Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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"Is the deity inside called Wutu?"

"Nonsense!" A blush appeared on Apollo's handsome face when Bai Ye discovered his little secret.

"Don't look at me like that, it's so gay. I'm just curious how easily he beat you up. Are you sure you've got this grudge and will have a chance to get revenge later?" Suppressing her laughter and ignoring Apollo's angry glare, Bai Ye abruptly changed the subject, trying to reduce her laughter as well.

"If the Father Gods hadn't chosen Helios, I could have easily defeated that mere Utu. If that guy is still alive after the battle for the sovereignty of the sun ends, I'll definitely make him pay!" It seemed that Bai Ye's casual remark had earned him a lot of goodwill in Apollo's heart. Although he was very dissatisfied with Bai Ye's sly look, Apollo still offered an explanation.

"..." Looking at Helios and the surrounding sun gods whose auras were clearly fluctuating in the three digits, Bai Ye seemed to have discovered something.

"Wait, your community didn't provide you with any support?" Apollo belatedly realized what was happening.

"Whether I support it or not doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't have a big need for solar sovereignty. I'm just here to join in the fun," Bai Ye replied with a smile.

Apollo's behavior only reinforced his suspicion.

Apollo: “…”

Is this the crux of the problem?

The key point is that Helios and Utu, who temporarily reached three digits with the support of the gods behind them, are not on the same level as a sun god like you who already has three digits!

Moreover, when did this monster appear in the miniature garden? The number of sun gods who just come out to play is in the triple digits, so what about their leader...? Is he also in the triple digits, or even higher...?

Silently swallowing, and watching the growing number of gods around him, Apollo subtly shrank behind Bai Ye.

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Chapter 269 The First Agreement on the Ownership of Solar Sovereignty

What followed was a rather tedious waiting period. Although Utu had united with the sun gods of several other small and medium-sized divine groups, instantly raising his side's strength to the highest in the entire arena, this was only temporary. If Utu really lost sight of the situation because of this and wanted to seize the sovereignty of the sun...

I believe that apart from those who have already received benefits, all the remaining gods present would not mind joining forces to kill him first. Even those who had been bribed beforehand might turn against him. Don't doubt the truth of the second half of the sentence. When it comes to something of sufficient importance, the lower limit that long-lived gods can break through is actually about the same as that of humans.

Incidentally, Bai Ye also obtained Utu's identity information from Apollo.

He is the sun god in the mythology of the Sumerian region of Mesopotamia, and also serves as the god of justice. In Babylonian mythology, his name is Sachima... oops, Shamash.

Although his reputation outside the film industry is not as widespread as that of Apollo or even Helios in many film and television works, his strength of 28 in the Little Garden is not to be underestimated.

"It's a pity this isn't a world of god-slayers, otherwise with so many sun gods, I feel like I could save the cost of one power enhancement..."

Thinking this, Bai Ye withdrew his gaze from Wu Tu and suddenly turned to look at Apollo, making the god, who still didn't understand what Bai Ye was doing, feel a chill down his spine.

After a while, those beings who coveted the sovereignty of the sun had almost all arrived.

Although his own strength was not great, and he could only be considered the worst among the gods present who had all received temporary power-ups from their respective groups, Apollo's judgment was undoubtedly in line with the standards of one of the twelve Olympian gods.

With his help, Bai Ye memorized the faces of those from large god groups—in other words, those who could get rich quickly by robbing a few of them—and was just waiting for the right opportunity to sweep them up.

After glancing at everyone present, Bai Ye suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

"Big Pineapple, there must be more than just a few dozen or four-digit numbers of people who have designs on solar sovereignty, right?"

“Uh… although the exact number is still uncertain, it’s certain that as the original owner of these rights, the White Night Queen will not allow outsiders to take what rightfully belongs to her. The rest is still unclear.” Apollo paused for a moment before replying.

What the heck is "Big Pineapple"? His name is clearly Apollo!

"That's interesting. They say the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Have we become that mantis now?"

After checking again, Bai Ye found that among the figures that had appeared, there was indeed none that he felt he could not resist. He touched his chin.

He was fairly aware of his own strength, especially after witnessing the aura of the White Yaksha in the Norse pantheon, though he didn't know if she had unleashed her full power... That woman, who always acted so willfully, certainly had the right to be willful.

So if his estimation is correct, he should be in the middle of the three-digit range... maybe even slightly below. But what's interesting is that all the current holders of the Sun Spirit are at roughly the same level.

