Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

With this "Eye of Rune", what kind of changes have taken place in the world before Hayato's eyes?

To be honest, the changes were not that big. Hayato found that the stones he saw were still stones, the barren mountains in the distance were still barren mountains, [Shadow of the King's War - Lopt] was still his true form and did not use illusion to escape, and Mimir was still stupid.

"I always feel that you are thinking about something unpleasant." Mimir looked at Hayato suspiciously, always feeling that the way he looked at her just now was quite rude.

Or did he finally realize the amazing wisdom of this intellectual giant, and was therefore secretly worshipping himself?

Ignoring Mimir's silly smile, Hayato glanced at the nearby barren forest and said to [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] with a strange expression, "No wonder I didn't find anything special nearby at first. It seems that you are not completely useless. At least this 'Eye of Rune' is still somewhat useful."

"You have a nice eye, but it's mine now."

  Those are my eyes. Why should you just copy them after you have seen them? They are mine!

There are cows!

Roaring in his heart, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] also expressed his dissatisfaction in his heart: "What kind of words are those? How can I be useless? However, it's not just the appearance. You even completed the core of the 'Eye of Rune'?"

The "Eye of Runes" looks like it is just adding a layer of runes on the surface of the eyes, but if it really does that it will have no effect and the runes will only block your vision. This is true even if the runes are words that can have special magical powers just by being written.

Because the true essence of the "Eye of Rune" is to use runes to communicate with specific gods and to obtain special powers from the gods corresponding to the runes, just like the runes in the "Eye of Rune" of each person in the Ragnarok team who possesses the "Eye of Rune" are different.

The reason why the words in [Shadow of the War King - Lopt]'s "Eye of Rune" are the same as those in Braib's "Eye of Rune" is very simple, because the source of their power is both "Loki" - [Shadow of the War King - Lopt] is borrowing his own power.

It sounds strange, but it is a fairly routine operation in Norse mythology. At least [Shadow of the War King - Lopt] just used this to extract and concentrate his own power as "Loki", just like hanging himself upside down as a sacrifice to Odin, who created the runes out of nothing.

The "" on Hayato's left eye is roughly pronounced as "sigel" when transcribed into Old English, which means sun.

The biggest difference between Norse mythology and other mythologies is that it extremely emphasizes that "fate" cannot be defied and that the power of gods is not eternal. Although Greek mythology also has the prophecy that "the king of gods will be overthrown by his youngest child" and it has been fulfilled for generations, and Egyptian mythology also has many gods being killed, these two points are particularly emphasized in Norse mythology.

This difference led to the fact that the Sun God, who was not the king of gods in other myths but could be ranked among the main gods, became not very prominent. The Sun God was the daughter of a giant, and because her father boasted about the beauty of his children to others every day, the impatient gods drove her to the sky. Her origin of becoming a god was already shabby enough, and what was even more shabby was that she was chased by a wolf named Skul every day.

  Such a sun god really has no power that can be transmitted to Hayato by the runes to allow him to complete the "Eye of Rune". However, no one stipulates that your Nordic runes must use your Nordic gods, right?

"Oh oh oh!" Ra's Pterosaur impatiently jumped onto Hayato's shoulder and shrunk to a size as small as a sparrow. It was the source of the "Eye of Rune" that lent power to Hayato. In Egyptian mythology, Ra, which is ranked second in strength, was more than enough to lend one eye. What's more, the one who lent her power was Hayato, which made her willing to do so even if it meant giving up all her strength.

"Foreign God, can't you speak human language?"

[Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] also finally touched the ground. Hayato, who got the "Eye of Rune" from him, had no other needs for him for the time being, so he naturally asked [Predatory Plant - Rhinoceros] to let him go and let him move freely - at least he was free for the time being.

Moving his neck and clearing his head from being dizzy from hanging upside down for too long, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] looked at [Ra's Winged Dragon] on Hayato's shoulder and complained, "Although I can communicate with animals, your accent is a bit heavy and I can't understand you at all."

"[Pull] What she just said was that I am the man who can become her father, and it should be your honor to let me use the spell you created."

After hearing Hayato's translation, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] complained: "No, even though it has an accent, I can at least understand that it didn't say such a long sentence. Even if the first part of the translation is correct, the second half must have been added by you."

"You two are so idle. Didn't you just want to find this world's [King of War] - Utgard?" Mimir looked at Hayato and [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] who were chatting, and asked in confusion, "Why are you so leisurely now?"

