Hephaestus was silent, her amber eyes staring at Jason who smiled at her.

Speechless for a long time.

"Come here, child."

Jason obediently walked in front of Hephaestus, and Hephaestus subconsciously reached out and wanted to touch Jason's head.

But when her hand was halfway out, she silently shrank back.

Then, from his arms, he took out a delicate silver bracelet and put it on Jason himself.

That was the divine artifact that Athena entrusted her to forge to block Hera's perception.

After handing this thing to Jason, Hephaestus was actually going to let him go at first, but now...

"Son, where is my tribute."

Hephaestus watched with a smile, and after a slight freeze, Jason, who seemed a little embarrassed, said softly in a nice voice, "You should have prepared a tribute for me, right?"

"But it doesn't matter if you don't. Before that, you can stay here."

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Chapter 76 Tribute to the God of Artisans, Answers

"Thanks to the great Goddess Hephaestus for your kindness!"

Hearing Hephaestus' words, Jason was relieved.

And Hephaestus looked at Jason who was looking at him gratefully, and she could not help but quietly look away, appearing a little guilty.

Because Hephaestus was actually not interested in tribute at first...

Athena's evaluation of Hephaestus was the exact opposite of Artemis, the most difficult but at the same time the easiest goddess to deal with.

The main reason is that Hephaestus doesn't care about tribute at all.

The so-called hardest is because she is the **** of craftsmen.

As the **** of craftsmen, she can build almost anything she wants and can think of with her dexterous hands.

Therefore, although she is not favored by the gods, or even neglected, she is the same as Artemis in the final analysis, and she does not lack anything at all.

Even gods and heroes often ask her for help, and those treasures are piled up on this.

At the same time, because she is the **** of craftsmen, she pursues the pinnacle of forging, and her tribute to her should not have any flaws.

The so-called simplest is because Hephaestus has no expectations for tribute, so it can be said that Jason does not make her angry.

If you sacrifice anything to her, there is a high probability that she will let Jason pass the test.

But obviously, there is no such good thing now.

"Cough, let's do this first, child, you can stay here first." Hephaestus coughed lightly, and then said to Jason: "You don't need to worry too much about the tribute, you should have a good rest first. "

After speaking, Hephaestus clapped his hands lightly.

Soon, the three maids who received Jason walked in at the same time, and received Jason out.

Looking at Jason leaving, Hephaestus could not help falling into silence.

"Looking for the past?...But what is he looking for, is it the throne?...It's not like that, but he didn't lie."

After Hephaestus whispered for a while, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Very interesting child, no wonder Athena and the others care so much about him.

So little Jason, what kind of tribute will you make for me? "

When Hephaestus finished speaking subconsciously, she couldn't help but stunned.

"...expecting?"

Then Hephaestus touched his plump **** and said softly, "It's been a long time, I haven't felt this way."

That night.

Athena is in her own temple, looking at the temple of Hephaestus in the distance.

When she noticed that Jason hadn't come out of the temple, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise slightly, and said, "It's exactly what I thought... Hephaestus, are you also attracted to this child?

Oops, should I say worthy of little Jason? If you don't pay attention to your gods now, you really only have the **** of beauty and **** of war left.

If so, what would you offer to Hephaestus?

And what can you gain from Hephaestus? "

In the splendid temple of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Athena is under the suspicious gaze of the Nymph fairies who serve her.

Picking up the harp that Jason snatched away, he happily played beautiful notes.

At the same time that night, in the temple of Hephaestus, in the huge bath.

"Master Jason, are you really sure you don't need our service?"

Three dolls of different styles, princess, female warrior, and queen, looked at Jason with his hands folded in front of him, and asked blankly.

"No need, really no need!" Jason kept shaking his head.

"Really...that's really a pity."

The Queen's Maid said, she walked out of the bath with regret.

And watching them leave, Jason couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "This is really a puppet, isn't it a real human being?... Is Lord Hephaestus a little too much? Great, huh?

It is said that there are hundreds of dolls with different styles, which can satisfy any fantasy, and are also easy to carry and use at will..."

Thinking about it, Jason hurriedly shook his head and threw the thought out.

If you can't think about it, think about it again, it is estimated that the car will not be able to stop!

"If Hephaestus is so powerful, what can I offer her?...Romantic?

No, she is not the same as Goddess Artemis, although she should not be completely uninterested, but... obviously not.

But then again, isn't Hephaestus too much in pursuit of perfection? Compared with the dolls she made, Mr. Hecate should not be too perfunctory..."

Jason was soaked in the water, thinking for a long time and finally couldn't think about why, after all, the time together was too short.

"It's not the way to go on like this... Go and ask them."

