Chapter 189: The Shadow Messenger
The garden in front of you is full of beautiful flowers in all seasons, and the sunlight in the sky is refreshing.
Kano was no exception, and as a druid, he felt it even more deeply.
It's not the real world, but every flower, every grass, has a strong natural atmosphere.
"I didn't expect that many years later, it would be my fellow travelers who beat me."
In the distance, a tall figure walked from among the flowers, it was Frey, who was full of resentment just now.
"Hello, I'm Canopus. Black. Kano made a traditional druid gesture, and Frey waved his hand absently.
"I'm just a ghost, my body has already vanished in Ragnarok, you don't need to worry about anything."
"As a reward, I'll give you that vial of my divine blood." Frey laughed, "It contains some of my divine power, and although it can't be used to attack, it is enough to save the lives of dying people." β
"Thank you so much." Kano said sincerely, "This is what I need." β
"While I still have time, tell me about your heritage, I'm also curious about the civilization that can give birth to a priest like you."
The two sat in the gazebo that appeared out of thin air and talked happily.
Kano talked about a part of the druid culture, but he couldn't help but ask, "As far as I know, the gods have left our world in this era. β
"Are the Norse gods really all dead in Ragnarok, as you say?"
Frey shook his head: "As you learned, gods such as Badr and Hodr, as well as Vera, did not die, they lived until Ragnarok and re-established our god system. β
That is, Odin, Saul and Frey and others are really dead?
Frey saw Kano's incredulity, paused and asked, "Do you know what the nature of the gods is?" β
Kano thought for a moment: "Powerful creatures? β
Frey nodded: "There are some gods who have great power in the mortal world and are gods. After death, enter the upper world, eternal and immortal. β
"Many of the mythical creation gods are actually born and raised spirits. They did not create the world, but intentionally or unconsciously created an environment suitable for human existence, and some simply met at the right time and were worshipped as the embodiment of nature. β
Kano nodded, the creation myth basically explains the reason for the appearance of natural phenomena such as heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and the stars. But the world is so big, it will not be made and spliced piece by piece by the gods of various places.
"First there is the world, then there are powerful creatures, human beings reproduce, powerful creatures become gods, and after death, they ascend to the upper world?"
"That's right." Frey was sure to arrive.
But Norse mythology is different from other systems, the Nine Realms are like a few leaves hanging from the World Tree, and Midgard (mortal) is only one of them.
"Because our Norse god system is foreign, the Odin brothers really killed the Ancestral Giant Ymir, and the World Tree really grew from Ymir's heart." Frey lightly told a big secret.
"The initial world of our Norse god system only had fire and frost, and the living environment was extremely harsh."
"There are powerful creatures there, and they can only kill each other in order to survive."
"Finally, one day, the Odin brothers killed the brutal Ymir, and a plan began."
"The World Tree uses the original world of the Norse god system and Ymir's body as nutrients, and quickly grows in the void, swinging its flexible branches like an anemone, constantly capturing other worlds."
"That's how the Nine Realms came about, and Midgard is actually the most stable world. It's not so much that we captured it in the Void, but that it really anchored us. Frey looked excited.
"You have no idea how excited we were that day. So many powerful warriors, the first time they saw something other than frost and fire, in addition to shock, was moved. β
"From that day on, I became more interested in vibrant natural life than fighting."
Kano smiled, "Since the mortal world is so good, you haven't tried to invade other areas?" β
Frey's face darkened, and the result was unknown.
"Well, I guess you guessed it." Frey calmed his thoughts, "From the day of the defeat, we learned the concept of gods, and began to shelter the humans of Scandinavia, collect their beliefs, and become gods one after another over the course of a few hundred years. β
Kano nodded, knowing that he was about to get to business.
"Thousands of years later, things have changed." Frey's expression was silent, "Although the World Tree grew from Ymir's corpse, it essentially draws nutrients from our original world. β
"The Initial World is becoming more and more fragile, and we must abandon it and fully integrate into the upper world attached to Midgard."
"But we are creatures born of the Primordial World, and we cannot leave for long until it collapses completely, not to mention that such an act is a betrayal in itself."
"So the world consciousness gave birth to monsters such as Fenrir and JΓΆrmungad, and also cut off the supply of the World Tree, with the purpose of keeping you in the original world?" Kano seemed to understand something.
Frey nodded.
The meaning of the initial world is very clear, these powerful creatures cannot leave, and they must die on their own territory, let alone think about sucking blood from me again to maintain your good life.
"You also know the rest of the matter, Ragnarok is inevitable, and all the eight realms outside of Midgard have been shattered in the battle between gods and giants."
"All the corpses were eaten by Nidhogg, who represented the consciousness of the world, and recovered, and the original world returned to dead silence again."
"Those surviving weak gods have completely integrated into the upper world of Midgard and have survived on this land for another thousand years."
Therefore, the other world that Kano entered was actually randomly assembled from the fragments of the Eight Realms after Ragnarok, which would make it seem so chaotic and lifeless.
"Thank you for satisfying my curiosity, I have one last question." Seeing Frey's figure fade, Kano hurriedly spoke, "How can I completely destroy a living god who has fear as his priesthood?" β
Frey was stunned: "Aren't you just going to become a god too?" The two gods use their respective divine powers to fight each other, and in the end they can always decide the winner. β
"If I can become a god, I don't need to have such a headache." Kano couldn't help but laugh, "I'm talking about relying on mortals to fight against the gods of the world. β
Frey thought for a moment, raised his hand, and the phantom of the Sword of Victory appeared in his hand.
"Those mortals who are extremely strong in will and magic can rely on the artifacts left by the gods to fight against the weaker gods."
Noticing that his shadow was about to dissipate, Frey quickened his pace.
"It's just that this will greatly damage their magic origin, and after a long time, the strength of these people will regress significantly."
Frey's figure was transparent and blurred, and he only had time to wave his hand at the last time, and then completely disappeared into the spiritual world.
Kano scratched his head and breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the garden that was gradually disintegrating.
"This thing, there really is."
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