Old days in the box

Chapter 2 The Blessing of the World Tree

Another unexplored world, a stormy night.

The bravest fishermen in Haiding Village are hanging alone at sea, their lives in danger.

As fishermen who have been living with the sea for generations, they are most sensitive to the unpredictable weather at sea, and they have already sensed the coming storm.

But even so, Freya still wants to set sail.

The number of young adults in the village is decreasing, and the food brought back from each trip to sea is no longer enough.

If this continues, there will soon be elderly and children in the village who cannot survive.

Not to mention the oppression from the inland kingdoms, which required them to pay tribute to a sufficient amount of fish and seafood every month.

If the specified amount of tribute is not paid, the village will inevitably die.

Therefore, no matter how bad the weather is, they must go to sea frequently, every day.

But tonight, Poseidon no longer seemed to care about them.

The storm swept the sea monsters from the deep sea into the shallow sea and targeted their fishing boat.

Just when Freya was about to sacrifice herself to let the fishing boat reach the shore safely.

A huge change occurred in the sky covered with dark clouds. A huge shadow covered the sea surface, breaking through the clouds and suddenly impacting down!
That is...a document paper that is far larger than a fishing boat!

This piece of paper directly hit the sea surface, just hitting the group of sea monsters. Under the heavy pressure, it directly smashed the sea monsters' flesh and blood, and blood exploded from the sea surface.

The huge momentum of the falling paper set off huge waves, pushing the fishing boat to the shore in one breath, and stranded it dozens of meters away.

Freya was stunned, frightened and overwhelmed for a moment, and was also swept into the sea by the huge waves.

Fortunately, she had been going to sea for her father since she was a child. She had excellent water skills and quickly regained her balance in the water. She grabbed the edge of the giant paper and climbed up, lying on the huge paper and floating on the sea.

At the same time, Zhou Xiao in front of the screen was equally surprised!
"This program is well written, can it still achieve such a function?" He was equally surprised when he looked at Freya lying on a giant piece of paper floating back to the shore in the window.

Other files on the computer can be dragged in, turned into corresponding physical objects, and even interact with the world inside!

Even in the known game field, this is a quite incredible technical concept.

Zhou Xiao slides the angle of view and turns the picture to the shore in the direction in which the giant paper floats.

In the window, Freya was washed ashore on a giant text document and was immediately surrounded by her father and other fishermen in the village.

"Poseidon bless you! My daughter!" The old man rushed forward excitedly and helped Freya down from the giant paper.

Other fishermen in the village knelt down and kowtowed to the text document stranded on the shore.

"I'm fine, father. It was a miracle that saved me... The God of the Sea must have heard my prayer and responded to us!" Freya looked a little dazed, but she soon became excited and said happily.

"No, I'm afraid this is not Poseidon's response." But the old man's face was not as happy as Freya's. Instead, he looked heavily at the huge text document.

This stranded text document paper is about 17 meters long and nine meters wide. There is no text written on it. It is just lying quietly on the beach.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Xiao outside the screen couldn't stand it.

This picture looks really weird.

What's even more amazing is that after dragging this text document in, it automatically adapts to the painting style inside, and it doesn't look out of place at all.

"It's really amazing. From this point of view, this game can do a lot of things." Zhou Xiao laughed unconsciously and was immersed in it.

He zoomed in again and continued to listen to the conversation of the villagers.

"Father, you mean...this is a miracle from other gods?" Freya's smile gradually faded from the window.

Thinking of this possibility, both father and daughter couldn't help but feel nervous.

Gods are not uncommon in this world.

The world they live in is called the Middle Court. It is one of the nine realms nurtured by the World Tree and is surrounded by gods and giants.

Here, it is not surprising that various gods, natural spirits, elves, and giants are affecting the world in their own ways.

What the fishermen and Freya and her daughter were worried about was not the miracle, but the price.

The nine realms nurtured by the World Tree all follow the only ancient law, which is equivalent exchange.

To get something, you have to pay a corresponding price.

Even the extremely powerful god Odin had to trade his hanging upside down and one eye in exchange for supreme wisdom.

Even fishermen in a poor village have to worship the sea god before going to sea to pray for a good harvest and peace.

Sacrifice is one of the ways to pay the price.

