A beautiful night opened the knot in the hearts of the three people and shortened the distance between each other.

In the following month, Todd enjoyed a rare period of peace and tranquility.

During the day, after he had taken care of the affairs of Twilight City and Froststone Camp, he would take Richer and Deirdre in the soul space to watch the video materials of their past lives, introducing them to the landscapes, customs, societies and cuisines of the other world, and at night, the red sun and white snow reflected each other, and the small building was filled with bright spring light.

Unfortunately, good times are always short-lived. In late May, the first fleet of ships from the Kingdom of Twilight arrived at the beach near Froststone Camp.

In the tribal hall, Todd, who was transformed into a boyar, looked at a group of tall women standing in the center of the room, and was filled with emotion for a while.

Brunhilde, who was at the helm, first glanced at Alfonso beside Todd, and then turned his gaze to the tribal leader: "King Twilight asked me to bring the fleet here, saying that he would give me an explanation. ”

The other party's abnormal attitude and questioning tone made Todd a little puzzled.

Todd said to the other tribal chiefs, "Ackerman will be in charge of the communication between you and the Twilight fleet, and according to the previous meeting, we will prepare for boarding 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 at Brunhilde and asked, "You recognize my identity?"

"Your appearance has changed, but your smell remains the same. Brunhilde pointed to his nose: "I don't know why, you always have a smell on your body that no one else has." ”

Todd, who didn't plan to linger on this topic, asked, "It seems that you don't have a good opinion of the errand I gave you. ”

An annoyed look appeared on the Valkyrie leader's face: "It's not just this errand, I don't have a good impression of everything the Dusk West Kingdom has done to the North Island!"

Todd was stunned for a moment, looked at the other party's expression, and asked calmly, "Can we talk alone?"

Brünnhilde closed his eyes and nodded, waving his sisters to step back first.

Todd stepped out of his seat and came to the Valkyrie's side, trying to make his tone sound softer, "What happened to the North Island?"

The woman opened her eyes, stared at the other party's face, and said coldly, "I don't like the human skin mask you are wearing. ”

Todd shrugged his shoulders and used the ability of "shaping" to change his appearance back to his original form.

"King of the Twilight, do you know what the North Island has become of today?!" Brunhilde's tone made people feel sadness, lamentation, powerlessness, and hesitation: "The people of the gods have long forgotten the glory of the gods, the former warriors no longer have the courage to fight, and the only thing left between the tribes is struggle, coercion, and slaughter!"

Todd was surprised and asked, "How can this be?!"

Brünnhilde roared loudly, "Because of wealth, because of greed, because of that damned trade route!"

"A small tribe may have to pay several lives to send a warship full of warriors across the sea to plunder the barbarian kingdoms of the east or the empire in the south, and it may cost several lives to get the food that the entire tribe can barely eat for half a month, but a cargo ship full of Arctic shells and luwenfish only needs ten people to make a round trip to the south to get enough food for the tribe to eat for a whole year. The people of the North Island originally admired force and firmly believed that everything could be obtained by fighting! But the prevalence of the seafood trade made them suddenly realize that they could live a life a hundred times more comfortable than in the past without risking their lives!"

When Todd heard this, he asked a little inexplicably, "Isn't that great? The people of the North Island can live a more prosperous life without risking the loss of their people." ”

Brünnhilde said in a trembling voice, "Maybe it was like this at first, but the more things got worse! But with the influx of wealth into these two tribes, the impoverished North Island tribes around them, seeing the huge profits of the sea trade, initially initiated negotiations and later turned into armed struggles. ”

Todd asked suspiciously, "I remember that in order to settle the dispute between the North Island tribes, didn't Twilight City open the export of the 'Air Conditioner Dormouse' to all the North Island tribes?

Brunhilde shook his head vigorously, "After Twilight City provided 'Cool Dormice' to all the tribes, it was the beginning of the nightmare in the North Island. When each tribe had a cargo ship to transport frozen seafood, they had only one thing on their minds - to get as much wealth as possible before anyone else. Fish and shellfish in the sea are caught in large quantities, and there are fewer and fewer fishing areas for netting, and the price of seafood shipped to the south has been reduced again and again. All this has created a vicious circle, and as a direct result, the tribes of the North Island are fighting for a never-ending war for the few small fishing areas. ”

Slowly closing his eyes, as if seeing the tragic memory of the cannibalism of the North Islanders, the bitter Valkyrie leader said in despair: "The fishing ground has become a battlefield, the blue sea is stained red with blood, and there is no longer the teachings of the gods in the eyes of the warriors, only the desire for wealth!"

Todd fell silent, unprepared for the current state of affairs in the North Island. But to deal with this matter properly, he may not be able to give a solution in a short time.

Brunhilde took a deep breath, restrained his emotions, and said softly, "Great King of Twilight......"

"You don't need to use such a title......"

"Well, Todd, my sisters and I are not here to participate in your war. I have come to bid you farewell...... Now devastated in the North Island, in order to resolve the current chaos, the Valkyries decide to set out to find the whereabouts of the gods, seek the revelation of the gods, and end the civil war in the North Island. ”

Looking at the heroic woman in front of him wearing battle armor and a feather crown, Todd hesitated for a while, and finally said, "I want you to see something." ”

The two enter the soul space, and Todd takes Brunhilde into the golden palace of Asgard.

Looking at the splendid palace in front of her, the Valkyrie asked in disbelief, "This is ...... Where?"

"This is the Golden Palace of Asgard. ”

"You've found Asgard?!What about the gods?!"

Todd glanced at Brünnhilde and said in a deep voice, "Do you really want to know the whereabouts of the gods?"

The latter exclaimed, "Of course, the gods are the objects of my service and the purpose 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, and in the midst of fire and sea, giants, monsters, evil spirits, and gods fight an epic battle to announce the end of an era.

As the image played, Brunhilde's eyes reflected the figure of a Valkyrie in the picture.

As their companions fell from the sky to the sea, the only bloodied and exhausted survivor left in the Valkyrie army, and in the face of countless enemies in front of them, the graceful figure riding a pegasus, wielding a sword, and fearless and generous death became the last elegy for Ragnarok.

Eventually, the Golden Tree collapsed, the continental shelf collapsed, the sea flooded all cities and creatures, and the universe returned to the original point of time.

The picture slowly darkens and eventually disappears.

In an instant, the temple of faith in the Valkyrie's heart was destroyed by everything she saw in front of her, and only a pile of broken walls remained.

Brunhilde, who was in despair, no longer had a trace of blood on her pale face, and she collapsed to the ground, muttering unconsciously in her mouth: "The gods have ...... Gone......"