I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"Soon, that outsider will come to ask for the fountain of wisdom." Uld spoke slowly, and the message made the excited old giant quiet down.

"Then what do you mean..." Mimir stared straight at Uld in front of him, he wanted to know the attitude of Goddess of Fate towards this matter.

"Just like that time with Odin." Of course Uld understood Mimir's plan, but she didn't plan to say anything more. "Let the father decide."

"Like Odin that time?" Mimir took out the quill again and began to write something on the parchment.

Uld shook his head silently, and then, just like when she came, left here quietly.

.........

Following the branches of the World Tree, Seleus soon came to the location of the Fountain of Urd.

Next, as long as he finds the three sisters of fate, or the path mentioned by Odin, he will be able to meet the goal of his trip—the wise giant Mimir.

"The water of the Fountain of Wisdom, even God King Odin paid the price of one eye for a sip from Mimir's hands." Stretching out his hand to push aside the surrounding bushes, Seleus's voice was rare. A trace of apprehension.

【how?Worried about not being able to pay the price? 】

"Indeed." Seleus didn't deny it.

Unless there is some special reason, it is definitely the most stupid behavior to be brave in front of a 'person' who knows you well and doesn't have the slightest malice towards you.

"If Mimir asks me to do something, I'm sure I'll agree without saying a word, but if I'm asked to give up something completely like Odin..."

As the king of gods, even Odin, who had obtained the original rune, could not restore his eyes. Therefore, Seleus judged that the price required by the wisdom giant must not be as simple as imagined.

"Do you think Mimir will agree with me to exchange Olympus for the water of wisdom?" Seleus thought about everything he had, and then took out his Thunder Sword.

[It always feels like Zeus knows you so... Forget it, it doesn't matter what happens to the old bull. 】

[To be honest, if you can exchange Olympus for the Fountain of Wisdom, I still prefer you to drink it yourself. 】

"Then what should Yemengarde do?" Seleus spread his hands.

Fenrir with wisdom is easy to solve, but Yermungard, who is wilder than rational and full of threats to the world, is the root cause of the differences between Loki and Odin.

[Perhaps you who have gained wisdom will have a way to solve its problems. 】

"Come on." Seleus rolled his eyes. "If there is a way, the relationship between Loki and Odin will not be so bad."

One has already drank the spring of wisdom, and the other is born with unimaginable wisdom. The two of them have been thinking for so long and there is no extra solution.

Therefore, Seleus didn't realize that the "wisdom" of himself, an outsider, could match them, even after drinking the fountain of wisdom.

【I'm just joking, and I know after thinking about it, you won't leave Loki alone no matter what, right? 】

"Whether it's his Vulcan priesthood, or his love for his sons..."

Serius thought about Loki's hysterical roar before, and the desperation contained in that voice made him recall his past involuntarily. "As you said, I will never leave Loki alone."

[So, what are you so worried about? 】

From the voice, Seleus could imagine Metis educating himself seriously.

"That's right." Seleus smiled, and then took Olympus back.

"I just need to look for what I think is right, what I have to do, and then persevere in doing it."

Saying so, the thoughtful Seleus pushed aside another bush, and miraculously, a secluded path slowly appeared in front of him.

He chuckled and walked along the path without hesitation. After a while, Seleus saw a clear spring and an old man with white hair and beard.

Intuition told him that this was the wise giant Mimir.

"Outsider, warrior named Seleus, are you here to beg for the water from the Fountain of Wisdom for Loki's son, the great snake Yemengard?"

Although it was a question, Mimir's tone was extremely convincing.

"Yes, respected elder." Serius bowed and saluted, because he was begging for help, his posture was very low.

"Since the elder already knows the purpose of my visit, then I won't waste the elder's leisure time."

There were no roundabout greetings, and since Mimir had made clear his purpose of coming, Seleus planned to get straight to the point.

"I implore the elders to grant me a cup of water from the Fountain of Wisdom to increase the rationality of the serpent Yermungard."

"It's just as I expected." Mimir sighed and closed her eyes, then shook her head lightly. "So I can also give you the answer I have prepared, no."

"Why?" Seleus' voice changed suddenly. Although he understood the difficulties of the trip from Odin's experience, he never thought that Mimir would directly refuse without any conditions.

"The only one who can find me is God King Odin." The aged wisdom giant slowly opened his eyes, and stared at Serius in front of him with calm eyes.

