You and me under the world tree

Before the courtiers could say anything, Huo De's domineering tone made them shut up.

In addition to interests and political status, in the human world, there is another thing called 'seniority' and another thing called 'magic'.

Although Hagen is a wizard, he is also a palace minister at the same time.

Of course he can be domineering, but if he is too domineering, his political status in the kingdom will inevitably be frustrated.

At least the reputation among those so-called colleagues will not be good.

But Hodder is different. He is the only elder of the king, and he is now far away from politics and power.

Therefore, he can be willful, and even use his qualifications to suppress others.

But at this moment, the man in the armor of the evil dragon is not some venerable sage, nor is he a hero of the Netherlands, he is just Siegfried's uncle.

He is his only relative and his only elder.

"Sorry, sir."

Facing Huo De's cold gaze, the courtier who stood up before finally changed his mind.

He saluted first, then took two steps back.

Immediately afterwards, he glanced at His Majesty the King who was lying on the ground, and finally bent down and exited the palace.

And with him taking the lead, the other courtiers seemed to know what they should do.

"The same goes for the others, so go about your business."

Under the order of the sage, the maids and soldiers of the guards also left, and there was no one left in the palace.

"Hagen, go down too, now you need to maintain the overall situation."

"Yes."

After seeing the sage coming, Hagen was also completely relieved.

He bowed his head, saluted the sage and left the palace.

As the sage said, he too had many things to do.

Spread the news, appease the hearts of the people, and stabilize the court.

These things are what his trusted palace minister should do.

It's just that in this process, he, the minister of the palace, must bear huge and heavy pressure.

"I can only leave things to you, Hagen."

Howard whispered.

In the end, only the sage and His Majesty the King who was still lying dead were left in the hall.

At the moment when there were no outsiders, Huo De was also polite.

He directly raised his hand, and the brilliance of magic began to flicker.

The next moment, the door closed with a bang.

And at the moment when the doors and windows were closed, the second layer of enchantment runes engraved inside the palace was activated.

Alberich, the king of dwarves, took this function into consideration when designing the palace, so the various areas of the palace can be separated directly by magic.

However, it is worth mentioning that this so-called separation was originally designed for Siegfried and Hilda, and according to the dwarf's design, this "separation" can actually be done through the desk in Siegfried's own private study.

When the desk is fully unfolded, it is a huge palace overlooking the model.

But now, Huo De just took advantage of a little bit of loopholes.

"okay."

And after completely sealing the space inside the palace, Hodder's cold tone restrained a little.

Immediately afterwards, he directly kicked the king who was lying on the ground and could not move.

In the end, the tall and handsome Lord of Armies rolled down the stairs directly.

"Wow, uncle, take it easy."

Siegfried just stood up.

At this moment, he kept licking his lips, and the weird taste in his mouth wrinkled his face into a bitter gourd.

In fact, he had no idea how long he had been lying on the ground.

And he didn't want to know this, he only knew that the taste in his mouth hadn't dissipated until now!

After seeing his sad expression that hesitated to speak, Hodder couldn't help laughing.

"Drink some water."

"it is good."

After taking the water bottle from Huo De, Siegfried just poured it for himself without paying attention.

And after washing with a lot of drinking water, the sour taste finally dissipated a little.

"That stuff is really not for people to drink."

"Only if you drink badly, can you be given enough reminders."

Facing his uncle's words, Siegfried obviously couldn't say anything.

Therefore, he could only drink water silently.

"Also, don't continue to meddle in this matter. If you are poisoned, you should recuperate in the palace."

At this moment, Siegfried heard Hodder's words.

At first, he seemed hesitant, but in the end, he nodded.

"I see……"

But at this moment, his originally cheerful expression suddenly became stiff.

In the end, a lonely expression appeared on his face.

"You need a regular recuperation time, child."

As if comforting a child, Hodder reached out and patted his shoulder, and then stroked his neck.

For such an action, Siegfried didn't have any resistance.

I don't know whether it was because of the "children" that still remained in his heart, or because of the anxiety and guilt in his heart, he finally lowered his handsome head.

