You and me under the world tree

And when entering the not-so-long corridor, what caught the eye was a set of armor.

It stands far away on the opposite side of the corridor, like a gatekeeper. At the same time, a shield and a sharp sword are hung above the armor.

"Sure enough, the arrangement does have such a wild taste, just like the arrangement made by young people who are eager for adventure and pursuit of merit."

Chapter No.17: Flame

Maybe from the beginning, Dietrich didn't have such deep feelings and impressions.

However, when she stepped into the room, she felt a strong sense of disobedience.

That's not to say there's anything wrong with the arrangement of the house.

In fact, the interior decoration of the house is quite exquisite.

Although it itself is not too big, nor is it considered a small castle, and it is only three stories high including the attic, but it still makes people feel comfortable at a glance.

For example, the living room where Dietrich is now.

A long table is just placed in the center, and various decorations are hung on the walls.

Swords and battle axes are intertwined, hanging on the shelf together with the shield, and those exquisite display cabinets are also placed on the surrounding cabinets, and various strange objects are also placed in the various transparent cabinets used for display. rare treasures.

It looks like an adventurer used to show his achievements.

Although the fireplace next to it was extinguished, it was easy to imagine it burning.

When the fireplace is burning, guests can see all kinds of treasures illuminated by the firelight of the fireplace and candle lamps when they sit in the living room.

At the same time, no matter what angle they look at and where they sit, as long as they don't leave the living room, enter the attic or the deep area on the second floor, they will be able to see the carved wolf head hanging high on the wall when they look up. .

Wolf……

A symbol passed down from generation to generation by the Irfin tribe.

If you just look at the decoration and furnishings here, the guests can know what kind of pride the owner has.

Outgoing and enthusiastic.

Dietrich could tell just by looking at the decorations.

This must be the style of living room designed by someone who is extremely proud of his adventures and achievements.

But it was precisely because of this that she could perceive the lingering sense of disobedience.

He is not such a person...

It is not the precipitation of the years, nor the vicissitudes of life after the events.

Dietrich noticed that he was completely different from the heroes she knew in terms of performance.

Moreover, it has always been known that the sages of the Volsung clan like to retreat into the background or something.

He is definitely not the kind of person who likes to show off.

So, in terms of layout, maybe this was designed by Siegfried?

Looking at those cabinets, Dietrich couldn't help but have such thoughts in her heart.

After all, she couldn't help but think so, because there were nothing else in the display cabinets around here except for a few beautiful weapons and some rare treasures that might have come from Siegfried's private treasury.

There are many large and small display cabinets, but there are very few things inside.

Although it may look amazing at first glance, but after looking at it for a long time, Dietrich always has such a feeling of emptiness.

What's missing?

No, it should be said that too much is missing.

For a moment, Dietrich felt an inexplicable sense of loneliness.

This is no longer a question of disobedience, but a real sense of emptiness.

Obviously this is inside the house, or the house of someone I trust.

"I probably understand a little bit," she said in a low voice.

"What did you understand?"

At this moment, a voice came from behind unexpectedly.

Hodder, of course.

"I said that I probably can understand your feelings. It's a bit empty here, and it should be a bit cold to you, right?"

"Although the wind in the Netherlands is a bit harsh, it's really okay now."

"It doesn't matter, just treat me as cold."

Dietrich didn't listen to Hodder's words at all. At this moment, she just strolled all the way to the fireplace, and then carefully looked inside.

There was no firewood inside, but she could see the sequence of runes etched into it.

It's easy to read and easy to drive.

Just after Dietrich activated it casually, flames soon rose from the fireplace.

"You probably don't like this kind of empty room?"

"Indeed, that's why I never liked living here."

Having said that, Huo De looked around, and his eyes finally stopped on the huge wolf head sculpture.

"After all, if you are alone, you only need to meet the needs of daily life."

"Ordinary servants can't use the fireplace engraved with runes. This used to be a room for two people."

"..."

"I talked to her a little bit about that before, so I can probably guess that."

"Ah."

"so……"

"I seem to have said before that the Hengding clan once smashed and looted here, so they destroyed everything."

"Well, indeed."

