You and me under the world tree

Although for a moment, Siegfried didn't quite understand why Hodder would say that, but his ability to understand was quick - he was teaching himself, and in his heart, he couldn't help being a little excited.

This approach of precepts and deeds is actually not common in Midgard, and in fact, if possible, Hodder also hopes to start from the beginning step by step, for example, starting from theoretical knowledge, if he is like Helgi If so, he can even throw two books in the past and let him read it first.

But Siegfried didn't have that time...

According to the guides in the forum, Siegfried only took a year or two from traveling to slaying dragons and then returning to the country to become king. It's a bit tight. When Huo De taught Helji, he had a series of daily tasks. More importantly, Helji was not the only teacher.

As a child born in Volsung's peak period, Helji has his father and brother as role models, and he has been exposed to more things than Siegfried since he was a child, and he has also studied with Hodder for several years in terms of setting. .

Unless Siegfried is more talented than Helgi, otherwise it is useless to copy Helgi's education method...

"I'll ask you about this when I go back."

"what??"

Just when Huo De added such a sentence, Siegfried couldn't help showing a look of surprise, but Huo De ignored the child and just walked towards the edge of the town on his own, where there was a large warehouse .

The Gothic border town of Hegrim used to be a supply station during the war, hoarding the military supplies needed for the war, and when the war ended and it developed into a small town, these wooden warehouses were abandoned, but the abandoned However, it does not mean that it was demolished. This large warehouse is still preserved, and now it is used for other purposes.

When Huo De took Siegfly in, they happened to see what the prince was doing—his thick iron chain directly pierced the giant's limbs, nailing the giant to the ground , The method is so cruel that it is outrageous, which makes a fledgling young man like Siegfried a little bit unbearable to look directly at.

But Huo De was different, he walked over without changing his face...

"Do you want to ask about the lairs of these giants?"

"Ah."

[Mission Objective: Talk to the Prince of Goth (1/1)]

Although the prince of the Gothic Kingdom responded to Hodder, his taciturn attitude was a bit unbearable, because the topic couldn't go any further—the player could only sing a one-man show by himself.

"I know something about the giants here."

"Ok?"

Finally, he reacted, and the goth prince in the horn helmet looked up at him after a second chain had passed through the giant's leg bone and pinned him to the ground.

"You know them?"

"They used to be a huge underground force a long time ago. They caused a lot of trouble to the Netherlands at that time. They robbed houses, robbed supplies, and made a living by robbery, but there was no news after that."

"Oh." After hearing this, the prince just replied with such a word, proving that he knew it, and then started his 'imprisonment'.

Talking to this kind of person is really troublesome, but anyway, it can be regarded as a good starting point...

"If you don't mind, you can leave the conversation to me."

"it is good."

The response was very happy, but it is a pity that words are still cherished like gold.

…………

"Um..."

I don't know how long it took, but the giant's own consciousness finally came up, and he gradually woke up from the coma. He vaguely remembered what he had encountered, and when he came to the ground to spread the fog and charge the small He was attacked when he was a 'worship' in the town, and those supposedly weak 'woods' actually attacked him.

The giant is a descendant of Ymir, and it is completely different from the 'wood' created by the protoss on a whim, so he feels ashamed of it.

So one can imagine the anger in his heart when he woke up and saw three pieces of 'wood' standing in front of him.

"You bloody hiss!!!"

Although his heart was full of humiliation, humiliation was just humiliation after all, and there was obviously another thing bothering him now—wounds.

When he woke up from the coma and fully recovered his consciousness, he felt the pain in his chest. The ice-breaking torch made by the dwarves of Walter Alheim was never a mortal creation. Even giants can't stand the feeling of chest tightness. .

"Forget it, aren't you the most damned person here?" Looking at the giant, Huo De responded unceremoniously, "Being a robber 30 years ago, and a ruffian who started collecting protection fees 30 years later? Ymir’s face has been completely lost by you, Mimir and Vavrunir must be ashamed of you, if I were you, I would go to the highest mountain in Jotunheim and jump off, saving those who are wise The clansmen are ashamed."

"you!!"

As soon as he woke up, the giant heard the insulting words. Ymir was the ancestor of the giants, and Mimir and Vavrunir were the wise men of the giant family. This kind of pungent words inevitably made him angry.

kill him!

The giant had only such thoughts in his heart, but as he struggled and moved, he felt a sharp pain in his chest—this was the trauma caused by the Icebreaker Torch Hammer, and not only that, he also felt his arms and The tearing pain from the calf.