Emmmmmm, if we don't count Apollo, that lazy bum.

"Anyway, there aren't many capable fighters here right now. What do you think about us selling Helios, seizing the sovereignty of the sun, and leaving him to take the blame?" Since those who considered themselves to be playing chess refused to show up, Bai Ye was too lazy to continue looking for them. As the saying goes, stillness breeds restlessness, and he suddenly had an urge to stir up trouble.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Apollo's eyes first lit up, then his lips twitched as he frantically shook his head—

Putting aside the possibility of Helios dying here after being sold out, and the potential punishment upon returning to Olympus, there is only one sovereign sun in existence!

In other words, Helios was sold out and made a target of attack, and then after Apollo returned to Olympus, he was blamed for betraying his teammates. In the end, only the White Nights were left without any danger and even gained the sovereignty of the sun for free.

At this moment, Apollo felt as if his intelligence had been insulted by this heartless guy. And wasn't Helios your friend? Even if Olympus left a way to resurrect him, is it really okay for you to sell him off so decisively?

As for whether Bai Ye will relinquish the sovereignty of the sun... Although he keeps saying he has no interest in the sovereignty of the sun, it is undeniable that Bai Ye is now involved in this battle for the sovereignty of the sun. To say that he would give up the sovereignty of the sun that he has already obtained to the Greek gods whom he has only known for less than a day is like saying "I have no interest in money," which can only fool a three-year-old.

"Tsk..." After being rejected by Apollo again when he spoke, Bai Ye shook his head regretfully and stopped insisting. Instead, he turned his head to look in one direction.

He sensed a familiar presence over there...

In the blink of an eye, the White Night suddenly erupted, dragging Apollo and Helios backward at top speed. Almost at the same moment it retreated, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, centered on that solar sovereignty.

After the mushroom cloud of 593 dissipated, a figure dressed in gorgeous clothes appeared before everyone, and the solar sovereignty that was originally in Utu's hands was now in her hands.

"We're taking this sovereignty over the sun. Anyone who's unhappy should voice their concerns now, or we can't guarantee we won't hold back against you and your community!"

The willful and capricious voice appeared at this moment and place, yet it gave people an unexpected sense of harmony, after all, to be honest, the sovereignty of the sun originally belonged to them.

"Let's go, what are you still looking at? It's not unreasonable for her to take the first sovereignty over the sun, given her status. In fact, in a sense, this is the most suitable choice. If it were anyone else, taking this 'honor' would attract the attention of a bunch of jealous people." Bai Ye pulled Helios and Apollo, who still seemed a little unwilling, and said.

“…That’s the sovereignty of the sun.” Helios forced himself to suppress the greed in his eyes, while Apollo was knocked back by a chop to the neck.

Without the sun's sovereignty acting as bait, Apollo naturally didn't bother burning his divine power to travel, and simply flew slowly through the sky. Finally, Helios, unable to bear watching any longer, scooped him up onto his chariot, then flicked the reins and drove the sun god's chariot to catch up with the white night ahead.

Chapter 270 It is said that the local specialty of Mount Olympus is the goddess...

All the gods who arrived this time were merely there to accompany the White Yaksha, which also marked the official start of the war for solar sovereignty. The White Yaksha's gain was probably Apollo's goodwill...

Although it wasn't quite to the point of being a stereotypical "simp," Apollo's warm and sunny smile made Helios, who had initially wanted to find fault, feel like he had a lump in his throat during their subsequent encounters.

After Apollo left, Helios looked at the White Night as if he were looking at a god.

"I know how annoying that guy is, but it seems like your relationship with him has started to get better since you came back last time?"

"There's nothing I can do. Even though I've tried my best to conceal my brilliance, I still couldn't hide my noble soul. Apollo even cried and begged to be my brother-in-law. If it weren't for... Helios, what's wrong with your eyes?" Although the Helios of the Little Garden is definitely a completely different person from the Helios of the Godslayer, Bai Ye seems to have a natural talent like "Helios's favorability +80", so she became familiar with Helios without spending any effort on the altar. Therefore, it doesn't matter if she makes some jokes when it's just her own people.

However, this time Bai Ye discovered that Helios had been subtly winking at him.

"Boom"

Helios collapsed onto the shoulder of Hephaestus, who was standing nearby.

"Lord Helios, the King of Gods is looking for you." A cold voice suddenly rang out from behind, startling Bai Ye, who hadn't noticed what was happening behind him.

