You and me under the world tree

And in front of those piles of treasures, a seemingly unpretentious megalithic tombstone is so special.

And there is no biography marked on the tombstone, and there is only an empty name: Laurin

Dwarf Laurin.

And maybe there will be grammatical errors.

"I'm not mistaken."

Dietrich may have guessed the inexplicable thoughts in Hodder's heart at the moment, and Dietrich couldn't help retorting.

"I wrote it after the name engraved on the ring."

"ring……"

When Dietrich said that, Hodder couldn't help staring at the glowing object above the stele.

But before he could take any action, the two completely different rays of light suddenly merged directly.

And in that brilliance, two phantoms slowly emerged.

It was a projection like a photo.

And on that projection were two dwarves.

A dwarf had his arms around another dwarf and was laughing.

Behind is a beautiful starry night.

"this is……"

"Looks like a part is missing."

Before Dietrich could raise any questions, Hodder spoke.

"Ok?"

After hearing Hodder's words, Dietrich realized that there was a third person's hand on the projection.

"There should be at least six people. This is a group photo."

Howard said in a low voice.

Then, he unceremoniously reached out to the stele and picked up the ring.

But the moment he touched the ring, he felt his senses twisted.

At this moment, the two rings seemed to resonate.

Is it memory?

Or some recorded images?

In the end, what stayed in front of his eyes was the image of a dwarf.

That's Laurin!

Chapter 26: The Whistleblower

Perhaps in a way, Hodder was lucky.

When he arrived at the great rose garden in Tyrol, the dwarf Laurin's crypt had already been destroyed by Dietrich, who was also a human.

At that time, there was only an inexplicable feeling of bleakness that caught my eyes.

After all, no one has lived here for several years.

However, when the ring on his hand originated from Hreidmar, the king of Ganita Hyde, resonated with Laurin's ring, the scene in front of him seemed to span time and space.

These two rings take it back to a time when this crypt cabin once was.

At least, Hodder did have this subtle thought in his heart when he saw the dwarf warrior who seemed to be still alive.

But soon, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his train of thought.

Because at this moment, there is only one word that fills his field of vision:

decadent.

All kinds of magnificent wine bottles fell on the ground, and the dwarf sitting on the chair was drinking heavily.

Even, looking at this appearance alone, Huo De would not think that he is a soldier.

Because he doesn't even have the most basic self-control.

After all, he was alone now, how could he detect the approach of the intruder when he was so drunk?

But doesn't that seem incomprehensible knowing part of his experience?

But that, too, seems unlikely, to say the least.

Rather, Huo De felt a little anger when he saw Laurin now.

"Are you kidding me? Since you have chosen to betray your friend, don't pretend to be pitiful here."

Howard said coldly.

"Who is this victim pretending to be?"

At this moment, Laurin suddenly raised his head.

It was not because he had heard the words of the wise man.

In fact, this is just a photo left in the ring.

And most people can't open it.

Theoretically, only those who possess Hreidmar's Ring of the Mist Demon can trigger this image.

Then the fact is already obvious.

This video was apparently left by Laurin to Hreidmar himself.

But, here's where it gets weird.

"You know they're never going to let Gurnita Hyde go."

Looking at the dwarf warrior who seemed to be drunk, Hodder said in a low voice.

"Then why expect it? Do you think Hreidmar will come out of Gnita Heide alive?"

In fact, the sage knew very well that Laurin was long dead after all.

And at the cost of his own life, he who cast down the curse covering the entire garden didn't even have a soul left, and theoretically speaking, he didn't even have a way to trace or communicate.

However, for him, a so-called bystander, if some words are buried in his heart, he will feel strong discomfort.

Not to mention, his position was not neutral in the first place.

Firstly Rakin was his friend, and secondly he still remembered the bad news and calamity that befell Ganita Head.

He was also impressed by Hreidmar and Favnir's desperation.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to watch all this as an unrelated passerby.

"You are a friend of Hreidmar. The images projected on the two rings prove that you have known each other for a long time. As a close friend, you should know his character."

Yes, that's it.

Not to mention knowing the basics, he knew every thought of Hreidmar like a roundworm in his stomach.

But Laurin should know something about Hreidmar's character.

Therefore, he should at least understand what kind of choice that man would make under such an extreme situation.

"At least, he himself should not survive."

"I actually do."

Finally, with a repulsive drunkenness, Laurin finally spoke.

"You give absolutely everything for your family, so it's probably impossible to see that."

At this moment, Laurin spoke.

He slowly raised his hand, staring at the ring that seemed to be emitting light.

"but I……"

When the words came to this point, Laurin's voice froze.

He was obviously a big man, and he should be a resolute fighter, but he suddenly sobbed.

"thump"

Suddenly, he just fell to the ground.

It fell straight off the chair.

It seems that because of drinking too much, he is a little unsteady and can't even tell the direction.

And for a while, he couldn't get up from the ground.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I failed to keep that secret, and I succumbed to their threats."

It was a tearful confession.

It was recorded in the ring, and it was left to Hreidmar by Laurin.

Even though he was very clear in his heart, with Hreidmar's personality, there was a high probability that he would not see such messages and confessions.

But he did it anyway.

Why is this?

Maybe it's to ease the heart that has been tortured by despair and regret a little bit.

Now it seems that there is no other reason besides these.

"Ugh."

Hodder couldn't help sighing as the cries of repentance left by the dwarf warrior lingered in his ears.

Due to various limitations, he didn't know when Laurin left this confession photo to express his guilt.

However, from his point of view, there is no way to express any views.

He didn't have any position to forgive this guy instead of Lakin who had really suffered that kind of pain and hurt.

At the same time, Lakin's side is the same.

Now as the newborn King of the Nibelung, although Alberich can represent himself, he has no way to replace his innocent brother who died in vain.

He has no way to represent his elder brother who bears the name of patricide just to tell a big lie and pass down a 'big killer'.

No matter what, Alberich has no way to replace the deceased relatives to make this choice.

At this moment, Hodder even felt a strong discomfort.

On the one hand, it was because Laurin's weeping confession made him feel uncomfortable.

No matter what, it can't make up for the pain.

And compared to this seemingly helpless confession, from the bottom of his heart he hoped to see the face of a running dog of the gods.

At least you can mock it to your heart's content, can't you?

On the other hand, the sage also realized that this matter was not over.

Because between the words, Laurin expressed an attitude.

He himself was not voluntary, which even revealed the sense of powerlessness that cannot be fought.

Torture?

Or, he himself tried to be conservative?

But anyway, these revealed some news:

"I don't know if you will believe me, but I am not an informer, they already knew about this kind of thing."

Listening to Laurin's weak but hysterical voice, the sage in the world narrowed his eyes.

"interesting."

Hearing what he said, maybe he is not the only one who informs?