This was of course, because the chains passed through his body, nailing his whole body to the ground, no matter his legs or hands were imprisoned, as long as he moved, there would be heart-rending pain.

"Okay, I don't want to waste any more time with you, I just want to know one thing, how many people do you have?"

"you……"

The giant's face was obviously still angry, and a little torture might not be a big deal to him, after all, the giant's endurance is first-class, but at this moment, a sword had already been placed on him. On his neck—it was the Gothic prince. Just as Hodder opened his mouth to ask questions, His Royal Highness's sword also produced a deterrent.

"I'm curious, is it possible that all giants will still be able to speak after their heads are chopped off?"

Different from Hodder's dull but pungent words, His Royal Highness's voice was calm and indifferent. Although it could not be said to be a deterrent, the coolness in it inevitably made the giant start to tremble with fear.

Chapter 88: Siegfried's Thoughts

Although it was the first time to cooperate, and it was only a little more than an hour since the first meeting, there was no barrier between Huo De and the Gothic prince. Although there was no tacit understanding like cooperation, there was no abruptness or sense of violation.

One side is in charge of deterring with weapons, while the other side is using words to ridicule. The giant's emotions are ups and downs in anger and fear, and this kind of questioning... No, the way of torture is not only tormenting the parties involved, but also as a bystander. Siegfried couldn't help feeling terrified.

He had never seen Uncle Huo De with such vicious words, and even in fact, this was the first time he had seen him speak so much.

In his impression, his uncle has always been a kind person. He may not have many ordinary conversations, but his overall personality has always been gentle. At his request, he would take the trouble to tell some stories over and over again many times.

vicious, cruel...

Seeing Hodder casually hitting the giant's leg bones with the warhammer in his hand like a craftsman's hammer, Siegfried couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind, although he actually knew what Uncle Hodder did. Knowing that he set fire to massacre the city in the Kingdom of Hengding during the time he was taming Grani.

But it’s one thing to hear about it, another thing to actually see it. The warehouse is so gloomy, the gloom in it is in stark contrast to the sun outside, and even at this moment, Siegfried feels that he can imagine His cruelty in the palace.

However, he will not be alienated from his uncle because of this, not only because of Midgard's custom of 'revenge of blood relatives', but more importantly, that impression in Siegfried remains unchanged, no matter How cruel he is to his enemies, he is always so gentle to those around him.

"Be patient, child, I will teach you one by one."

In the early morning, he told himself so, and now, he also allows himself to observe his behavior, and the so-called "observation" is completely different from simple "seeing", "watching" is simply looking at , but observation requires the use of the brain.

Hodder once gave Siegfried a lot of books. These books actually have nothing to do with the political strategy needed as a king. They are just the similar but different customs and small stories among the countries of Midgard.

These short stories are basically roaming around, and even once went to the kingdom of dwarves (Walter Alheim), the kingdom of giants (Jortunheim) and even the kingdom of elves (Yalfheim). Stories written with witty sentences have always been the best primers for children in Midgard.

However, it is worth mentioning that there are actually a lot of poems and stories praising Asgard among these short stories, but these were picked out by Hodder and torn up...

But these are not important things. The important thing is that Siegfried has absorbed some necessary stories from these stories since he was a child, such as giants. Now, there is only one question in Siegfried's mind:

Why did uncle and that goth prince use such violent means?

Siegfried didn't know that Gothic prince well. Although he had always heard about his bravery on the battlefield, he didn't know his character, but he definitely knew about his uncle.

Although he is being cruel and vicious now, and he has set fire to slaughter palaces before, he actually tends to communicate with words rather than violence.

This can also be seen from Lakin's description in a few words. He doesn't like war. Rather than using force, he hopes to solve it through diplomacy and dialogue. But now, why does he resort to violent means of torture?

"Don't...don't kill me."

Just as Siegfried was thinking, the giant's weak begging for mercy opened the door of his thoughts like a key.

"Poets have said that giants should be brave, they dare to challenge the gods..." Finally, he stepped into the door called the answer, "That's right..."

What Siegfried was thinking now, Huo De didn't know, he just heard the voice of the giant in front of him begging for mercy.

"Then, let's talk about your specific number of people and your stronghold."

Hearing the human's unhurried voice, the giant's mind was also running crazily.

"We live in the mountains near here..."

"Jura Mountains?"

"Yes, we have built houses among the mountains, and it is very troublesome to get in..." the giant said slowly, "If you want, I can take you there!!!"

'boom'

'zila'

At this moment, before the giant finished speaking, there was a sound of crashing and scorching again. The piercing pain made the giant lose his words, and the howl of pain resounded in the warehouse.