After Helios left, suppressing his laughter, Bai Ye looked at Hephaestus with regret, who had simply let loose and burst out laughing: "That... wasn't as melodramatic as I thought, was it?"

"You mean her? Artemis, the one Apollo begged and pleaded to be given to you as your sister." Hephaestus scratched his shoulder. "By the way, what was that soap opera you were talking about? I do know about the Cerberus in the Underworld; apparently, it was bullied to tears by Heracles..."

"..."

This Hephaestus is laughing very strangely; it looks like it has heatstroke. Perhaps we should...

"I can't talk to you anymore. The White Night King came by earlier, and although the ordinary gods were spared, she took all the artifacts of the main gods who were still on Olympus. I have a very important task to do for the next period of time. Goodbye!"

Noticing that Bai Ye's gaze had become dangerous, Hephaestus shrank back and dashed out of the side door of Helios's Temple of the Sun.

It was as if Bai Ye were some kind of man-eating demon.

Before being summoned back to Olympus by Zeus, Helios had been practicing asceticism, living a life more like that of a hermit. So even after returning to Olympus, Zeus, in an effort to keep him, showered the Temple of the Sun with luxurious palaces and nymphs, but aside from the fact that Helios lived in the temple to put Zeus at ease, he returned all the other treasures that the nymphs and the white yaksha didn't care for. Thus, after Helios and Hephaestus left, only the white yaksha remained in the Temple of the Sun.

He casually picked up the golden sword Helios had placed on the shelf and played with it for a while. Perhaps because they shared the same origin, or perhaps because they were both sun gods, the sword did not show much resistance to Bai Ye's touch. In fact, after Bai Ye infused his own energy into it, the sword's power was significantly enhanced...

Although the Greek gods, apart from a few warlike deities, were generally not very powerful, it must be admitted that Hephaestus was quite skilled at crafting divine artifacts, and over the years he even caused the Olympian gods, who numbered in the four or three digits, to develop a drug-like dependence on them.

The fact that the Greek gods rushed to bring back Helios and other previously marginalized gods after the White Yaksha stole a wave of artifacts shows that the artifacts had become an important piece of the puzzle in the overall fighting power of the Greek pantheon.

After searching through his own space for a while, Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He first ran out of the Temple of the Sun, and then casually grabbed a passing goddess.

"Excuse me, could you tell me where Hephaestus lives?"

"You mean... Hephaestus?"

"It's your Vulcan, one of the twelve Olympian gods. You don't even know his name? Are you even from Olympus anymore?" Bai Ye cheerfully explained to the person he had stopped.

“I was born here, grew up here, and will dedicate my life to this cause, so I know very well whether I am a citizen of Olympus or not. But you… I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before?”

"Uh... don't worry about the details, just tell me if you know where he lives."

"I happen to need to see him about something, so let's go together."

……

After following the goddess for about half an hour, Bai Ye's eyes suddenly lit up. What appeared in front of him was a low shop, which seemed somewhat out of place among the tall palaces around it.

Recalling the part about Hephaestus, the god of fire, that he had crammed on about various myths and legends before entering the world of Godslayer, Bai Ye nodded knowingly... This must be that guy's blacksmith shop, right?

Although Bai Ye spent some time in Helios's palace after Hephaestus left, it was only a short time; in reality, it was probably less than a third of the time she had spent there with the goddess before her.

Listening to the clanging and banging sounds coming from inside the shop and feeling the wave of heat hitting him, Bai Ye couldn't help but admire Hephaestus. His daily routine really was a simple routine of eating, sleeping, and forging, just like a certain author who lived a similar routine...

Of course, just like Hephaestus would occasionally chat with Helios, it's understandable that a lazy person who sits in front of the computer for too long might open a game, watch a movie, catch up on a TV series, or browse one of the largest gay dating websites in China... *cough*

We've gone off on a tangent.

Leading Bai Ye to a line that wasn't very obvious, the goddess who had brought him there kindly reminded him, "Hephaestus has a strange rule. If you're here to ask him for something else, you can just go in. But if you're here to ask him to help you forge something, don't cross this line before he speaks... otherwise you'll have to ask the Queen of Heaven to intercede on your behalf."

At this point, the goddess paused for a moment... He was just a stranger, and it was already a great favor that she had brought him here. Why did she need to explain so much?

Seeing that she seemed to have realized what was happening, Bai Ye silently deactivated the mental interference...

