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“If I don’t have money, I really can’t do anything.”

"..." Hestia, kneeling on the ground, kept her mouth tightly shut, showing an attitude that she would not give up unless the other party agreed.

"Even if you curl up into a ball like a bug, I won't agree to it. Don't affect my work and make money, okay?"

"Hey! Hestia?"

"You should say something!"

Seeing her relatives and friends maintaining the same posture without saying a word, Hephaestus could only sigh.

Ever since Hestia said she had her first 'familiar'.

She kept begging him to make a weapon for her family member, but Hephaestus refused on the spot.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to help, but the work of the senior blacksmith of the God of Craftsmen [Hephaestus Family] was of the best quality even among its peers and was very valuable, far beyond what Hestia could afford.

If you are not a first-class adventurer or a member of a great god's family, no one would dare to let the [Hephaestus Family] manufacture weapons because they do not have enough funds.

Moreover, due to family reputation issues.

It was impossible to sell it to Hestia cheaply just because of their friendship. Even if Hephaestus kept trying to get rid of her, she would still pester him, giving him a headache.

In this case, I have no choice but to ignore her and let her give up on her own.

Therefore, even Shen Yuan had not seen Hestia in the past few days, and he did not know that Hestia had come here.

And he has amazing perseverance, kneeling for two days at a time.

"By the way, what have you been doing since yesterday? What's the meaning of that sticking your butt out?"

"...Tugezaza."

"What do you mean?"

"It's said that no matter what you do, as long as you maintain this posture, you'll be forgiven, and no matter what you ask, it will be granted... I heard that from Takeru!"

"Ajian...?"

"Takemikaze... (War God of Sakura Country)"

Hephaestus was speechless.

She secretly cursed Jianyu Lei Shen's bad idea, but she always felt that she had spoiled her too much. Just when Hephaestus was reluctantly about to agree to Hestia.

"A visitor is coming."

The figures of a giant bear and a rabbit appeared at the door.

"Is this the shop of the God of Forge?"

Shen Yuan and Belle walked in, and then saw the small, round, unidentified object in front of them. However, they could tell its identity from the blue ribbon on its body.

"Hestia? What are you doing!?"

"ah!"

When Hestia heard the familiar voice, she looked up like a frightened bird.

Then he saw Shen Yuan's confusion and Belle's dull eyes, as if they didn't understand what they were doing.

"——Are you that 'Family'? I never thought Hestia would be willing to pay off a huge debt for you for dozens or hundreds of years. You must repay her!"

A goddess with red hair and red eyes looked at Shen Yuan like this, and her originally harsh image became a little strict at this moment.

"debt?"

Shen Yuan looked at Hestia and asked in surprise, "What did you do to her shop?"

"no!"

Hestia quickly shook her head.

"What's your best weapon?"

The goddess with red hair and red eyes asked Shen Yuan.

"Well, it should be physical combat, such as claws." Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Any questions? Why do you ask this?"

"Oh? Claws."

The red-haired and red-eyed goddess walked over thoughtfully, then held the hand of the demigod giant bear. After comparing and measuring, she turned around and left.

"How about this?"

Watching the other party choosing weapons, Shen Yuan understood her intention.

"He, Hephaestus, are you... going to forge weapons for me?"

"Yeah, that's natural. After all, you're working hard to help me maintain the [Family], so I have to find a way to repay you."

"Although I appreciate your idea, I don't think it's necessary. The equipment here is of average quality, just okay. There's nothing worth my attention. But I can give it to Belle."

Shen Yuan glanced around and then made a sharp comment.

However, just as she finished speaking, the red-haired, red-eyed goddess who was looking for materials near the display cabinet stopped. She raised her eyepatch-covered forehead, and her hair fell down.

0.2 "Average?"

Rather than being a god, Hephaestus considers herself more of a blacksmith.

However, it was really unpleasant that a guy who seemed to know nothing was evaluating her work, and he was a member of Hestia's family.

"Did I say too harshly?"

"oh!?"

The atmosphere suddenly became strange. Hephaestus raised her eyebrows and said, "Since you think it's okay, then just tell me whether you want it or not!"

"If your work is outstanding, then I definitely want it!"

"From what you're saying, have you ever seen a weapon better than my work?"

Referring to the various works she had forged so far, although the equipment in front of the cabinet was indeed not very good, Hephaestus still did not think that anyone could compare with her works.

"Does this 'Void Staff' count? Do you have any similar weapons? I'll take as many as you can!"

Since she was one of the oldest gods, Shen Yuan took out his mythical equipment without hesitation. If Hephaestus really had similar weapons, he would not only apologize but also buy them for a large sum of money.

If the other party doesn't have it, then that's all.

“This… no!”

Hephaestus was astonished the moment she saw the Staff of Nothingness. The staff's power was enough to be described as awe-inspiring. However, she quickly explained, "The magic stone on your staff is a rare material I've never seen before. The craftsmanship itself isn't that outrageous, but the main feature is the rare magic stone with the attribute of nothingness."

"Expert, what about this 'Ice Heart Soul' armor?"

"Who are you!?"

Hephaestus lifted her red hair and stared at Shen Yuan in front of her with her crimson eyes: "So many divine artifacts, not an ordinary family can possess them!"

"My elder brother is the God of the Forge, Owen! These works were gifted to me by him."

