"Vulcan? Gatling gun?..." Artemis didn't understand what those two terms meant, but even if she did, she likely wouldn't be interested in the object Ye Wen presented: "You want me to fight someone while carrying this oddly shaped and terribly ugly hunk of iron?"

Her face was etched with disgust, annoyance, and outright revulsion. Her inherent appreciation for beauty clearly meant Artemis wouldn't give a second thought to what Ye Wen was holding, regardless of its true destructive power.

"Ah. You don't like it?"

Ye Wen held the Vulcan gatling gun, scanning the surroundings, seemingly ready to demonstrate the weapon's power on the spot. Yet, looking everywhere, there were no suitable targets. Perhaps the only things fitting for target practice here were those twelve shimmering golden Cloths.

But how could Hephaestus possibly allow the armor he painstakingly forged to be used as gun targets? Even if Ye Wen wasn't in a hurry, Hephaestus would never agree to destroy his hard work—his "semi-finished products"—in such a manner.

Putting the Vulcan away, completely ignoring Hephaestus’s curious gaze, Ye Wen casually pulled out a Barrett rifle. Unfortunately, this time Artemis didn't even glance at it. She walked directly toward the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, pointed at the golden bow resting upon it, and declared, "This bow looks nice. But it feels like something is missing..."

Hephaestus immediately interjected, "These armors aren't finished yet; they're just taking shape right now. They have absolutely no power!"

"Armor?"

Artemis had initially assumed this pile of metal was merely metal sculpture created by Hephaestus for decoration. To think these bizarrely shaped objects were actually armor?

While a few pieces indeed resembled armor (like Gemini, Virgo, Aquarius, and Sagittarius), the others seemed shaped like animals, making it hard to connect them to the concept of armor.

"Yes. When used, these armors, called Cloths, will decompose and transform into protective plating worn on the user's body." "Oh? How interesting?"

In Artemis’s eyes, the Cloth was just an amusing trinket. Even knowing its true form was wearable armor, she didn't believe that she, as the supreme goddess of Olympus, needed to rely on a suit of golden armor for protection.

However, the magnificent design of the Gold Cloths did capture her attention. After looking around several times, Artemis’s gaze finally settled on Sagittarius, simply because it was the only one equipped with a bow and arrows.

Artemis ran her hand over Sagittarius a few times before finally saying, "If you forge a suit of armor like this for me, then consider the matter of a weapon settled as compensation!"

She spoke without looking at Ye Wen, thus missing the sight of him rummaging through his storage ring. In his right hand, he held a Colt Python; his arm cradled an MFO3; his left hand gripped a few flashbangs; and across his back, a Barrett and an RPS were crossed—if he were bare-chested and wore a red headband, he’d look ready for battle.

"Huh?"

While selecting his gear, trying to find a long-range weapon that might suit Artemis's taste, Ye Wen frustratingly realized that almost all his long-range weapons were firearms. There wasn't a single bow or crossbow among them.

Thinking carefully, it wasn't just him; no one on Mount Shu carried such items! After all, the Shu Mountain Sect started merely as a martial arts sect, and in the original Kyushu World, items like bows and arrows were strictly controlled goods—a martial sect wouldn't possess such things.

Ordinary martial travelers also didn't practice those skills, so they naturally wouldn't bother manufacturing or storing them!

After arriving on Earth, they had accumulated some ranged weapons due to certain circumstances, but definitely not these types! It wasn't that none existed—for example, the Church possessed numerous Holy Crossbows, which he had seen Chris use—but those were also not kept. Moreover, even if they had been kept, Artemis might not have favored them!

Therefore, he truly had no suitable weapon for Artemis in hand! As for whether his ring could summon the blueprint for one, that relied too much on luck; he couldn't count on it.

While racking his brain, Ye Wen suddenly heard this remark and looked up at Artemis in surprise, only to see the Goddess of the Moon and Hunt staring intently at the Sagittarius Cloth with sparkling eyes.

"You like this?"

Walking beside the Sagittarius Cloth, Ye Wen tapped the object—which wasn't yet a true Cloth—twice, eliciting a dull thud.

Artemis turned to look at Ye Wen: "I think this golden bow is not very good..." Ye Wen thought Artemis had discerned the potential power of the finished bow, but then he heard, "...It's too ornate, too pretty..."

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So, she just wanted an ornate weapon. As for practicality, Artemis didn't consider it at all!

