You and me under the world tree

Lai Jin's words are very inspiring. There is no reason why this bitter and mean dwarf can flourish under Lagni's hands, except for the forging technology that claims to be able to make anything for you as long as there are materials. , His flattery and team-building skills are also unrivaled.

After hearing his words, Huo De felt that he was at a disadvantage by not hiding the hilt, but contributing it instead.

"But it doesn't make much sense."

Looking at the words of the mission item that emerged on the hilt of the sword, Huo De also sighed in his heart.

This is how the player group looks like. Even if they have some magic weapons that can blow up the sky, as long as they can’t really enter the equipment bar and become equipment items or props, it’s useless. Huo De has also handled a lot of holy swords before. Magic sword, ax, hammer, etc., but those things are useless at all.

People who play online games should be familiar with this situation. No matter how powerful the mission description is, they still have to replace it with real mission rewards to support their families.

"It doesn't make sense..." After hearing Hodder's complicated voice, Lai Jin only felt something stuck in his throat.

Really, what a noble hero, the name of a sage is really worthy of the name, just like he rescued himself penniless back then, even though he had considered selling the person in front of him several times because of the disparity in strength. The giant came to exchange a life-saving talisman for himself, and he had no regrets.

Even later, he arranged a residence for himself so that he could live with the craft of forging, and he didn't ask for any compensation for this.

"Okay, but this holy sword can only be held by a true hero, Siegfried..."

"he is."

Lakin probably wanted to deny the identity of the apprentice kid, but before he opened his mouth, Huo De directly blocked his words. Even at this moment, Lakin only felt that the gray eyes under the helmet revealed a shocking expression. Palpitating brilliance.

Even, this fierce light made Lai Jin swallow his saliva.

He remembered that although he had never really seen his face, he had once seen the eyes inside through the gap in the helmet—there was no expression, and his small thoughts seemed to have nothing to do with those eyes. Hidden like that.

"Okay, okay, it's his son after all." In the end, he still chose to change his words.

"Wait, whose child am I?"

Although the conversation between Hodder and Lakin made him feel foggy, Siegfried still noticed the key points in the words, and he couldn't stand the amount of information.

Holy Sword Gorum...

Although Legney has ruled the Netherlands for nearly 20 years, the story about the previous Siegmund has never faded, and the invincible holy sword in the tree, Gorum, in his hand has aroused great interest. It has attracted widespread attention, because since the death of King Siegmund, the holy sword seems to have disappeared. Siegfried never thought that he could see the holy sword that had disappeared for 20 years here, even if it was only a fragment.

"Uncle, you..." He stammered a little, as if he wanted to say something, but at this moment, the heavily armored warrior suddenly threw the broken hilt over.

"Ehhh?!!"

Just as Siegfried subconsciously caught the smooth hilt, the ancient runes on the holy sword in the tree flashed past.

it wakes up...

"Uncle, this sword..."

At this time, Siegfried was a little incoherent. As an ordinary blacksmith apprentice, he wanted to put down the sword in his hand, but young people all have hero dreams after all, and the desire for magical weapons made him want this tree. Zhongshengjian couldn't put it down, even if it was just a fragment, but he believed that as long as an excellent blacksmith recast it, it would definitely shine with the legendary glory again.

get it……

His thoughts are so pure, but at the same time, a conflict can't help but emerge from the bottom of his heart: Does it really belong to him?

After all, it was his uncle who took out the hilt of the sword, and he didn't dare to do anything overstepping without his opening his mouth.

"Uncle..." he called out

But at this moment, Hodder didn't respond at all, his eyes were like a godless vortex, as if he was looking at something else through Siegfried.

After seeing this look, Lai Jin couldn't help but sighed.

He felt that he probably understood what Hodder was thinking...

"You haven't let go of that fight yet, have you?"

Chapter 9: Epic Quest: Descendants of Heroes

In Lakin's view, Siegfried is just a kind of sustenance for Hodder. Lakin, who is old and mature, is very familiar with the kind of eyes that look at the things behind him through the people in front of him, so he said Say this sentence:

"You haven't let go of that fight yet, have you?"

There is no need for Huo De to say anything, Lakin's shrewd head has completed all the content again. He knows that Huo De participated in the last battle, and was ordered to seek help but failed to catch up. It was still breached, and then he was entrusted with his child and wife by his dying old friend. This is definitely the shadow of his life.

According to his understanding of Hodder, his mind is definitely like this. In this Midgard, almost no one is more affectionate and righteous than him. The guilt makes him unable to let go of Siegmund's death, so He will bring Siegfried back to Volsung, arrange for him a background that will not be suspected, let him grow up here, and now...