Thinking like this, Jason, who got up, took the initiative to find those dolls and asked about Hephaestus.

Afterwards, although the puppets answered all of Jason's questions, in the end, Jason could not get a valuable answer from their mouths.

It's just that according to many female puppets, Hephaestus has not been out of the temple for a long time, and even many puppets also said that since she was born, they have not seen Hephaestus out of the temple.

Even for the summons of the god-king Zeus, she mostly had a doll replace her.

Is it leg inconvenience?

Thinking of Hephaestus in a wheelchair, Jason naturally had such doubts, but she immediately denied it.

The reason is very simple. She is the **** of craftsmen. Even if the injury on her leg cannot be cured, she can completely create something similar to a mechanical foot to use.

So Jason understands that Hephaestus is somewhat similar to his teacher Hecate, both are house goddesses...

One studies magic, the other studies blacksmithing.

In this way, in the blink of an eye, Jason stayed in the temple of Hephaestus for three days.

During these three days, Hephaestus would only meet Jason at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The rest of the time is basically in his room.

Seeing this, when Jason looked at Hephaestus, he always had a sense of sight that he was looking at Hecate...

And the two people are quite similar in that, even the daily care is all handed over to the puppets to solve.

After three days, Jason still did not think of what tribute should be offered to Hephaestus.

He looked at everything in him and found that there was nothing suitable for Hephaestus, which made him very distressed.

After all, you can't, give up your virginity...

Jason couldn't imagine what Hephaestus lacked, and he couldn't imagine offering anything that would satisfy Hephaestus.

Even if he repeatedly tried to figure out the oracle given to him by Athena, it had been fruitless in a short period of time.

That's how it went for a week.

That morning a week later.

When Hephaestus dined quietly with Jason again, Hephaestus suddenly said, "You don't have to stay here, Jason."

Under Jason's slightly stunned gaze, Hephaestus said softly to Jason: "I'm not in a hurry to get your tribute, come to me when you're ready... After all, there are still people waiting for you outside."

Smelling Hephaestus' words, Jason looked at Hephaestus and found that her amber eyes were unusually calm.

It is a kind of peace that has long been waiting for, without any expectation...

If Hephaestus said this a few days ago, then Jason might also thank Hephaestus for his great favor and leave here.

But it's been a week now. During this week, they met every day. Even if they didn't talk much, Jason wasn't stupid.

Hephaestus was clearly expecting his gift.

It's only now that I understand that this will have no results, so I'm ready to let Jason leave...

Looking forward to it, but not holding out hope.

When Jason understood this, his brain suddenly recalled the oracle given to him by Athena.

"Remember Jason.

If it is said that Artemis is the goddess who has everything and is loved, so it is the best and most difficult to deal with.

Then Hephaestus is the goddess who has nothing, is neglected, and is the most difficult but also the best to deal with! "

have everything.

Nothing.

That's right, Hephaestus doesn't care!

No, I was wrong... I never found the tribute, I thought she was a teacher of Hecate subconsciously!

At this moment, Jason suddenly woke up.

Hephaestus is different from Teacher Hecate... completely different!

Although Hephaestus and Hecate are both house goddesses, but Hecate is a spontaneous house, and she really has no interest in the outside world.

It is estimated that the world is destroyed, she is too lazy to take a look!

But although Hephaestus is a house, she is one of the main gods of Mount Olympus, and whenever there are requests from heroes and gods, she will answer them!

In fact, she was looking forward... but she failed too many times, so that she no longer expected any expectations.

As Athena said, she... had nothing!

At the same time, at this moment, Jason also figured out one thing... Since stepping into this temple, Jason has always felt a sense of disobedience.

And now, Jason finally understood where that sense of disobedience came from.

That sense of disobedience comes from the exquisite puppets that can be seen everywhere in this temple!

Because they are so delicate, they are just like real people!

This can certainly be said to be the result of Hephaestus' pursuit of perfection, but it is not, because there are too many, and the main thing is.

Each of them is completely different!

Hundreds of completely different dolls are increasingly busy in the temple... If Hephaestus really uses them as tools, then even if she is too perfect, she will not use everyone Both are made differently.

It's just that puppets are puppets after all, even though Hephaestus has spent his efforts to spread them all over the corners of the temple.

But when Jason just entered the temple, he felt that the whole temple was not angry at all, and the coldness and depression made him feel a little uncomfortable...

Therefore, it is obvious that she is completely different from Teacher Hecate.

Hephaestus has nothing, but he still has expectations in his heart, but at the same time he has long been used to the existence of no results.

So at this moment, Jason suddenly understood a little bit, what kind of tribute he offered to Hephaestus would satisfy her the most.

So that night...