Seeing her say this, Ye Wen casually patted the golden bow again, accidentally using too much force and leaving a very distinct handprint on the bow’s body: "This thing... isn't actually that ornate. If you truly want a magnificent weapon, I can help you design one! Of course, I can only guarantee the splendor; the power, you'll have to ask this God of Craftsmen!" Hephaestus, inexplicably pulled into the conversation, blinked, and his face, which could be described as ugly, showed an expression of utter innocence, as if to say, I'm just passing by. Only when Ye Wen added, "I guarantee a design that won't be inferior to that Aethelwulf Sword!" did Hephaestus show a flicker of interest: "If it is truly a perfect design, then I will do my utmost to forge it, and ensure it possesses the power commensurate with its perfect appearance!"

"Oh, then wait a moment!" Ye Wen casually retrieved his detector again. This device had been put away when Artemis arrived, so he needed to take it out of his storage ring now.

Once equipped, he ignored the curious stares of Artemis and Hephaestus and directly initiated a communication request to Zheng Ying. That fellow had made the request process resemble some kind of social media app. However, the fact that communication could be established in such a harsh and nearly sealed environment indicated that the communication array within the detector was extremely powerful, completely disregarding terrain effects.

With a soft click, Zheng Ying’s voice came through the earpiece: "Master, something up?"

After Ye Wen suddenly cut off the previous communication, Zheng Ying had gone back to his tasks. He hadn't been busy long before he noticed his Master sending a request. Fortunately, he kept his communication sub-device close at hand and connected immediately without stopping his work.

"Do you know any famous bows?"

"Bows?" Zheng Ying paused. He wasn't actually very knowledgeable about them. When it came to bows and arrows, his deepest impression was likely of Chasing the Moon and Shooting the Sun—this was due to Ye Wen's peculiar sense of humor, which led the disciples of Shu Mountain who had lived on Earth to play that famous single-player Xianxia game countless times.

These two bows were the equipment used by the protagonist in one installment, so they remained vividly in his memory.

"'Kaiyuan Chasing the Moon Bow' and 'Houbi Shooting the Sun Bow'!" Ye Wen felt a cascade of dark lines forming on his forehead: "Those two are out of the question!"

The first name was too easily misinterpreted; the second was practically asking for trouble and courting offense! While Artemis might not care, and might even be pleased, doing so would likely mean Ye Wen would have an irreconcilable feud with someone else.

"No good..." Zheng Ying reacted quickly. He immediately realized his Master was on Mount Olympus, where there was a Moon Goddess and a Sun God!

His Master rarely touched bows and arrows, let alone sought famous ones from him now. He must be looking to gift one to make amends or curry favor. In that case, those two names were definitely unsuitable.

"It seems I should look for some famous Western bows!" Zheng Ying mused. He turned to Zhang Ling beside him and asked, "Do you know any famous bows?"

Zhang Ling was assisting Cui Jun nearby. Even though Zheng Ying was speaking with his Master, she didn't turn her head, focusing intently on her own work, her expression unchanged.

When Zheng Ying asked, she showed no particular reaction. She handed a material to Cui Jun and placed another item where it belonged according to his instructions, as if she hadn't heard Zheng Ying's question at all.

However, Zheng Ying knew Zhang Ling would eventually answer, even if she couldn't think of anything immediately, she would give him some reply.

Sure enough, after about ten seconds, a name suddenly popped out of Zhang Ling's mouth: "Solídar, Star Fury!"

"What in the world is that?"

Ye Wen also heard Zhang Ling's response. Because the preceding moment had been extremely quiet, although the sound transmitted through the earphones wasn't loud, the content was clear enough to hear.

Zheng Ying was in the same boat; he couldn't recall what that weapon was either, so he asked again, "Where is that weapon from?"

"WoW!"

"Oh!" He suddenly remembered. Although Zhang Ling was usually quiet, she was a gaming fanatic who had played many games. Combined with her excellent memory, she retained much information from the games she played. It wasn't strange that she remembered equipment from some game.

Zheng Ying turned back to inform Ye Wen, then pulled out some data on that weapon from his portable notebook and transmitted the information through the detector's communication device... Although the communication system in the detector still had many unresolved issues, its essential capabilities were fully intact.

Ye Wen looked at the small bit of data and the accompanying picture displayed on the small screen before him and was very satisfied: "This is the one! And the name is perfectly fitting!" For Artemis, the Moon Goddess, a bow named Star Fury was very appropriate. In the perception of common mortals, the Moon seemed like the commander of the night sky, with the stars merely being numerous embellishments surrounding it, like foot soldiers orbiting the Moon.

Thus, a weapon named Star Fury used by the Moon Goddess symbolized her status as the ruler of the night sky.