"No one will doubt that an apprentice blacksmith has obtained the legendary holy sword." Lai Jin finally said with emotion

The dwarf jumped off the chair directly, and then rushed to the door at the fastest speed in his life. He came to the door, hung up the wooden sign of thanking guests behind closed doors, and locked both doors. After that, he carefully returned to the shop.

Hodder still didn't speak, he looked at Siegfried, that kind of eyes made him feel very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to say anything, and Lakin finally broke the silence at this time.

"Okay, Siegfried, this thing itself is for you."

Although Hodder didn't say much, Lakin finally agreed with this matter - even if he didn't like it, he knew that even if he didn't say anything, Hodder would give him the broken sword.

"I... can I have the holy sword Gorum?"

"Of course, child, this is your father's sword, and you should hold it for all reasons."

"my father?"

When he heard this extremely unfamiliar word to him, Siegfried was a little confused, and a look of astonishment appeared on his handsome face.

"But, this sword is..."

"Sigmund."

Just when Siegfried was talking incoherently, the warrior who seemed to have been wandering in the sky before seemed to have finally come back to his senses, and his voice sounded again, which was no less than the backbone for Siegfried.

In fact, his previous distraction was far from what Lai Jin guessed. He had never experienced the nearly 20 years of wandering that Lai Jin imagined, and even the fragment of the sword was in his hand. It took less than a long time - he just broke out last night.

And the reason for his distraction is nothing more than being linked to the system, because just now, his mission has been completed, and the mission item [Broken Sword Hilt] has been completely removed from his inventory, even if he retrieves the rune now Broken Sword couldn't put it back into the inventory, and at the same time, the skill points for "supporting the family" and the quest equipment rewards that he had to sell at will also entered his panel, waiting distribute.

"He is your father." After closing his character panel and inventory, Hodder said.

"My father is Siegmund?"

Siegfried simply followed Huo De and read the sentence translated from this fact again. He didn't fully understand the meaning at first, but after he understood it, the kind of bewilderment couldn't be erased.

"I……"

His expression did not reveal any joy or sadness. He knew that Siegmund was the king of the Netherlands, and that he was a well-known hero in Midgard. He died 20 years ago, and the death is unclear. What's more, it is said that the current king, Legni, killed him in a duel on the battlefield.

But in any case, these things are too far away for Siegfried, not to mention time, even life is too far away, he is just an ordinary blacksmith boy, living in the city of Volsung every day, if there is no accident, The most he could do was ask his adoptive father, Lakin, for a good weapon, and then go out on his own adventure, and he never thought about inheriting the blacksmith shop.

But now, something is not quite right...

"I don't know what to say."

The shock brought by the facts made him incoherent. Although he tried his best to calm himself down, anyone could see his unsteady state of mind at the moment.

Even at the end, he gave up trying to pretend...

"I'm a little tired." He said

Siegfried casually put the Broken Sword that he loved before on the table, and then ran all the way back to his room. Whether it was sleeping, hitting the wall with his fist or pouring himself with wine, he always found a suitable channel To calm down his mood at the moment.

"I originally thought that with your character, you would be more 'gentle', because you have always been tolerant to him." Just after Siegfried left, Lakin couldn't help but said, "As a result, you have also seen that this The incident was a bit of a blow to him, and I don't know if he can survive it."

"He will, this is the path he is destined to take." Hodder said casually

After all, this version of the expansion is called [Song of the Nibelungen]. In any case, as the protagonist, Siegfried will definitely give up his identity as a blacksmith and take up the reforged holy sword to create his own legend.

From the player's point of view, Huo De's words were taken for granted, but it seemed a little strange that it fell into Lakin's ears. The old dwarf opened his mouth several times, but finally said something that was neither serious nor serious.

"You are too confident in him, he is completely different from his father."

What a hero Siegmund is, Lai Jin has not seen the heroic appearance of the king on the battlefield because of his timidity, but he also knows that his final death is also due to his age. He has almost no defeat in his life. The sons also made great military achievements, but in comparison, Siegfried was still a bit mediocre.

but……

"Why is he mediocre?" After glancing at the old dwarf Lakin, Hodder finally just responded with such a sentence.

Then, Lai Jin was speechless, he just stayed where he was, his eyes a little dodged...

He seemed to want to say something, but his lips were murmured, and the words did not slip out of his mouth in the end.

Finally, the task panel refreshes again...

[Epic Mission: Descendants of Heroes]

[Introduction: The descendants of heroes will eventually embark on the road of heroes]

[Mission objective: assist Siegfried to regain the throne of the Netherlands (0/1)]

[Task Reward: Fragment of Holy Sword Gulam (forging material)]

[System prompt: The route of this mission is not fixed, players are requested to dig by themselves]

"Huh?" After noticing this long-term mission, Hodder couldn't help showing a hint of subtlety under his helmet.

Fragments are not quest items anymore?

And the last mission prompt on the panel can't help but make him feel bad, because it means that the player can't fully experience all the missions.

