You and me under the world tree

He looked around the surrounding environment again, and then drew runes casually.

Under the exquisite control of magic, two phantoms of giant hands slowly appeared, and they dragged His Majesty the King, dragging him to the throne.

Now, the young King of Burgundy looked as if he was lying on the throne, without the slightest sense of disobedience.

Then, he just stood there, without any intention of taking action.

"How long are you going to hide?"

In the seemingly empty palace, the sage suddenly spoke.

"Actually, there are not even half of the soldiers of the Fog Demon Legion I lead, only 4000 people, but this city has basically become an empty city. Gunter has already moved most of the residents who can leave. It is not difficult for them to occupy the city and eventually enter the palace."

At the same time, as if to echo his words, there was a sudden battle roar outside the palace.

It seemed that the soldiers had completely broken through the blockade of the decaying Burgundian army and were heading towards the palace.

Along with that sound, a magical vibration similar to an afterimage suddenly appeared in the corner.

At this moment, the air seemed to be condensed and shattered.

Finally, the woman who had been hiding all this time finally revealed her figure.

Valkyrie...

And she's no ordinary Valkyrie.

Even though the lighting in the palace was extremely dim, her long golden hair still exuded a radiant brilliance.

The fair skin and armor also reflected the light with the only remaining sunlight.

Commanded by the Valkyries, Slud, the Goddess of Power who masters thunder and storms.

It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that she would actually appear here in person, and stare at the man in the dark armor from a very close distance.

"Your perception is still as sharp as before." She said.

"It's okay if you're not sharp, after all, I'm on your blacklist now."

"..."

Although to a certain extent, everything Hodder said was true, but after hearing his extremely calm tone, Slude, who thought he should be able to calm down, felt something emerged from the bottom of his heart. .

Have that little anger, have that little pain.

"You've been wary of me before."

"Ah."

"You know it's me."

"I don't think you're worried about other people, are you? Especially that woman named Jaxide."

Although at this moment, Hodder does not seem to admit this, but his every move, every word and deed proves it.

In his cognition, Slude should not let others mess around anymore.

Because in the strategy of the gods, this time can be said to be a huge mistake.

So no matter what, she, the Valkyrie commander, has to handle these things herself.

As for her thoughts, she was probably hiding in this palace when the war broke out completely.

In fact, it was precisely because of her existence that Hodder's previous behavior seemed impeccable.

He didn't take the initiative to launch an attack, let alone launch any massive surprise attack, but just provoked him and let Gunther walk in front of him by himself.

"You've changed a bit..."

"Ok, I know."

"You are more careful than before."

Staring at the man, Slude sighed.

It's not that Slude is deliberately talking nonsense there, because it is.

In her eyes, she clearly remembered what Huo De had done.

Because of the disparity in strength, he likes to use tricks and fight to the death, and the rough style of his friends also affects him.

but now……

"It's okay if you're not careful, because if you're not careful, I might be beaten to death by you, and I have no way to have any direct conflict with you."

He was very calm, and even said these words frankly in front of the opposing Storm Goddess.

"At least not now. As for what I want to do now, I think both you and the king of the gods should understand."

Yes, everyone understands.

Because Huo De's current behavior is no longer a conspiracy.

In fact, from the very beginning, the antagonism between him and the gods has been exposed on the table, and his purpose is also obvious:

Conquer the atrium world and build a unified huge human empire!

This is something the gods absolutely don't want to see, and on the premise of not wanting to break the ethereal worship image they have established, they can only act in secret as much as possible, and don't give Siegfried an excuse to launch a frontal war.

"To be honest, your coping methods are actually quite effective."

"..."

"Let me tell you an interesting thing. You Valkyries should have received similar news to a certain extent. It is about the construction of the temple."

At this moment, Slude's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

"We have always had a weakness, that is, too much property. Because of the huge source of funds, it is impossible to slow down the construction in the kingdom. On the basis of this, the construction in the Netherlands is too slow. Soon, even if all the roads are paved, there are rumors that there will still be funds left, and on this basis, the rebuilding of the temple has been taken into consideration."

god worship...

This is the basis for the protoss' deep roots in Midgard.

Although Siegfried's body is not without the "mark" of the gods, even though it was forged by a sage, but when trying Legney, Siegfried did borrow the name of Thor.

Based on this, Siegfried became a 'hero recognized by the gods'.

On the one hand, this guarantees Siegfried's own reputation, and on the other hand, he has no other deeds related to the gods.

Do not take the initiative to build temples, do not take the initiative to worship or sacrifice to the gods.

Whenever this point is mentioned, Siegfried always uses the word 'people's livelihood' to prevaricate.

