"This is it." Al pointed to a bubbling magma pool in front of him and said to Zheng Shu.

They were now in a wide cavern, affected by the heat of the magma pool, which was supposed to be moist and unusually dry, and the stalactites around the magma pool were badly damaged by the heat.

Truth be told, the fact that a lava pool would emerge from the cave was enough to make anyone's jaw drop if anyone who had studied geography dropped.

If this is placed in the world before Zheng Shu travels through and enters science, he can shoot at least ten more episodes.

"This is indeed the case." The corners of Zheng Shu's mouth twitched unconsciously, he sensed a large amount of fiery divine power aura here, indicating that this was indeed the location of Hephaestus, the god of fire and casting.

The reason why this magma pool appeared in front of me was also born because it was affected by divine power for a long time. In other words, the message from the sun god Apollo to Zheng Shu does not mean that Hephaestus will settle next to the lava, but that as long as Hephaestus settles, magma will inevitably appear.

Looking at the environment in front of him, Zheng Shu was amazed, he didn't find any traces of deliberate transformation.

In other words, even if the existence of gods and spirits only lives in a certain place for a long time, it will have a huge impact on the local natural environment, and the magic and divine power that they naturally radiate in their daily life is enough to transform the surrounding environment.

Looking at the leopard in the tube, Zheng Shu also has a rough positioning of the strength of the twelve main gods of Olympus through this magma pool, and it is surprising that he finds that he can now see the backs of these main gods.

According to the calculation of the increase in Hercules' own strength after completing the first trial, after he really completes the twelve trials, his strength should be able to touch at least the lower limit of the main god level.

While thinking about it, Zheng Shu's ears heard the crisp sound of "bells and bells" striking iron, and the sound of striking iron was obviously in his ears, but it was impossible for anything around him to make such a sound.

Zheng Shu turned his head to look at Al who was still worried next to him, and it was obvious that the young man didn't hear the corresponding voice either.

Smiling, Zheng Shu took out a bag of "instant noodles" and a few gold coins from the luggage behind his back and handed them over: "Thank you for leading the way, this is the reward for leading the way, this is indeed the place I want to come." ”

Al glanced at the thing in Zheng Shu's hand but didn't reach out to take it, but just mustered up the courage to look up at Zheng Shu's eyes: "You're here to find Lord Hephaestus, right?" ”

"Oh, very sharp little one." Zheng Shu smiled a little surprised, "I don't want to deceive you, your guess is right." ”

Al's mood was visibly low, but it was only a moment of depression, and then he picked himself up again, pulled out several weapons he had made from behind his back and stuffed them into Zheng Shu's hands:

"I'll give you all these weapons, although they may not be of much use to your strength, but they can be sold in the city-state for a good price.

I don't have too many requirements, judging from your performance just now, I should have found the traces of Master Hephaestus, and I haven't found any information that means that my current level is not qualified to meet Master Hephaestus.

Since Master Hephaestus felt that I was not qualified to see him, I would not force it. However, I'd like you to show these weapons of mine to Lord Hephaestus, and if you can get a review from Lord Hephaestus...... No! That's my luxury, and I just want you to show Master Hephaestus my results. ”

Instead of looking reticent when they first met, Al seemed to have typed the script deep down in his heart, and kept saying a lot of words as soon as he opened his mouth.

Finally saying these words in one breath, Al looked at Zheng Shu a little nervously, expecting his reaction.

Taking a closer look at the weapons made by Al, Zheng Shu felt the fluctuations of the divine power around him, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Actually trying to let the gods help you comment and guide, what a greedy little guy." But it just so happens that I'm a very benevolent person, so ...... I took this commission of yours! ”

There was a look of surprise on Al's face, and because he was so excited, his hands that could easily hold the hammer couldn't help but tremble: "Very ...... Thanks, thank you very much! ”

"Alright, I'll save the words of thanks until I'm out. It's almost time for you to get out of here, I'm not sure if the power of the gods will hurt you little creature later. Zheng Shu stuffed the weapons into his backpack and reached out to push El out of the cave.

"Yes! I'll leave right away! Thank you so much! Al was very persuasive and ran towards the outside of the cave, and only when he was about to leave the entrance of the cave did he turn around and bow to Zheng Shu again.

"What a nice little guy." Zheng Shu smiled and waved his hand at Al.

"yes, he's one of the more gifted of my disciples."

I don't know when the crisp sound of striking iron has faded away, and a rich male voice came from Zheng Shu's ears.

The magma pool next to him suddenly fluctuated violently, and within a few moments, the magma inside erupted from the magma pool as if it had life, filling the entire cavern.

Zheng Shu's surroundings have also become hot, the original karst cave has disappeared from Zheng Shu's vision, and the environment he is in now looks more like the interior of an active volcano.

Zheng Shu looked at the changes in his surroundings without the slightest fear, but his face was full of smiles.

He felt the nodes of the fluctuation of divine power, and took a step forward without hesitation.

In the next moment, there was a wonderful change in the space, Zheng Shu saw that the surrounding scene was rapidly receding, and the surrounding light began to become distorted.

When he landed with this step, an ancient and glorious bronze hall had already appeared in front of Zheng Shu.

Looking at the unusually thick bronze gate in front of him, Zheng Shu took a deep breath, puffed up his muscles, stepped forward, and pushed it on the bronze door with all his might.

"it!"

The weight of the bronze door far exceeded Zheng Shu's imagination, not too heavy, but too light.

The moment Zheng Shu's hand touched the bronze door, he felt as if he had touched two light marshmallows.

