You and me under the world tree

"But the legend may be just a legend, and these things cannot be found out at once."

In the end, Hodder deflected the topic, because, as he himself said, legends are just legends.

There are some things not only him, but even Lakin himself can't explain clearly.

The most important thing is for Hodder to prove that he has heard it. As for the source, no one in Midgard or even the entire Nine Realms will trace the source of a 'legend'.

"Compared to these, what is more important is what is in front of you." He said, "You have found a 'home', but Siegfried has not yet."

"I know." Lai Jin rubbed his hands, "Although in fact, I really want you to stay here for a longer period of time, at least until we rebuild the city, but it's unlikely."

"We need an army, Lakin, an army that can help us conquer the Netherlands."

He glanced at Lakin, and seeing that the newly enthroned dwarf king seemed to have something to say, he added something else.

"A human army, dwarves and puppets, these things are too eye-catching, and you have managed to hide them completely. If the gods don't look for you, it's better not to show your head."

As long as they don't show up aboveboard, the gods won't know what's going on under the mountains.

The reason why Fafnir was able to have time to stuff all his citizens into the treasury and make these many actions was because he was sure that those gods would not come here.

"Maybe, you should spread a death message? For example, I..."

Speaking of this, Lai Jin's voice suddenly seemed to be stuck, because at this moment, he seemed to think of something.

"Don't think about it, it has nothing to do with your prophecy, fate is just bullshit." At the moment Lakin was silent, Hodder said, "Look at Siegfried, he seems to kill you with his own hands people?"

"No..." After being stunned for a while, he finally said.

"So that's never going to happen."

"I know."

I don't know if Lai Jin listened to it, but that's how he answered anyway.

Moreover, he himself didn't intend to put the topic on it, so he quickly changed the topic.

"So, where are you going to go next? Or, where are you going to draw an army from?"

"First of all, exclude the kingdom. I don't want Siegfried to make any concessions or sacrifices because of this kind of thing. Secondly, I don't trust those people either."

It's still a commonplace topic, if you just use the power of other kingdoms, you will inevitably be restrained in the end.

The benefits that a kingdom needs are not only wealth, property can only be regarded as a small head, and the real big head is still land and other things.

"The 'army' I conceived should not involve other forces, but only serve us."

That is to say, without any external forces involved, after the war of restoration of the country, you can even have the confidence to withstand external pressure, which is something that cannot be done with the help of other countries.

"Could it be that you want to use the appeal of the Valkyrie?"

Although Lai Jin's words were teasing, in fact, many kingdoms made their fortunes in this way.

In the atrium world where the prestige and tradition of the protoss are deeply rooted, as long as there are Valkyries who are willing to stand on the platform, they are not afraid that no one will join them.

Siegmund, who returned to the Netherlands at that time, relied on this method to quickly pull up an army...

"No, they control them, I have my own way." He paused, then looked at the person in front of him, "Our goal is the north."

"North...Gitland? Norway? Or Iceland?"

Subconsciously speaking the names of the three kingdoms, Lai Jin couldn't help being taken aback, but immediately turned his head around.

"You want to go to the North Sea? Those pirates?"

"Ah."

"Ymir's beard, your idea is really... Do you know how cruel those pirates are?"

After hearing Huo De's words, Lai Jin couldn't help but want to knock the head of the soldier in front of him with a hammer to see what was inside.

"Those are pirates, cruel guys who float in the North Sea all day long. When they are hungry, they even eat... their compatriots. Do you want to win them over?"

Chapter 80: Desperadoes of the North Sea

pirate!

This word means 'cruel' and 'crime' in the atrium world.

It's strange to say that, but this is Midgard after all.

The folk customs here are tough, the traditions are distorted, and death in battle is an honor. Those who are not dead in battle are even despised. Old people are required to take the initiative to seek "death in battle" for glory.

In such an environment, is there anything that can be called 'cruel'?

The answer is yes...

Tradition and order in Midgard revolve around cruelty, but this is 'order' after all.

The pirates in the atrium world are disorderly, because in this world, the sea is far more dangerous than the land.

As criminals, the pirates in the atrium world generally drift on the ocean, they have no way to enter the territories of various kingdoms, let alone dock.

They drifted adrift on the seas, building makeshift havens on barren and barely livable islands.

However, they cannot obtain food through additional means like other kingdoms.

They have no land, no land to grow, and there are only two ways to feed their stomachs.

One of these is fishing:

This is what Iceland does. In order to make up for the embarrassment of the lack of local food, Iceland's marine strength is quite developed.

But they are a bunch of bandits after all.

If they can fish and hunt with peace of mind, why should they be reduced to the point where everyone shouts and beats them and can only drift in the ocean outside the land?

Therefore, the pirates had always made a living by robbing merchant ships at first, and some people also thought about the route from Iceland to Norway, Gitland, and even Denmark.

As long as there is trade between countries, these moths will basically get a foot in it, and they can even go to the coast to plunder.

Later, I don't know who came up with the idea, they reduced the plunder and killing, and turned their attention to the protection fee. If the ship wants not to be attacked by pirates, it has to pay protection to those guys wandering in the North Sea fee.

