You and me under the world tree

"Yes, my father the king guarded the gate, and of course he was trusted by the king of the dwarves, so he was given a ring, but my father never used it."

"so you……"

"I have it too, but that ring was used by me to store the high-temperature flames of Muspelheim, and it was used as the starter for my exclusive furnace."

Lakin probably knew what Hodder wanted to ask, so in the end, he shook his head.

"I was in a hurry when I ran away, so I didn't bring it out." He sighed, "What? Are you interested?"

"I just heard that curses are also a kind of magic..."

Lai Jin was silent about this, and his expression was cloudy and uncertain: at first it was angry, then sad, and finally the whole old face became cold and serious.

He is the entire Midgard... No, it should be said that even in the entire Nine Realms, he is also the top blacksmith.

And as a blacksmith who can recast divine weapons like holy swords, magic and runes must be of a very high standard.

So now, with his attainments and thoughts, he quickly understood what Hodder was talking about.

"My elder brother is a warrior. As a warrior who assists my father in guarding the underground gate, of course he also possesses the ring of the fog demon."

Speaking of this, Lai Jin's mind suddenly became a little confused. Some things he thought of a long time ago, but now when he was looking over the old scores, he felt a little pain in his head for no reason.

"It's pointless to speculate about some things here. I have to go back to understand these things myself."

He seemed to want to end this topic here, but unfortunately what Hodder wanted to ask was not about Fafnir—something Lakin could understand, why didn't he understand it?

"I... don't have much time." Finally, after a moment of deliberation, he said these words.

And when the voice just fell, the old dwarf who was a little sad and sad suddenly raised his head, and there was a look of disbelief in his small eyes.

"what?"

"A year ago, I was cursed by God Envoy Hermod when I killed him. Although due to various reasons, this curse did not take effect immediately, but he still lingered in my body."

Well, when talking about this, Huo De didn't have any feeling of blushing and lying. He can say that he has a clear conscience, because it is indeed true, and the 'curse of the evil dragon' and the corresponding skill tree still exist.

Although it is not known when it will take effect, the words written on the panel remain unchanged:

【Using too much evil dragon power, or delaying for too long, players will lose their human form】

This reminder is still there. Although it doesn't inform the player of a specific time limit, it makes people feel panicked inexplicably.

What if the player does lose their human form?

Of course, there are all kinds of players, and it is not ruled out that there are players who like the form of dragons, but Hodder belongs to the kind of people who don't like it-he likes the skill tree, but he doesn't like losing the appearance of a human.

"Originally, I wanted to find other ways to deal with this curse, but during this time, I found nothing."

'boom'

Just when Hodder was stating these things calmly, the dwarf suddenly slammed the table hard, shaking the sheep bones and the wine glass on the table, and the mead in the glass even dripped out.

However, this is still not enough to calm the anger in Lai Jin's heart.

"Why didn't you say this kind of shit sooner!!"

Seeing Lakin's angry expression, Huo De opened his mouth to say something, but a daze appeared on his face after all.

Is it necessary to be so angry?

However, in the face of Lakin's anger, Hodder failed to say the words that only players would say.

Chapter 20: Planning

One of Hodder's identities is a sage of the Volsung family, and the other is a player.

To a certain extent, his actions will of course be constrained by the mission guidelines he can see, and because of this identity, his thoughts are completely different from those 'NPCs' in front of him.

In his opinion, the 'Curse of the Evil Dragon' is just a buff that does not know whether it is good or bad, which means a quest line, a plot and even a generous reward.

But the order of tasks must be paid attention to. It is impossible for him to directly abandon the task of 'recasting the holy sword' in the task scene. It is like eating a meal in one bite. He has already planned the progress sequence of the tasks in the bottom of his heart.

In the end, half of what he said now was to keep this mission going.

But on the other hand, Lakin's situation is completely different.

He is a character who has accepted the traditional education of dwarves. Because he is proficient in magic, he understands how terrible the "curse" is.

Now he feels himself trembling with anger!

How big a heart is it that can drag the curse that failed to take effect in his body for more than a year or even almost two years!

"You are really looking for death! As a sage and proficient in magic, you should understand how troublesome the curse is!" He said

The old dwarf's voice was very loud, although it was piercing as always, but perhaps because he was quite angry, there was no bitterness in his voice.

And after seeing that Hodder did not respond and remained silent, he became even more angry.

"Why didn't you say this kind of shit earlier! Tell me!"

Because he really didn't expect Lakin's reaction to be so big, Huo De couldn't help being silent for a moment, and then gave his own answer:

"It's not important."

The fluffy words echoed like this, and Lai Jin suddenly felt a little dumbfounded.

Eventually, the anger faded from his face, because Lakin knew that being angry didn't do much good, and that was the way this man was.

He seems humble and easy-going, but he strictly abides by his own set of rules of conduct, and no one can shake his mind.

On the surface, it seems that he is never proud, but he has implemented his own code of conduct from beginning to end, and has never wavered. This is the best way to express his self-esteem and pride.

But it is such a proud person who puts the matter about the "Volsung family" at the top, and no one cares more about Ziegfried than him.

Even if he was cursed, he suppressed the curse, and didn't say anything about it until Siegfried returned more than a year later.

In fact, if he had said this at the beginning, he would have said something about the ring of the fog demon, and at that time, Siegfried would definitely take it to heart.

At that time, he will not have his own travel experience, and it is even more impossible to have the maturity he is now.

