First update today: Chapter 1539! 1/3!
Ahem, there was a mix-up yesterday. I uploaded a chapter from my new book to this book's backend. It's inconvenient for me to change it from my end, so please don't mind it if you saw it. It won't affect the regular updates~
Aphrodite's words instantly silenced the entire venue, leaving only the pleas for mercy from the Forging Master who had objected as he and all his equipment were thrown out.
Other people used a stick and a carrot. Aphrodite only had a sweet stick.
No one dared disobey her. Aside from her exalted status within the Titan Race, compared to Hermes, the chief judge, she was a goddess worshipped by all—and this was her first time serving as a member of the judging panel.
Could anyone really refuse to give her face?
Hephaestus was glaring around at everyone, his eyes wider than a bull's and sparking with fire as if to say: Let's see who dares object to my wife's words!
Everyone was intimidated by Aphrodite's aura. Her act of immediately disqualifying a contestant at the slightest disagreement also served perfectly as a warning to the rest.
If you wanted to complain, then leave. If you wouldn't compete, plenty of others would.
For those who remained, having one fewer rival in the rankings was not a bad thing, but a good one.
Unlike Hephaestus's words, Aphrodite's decision did not carry any hint of favoritism. Furnace explosions were accidents to begin with. You couldn't possibly disqualify someone just because their furnace was good, could you?
"Ahem, it seems no one has any objections. Then, the Forging Master who was originally ranked one hundred and first, please fill the vacancy!"
Huh? There was actually such a good thing?
A Forging Master who had