Glancing at the shocked Hestia beside him, Shen Yuan revealed Ornn's name.

Chapter 178: Demigod Giant Bear: The story of me and my nemesis brother!

"Owen!?"

Hearing this name, Hephaestus was stunned for a moment, then hurried to check the family tree, and then looked through all the names of the gods of forging, but could not find a god named 'Orn'.

"You didn't lie to me, did you?"

Hephaestus looked at Shen Yuan seriously and asked, "Among all the forging gods of the Greek, Norse, and Eastern pantheons, there is no god named 'Own'!"

"You mean, all my equipment is fake?"

"No, the equipment is real, but your brother's identity as the God of Forge is either fake, or his name isn't even 'Ornn'!"

Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, who seems to be a stubborn person, is stricter than anyone else when it comes to forging equipment.

"In that case, let's compete in forging skills. I just happened to have inherited some of my brother Ornn's smelting skills!"

The demigod giant bear took out a dark red hammer from somewhere, which looked like a magic hammer formed by lava.

"Let's compete. But how?"

Hephaestus also got angry. She wanted to see what was so powerful about this little-known 'brother of Ornn'.

"If I win, my equipment will be yours. If you lose, you will agree to Hestia's request and forgive her debt. In addition, you will allow me to purchase some goods from you."

"Huh? That's it?"

"Are you planning to give the shop to me?"

Because Hephaestus was an acquaintance of Hestia, Shen Yuan did not ask for too much. He could obviously rob her, but he chose a way to convince the other party.

"On behalf of the Hephaestus Family, the God of Forge, I accept your challenge! Tomorrow morning, we'll duel in the central square. You can prepare as many materials as you like. Whoever forges the highest-quality weapons will become Orario's chief God of Forge! If you win, you'll get one-tenth of the Hephaestus Family's forging industry shares! If you lose, you'll have to work for the Hephaestus Family for a hundred years to pay off your debt. How do you do that?"

Having said that, Hephaestus knew very well that if the other party gave up, she would forgive his rudeness.

Even if they are your friend's family, it is better to keep public and private affairs separate.

　10 If you lose, just be your own employee for a hundred years. This is the ultimate act of kindness and righteousness.

Because the Hephaestus Family's forging shop is a well-known brand that has existed for billions of years, and she cannot let it fall into her own hands. This will affect her entire family's industry in Orario, and even their reputation in the circle of gods.

"Ahhh...Shen Yuan, you're crazy!"

Hestia looked at the demigod bear in panic.

She quickly winked at him, then anxiously apologized to Hephaestus, and then whispered to Shen Yuan, "Hephaestus is the most skilled forging god in Orario, known as the ancestor of craftsmen. You can't win her!"

"What are you afraid of? I believe in the craftsmanship that Brother Orn left me! They say a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Tomorrow I will witness the power of the God of Forge!"

Of course, it doesn’t matter even if you lose.

It's just working for a hundred years.

The prerequisite is that there must be that opportunity, because Orario will soon change - Shen Yuan's goal is to take this opportunity to create some equipment for the bear warriors that can fight against the gods.

He deliberately aroused Hephaestus's competitive spirit and then started a forging competition, so that he could purchase a large amount of metals and materials openly and not arouse the suspicion of the gods.

After all, the gods would probably be attracted to watch the fun, and no one knew what these large amounts of equipment materials would be used for.

If we win, that's even better, killing two birds with one stone.

"good very good!"

Hephaestus's red eyes flashed with a strong fighting spirit, and their gazes collided with the demigod giant bear's.

At this time, the light from the setting sun shone into the house, which was quite weak, and it was almost night.

"call!"

After taking a deep breath, Hephaestus glanced out the window, then she suddenly straightened her posture with an overly serious attitude and looked intently at Hestia.

"Tell me, Hestia, why would you go to such lengths for him?"

Hephaestus asked loudly and bluntly as she traced the eye patch covering half of her face, including her right eye, with her finger.

"...I want to be his strength!"

Hestia clenched her fists and replied as if showing her emotion.

"These past few days, I've been constantly encouraged by him! Rather than being my family, it's more like he's unilaterally supporting me! I'm clearly his main deity, yet he doesn't let me do anything a god should do! So, Hephaestus, even if he loses this competition, I'll take on that 100-year debt!"

Hestia didn't care about shame at all. She lowered her head and didn't dare look at anyone else, as if she was trying to squeeze out her last thoughts.

"...I also hate myself for being so incompetent. I also want to do something to help him!"

These words were so weak and powerless, but they were enough to move Hephaestus.

It is not uncommon for gods to develop real feelings for their followers.

But Hephaestus was surprised that it appeared on Hestia, one of the three virgin goddesses in heaven.

But at the moment.

She acknowledged Hestia's genuine longing for her, and also understood the Familiar's desire not to see Hestia humble herself in such a way.

"I'm so envious. The Lord God would consider this far for his followers, yet his followers wouldn't let the Lord God plead with another person. If that's the case, I'll take tomorrow's match seriously. I'll show you who the strongest forging god of the Greek pantheon is. In short, I'll give it my all!"

Hephaestus took out an ancestral artifact hammer from the display cabinet. It was the symbol of the god of craftsmen. The grade of the hammer was no less than that of a mythical item, and the aura it exuded was also very astonishing.

"me too."