Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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"Are you kidding me?" Hephaestus looked at Bai Ye speechlessly: "Even if that old guy plans to reforge Thunder, this is the best of the materials I have prepared. Not to mention that your other materials are all of similar quality. If you can really produce more ores of the same grade as you say, I have the last thing I forge for you that can even surpass Thunder!"

At this point, Hephaestus weighed the only piece of ore he recognized: "However, a true artifact obviously can't be made entirely of materials of this level. Do you have any slightly inferior materials that won't make it seem too cheap? If not, I'll go look in the warehouse later. Although we were robbed once, those guys down there were still working hard to lick that old guy's boots, and now the warehouse is almost full again."

"...That's a lot." Bai Ye shook his head slightly, and under Hephaestus's gaze of looking at him as a nouveau riche, he took out a thick stack of cards: "Why don't you take a look first?"

“…Awesome!” Hephaestus picked up the top card, looked at it, and uttered two words in a daze.

Chapter 272 Eat shit, Zeus!

"Since there are so many raw materials, the next step is to decide what type of item you want to forge. With so many backup resources, I don't need to worry about not being able to meet your requirements... Tell me, you should have a general idea of ​​what you want to forge, right?"

"Um……"

Actually, Bai Ye wasn't really prepared for this. In fact, he only approached Hephaestus because he had just seen Helios's golden sword and had this idea on a whim.

However, the Athena she had just encountered left Bai Ye with a vague and unclear concept in her mind.

What do you think of the armor?

"Armor..." Hephaestus glanced at the cards that Bai Ye had taken out, which were similar to the Blessing Cards and were sealed with ores or other materials that could be considered divine artifacts, and fell into deep thought.

Under normal circumstances, he would not recommend that others choose this. After all, it is a divine artifact. Even though he is the god of craftsmen and has the power to turn the rotten into the magical, there are still some basic rules to follow. The materials that can be used to forge magical artifacts are not plentiful in any group of gods, and even less so when distributed among individual gods.

In this situation, a spear that can pierce any defense is more desirable than armor that can only withstand most attacks. In fact, with a bit of flexibility, the spear only needs to be made of good materials for the most important part, the spearhead, while the shaft can be made of something of slightly lower quality.

However, these past experiences are clearly not applicable to the current situation. With a vast amount of things that would make even the gods envious, Bai Ye has automatically been given a cheap, flashy gold effect in Hephaestus's eyes. The only problem he needs to consider is how to forge something that will satisfy Bai Ye.

"Aside from appearance, are there any other requirements?"

"Hmm... As you know, my spiritual essence is that of a sun god like Helios, and our authority even overlaps to a large extent. So, although what's forged is armor, it's primarily meant to enhance my strength, right?"

For example, the Gold Saints, once they put on their costumes, their cosmos can explode many times over.

“Is that so…” Hephaestus nodded, squatting down in front of the few pieces of ore that the White Night had already taken out, lost in thought.

A while later, just as Bai Ye was examining a shield that had been forged with its basic outline intact and was only left with the final polishing and decoration, Hephaestus suddenly clapped his hands.

"Have it!"

"What's up?"

"Divine Steel, Stardust, Tears of Divine Prayer... By the way, do you have anything like a Star Core? Considering your status as a Sun God, it would be best if it were related to a star. If not, I do remember that Helios had a planetary core in his little treasury... You actually have one?" Hephaestus's lips twitched as he looked at the card in Bai Ye's hand.

Name: Black Dwarf Nucleus

Type: Star

"Attribute: None"

"Quality: Legend"

"Note: The final product of the evolution of low- to medium-mass stars is a white dwarf, and when a white dwarf cools completely, it will become a black dwarf, which is no longer visible to the naked eye... Rather than things that can be found by searching on Baidu, I'm more curious about how you obtained this thing?"

How did they get it...? Apart from Aiwas, who occasionally goes crazy and tries to sell some inexplicable things to Baiye in exchange for Origin Coins, who else could do something so outrageous?

It seems that White Yaksha also has this ability, but she obviously hasn't thought about this yet. After all, compared to these strange and unusual things, robbing the millions of gods in the upper level of the Little Garden is much more profitable.

For some reason, Bai Ye was somewhat looking forward to seeing what interesting things would happen if Aiwas also came to the Little Garden and teamed up with Bai Yacha.

Compared to the ambitious White Demon, his teammate, who was vacationing on Olympus, seemed rather inadequate.

