"This creature is somewhat similar to the monster that destroyed the earthly kingdom in the hagiography of the Heavenly Father." Friar Joe looked at the sketch of the creature drawn by Todd and said while stroking his chin.
Kendi, who is from the south, thought about it carefully: "It looks a bit like Thuban in *** myths and legends, a demonic dragon that shoots fire, a servant of the easy-going bad guy."
Todd looked at the two people in front of him and thought quickly. So that means that there are such dragon-shaped monsters in both the Heavenly Father Church and the Southern Religion?
But are there similar legends in Beidao mythology?
Thinking of this, Todd became more and more curious about the sacred forest. He made up his mind and decided to leave the work of developing electron microscopes to scholars and make another trip to the North Island as soon as possible.
After asking Cumberland about the situation of sending troops and arranging everything in Muxi Town, Todd took a boat, packed some necessary supplies, and set off again to Claw Island.
During the days when Todd left the North Island, Huggins led the soldiers to defeat several groups of attackers who hated the pagans, and hung their corpses on the treetops as a warning; the craftsmen
On Talon Island and Blackskull Island, he helped the two tribes repair some buildings, build some basic living equipment, and built a simple trading post; the accompanying monks relayed the teachings while helping Bei Dao
People treat diseases. Under this combination of kindness and power, the relationship between the Muxi Knights' expeditionary force and the local tribes has become more and more harmonious, and everything is developing in a good direction.
Todd's arrival surprised both the tribe and the expeditionary force. The cautious Huggins finally breathed a sigh of relief after repeatedly confirming that there was no serious problem between Muxi Town and Beidao.
Todd found the clan leader and elders of the Claw tribe and showed them the dragon pattern he had drawn. One of the oldest elders recognized this creature at a glance and found several dragon faces in the tribe's warehouse.
The old shield was placed in front of Todd.
Pointing to the faded and difficult-to-recognize pattern on the shield, the elder said with an unprecedented serious tone: "A long time ago, the gods and their world ushered in an end of the world - Ragnarok.
The cold winter came three times, ferocious beasts raged, and war filled the universe. The big snake Jörmungander woke up from the mud bed of the seabed, and the churning seawater flooded Asgard; the Legion of Scorching Flame rose from the ground, and the waves of flames burned
Every corner; the goddess of death led the frost giants and undead, chasing every living thing. In the end, the gods chose to die together with the intruders, and the whole world was destroyed..."
Listening to the elder's words, Todd recalled the Nordic mythology from his previous life. There are too many similarities between these two legends, and they can even be said to be exactly the same. Is this just a coincidence? Or is there something more profound?
the truth?
The elder took the dragon statue painted by Todd, pointed to a huge figure on the shield and said: "This painting looks very much like the black dragon Nidhogg. In the legend, it spits venom and plague, destroying people."
He has broken several roots of the World Tree and is the Lord of Despair in Ragnarok."
Todd looked at the black shadow soaring in the sky on the shield, and began to connect recent events together in his mind, trying to find the most reasonable answer.
A different world similar to the previous life, alien species existing due to microorganisms, Sutherland archaea, the end of the world, the emergence of dragons...
The more he thought about it, the more headache he got. In his opinion, this was like a puzzle. If he wanted to get the truth, there were still several important pieces missing.
"I want to enter the sacred grove."
Todd's request made the people of the Talon tribe frown. The old men looked at each other, but no one responded to his request.
Todd lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said slowly: "I can provide the Claw tribe with ten sets of heavy armor and ten heavy swords, guaranteed to be of the best quality."
The eldest man said to Todd: "Sir Todd, it's not that we don't want to help you. It's that the sacred forest is guarded by the Valkyries, and anyone who enters requires their consent, not to mention that you are not a god.
believers..."
Todd looked at the expressions of other people in the room and finally understood that due to the attack and defense of Muxi Town, the Honor Duel and other events, the Talon tribe had not let down their guard against him after all, and it seemed that the matter of entering the sacred forest should not be rushed.
