Chapter 010: Moments of Growth
If you want to talk about this fountain of wisdom, you have to talk about Norse mythology first, when I learned from Ilandi that the existence of the eighth-level universe, plus the existence of the Iron Forest, the Frost Giant and the Winter Wolf, Red Lotus has arbitrarily determined that this is the nine kingdoms in Norse mythology.
This world has three layers of universes, and it is a world supported by a world tree, which is also called the "Cosmic Tree" or "Qiankun Tree", which forms the entire world with the branches of a giant tree.
The tree species of this tree is an ash tree, which reaches up to the sky. Nine kingdoms are spawned from this tree:
Midgard or Atrium: The World Inhabited by Humans.
Asgart: The kingdom of the Aesir gods, located in the middle of the sun and moon in the sky, and can communicate with the human world through the rainbow bridge.
Hull Underworld: The Land of the Dead.
Niforheim: The Land of Fog, the Land of Ice and Snow, the home of the sick and the old dead.
Muspelheim: Land of Fire.
Jotunheim: Land of Giants.
Alfheim: The realm of the White Elves (Elves of Light).
Vatheim: The land of the Dark Elves (Svartálfar).
Vanheim: The abode of the Vanir.
The World Tree has three thick roots and three mystical springs:
The Fountain of Ould is located next to a large root of the World Tree's deep Athgard in the Divine Realm, under which the gods meet daily to discuss the water. In addition, there are the three goddesses of Nolan living next to it, that is, the three goddesses who are in charge of destiny (Ould, Verdanti, and Sycoti) and named after Ould, the head of the three Nolan goddesses. They carved the fate of all mankind on the World Tree.
Mimir Spring, the fountain of wisdom in Norse mythology, is located in Jotunheim. The second root of the World Tree. It is said that wisdom can be attained by drinking a sip of the spring, and it is Mimir who guards it.
Hwagmir. It is an inexhaustible spring born from the eternal glimmer of the primeval era, which means "boiling cauldron". The spring is located in Niforheim. The largest of the 12 rivers that are collectively known as the "Elivargar" is the "Vemur". It is said that there is a river that flows out of this river with highly poisonous water that contains this poison in the blood of the original giants, so the giants are all evil.
It was precisely because Jotunheim had the Mimir Spring, which could obtain wisdom, that Red Lotus would let the Frost Giant bring his group here, but now, even the Frost Giant's ancestor Begelmir had no way to drink, was there anything else he could do? But when I really got here, I understood what the power of terror was.
Begelmir is a giant who has survived from the primeval era to the present, and his strength is not at all an opponent in his current state, not only that, but there is also a legend about the Fountain of Wisdom, that is, the god king Odin in this Norse mythology.
Odin is the supreme god of the Norse Ass gods, and is regarded as the king of the gods, as well as the king of the dead, the god of war, the god of power, and the god of magic.
Legend has it that Odin was tall and wore gold armor. Riding the eight-legged horse "Slepnis" and holding the famous gun "Gunnir", he resides in the temple of "Valhalla". He asked the Valkyries to collect the souls of the dead in preparation for the end-of-life battle, "Ragnarok".
Odin. It wasn't originally one-eyed. There are two different versions of the story of him being blind in one eye, the first goes like this:
One of the three taproots of the World Tree extends deep into the "Land of Giants", and beneath this root is a mysterious spring of "wisdom" that bubbles up. The one in charge of guarding the fountain of wisdom is the giant Mimir. In order to bring "wisdom" into the world of the gods, Odin wanted to taste this spring.
One day he rode Slepnis alone. Cross the rainbow bridge across the void and visit the fountain of wisdom that the gods dare not approach. It's almost there. See the dense shade of the trees, and the shadows of rare people. Gazing in, it was clear that it was Mimir who was sitting solemnly beside the fountain of wisdom.
Odin dismounted at Mimir's side and asked him for a spring. Although Mimir knew who the man in front of him was, he still shook his head slowly, refusing to give water.
Before that, many people wanted a cup of spring water, and some people got their wish, but some people were too frightened to ask for it when they heard the price of a glass of spring water. ’
I already knew that if you want to drink a sip of the fountain of wisdom, you have to pay a price, and that price is up to you. Now, I am willing to give all the gold of the 'kingdom of the gods', or give it to you my right hand!'
Mimir smiled and replied, 'I don't want that, Odin, you know?, I want your most precious thing, and now, if you want the Fountain of Wisdom, the price you will pay, it is your proud sharp right eye!'
