You and me under the world tree

"The battle in the atrium has gone too far."

She pursed her lips and said.

"It's not about 'overdoing it' anymore."

But before he could finish speaking, a cold and determined voice came from the other side.

It was the voice of a teenager.

And when he followed the prestige, that young face appeared in the eyes of several goddesses.

"Wait, Helge!"

Behind him, the Valkyrie Sigrun chased after him.

She looked as if she was going to grab him, but in terms of strength, she couldn't compare with the son of Siegmund at all.

Then, the young heroic spirit walked up to the goddesses.

"I just read it, and the so-called soldiers and soldiers only accounted for [-]% of them."

After hearing the young soldier's words, Slude closed his eyes subconsciously.

And Xiufen and Ge Fuqiong were obviously aware of the problem, and disgust appeared on their faces.

Only [-]% of fighters?

what does this mean?

This means that the dead here have far exceeded the casualties of the frontal struggle.

"This is a massacre, and I'm afraid it's still a one-sided massacre."

Ge Fuqiong said.

Her gaze was on those humans who were led here, male and female, old and young.

"Is the world slaughtering the city?"

"Yes."

Sluder said in a low voice.

"I also just received news in this regard. After Norway broke through Gitland's defense line, it launched a massacre of the city."

Having said that, the Storm Goddess paused for a moment.

"Then, I ordered on my own initiative to bring them here."

Originally, one of the important duties of Valkyries in human activities was 'selection'.

They will identify fighters on the battlefield, abandon defectors, select heroic war dead, and those children with growth potential and martyrs to enter the realm of God.

Others are not eligible.

This is the rule set by God King Odin.

Fugitives, sick dead, old dead, and even mediocre "ordinary people" who died in massacres should have no chance of entering Asgard, because what the God King needs is an army, so he only needs those who can A spirit of bravery and combativeness.

However, Slude accepted the dead.

"It's logically correct, but it's a pity that it doesn't conform to the rules."

Xiufen suddenly sighed.

"You were born in the wrong era, Slude."

Her tone was full of some weirdness, but Slude couldn't understand it.

"Earlier?"

"It's nothing."

Seeing that Slude seemed to ask something, Gefujun shook his head.

She patted Xiu Fen lightly, signaling her not to continue talking.

"In short, do you want to place them in God's Domain?"

"There is an idea for that."

Facing Ge Fuqiong's gaze, Slude said softly.

"However, just like what Miss Xiufen said, this has actually gone against His Majesty's wishes."

She glanced at the goddess of love, then took a deep breath.

"I don't know if he will agree with my approach..."

"Of course not."

Before Slude could finish speaking, Xiufen and Ge Fuqiong replied in unison.

Then, they just looked at each other.

Then, Xiu Fen took a step back slowly, while Ge Fuqiong sighed.

"Because this does not conform to the basic interests of the Protoss."

Chapter 5: Benefits of the Gods

"Basic interests..."

After hearing Ge Fuqiong's words, Slude subconsciously wanted to face it with such a smile.

She was used to this look.

But now, Slude found that he couldn't laugh no matter what.

basic interests...

This word fell from the sky like a heavy mountain, overwhelming Slude.

What are the fundamental interests of the Aesir?

"The world tree."

Generally speaking, it is of course the Nine Realms themselves, in other words, the body of this so-called world.

They live here and have roots here.

The weapons they use come from the ores in this world, and the food they eat comes from the animals and crops in this world.

Moreover, most of the resources in this world are renewable.

This regeneration is purely literal.

Theoretically speaking, a barren forest that has been burned clean by flames may grow brand new seedlings out of thin air in a few years.

A vein that has been dug clean and nothing is left may glow with new brilliance in a hundred years.

Even, even those beasts that walk around.

Perhaps due to various reasons such as threats and the high value of fur animal bones, a certain beast may be confirmed to be completely extinct in the hunt, but it will reappear somewhere after a while.

It may be years, decades or centuries, but the reappearance of those animals is inevitable.

In short, for these reasons, as long as the gods still rule the world, it means that they will have a continuous flow of resources, and they will never have to worry about running out of things.

However, this does not mean that the rulers of the Asa Protoss can embrace and enjoy this 'golden mountain' without paying anything.

In fact, the world is 'alive'.

And the reason why the materials of the Nine Realms are renewable is because the whole world is like a living body.

Creatures get hurt and wounds heal over time, and so does the whole world.

However, the Asa Protoss obviously couldn't let the World Tree Yuktra Hill wake up just like that.

It cannot wake up, because it is the incarnation of the ancestor giant Ymir, and of course there is only one consciousness in it theoretically.

And the awakening of the First Frost Giants will obviously cause a lot of bad things.

And so, man was born.

While life is short and numerous, it is also closely related to the world tree.

This race has assumed the responsibility of sharing the "life" of the world tree from the moment it was born.

And various races also reduce the power of the Nine Realms by eating and other methods.

However, this itself has an 'upper limit'. In other words, the 'life' of the World Tree itself also needs to be supplemented, at least not completely dead.

So where should it be supplemented?

The gods are of course immortal. This is the privilege of being the ruler. They have a way to achieve immortality other than magic, and it is very simple.

Meanwhile, giants remain uncontrollable to the gods.

Even though the Asa Protoss had already closed Helheim to the outside world, allowing the giants to return to the great source of the Nine Realms (World Tree) after their death.

But the gods still need a 'device' under their control.

Still 'human'.

Human beings are not only a limiting device to suppress the awakening of the ancestor giant, but also his 'source of nutrition'.

"Our Majesty needs the World Tree to remain in a state of sleep that is healthy but not enough to wake up, so what the theory needs to do is to keep 'circulating'."

Life is born.

Life is gone.

This may be in line with the ecology of natural cycles, but it is under the control of the gods.

They will only allow certain lives (souls) to return when necessary. From another perspective, this can even be called a 'sacrifice'.

"After all, human beings are just props used to restrict the ancestor giants."

Suddenly, Xiufen's cold voice came.

This is obviously not her original intention, and what she conveys is the cognition possessed by some gods.

It's just that these words had a completely different meaning when they fell into Slude's ears.

The voice gradually distorted, awakening certain scenes in her memory.

That's what a man once said:

"In the eyes of your gods, mortals are nothing but lackeys and toys."

"To you, everyone is the same."

"Of course, I'm afraid I am too."

Unknowingly, Slude's thoughts returned to a few years ago.

In her mind, the figure of the warrior who seemed to exist in the shadows was still extremely clear.

At that time, Siegfried, the current king, still hadn't made his mark, and was still an ordinary blacksmith apprentice.

At that moment, with all his hatred, he made her realize that everything had changed.

In the end, everything was frozen in that sea of ​​flames.

When Heng Ding's family broke through the City of Wrath of Sky, a fire burned his original residence to the ground.

Burning with the memories of the past.

This fire was not set by the angry Heng Ding clan, but by himself.

"Why do this?"

"Who knows, maybe it's because I can't go back."

"In short, you also understand this aspect."

Just when Slude's thoughts began to diverge subconsciously, the words of those "senior Valkyrie" came to her ears.

"No matter what angle you look at, 'farewell' and 'death' are things that offend people after all, and our 'His Majesty' will definitely not be willing to shoulder this kind of 'responsibility'."

This may sound strange, but it is the truth.

In Odin's plan, for the benefit of the entire Aesir clan, this obvious use of humans as props must not be made public.

"It's normal, this kind of thing can't fall on the head of the god no matter what."