"What's more urgent than a stomachache is not being able to find a place to relieve yourself." Using a rather subtle metaphor, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] smiled smugly, "But when you find the place you've been longing for, that sense of urgency will be greatly alleviated. This is pretty much the case now."

"No, I think there is another possibility, that is, you have already escaped so it doesn't matter whether you can find the toilet or not."

Hearing Hayato's complaints, Mimir suddenly realized something, and then looked at [Shadow of the King's War - Lopt] with sympathy and disgust: "So what you mean is that you just popped out?"

“No, we have already found the location of the [Virtual Realm King War]!” [Shadow of the King War - Lopt] gritted his teeth and glared at Mimir fiercely, “That’s why I think your claim of being a wise giant is a joke. Not to mention among the giants, even if you count the beasts on the ground, your wisdom is not higher than many beings, stupid giant Mimir!”

"Hey, you're making a personal attack! Brother, hang this bastard up, I hate it when someone insults my wisdom." Mimir stared at his only left eye and said unhappily. However, he just realized what [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] had just said, "Huh?"

"Wait a minute, you just said that you have found the old guy from [The Battle of the Virtual World King], the one who used layer upon layer of illusions to shroud himself all day long, Utgard Loki? Just relying on the runes you drew on his left eye?"

Hayato nodded and corrected, "To be precise, it's called 'Eye of Rune'. I have to admit that this thing developed by [Shadow of the King's War - Lopt] is really useful. Just one glance allowed me to find where [Hypothetical World King's War] is now."

"Is this true? Bro, your 'Eye of Rune' is really amazing. Make me one too!"

As soon as Mimir finished speaking, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] said angrily: "That's my 'Eye of Rune'! Mine! I was the first one to research it!"

It was as if the Second Generation Kage was getting furious when he saw the Uzumaki people constantly saying "my Shadow Body Jutsu", "Dad's Thunder God Jutsu", and "Snakemaru's Filthy Reincarnation Jutsu".

"Oh, who cares about you? Now that my brother has used it, even if he is Ymir reincarnated, this 'Eye of Rune' is already my brother's." Mimir didn't care about [Shadow of the King's War - Lopt], ​​and said to Hayato in a flattering way, "Teach me quickly, brother, how to use this thing?"

"It's very simple. Just pick up something and draw some lines in front of you. Then the runes will be separated from the lines to help you complete it. However, you still have to remember to think about where the divine power you want to choose comes from when you draw."

Hayato was not self-aware at all and told Mimir his method. Mimir really believed in his ridiculous construction method and patted Hayato on the shoulder: "You are worthy of being my good brother who I fell in love with at first sight. When the time comes, I will ask you to lend me strength and lead my brother."

"Let me first look for something to draw with. There's not even a nice-looking stone in this wilderness." As he spoke, Mimir began to look around for something that could be used to draw runes.

"You can write Runes, right?" "Oh, I've been squatting by the Fountain of Wisdom and looking at the alphabet of Runes for who knows how many years. How can I not be able to write it?"

Without even turning his head, Mimir said confidently.

[Shadow of the War of Kings - Lopt] Seeing that Hayato and Mimir were both brave enough to teach and learn, he also complained: "Mimir, this old man, isn't he afraid of blinding his only eye?"

"Anyway, that eye is not his, but Odin's right eye." Hayato said casually, "The first step of Odin's quest for wisdom was the mead he drank, which gave Odin sharp eyes that could see through everything. That was the right eye he gave up in the trade with Mimir in exchange for the Fountain of Wisdom during the second step of his quest for wisdom."

[Shadow of King War - Lopt] was also a little confused: "If it is the right eye, why is it embedded in the position of the left eye?"

"Nonsense, when Odin dug out his eye, it was his right eye, isn't it the left hand side of Mimir who is opposite him?"

As he was talking, Mimir found a straight branch from somewhere and put it on the road so that boys would grab it from the beginning to the end of the school day. He excitedly called out to Hayato, "Hey, brother, look at me. My branch is really straight and long. It's so cool!"

"I have several more here, do you want some?" As he spoke, he broke off another long branch from the dead tree from which he had just broken off a branch.

Playing with branches or something like that would not be of interest to even a seven or eight-year-old child. After all, it was too childish for elementary school students. But it was just right for Hayato, who was already 23 years old this year. He turned around and said, "Pick the best one for me!"

However, when he turned around, he took a deep breath and made a contribution to global warming in this virtual world.

