You and me under the world tree

"damn it……"

Chapter 7: Heroes and Valkyries

Now, Legney finally realized the feeling that Siegmund once had.

Betrayed...

Although from the very beginning, Valkyrie has never revealed her 'camp'.

Because the Valkyries have always stood by the side of the Hengding family. Even in the war with the Gothic Kingdom a few years ago, they were responsible for mediating, and they even wanted to defend the Netherlands even at the expense of the Gothic Kingdom. .

Time is the easiest thing to cover up traces, not to mention that the Valkyrie has guarded the Netherlands and the Hengding family for more than 20 years.

These more than 20 years are enough to make people feel numb and even forget what those women did before.

Now think about it, what about 20 years?

This period of time may be extremely long for humans, but it is probably not much more for Valkyrie.

After all, the contact between the Valkyrie and the Volsung family is much longer than this, and can even be traced back to Siegmund and even further back.

Even Sigrun is Helgi's wife.

But so what?

"Hmph..." Thinking of this, Legney couldn't help but sneer.

But then, a bitterness appeared on his face involuntarily.

Although thinking about it now, Valkyrie is not an organization that can be trusted at all, but he was unwilling to believe this before.

It's not because of anything else, it's just because today's Netherlands and today's Hengding family have survived until now completely relying on the support of the Valkyries.

If the support of the Valkyrie is lost, this not only means the will of the gods, but also means the crazy revenge of the Volsung family.

Some things only he knows after all...

"Damn..." He clenched his fists.

Struggle, pain, regret...

These emotions flashed across his face one by one, but in the end, when he was about to leave the mausoleum, these expressions all turned into a touch of coldness.

He casually pulled out the 'Siegfried Corpse' that had been exposed from the sarcophagus, and then threw it on the ground at will, then walked to another tomb.

When Siegmund was planning the tomb, he naturally built a tomb for his righteous brothers who accompanied him to start a family, struggle together, and build a country.

This separate burial chamber is on the side of Siegmund, even closer than the children.

The sages of Volsung...

After entering the sage's tomb, just like he did to Siegfried before, he directly pushed the sarcophagus away with brute force, and stabbed the sword into the charred corpse.

Then he found the giant's bone under the human shell.

They are exactly the same. This kind of camouflage seems to be nothing at first glance, but as long as you tear off that layer of camouflage, you can find that the underlying 'frame' is not the case.

If you just look at the surface, this is a strategy designed using the tradition of the atrium.

But at this moment, Legney couldn't help but think of the Valkyrie's behavior.

Although there is no 'descendant' and no other Volsong clansmen to handle the funeral, it is normal for the Valkyrie to handle the funeral.

But now, because people who should have died did not die, and even faked their own deaths, in this case, Legney also had to diverge his thinking.

And the most important question is: Does the Valkyrie know about this?

If known, it means that those women have teamed up with the Volsung family to deceive him.

But what if you don't know?

Is it because he still has his last hope, or is it because of some other reason.

To be honest, Legney himself was a little confused about his understanding of the Valkyrie.

As a king, he shouldn't have pinned these so-called hopes on others, but now he couldn't help thinking about it.

Because at this time, he always felt that he had touched something incredible.

If the Valkyries don't know these things, does their 'upper peak' know this?

Then, the thought stopped abruptly.

He knew very well that he didn't really doubt these things.

In the final analysis, he was still unwilling to believe that the gods had given up on himself and the Hengding clan to re-choose the rising Volsunger.

"That's it."

After walking out of the mausoleum, he took a deep breath.

"Prepare the horse." Said to the guards standing at the door, Legney said, "Let's visit the Valkyrie here."

In terms of residence, Valkyrie is not too far from the royal city of Volsung.

For the Valkyries, they only need to shake their wings and cross the mountain roads that ordinary people must go around to reach the deep palace.

As for Legney riding like this, it will take roughly half a day's journey.

Because he doesn't understand magic, and he can't let his war horse go over the mountains directly, and taking his guards to the residence of the Valkyries in the Netherlands is bound to go over the mountains and over the mountains.

However, this is not the first time he has visited Valkyrie, and he often ran here when he was young, so

Speaking of which, the palace was actually built by the Volsung family.

After the destruction of the Volsung family, the Valkyries returned to this place.

Although Legney, who had to be concerned about the Valkyries at the time, also mentioned whether to help them expand, but this request was rejected by Sigrun.

"No need, everything here is enough."

These are the original words of the Valkyrie of the Netherlands camp at that time: Sigrun.

More than 20 years have passed, and the young man at that time is now at the time when he will be tired from the journey, but Legney's physical strength is not bad, so he quickly saw the palace in the depths.

In terms of scale, this palace is a bit like a palace in the world, but it is a little smaller than those palaces with ancient heritage and expanded from generation to generation.

However, it was the girls flying above the palace that attracted the most attention.

"so beautiful……"

The young guards around Legney couldn't help sighing.

