?In the small building in Froststone City, Deirdre covered her ears, lying on the lounge chair on the first floor, looking at the ceiling angrily.
The creaking and shaking of the bed board and the indescribable words seemed like all-pervasive air, penetrating all obstacles and entering her ears.
Looking at the sky outside the window, which was gradually turning white and with two dark circles under her eyes, Deirdre covered her ears with a pillow and sighed sadly.
In the bedroom on the second floor, Todd, who was lying on the bed, looked at the tall woman sitting on top of him and whispered: "Evie, maybe we should..."
Evie, whose face was flushed, looked at the man beneath her and said angrily: "What do you want to say? We agreed in advance that I want to be on top."
"No, no, I'm not talking about posture. Look out the window, it's almost dawn."
"So what?" Saying this, Evie sped up her movements, and her body soon softened after a moment of stiffness.
Gently supporting Evie and letting her lie down slowly, Todd first used a dry cloth to wipe off the sweat stains on her body, and then covered her with a quilt.
During this period, Evie didn't move or speak, she just looked at the man with gentle movements.
Waiting for Todd to finish these things, Evie asked him a question: "What kind of place was your original world?"
Todd was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "For me, there is nothing special there. It is a very ordinary world."
"I have seen those machines in the heaven. The gods there can sit in spaceships and fly into the universe; they can also predict the future by observing the sky..."
Todd smiled and said: "It's a bit too far to say it's about predicting the future. Predicting the weather is pretty much the same."
Evie, who was lying on the bed, turned sideways, supported her body with one arm, looked at Todd and asked: "What about you? What was your past godhead? Was it in charge of life?"
"Controlling life? Maybe... research would be a more appropriate word."
Evie was silent for a moment and whispered: "Why are the gods of the two worlds so different?"
Todd was puzzled: "Difference?"
"The gods of the North Island advocate martial arts, love great achievements, and focus on pleasure. But you are completely different. You are perseverance, humility, dedication and bravery. These rare traits, in the past, I could hardly imagine appearing in a god.
The most interesting thing is that the two worlds have completely opposite attitudes towards women."
"Valkyrie, the god of death on the battlefield, Odin's maid, and the guide of heroic spirits... It sounds like a name that belongs to glory. However, in the legends of the gods, the Valkyries are just a group of servants. We
Serving wine and food to the gods, searching for the dead on the battlefield, and even using your body to please the heroic spirits.”
Todd hugged Evie gently: "It doesn't sound like a pleasant job."
The latter allowed himself to be held in the arms of the former: "Pleasure or not is not important. The key is that women are always regarded as accessories by men, even if they have godhood... However, you are different..."
After breaking away from Todd's embrace, Evie took the sword beside the bed and walked toward the second floor window without leaving a trace.
Todd said helplessly: "The gate is downstairs."
Evie walked to the window without looking back, gently pushed open the pane, and said, "This world is cruel and ruthless. If there were more gods like you, there might be more beauty and more hope.
"
Before Todd could react, Evie climbed over the window and jumped into the flowers outside the small building.
Looking at the rising sun slowly outside the window, Todd sat on the bed and fell into silence.
Froststone City, Tyrant Temple.
Todd, who transformed into a human form, first looked up at the huge statue made of gold and gems in front of him, and then looked at the endless stream of worshipers in the temple, his eyes calm but complicated.
Alfonso, standing next to Todd, was a little hesitant: "Your Majesty..."
"If you have something to say, just say it, don't worry."
"Are you... planning to give up on Muxi City?"
Todd turned around in shock: "Give up Twilight City?!"
Alfonso is not good at words and speaks directly: "You handed over the jurisdiction of Muxi City to the cabinet and actively restricted your own power. Now, you come to Froststone City and start building a new city here.
Kingdom. As we all know, the southern empire’s offensive against the diocese is inevitable. Is it possible that... you originally planned to abandon Muxi City and use Froststone City as the new empire center..."
"shut up!"
Todd was furious, and his right hand transformed into the tyrant's iron claw, hitting Alfonso hard on the chest.
The knight in iron armor flew backwards like a kite with its string broken, knocking down a huge stone pillar.
A mouthful of blood spat out from Alfonso's mouth, and the parasite limbs fell out of the armor like straw struck by frost.
Amid the screams of the believers, Todd walked up to Alfonso, looked at the dents in the opponent's armor, and was still angry: "Muxi City is the kingdom I built with my own hands! In the most dangerous and most dangerous place,
Even at this difficult time, I didn’t give up on that city! Do you think I will back down now?!”
Alfonso laughed while coughing: "Your Majesty, I knew you would say that... If you still care about Mu Xicheng, can I ask you something?"
Todd looked at the knight who had followed him through life and death for many years, closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
"If one day, the southern pagans really launch an attack on Muxi City, I hope you can send me back to the front line of the war."
"You don't want to stay in Froststone City? Why?"
The shamans responsible for the order of the temple came to the collapsed stone pillars under the guidance of the believers.
Minnie, the leading shaman, first saw Todd and Alfonso talking, and quickly waved her hand behind her: "Go away! Don't disturb those two people, everything is fine! It's okay, it's okay!"
Alfonso leaned on the broken stone pillar, wiped the blood flowing from under his helmet, and smiled casually: "My children were killed by my wife, and my wife was killed by me. In this world, I have already
I have no relatives. My companions who care about me, and because of me, are now sleeping underground. If there is a list of people who should die in this world, I feel that I should be on the first page."
"If I really want to die, please at least let me die close to my relatives and close to the tombstones of my companions..."
Todd knelt down, patted Alfonso's helmet, and sighed softly: "With me here, no one will die, believe me... I came here from Muxi City just to fulfill this promise...
…”
Three days later, in the Kingdom of Shadows, the ruins of the temple.
Looking at Todd who rolled off the back of the gryphon, Meredith let out a long breath: "Your arrival makes me feel a little happy, and it also makes me feel a little sad."
Taking out his daily necessities from the griffon's luggage, Todd patted Henry on the head and said with a smile: "Some things can't be avoided even if you want to."
"I have lived until now and have seen countless people who come to the Kingdom of Shadows to seek power. The difference is that some come to gain wealth and power, some come for revenge, and some come to seek the pinnacle of life... But people like you
, I am willing to sacrifice everything just to protect something. This is really the first time I have seen it."
After whispering a few words in Henry's ear and watching the gryphon fly into the distance, Todd shrugged towards Meredith: "I heard a saying, a life without worries is not a complete life.
.Walking through the journey of life alone, in the end all that is left are memories and regrets.”
The latter's face was full of confusion: "What does this sentence mean?"
"Leaving works that will be admired by future generations, breaking records that no one can match, creating unparalleled miracles, and giving birth to children with the one you love, these things are the most fundamental needs of human beings for life - existence." Todd smiled.
Said: "As for me, my existence is to protect those things I care about from harm."