You and me under the world tree

In his opinion, pinning expectations on the illusory fate of Lao Shizi is itself a stupid thing.

However, Hodder's thoughts belong to himself after all.

In the atrium world and even the entire Nine Realms, the word "fate" has its own unique weight. Even the gods feel extremely heavy, let alone human beings.

So at this moment, Gripal's complexion became a little dignified.

He didn't agree immediately, there was hesitation and solemnity on that wrinkled face.

As a human being, he once apprenticed to the three goddesses of Noren, and learned how to interpret the No.18 runes from the three goddesses. Therefore, he is extremely awed by the word 'Orlog'.

He had seen the huge web of fate combed out by the three goddesses of Noren. Everyone's fate was arranged from life to death.

However, although the Goddess allowed him to learn from them, she never allowed him to inquire about the Well of Fate and the huge web of Fate.

Moreover, because of the warnings from the goddesses, he finally gave up on spying on his own 'thread'.

But if you think about it carefully, did you really give up because of the goddess' warning?

It's not actually...

Although Gripal would make all kinds of excuses when he was young, even using the temper of the goddesses and his apprenticeship as a cover.

But as he got older, he gradually saw through and was able to admit certain things frankly.

For example, the fear that I have...

He knew very well that even if the three goddesses of Noren did not dissuade or warn him, he would not be able to muster up the courage to pry into his own destiny in the end.

He is not the kind of person who can rely on his blood to go forward recklessly. His prudence and wisdom made him feel hesitant when he was young.

To put it bluntly, the more he can understand the weight of 'fate', the more Griple is in awe of fate (Orlog).

But of course, in this kind of awe, 'awe' is far greater than 'respect'.

In the final analysis, it was because he failed to muster up the courage to pry into his own destiny when he was young.

Knowing that everything is laid out, but not being brave enough to pry it all out.

And it's actually the same now, except that he used to be afraid of his 'fate', but now, he has a similar attitude towards his daughter's matter.

He didn't mind divination for Nanna, but he seldom did divination about his own daughter.

"Know... so what?"

At last, he uttered these words out of the blue.

His tone was a little heavy, and the sudden words inevitably made Hodder raise his brows.

"At least be prepared."

"Are you ready..."

But this kind of preparation is actually meaningless.Griple really wanted to say that, but he couldn't get it out of his mouth anyway.

So in the end, he used a more tactful tone instead.

"Prophecy is something like this, sometimes knowing it is just adding trouble."

This is the kind of pathos unique to the 'Prophet'.

Although Huo De couldn't understand the feelings of these people, he just listened quietly.

"Knowing it but being unable to change it is quite uncomfortable. That's why most excellent wizards choose to hide from the world, don't ask about world affairs, and even rarely have contact with outsiders."

This is the case with prophecy and divination.

For a person like Gripal, the "future" is like a layer of tulle to him. Of course, he can choose to gently lift the tulle to find out.

But at the same time, he has no way to make changes, and can only wait for the content of his prophecy to come.

Under such circumstances, the act of revealing the true face of the future has also become something that requires courage.

"I've... done this kind of thing," he began. "My wife... I've had a fortune teller about it, and I know she's going to leave me."

"She said, it's okay, we can cherish the rest of the time."

Finally, Griple clenched his fists.

"I thought I was ready, but I wasn't."

His voice became lower and lower.

"When she really 'leaved', I realized that all the bullshit preparations were fake, can you understand this feeling?"

Chapter 57: As expected of you

Having said that, Hodder already understood that Griple was resisting divination and prophecy on the people around him, especially his beloved daughter.

Because he knew that this kind of preparation was meaningless, his wife 'leaved' like this.

Although this probability is half and half, but after experiencing the blow of his wife's death, he really didn't have the courage to do divination again.

From ruling the kingdom to the present, Gripal's prophecy has always surrounded the entire kingdom. If it wasn't for someone's request, he would never use this divination magic in other ways.

Not to mention, that was his own daughter.

Moreover, it has been more than ten years, nearly 20 years ago that he truly possessed the courage to fear nothing.

At that time, he had just returned, and the entire kingdom encountered an unprecedented crisis, but he was not afraid, and he moved forward step by step accompanied by his wife and partners.

And now, he is over half a hundred years old, and the giant wife who once said that he will be with him all his life and whose life expectancy is obviously longer than him in theory has passed away.

The partners around him have also 'died' one by one in recent years due to longevity or other reasons. Thinking about it carefully, the only friend of his time left is Jedir, the commander of the Iceberg Fortress.

In this case, as the king, Gripal himself has actually lost the courage he once had.

Although he will not go backwards, he will not go any further in this regard.

Perhaps at times like this, Hodder, the listener, should help.

Because Gripal himself is at a crossroad called "choice", he can choose to continue to maintain the status quo and ignore it, or he can try to pursue the "destiny" related to his good daughter .

However, in the end, Huo De still did not persuade anything in this regard, because he did not need to persuade.

After all, thinking about it carefully, Hodder himself didn't know what Gripal could see.