This is the sigh that young people will utter. After all, they are young and don't think too much, and because of the influence of Midgard's legend, they also have hero dreams in their hearts.

Who doesn't want to have an excellent war horse, an excellent magic sword or a holy sword, as the bard said, and then rely on these weapons to walk in the atrium or even the Nine Realms.

You can even meet and know each other with Valkyrie, and even...

"When my father was free, he told me a story he heard when he was a child. I heard that there was a hero in the Netherlands who couldn't hold a sword at all when he was young. He was taught by a Valkyrie. They lived together, practiced swords together...and then heard that the hero never married."

Then, just after a slightly younger guard was idle and talking about some legends related to the Valkyrie, Legney's face suddenly darkened.

At the same time, another guard who noticed quickly reached out and bumped the partner who hadn't noticed the point of the problem.

"Okay, that's fine."

Just like the story of the Volsung family, the older generation of course remembers the group of people who once opened up the territory.

Although the degree of spread is not as wide as that of Siegmund, who is happy and vengeful, they also know about this aspect.

Although until now, because of his not-so-famous reputation, not many people remember his name, but the story has been passed down after all.

It is said that the unmarried warrior of Volsung already had a wife, but his wife has been waiting for him in the realm of the gods.

The story is so spread, but the specific who is not known.

Maybe His Majesty knows?

After being interrupted, the young guard just looked at the king's back curiously.

Chapter 8: Questioning

When His Majesty the King was young, it happened that the Volsungers lost the favor of the gods.

But at that time, Siegmund still ruled the Netherlands, so according to common sense, he also grew up listening to the stories of the Volsung family.

Then, he should know about this matter, after all, he is an opponent no matter what.

The leader of Hending, who defeated the Volsung family head-on, should understand.

However, Legney, who is nearly fifty years old, probably won't solve the doubts for those young and curious guards.

And because of Legney's usual erratic, irritable and bloodthirsty reputation, no matter how courageous these guards were, they didn't dare to ask more questions.

Therefore, some turbulent crowds returned to silence.

"Let's go in." After holding the rein tightly in his hand, Legney said calmly.

Then the king of the Netherlands and his guard entered the palace deep in the valley.

But when they honestly followed the road and walked in through the seemingly open door, they found that the inside suddenly became wider.

"What's the matter?"

"Calm down, there's only 'magic' here."

Of course, the palace where the Valkyrie lives is not as simple as it looks on the surface. The walls of the manor and the palace that seem useless are all engraved with runes.

Although Legney didn't have a deep impression of this, he vaguely remembered that these runes seemed to function as an enchantment.

This enchantment is gradual, and the palace can only be seen when you walk a certain distance, and if you don't walk in from the main entrance, you will definitely be hindered.

And more importantly, this palace plus the one before the palace, which looks no less than the inner garden of the royal family, occupies a rather large area.

Even, the moment you enter the gate, you will feel as if you have stepped into another world.

Although it can be regarded as early summer and late spring, the weather in the Netherlands is not very warm because of its geographical location.

Although the power of Niflheim and the Queen of Death will not affect this place, nor will it make the Netherlands exude a heart-cooling chill all year round like the northern peninsula or even Iceland, but before entering the summer After all, it is cooler.

However, the residence of the Valkyrie is completely different. The breeze blowing here is full of warmth, and the garden is even more fragrant with birds and flowers, which is completely different from the sinister valley environment outside.

Then, at this very moment, the Valkyries descended from the sky.

Dressed in silver armor, they look majestic but at the same time fascinating.

The skin exposed under the armor reveals the unique beauty of women, especially the flat belly and the white wings, which can't help but make people start a series of "imaginations".

However, Legney is someone who has been there after all, and he has long passed the age to be attracted by these Valkyries.

So, he just glanced at the guards behind him.

And after noticing the warning on his king's face, the guards who were still fluttering couldn't help but become nervous and serious.

At a time like this, they don't dare to mess around anymore.

Facing the sight of those Valkyries, Legney didn't get off his horse either, he just stared at those women condescendingly.

"Where's Sigrun?" he asked

Facing the cold and complicated king, the gorgeous Valkyrie couldn't help but look at each other.

Because they noticed that King Legney's attitude was not as affectionate as before, they still hesitated and doubted.

What happened?

They really wanted to ask this question, after all, not everyone knew about those twists and turns.

But at this moment, a voice came.

"Let's all go back."

It's Sigrun...

Although there shouldn't be any distinction in status between the Valkyrie, but 'birth' determines their unique position after all.

It's like the Valkyrie who was born as a goddess is a head above these 'mortals' after all.

And Sigrun herself is from the Hengding royal family, and her husband Helgi is the hero leader in the Hall of Valor. These identities other than the Valkyrie gave her a very high status.

Not to mention, for some of the new Valkyrie girls, she's an icon.

Then, Sigrun moved forward slowly, and she stared at the king who was nearly fifty years old.