Build forts, renovate towns, rebuild villages, and build the most basic wall defenses in every populated place.

After doing all this, Siegfried started to order road repairs again.

With all the money in place, the vigorous construction projects in the Netherlands will soon completely renovate the interior of the kingdom.

In the end, they had to come to the most important point, which they tried their best to avoid: the temple.

And they are absolutely unwilling to do this, because they themselves are trying their best to eliminate the influence of the gods, and they have not expanded the atmosphere of large-scale sacrifice to the gods.

If it was built, it would mean that everything fell short.

"I actually think it's quite funny, think about it. You didn't do anything, so why do you worship you?"

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God worship is always the lingering theme in Midgard, and the aloof Asa protoss ruled the entire Midgard with such an aloof attitude.

In fact, they rarely interfered with the development of Midgard, and to them, everything in this Atrium world was like a movie.

It's just that this long movie doesn't have a specific protagonist, and therefore, anything can happen to it.

For humans, worshiping gods seems to have long been a traditional custom.

It seems that no one has ever been willing to delve into its source, let alone its connotation.

It's like a slave who has been enslaved for a long time and has long forgotten what "resistance" is.

But Hodder was different after all.

He didn't know the Atrium natives from the start, so he was better able to see things from other perspectives.

"Why do humans worship gods?"

Staring at the tall goddess, Hodder asked.

At this moment, Slude was also a little confused about the attitude of the man in front of him.

Did he not regard her as an enemy, that's why he talked about this aspect, or did he think that this aspect didn't matter at all?

At this time, thousands of thoughts appeared in the goddess's mind, but unfortunately, she couldn't find the answer to this aspect at all.

And Huo De didn't notice her expression and thoughts at all, he just continued to talk along his own train of thought:

"Is it because the high gods created this world? Or is it because the great gods created the human race, so humans must be slaves of the gods?"

Having said that, Hodder couldn't help but pause.

He didn't continue to lower his head or look around, but looked squarely at the woman in front of him.

"Maybe, for you, this is the normal state. As the species you created, whether it is dwarves, elves or humans, it is inevitable to accept your rule and be under your jurisdiction."

On this point, Slude remained silent.

Although she didn't admit it positively, she didn't refute it either.

This is equivalent to the default.

Because just like human beings have become accustomed to expressing their admiration and worship to the gods, the gods have long been accustomed to such a life.

Not to mention the king of the gods who created the world today and the original gods who accompanied him along the way.

The "three generations of gods" like Slude received this kind of education since childhood, and the education of the protoss also allowed her to develop this understanding.

To her, it wasn't gods that were strange, but humans.

"Perhaps, it may be strange for me to say such words, but... human beings are indeed easily satisfied."

Just how easily satisfied are humans?

About this, the gods may not understand.

At least Slude didn't know that.

Also because of this reason, she didn't know what to say at the moment.

This is not a question of daring to speak, but that there is nothing in my mind, and I don't know how to speak.

"Satisfy……"

"Yes, you can think that this is the defect of human beings, or you can think that this is the advantage of human beings. It is actually very complicated to fully discuss it, but it can be summed up in one sentence...Don't worry about the few but the unevenness."

Although in Hodder's memory, the original meaning of the source of these words was never suitable for the current situation, but it can be clearly interpreted as such when it is extracted alone.

Because human beings are indeed like this, they never care about how much, what they care about is only the feeling of gap when compared with others.

"If everyone's treatment is similar, with the easy-to-satisfy mentality of human beings, maybe they will recognize it. After all, we are the most mediocre and low-level race in the Nine Realms. Assuming that our treatment is the same as that of elves, dwarves and others Similarly, with the kind of low-minded human mind, maybe you will be secretly happy in your heart."

"Satisfy……"

In front of Hodder, Slude found that he couldn't say anything at all.

Moreover, she suddenly had such an inexplicable disgust.

Perhaps because of the common language, the syllables of the so-called 'satisfaction' seem to be getting harsher.

"Is this...satisfaction?"

"Yes, this is satisfaction. After all, human beings have a kind of idea of ​​being content with the status quo, but unfortunately, the reality is not like this. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that dwarves and elves live much better than humans."

He didn't talk nonsense here either.

Because it is true in terms of status.

Both dwarves and elves have very clear systems, at least they have their own unified kingdom.

Although Hodder didn't know if there was any struggle among them, at least they weren't being slaughtered like humans.

Although there is a clear gap in status between them and the gods, they are still active in the Nine Realms as 'citizens'.

Leaving aside the dwarves for the time being, those elves who love light have a definite king of gods.

Thinking of this, Hodder couldn't help but pause for a moment.