Hera had warned Athena and the other gods,
But she had not sought out the goddess of craftsn, Hephaestus.
For one thing, it was because of her terrible relationship with Hephaestus.
For another, Hera could never have imagined, even in her wildest dreams, that the shut-in goddess Hephaestus, who never left her ho, would actually go out!
"May I ask who you are..." After a brief mont of surprise, Jason recovered and asked Hephaestus knowingly.
After all, at this mont, he was rely Jason, not Hephaestus's student, the white-clothed Heracles.
"Hephaestus..." Hephaestus had not even finished speaking.
"It is actually the great goddess of craftsn, Hephaestus?!"
Jason imdiately revealed a shocked expression on his face.
Then, as if suddenly realizing sothing, he hurriedly bowed to Hephaestus in fear.
Seeing this, not to ntion Hephaestus herself, even the young lady puppet who was pushing the wheelchair and accompanying Hephaestus here almost burst out laughing.
He really acts just like the real thing...
As for now, Hera, who was hiding under the big tree nearby, with one foot half-stepped out.
"Hephaestus!"
Her whispered tone could not conceal the gritted teeth within it.
Hera gripped the big tree beside her tightly and bit her lip.
The gaze she directed at Hephaestus was laced with flas of anger.
Especially after seeing Jason finish his bow and look at Hephaestus with eyes full of admiration, the anger in Hera's eyes beca even harder to hide.
Because this should have belonged to her,
It should have been her appearing before Jason, appreciating his fearful shock and his worship of the divine!
Damn it, Hephaestus, it is you again!
Hera cried out in her heart like this.
"I wonder why the great Goddess Hephaestus has suddenly appeared here...?"
Then Jason naturally inquired of Hephaestus.
Hearing this, the angry Hera perked up her ears.
"I happened to hear about it by chance."
Hephaestus, with her back to Hera, said softly with a smile on her lips, "I occasionally heard that a cute child is preparing to embark on a great voyage, but he is troubled by his inability to build a large ship.
And most importantly, that child is currently being persecuted by so detestable fellow..."
As Hephaestus spoke, she turned her head to look toward Hera behind her.
The peeking Hera, who was just stretching her head out, hurriedly hid back.
At this point, the smile on Hephaestus's face grew even wider.
"So I naturally ca without hesitation!
Moreover..."
The latter words, Hephaestus did not say aloud.
She only retracted her gaze and, before Jason's eyes, gently touched the exquisite mask on her face... the mask that Jason had personally made for her.
A tribute offered to the goddess Hephaestus.
Then, toward Jason, she revealed an extraordinarily beautiful smile.
Because you are my Jason... my only student.
Everything was left unsaid.
Hera naturally could not understand the "moreover" at the end from Hephaestus, but she understood the words before it.
This Hephaestus knew she was persecuting Jason, so she ca specifically to cause trouble!
After realizing this, Hera instantly felt her anger ter nearly fill up.
She was the exalted queen of the gods, Goddess Hera. When had she ever suffered such treatnt!
Then...
Then Hera realized that no matter how angry she was now, it seed useless.
Because this was Hephaestus, her own daughter...
Moreover, she was the goddess of craftsn who could create all things, the one who had forged shackles capable of binding the divine power of the noble king of the gods and queen of the gods, leaving a considerable psychological shadow on Hera.
And most importantly, she was now the patron goddess of the white-clothed Heracles on the surface. The white-clothed Heracles was her child.
If Hera wanted to build a good relationship with that child, she had to pass Hephaestus's test!
Therefore...
The suprely noble queen of the gods, Hera, backed down.
"So, cute child, do you need my help?"
Hephaestus said softly to Jason once again, "I swear to you in the na of the goddess of craftsn, Hephaestus herself, that I will surely craft the most exquisite ship in the world for you!"
"This..." Jason showed hesitation... Since he was acting, he naturally had to act the full part.
Seeing this, a new spark of hope suddenly ignited in Hera's heart.
Refuse, quickly refuse for !
Hera cried out in her heart.
Then, after a mont of feigned hesitation, Jason looked up. He said to Hephaestus with utmost seriousness, "To receive the grace of the great Goddess Hephaestus is my supre honor.
Although I do not know if a lowly being like truly deserves such great grace from you, which fills with both flattery and anxiety.
But I will never refuse the grace from the great goddess.
Therefore, I am willing to try!