“Perfect! If before it was just a possibility, now I can guarantee it. Once this armor is complete, it will increase your strength by at least 30%!” Hephaestus carefully put away the card containing the black dwarf star and said to Bai Ye.

Don't underestimate the power increase of 30%. These percentage-based increases in combat power depend on the base value. Even if someone with all attributes at level 1 increases their combat power tenfold, it only means that all attributes will be raised to level 10. But for someone like Bai Ye, whose all attributes are 99999, a 30% increase would be nearly 30,000!

"After you leave, please tell Aglaia that I will be going into seclusion for a while and may not be able to return tonight."

After giving Bai Ye a quick instruction, Hephaestus pushed Bai Ye out the door and slammed it shut with a bang... If Bai Ye hadn't considered himself to know this guy quite well, he would have suspected that the guy was planning to run away with the money.

But who is Aglaia, whom he just mentioned?

……

“Didn’t we tell you before? Aglaia is Hephaestus’ wife, and the marriage was arranged by the Queen of the Gods herself.” Hearing Bai Ye’s question, Helios looked at him strangely.

"You...really said that?" Bai Ye retorted.

"Well, maybe he just didn't say it." Hephaestus shrugged. "But why did he suddenly go into seclusion again? I remember last time he went into seclusion for ten years, and when he came out, he gave the old man... what was it again?"

white night:"……"

"Never mind, anyway, I remember it was a good thing. After getting it, that old stallion was unusually well-behaved for decades. During that time, he was said to have stayed by the Empress's side the whole time. But I also heard that it was stolen by the White Night King last time. By the way, you still haven't told me what his seclusion this time is for?"

"Hmm... I'd like to ask him to help me forge a divine artifact."

“That explains it.” Helios nodded, conjured a firebird with his hand, whispered something, and then released it out the window. He turned to look at Bai Ye and said, “Alright, I’ve already spoken to Aglaia. You don’t need to worry about this.”

"Thank you... By the way, did Zeus want to talk to you about something?"

"The old man is always acting crazy. I don't know how he heard about your existence, but he said he's worried that your continued presence on Olympus might pose a security risk here."

"and then?"

"Then I told him to go eat his shit by himself. If he's really so full of himself, then he can go out and run a couple of laps."

"You're amazing." Bai Ye gave Helios a thumbs up.

Chapter 273 Bai Ye, who became a fisherman once

After this incident, while waiting for news from Hephaestus, Bai Ye didn't stray too far from Olympus. The few times he did go out were because the Sun Sovereign had appeared and was very close to Olympus. He felt that he would be letting down his exposed spiritual status as the Sun God if he didn't go and join in the fun...

Incidentally, the beings who gained sovereignty over the sun in these instances were respectively White Yaksha, White Yaksha, White Yaksha, Halloween Queen, White Yaksha, and White Yaksha.

Hmm...it seems like something weird has gotten mixed in?

Recalling the last time he met Shiro Yasha, and the other's gaze that was both indifferent and carried a barely perceptible warning, Shiro touched his cheek.

White Yaksha's meaning is quite clear: she has now acquired ten portions of solar sovereignty, which is no exaggeration to say that she controls the vast majority of those currently appearing. As the number of solar sovereignty she holds gets closer and closer to the pivotal "twelve," the various gods in the Little Garden are becoming increasingly serious about targeting her.

Bai Ye still remembered the last time she encountered the White Yaksha, who was being chased by more than a dozen beings, including the Halloween Queen. Bai Ye thought that she would give up the solar sovereignty she had already acquired, but she didn't expect that even though she was held back by a large group of troublesome guys, the White Yaksha still managed to carve out a way out - at the cost of losing two three-digit beings among the gods who were surrounding her.

It should be noted that this is a true three-digit increase achieved through his own strength, not a temporary tool like Helios, who was created by the gods with resources. This shows that the gods' tolerance for the White Yaksha is almost exhausted.

Therefore, White Night Demon urgently needs someone to share her attention. Moreover, as long as White Night Demon can acquire three Sun Sovereignties, even if she doesn't gain anything in the following games, she will still indirectly control the initiative regarding Sun Sovereignties.

"Helios, if the Sun Sovereignty appears again, I think you'd better not go."

"...Why?" If Helios felt a little annoyed by the first few times he was just a runner-up, after more than a dozen solar sovereigns appeared and all of them ended up succeeding, Helios realized that solar sovereigns were not something he should be getting his hands on at the moment.

