You and me under the world tree

"Just tell me if you have anything to say, do you need my help?"

At that time, when Hodder was cooking a pot of beef soup, he heard Slude's slightly displeased voice.

And Huode was quite confused at the time, so he immediately denied this.

But his denial made Slude's attitude even more uncomfortable.

"Do you consider me a friend? If you have something to say, of course I will help...Of course, in a personal capacity."

Then at that moment, Hodder realized.

The idle programmers in the World Tree Company designed the NPCs in the game to be extremely complicated, and it can even be said to be exactly the same as the real characters.

Their thinking and character will not allow them to accept other people's kindness directly without any doubts like a fool.

Even afterwards, the operating official Weibo even announced: These NPCs must be treated as real living people, so as to gain the best game experience.

Then, after receiving such a declaration from the official, Huo De realized.

He quickly turned his direction, and said to Slude in a tone like a colored pencil:

"I want to become stronger, and I don't want to practice swords like laymen."

Then, he gained a temporary teacher and a daily regular partner.

One of Hodder's sub-professions: Rune was opened at this time and the first foundation was laid.

It was a very pleasant time. At least at that time, there was no barrier between Hodder and [Valkyrie Slude], and he even had a little longing for the [Valkyrie] camp like other ordinary players.

This is why later, when Siegmund was determined to raise an army for the restoration of the country with the help of the Valkyrie, he did not speak out to stop it.

But these are all over after all, the important thing is that Hodder still remembers the performance of the NPC in the game plot.

Since the official has never retracted the declaration of "no difference from a real person", Huo De will naturally treat and speculate on He Huale as a normal person (the plot time is limited).

"Hewale is a woman who grew up in the worst environment. Although her mother couldn't guarantee her a good life, she gave her the most complete 'royal education', and she herself is not stupid."

She is not a character who climbed up step by step from the bottom, and it is not easy to be fooled in this respect.

"And more importantly, we weren't the first to look for them after all."

Of course Siegfried didn't know about Hodder's little thoughts and the player's unique mentality and lessons. He just knew what his uncle was talking about.

"That's right, Hewale... Her perception of the outside world has formed a pattern, consciously or unconsciously."

"Well, that's it, because most of the people who came to look for her wanted to use them, so she and those around her had already labeled the outsiders as 'sinister and cunning' from the bottom of their hearts, including us naturally. .”

Yes, it's a bit demoralizing to say that, but it is what it is.

"Even though you have been helping them here, and you seem to get along well with the people here, there has always been such a gap between you, especially for a proud person like He Huale."

"So... Uncle, what are you going to do?"

"Who knows, let's talk about this at a later time. The best thing is that I can persuade the suspicious pirate queen to let her come with me in person."

this is the best……

So the question is, how to convince her?

Could it be that he brought her here directly and then called Ye Mengjiad up?

No, forget about this kind of thing. After all, even a translator like Hilda is an 'outsider'. With the Queen's cautious attitude, doubts are inevitable.

But just as Huo De was thinking and jumping into his small broken boat, he found that the two people on the shore did not move at all.

Siegfried and Hilda, the two little guys on horses just stared at Hodder, together with their war horse Grani, the three heads just looked at Hodder.

"what happened?"

Then, Siegfried opened his mouth slightly, he probably wanted to say something, but Hilda whispered a few more words in his ear, so he didn't say anything.

"No, what's the matter with you two?"

"Is that so..."

At this moment, Siegfried was just whispering like this, he couldn't help gritting his teeth, and seemed to be struggling.

And this inevitably made Hodder even more puzzled.

"Have you had a bad stomach?"

Chapter 38: Benefits

In Hodder's view, the scene looked very strange.

Because now should be the time to be happy, after all the matter has been resolved.

If Hodder and his party can successfully return the bones of the Demon Sword Tyrfing and Angentir to those people in the abandoned port, then their reputation will be raised to an unshakable level.

The problem before them now is how to convince Hewale and the others and contribute to it, so that the nature of the matter becomes "Volsong's family helped them find the king's bones" instead of "Volsong A family alone found the lost magic sword'.

The former will gain prestige, allowing Siegfried and the others to enjoy a good prestige in the abandoned port invisibly.

The latter seems a little silly.

After all, no matter what, finding it is one thing, but finding it will bring a lot of trouble aside from the abandoned port.

If the goal is to subdue the fighters in the entire abandoned port, then in this regard, it must be treated with care without leaving any cracks.

For Hodder and the others, it is not difficult to retrieve the magic sword and remains from a known location, but they must follow steps.

That is to say, no matter what, the step of 'notifying Herwalla' must be carried out. As for what kind of response she will give, that is another matter.

The best situation is that as Hodder said before, Hewale is willing to give him trust, go to the ruins on the seabed with him, and help him open the copy. That is the best situation.

"So, where are you doing, we should go back."

Seeing a man and a woman on horseback staring at him with strange eyes, Hodder couldn't help but speak.