So, for the sake of the fountain of wisdom, Odin finally lost an eye forever to gain the wisdom of Runas. Later he learned that the object called Runas was a spell that, if carved into metal, wood, stone, or any other material, could gain near-infinite power.
The second legend goes like this:
Odin wrote: "Nine nights hung from a windswept tree, stabbed with a spear, and I was sacrificed myself as Odin's sacrifice, on a tree that no one knows! I looked down, picked up the Lunas text, shouted as I picked it up, and fell from the tree. ”
Odin discovered the mysterious text of "Rooney" and obtained the mystery of Runas, and the three goddesses of Noren, the daughters of the wise giant Mimir, engraved Odin's fate in this script on the golden shield.
Although Odin will be doomed to perish with the universe in the "Twilight of the Gods", the Day of the Tribulation, he still chooses to fight against fate! He presides over the outcome of the war in the "Atrium" inhabited by humans, and orders the handmaiden Valkyrie to bring the dead back to Valhalla. And these heroes will fight alongside the gods in the catastrophe of "Ragnarok".
These are a version of Norse mythology that people on Earth have explained, and there is no way to verify the specifics. And now, I learned a fact from the mouth of Begelmir. Ragnarok has indeed been there. And listening to his tone more than once, he has also met earth travelers like himself, but not only is he not dead, but he seems to be alive and well.
Is the frost giant in front of you a good person?
After traveling to the Sky Continent for more than ten years and experiencing the cruelty of the magical world, I understood a truth in advance, that is, there is no absolute difference between good and bad, how can good and evil be clearly explained? And who has defined the real good and evil? For example, the Norse gods and giants who participated in the war. Is it because they have different purposes that they can be called good and evil?
To give another example, let's say that Xiao Ming is studying very well and Xiao Hei is studying very badly, and it is also during the study time, and both of them go to listen because. As a result, many people say that Xiao Ming is really good, and he doesn't forget Tao Yi's sentiments after studying, Xiao Hei is really bad, and he is so playful when he studies poorly.
The same thing caused a different result. There are many factors that influence this reason, but one thing can be said that in fact, good and evil are artificially divided, and people are treated separately according to their respective preferences.
Just like yourself. In the past, because it was his brothers and sisters who died, he thought that what the five empires did for their own interests in the war against demons was evil. Unforgivable. Later, after being enlightened by Elandi, everything in this world is evil. It can also be seen as good, depending on how you look at it.
Spread your anger on the five empires. Isn't this self actually uglier than them?
You and I are both demons, just to hold grievances. How do you define this injustice? Isn't it viewed according to one's own preferences? But is the essence of the matter really like that? The bad guys do everything for their own interests, and the good guys do whatever it takes to put it bluntly, and of course, they will be crowned with all sorts of good reasons before that.
What is fair and what is not, who is good and who is not good, who will define this qiē? Who is qualified to define this qiē?
And the frost giant ancestor in front of him, Begmirmi, who is the embodiment of evil in earth legends, now has to judge according to those unreliable knowledge?
No! by no means!!
Whether he is good or bad, this qiē needs to be verified by himself, as long as he does not violate his conscience, even if all the creatures in this nine kingdoms regard him as a bad person, he must help. And if he is a bad person by his own standards, then whoever it is, he will thwart him, or even annihilate him.
Now, he can't be preconceived, he looks at him with colored glasses, and the red lotus who has some enlightenment, at this time, his eyes are condensed, and he looks at the frost giant Begelmir on the other side of the giant table and says solemnly: "Don't bother, my predecessor is right, I am too greedy." By the way, if there is anything you need help with, let's say, if we can do it, we will definitely help you. ”
Feeling that the red lotus with a clear change in temperament, Begelmir was obviously stunned, this kid was still uncertain before, but now how did he do it with such a calm look? As the equal contract partner of the supreme king of that race, he is really not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Perhaps, their demon moon can really bloom with their own light and make a name for themselves in the tens of thousands of universes!
Red Lotus's entire thinking could not escape Elandi's perception, and the realization of this moment just now made her feel a little relieved. She could understand that escaping from the Sky Continent was not only unwilling for Alyssa and the others, but also for Red Lotus, even if she enlightened him and made him accept this reality for a short time.
But none of them are as strong as what he is now enlightened, and the various ideas that had been misunderstood before are now developing one by one towards a qualified leader.
He has grown up !! (to be continued......