.

Although the decision to bestow the gift had been made, Hephaestus was still annoyed.

Chiron, he got himself in trouble.

Triton, the mermaid god who was shot and killed by his arrow, was the mother of Amphitrite, the queen of the sea, and Doris, the mother of Amphitrite, the queen of the sea, was one of the three thousand children of the goddess of the sea. bit.

Everyone among the gods knows that the now famous Vulcan was adopted by Tesis, the goddess of the sea when he was young, and was nurtured by his daughter, Eurynome, the goddess of water and grass.

Today, he is also considered to be an extremely important part of the intricate web of relationships between the gods of the sea.

Chiron shot Triton, the god of murderous fish, and he was comfortable, and Hephaestus would go to take care of him.

Because Chiron is using his name.As two of the three kings of the sea, the ocean god Oceanus and the sea goddess Tesis knew the route to avoid along the way.

They just haven't spoken yet.

They are waiting, waiting for an explanation from Hephaestus, in order to decide Chiron's life or death.

Whether it is handed over or not, depends entirely on Hephaestus' rhetoric and wishes.

So Hephaestus had to go to the depths of the sea to deal with these household chores.

Moreover, Chiron's shooting of Triton, the god of murderous fish, involved his friend Epimetheus. Without his acquiescence and secret help, Chiron would never have been able to shoot Triton.

Hephaestus had to save Chiron to save his friend Epimetheus from the affair.

However, Hephaestus himself didn't have much opinion on Triton, the god of mermaids.

The current tragedy in the world is a common occurrence in this age of faith.

Gods and mortals are destined to be two existences with very different ways of thinking, and even the goals they want to achieve are different.

He doesn't have a mortal wife, so he can stand more between gods and mortals to consider.

But he somewhat knew what his friend Epimetheus was thinking.

Chiron was dragged into the water by the two together in ancient times, helping him now and giving him a stronger arm and strength can be regarded as paying off the original guilt.

This was barely in line with Hephaestus's wishes.

Now that Epimetheus has given it, he will naturally give it.

but.

It should be left to dry, otherwise, whether it is a mortal or a god, it is easy to get confused about your position and want to fight for more...

Hephaestus looked away and entered the depths of the sea.

Dive all the way from his position to the palace of the two sea crowns on the bottom of the sea.

Along the way, accompanied by swimming fish, the water quality is clear.Down to the seabed there are corals and seagrasses in bloom.

On the soft sand in the sea, there are carefully arranged wooden shipwrecks. The walls of the ships are polished and shiny, as if they have been polished.Rare and precious jewels can be seen everywhere, and hills of gemstones of various colors are piled up.

Although Hephaestus could get here in one thought, he didn't want to.

If you can’t walk the right way when you go home, when will you take the right way?So he likes to enter through the main entrance most of the time.

Of course, there are a small number of exceptions.At that time, it would be great if there was a back door to go through.

In normal times, there will be goddesses of the sea playing here.

The two under the crown in the sea obviously knew about his arrival in advance and had already sent away the goddesses.

Hephaestus put away the boots woven by his adoptive mother Eurynome, which were suitable for walking on land, and walked into the palace barefoot, stepping on the fine sand.

The palace has obviously been tidied up, making it appear large and empty.The sea goddess Tesis and the ocean god Oceanus did not sit on their thrones either, but placed a tea table and three seats near the window of the palace.

The two chatted about their homework, sipped the blue-purple wine from time to time, and put a crystal clear green grape into their mouths.

This place is filled with clear sea water. Although the scenery is beautiful, it is a place that mortals cannot reach, and it is also a place that strange gods cannot easily reach, so it seems very quiet.

Hephaestus entered the palace and greeted the two ancient gods who had been waiting for a long time: "Grandfather, grandmother."

Oceanus, the head of the family, was a taciturn middle-aged man. He glanced at Hephaestus and said, "I'm back, sit down."

Hephaestus sat down upon hearing this.

The goddess of the sea, Tethys, filled the golden bowl of Hephaestus with fine wine from a hollowed-out carved silver jug.

"It's all from Olympus, my boy, try it."

Hephaestus picked up the golden bowl and took a sip.He was ashamed: "Grandfather, grandmother, I just returned from chaos, and I came back immediately."

"I'm here to apologize."

"The matter of Chiron makes it difficult for you to do."

"It's just this Chiron, he still involves some people, I'm not very convenient."

Oceanus, the grandfather of the sea, drank a bowl of wine.

He said slowly: "It's all about your juniors, neither of us want to participate."

"You also know that we have too many children. If we need to take care of their own children, we can't take care of them."

"In the early years, there were fewer people, and they could still take care of them a little bit, but now they can't, let them go."

"We didn't teach it, so naturally we didn't care."

Tesis poured wine for her husband, and she took over the conversation: "The matter of Chiron is just a trivial matter, and we believe that children will always have their own fate."

"We've comforted her with Doris."

"But she is the sister of Eurynome after all, and your elder, and she did lose a grandson."

"You have to give her an explanation."

Hephaestus pondered for a while: "I remember Doris' eldest daughter is Thetis, who is in charge of fish spawning."

"How about I make a prophecy for her?"

