You and me under the world tree

"Ok?"

"Have you figured out how to talk to Griple?"

"Probably." When Hodder asked these questions, he couldn't help but say so.

He didn't dare to guarantee this kind of thing, because it would be useless to have a good draft in advance for such a conversation.

"At best I just know what I'm supposed to do."

"That's enough, remember not to worry, you just treat yourself as a guest who came to visit the king here."

"Yes."

After hearing what Huo De said, Siegfried couldn't help but took a deep breath.

To be honest, he was inexplicably nervous, even when he was face to face with the evil dragon, his heartbeat was not so fast.

There should be nothing in this world that can scare the dragon slayer hero Siegfried, but he still feels nervous.

Because this kind of emotion is not fear in theory, it's just that his own emotions are a little unstable.

After all, no matter what, this might be the first time he really wants to face his 'relatives' face to face.

Although it was only his uncle, he was inexplicably uneasy.

This uneasiness could not be resolved by relying on some 'deep breath', it could only be resolved when he actually saw King Gripal.

But fortunately, Siegfried didn't have to endure too much suffering, because they had already arrived at the gate of the palace in Yangang.

Just like the palaces of other kingdoms, in order to show the special status of the king, the buildings here are obviously much higher-end than the residences of ordinary people.

But Gripper is not the kind of insecure Legney who would first expand a long staircase between his palace and the city. This palace is actually located in the center of Smokey Harbor.

Moreover, there seemed to be a lot fewer soldiers than the Hengding clan's palace, and there were only two warriors wearing fur armor standing at the door.

But even so, this place can be called heavily guarded...

Thinking of this, Hodder couldn't help but start to look at these city walls, with runes clearly carved on them.

Although it is subtle, it is in a state of operation, so it can be noticed.

"It can only be said that it is indeed Gripal." Hodder said with emotion, "This defense is much stronger than Legney."

Huo De could see that although these runes seemed to be scattered, they vaguely formed a whole, covering the entire palace.

However, this is not a defensive enchantment, and people can pass through it freely.

"Isolate maliciousness..."

This is a combination magic constructed from the effects of the fifth and sixth runes, and has the following effects:

Except for the king and his family, soldiers are not allowed to draw weapons, wizards are not allowed to use spells, and even bare hands are strictly controlled.

To put it bluntly, fighting is not allowed, and Gripal himself, whose magic level is lower than his peak period, will be strictly restricted. After all, this is the rune he set when he was young.

And this is normal. After all, this is a palace. If the brains of the people here are all gone, is there any security for the king?

Even, because the effect of the rune here is not only to protect the king, but also to protect his family.

"It seems that Griple should be a person who attaches great importance to family affection."

Although a little slower than Hodder, Siegfried finally deciphered the meaning of these messy runes on the wall.

"Who knows, some people still have to meet each other to know what kind of person they are."

"Ah."

In the end, Siegfried took a step forward, took a deep breath, and then set his sights on the guard at the door.

"Is His Majesty the King in the palace? I have something to ask to see." He was neither humble nor overbearing, and his attitude was easy-going but polite.

In this era and world view, it is not difficult for common people to meet the king who symbolizes the country.

In fact, if a famous warrior came to visit, the king would definitely meet him, and he only needed to inform the guard at the gate.

However, before Siegfried could say anything more, a voice came from inside the palace:

"These two are my guests, let them in."

"Yes."

After Yaoyao bowed to the depths of the palace, the two guards pushed open the gate of the palace together.

"Please come in."

But Siegfried didn't step in directly, he was actually a little surprised.

"He knows?" He couldn't help turning his head to look at his uncle, but he just shrugged.

"It's a very simple magic method, whether it's divination or direct spying, it can do it."

Although Huo De said so, in fact, he already had a rough conclusion in his heart - he thought it should be divination.

But that doesn't matter, what matters is that they have obtained permission.

"go in."

Then, the two stepped into the gate of the palace under the watchful eyes of the guards, and at the moment they entered, Huo De felt a wave of magical power rushing towards his face.

This is imprisonment...

When he realized this, Huo De only felt that the sword on his back seemed to have weighed a lot.

He tentatively put his hand on the hilt of the sword, but found that it was extremely heavy, as if it had been locked.

"Sure enough, it's a palace. This method is much higher than that stupid ass of Legney."

Chapter No.16: How can you use magic here!

Obviously, a palace can basically tell what kind of character the king lived there.

This is actually a saying among the dwarves, but Hodder still agrees with this point, because Legney and Gripal are a good example.

While that palace itself was based on the original palace in Volsung, it was later expanded.

In Legney's own design, he demolished the original front hall and pulled out a long staircase and corridor, which will serve as the location of Barnstock, the tree of children, which is the symbol of the Volsung family. Together as the front garden.

The garden is guarded by guards in shifts day and night, and behind the garden is the palace where the throne is located. The whole palace looks like a separate small town.

And more importantly, Legney transferred most of the guards in the royal city to the perimeter of his palace.