However, Siegfried did not act directly. He probably wanted to ask directly, but after realizing that he was a bit tall on the horse, he couldn't help turning over and getting off the horse.

"We should go."

"I know, Uncle, but I have a question to ask."

Just when Hodder's boat started to float on the sea, Siegfried walked slowly, his expression looked quite serious.

"what's up?"

"What are you going to do next?"

"What do you mean?"

"Just looking for Tyrfing." Siegfried coughed lightly when he said this.

For some reason, Huo De always felt that the other party was very uncomfortable, as if phlegm was stuck in his throat.

"What do you want to say?"

"Need our help? I think we..."

"No, you have to stay here, those warriors in the abandoned port won't rest assured that we bring their 'queen'..."

Then, he paused for a moment.

"In addition, the abandoned port also needs someone to stabilize the morale of the army. He Huale is not a person who likes to take risks—at least, she doesn't like to take the people around her to take risks together."

Hodder noticed this when he had a conversation with Hewale before.

She thinks that finding the magic sword and the remains of her father is her private matter, but for her, the top priority is the way out for the people in the abandoned port.

Let them accompany him on a road of death and no return, which is very likely to be irreversible. It is obvious that He Huale can't do this kind of thing.

"So, it's impossible for Hewale to let you go with her. After all, if something happens and she can't come back, you have to leave with the people in the abandoned port."

For the entire Abandoned Port, the most important thing is the leader, He Huale.

That's true, but Siegfried himself must never be involved when Hervale has to do something dangerous.

Because when something happened to Hervale himself, Siegfried was the way out for these people in the abandoned port.

It seems okay to think so.

However, at this moment, Siegfried's complexion became more complicated.

"So, uncle, what do you think?"

"What else can I think."

Then, looking at Siegfried's complex expression without a trace of joy, Hodder's brows under the helmet could not help but frown.

Then, he was slightly taken aback.

He seemed to know what the kid was thinking.

"You think I'll make her 'not come back'?"

Before Siegfried could be surprised, Hodder patted Siegfried on the head lightly.

Although the strength is still light, it seems to be much heavier than before.

"Think about it carefully, this is a good method on the surface. After all, Hewale is the backbone of the abandoned port. Once she dies, these fighters who are named pirates are really "nowhere to go." ' is."

After all, Hervale was the posthumous son of the King of Norway.

In the eyes of the veterans, she is the real king, and Gevarus is just a false king usurping power.

And once she passed away, these fighters who were probably in their 20s to 40s really had only two choices left, and there was no third way at all.

"However, this idea is quite stupid."

In the end, Hodder ruthlessly tore up this seemingly beautiful idea.

"As I said, Hewale is a cautious person. She must have a cronies in the abandoned port, a person who can take care of the overall situation after she leaves. There is no need to increase the gap now."

He didn't talk about human feelings, nor did he say anything about dignity and pride. Hodder just explained various reasons from the most realistic point of view.

"And, more importantly, if I come back and Huwale doesn't come back, how do you think these people in the abandoned port will think of us?"

Then, Siegfried remained silent, and he was also thinking about Hodder's words carefully.

Then, after he finished thinking along the line of thought his uncle said, he couldn't help but raise his head.

The result was another slap from his uncle.

After clapping the palm covered with mithril metal, Siegfried couldn't help covering his head with his hand.

Although Huo De's strength is still not strong, it is really hard to hold back the slap.

"How could you make such a low-level mistake."

Yes, mistake, this is a major error on the logical level in Hodder's view.

He didn't want to care about whether Siegfried himself had any thoughts about it, he just thought about it from the perspective of his elders, and his attitude of making random guesses without careful consideration really made him feel a stomachache.

Moreover, he also thinks that his elder is also brainless.

"I won't do that now, after all, now is not the time for extra problems."

Then, Huo De cast his gaze on Her Royal Highness Princess not far away.

"Young man, you spend more time talking and doing things than your brain, do you understand?"

In the end, Hodder didn't criticize them much, he just glanced up at the surrounding environment.

"It's better for us to leave here as soon as possible and return to the abandoned port."

However, what he didn't know was that Siegfried was watching him with an inexplicably complicated gaze.

Maybe it's because he has been enjoying all kinds of benefits brought by Huo De as an elder. He basically doesn't beat or scold, and his teaching is mainly based on earnestness and kindness.

So Siegfried forgot for a moment, after all, he is a wise man who has crossed countless battlefields and witnessed countless lives and deaths.

The words just now also proved that there is no honor or kindness in his eyes, but only the purest 'interests'.

But just when Siegfried thought this way, he suddenly rejected the ruthless image that he had almost finished sketching in his heart.

Because he knew that his own uncle would not be such a person.

After all, he has already proved it with facts.

"Oh, by the way, I'll tell you one more thing when I arrive at the abandoned port later."

Just as Siegfried got on his horse, Hodder's words caught his attention.

"what?"