"So, you who learned from him that you found my method should be very clear about the price he paid for a spring of water."

"If you want a reward." Because of his awareness before, Seleus easily gave his answer. "At least please make a price, I will definitely pay you a satisfactory reward."

"Hehe!" Hearing this, Mimir laughed very flatly.

"You should know that Odin sacrificed one of his eyes to the Fountain of Wisdom, and obtained a sip of its water."

"But with this small sip of spring water, Odin gained the wisdom to see the past, future, and present. After that, he even got the almost omnipotent original rune."

"And me." The aged wisdom giant pointed to himself. "Drinking a cup of wisdom spring every morning, I have gained infinite wisdom, and I have become an omniscient person who can see almost everything."

"What do you think..." Mimil paused. "Do I need to get anything from someone like this?"

"..." Serius didn't know what to say, even 'Metis' fell silent.

How on earth are they going to convince a man who wants nothing...or at least seems to want nothing?

At this moment, Seleus felt a burst of gratitude to Odin in his heart—although the request made by the god king was more troublesome than the other, and he secretly withheld the reward he deserved.

But compared to Mimir, who doesn't ask for anything and refuses to give anything, Odin is simply not too kind...

"The world is really impermanent. Just now, I was still worried about the huge price to pay, and now I am in trouble because the other party doesn't want anything..."

Even without looking at the water, Seleus could guess how ugly the helpless expression on his face was.

Want to give up?

Serius thought so, and his eyes inevitably fell on Mimir in front of him. The old giant's eyes were closed, and his old face lit up again and again, as if he was dozing off.

"Dear Elder, Mimir the Wisdom Giant!"

Of course Seleus would not give up, if he gave up easily before doing his best, he would definitely regret it later.

"I want to get a cup of the fountain of wisdom no matter what, so please make a request to me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

The sudden increase in the sound seemed to startle the old giant. He trembled, and stared at Serius with the angry eyes typical of an old man who was disturbed from his nap.

"Do you want to get a cup of wisdom spring water anyway?" The wisdom giant's voice was full of malice.

"Yes!"

"Then go to the Land of Fire and kill that fire giant Surte!" Mimir made his request. "As long as you go and kill him, I will give you a cup of the fountain of wisdom!"

.........

Watching the disappearing figure of Serius, the angry giant suddenly regained his composure. He picked up his quill and parchment again, and kept writing.

"Why such a play? Father."

The slender figure appeared next to the Fountain of Wisdom again. Uld looked at the old man in front of him and sighed involuntarily.

"You said that I can let me decide." Mimir nodded to the goddess of fate, but the movement of writing in his hand did not stop at all times. "That's less suspicious, isn't it?"

"But you should know that Nidhogg, who has obtained the entire destiny, will make the whole world shrouded in despair, and even you cannot escape."

"So what? As long as you can make Odin pay the price..." A hint of ferocity flashed across the face of the Wisdom Giant, but he quickly regained his composure. The short interval can even make people wonder whether they have misunderstood idea.

But this couldn't be hidden from the goddess of fate in front of him, but Uld just shook his head silently, and then disappeared here again...

Chapter 47 Sirte

The red clouds in the dim yellow sky are like fire, and the hazy clouds can't completely change the hot environment of this country.

This is the land of true fire full of flames and heat, Muspelheim, except for the fire giants born here, all other life forms cannot survive here.

The ground is rarely solid, and it is surrounded by hot, shiny, flowing lava. In the air, there are a large number of sparks floating in the air, as well as embers floating from nowhere.

But at the end of the sky in the distance, the scene there is even more spectacular, almost suffocating those who see it—the glaciers of Niflheim in the country of fog, the huge snowflakes, and the gulf in Muspelheim, the country of fire. Under the light of the fire, the ice and snow refracted the flames, like blood-clotting ice crystals, and sparkled in the air like rubies.

Muspelheim, which is constantly in flames all day, emits high temperature and radiation, and those wandering crimson raging at the junction of the two countries, with an unstoppable momentum, domineering and melting all substances.

The collapsed iceberg is blown by the hot wind from the south. After melting into water vapor, it rises upwards, is condensed into frost and snow by the severe cold, falls and melts into water vapor again.And so on and on.

--boom!

--boom!boom!

--boom!boom!boom!

The huge trembling sound resounded over this desolate and hot country, as if there was a huge god standing high above, using this country full of flames as a melting pot, waving a giant hammer to beat his works.