With just a little force, the entire bronze gate flew out in a whirlwind and smashed into the wall in front of it, and even the door frame and wall next to it were also greatly damaged.

For a while, the bronze hall that originally looked exquisite and solemn was turned into a "ruin" by Zheng Shu.

“……”

Looking at the messy scene in front of him, Zheng Shu fell into a long silence, and he had already begun to think about whether it would be better for him to leave directly now.

“…… What, I'm an automatic door, you don't have to use that much force. And also...... Give me back! Don't think you can run away on the spot by breaking my door like this. ”

Because Zheng Shu's operation was too shocking, even Hephaestus, who was a god, was silent for a while before reacting.

But before he could finish his words, his voice that had sounded gentle and gentle became a little angry.

"You misunderstood Lord Hephaestus, I just thought there was something special about the sights outside, so I wanted to study them." Zheng Shu turned around and walked into the bronze hall with a righteous face, not at all able to see that he was the one who wanted to sneak away just now.

"Come in, I'm inside." It seems that Hephaestus didn't want to argue with Zheng Shu for too long in this regard, so he simply gave the order.

Since the owner of this place has allowed himself to enter, Zheng Shu will naturally not be timid.

Ignoring the heat wave, he followed the wall next to him and entered the casting room deep in the bronze hall, and in the room full of lava and casting tools, Zheng Shu found Hephaestus, the god of fire and forging.

The image of this god should be the most mediocre and inconspicuous among the gods Zheng Shu has encountered, and the overall appearance is like an ordinary blacksmith, and the only thing that is more distinctive is probably that this god has one eye with an eyepatch.

As a god who could theoretically not have a flaw at all, Hephaestus's blindfold was a great eyesight on his body.

But...... That's true for humanity in this era.

"Combat Strength Detector?" Zheng Shu's expression was a little distorted, because the so-called "blindfold" on Hephaestus' eyes looked like a combat power detector in Dragon Ball.

However, the position of what was supposed to be a transparent screen on the machine was pitch black, and it looked as if the god's eyes were covered by a black device. And the machine is not hung on the ear, and the part where it connects to Hephaestus seems to be more "fused" or "inlayed" than "mounted".

The shape of the part where the machine and Hephaestus's skin were connected became a little blurred, and it looked more like it had turned into black skin, and Zheng Shu could even see the green tendons under the skin on the edge of the machine.

Zheng Shu could tell from the glow that was constantly flowing on the shell of the device that this thing should have been working all along.

"It's a 'substance analyzer,' but I put it on my face." Hephaestus saw Zheng Shu's surprise, and pointed to the machine in his eye socket very seriously and explained, "After all, with the technology of this world, it is impossible to create a second such a sophisticated instrument, and it cannot be repaired once it fails, so I can only fuse it with my body." In this way, even if there is any malfunction in the machine, it is just a physical illness for me, and I can 'fix' it with self-healing ability. ”

In Hephaestus' understatement, a large amount of appalling information was exposed, and if Zheng Shu hadn't learned about this world before he crossed over, he might have really fallen into surprise.

However, from his words, Zheng Shu also discovered that this god of flame and forging seems to be a bit similar to the appearance of a science student who does not listen to the world and concentrates on research.

"I think you'd better be careful, if this kind of information is known to your followers, there may be some surprises." Zheng Shu persuaded very seriously.

"Rest assured, the human spirit is much tougher than you think. It's not like no believer has seen me like this before, and I've explained some information about myself to them, but if you inquire about the myths and legends about me out there, you will know that humans will automatically switch to something they can understand when faced with an incomprehensible situation. ”

Hephaestus acted a little indifferent, and continued to wield the hammer in his hand and pound the piece of metal in front of him.

Zheng Shu didn't mean to interrupt the other party's work, but stood aside and observed the facilities in the room while waiting quietly.

After careful observation, Zheng Shu finally noticed that something was wrong.

Hephaestus's forge workshop looks very primitive, but after careful observation, Zheng Shu found that the so-called "primitive" is just a matter of style, probably similar to the concept of "vintage" for ordinary people.

The ordinary-looking anvil is actually a stance stabilizer that holds the metal in the stance and expels all the air dust to ensure that the metal is not in contact with other substances.

The ancient wrought iron furnace next to it, which looks like it was built on lava, is actually a heat energy gathering device, and the furnace can concentrate the heat collected from the magma to a point, greatly improving the efficiency of fusing metal.

Zheng Shu narrowed his eyes and estimated slightly, even under the current situation of conventional power, the temperature inside the furnace has reached a high temperature of more than 5,000 degrees Celsius, and theoretically most of the materials on the earth will melt at this high temperature.

It is no wonder that this place has been under the influence of Hephaestus's divine power all the year round but has not completely turned into a magma pool, this is because Hephaestus used this device to extract the heat from the newly born magma and use it for his own forging, so that the amount of magma has been maintained at a certain amount, which can be regarded as "true self-produced and self-sold".

Clang!

With a final crisp tap, Hephaestus took a look at what he had done, nodded in satisfaction, and put the metal back into the forge to heat up.

And he took this opportunity to turn his head to look at Zheng Shu: "I already know your intention, no problem!" I can help you craft a god-weapon that suits you. ”

"Ah...... Thank you for your help. Zheng Shu was suddenly a little overwhelmed, because although his expression hadn't changed much, he could feel that this forging god seemed to have a very ...... "kind" attitude towards him?

(PS: I was going to continue to add more today, but because there was something to do, it was delayed, so let's see if I can be a little free tomorrow.) ）

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