A beautiful night opened the hearts of the three people and brought them closer to each other.
In the next month, Todd enjoyed a rare period of quiet and peaceful life.
During the day, after he finished handling the affairs of Twilight West City and Froststone Camp, he took Rachel and Deirdre in the soul space to watch the video data of past lives, and introduced them to the scenery, customs, and society of another world.
and delicious food; at night, the red sun and white snow complement each other, and the small building is filled with bright spring light.
Unfortunately, good times are always short-lived. In late May, the first fleet from Muxi Kingdom arrived at the beach near Froststone Camp.
In the tribal hall, Todd, who transformed into Boyle, looked at the group of tall women standing in the center of the room and was filled with emotions for a moment.
Brunhild, the leader, first glanced at Alfonso beside Todd, and then focused on the tribal leader: "King Muxi asked me to bring the fleet here, and said he would give me an explanation.
.”
The other party's unusual attitude and questioning tone made Todd a little puzzled.
Todd said to the other tribe leaders: "Ackerman will be responsible for the communication between you and the Muxi fleet. According to the previous meeting, we will prepare the boarding related matters as soon as possible in the next two days."
Watching everyone walk out of the hall, only Todd and several Valkyries were left in the huge room.
Todd smiled and asked Brünnhilde: "Do you recognize my identity?"
"Although your appearance has changed, your smell remains the same." Brunhilde pointed to her nose: "I don't know why, but you always have a smell that others don't have."
Todd, who did not intend to linger on this topic, asked: "It seems that you don't have a good impression of the job I gave you."
An angry look appeared on the face of the leader of the Valkyries: "Not only this job, I don't like everything the Muxi Kingdom did to Beidao!"
Todd was stunned, looked at the other person's expression, and asked calmly: "Can we talk alone?"
Brünnhilde closed her eyes and nodded, waving her sisters to leave first.
Todd walked down from his seat and came to Valkyrie's side, trying his best to sound softer: "What happened on Beidao?"
The woman opened her eyes, stared at the other person's face, and said coldly: "I don't like the human skin mask you are wearing."
Todd shrugged and used the power of "shaping" to change his appearance back to its original appearance.
"King of Muxi, do you know what the North Island has become now?!" Brynhildr's tone made people feel sadness, lamentation, powerlessness and hesitation: "The people of the gods have long forgotten
Without the glory of God, the former warriors no longer have the courage to fight, and there are only struggles, intimidation and massacres between the tribes!"
Todd asked in surprise: "How could this happen?!"
Brünnhilde roared loudly: "Because of wealth, because of greed, because of that damn trade route!"
"If a small tribe sends out a warship full of warriors to cross the sea and plunder the barbarian kingdom in the east or the empire in the south, it may take several lives to get the food that the entire tribe can barely eat for half a month.
; but a cargo ship loaded with arctic clams and runefish only needs
Ten people, making a round trip to the south, can get enough rations for the tribe to last a whole year. The people of the North Island originally advocated force and believed in fighting to get everything! But with the popularity of the seafood trade, they suddenly discovered that they didn’t have to risk their lives.
If your life is in danger, you can live a life that is a hundred times more comfortable than before!"
When Todd heard this, he asked inexplicably: "Isn't this great? The people of the North Island can live a more prosperous life without risking the loss of their tribe."
Brunhilde said with a trembling voice: "Maybe it was like this at the beginning, but later on, things became worse and worse! At the beginning, only the Black Skull Tribe and the Talon Tribe were operating seafood traders.
On the road, everything seemed calm and uneventful. But as a large amount of wealth poured into these two tribes, the impoverished Beidao tribes around them were jealous of the huge profits from sea trade. At first, they just initiated negotiations, but later evolved into a fight for force."
Todd asked doubtfully: "I remember that in order to resolve the dispute between the North Island tribes, didn't Muxi City open the outlet of the "air-conditioned dormouse" to all the North Island tribes? In this way, every tribe can conduct free trade in seafood.
, there shouldn’t be any fights, right?”
Brünnhilde shook her head vigorously: "After Duixi City provided the 'air-conditioned dormice' to all tribes, the North Island nightmare began. When every tribe owned a cargo ship to transport frozen seafood, they only had one thing in mind.
One thing - try to get more wealth before others. The fish and shells in the sea are
With wanton large-scale fishing, there are fewer and fewer fishing areas for netting, and as more and more seafood is shipped to the south, the price has also dropped repeatedly. All this has formed a vicious circle, and the direct result is that the North Island
Those tribes wage endless wars over the few small fishing areas."
Slowly closing his eyes, he seemed to see the tragic memory of the North Islanders killing each other. The leader of the Valkyrie, who could not suppress the pain, said desperately: "The fishing ground has become a battlefield, the blue sea water is dyed red with blood, and the eyes of the soldiers are no longer
There are no more teachings from the gods, only the desires brought by wealth!"
Todd fell silent. He was indeed unexpected about the current situation in Beidao. But if he wanted to handle this matter properly, he might not be able to provide a solution in a short time.
Brünnhilde took a deep breath, controlled her emotions, and said softly: "The great King Muxi..."
"You don't need to use such a title..."
"Well, Todd, my sisters and I are not here to participate in your war this time. I am here to say goodbye to you... Beidao is now devastated. In order to solve the current chaos,
The Valkyries decided to set out to find the whereabouts of the gods, seek enlightenment from the gods, and end the civil war in the North Island."
Looking at the heroic woman wearing battle armor and a feather crown in front of him, Todd hesitated for a while and finally said: "I want you to see something."
The two entered the soul space, and Todd brought Brünnhilde into the golden palace of "Asgard".
Looking at the magnificent palace in front of her, Valkyrie asked in disbelief: "Where is...where is this?"
"This is the Golden Palace of Asgard."
"You found Asgard?! And where are the gods?!"
Todd glanced at Brünnhilde and said solemnly: "Do you really want to know the whereabouts of the gods?"
The latter said loudly: "Of course! The gods are the objects of my service and the meaning of my existence!"
Todd sighed, waved his hand in mid-air of the palace, and turned on the 3D holographic projection.
The scene of Ragnarok slowly unfolds. In the flames and sea water, giants, monsters, evil spirits and gods engage in an epic battle, announcing that an era is coming to an end.
As the video played, Brünnhilde's eyes reflected the figure of a Valkyrie in the picture.
The companions fell from the sky into the sea one after another. Among the entire Valkyrie army, only this exhausted survivor covered in blood was left. Facing the countless enemies in front, the Dao was riding a Pegasus and waving a long sword.
, the beautiful figure who died generously without fear became the last elegy of Ragnarok.
In the end, the golden tree collapsed, the continental shelf collapsed, the seawater submerged all cities and creatures, and the universe returned to the original point of time.
The picture slowly darkens and eventually disappears into nothingness.
In an instant, the temple of faith in the Valkyrie's heart was destroyed by everything she saw, leaving only a pile of broken walls and ruins.
Brünnhilde, who was completely despairing, had no trace of color on her pale face anymore. She collapsed to the ground and unconsciously murmured: "The gods are... gone..."