However, the facts are indeed like this. In this country and all the creatures in the adjacent areas, as long as they look up, they can vaguely see a huge figure in the sky——

That figure has the outline of a human figure, but its body shape can stand upright, can stand shoulder to shoulder with the tallest iceberg, almost completely submerged in the clouds above the waist, and can no longer be seen again.

However, such a faint, vaguely illusory huge figure has been making rhythmic movements of waving the weapon in his hand.

Every time the action is completed, there will be a loud noise.

The icebergs in the distance were also trembling, as if they had been cut by the invisible shock wave transformed by such a loud noise, and huge ice layers fell down one after another, hitting the big river flowing out of the Hvagmir spring. Above the water surface, there was a huge roar.

This is Sirte.

No one knows when Surtur was born... because long before the birth of the ancestor of the frost giant, Ymir, the ancestor of the fire giant was already fulfilling his mission.

He stayed in Muspelheim, the country of fire, silently slashing the glaciers in the chaotic world with the fire sword in his hand. The ice cubes knocked off from those glaciers mixed with the flames to form hot steam, and The ancestor giant Ymir was born in this steam.

The strength of the ancestor of the fire giant is immeasurable, but he is indifferent by nature. He does not compete with the king of gods for the dominance of the world, nor is he interested in expanding his power.

He just bred his offspring alone in the Fire Nation, and then quietly waited for the mission to arrive.

"That's...the Flame Giant King Surte?"

Seleus stood on a black rock standing in the middle of the lava river, looking at the huge figure at the end of the sky.

[It should be, this huge body, and the overwhelming sense of oppression, there is no other possibility except Surte. 】

"I heard that Surte is the original creature, and even in a sense, the creator of the ancestor giant Ymir." Serius touched his chin and asked with a puzzled expression. "Why did the wise giant Mimir ask me to kill him?"

[Maybe I want Surte to teach you a lesson...or just kill you? 】

This is the most intuitive view, but there are many loopholes when you think about it carefully.

"Do you think it's possible?"

Tearing thunder exploded in the ears from time to time, and one could understand Surte's terrifying power just from the earth-shattering momentum.

However, Seleus's immortality itself makes him invincible, and Surte's flame that can burn up the world can't help him with the power of hope, destruction, holy flame, furnace and sun. Almost full fire resistance.

[No matter how you think about it, it's impossible. 】

As an 'omniscient', it is impossible for Mimir not to know how bad Surte's compatibility with Upper Seleus is, and this also directly ruled out the wisdom giant's idea of ​​wanting to teach Seleus a lesson.

"Is it simply wanting to give me the Fountain of Wisdom, but because of the restriction of the guardian's status, I have to find an excuse?" Seleus guessed.

[Then wouldn't it be easier to just ask you for an eye?Just like Odin. 】

"It is not ruled out that the way of sacrificing the left eye has some special meaning." Seleus shook his head. "But no matter how you think about it, there is definitely something wrong with Mimir targeting Sirte."

According to Seleus' understanding, such a request to eliminate threats is more like Odin's style, and as the guardian of the transcendent fountain of wisdom, Mimir has no connection with Surte.

'Could it be... But the relationship between Mimir and Odin can be regarded as quite friendly. As the son of Ymir, he should only have hatred for Loki. '

Serius was lost in thought. He felt as if he had caught something, but he couldn't connect everything.

【Leave this aside, Surte has already discovered your existence...】

Metis' reminder awakened Serius, who was in deep thought, and he quickly raised his head, only to see Surte, whose human face was outlined by a dark coal-like substance above the sky, staring at the pair of golden eyes. The big lava-like eyes stared at the extremely small Serius.

"What is your purpose? A warrior from a foreign land."

Supporting the ground with his arm without a sword, Soult stretched out his huge head burning with flames towards Serius, and the horn-like structure directly smashed into an iceberg.

"Eh..." Serius scratched his head. He originally thought that Surte should be like Hrem, but he didn't expect that as the king of the flame giant, he was unexpectedly very polite.

This made him a little troubled.

"You know me? Sirte, the flame giant?" No matter what his purpose was at the beginning, since his opponent showed his etiquette, Serius would naturally have to respond.

"I recognize everything in this world, but I have never seen anything like you."

Just talking, the sound waves spreading from Sirte's mouth shattered the rock under Serius' feet.