Tethis: "What kind of prophecy?"

"It's about her future children."

Tesis glanced at her husband: "Tell me, we will tell her."

Hephaestus took a sip of the blue-purple wine, and then said: "I prophesy: ​​The child born to Thetis will be stronger than the child's father."

He went on to say: "I bless this child: he will not be burned to death by the flames until he obtains real power from the flames."

The Tesis couple looked at each other for a short while, and they reached a tacit understanding. It was her husband Oceanos who came to the conclusion: "Very good prophecy and blessing."

"Dorris will be satisfied."

Hephaestus smiled: "As long as you are satisfied, I actually have one more thing to discuss with my grandparents."

"I will go away, taking Crotor and Lemnos with me."

The huge submarine palace became silent in an instant.

After a long while, Oceanus, the God of Oceans, spoke softly, "My child, what happened?"

Hephaestus gave a consoling smile: "No, it's because I have stepped into greatness."

"Continuing in the world would break the rules. It's not good."

The two couples did not relax much, but the string in their minds became even tighter.

They watched Hephaestus carefully, but couldn't see through.

So they coincidentally felt a little emotional.

The god in front of him is only a few years old, and his early years were nothing more than a child brought up by them.

How long has it been since now? Is there 2000 years?

He grew up too fast, faster than they imagined.

They want to ask, but they don't know where to start and whether they should ask.

Maybe... not yet.

So they tacitly and lightly exposed the matter.

Oceanos even used this as a joke: "That's right, rules cannot be broken."

"If those few come down with an excuse, the earth will not be able to support them."

Hephaestus just smiled when he heard this.

He chatted with the two of them in the submarine palace, during which time he talked about his childhood and his adoptive mother Eurynome.Oceanus and Tesis shared with him interesting stories about their adoptive mother Eurynome when she was a child, which aroused the joy of the three.

After staying for a while, Hephaestus left.

After he left, the distribution of gods in the ocean had some minor adjustments.

It mainly involves Thetis, the elder sister of Amphitrine, the queen of the sea. She was transferred to the side of the ocean god Oceanus and the sea goddess Tesis, and was often accompanied by the two queens...

……

Hephaestus left the underwater palace, he glanced at Chiron standing on the coast, and deliberately walked to the other end of the sea.

So Chiron ran after him.

Because Hephaestus was not walking fast, Chiron didn't dare to go too fast.

His hooves slid frantically in the water to keep up with Hephaestus at just the right speed.

He understood—this was the will of the god in front of him.

He swam desperately, and finally saw an unnamed island in front of him.

He worked harder, drawing a huge semicircle around Hephaestus to reach the island.

He knelt down to Hephaestus on the island, waiting for his coming and judgment.

Of course, Hephaestus set foot on this island.

He walked up to the kneeling centaur and knowingly asked, "You seem to be looking for me, Chiron."

Chiron lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I have done something wrong and should wait for your judgment."

Hephaestus asked: "Then tell me, what did you do wrong?"

Chiron didn't dare to neglect, he replied: "Your Majesty, I killed the man you chose, plundered his power, and borrowed your power to take the opportunity to shoot Poseidon's son Triton."

"Then you are really courageous. Why did you kill him? Tell me your reasons."

Chiron buried his head even lower, and his expression became more humble: "Because I want to, Your Majesty."

Hephaestus glanced at him: "Of course I know you want to, but why? Where is the reason?"

Chiron said without thinking: "Because I don't like him, Your Majesty."

Hephaestus smiled: "It seems that you have not gained nothing in the world these years."

"You have learned all the skills of telling nonsense with your eyes open. Very good, keep it up."

"I just like you the way you are now. You are better than you who were bullied before, and you who wanted to resist but chose to endure."

"I love so much."

Chiron didn't dare to answer, and didn't want to say any more.

He's done what he can and the rest is left to luck.

Although, his luck has never been very good.

Hephaestus didn't expect Chiron to answer his words either, he shook his head with a smile - he agreed.

Just a thought.

The power that Chiron plundered, the heart and the flame in his belly truly belonged to him at this moment.

Chiron's body relaxed.

He knew that his life was over.

Hephaestus' order came from before him: "Stand up, come closer, and listen."

Chiron followed his word.

He stood up and walked closer to Hephaestus, but lowered his head restrainedly, not daring to look at the god in front of him.

But he is listening carefully and memorizing.

Hephaestus glanced at him, looked at the distant sea and said quietly: "You use my name to do your own thing, it's very bad, I don't like it."

"I owe you this time, I don't care. I've smoothed it out for you on the sea side, with a promise."

"Now, I will give you the strength to do what you want, and I will pay off the rest."

"From now on, the two will not owe each other."

"Acting in my name, I don't want to have any more. Your power is not given to you by us, it is your own, and has nothing to do with us."

"The past will be written off. If you reveal half a word about us in the future, I will know."

"The consequences...you understand."

Chiron understood.

He frankly responded to Hephaestus: "Your Majesty, if it is really necessary, I will perish forever and bury all this in the past."

Hephaestus smiled: "I know, so I like you now..."
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ps: Even yesterday's one, that's it.

(End of this chapter)