Chapter 271 I, Bai Ye, am rich!

After Bai Ye explained some "precautions," the goddess didn't immediately go in. Instead, she stood outside the line and waited. It seems she's someone who only seeks out Hephaestus when she has a need...

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The bizarre nature of the Greek gods can be seen from the stories that have been passed down to later generations. If there hadn't been some real-world influence, they wouldn't have gone to such an extreme, even after so long.

Fortunately, Hephaestus didn't keep them waiting too long.

About ten minutes later, the shop door opened, and Hephaestus, still looking somewhat dissatisfied, came out. He was taken aback when he saw Bai Ye.

"How did you come?"

"Hephaestus, prepare that thing I asked you to make before..."

"I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Bai Ye." Hephaestus interrupted the goddess, limping over to Bai Ye and pulling him inside by the arm around his shoulder.

If this were some kind of virtual reality game, Bai Ye should be able to see a message above the goddess's head that says something like "Anger Value +9999".

"Hephaestus, is it fun to deliberately ignore me like this? You're behaving like a little child right now!" The goddess practically spat out these words through gritted teeth.

Sensing the resentment in her tone, Bai Ye looked back and forth between the two in surprise... There must be some incredible story behind this.

But seriously, is Hephaestus really that popular on Olympus these days?

Touching his chin, Bai Ye suddenly became somewhat interested in this Olympus, which differed somewhat from the true mythology.

"So what else do you want from me? I know how important the thing you want to forge is, but my orders are already booked for hundreds of years to come. Or you could talk to your God King father and ask him to postpone the forging of lightning for now, and I'll do my best to help you finish that thing first?"

"...Don't forget he's also your father god!" The goddess glared at Hephaestus.

As for asking Zeus to postpone the forging of thunder, it would be better to go directly to Zeus and say that she has some ideas about the position of the king of the gods, and see when everyone can take turns sitting in that chair. There is no doubt that for Zeus, thunder has long been an important part of his power, and also an indispensable part of maintaining his rule.

"So just go back and wait patiently. You've seen the chaos in the Little Garden already. Even a single-digit being has personally intervened for the sake of the Sun's sovereignty, so things aren't going to stay peaceful for long. Although she's targeting you now, who knows, maybe in ten or twenty years she'll forget about you?"

"you are vicious!"

The goddess glared at Hephaestus and White Night again, stomped her foot, and turned to leave.

After she disappeared from sight, Bai Ye, who had just been innocently caught in the crossfire, looked at Hephaestus curiously: "What's going on? Judging from the tone of your conversation just now, there seems to be more to your relationship than meets the eye."

“What story could there be? When I first arrived at Olympus, I was naive and confessed my feelings to her once, and the result was…” Hephaestus’s face twitched, as if he was recalling some unpleasant experience.

"Confessing your feelings..." Bai Ye stroked his chin, surprised that Hephaestus had also had this experience: "And then what happened?"

"Her name was Athena. What happened next?"

"..."

Well, the result is already obvious. If Hephaestus had succeeded, Athena wouldn't have been fixated on the identity of one of the three virgin goddesses until now.

"Let's not talk about her anymore. Anyway, now every god in Olympus, whether or not they were robbed by the White Night King before, has placed an order with me to have divine artifacts forged. Given the current situation, I can ignore her for hundreds of years and no one can say anything. At most, one or two people will side with her and criticize me for being petty or some other nonsense." Shrugging, Hephaestus looked at White Night curiously: "I remember there's a saying in the East, 'No one visits a temple without a reason.' Although this is just a small blacksmith shop, you didn't come here just to see how I'm doing, did you?"

"Hmm... I do have something I'd like to trouble you with." Bai Ye took out a few cards, crushed them one by one in front of Hephaestus, and then pointed to the metal ores that had fallen to the ground and asked, "I've gained a lot of experience out there recently. I feel that although my current strength is sufficient, I'm still slightly inferior to the top few of the same level. So I was wondering if you could help me forge one or two items that could be useful in battle."

"Interesting." Hephaestus crouched down to examine the pieces of ore that Bai Ye had taken out. After a long while, he let out a long breath and gave this assessment.

"These ores have very interesting properties, and apart from this one, I've never seen any of the others before. I suppose they're all products from outside the Little Garden?"

"Well, these are all things I collected when I was out in the world. I collected them just for fun back then, and I never thought they would come in handy now... These are just a few samples. If I really start forging, I can find some similar ones. Are these usable?"