After bidding farewell to the elders of the Talon tribe, Todd found Huggins who was staying behind and asked him about everything that had happened recently.
Based on the information he and his men received, Huggins summarized several things that Todd might be interested in:
1. Although the Talon Tribe and the Blackhead Tribe signed a peace agreement, and the two sides also started trade activities together, the feud for many years was not so easy to resolve. People from the two tribes had several small-scale conflicts. Fortunately, they found
In time, they were finally suppressed one by one by Huggins.
Second, there is an interesting thing about Little Jerry. The cause was a gladiatorial fight held by the Black Skull tribe. By some mistake, Little Jerry also participated in the gladiatorial fight and won the championship. After the game, Black Head
A woman in the Black Skull tribe saw the birthmark on Little Jerry's back and shouted loudly that he was from our tribe. Through the memories of the old Black Skull man, he found that when the tribe was forced to move out of Black Skull Island, there was indeed a child.
He fell into the water from the boat and has not been heard from since. The tribesmen had given up hope and did not expect to see this child here again.
Third, the last message is about the Valkyries. Huggins followed Todd's instructions and sent them wine, meat, weapons and shields. Unexpectedly, the leader of the Valkyries, Brynhildr, rejected these.
items, and claimed that he would not accept gifts from pagans. Huggins, who was feeling a headache, accidentally discovered that every once in a while, the tribe would place newly born baby girls at the entrance of the sacred forest. The Valkyries
These babies will be taken away. After asking, it was found that from a long time ago, the Talon tribe would perform an ancient oath and sacrifice the tribe's baby girls to the Valkyrie to thank them for their protection. After learning this news,
With the attitude of giving it a try, Huggins purchased some goat milk that could be eaten by babies and sent it to the sacred forest regularly. To his surprise, the Valkyries finally accepted the milk after hesitating for a moment.
Gift.
After listening to Huggins' report, Todd was surprised by the bold and careful character of this Slavic man, but he was even more pleased that the other party had helped him a lot this time.
Patting the other party's back repeatedly, Todd happily praised Huggins's approach. He gradually had a rough idea in his mind about the tickets to the sacred forest. But first, he still had to find a way.
Gain the trust of the Talon Tribe.
In the days that followed, Todd lived in the camp of the expeditionary force, began to draw drawings of some strange objects, and asked craftsmen to build these objects. In the midst of such busyness, a week passed, and the two tribes went south to carry out the work.
The first cargo ship of the seafood trade has returned.
People gathered at the beach and pulled the rope to drag the cargo ship ashore. When Morgan raised his head high and with an expression of great pride, he lifted the oilcloth on the cargo hold. The coins and exchange items piled up like a hill made his claws
Everyone in the tribe and the Blackskull tribe forgot to breathe.
I don’t know who shouted first: “We are rich!”
Then, everyone burst into thundering cheers.
Three days later, at the entrance of the Sacred Forest, the Claw Chief and the Black Skull Chief knelt down in front of Brynhild, praising the Muxi Knights for their good deeds and favors.
Todd saw the affirmation in the Valkyrie leader's eyes, and with the idea of striking while the iron was hot, he quickly directed his craftsmen to present a lot of strange things.
A small bottle made of silver, with animal skins made into the shape of a pacifier; the fine birch wood was coated with exquisite tung lacquer to make a small bed 60 centimeters long and 40 centimeters wide; the whole piece of wood was carved
It is a small bathtub with beautiful patterns painted with paint; the most surprising thing is that there are a lot of animal dolls sewn with linen, cotton batting and buttons...
While everyone was still curious about the uses of these things, Brünnhilde got off her horse and stroked these newly created objects, with indescribable thoughts in her eyes.
"Chief of Muxi Town, I accept your gift. Tell me, what do you want?"
Todd listened to the silver-haired woman's words, lowered his head, and a proud smile slowly appeared on his face...