[Out of pity, and for the sake of this old white wolf who came to get some food, the maid Okleia carried you to Hephaestus. ]
[You saw the legendary god of fire, Hephaestus. ]
[You opened your eyes wide, looked over curiously, and a light gradually illuminated your eyes. ]
[The windowsill under the setting sun was all dimly lit. ]
[A mature woman with disabled legs sat on a wheelchair, quietly staring at the direction of Mount Olympus. ]
[Her right half of the face was covered by a gorgeous mask made of gold, and she wore a long red dress that resembled a dancing flame. ]
[She was barefoot, and her skin looked pale.. ]
[It seemed there was no blood at all. ]
[Although her aura was cold, she gave you a feeling of "sadness". ]
[This feeling came and went quickly. ]
[Because Hephaestus turned his head after noticing Eucleia approaching. ]
["Master."]
[Eucleia is a puppet forged by Hephaestus himself. According to human ethics, she should be considered her daughter. ]
[But Hephaestus never acknowledged this relationship, so Eucleia naturally did not dare to overstep her bounds and could only address her as "Master"]
["The white wolf is here again, and this time it has brought a child."]
[Eucleia lowered her head, not daring to look into Hephaestus's emotionless eyes, and asked with a stiff upper lip: "The white wolf asked me to ask for your opinion, the great god of forging, can you adopt this poor little thing that no one cares about?"]
[Silence. ]
[The temple was filled with a heart-pounding silence. ]
[After a long time, Hephaestus nodded and said, "Then stay, as my pet."]
[Hearing this, Eucleia was as if she had been pardoned. ]
[She was also happy about your luck. ]
[She didn't expect that Hephaestus, who was always unkind, would be willing to adopt you. ]
[This is your luck, but it may also be your misfortune. ]
[Only those who have value can enter the eyes of the gods. ]
[Sometimes, getting the attention of the gods may not be a good thing. ]
[But for you, it is undoubtedly a good thing to be close to a god at the beginning of the simulation. ]
[This means that your starting point will be very high. As long as you work hard in the future, you can do a great cause! ]
[You are determined to work hard for this, starting from gaining the favor of Hephaestus! ]
["Then, can you please give him a name?" ]
[Euclea sighed in her heart, but could only obey the will of Hephaestus, her master. ]
["Zoe." ]
[Hephaestus retracted his gaze, and she gave you the name of this life. ]
[In Greek, the name Zoe symbolizes life. ]
[But it is often used for women. ]
[Obviously, Hephaestus has seen through part of your nature. ]
[Fragile, but beautiful. ]
[Just like life. ]
..................
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed.
Lemnos Island is as peaceful as ever.
This is the bedroom of the gods, so naturally no one dares to come and make trouble.
Except for Alex and his life-saving wolf Togo.
Togo is the name Alex gave to the white wolf.
It is taken from the homonym of the English word dog.
Wolves and dogs are the same species, so there is nothing wrong with naming the white wolf Togo.
"Alexin's naming skills aren't bad—in fact, Togo himself likes the name."
That's how it was settled.
"Togo, when do you think I can leave here?"
Lying on the grass, enjoying the breeze, Alex was not in a good mood.
It was safe in Lemnos, but there was no way to participate in the stories of those great heroes.
If he couldn't participate, how could he increase his popularity?
Rather than wasting his life on this peaceful and tranquil island, Alex would rather live a glorious life for three days!
He wouldn't really die anyway, and compared to surviving in the Greek Age of Gods, Alex hoped to increase his popularity.
Improve the strength of his first vest.
Not to mention beating Goetia directly, at least he had to reach the point of competing with a first-class hero like King Daimao, right?
"Woo woo woo."
Togo, who was used as a pillow by Alex, half-closed his wolf eyes and hummed leisurely, which was considered an answer.
One man and one wolf have been together for so long, Alex can naturally understand what his friend means.
"What? You want me to go find Lord Hephaestus and let me go?"
"Woo woo woo."
The white wolf nodded.
"No way."
Alex spread his hands helplessly and said, "I asked Sister Okleia and Sister Ou Feimo before; it was useless."
"No one can change the gods' minds.
It's embarrassing.
Originally, Alex wanted to have a good relationship with Hephaestus.
As a result, aside from the meeting sixteen years prior, he had never met Hephaestus again in all those years.
Alex even thought that the goddess of blacksmithing had forgotten that someone like her existed.
"Woo woo woo."
The white wolf stood up, changed his previous salty fish look, looked at Alex with regret, and howled non-stop.
Yeah, he said a lot of dirty words.
To sum it up, it's almost like this–
"If she doesn't want to see you, won't you go find her yourself? How can you not even have this little bit of courage? Then what kind of hero are you? It's better to find a rope and hang yourself at the gate of the temple as soon as possible, maybe then she will come to see you!"
"who did you learn this from?"
In this life and the last life combined, this is the first time that Alex has experienced the feeling of being scolded by a dog... ahem, a wolf.
However, Togo is right.
If he can't even see Hephaestus, how can he leave Lemnos?
How can he improve his reputation?
If he can't improve his reputation, what's the difference between being dead?
Rather than dying in obscurity, it's better to be reckless!
Alex had an idea. Although he didn't see Hephaestus again, he also collected a lot of information about this god of forging from the four maids.
As the god of forging, Hephaestus basically spends a long time every day in the volcano deep in the temple.
That's easy!
Can't we just go to the volcano to find Hephaestus?
The moon doesn't see me, so I'll run to the moon!
"I know what to do, Togo, thank you for your teaching!"
Looking at the back of the boy running away, Togo had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart.
This silly boy, is he really going to find Lord Hephaestus?
Am I kidding? !