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By drawing inferences from one instance to another, it is not impossible to develop something worth discussing through unconventional methods.
Just like now.
When Bai Zhi grabbed the black-haired maid's fists.
The temple hall fell silent for a moment, then gradually became noisy.
"It's fake, isn't it? This is the first time I've seen Iron Fist get caught, especially with the help of Ice and Phantom. Only the rule-restraint of a few of us can suppress the combination of the three of them."
"In this 'guidance battle,' is Guan Hui, with his divine power, guiding us, or is he guiding us?"
"Be careful what you say. I was right outside the door when the Goddess gave her divine blood and divinity. She was able to use divine power right after she was born. The Goddess's vision is indeed sharp."
"This child figured out how to use it at first glance... Sigh, being too talented is not a good thing."
Unlike the maids' surprise, Hephaestus's strength and status allowed him to see through Bai Zhi's actions at a glance.
"Using the divine blessings of Apollo and Artemis to leverage the power of divine status, excellent, very good. Only by achieving this can my forged artifact 'Jason' truly seize the authority of the sun and moon, tear off a piece of mythology, and devour it into the artifact."
Hephaestus's expression shifted slightly, showing both praise and admiration for Bai Zhi's talent, as well as helplessness and sorrow at her rapid growth.
That's too fast. Bai Zhi's existence was no secret. The gods knew about it the moment he awakened his past life memories and offered his faith to the twelve Olympian gods.
After all, in this era, the beliefs of the gods, apart from the chief god Zeus, are determined by the beliefs of the regions where they reside.
Knowledge is a resource, yet I learned about the twelve Olympian gods of Greece without any basis.
There's something wrong with Angelica dahurica, but so what?
The gods are merciful and embrace the children of faith (believers).
The gods are cruel; they make demands on the children they favor (believers).
Become a hero, board the destined Argo, retrieve the Golden Fleece, and bring joy to the gods.
These were the gods' simple requirements for the twenty Angelica dahurica berries in the book "Izaki Liu Yishui II".
However, Bai Zhi dislikes heroes.
The gods' drama went wrong from the very first step.
Gods cannot be wrong, so the gods began to approach Bai Zhi, guiding him back to the right path and making him a hero of the gods.
The gods each made their moves differently; Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Hestia, and Hermes each made several moves based on their own personalities.
It's like a multiplayer-driven open-world game.
Now it's Hephaestus's turn.
However, Hephaestus did not want her turn to end too soon.
Teaching Angelica to learn and master divine blessings is a good excuse.
However, after only the first training battle, the opponent learned it, completely disrupting Hephaestus's plans.
The goddess raised her head, her gaze drifting into the distance, as if she were looking at a towering, cloud-piercing mountain. In the main temple of the Olympians, the gods, led by Zeus, silently watched her.
It's urging, reminding, and emphasizing.
Your turn is over. Release your person to start the next round.
“Sigh.” Hephaestus sighed, her exposed cheek filled with resentment. Finally, she said, “Stop. There’s no need to continue.”
The maid who was being kicked by the three of them stopped.
"Yes, Lord God."
“It finally stopped.”
Bai Zhi, who had been crouching with her head in her hands, cautiously raised her head.
The novel doesn't even depict a character using newly awakened abilities to fight and defeat a divine mechanical doll that has been conducting in-depth research within a bounded field for an unknown period of time.
“My child, I am proud of you. You have embarked on your own path and made your own choices. It’s a pity that the teaching courses I specially prepared now seem superfluous. With your talent, extra teaching will only diminish your flexibility and natural gift.”
Hephaestus moved his wheelchair to Bai Zhi, reached out and put his arm around Bai Zhi's neck, leaning half of his body against the stiff Bai Zhi, greedily savoring the other's breath.
“We should have spent more time together. There are so many things I want to tell you and share with you, but unfortunately, it’s time for you to go. This is your last night in the temple. Let’s talk all night long. There are many things I need to tell you in advance so that you can avoid some detours.”
