You and me under the world tree

"This is a letter that only the king can open.

"Because it's not a secret, and His Royal Highness didn't ask him to keep it a secret, so he just said it directly.

"The sage Hodder, the warrior Siegfried, and the blacksmith Lakin died heroically in the battle against the giants. Our Highness hopes that the Netherlands can collect the corpses of these warriors."

There was respect in Wolfhart's tone, although he had never seen that battle with his own eyes, and he didn't even know much about the warriors who acted with His Royal Highness.

Needless to say, the sage Huode, his name has been passed down for decades, not to mention that he is still elusive.

Although the dwarf Lakin was extremely conspicuous, but such a small man stayed in a daze in the corner of the frontline camp every day, and no one wanted to talk to him.

Among them, Wolfhart is probably most familiar with Siegfried. After all, the young soldier who is older than him is busy all day long, almost treating himself as a soldier in the barracks.

But in the end, they had only been friends for a week, and their friendship was not that deep.

Wolfhart felt reverence only because the wreckage of the battlefield was so shocking, the entire underground city seemed to have been burned by flames.

And on such a battlefield, those three fought to the last moment.

Wolfhart was already immersed in his own narration, he felt that he could imagine that kind of tragic battle, so he didn't notice the astonishment shown by the beautiful Valkyrie in front of him at all.

Although Sigrun was wearing a battle helmet that covered the lower half of his face, his beautiful eyes showed astonishment and even horror.

Even before she knew it, the letter in her hand fell to the ground, but in the end, she calmly picked it up with magic.

"I see, I will convey it. After a few days, the Netherlands will send an envoy... No, we Valkyrie will go there in person!"

Taking a deep breath, Sigruen tried his best to adjust his complex emotions mixed with astonishment, sadness and doubt.

"You can go back and convey my respect to His Royal Highness for me. Valkyrie respects his righteous deeds."

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At the same time, there is a tavern for adventurers in the town of Strath at the junction of the current border between the Netherlands and Goth.

In a private room, three people are eating around a table.

This is a strange combination of two humans and one dwarf. The two male humans are well-equipped and excellent. As for the dwarf, he simply covered himself with a black cloth.

However, the border towns are different from the capital of the kingdom after all. There are all kinds of people here, and even giants and even elf adventurers can be seen. This kind of thing is not surprising.

"If this wave of things continues, the entire Nine Realms will be in chaos." After gulping down the ale in the cup, the old dwarf who had been wearing a cloak couldn't help but said.

"Come on, you came up with this plan." Faced with the dwarf's sigh, the man still wearing the frontier armor pointed it out without hesitation, "And you are the one who contributed the most."

"It's not that you said that Legney's pursuit is troublesome, so I did it like this." Seeing that the man simply pinned all the blame on his head, the dwarf couldn't help shouting.

Isn't this the 'task' you caused?Isn't it for those skill points that I would do that?

But Huo De will definitely not say such words...

"I didn't let you make such a big news, did I?" he said

You talk to me, these two people seem to be unable to calm down.

Facing the seemingly noisy conversation between the two elders, the young man didn't say much, he just stroked the plain wooden hilt of the sword lightly, then picked up a piece of bread and ate it.

And at the end, seeing that the two humans didn't intend to make trouble with him, Lai Jin was finally relieved.

"But I have to say that I'm still very happy. Although I can't do any real harm, I'm still very happy to be able to deceive those guys."

Yes, Lakin couldn't be happier...

Ever since he was forced to leave his hometown and embark on a wandering journey alone, he never thought that someone would use his craftsman's skills to stir up trouble.

Horde the Sage, Man of War...

This man brought his unique concept of conquest to Midgard, to the Netherlands, and now, he has begun to deal with the gods.

Chapter 120 Nine: Dead Angle

The three charred corpses had been transported into the catacombs of the Volsung King City. According to the Midgard tradition, they had to be buried with the Volsung clan.

Under the city is the tomb of a family, and it can even be called the city of tombs. It sounds confusing, but this is indeed a human tradition in the atrium world.

Even though Legney didn't like it at all, as the ruler of the Hengding clan, he tried his best to oppose the wandering sages and the descendants of the Volsung clan re-entering the city, but it was useless.

Not to mention that his reputation as a king is getting worse and worse, and his current rule is completely based on internal deterrence. The will of the Valkyrie alone is something he cannot defy.

No matter how stupid Legney was, he understood one thing: the reason why he was able to secure the seat of king and the reason why the Netherlands he ruled was not destroyed was entirely because of the existence of the Valkyrie.

Although he is indeed somewhat incompetent, this incompetence is only compared to other kings. He also has a certain talent in himself to be able to stand up to unify the entire tribe and complete revenge when the Hengding family is on the verge of destruction.

If at the beginning, he would be blinded by the existence of the 'Valkyrie', when the Valkyrie no longer obeyed his orders and will, he would only feel cold hands and feet.

However, this coldness is only temporary...

"Heh heh heh heh..." Finally, the king sitting on his throne just laughed.

His laughter echoed around his throne, in the deepest hall.

"Sage Hord...the undead of Siegmund."

Because the Valkyrie once explained to him, who was still in shock, who was the one who entered the palace last time, so now, he has such a false feeling.

Is he really dead?

He has such doubts...

Would a man who could kill his entire palace and even the Valkyries die at the hands of giants?

"Of course it is possible, after all, that is the giant Ike of Jotunheim."

Yes, Giant Ike...

The Gothic Prince Dietrich mentioned in his letter that the giant King Green and his wife Hilda who killed them, and the giant Ai from Jotunheim gram.

Dietrich's behavior was very high-profile. Although he didn't mean to brag about his achievements, he didn't stop the bards in his territory from writing poetry.