Closing the communication and putting away the detector, Ye Wen certainly didn't want the Olympian gods to know the detector's many functions; revealing only its communication capability was enough: "This is a small item collaboratively created by a disciple of our sect and an elder master. It’s used to communicate with people far away..." "You also know that as the sect leader, if I am away for too long, it naturally causes some trouble, so I use this to keep up with what’s happening in the sect!" Hephaestus knew a little about Eastern sects, while Artemis didn't, but after Ye Wen arrived, Hephaestus had inquired around and now had a vague impression, more or less understanding the situation.

Artemis, however, believed that Ye Wen's so-called sect was like one of the temples on Mount Olympus, with Ye Wen as its master and the others as his devoted followers—she viewed Ye Wen as the leader of a cult. In her view, this situation wasn't necessarily bad.

If that were the case, in terms of status, Ye Wen was equivalent to a deity. Perhaps this was one reason why Artemis's attitude softened slightly, allowing her to communicate normally with Ye Wen.

Borrowing paper and pen from Hephaestus, Ye Wen quickly sketched out Solídar, Star Fury. However, this time he didn't include specific data, only mentioning some of its abilities.

"Solídar, Star Fury... Hmm, a wonderful name, perfectly suited for the beautiful Moon and Huntress!"

Artemis maintained an air of nobility beside him, not looking at the drawing. But Hephaestus's words made her brow twitch, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly. She seemed pleased with the name too.

"It can condense magical arrows through its own power, and the magic arrows shot out will emit brilliant starlight, leaving long luminous trails as they attack the enemy... How beautiful..." Hephaestus was the ugliest on Mount Olympus, yet the things he forged were supreme masterpieces combining beauty and utility. Thus, Hephaestus himself greatly favored beautiful and magnificent objects, even if such a setting for a bow would strip it of its most crucial ability: stealth!

But no Olympian god cared about such things. Such a gorgeous design was like scratching the most sensitive spot in their hearts.

"Very good, a fantastic design. If created, this will be an outstanding work!" Hephaestus examined it several times, even using his palm to roughly measure the appropriate size for the weapon, then closely observed Artemis's fair, slender hand.

"I have a general idea now. However, to forge this weapon, that item will be an indispensable material, which means more will be needed!"

Hephaestus's contemplation made Artemis raise an eyebrow. She recognized that the God of Craftsmen had encountered a problem: "What item? I will go fetch it for you!"

Having already decided this weapon would be hers, Artemis hoped to obtain it as soon as possible, rather than waiting anxiously. Confident in her martial prowess and status, she didn't believe anything would be difficult for her to obtain. Weren't all things under Olympian rule hers for the taking?

She hadn't heard Ye Wen's exchange with Hephaestus earlier; otherwise, she might not have been so confident.

Ye Wen, however, knew what Hephaestus was referring to, but he found it strange. Was Poseidon really so difficult to deal with? It shouldn't be, right? Although the gods of Olympus in mythology frequently fought amongst themselves, the gods in this world seemed quite united.

But thinking about it, Ye Wen suddenly realized that although he had been here for a while and met many Olympian gods, he had barely seen Poseidon a few times. Not only that, but discussions about Poseidon were rare on the entire mountain, as if he wasn't present.

Hephaestus looked at the blueprint in his hands, finally turning to Ye Wen and saying, "This matter might require you to make a trip! If we want to forge the twelve Gold Cloths and the weapon required by the Moon Goddess, that item is essential!" This task was inherently Ye Wen's responsibility; Hephaestus didn't need to seek trouble himself. He just needed to forge these items! Any trouble along the way should naturally be handled by Ye Wen or Athena; it wasn't his place. "Of course, you can ask Athena to help you resolve some issues..."

"Why involve that woman? Can I not solve any trouble that arises?" Artemis felt completely overlooked, especially when that woman was mentioned, which greatly displeased her. She immediately interrupted Hephaestus: "And this is my weapon being forged; there's no need to trouble that woman!"

She was unaware of the plans Ye Wen and Athena were preparing, so she didn't know that the twelve Gold Cloths were Athena's request. Thus, it was natural that any trouble stemming from them should be dealt with by Athena.

Artemis simply felt that if trouble was directed to Athena instead of her, she would implicitly be considered a notch below that woman, so she immediately took ownership of the task.

"Oh... I see!" Hephaestus didn't care who solved it; he just nodded: "Then Moon Goddess, please travel to the Star Island in the Aegean Sea and retrieve some Stardust. Since many items need forging, a large quantity of Stardust will be required! That's all..."

Saying this, Hephaestus turned and went to study the blueprints, pondering how to forge this Star Fury, completely ignoring the drastically changed expression on Artemis's face.

"The Aegean Sea? Poseidon's territory?"

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