She stroked Bai Zhijun's handsome face, her eyes filled with a sickly maternal love.
This is her child, the divine weapon she forged.
I long to hold my child in my arms forever.
But she couldn't do it; the gods would never allow it.
“The gods are not trustworthy. Hestia, me, and Ares, the three of us, are among the few gods who will not deceive or hide anything from you.”
The difference is that Hephaestus only loves his own children, Hestia shows equal tenderness to all humans, and Ares is straightforward and only cares about war, pure war.
Other gods, such as the moon goddess Artemis, have fickle personalities; she might be kind one moment and betray the next.
Even the most reputable goddess of victory, Athena, is not trustworthy; wisdom and cunning are not mutually exclusive.
"On the day you prayed to the gods and offered your faith, Diomedes, your starting point was already determined, your future was anchored by the gods, but only your present, the path of heroism you have embarked on, is your own unique freedom."
Should I be glad?
With the future locked in, is the present still freedom?
Angelica dahurica evokes the image of having a free chat with Adam Gunnhildr.
Oh, the other side has defected to Mondstadt.
Forget it.
Records of the Greek Gods and Their Sons: Chapter 113 The Greek Pantheon and Cosmology
The Root is the origin of the world. Everything—the universe, planets, gods, and the origin of humanity—is derived from the Root. It is the source of all doubts and the answer to everything.
Like a book that records the beginning, cause, process, and end of all things, a book as old as the universe itself.
The saying "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs" is a true reflection of this.
Heaven and earth show no favoritism, treating all things as straw dogs, letting them flourish and wither on their own.
Many powerful myths revolve around the origin.
Asterus of the Cthulhu Mythos is omniscient and omnipotent, and therefore blind and foolish.
The Catholic God is omnipotent and omniscient, and the Holy Spirit and the Father are a Trinity, therefore the myth is unique.
The Supreme Jade Emperor of the Golden Palace of the Vast Heaven, the Naturally Existing Wondrous Being of the Pure and True Reality, commands all the gods and immortals within and beyond the Three Realms, and is therefore supreme.
The fact that the source is ruthless does not mean that everything below it is selfless.
The unifying will of humanity, Alaya, and the celestial voice of the planet, Gaia, are the second authority over the world.
It subtly influences all extraterrestrials connected to Earth, parallel worlds, and individuals from the past, present, and future.
To render it harmless, privatize it, and gradually integrate it into the planet's system.
The precursors to the gods of Greek mythology, the extraterrestrial machine gods, fought against the predatory planets under the influence of the restraining force, resulting in the destruction of the machine gods' physical bodies. The intelligent AI then signed a pact with the planet and became the gods of Earth.
Perhaps afterwards, the gods had some doubts: why would these outsiders risk the destruction of their bodies to fight and prey on this insignificant planet?
Unfortunately, belated hindsight is futile.
The gods then took root on the planet.
'Is this a secret I should hear? Is my future cause of death something I know too much about?'
Bai Zhi straightened her back with a numb look in her eyes, holding the soft and smooth body of the goddess Hephaestus in her arms, and smelling the exquisite fragrance in the air.
However, he dared not feel the slightest bit of joy in his heart, and because of the secret revealed by the goddess, he had the thought of fainting immediately.
"My Goddess, these... these shouldn't be secrets I know."
After hesitating for a long time, Bai Zhi slowly asked, as he had no choice but to speak up and continue listening, fearing that one day he might accidentally enter the River Styx.
These days, the more you know, the faster you die.
Bai Zhi may not want to be a hero, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to live.
"Heh, if it can prevent you from ignoring the essence of this power."
Hephaestus had no ill intentions towards Angelica, but she risked the taboo of the gods by revealing this information, and she will surely be punished by Zeus afterward.
“My child, your original destiny was to become a hero of the Argonauts, but the blessing Artemis gave you was the beginning of all the collapse.”