Solely to not disappoint your grace, Lady Goddess, I will exert my utmost effort!"
What grand righteousness, what righteous eloquence!
It was as if a aura of heroic integrity had appeared on Jason at this mont!
Seeing this, even Hephaestus, who knew Jason's true nature, and the beautiful young lady puppet, were both taken aback by Jason's nonsense.
Not to ntion Hera, who was completely unaware on the side.
... Damn it!
Hera viciously tore off the bark of the tree she was gripping.
At this mont, her heart was naturally filled with extre anger.
The duck that was in hand had flown away!
And facing Jason's speech, she could not find a single flaw, could not bring herself to be angry at Jason...
Ah, it really makes so mad!
Facing this frustration where she could not even find an outlet to vent.
Hera felt tornted and wanted to go mad!
Thus, in the end, Hera simply turned around and left.
Because at this mont, even staying one more second was a pain indescribable in words for Hera.
Better to just leave. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind!
And shortly after Hera left...
"Child, co here quickly."
Hephaestus could not wait to say to Jason.
Jason blinked.
"She left, co on, let teacher hug you, see if you have lost weight."
Because he was afraid Hera might suddenly turn back, Jason originally wanted to refuse.
But when he saw Hephaestus looking at him with hopeful eyes...
"Um, I leave it to you all."
The one who listens to all things.
Jason entrusted the creatures in this area to beco his eyes.
And after receiving their reply, Jason stepped forward and was pulled into Hephaestus's embrace.
...
A short while later,
The evening glow faded.
The goddess of night, Nyx, drove her chariot, sprinkling the curtain of night across the sky.
The bright full moon appeared, its light shining on the beach beside the noble goddess sitting in her wheelchair, with beautiful golden hair draped over her shoulders.
And the golden-haired, erald-eyed beautiful youth intimately accompanying her side.
"Dear teacher, may I discuss sothing with you?"
Jason's saintly azure eyes reflected Hephaestus's visage as he said to her cautiously.
Seeing this, the originally smug Hephaestus, who had been smiling beautifully without restraint, watched Jason speaking so humbly. The smile on her face slowly faded.
And soon she puffed up her cheeks in anger.
"No!"
Hephaestus reached out and gently pinched Jason's cheek, saying, "Is having not enough? Can you not let monopolize you for a while?"
"Um, teacher, I have not even said anything yet..."
"I know without you saying. It is Hecate, right!" Hephaestus glared at Jason grumpily.
Jason stuck out his tongue.
He hurriedly coaxed her, "Teacher Hephaestus, teacher, listen to . I do not an anything else. It is for the shipbuilding..."
"Is having not enough? Or do you... think I cannot make it?"
"No, no, of course not. There is nothing in the world that teacher you cannot make!
I want to call Teacher Hecate over because I want to install so small things on the ship..."
"Small things?" Hephaestus looked at Jason doubtfully and said, "What small things?"
"Um, just so magic cannons, Age of Gods missiles, tracking magic bullets, and so small gadgets like magic power protective barriers!"
As Jason spoke, he took out a shipbuilding blueprint that he had prepared long ago from his silver storage bag.
This blueprint, Jason had prepared for a long ti.
Better safe than sorry. The extrely cautious Jason.
After knowing that Athena was very likely to make him embark on the Golden Fleece journey, he naturally could not be unprepared.
Thus, over many days and nights, Jason had long begun pondering his own Argo.
And as the doubtful Hephaestus took the blueprint from Jason and looked at the steel ship on it, along with the annotations for various "small things" on the ship...
...?
Hephaestus looked up and blinked at Jason.
"Are you sure you just want to add so small things?... And not use this weapon of calamity to conquer the world?!"
Hephaestus pointed at the steel ship on the blueprint, raised it, and said to Jason with wide eyes.
At this mont, even Hephaestus was sowhat shocked!
"Teacher, you know . How could I possibly use it to conquer the world?"
Jason had an innocent face and showed an expression as if teacher you surely understand , quibbling to Hephaestus, "This is just for self-defense, self-defense only!
There is no way around it, teacher. You also know that Queen Hera is watching now. Who knows what she will do to on the road, and Goddess Athena as well.
The sea is so dangerous. If I do not install so small things for protection, what will I do if I encounter danger!
Right, right!"
This was the traditional affliction of the Huaxia rabbit family.
Firepower insufficiency phobia!
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