[Shadow of the King's War - Lopt] almost couldn't hold back after seeing it, looking at Mimir standing in the dead woods, and whispered to Hayato: "Did you see it?"

Hayato nodded, "Look at it from a bright side, I guess I've saved myself the trouble of coming up with a legitimate reason to fight the [Hollow World King War]?"

"Is a reason necessary?"

"Of course. After all, I'm the most gentle duelist in the world. How could I do something like coming to your door without any reason?"

"Then what was your reason for fighting [Ice Realm King Battle - Nidhogg] and [Flame Realm King Battle - Najirfa]?"

"Ice Realm sounds very cold and makes me uncomfortable, so I must not let this kid stay. Fire Realm sounds very hot and makes me almost catch a cold in the Ice Realm due to the alternating hot and cold. I must not let this kid stay."

Mimir had no idea what Hayato and [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] saw in their "Eyes of Rune". He only knew that although the branches of the dead trees at his side were very straight and long, they were still not the best. However, there was a thick dead tree branch not far away that looked very good. It was the best branch he could find for Hayato.

But just as he took a step forward, the ground beneath his feet suddenly "earthquake", and the ground covered with dry soil and gravel cracked, and huge cracks appeared instantly and extended rapidly. In the blink of an eye, a huge rift was created, running across Mimir in front and behind, leaving him at a loss as to which way to go.

The vibration did not ease with the appearance of the cracks, but became more and more intense. Then, even without the "Eye of Rune", Mimir could clearly see that the dead woods around him began to shake continuously, and the camouflage on the surface and the illusion cast on it were shattered together, revealing the gold underneath.

The earth began to rise, and the "trees" that broke through the ground turned into countless "golden spears" pointing to the sky. The main body of the continuous "dead forest" turned out to be the spires of a high tower of a castle buried underground that were exposed above the ground. After rising to a certain height and revealing its white city walls, the castle did not show any intention of stopping and continued to rise.

The rising castle revealed its inverted triangle base and a magical golden ring surrounding it that cast a solidifying levitation spell. It was actually a floating castle.

Just above the flying castle, Mimir saw the best branch that he wanted to break off just now began to move. It was directly connected to the floating castle, as if the castle below his neck was his entire body. His head was raised, and under the golden helmet, a pair of scarlet eyes looked directly at him: "I have been exiled to the outer land for ten thousand years."

"And the arrogant god took away all the people in the kingdom."

"Mimir, the wise giant? Now even a tiny being like you dares to harm my proud castle and invade my great territory——"

"You are asking for death!"

  The floating castle that rises high into the sky and overlooks this desolate country like a lord is the one who uses illusion to hide itself, the one that Hayato and the Shadow of the King’s War - Lopt want to defeat, [Utgard, the King’s War of the Virtual World]!

The castle that was still shaking under his feet seemed to represent the rage of [War of the Virtual Realm King - Utgard] that had not yet subsided. Mimir also decisively admitted his mistake and said something nice: "Ahaha, brother Utgard, your illusion is really good. It scared me completely. So if you count it this way, we are even, right? I forgive you, and you should calm down, my brother is still down there and hasn't come up yet."

"To be honest, the scenery in your country is actually quite nice, but I seem to be a little afraid of heights. After you vent your anger, should we go back down? I'm not trying to scare you, but my brother has a really bad temper. It's scary."

  However, [Battle of the Virtual Realm King - Utgard] seemed not to hear his words and flew high in the sky. At the same time, Mimir saw a tall tower that had separated from the castle and floated in the air in the distance slowly tilting, pointing the top of the tower towards him and stabbing fiercely!

"Crack——!"

Mimir failed to dodge the fierce attack in time, but Hayato arrived in time. He was brought to the sky by [Dragon Magic Knight - Gaia] and took the place of [Gaia]. He personally threw a spear and pierced through the tall tower that was trying to kill Mimir and nailed it to the wall of the floating city.

"We're saved, well done, brother!" Mimir cheered excitedly when he saw Hayato chasing after him.

However, Hayato's words made Mimir sweat profusely: "No, my temper is very bad and scary."

Obviously, Hayato heard what Mimir said bad about him just now, which suddenly reminded Mimir of [Disturbance·Yellow] who said to him in Hayato's warehouse before, thinking of himself as the big brother who took care of the newcomers, "Don't offend Anigai, he is a narrow-minded person", and then was dragged out by Hayato the next second and slapped in the face with blood all over his face.

"It's over, Hayato is really narrow-minded, and he is my brother, so I am in trouble now!" (End of this chapter)