Fortunately, the current time is mid-afternoon, and the sun is shining brightly outside. If it is night, this kind of howling is enough to make the children cry out of fright.

Then, the giant's big eyes desperately looked at the man who had broken his calf with the hammer. Obviously there was sunlight shining in through the gap between the window and the roof, but the sunlight fell on him with an inexplicably cold feeling.

"I clearly said..."

"At this point, you are not willing to tell the truth, are you?"

"Since you don't want to say it, let me say it. You live among the Jura Mountains. It's true, but there are no houses in the mountains. You live underground. The underground of the entire mountain range is empty." Yes, am I right?"

The giant didn't answer, but he didn't know how to hide his emotions, because the facts he learned were beyond his imagination. His mouth opened and closed, as if he was silently talking to himself.

The giant's head was huge, and the opening and closing of the mouth could be seen clearly, and Hodder could easily see what he was asking.

Why……

he asked

However, he had no chance to know, because in the next moment, his head flew out, and a sharp giant sword directly cut off his neck.

Accompanied by the gushing of blood, his struggling body immediately stopped moving...

"It seems that not every giant is proficient in spells."

Of course it wouldn't be Huo De who made the move. He actually had other questions to ask, but the gothic prince shot too fast, and he didn't even have time to stop it.

"Don't you need to ask anything else?" In the end, he could only ask helplessly.

"No need." After all, the prince is a prince, and he is slightly different from someone like Hodder. His education did not contain any sloppiness, and he actually made a decision when Hodder pointed out the giant's lies , "Lie, once there is a second time, so there is no need to continue asking."

"Well, I wanted to ask about the conditions inside the mountain range."

To put it bluntly, Huo De's words were just a complaint. After all, it is still difficult to not have the initiative to speak, but he did not expect that His Royal Highness seems to be serious about this aspect.

"Then will you believe it?"

This sentence is simply a question of the soul. When asking this question, the prince's eyes have been focused on Hodder, without any intention of moving, and the answer to it is also obvious.

"No, it won't..."

【Mission: Not a long journey】

[Mission Objective: Escort Siegfried and Lakin to leave the Netherlands (1/1)]

Chapter 89: The Prince's Horse

The settlement of the main goal of this task scene is completed at this moment, and the combat skill points as rewards have entered Hodder's character interface. If he wants, he can now point these skills that are not yet warmed up. All on the skill tree, but he didn't do that.

In fact, until now, Huo De has not planned to move the skill points he has accumulated. Whether it is free skill points or combat skill points, he has kept them. Before he figured out the buff cursed by the evil dragon on himself, He didn't intend to add points to the skill tree that came with it.

And now, all that's left is...

"click"

'click'

'click'

Just when Hodder was thinking that, a metallic sound of boots trampling the ground caught his attention, and when he turned his head, he saw the back of the eagle-patterned sheep helmet.

The gothic prince didn't mean to say hello. This attitude of wanting to leave directly made Hodder a little helpless. Although he didn't want to communicate much, his silent attitude still made people feel subtle. .

However, His Royal Highness is not the kind of person who goes his own way to extremes. Although his silent attitude will inevitably offend others, he will not deliberately ignore others, just like now. He stopped when the armed man stared at him.

"I will let the soldiers set up camp in the Jura Mountains, will you come?"

Being in a high position, His Royal Highness the Gothic prince seldom really ask others any questions. As a prince second only to King Dittmar, the teachers who taught him usually only asked: Do you understand?He was never asked to ask, so the moment he spoke, his tone and voice were unavoidably a little awkward.

If he was a citizen of the Gothic Kingdom, he could of course issue orders as a prince, but in fact he was not a citizen, let alone a person from another country who came across the border, and he was also a powerful warrior.

"At this time, you should use a milder tone. After all, you are 'asking' someone to do something." After hearing his awkward tone, Huo De couldn't help saying.

This is of course, and he didn't say anything wrong. Midgard has an unwritten rule: the strong should be treated with courtesy, although not everyone will abide by this rule that is not written on paper, but Huo De A tone that doesn't care about the identity of the other party's prince will not be blamed.

Then it was so cold...

Facing Huo De's obviously thoughtless words, His Royal Highness just turned his head. Under the sun, his blood-red eyes were a bit uncomfortable.

And after seeing those eyes, Huo De couldn't help but thump in his heart, won't the prince be angry?

"Maybe..." After a while, His Royal Highness said, "I'm not used to 'asking' other people, if you don't want to follow, you can change the structure of the giant's underground city. Tell me and I can pay."

"No, I will go with me. My friends and I have some grievances with those giants to settle."