In this world, everything gained comes with a corresponding price, and this has always been the case.So what they are worried about now is that this unknown foreign god saved them by performing a miracle. How should they repay the god?

If you don't respond in time, you will offend the gods.

The price they will have to pay by then may be beyond their ability to bear.

"We have always prayed only to the Poseidon, and no other external gods have ever favored us. How should we offer sacrifices now?"

Many villagers turned their attention to the old man after kneeling down.

Different gods have different requirements for sacrifices. Now the origin of this foreign god is unknown, and there are not many stutterers in the village, which puts them in a dilemma.

"We have to show our sincerity no matter what, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the gods!" The old man said decisively.

The sacrifices required by most gods are the same, which are nothing more than fruits, cattle and sheep, wine, gold and silver, etc. I think this unknown god will not be too far away.

The fishermen in the village all nodded in agreement when they heard the old man's words.

For people in this world, making sacrifices is the most common daily routine. They will make sacrifices to the corresponding gods to pray for success in all matters such as festivals, sea voyages, expeditions, marriages, groundbreakings, etc.

It's just that this time, Haiding Village really has no grain left, and the only thing they can offer is their promise.

At this time, all the fishermen were kneeling around the huge text document. Freya knelt down in the middle, making a praying gesture to the sky with her hands.

"Unknown Outer God, we humble beings are grateful for your miracles. In the next six months, we will offer seafood sacrifices every seven days in return for your miracles..."

Outside the screen, the girl's prayer came from the speaker, making Zhou Xiao laugh.

"It's just a new text document, it's not nothing." Zhou Xiao looked at the circle of little people in the window who were kneeling down seriously, and once again sighed that this game was really lifelike.

Unfortunately, games are just games, not reality after all.

Zhou Xiao glanced at the time and saw that it was already early morning. He would have to rush to work early tomorrow morning. He couldn't help but continue to be immersed in this game.

"It's a pity that your great Outer God has to work overtime tomorrow. I can't continue playing. I have to sacrifice to my boss." Zhou Xiao sighed and laughed at himself at the screen.

I’ll give you a big one as a farewell gift, Zhou Xiao thought to herself.

Since anything can be dragged in, this should also be possible, right?

He opened the wallpaper library with a tired look on his face, dragged one of the World Tree wallpapers from "World of Warcraft" into the window, and placed it next to Haiding Village.

The "World Tree" Nordrassil is a magical tree that grants night elves endless life. This is much better than creating a new text document.

A progress bar appeared on the wallpaper and started loading, but this time Zhou Xiao did not wait any longer, but stood up and went to rest.

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On the other side, the world inside the window.

After Freya finished reciting the words of sacrifice, everyone quietly looked up to the sky, waiting for the god's response.

But after a long time, there seemed to be no sign of anything happening.

The fishermen looked at each other with worry and doubt on their faces.

"Does this foreign god not accept our promise?" Some fishermen asked in a low voice.

"Doesn't that mean that He will take the price from us according to His own wishes?" Some fishermen started to panic.

"Is there any other way? Maybe we can borrow some food from other villages?" Some fishermen immediately suggested.

Freya was silent. Her father was already the best at dealing with mysterious beings in the village. If this method didn't work, they would have no choice but to climb over the mountains and ask the wizards in the inland kingdom for advice.

At this moment, the coast began to vibrate, as if the earth was ringing.

The old man immediately protected Freya, knowing that this was the response from the unknown alien god!
Immediately afterwards, under the gaze of the fishermen in Haiding Village, a scene that they would never forget appeared.

A huge magic tree rose from the ground and grew wildly on the coast. In the blink of an eye, it had formed a trunk dozens of meters high, covering the entire Haiding Village.

The overflowing magic sprinkled down from the tree crown and fell on them. Under the influence of the purple flash, their skin color began to change.

"Damn it, is this a punishment from an alien god?" the old man cursed.

The fishermen around him all panicked, watching their bodies undergo strange changes.

But the old man looked at his daughter, and his expression of hatred stopped abruptly.

Freya's skin color began to brighten, her figure became taller, and she became one with nature. The same was true for everyone else. Every old man's appearance began to transform back to youth, and he felt the power of life like never before.

"This is not a punishment, this is...a gift!" The old man's increasingly youthful face showed unstoppable joy.

(End of this chapter)