And Hodder's palm touched the top of his head.

"But, to be honest, I feel very uneasy right now."

"why?"

"I once promised to give the people a better life and protect their safety, but now, I am actively provoking war."

As king, Siegfried cannot be kept in the dark.

And neither Huo De nor Hagen can deceive him in this regard, so at least, he understands what he is doing.

"Because of this, do you feel uneasy?"

"Yes, because this is a war started by my 'deception'."

"But you have to start a war, boy, it's necessary for us...even for the whole kingdom."

In this regard, Hodder is not talking nonsense.

He would never lie to Siegfried.

"Now you are in a dangerous state, and you can see that the gods don't want to draw you into their camp all the time."

Krimhild was nothing more than a pawn.

She has been a pawn in the hands of the gods from the beginning to win over Siegfried and eventually lead him into Asgard.

"I know."

Facing Hodder's gaze, Siegfried shook his head.

"I know that."

The significance of Krimhilder's existence, the irreconcilable contradiction between man and god, and the sadness that exists in the entire atrium world.

Of course he understands this.

The selfish desires of kings and lords are mixed with the belief and worship of the gods, which is the root of chaos in the entire human world.

"I'm just a little uncomfortable in my heart." He said.

Speaking of which, right now, he himself is a warrior who has killed countless enemies.

This is not to say strength, but in the war with the Heng Ding clan, he also slaughtered many soldiers with his own hands.

Some of those warriors were young, some were old, some were frightened, and some were eager to be chosen by the Valkyrie and enter the realm of the gods.

And if you extend it further, those soldiers also have their own families.

In a disguised form, he can be regarded as destroying countless families.

"Uncle, I have always hated war."

After taking a deep breath, Siegfried said.

"I've traveled alone, and I've seen broken families, and the desperation in the eyes of children who lost their parents, so I hate the characters who made it all."

"Ah."

"It's just that, thinking about it now, I didn't consider the current situation at all. I know that you have always placed high hopes on me, and I also know that I must become a king, but... being a king is really a very important thing. tiring thing."

"You have done well enough. At least now, the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands is showing prosperity."

"But it's not enough..."

"Yeah, not enough. Neither you nor I have done enough."

Facing Siegfried's tired eyes, Hodder said.

"In the end, I was the one who pushed the so-called war and created the grief."

This is the source of Siegfried's entanglement.

He still retains the kindness of his heart, which is of course a good thing.

In terms of education alone, Hodder can even be deeply proud of it.

Siegfried Zigmundsen Volsung, if this young man is an ordinary hero and warrior, he will definitely become an aboveboard person.

However, he is not...

The word open and aboveboard can only be used to describe a person who has nothing to do with interests or anything.

And once the responsibilities are too great and the burden is too heavy, then their choices are destined to revolve around the responsibilities they bear.

"This is the price we have to pay, Siegfried, we once used the name of the gods to liquidate the Hengding family, and even used this as a strategy to protect ourselves, so that the gods had to restrain their hands, but in the end, we still had to face That question."

A problem every kingdom must face.

Belief in the gods, worship of the gods...

Siegfried had been trying to organize the infrastructure of the kingdom before, building roads there, building various cities, and revitalizing various industries.

However, when these things are almost done, something is put on the agenda.

Building temples, offering sacrifices to gods...

"Before, we could justify the shortage of supplies, but now we can't. Everyone knows that the Netherlands is extremely prosperous now."

Having said that, Hodder paused for a moment, and finally, he took a deep breath.

"You can't build a temple, at least, as a king, you can't give such an order."

If he does this, it will be difficult to completely get rid of the belief in the gods, because he, the king, is no longer pure.

It was true that he had borrowed the name of Thor before, but that was also a helpless move. He couldn't go any further in this regard, otherwise he would be no different from other kings.

The gods can 'recognize' him, but he must not believe in those gods who are high above him!

"In short, take a good rest recently."

Facing the silent Siegfried, Hodder finally patted him on the shoulder.