You and me under the world tree

After casually glancing at the helmet in Hodder's hand, Lakin said that he didn't think Hodder asked him this on purpose.

Even, for this old blacksmith, Hodder's behavior is more like a sharing.

Because for a dwarf blacksmith, it is meaningless if the rune craft and the casting skill cannot be improved together.

"You can learn the above rune craftsmanship, and then return it to the furnace. It's not difficult anyway, isn't it?"

"Well, break it down."

[Mission Objective: Talk to Laijin about the helmet issue (1/1)]

Although this drop item is very painful, but the reward still looks good.

[Mission: Recasting the Trophy]

[Task Reward: Recipe Vateal Epee]

【Mission: Refraction】

[Task Reward: Enchanting Refraction]

"Speaking of which, this sword... did you forge it with the craftsmanship of your hometown?"

"Otherwise? I use Asgard's craftsmanship?"

Chapter 120 Three: Siegfried still needs polishing

After some gossip, Huo De pushed all the two missions with good rewards that he temporarily got to the last step, and now, there is only one last thing left: the melting pot of giants.

Neither Lakin nor Siegfried had forgotten the reason why they came back to Grinheim, and even for this reason, when they revisited the old place, they also cleaned up the lingering enemies here.

"To be honest, if it wasn't necessary, I would never come back here again." Lai Jin said involuntarily as he walked through the dark city of giants.

To be honest, even if it was a revisit to the old place, even if he had witnessed the slaughter of giants living here, he still couldn't like it here.

It wasn't just because he recalled the dark days of his slave years here, but more importantly, as a dwarf who was shorter than short-lived humans, he naturally hated those huge buildings.

Humans are still insignificant in the city of giants, let alone dwarves, they are just like ants...

"Uncle, do you think that prince will send troops here in the future?"

Just after the group finally stepped into Mr. Wang Gelin's palace, Siegfried suddenly asked such a question.

He has been silent before, but he has been thinking about this issue in his mind, because if it is done properly, this place is completely a natural mountain city. Although the building is a bit bigger, these things can be repaired .

From this point of view, the underground city in the Northwest Mountain Range is completely a natural fortress, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"Also, when we came, we seemed to see a lot of hidden passages. If we fully use them, this city will become... very dangerous?"

At this moment, Siegfried has not yet inherited the throne, and he has not even planned how to counterattack the Netherlands and regain the glory that belongs to Volsung, but he unconsciously began to consider the strategic position of the city of giants.

He does have a brain enough to take on the role of 'king', but he doesn't have much self-confidence in this regard.

"Uncle, Lai Jin, are you listening?" Seeing that there was no response, Siegfried suddenly lost his confidence.

He could not care about Lakin's opinion, after all, the dwarf was just a blacksmith, but he couldn't care less about Hodder's opinion.

Although the sage of Volsunger is hidden under the brilliance of the heroes, according to Lakin, he is the brains of the Volsunger family, and his help is absolutely indispensable for the rapid rise of the Netherlands.

It can be said that his vision is very important.

"Go ahead." Seeing Siegfried looking at him, Hodder said, "Be more confident."

"I just think that the location of the Jura Mountains itself is dangerous." He said

In the previous version, the location of the mountains was the junction of the Gothic Kingdom, the Netherlands Kingdom, and the southern Burgundy Kingdom. It is also because of the existence of the Jura Mountains that the three kingdoms are not completely bordered.

"It is gentle in the southeast and steep in the northwest. If there are really any underground passages extending in all directions, it will become the best warehouse and army fortress."

"Well, then what?"

"If Dietrich is allowed to occupy this place, not to mention how the Kingdom of Burgundy will respond, the Netherlands will also have a difficult time."

This is what Siegfried is worried about. There is no cause and effect, and he doesn't even have a step-by-step idea. He is just purely worried about this matter, what will happen if the Jura Mountains and the underground Grinheim are occupied by others as a result of.

"So, what can you do now?"

When this sentence came, Huo De didn't even look at Siegfried, but this question made the young warrior look thoughtful and shocked.