Then, when he looked up, he saw an exclamation mark suddenly appear over the head of that mean dwarf in Lakin.

[Mission: Lakin's Distress]

[Introduction: Dwarf Lakin has a trouble that has troubled him for 20 years, maybe you can help him. 】

[Mission Objective: Ask Laijin (0/1)]

[Task Reward: Recipe: Warhammer of Vater]

Chapter 10: The Prophecy Obtained by Rakin

"Nine Realms" is just a game after all, no matter how real the senses it simulates, no matter how excellent its experience is, it is just a game after all.

And two years ago, when Hodder first stepped into the game as a newcomer, he was fascinated by the tasks and the highly intelligent NPCs in the dungeon scene.

He would be obsessed with interacting with them, put himself into it wholeheartedly, and try his best to brush those daily tasks that don't have good rewards just to fill up the prestige and NPC's hidden but real favor.

Not for anything else, just because they will be more enthusiastic when seeing them and interacting with them in the game.

Later, he did indeed, he got the title of 'Sage', almost every NPC with a name and surname in the game knew him, sometimes he even fantasized, if "Nine Realms" is not a simple game , Can he also become a hero like Siegmund?

Then, the spicy chicken planner and chief writer of this sand sculpture game gave him a slap in the face...

"Nine Realms" is not a game with a joyful tone. It faithfully restores the scenes of Nordic hero legends. NPCs of an era are almost dead.

Although as far as the background of the expansion is concerned, it was at least 60 years ago, but for Hodder, this is the game plot of more than a year ago, and his external hard drive still stores the screenshots of the characters There are also emoticons.

However, it must be mentioned that Siegmund's family failed to end well. The younger sister was burned to death in the fire, the eldest son was poisoned to death by poisoned alcohol, and one of the two sons was taken to the Hall of Valhalla. , another died in battle.

Hodder's game cabin is a special "game version" issued by World Tree Company. It has a very high configuration and can run the game perfectly with the highest performance. There will be no mosaic in the case of full simulation, so it is conceivable , How big is Hodder's psychological shadow.

And after experiencing those farts, he also realized: this plan is to deceive people, to set up a series of tragedies in a game with virtual senses that are almost indistinguishable from reality, the brains of this plan are definitely shit .

If he doesn't want his own psychological shadow to gradually expand, he has to clarify his identity as a 'player'.

Feel at ease as the fourth natural disaster, do daily tasks in this broken game every day, ensure that the equipment is not behind, and write some paid strategies for Lun, just order the food and it's over.

With this kind of mentality, he will not refuse to do certain tasks because of personal emotions as he was a novice. The reward for supporting his family is the most important thing. When a golden exclamation mark appeared on his face, he couldn't help grinning slightly.

Although to him, the reward hammer formula is almost tasteless, but it is not a bad thing to collect.

However, this special scene mission is not over yet, can Lakin's mission be triggered here?

But anyway, Hodder finally spoke:

"I wanted to ask before. You seem to have something on your mind all the time, and you are hiding something from me." Huo De's tone was quite flat, he didn't directly ask anything, just opened the topic with a statement tone

But at this moment, Lai Jin couldn't help being taken aback, his expression was quite exciting, various vivid but extreme expressions appeared on that old face that had always looked sour and mean but extremely greedy for money, but in the end it completely changed into A sigh.

"Really." He sighed, and he didn't seem to want to hide anything, and at this moment, the big exclamation mark above his head disappeared from Hodder's vision, as if it had never existed, and replaced it with It's a silver question mark.

"You should have figured it out a long time ago. I'm surprised that you didn't ask me this until now." He said

Huo De didn't respond to this, because as long as the NPC spoke first and confirmed that the mission was in progress, it was impossible for him to let this 'cut-off' stalemate continue.

"It seems that you may still regard me as a friend..." He smiled wryly, "I think you should have been dissatisfied with me for a long time."

The dwarf's eyes turned to the small room outside the window, which was Siegfried's residence.

"More than ten years have passed, only you have taught this child something - writing, swordsmanship, and I have not taught anything..."

In his opinion, the reason Hodder brought Siegfried to him more than ten years ago was because he hoped that the dwarf could teach him—although few people knew about it, Lakin himself was indeed a talented person. In addition to the ancestral craftsmanship of the dwarves, he is also proficient in mysterious runes and various languages ​​​​of the Nine Realms.

But he didn't do that in the end, and the man in front of him returned to the blacksmith's shop several times over ten years to teach Siegfried how to read and write, and finally taught him how to practice swords.

"In this respect, I am ashamed of his identity as adoptive father, and I am ashamed of your trust."

Lakin seemed to have a little conscience, he took the initiative to bring up these things, and Hodder didn't say a word. From the dwarf's point of view, his eyes seemed to say, 'You know that too? 'Same.