Of course, the above-mentioned ways of living only represent the crimes of these pirates. They will not be accepted by any country, and there are even clearly marked bounties.

What really created their 'cruel' name is the marine environment.

That’s all for other places. The atrium, a world surrounded by oceans, has mild seas—such as the East China Sea.

That is the sea area around the Iron Forest, some guys who don't want to cross the Iron Forest can pass by the sea.

The giants have always welcomed humans to do business on their land. In addition, there is no more than a taboo between giants and gods. The giants can use subtle magic to keep the unique gentleness there.

What's more, the ocean is the domain of the sea god Niord, and those who respect the god can more or less be protected by him.

Of course, giant robbers are another matter. For a human caravan, encountering a giant ship in the East China Sea is not a good thing.

However, no sea area can compare to the northern sea area.

This sea area is located north of the land of the courtyard, and the northern end is Niflheim, the land of ice and snow that never sees the sun.

The land is incredibly old and left untended for some reason.

Most of the giant beasts and monsters in the ocean gather there.

Huge octopuses capable of crushing ships, giant sea monsters, large carnivores that swam in with the smell of blood, and the head of the legendary giant snake that was crushed at the bottom are all there.

Moreover, the north is the 'land of death'. Although in the past, Niflheim was a pure ice and fog country, just a place to compare with the southern flame country, but now it has become the place where Hela's believers live. place.

Although Lai Jin hadn't seen it for hundreds of years, and didn't dare to run out to sea when he was wandering, he knew that there were even ghost ships on which ghouls rode in the North Sea.

These ghost ships are the "obsession" of war. They are permanently imprisoned in their own era, fighting the war of their own era.

But in that place where fish and dragons are so mixed that even the kingdom's navy dare not set foot easily, the pirates come and go freely.

"They're fighting krakens, ghost ships, ghouls, and there's nothing they're afraid to do to claim their place."

At the end, Lai Jin even took a deep breath to calm his emotions.

"It's got everything in there, so you know what you're talking about? These guys are more brutal than ghouls and ghosts."

In the depths of the northern sea that no kingdom can touch, there are only the purest evils of human nature.

"Those guys are definitely beyond the control of ordinary people."

"These desperadoes have always been thirsty for property, and there is no 'mercenary' who can fight better than them in this world."

"Aren't you afraid that they will rob you of your belongings?"

At this moment, Lai Jin had the feeling of becoming a gangster. He said such words in an instant without thinking about it.

After all, he doesn't like those guys wandering in the North Sea, so whatever Huo De says now is wrong in his opinion.

Lakin thinks Hodder is crazy...

Or rather, he felt completely hopeless.

But also because of this, he sounds silly now when he speaks.

"Me? Looting?" he asked

This kind of rhetorical question inevitably choked Lai Jin himself.

"Or, do you think someone in this world can rob Siegfried who holds the sword of God's Wrath?"

Lai Jin was so anxious that he patronized there before, he completely forgot that the person sitting in front of him drinking water was not a normal person at all.

Even the gods fell into his hands, and even the number one warrior of the dwarf kingdom was suppressed by him. It was not his turn to worry about the personal safety of such a person.

As for the other, Siegfried.

This child's fighting talent is right there, and now he has the reforged Sword of God's Wrath and is bathed in dragon's blood. His frontal fighting power can only be described as immeasurable.

And if they act together...

"Hiss..." Lai Jin couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air.

He wasn't worried about any security issues now. After realizing that he couldn't shake Hodder's thoughts and plans no matter what, his mind went blank.

can't say anything...

"Well, it seems that there should be no problem with you here, as for me..."

"Weapons and armor, I want these, I will come back to get them when the time comes."

"Okay." Finally, Lai Jin stood up, "Then you can come and help me now. I don't feel at ease if some things are not resolved. Besides, this is for you."

At this moment, Lai Jin stuffed something into Hodder's palm, it was a ring.

Finally, he ran to a device next to the furnace, removed his ring and embedded it directly on top.

In an instant, the flames in the furnace rose up, and the light of the fire shone on Hodder's hand, allowing him to clearly see the words engraved on the metal ring, which was a name.

"Hreidmar..."

"This is the ring left by my father. It was placed deep in the treasure house. Didn't you say you need it?"

"thanks……"

"Don't say thank you over there, give me a hand, just try my craft."

He took out Fafnir's soul stone and the almost broken hilt - that used to be Fafnir's Fog Demon Warblade.

"He left his soul, definitely not just to commemorate something."

Chapter 81: The Cursed Treasure

Siegfried's consciousness is now groggy, and he feels uncomfortable all over.

Fortunately, the drinks of the dwarves are all good wines, and there are no inferior products.

So he won't roll over or anything, and when he opens his eyes, he's still conscious.

So what happened before?

Looking at the wine glass in his hand and the dwarves lying on the ground around him, Siegfried began to sort out his memories.

I remember that before, he stayed in this treasure house and drank with these dwarves, and while drinking, he himself was confused, and he had no idea who was drinking with him.

In the end, his memory was fixed on a group of dwarves who were sleeping soundly.

Ah, I remembered everything. After he drank the last dwarf, his consciousness gradually sank.

To put it simply, he was drunk himself, and last night was a rare indulgence.