In just a few days, when the three corpses had been sent to the catacombs of the Volsung family, the poem "The Gothic prince successfully defeated the giant group that caused the disaster" had been known to most people.

After a while, even not just the atrium, those who can freely shuttle good things will tell the rest of the Nine Realms about these things as after-dinner conversation.

The Gothic Prince Dietrich, the young man was like a boulder on Legney, leaving him breathless.

Repeated defeats...

Legney's self-proclaimed elite army would only be vulnerable in front of that prince, and thinking of this, Legney would feel tight in his chest.

"Huh..." But in the end, he was still relieved.

Because now, he knows that things are turning in a good direction. Siegfried, the last descendant of Volsunger, is dead—although this news has not been made public, and most people don’t know who Siegfried is, but Legney knew.

The man is dead, which means that no one can shake his unbreakable throne.

"Yes, no one..."

Not knowing whether he was comforting himself or he was really so sure, Legney just whispered so in the end.

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At the same time, in the catacombs of Volsung, the leader of the Dutch Valkyries with broad wings just stared at the three corpses in front of them.

Not to mention all kinds of other guesses, the only thing that is certain is that these three corpses are genuine, but that's exactly what makes Sigrun feel so unreal.

Leaving aside the fighting power of Siegfried and Lakin, is Hodder the kind of person who will be killed by giants?

The answer is of course no...

Perhaps Ragni and the others would think that it is inevitable for a sage to overturn against a giant at such an 'advanced age', but Sigrun knew that there was a big issue in it.

He single-handedly taught the man who beat up heroes from all walks of life at a young age, and directly became a leader who convinced every heroic warrior.

Moreover, he also successfully killed a god...

However, what was in front of him now was the real corpse. Although it was completely burnt, she could confirm that it was the real corpse, and she could recognize the face.

And more importantly, there is no trace of magic on it, it is a corpse anyway, and there is no other possibility.

So in other words, are Hodder and the others really dead?

Just when Sigrun's mood became more and more complicated, and even gradually turned to depression, the sound of thunder came from the sky.

'Boom'

The sound of rolling thunder once made people think that it was going to rain. This sound echoed in the sky, making people have to look up.

Even, the sound seemed to be able to penetrate the thick earth barrier, directly transmit to this deep catacomb, and directly transmit to Sigrun's incomparably sensitive ears.

Accompanied by the sound of thunder, a storm mixed with electric arcs swept quickly. It did not destroy the environment of Volsung's tomb, because this was not an attack, but a person.

The leader of the Valkyrie, Thrud...

Goddess of Storm, Goddess of Strength, as the eldest daughter of Thor, she has too many professional titles, and has inherited a lot of power from her parents, so she is absolutely unattainable for Sigrun.

She has lived in Asgard for a long time, but she rarely appears in this human atrium world, and the Valkyries are not connected to each other.

For Sigrun, she only saw the leader every time she went to Valhalla, but now, she has appeared twice, and each time is because of him.

"Lord Slude." Seeing the Valkyrie leader step by step into the deep chamber of the tomb, Sigrun finally spoke.

But before she continued to say anything, the Storm Goddess, who was like a pure warrior, just raised her hand to signal her to shut up.

"There is no Siegfried soul in Valhalla, not even in the whole of Asgard, and there is no news of him in Tianhou." She said suddenly

"Ah, oh..."

At the moment when Slude spoke, Sigrun felt a little astonished at first, and then only responded slowly.

"In this way, then..."

She probably also guessed something, but the Goddess of Power didn't continue to say anything.

"Go back to Valhalla."

"Then you..."

"I want to stay here for a while."

Slude's expression was completely gloomy, and she didn't even look at Sigrun beside her when she spoke. Her complicated tone can't help but make people daydream.

But Sigrun didn't say much, she just turned around and left, because in fact, some people also needed to know the news—for example, her husband Helgi.

And just after Sigrun left completely, only Slude was left in the entire tomb, and she was the only one.

She quietly watched the corpse placed in the coffin...

As the sage of Volsung, although he is not a direct bloodline, he also has his own tomb.

As a visitor to the tomb, Slude should have maintained respect. Even if she is a god, there are some rules that cannot be violated.

But even so, she has one thing to confirm!

'pooh'

A small knife pierced directly into the charred corpse in the sarcophagus, and then, the surface of the corpse was broken, like fragments, and a hole was broken in one part of the body.

Not flesh and blood...

Then, the gloomy expression of the goddess was finally relieved, and the corners of her mouth rose.

"Huh... Sure enough, this is a blind spot that no one will notice."

If it weren't for Slude, she would never believe that he passed away like this, and she would never do such a thing that desecrated the corpse and violated the tradition.

"Almost cheated by you."

However, this statement was somewhat inappropriate, so Slude quickly changed his words:

"No, we have been tricked by you."

Because the news of the death had spread, this directly blocked all retreats and excuses.

Epilogue One: Doubtful

As Lakin said, in fact, when the atrium world seemed to be calm, the entire Asgard had already begun to operate in an orderly manner.

On this day, the God King did not leave his supreme throne in the Hall of Silver, and Heimdall stood guard on the edge of the Rainbow Bridge in Asgard, using his eyes to scan the world centered on the atrium.

However, this situation did not last long, because finally, the Goddess of Power who went to the Atrium returned, and she brought back news from the Netherlands: the corpse was genuine.

These are the exact words, and the question of interpretation is left to others, because she still has to fly to Niflheim to check the situation at her own speed second only to Helmold.

Except for a small part, the gods couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the newly resurrected God Envoy Hermod couldn't help but feel a distorted joy in his heart.