The world-devouring dragon

"Have you decided yet?"

Old Edgar said softly as he looked at Lina in front of him with some worry.

Various weapons and beast furs are placed everywhere in the wide long house, and the bonfire burning in the center makes this wide long house extremely warm.

According to the habits of the Vikings, everything else, including food, clothing, and daily necessities, was placed in the longhouse, and they did not have the habit of dividing rooms into rooms, which meant that a family was a house.

After her daughter got married, she should have stopped coming back to live with her parents, but at this moment, old Edgar with a long beard was sitting opposite Lina, watching his daughter with concern.

Looking at the old-looking father in front of her, Lina nodded calmly.

Between his brows, the lingering sadness has completely disappeared, replaced by perseverance.

"I have thought it through. Father, please tell everyone the news."

Looking at the poor daughter opposite him, old Edgar looked at her with complicated emotions. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh and spoke to his daughter seriously.

"Lina, father will do whatever it takes to help you."

…

A few days later, shocking news spread throughout Rogna Island.

"The kind-hearted Lina decided that she would marry anyone who could help her kill the giant snake Jörmungandr who killed her husband, and she would also take half of the old Edgar's family property with him."

In this era of barren entertainment life, in an instant, this news caused a sensation throughout Rogna Island, and even spread to some nearby islands.

When they heard the news, I don't know how many young people who had been decadent because of Lina's marriage shouted excitedly. And even people who don't have much feelings for Lina will inevitably be moved.

What is the concept of half of the old Edgar's family property?

Old Edgar's family is famous for being a well-off family on Rogner Island. They have hundreds of cows and thousands of sheep. They have nine sons in the family, all of whom are tall and heroic. Only one daughter, Lina, has always been the best. Much love.

At first, Lina didn't like anyone, but she had a soft spot for Kyle, a poor man who had grown up since childhood. She even married him. At that time, she didn't know how many people envied her.

But at this moment, the good news falling from the sky is that as long as he succeeds, beauty, wealth, and the reputation of killing the giant snake Jörmungandr... everything will come to him.

This kind of temptation is enough to make countless people fall in love with it.

As for the giant snake Jörmungandr?

As the ancestors of the Vikings who were known for being "uncertain and reckless when encountering difficulties", these Norse people expressed their confidence, regardless of whether it was the son of the god Loki, even if it was, we would skin and dismember it. .

In this age where humans and gods coexisted, connections between humans and gods were not uncommon. Because of this, the Northmen were not afraid of the giant snake Jörmungandr mentioned by the prophetess, but were eager to try it.

For the Northmen who believe that if you die bravely in battle, you will be taken to the Hall of Valkyries by the Valkyries; if you die on the bed, you will be taken to the Kingdom of Death. To them, dying in battle is not something worth fearing. On the contrary, the excitement of challenging the giant snake is even stronger.

Suddenly, after hearing the news, there was noise from all directions.

On Rognar Island, many nearby islands, and even the mainland Midgard, there is an endless stream of suitors coming from all directions, just to get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Edgar family was not polite this time and did not hesitate to cook cattle and slaughter sheep to entertain the suitors who came.

At the same time, Lina went to the temple of the prophetess and tried to ask her about good or bad luck to determine the time to go to sea for revenge.

According to the Norse people's habit, they always ask the opinions of witches or prophetesses before taking action. In their view, these older women often possess many secrets that ordinary people do not know.

However, in response to Lina's inquiry, the prophetess simply replied: "It is not a good time to go to sea yet."

Every day, Lina would go to the temple and ask the prophetess when she could go to sea to avenge her husband.

But each time, the prophetess simply replied: "It's not a good time to go to sea yet."

No matter how Lina asked, the prophetess answered this every time.

In desperation, Lina could only arrange the residences of the suitors while organizing warships to be ready to go to sea at any time.

In this way, spring passed and autumn came, until the spring of the next year. Half a year passed. Finally, when Lina asked the prophetess again, the prophetess's answer finally changed.

…

"That's it."

Looking at the mysterious runes that appeared on the white cloth during her divination, the prophetess's eyes showed some complexity.

She let out a long sigh and continued.

"Going to sea now will usher in a rare good opportunity. However, fate is always unpredictable. Before the goddess of fate completely reveals her choice, I can't really predict what your future will be like..."

"In other words, destiny is in our own hands, right?"

A cold voice came.

Turning around to look, under the gaze of the prophetess, the once weak girl was now wearing soft armor made of leather.

In her hands, she held a spear and a round shield. The weakness between her brows had long since disappeared, replaced by a vigorous and heroic aura, and her whole body exuded the aura of a female warrior.

In the past six months, this girl who was once protected by her father and brother and didn't know what a sword was, had almost tried her best to learn fighting skills. Even the North warrior who taught her how to fight was dumbfounded.

But the prophetess knew that a fire was burning within her...

A flame called hatred.

Resentment, anger, love, memories, powerlessness, weakness, desire...

All the good and bad human emotions are intertwined and brewing, and finally turn into a blazing flame.

That flame was burning all the time, burning her and motivating her to keep moving forward.

Unless the giant snake Jormungandr is killed, this flame will never go out.

The prophetess nodded.

Lina had been waiting for this move for countless days and nights, tossing and turning every night, unable to sleep.

However, when this move really came, Lina felt that there was no surprise or excitement in her heart, but...

Just endless hate.

…

Three days later, this group of more than 300 armed warriors, including Lina herself, and eight dragon-headed warships, among the cheering crowd, finally headed towards the vast sea.

At the same time, among the crowd, looking at the retreating team, the prophetess couldn't help but think of the rune she used for divination.

"NAUTHIZ."

Among the runes, this horizontal and vertical cross-like rune is not a good sign in divination.

Resistance, grief, transcending sorrow and doom, developing willpower, understanding the last resort...

This rune, which means "the present of destiny", represents Lachesis, among the three sisters of destiny, who is in charge of life and the present.

"What... exactly does this mean?"

"Are they indicating that you are about to slide into the past of death, or are you heading towards a hopeful future?"

The prophetess thought to herself and could only sigh.