The Greek twelve gods have evolved into the third generation of the pantheon, from Chaos, the first chief god, to Cronus, the second chief god, to Zeus, the current chief god.
Greek mythology, centered on the system of inheritance, sees each generation of chief gods usurping the position and power of the previous generation, thus expanding the concepts and ideas of mythology.
"Wait, Goddess, you mentioned before that you and the gods are machine gods from outer space..." The contradictory statements made Bai Zhi unable to help but ask a question.
"Is there a difference?" Hephaestus said with a half-smile, "Does the iteration of machine gods and the iteration of gods make a difference to the Greek pantheon?"
The authority to replace alien civilization's machine gods and the changes in the status of mythological gods are only different in terms of identity. Once identity and species are excluded, it becomes much simpler and clearer.
Bai Zhi (four) suddenly trembled, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
He had a premonition that everything Hephaestus was about to say would be the most core secret of the Greek pantheon, a top secret that no mortal could possibly hear.
Bai Zhi wouldn't even want to be a hero, let alone something so closely guarded among the gods.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished to refuse.
Hephaestus is an overindulgent 'mother' who gives all her selfless love to her 'children'—a love that cannot be refused.
"The Akasha Records contain numerous pantheons: Catholicism, the Outer Gods of Cthulhu, Norse mythology, the Celestial Court, and our Greek pantheon. The mystery of the pantheon, that is, the foundation of the pantheon, is the so-called cosmology."
It occupies a position far beyond the realm of omnipotence; it is a forbidden power that even the supreme gods cannot intervene with, a power that truly flows from the source and is equal to the world itself.
Ignoring the thunder that echoed across Mount Olympus, the goddess Hephaestus spoke, uttering a word that was absolutely forbidden in the Greek pantheon.
"The Greek pantheon cosmology is based on the idea that offspring inherit the rights of their fathers in order to transcend the old order and create a new future."
It is also a rule recorded at the root, a rule that even the inhibitory force cannot violate.
There was a bang.
Her brain felt as if it had been struck by a violent, invisible thunderbolt, as if some force was trying to erase Bai Zhi's memories.
Unfortunately, the mystique of the Baizhi Space cannot be influenced by the gods of a single world.
After its ineffective attack, the invisible lightning slowly subsided.
Bai Zhi dared not move an inch. He could feel a divine and great, heavy and majestic gaze piercing through layers of space, watching him as if he were examining an ingredient that could be swallowed at any moment.
Hesitation over whether to resolve the issue immediately to prevent future problems and avoid the worst possible outcome; or to wait a little longer and try the unknown flavor, which may fail or yield unexpected deliciousness.
Finally, the line of sight slowly disappeared, and he was let go.
Conversely, Bai Zhi, limp in the arms of the goddess Hephaestus, breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"I... survived."
A Greek pantheon universe? Is this still Type-Moon? How did it jump to a miniature garden setting?
"Yes, you survived."
Hephaestus's weak voice echoed in her ears. Bai Zhi subconsciously looked up and saw a faint light shining from the end of his long, crimson hair. His single eye, which had been exposed, was now dull and lifeless. His aloof and sickly demeanor had been replaced by fragility and helplessness.
"Lord Hephaestus, did you help me with that?"
"No, Zeus has no intention of attacking you. My weakness is the punishment I received for revealing the secrets of the gods."
Hephaestus avoided the main point and was unwilling to continue the topic, which Bai Zhi was happy to accept.
The conflicts among the gods are none of his business, as a mortal.
"Push me back to my palace."
"It is my honor, my goddess."
With a bit of effort, Bai Zhi pushed Hephaestus's wheelchair, guided by the maids.
We arrived at the most luxurious hall in the main temple complex.
This is the goddess's palace.
Bai Zhi did not leave; he still remembered the request the goddess had made to her.
The two of them will have a long talk tonight.