You and me under the world tree

The true princess of the Hengding family, the Valkyrie who represents the will of the gods.

It's okay to say the former, after all, no matter how you say it, the Hengding family has also been updated, and the new royal family in the family is Legney.

But the latter layer of identity cannot be ignored anyway.

Even, let alone ignoring it, he still has to make a sacrifice.

Therefore, no matter how angry he was in his heart, he had to swallow the bitter fruit.

"Why is that."

After suppressing the vulgar words that had already reached his lips, he just spoke like this.

At this moment, Legney just slumped on his throne, and his sinister gaze at the beginning also became lax.

"In the final analysis, there are only a few hundred Valhalla warriors. Even if they are elite, they don't have any weapons worthy of the name of heroes, and they still have bodies."

When saying this, Sigrun just took a deep breath.

"Legney, have you forgotten that war is never a matter of individual combat power."

Then, the Valkyrie closed her eyes.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered the words her husband had inadvertently mentioned.

"The foundation and strength of the kingdom in the war competition, the victory or defeat of the partial battlefield cannot be judged."

And that's exactly what happened.

But even if it is true, some people will not admit it.

"Are you saying that my kingdom is not as good as the power he built in those five months?"

Then, Sigrun didn't speak.

While Legney was questioning there, she stared at him without saying a word.

Then, she reached out and stroked her ear.

"It's too loud," she said.

The volume is not loud, and the speaking speed is not fast.

Sigrun's tone was very calm, but it was these calm words that made Legney's face turn red.

The reason why he suddenly amplified his volume before is self-evident.

If he was really confident in this aspect, he would not be so irritable at all.

"You have ruled this kingdom for some time."

Not caring about Legney's increasingly ugly look, Sigrun just spoke in an extremely calm tone.

"For more than 20 years, what have you done?"

The Valkyrie's question pierced the old king's heart like a sharp knife.

"I have always worshiped the gods..."

"You are using a temple made by the Volsung family."

The Valkyrie just stared at him, that expression that seemed to have no emotion made the old king feel as if he was immersed in an ice cellar.

"The temple dedicated to the gods was built by the Volsung family, and the palace that communicated with the Valkyrie was refurbished by the Volsung family. Even the sea trade facing the northern peninsula that once supported your treasury is also the Volsung family. The foundation laid by the Ge family."

When talking about this, Sigrun couldn't help but pause.

She had only heard about some of the deeds, but she had actually experienced the other part.

It is precisely because of the establishment of the Amstel Harbor that the Netherlands will have an additional channel for external communication.

Moreover, although the Volsung family looks quite rude, they are surprisingly delicate in government affairs.

So what about bloodthirsty on the battlefield?

So what about being called a 'butcher'?

At least the Volsung family has never been ambiguous in handling government affairs.

And more importantly, Sigrun knew they had always been forward-looking.

Maybe other people don't care much about this, but because Sigrun is married to Helgi, as a wife, she knows one thing: the royal family of Volsung is paid.

To put it simply, the treasury manages the treasury and the royal family's revenue and expenditure have nothing to do with these.

But the Hang Ding family can't do this.

Although no one had ever reminded Legney of this, it was actually a matter of vision and restraint.

"In the past 20 years, you have built your own palace, built a pasture dedicated to your royal family, and dug the future tomb of your Hengding family. What else have you done besides these?"

Then Sigrun smiled.

Maybe it's because it's the last moment, and she doesn't care if she has torn her face.

After all, Legney's performance is really unwatchable.

Maybe when he was young, he still had the courage to fight Siegmund with his sword, but the life of luxury and money for more than 20 years has worn away his fighting spirit.

"Ask yourself, Legney, the gods have given you many opportunities, but you are like a puddle of mud that cannot be lifted up."

"I……"

"You are selfish, ruthless, cruel, and greedy. You even love vanity and occupy the 'achievements' that don't belong to you."

"you……"

"Did I say something wrong?"

Seeing that the old king's eyes could breathe fire, Sigrun snorted coldly.

"There are some things you know in your heart, what is the biggest moisture in your body?"

Why is Legney still able to secure the position of the king now?

Why is there no large-scale defection under his command even though he is unpopular now?

The reason is simple, because he was the one who killed Volsunger.

On the battlefield, he did have two rounds of confrontation with the hero Siegmund, and in the melee, he defeated and finally killed the hero.

Because of the existence of this merit, he can form a certain deterrent.