What if the future he sees in the divination is part of the original "Nibelungen Song"?

Although there is no blood relationship between Her Majesty the Queen of Iceland and the protagonist Siegfried in the original Nibelungen Song, this relationship in the game obviously applies part of the setting of "Volsung Saga".

However, this piece of expansion is called [Song of the Nibelungen] after all.

According to Huo De's understanding and playing experience, World Tree Company is not a baiting operation, they can't put on the coat of "Nibelungen system" and end up with the plot of "Volsung Saga".

Even looking at the current worldview, part of the content of Volsung Saga has been moved into the game. The missing Valkyrie Brunhilde in the Gothic Kingdom and the never-ending flame on the peak of Hindal have already explained over these.

However, since it has been labeled Nibelungen Song, its main body must be around this story.

There can be secondary creations and some modified fictional elements, but the main characters of the story will not change.

Under such circumstances, Huo De's worries are somewhat justified, and he does not hope that there will be any more troubles in the current plot.

If there is an irreparable estrangement and crack in the relationship between Gripal and Siegfried because of some bullshit "prophecy", then the time span of more than a month can be said to be completely wasted.

So, that's it for now.

However, when thinking about this, Huo De couldn't help but have other thoughts in his heart.

What if Griple had a day of free time, or finally worked up the courage to do this kind of divination?

What if Gripal, who believed in the invincibility of fate, saw something?

When thinking about this, Hodder sees a contradiction in the relationship between Griple and Siegfried.

As Siegfried's elder, Hodder can of course rely on his 'foresight' to prevent this from happening.

As long as the official does not make a time jump like the previous version, such as telling him that there is a mission to attend the wedding after two days, he can put an end to this kind of thing.

But the point wasn't whether he could do it himself, but whether he could convince Griple that it could be changed.

However, I am afraid there is no way to 'stop' this kind of thing.

To be precise, it is impossible for Hodder to mention this now.

Is it possible to jump directly to the prophet and shout: Actually, I can also divination?

This is retarded behavior...

So after much deliberation, with the current situation, Hodder can only get a 'vaccination'.

Anyway, the system has reminded that Hodder's actions in this mission will affect the subsequent development of the plot.

In this case, he can't do nothing, can he?

So in the end, his hands protected by metal armor were intertwined in front of him, and his cloudy eyes seemed to become even more gloomy.

"To be honest, I don't believe in such things as prophecy." He said slowly, "Because of some previous experiences, I personally don't like letting others arrange my life."

This sentence is not false, Hodder really thinks so.

For this reason, he didn't even need to make an expression to add credibility to his words.

But at this moment, what Hodder didn't know was that Gripal no longer cared about the details on his face that could reveal his emotions.

Because at this time, he was deeply shocked by what he said.

When the sage's words fell into the old king's ears, the shock caused was like a tsunami sweeping across the entire northern sea, and it stirred up a stormy sea in his heart instantly.

Because of his identity - the sage of Volsung.

Gripal had always put the man in front of him on the same level as himself, whether it was wisdom, understanding of magic, or even politics.

Although the other party did not have the status of a king, according to Siegmund's previous statement, the man in front of him even once controlled the foreign wars of the Netherlands.

More importantly, he had experienced pain no less than his own.

Yep, that's what Griple had in mind.

He doesn't think that the other party's pain will be less than his own. It can even be said that, as a sage of Volsung, he has experienced more pain than Gripal after having experienced the extermination of a family and a country.

But even so, he was still able to say those words...

"Don't believe in prophecies..."

"Because, if you really believe it, there is no point in fighting and resisting. I hate this kind of thing."

If the person sitting across from him is a young man, in this case, Gripal will inevitably think that the other party is young and frivolous and lacks beatings.

However, for someone like the sage Hodder, what Gripal could feel was the inner fortitude of the other party.

"So that's the case, as expected of you..."

Chapter 58: Regret

Eventually, Sage Hodder left.

The way he left was ordinary, entirely on foot.

For Griple, Hodder's behavior is actually a face-saving, after all, the sage Hodder has already demonstrated his outrageous magic methods.

He was able to forcibly use magic against the restrictions set by the old king in his palace, and the casting speed was extremely fast.

Although anyone with a clear eye could tell that Hodder was obviously "suppressed" at the time, but since he was able to forcibly carry the prohibition to cast magic, it means that his understanding of magic and ability to use magic were at the peak of Gripal's. above.

Under such circumstances, if he continued to do his own thing, maybe the old king would be able to see the other party use the magic of invisibility and noise reduction all the way out of the palace over the wall.

But in fact, Howard did not do that.

He just walked all the way to the door of the study like a normal person, and after that, the old king walked with him.

There is no order, in order to show the equality of status, they are of course kept in parallel.

In the end, Hodder didn't say much.

"Just send it here." He said.

In fact, the actions of the sage Huo De still made him a little uncomfortable as the host.

Because according to the thinking of normal people, if there is no urgent matter that must be done, they should stay in the palace for a while.

But is there anything else for Sage Hodder?

Actually there is none.