If this game didn't have such strict restrictions on the identities of the participants, then not only him, but all those in the three-digit range could probably go home and sleep. If it doesn't turn into a two-digit battlefield, Helios will just write his name backwards!

Therefore, after hearing Bai Ye's words, he did not have any strange thoughts of feeling betrayed by his friends, but was just curious as to why Bai Ye would say such a thing.

"The reason... inside information: the next battle for solar sovereignty will be exceptionally fierce. How about this reason?"

"Haven't you been staying in Olympus all this time? Where did this news from the north come from?" Helios was genuinely confused now. What on earth was all this nonsense?

"To be more precise, if the next solar sovereignty emerges, I will no longer choose to stand idly by. Can you and your partner accept this reason?"

"..."

Helios's lips twitched as he looked at Bai Ye's face, which was brimming with confidence.

Damn it, if you ignore the fact that Bai Ye was praising me so directly, he really couldn't refute the information hidden in that sentence. Although in terms of momentum, he could indeed do something similar to Bai Ye, or even do something bigger if he wanted to. But after spending so many days together, he knew better than anyone else that if he thought he could go toe-to-toe with Bai Ye because of that, the final result would be... very interesting.

"If I remember correctly, there are ten solar sovereignty entities that haven't appeared yet, right?"

"There's no other way. If I don't act sooner, when there are only one or two left, even if Bai Ye Wang and the others are willing to back down, the competition will become unprecedentedly fierce. What if my little body gets crushed by some big shot?"

"...You're too modest."

In the end, Helios could only wish White Night a safe journey.

……

Three days later, a dazzling light that had recently disturbed the entire garden once again descended.

Sensing this call, although most of the solar sovereigns that had appeared in the past had been taken back by their original "masters"—the celestial spirits of the sun and the night—they also received news that every time a new solar sovereign appeared, the various groups of gods would launch an unprecedented attack on the Night King. Moreover, even if that wasn't the case, the Night King had failed several times in the past dozen or so battles for solar sovereigns, hadn't he?

Therefore, the moment that fluctuation appeared, the sun gods of each pantheon set off from their respective palaces toward the sovereign sun.

The only difference from before was that Helios of the Greek pantheon not only did not set off this time, but also used his superior strength to force Apollo, who had already set off, to turn back. Then, ignoring the various gazes coming from all over Mount Olympus, he directly closed the gates of the Temple of the Sun, even blocking the messengers of Zeus, the king of the gods, from entering.

Upon arriving at the location of the Sun's sovereignty, the sun gods were pleasantly surprised to find that the White Night King had indeed failed to attend. Therefore…

As the group traveled, discussing how to deal with the White Night Queen should she reappear, the gazes of the gods among themselves turned hostile.

After waiting a while longer, the White Night King still hadn't appeared. So, the next step was simple... one word: do it!

This was probably the first time that a battle for solar sovereignty had not involved any two-digit or pseudo-two-digit numbers of participants, so the sun gods were all working extra hard, unleashing powerful attacks that would destroy the world if used outside, one after another as if they were free. In just a few breaths, the land where everyone fell, which was still somewhat green, was directly baked and cracked.

In the end, the temporary victor, dragging his wounds, reached out for the sovereignty of the sun.

"Do!"

A streak of light flashed, and the outstretched hand of the 3.2 figure was instantly severed from the ground by a rather flamboyantly designed spear. Seeing the spearhead mostly embedded in the earth, a chill inexplicably crept into the hearts of the gods present…

What's with this feeling of being targeted and potentially dying?

"As the saying goes, treasures belong to the virtuous. I think my virtue is a notch above all of you here. What do you think?" A voice that seemed to have them cornered came from the air. Only then did they realize that a divine chariot pulled by four fiery horses had somehow stopped above them, and the chariot's owner was watching this farce silently.

"..."xN

Damn it, if you want to rob us, just rob us. Why do you have to be so pretentious and try to humiliate us? A guy who takes advantage of our defeat and tries to profit from us has the nerve to call himself virtuous?

Chapter 274 White Demon, planning to switch careers and become a human trafficker

"What? I only came out to condemn you because I saw you fighting to the death and hurt several innocent lives in that short time. Don't you feel moved?" Seeing that the sun gods around him were all looking at him without saying a word, Bai Ye raised an eyebrow.

"So touching..."