After a moment of inexplicable unwillingness, he finally lowered his head.

"It seems impossible."

"If you can't, don't think about it. You have to learn to choose. If you think too much about useless things, you will make yourself hesitate."

If Siegfried has any shortcomings until now, it is that he is too 'immature'. This immaturity is reflected in his thoughts, and he does not have the decisiveness to choose.

Just as Hodder said, if you think too much about things that cannot be done at all, or whose priorities are clearly behind, the whole person will become hesitant.

"We don't have much time, Siegfried," Hodder said.

"arrive."

Just as Mr. Sage of Volsunger was discussing these things with his nephew, the dwarf Lakin yelled.

At this time, he was not very polite, and directly kicked open an obviously decayed wooden door, revealing the extremely huge facilities inside: a huge furnace, a huge anvil, and mysterious symbols that need to be interpreted everywhere. arts.

This is a back corner of Mr. Wang Green's palace. As a slave, how could Laijin have his own residence in this giant city? He even slept in this so-called blacksmith's shop at that time.

"Okay, okay, let's help, it's full of dust-Green's idiot looks like he didn't catch a new blacksmith, this furnace hasn't been used for a long time."

Although it’s true that he hates this place, Lai Jin, an old blacksmith, obviously likes things like furnaces. The expression of an old lover.

"Leave it to us here, Siegfried, you have about... several hours of active time, do whatever you want."

After saying this, Hodder turned his attention to his task list.

[Mission: Blacksmith's Furnace]

[Introduction: Everything is ready, but the furnace is not good enough]

[Mission Objective: Talk to Lakin about the furnace (1/1)]

[Task Reward: Recipe: Vateal Tomahawk]

The formula has already entered the backpack, but now is not the time to study, because at this moment, a new task has appeared.

[Mission: The Day of Recasting the Holy Sword]

[Introduction: You have found enough materials, you already have enough smelting furnaces, and you have an excellent blacksmith by your side, please recast the holy sword that once shocked an era]

[Mission Objective: Recast Holy Sword Gulam (0/1)]

[Task Reward: 50 Free Skill Points, Title: Holy Sword Blacksmith, Enchanting·God's Wrath]

"Tsk..." After seeing what should be considered the final task of this stage jumped out of the task panel, Huo De's eyes couldn't help but become subtle.

Speaking of which, what exactly is this divine wrath enchantment?

"Okay, Huo De, don't be dazed, clean up and activate the runes. The stove here needs to be heated up."

'crash'

Just after Hodder activated the rune of the furnace, the huge rune furnace started to operate. The high temperature once made Hodder feel that he was about to be melted.

"How about it, Howard, the furnace here is very hot, isn't it?"

Let alone ordinary furnaces, even the furnaces specially provided by the kingdom are not as good as this...

Chapter 120 Four: Broken Skin

It was very hot under the mountains, and at this time, Dietrich, who had returned to the ground, did not call out his nightmare horse Falke.

His Royal Highness the Gothic Prince just walked calmly on the rugged road in the Northwest Mountains with unhurried steps.

It took quite a while to walk back to the guards' camp from the trap town that the giants had placed on the surface, but during this time, Dietrich didn't say anything.

He listened to the sound of the breeze blowing, to the chirping of the birds wandering in the woods, and finally, he stopped his footsteps.

"Ah—" he spoke out.

Although the voice from the throat is slightly neutral, even vaguely juvenile and immature, it is a male voice after all.

Moreover, with a little adjustment in pronunciation skills, this voice can be adjusted to the indifferent and deep tone that his soldiers and people around him are already familiar with.

This has been his voice for a long time, since he traveled abroad when he was young and returned as a prince again, he has used this voice.

In fact, he was quite satisfied with this voice. It could not only express the youthful feeling unique to his age, but also use the helmet to cover up the indifferent but ferocious temperament that the soldiers were familiar with.

But this time it was different. I don't know if it was because he just walked out of the ground, but Dietrich felt an inexplicable depression in his heart.