To a certain extent, this is indeed a strengthening of the defense, but in the eyes of Huo De and some caring people, this just exposed his inner anxiety.

Strengthening the defense is a good thing, but Legney's behavior can only be seen in a deep sense of sickness.

In comparison, Gripal is much stronger.

Compared with the palace built by Legni, which is located in the north of the royal city, it is almost like a small independent city.His palace is not too big, about a quarter of the size, but the location is more 'friendly'.

There are actually many ways to use the palace to show your status:

It is a means to build the palace wide and huge, but at the same time, it is also a good way to build the palace in the center of the royal city.

The former can only see the king's financial resources from the scale, but the latter allows people to see the palace all the time.

In fact, the combined effect of the two would be even more shocking, but that would seem a bit extravagant and wasteful.

Obviously, Gripal is a low-key and reserved person.

While looking at the decorations in the corridors along the way, he had this idea in his heart.

There is no trace of renovation in the entire palace. The patterns in the corridors and the decorations placed on the side can be seen to be quite old.

The decorations inside this palace - those deer heads, bear heads and so on hanging on the walls have existed for at least a hundred years.

Given the traces of magic that exist within, these things can only last longer.

Low-key, restrained, nostalgic.

Although he was still moving forward, Hodder was able to judge these in the process of watching the flowers on horseback.

Moreover, if the inscription runes visible to the naked eye and the magic still in operation were cast by Gripal himself, it can only be said that he himself values ​​family affection.

Just imagine, a man who inherited the throne and mastered the supreme power of the entire kingdom did not make any changes to the palace, but instead covered it with magic.

The state of this place is fixed with magic, so that it will not change with the passage of time, and it is always the same as it grew up and spent in childhood here.

Such a man may not be considered very kind, but at least he is not a cold-blooded and heartless person.

It may not have been a whim to ask the Kingdom of Iceland for the body before, probably because there is no place for 'Siegfried' to bury him.

"It's a pity." When talking about this, Huo De couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

To be honest, there are not many such humane kings, but because of the distance from the main continent of the atrium, and the fact that the Kingdom of Iceland has not had wars for a long time in the setting.

Therefore, it is not an optional faction for players. According to the official statement, it is because there is no way to fight PVP faction battles.

But obviously, players are satisfied after getting this reason, because they don't like this seemingly isolated island kingdom either.

After all, it is too far away, it is located in the northernmost part, and several human kingdoms are relatively close to each other, but it hangs alone outside.

And the most troublesome thing is that the level of monsters in the sea is very high, and sinking corpses in the sea is not an interesting thing, and it will be troublesome to run around the corpses.

But excluding these, I have to say that the main city of the Kingdom of Iceland: Yangang is indeed quite peaceful and a good place to live in seclusion.

However, not for players.

There are even many people who find it troublesome and never touch the mission line of the Kingdom of Iceland that requires running around at sea, so they don't even know the king's name.

Gripal's presence is appallingly low, and it's as if Aqiang is reincarnated.

but……

"It looks like it's going to be easier."

"Ok?"

Just when Hodder spoke, Siegfried couldn't help turning his head. He stared at the figure still wearing a helmet under the coarse cloak.

"Uncle, what did you say?"

"I just think that we should go quite smoothly this time, at least Griple doesn't have any malice towards you."

Is this too absolute?

Siegfried originally wanted to say that, but just as he was walking around the corner, he bumped into someone suddenly.

'boom'

A powerful force hit him directly, which made Siegfried a little unsteady, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

But at the moment when he retreated, a hint of horror appeared in his eyes.

He was knocked back?

No, more importantly, the person who collided with him only took three steps back.

It was a woman. She was wearing an ordinary coarse cloth shirt and trousers, with a long sword hanging around her waist. She looked no different from a soldier who was born as a commoner, but it was obviously impossible for a commoner to appear in the palace.

No, that's not what you should pay attention to now. What's important is that even if she collided with a warrior like Siegfried, she didn't immediately fall down. What's more, she was able to knock him back!

Who is this woman dressed by this man?

"Hiss..." On the other side, Hilda, who had just changed into civilian clothes and was about to go out of the palace with her best friend, rubbed her shoulder.

When I got to the corner and bumped into someone, why is this so unlucky?This corridor is quite big, isn't it?

"Who is it?!" she yelled

But when she fixed her eyes on the person in front of her, she couldn't help being stunned, because she had 'seen' this face before.

"You are……"

"I said it all, Hilda, wait for me!"

Before Hilda could say anything, a voice came from behind her, and then a girl ran over with a long skirt that just covered her knees.

This is of course Princess Nanna of Norway.

She looked out of breath, obviously not as strong as Hilda, and when she was running, she stepped on her skirt.

"what!!"

She was about to fall head-on, but at this moment, a sudden force supported her shoulders, preventing her from falling.

"Ah... I was scared to death." After standing still, she couldn't help but patted her chest, and when she glanced over, she saw the glimmer of light emanating from the soldier's hand.