"If the gods are no longer here...then what is the meaning of my existence? Then what are my efforts?!" The woman looked at her hands and laughed at herself: "What Valkyrie?! What messenger of the gods?"
?!After all, he’s just a wild dog guarding the cemetery!”
He tore off the feather crown on his head and threw it into the corner of the hall with all his strength. Unstoppable tears dripped down the woman's cheeks and fell to the ground.
Todd stood on the high platform, looking at the woman in front of him who was grief-stricken because of losing the pillar of faith, and shook his head slightly without saying a word.
Waiting for the other party's mood to stabilize a little, Todd walked to Valkyrie's side, knelt down, and said softly: "The age of the gods may have ended, but your path continues."
"You don't understand." Valkyrie, who still had tears in her eyes, said to Todd: "From my birth to now, I have been trained by my tribe to be the maid of the gods. All I have to do is protect the relics of the gods.
Finding traces of the gods... This is my destiny. But now, the gods have disappeared, I have no direction to move forward, everything is over!"
Todd shook his head slightly: "I once heard you say that Brynhildr is not your real name, but a code name specially given to the leader of the Valkyrie. In this way, before becoming the leader of the Valkyrie, your past must have
He has his own life and his original trajectory."
The woman was stunned for a moment and said to herself: "My past?"
"Brünnhilde's mission may have ended, but because of this, you can be freed from the endless responsibilities... Do you still remember how you became the Valkyrie?"
The woman recalled while saying: "When I was nineteen years old, I received the sword and shield symbolizing the power of the gods from the previous leader of the Valkyries, as well as the name Brünnhilde. At that time, I will always
I can’t forget that after the handover was completed, the previous leader became an ‘unknown person’ and chose to self-exile out of the village and never came back.”
Todd asked strangely: "The Nameless One?"
"Once the Valkyrie of the past generations hands over power to a successor in the clan, her name will automatically be passed on to the next successor. This means that she loses her name and cannot continue to live in the village, so she can only choose to self-exile.
"The woman said sadly: "At that time, I was thinking that sooner or later, I would be like her, without a name or relatives, and die wandering on the road like a lonely ghost."
Todd sighed: "Before that, do you still remember your past and your name?"
"Before this... I once heard from the tribe that they found me as an abandoned baby on the altar, and they gave me a name that seemed to be..." The woman tried her best to recall the past memories: "Evie.
"
Todd repeated the name several times, and then said to her: "Do you still remember the agreement I made with you?"
The woman looked at the golden palace in front of her and suddenly thought of something: "The agreement you mentioned is..."
"Yes, when I was in the Valkyrie Village, I made a promise to you that I would rebuild Asgard. Here is my answer."
Watching Evie stand up and look around, Todd slowly said to her: "The age of the gods has ended, and the old days have been reborn. My wish is to establish a new divine realm in the entire northern region."
The woman turned her head and instantly understood the meaning of the other person's words: "Do you hope that as a god, you can end the war between tribes and kingdoms by rebuilding the faith of the entire northern territory?"
Todd frowned and thought for a while: "What you said is not accurate, but generally speaking, it is not wrong."
"I hope to borrow your power." Todd stretched out his hand towards the woman and looked at her sincerely: "Not as Brynhildr, but as your original identity - Evie."
The woman looked into the other person's eyes, and after a long time, she finally extended her right hand to Todd.
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Five days later, the beach west of Froststone Camp.
Six huge three-masted cargo ships were docked in the shallow sea, and dozens of sailing ships of various sizes were moored on the distant sea.
The queue composed of barbarian warriors, gladiators and North Island troops meandered from the forest to the beach as far as the eye could see. Thousands of soldiers stepped on the pedals and boarded the ship, each busy making final preparations before sailing.
Looking away from the gryphons circling overhead, Todd hugged Rachel and Deirdre in front of him and said softly: "Wait until I come back."
Rachel looked at the ships in the distance and whispered to Todd: "If the battle goes against you, you should know what to do..."
The latter nodded and looked at Deirdre again.