"But it wasn't all like that at the time. At that time, there was a dwarf who gave people the impression of being selfish. When the Hengding family occupied the city, he left his blacksmith shop and came to this house to transport the things here in advance. Go, keep it for me."

"dwarf?"

"Well, the dwarves think that souvenirs must have extremely important meanings, and everything that can be displayed is a thing of pride, so he wants to take away everything that was placed here for preservation."

When he said this, Huo De paused for a moment, he just strolled to the side, and then patted the empty display cabinet next to it.

"There used to be...most of the handicrafts that I used to make boringly, and there used to be a skull of a magic cow here."

He began to wander, pointing to the empty display cases and telling what should be kept inside.

"Over there are the teeth of the dragon."

"This is part of the giant's weapon."

"A giant's weapon?"

"Greenheim."

"Ah... yes, I remember the giant there knew you."

"After all, I slaughtered his kingdom completely, leaving only two or three kittens. It would be difficult for him not to know me."

Then Hodder sneered.

"It's just a kingdom. To put it bluntly, it's just a group of robbers who robbed their houses. If it wasn't for the village being robbed and no survivors, I didn't want to bother with them."

In the end, he introduced the 'empty shells' one after another, and finally set his sights on a display case in the center.

"As for this place... There should have been a pedestal inside before, and a stone sword should be stuck on the pedestal."

"Stone sword?"

"Sword of Thunder Stone."

"Um……"

"Then they are preserved by your dwarf friends now?"

"No, I set them on fire."

"..."

"At that time, there wasn't enough time, and it was impossible for him to move everything away, so I even burned the house. After all, I didn't intend to leave any 'secret treasure' or 'inheritance' to the Hengding family. .”

On the surface it doesn't sound like a problem.

But even so, Dietrich still showed a complicated expression.

Because she has found the loophole in that statement.

In fact, Hodder's statement has too many problems, whether it is about dwarves or something else.

"That big fire...it looks like it burned the place cleanly."

"Yeah, a fire burned it all down, and there was basically nothing left."

Chapter 18: Exaggeration

Because of the previous fire, the former house of the sage was reduced to ruins, and nothing remained.

It was not until more than 20 years later that Siegfried, the descendant of the Volsung family, ascended the throne and became the Lord of Armies in the Netherlands, did he try his best to restore the design of the houses here.

Ignoring those messy things and some specific characters, this is roughly the situation.

But obviously, Siegfried is not such a careful person.

He was young and innocent, so he didn't think about other things at all.

In his opinion, he just wanted to restore the house that his uncle once lived in and give it to him as a gift.

In fact, it is right to do so, because human beings like nostalgia after all.

Even if some memories are extremely painful, this kind of nostalgia is also an instinct.

Memories are like this, they may be painful, but sometimes they become a kind of spiritual support.

Of course Siegfried's heart is good, no one can blame him as a nephew, but the only problem is that he may not understand the original appearance of the matter clearly.

No, theoretically speaking, it shouldn't be that he didn't 'understand' clearly, but that he didn't know what happened from the beginning to the end.

His cognition may be the same as others, thinking that his uncle's hometown was smashed and robbed by the Hengding family.

After all, for now, the world has formed an inherent impression of the Hengding family, and Legney's stupid performance even made Siegfried have such an idea.

It is this impression that makes people feel that no matter how many scapegoats they have on them, it is normal.

No one thought that it was Hodder himself who burned everything down.

Even taking a ten thousand step back, even knowing this, most people may not be able to understand the deep-seated reasons for this statement.

"Are you the only one who knows about this?"

"I set the fire, of course only I know."

Looking at Hodder's side face, Dietrich pondered for a moment.

Some words were already on her lips, but for a while, she didn't know whether she should say them or not.

She is worried.

Not only worried about his mood, but also worried about his attitude towards himself.

But in the end, she put aside these messy thoughts.

"Do you want to change the layout of the environment?" She asked.

The moment the words came out of her mouth, she regretted a little.

Smart people tend to think too much.

She herself is not stupid, and more importantly, the man in front of her is by no means mediocre.

Maybe just one sentence can make him have many unnecessary thoughts.