Shortness of breath?

Armor too hot?

What kind of reason it was, even His Highness the Prince himself couldn't figure it out, he just stood there calmly.

But this time, he was not simply listening to the breeze and the crisp birdsong. He was just thinking about one thing: about the man named Huo De and the people around him.

Although theoretically speaking, he has only met twice, but the soldier left a very deep impression on him. The first time was in the small town of Hegrim. In theory, they cooperated for the first time, and the second time was Now.

Although according to formal ideas and sayings, this is only the first time they have cooperated, but now he is somewhat looking forward to their next meeting and cooperation.

There are definitely a lot of opportunities for collaboration between them...

This is not Dietrich's guess, but a fact. After all, although the current Gothic Kingdom seems to be strong, there are many hidden dangers both externally and internally.

Even during the long battle, even Dietrich himself was already in a dangerous position, so he needed an 'ally', this ally could not get close to those gods, because he didn't have any good feelings for them .

Hodder and the man named Siegfried he has been carrying with him, they may be good allies, and the previous promises and dialogues are just a kind of negotiation and investment.

Unexpectedly, the man didn't regard this as a simple "friendly conversation between friends". He was always alert, and talking with smart people was always so relaxed and comfortable.

However, it would be nice if the atmosphere could be a little bit better...

His thoughts are sincere, even though from his standpoint, as a prince, he must consider the interests of the Gothic Kingdom, but at the same time, he does hope to become friends with those people.

Although this idea came from his sincere belief that he hated those Valkyries who conveyed the will of the gods, it was sincere.

After all, he is still too lonely. As a character who is friendly with giants and has no feeling for gods, he really has no way to understand the traditions of the people around him. Gods and Valkyries are held in awe.

If it wasn't for the existence of those women, he would have been able to lead troops into the current Royal City of the Netherlands. Was the war just for those women?

Thinking of this, Dietrich couldn't help raising his palm, and he looked at it intently.

Finally, he raised his hand and drew a rune in his palm, which was taught to him by his good friend Princess Zebul.

Then, while the rune was still in effect, he gently took off his horned helmet, and then put his hand in front of his mouth, as if yawning.

"what--"

Gently, he made a voice, this voice is completely different from the previous male voice, it belongs to a woman's voice, although it is a bit cold or even a little cold, but it is indeed him...or her original voice.

"It's really... stupid."

…………

"boom"

At the same time, on the side of the giant's furnace, two blacksmiths have completely raised the giant's furnace. The rune furnace does not need any fuel at all, and in the entire Nine Realms, the best ones are also engraved with runes. furnace.

This kind of furnace is quite convenient to start, but for the giant furnace in Grinheim, they still have to check the integrity of the runes, so the old dwarf Lakin was not idle when the furnace was burning.

He ran up and down, checking the runes he had engraved in the room one by one, and finally even checked the integrity of the protective runes on the outside of the furnace at close range...

"Okay, it's almost there..." Lai Jin shouted loudly after reaching out and patting the shell of the furnace vigorously.

As an excellent blacksmith, he has always been very enthusiastic about the cause of 'forging', and more importantly, this is the only dignity left after he left the status of the second prince of Gnitahead.

"In short, the armor and weapons we have on hand have been melted, and the Asa iron part has been separated." He said

At this time, his hand was also attached to the bricks of the huge furnace, and with his manipulation, the fire in the entire furnace seemed to decrease slightly.

"The temperature is adjusted. First, let's separate the hardened Mithril part."

The mithril of Midgard, the light cast iron of Alfheim, and the Asgard iron of Asgard, these are the structures of weapons and armors used by ordinary Valkyries to travel in the mortal world, and the order of melting points is also determined by low to high.

More importantly, their melting points are divided by thousands of degrees, so there is no need to worry about the separation being unclean.

But at this moment, Hodder didn't move. He didn't take out the Valkyrie sets mixed with Asa God Iron from his inventory, and he didn't speak. He just stared at Lai Jin.

"Hodder?"

"Lakin, your skin..."