"Ok?"

"Don't dare to move..."

So, are you trying to move us or make us afraid to move?

If it were just Bai Ye, even though all the gods present were already severely injured, it wouldn't be impossible for them to fight if they joined forces. At least it wouldn't be a problem to wait for their "colleagues" who were further away to arrive. But now Bai Ye is holding that long spear that they all feel is very dangerous... which is a bit awkward.

Therefore, the gods could only watch helplessly as Bai Ye dismounted from the chariot as if no one else was there, came before the sovereign sun, and then merged directly with it.

The fusion process went surprisingly smoothly, much faster than when Apollo had acted recklessly. Perhaps this was also because Bai Ye's spiritual essence as a sun god was purer than Apollo's. His fusion was much, much smoother than the fusions he had witnessed with Apollo before...

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it would only take a few breaths for someone like the White Demon to merge with the sovereignty of the sun?!

Tsk, that's a really painful difference.

After fully merging with the Sun's sovereignty, Bai Ye now feels as if a furnace constantly radiating energy has appeared within his body. To exaggerate a bit, it's like having a perpetual motion machine inside his body, and his Sun God spirit has also been significantly strengthened.

At this moment, Bai Ye had a feeling—he could take down all of these weaklings on the scene without even needing the God-Slaying Spear!

After the Sun Sovereignty was merged with someone, it no longer emitted that "tempting" aura that held the spirit of the Sun God as before. Therefore, the Sun Gods who were still on their way could only sigh that the location where the Sun Sovereignty appeared this time was so far away from them, and then they decisively turned around and left.

Even a sun god whose own strength is only in the four digits, after obtaining the sovereignty of the sun, even if he cannot rise to the three digits due to the limitation of his spiritual level, can still compete with those in the three digits by borrowing the power of the sun's sovereignty. This is similar to the exceptional status of the Halloween Queen among those in the three digits. Therefore, even if they really want to make a move against someone who has obtained the sovereignty of the sun, they have to wait until all twenty-four sun sovereigntys have been assigned to someone, and then let the gods behind them take action... In short, it has little to do with them.

More than a hundred miles from where the sun's dominance in Leo appears, two figures stared at each other across a distance of more than a hundred meters.

After the sovereignty of the sun was settled, both looked in that direction at the same time. Three pale golden flames slowly rose into the air under their gaze, merged together, and then exploded.

"Oh, it seems like they've already got the results over there. Looks like you'll have to wait until next time?" The blonde girl in the gorgeous dress winked playfully at White Demon. "I'm so sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? It's just a matter of mutual benefit. I just can't understand how you became those guys' lackeys?" White Yaksha looked at the Halloween Queen in front of her with displeasure.

"That's a rather unpleasant way to put it. Unlike you and that narcissistic guy, we don't act alone and have no ties. Besides, it's also in my interest to prevent you from getting too much solar sovereignty..." The Halloween Queen shook her head, not wanting to accept the label of "lackey."

"Ha~ woman!" White Demon had an expression that said, "I'll just watch quietly and see how you act next."

The name of the three problem children of the Little Garden, which originated from who knows where, was not only sealed away by Argir, but also disliked by both the old biblical pantheon and the Greek pantheon. Then, it is said that he was thrown to be looked after by one of Zeus's daughters. Now, even the Halloween Queen has accepted this pseudo-co-optation... Thinking about it carefully, it is really annoying. I am the only one left who is still tirelessly messing with these pantheons.

So, how about we consider bringing one or two newcomers on board...Bai Ye?

After sensing the commotion on Bai Ye's side, Bai Yecha nodded. If they could weather this storm, bringing him in would still be a worthwhile endeavor.

As for the issue of the ownership of the sun's sovereignty that the blonde woman on the other side mentioned, White Night Demon was already relieved after seeing the unique fireworks. In fact, it was a secret signal that she and White Night had agreed upon.

Going directly to meet with Bai Ye or observing from the shadows and watching Bai Ye take away the sovereignty of the sun would easily expose the "alliance" between them. Therefore, before gaining control of half of the sun's sovereignty, Bai Yecha would never let anyone see Duan Mi's identity.

Hmm... In that case, given the current situation, I should be quite angry that I've been prevented from reclaiming sovereignty over the sun.

Thinking of this, White Yaksha narrowed his eyes, and his gaze toward his former "comrade-in-arms" opposite him turned hostile.

"What...what do you want to do?"