This woman, who was still shy when facing her lover even though they had skin-to-skin contact, just ran forward and kissed Todd gently before running away in a hurry under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Todd touched his lips, shook his head with a smile, and walked towards the plank installed on the shore.
A silver-haired woman stood on the deck, her eyes falling on Rachel and Deirdre in the distance.
Todd boarded the deck and came to her side. The changes in her body made him slightly surprised.
Ivie's moonlight silver hair, which was originally shawl, was cut short to her earlobes, and the Valkyrie sword and shield engraved with rune characters disappeared.
"A few days ago, I went back to the village and made a request to the tribe - to voluntarily give up the name of Valkyrie. The elders despised my crime of escaping from battle and announced that I would be banished forever." The woman faced Todd,
There was no sadness or sadness on his face: "But don't worry, I didn't say a word to them about your plan to rebuild Asgard."
Todd sighed and said: "Evie, actually you don't need to do this..."
"I have no way to deceive my companions with a mission that does not exist at all." Evie raised her head and puffed out her chest: "If I were given a choice, I would rather live in a real hell than be hypnotized by hypocrisy.
"
"My current mission is to end the war in the North Island. Whether it is rebuilding Asgard or using war to expand the living space of the people of the North Island, as long as I can stop them from fighting each other, I am willing to sacrifice my life.
Go try it.”
Todd sighed softly and nodded.
After a pause, Evie continued: "But there is one thing you need to know. Since I am no longer the leader, most of the Valkyries have been recalled to the village. Sisters who are willing to self-exile and continue to stay with me can only
There are seven people left."
There were originally more than thirty people in the Valkyrie troop, but now there are only eight people left?
Todd frowned when he heard the news: "There are ten positions in the Griffin Airborne Team. Counting you and me, and the other seven Valkyries, there is still one vacant position."
After Evie thought for a moment, she said to Todd: "If what you value is strength, there is someone who may be qualified for this position."
After saying this, Evie pointed to the tall man on the deck who was helping his men pull up the sail, the deputy captain of the North Island Knights - Little Jerry.
This muscular man, who is nearly two meters tall, always has a naive smile on his face. He can easily pull the cable that requires the joint efforts of six people.
Seeing that Todd still had concerns on his face, Evie added: "Excluding Valkyrie, looking at the entire North Island Knights, no one can defeat him."
The big ship underfoot began to move slowly, and the raised canvas pushed the entire ship to the sea with the help of the wind.
People on the boat sang songs, waved their hands, and said goodbye to the people on the shore for the last time.
On the deck, after much thought, Todd nodded in agreement with Evie's recommendation and said, "Gather all the others into the cabin of this ship to discuss the equipment of the airborne troops and the coordination with the gryphons."
Training, it is necessary to get you familiar with it as soon as possible in the past few days."
"Equipment?" Ivie asked strangely: "Everyone in the North Island Knights has weapons and armor distributed by Muxi City. Is it necessary to change the equipment?"
Todd said: "The equipment I'm talking about is not swords and armor, but something special, something that can help you survive on the battlefield."
Soon, all the people Todd was looking for gathered in the cabin.
When the former opened the huge wooden barrel and showed the contents to everyone, even the bravest people exclaimed in fear.
A huge dragon-bone parasite with a terrifying appearance squirmed in the barrel, its sharp spines reflecting a faint light.
Todd looked at the frightened Valkyrie and Jerry, and asked with a smile: "Which one of you will try first?"
The huge fleet sailed on the sea for three days and three nights. Todd took advantage of this time to inculcate the belief in rebuilding Asgard to the leaders of each force, and made tactical arrangements for the landing operation.
As for the Griffin airborne team, even if everyone is issued a keel, it still takes a lot of effort to use it skillfully.
In particular, the various keel shapes brought about by enhanced regeneration require a lot of practice and training to fully apply them freely.
In this way, after spending a final and busy preparation period, the fleet sailed to the fourth morning, and the ancient port of Ulster gradually appeared in everyone's eyes.
Everyone picked up their weapons, put on their armor, and found their respective positions. An epic landing battle was about to begin.