"You are immersed in the praise and bragging of others, but you never think about guarding against it."

No, in theory, there should be precautions.

In order to prevent Siegmund from making a comeback, he launched a series of killings in the kingdom.

Repression, massacres...

But Sigrun didn't bother to mention that kind of thing.

"The gods have given you a chance, Legney."

Then, the Valkyrie turned around, and she walked directly towards the door of the palace.

"Enjoy your last 'life', presumably soon, the descendants of Volsunger will come to your door."

"Wait, Sigrun, I have one last question!"

At the call of the old king, the Valkyrie fluttered away.

Torn skin...

Because this time, there is no room for maneuver.

There is no chance of any rebellion for the Legneys and Hendines.

"In the final analysis, this is what was destined." High above, Sigrun whispered.

Epilogue II: The Third Son

The room is still dim, and one of the only sources of light is the occasional sunlight shining through the gaps in the curtains.

But it is worth mentioning that it is not evening, nor is it sunset outside the window.

In fact, it is noon now.

But Howard doesn't like opening windows, so the window hasn't been opened and the curtains haven't been drawn since the day he moved in.

As for the other light source in this extremely dim room at noon, it was the operating game cabin.

As for Hodder himself, of course he was lying in the game cabin.

But at this moment, he didn't enter the game, but was immersed in the screenshots in the folder.

Since entering the game "Nine Realms", Hodder's favorite thing is to take screenshots in the game.

And during the initial leveling period, when he points skills to change equipment, he likes to take a picture of every set of equipment he owns.

However, these screenshots have been rare since the equipment was finalized, and even later, Hodder was no longer interested in doing these.

Even now, he didn't take a few screenshots of his latest 'Dragon Man' form.

Ugly is one aspect, but on the other hand, it is because he has passed the time when he can be excited for a long time when changing equipment.

Among the folders, there are most screenshots of NPCs, which constitute Hodder's game history, and he can directly call each NPC by name.

Although it is a bit too much to say, and it is definitely not something a normal person should do.

But in fact, he is even more familiar with these NPCs than with those classmates in reality.

Especially the characters in various plots...

Because the game "Nine Realms" itself makes various routing arrangements based on the player's reactions and choices, and Hodder also puts the kind of interpersonal communication that is close to autism into the game.

Therefore, the screenshots of his so-called plot characters must be around those characters he is familiar with.

The Netherlands, the Volsung family...

In the course of more than two years in the game, the characters he has been in contact with the most are these characters called the "protagonist family".

Siegmund, Zigni, Simfiotli, Helgi...

Because he himself has always held opinions on some people, except for the "family portrait" staying together, he didn't keep many pictures of Siegmund's two wives.

Needless to say, Theotis at that time, when Helgi and Simfiotli died in plot killings successively, he even pushed the plot with an extremely heavy heart.

As for Boghild, the woman was beautiful, but her heart was too vicious.

Among the women around Zigmund, the one who gave Huode the best sense was actually his sister Zigny.

But these are not the main point now, because Huo De didn't just flip through the pictures when he was bored.

After flipping through a few photos of 14-year-old Helgi in women's clothing who were bored and saved for fun, he finally set his sights on the 'Family Portrait of Volsunger'.

In the screenshot, the blond-haired Volsungers are sitting around the tree of children in the royal city: Barnstock.

Siegmund lay quietly under the tree, looking as if he was resting.

Simfi Otley poured wine into his mouth, as if he would never get drunk.

Helji is holding a book. He is relatively quiet in the setting, and because his face is inherited from his mother, he looks more like a little girl now that he has not grown up.

Hodder remembers very well that this episode was a routine, and it didn't make much sense.

To put it simply, it was a dinner in the royal family. Helji and the others were very young at that time.

But these are not the point, the point is that there is another character in the photo: that is a teenager who is about to steal alcohol from his elder brother.

He looked about the same age as Helgi, but he inherited his father's face instead of his mother's older brother.

So it seems that his face can now see signs of a boy.

Siegmund's third son, Hammond, is Helgi's twin brother, but he is completely different from his quieter brother in terms of character.

He liked to dance with swords since he was a child, and he had no interest in magic that required quiet learning.

A bit impulsive and irritable...

It can be said that Hammond is more like a real 'Volsunger' than Helji.

However, maybe it was because Helgi performed too perfectly—the second son of Siegmund showed an extremely perfect performance and character.

So in comparison, Hammond himself seems a little mediocre.