Just imagine, how inflated would a young man's mood be when he obtained the reforged Gorum Holy Sword after a battle?

Even though Siegfried himself is a somewhat simple and honest young man, once he has really experienced the three things of 'obtaining the Holy Sword of God's Wrath', 'slaying the dragon', and 'grasping the treasure', his heart will directly expand.

Don't say he's mature by then, don't do anything out of the ordinary on his own, or all his preparations will come to naught.

But now, he used nearly a year to separate the two great achievements that are rare for a hero. If he didn't look at other reasons, Siegfried's growth was firmly controlled by him.

For more than a year, this period of travel allowed Siegfried to come into contact with various people alone. His character became mature, his martial arts became exquisite, and more importantly, he became familiar with the God of Wrath in his hand. holy sword.

Later, after he fully matured and understood what he should do, the so-called treasure and the so-called dragon slaying would no longer be for himself.

Now Siegfried deeply understands what he should do...

"Did you plan all of these?" Finally, Lai Jin asked involuntarily.

"right."

"Have you ever thought about what will happen if the curse on your body breaks out for more than a year?"

"It's quiet, it's not attacking, and it probably won't be for a while."

Huo De's words could not hear any panic, which of course has something to do with his character all along, but more importantly, what he said is also true.

After hearing this, Lai Jin could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He had been so stuffed with anger that he hadn't really thought about the whole thing.

But it was also because of this that he admired the man in front of him.

If he could govern a country by himself, he would be the wisest and most powerful king who ever lived--Legin believed so.

No one in the atrium world has a long-term vision like him, and no one can arrange things in such an orderly manner.

He has always been like this, unhurried, as if he has everything under his control.

And more importantly, this man named Huode never thought of taking power by himself, because Siegfried was indeed growing steadily.

Lai Jin had no doubts that the young warrior would become an excellent king after a few more polishings.

Siegfried has an uncle like him, and his starting point is much better than ordinary people.

He doesn't have to worry about his close relatives seizing power, and he doesn't have to worry that his teacher who has been guiding him will harm him.

He has paved all the roads, as long as he walks along this road, even without anyone's guidance, Siegfried will become strong.

"I'm a little curious, when did you plan this?"

"After learning your identity."

In the Jura Mountains more than a year ago, when he went crazy on his own.

Of course the old dwarf thought so, but the reality is another story.

"Okay, then, should we discuss how to get to Ganita Heide, after all, there is a barren mountain, and there is a plain before the mountains, without any shelter."

Lakin meant something. He was reminding Hodder that their tracks would be exposed on that plain.

Regardless of whether these three people have been exposed or not, they are bound to receive the attention of the upper world.

After all, in the past few decades, few people have gone to Ganita Hyde, because there is no point in going there, and most people don't know that there is an evil dragon hidden there.

"If we just go there in such a swaggering way, maybe we will encounter a 'shooting star' falling from the sky on the way."

Of course Hodd knew what the meteor he was talking about. In the entire Nine Realms, there was only one meteor that could hit people: Gungnir.

Of course, Lakin's worries are well-founded. After all, compared to the "hero Siegfried" whom the gods value, Siegfried has been beyond their control since the faking of death.

But in the face of things beyond their control, the gods have always had no choice but to obliterate this act.

However, compared to Lakin who was worried about this aspect, Hodder smiled.

"No, they won't attack us."

Because once an attack is launched against them, the gods must face one thing: the blood oath.

But this matter cannot be explained clearly, so Hodder just coughed lightly.

"In short, don't worry about this."

The sage is strategizing, that kind of self-confidence and indifference make people believe him involuntarily.

"Besides, I can even kill Hermod, they have to weigh their own weight."

[Mission Objective: Talk to Lai Jin about the 'Ring of the Fog Demon' (1/1)]

Chapter 21: Dad save me!

In the end, after hesitating for a moment, Lakin agreed to Hodder's plan, but the reason for his agreement was not because he believed Hodder's confident conclusion that he would not attack.

It was his last sentence: he could kill even Hermod.

Although I don't know the reason, it is a god who is good at speed and magic after all.

As a war messenger, Helmode wears the battle armor given by Odin and holds the scepter given by the great god. Under the protection of speed, magic and protective gear, he can be said to be the hardest god to kill.

Run away if you can't fight, this son of the great god has brought this practice to the extreme!

But it was such a god who finally died in the hands of Hodder. In this case, except for some insiders, in the eyes of "outsiders" like Lakin, Hodder possessed some kind of ability to kill gods. means.

In fact, as long as he knows this, Hodder will never harm him anyway, he thinks so.

Being able to bring out a person like him who once showed acrimony from the underground city of giants, such a kind person will definitely not harm the people around him.

So things went unexpectedly smoothly, Hodder's scene mission ended like this, and what remained in his mission list was the mission that had to be completed at Gurnita Hyde:

[Mission: Power of the Curse]

[Mission Objective: Single-player clearance dungeon: Song of the Evil Dragon (Epic Difficulty)]

[Task Reward: Ring of Fog Demon]

[System prompt: When a single player enters the dungeon, there are special plots and system-matched teammates]

[Mission: Evil Dragon Elegy]

[Mission Objective: Kill the Evil Dragon Fafnir (0/1)]

[Mission Reward: Recipe: Vater Armor]

After two years of operation, the operation of World Tree Company has gradually matured. Finally, it will not make any random things, but will make copies honestly, stuffing all the information into the copies.

The mode is also gradually fixed. In short, at the end of the mission line, players must go through the dungeon by themselves.