Angelica shuddered violently when the old and weak voice sounded, and then looked in the direction of the Iron Throne in disbelief: she was no stranger to this voice, it had appeared in her spiritual world more than once, but in the real world, it was the first time she had heard the ancient saint speak!
Even caregivers who have undergone long-term training and can always maintain peace of mind can hardly suppress their excitement at this moment, and the young caregiver girl almost burst into tears: "Gu Sheng, you have finally woken up?"
”"Angelica, thank you for all these years of care, and thank you all," Odin's voice echoed through the empty hall, his vocal organs had decayed to the point where he could only use crystals as a medium for casting spells, and relied on shaking the surrounding air to make sounds, "but now I'm going to say something to my old friend, you and this Light Seeker should leave first, and also go and inform the people above to stop the senseless fighting, these travelers from beyond the barrier are our guests." ”"Sheikh Bolenpal has left for Uptown," Angelica hung her head, "and it's time to see the Speaker of the Steam Council." ”"No, it's not enough, the Steam Council are conscientious people, but they won't trust Bolenpar easily......"
A ray of light suddenly appeared in the air, this light trembled and gradually condensed into a small ball and floated towards Angelica, Odin injected his spiritual power into this small ball as a token: "Send a few more people, bring this, and the Steam Council will believe you." ”It is clear that although Odin has been sleeping silently on the Iron Throne for hundreds of years, his spirit is still alive and well, and he has been keeping an eye on the situation in the Twilight Capital, and he is also very familiar with the Steam Council and what the characteristics of short-lived humans are.The "Ancient Sage" has been completely silent for hundreds of years, and for humans with a lifespan of only a few decades, the last time the Old Sage gave a decree was several generations ago, so the people of the Steam Council probably wouldn't believe the news brought by the caretaker so easily, so he made more arrangements.Angelica and Wendell are ordered to leave, leaving only Hao Ren and Vivien in the vast Iron Throne Hall, as well as a dying ancient "god"."
Long time no see, old friend," Odin spoke first, "it seems that you are still safe, this is ...... by your side" "Oh, my name is Hao Ren," Hao Ren took the initiative to say, "Vivien's friend." ”"Peculiar name......
Where are you from?
Are the Nine Kingdoms reopening?
”Obviously, Odin was well aware of the end of Ragnarok, and he knew that there was no life in the Nine Kingdoms, and Hao Ren and Vivien must be from the outside world.Vivien found it difficult to explain the problem, so she could only explain it in general terms: "We have traveled a long way, and Yugudo Lahir has left his original position, and he has broken away......
It's farther away than you think. ”Odin was silent for a moment: "How is the world now. ”It was a very broad question, but Vivien knew what the other party was really trying to ask, and she exhaled, her tone indifferent: "The age of mythology is over, and you can probably guess it - the Norse gods are the last to fall."
The rule of the gods has died out, and less than one percent has survived. ”"Oh, it seems that the witchers are the ones who rule the world now."
Vivien shook her head, "No, it's human. ”Odin was silent for a longer time this time, but in the end he didn't ask anything, instead sighed with relief: "Oh, that's good. ”Vivien's eyes widened slightly, "I didn't expect you to say that—haven't you always looked down on humans?"
”“…… It's a distant thing, it's like a lifetime," Odin seemed to sigh, "I am, we were all like that back then—except for you, the alien.Vivien?
Anselsta, you are right, many of your words back then were right, we outsiders, after all, still did not stand in this world. ”Vivien looked in amazement at the old man on the Iron Throne, this Odin was very different from the king of the gods she remembered, and the time of two thousand years seemed to completely change the once proud ruler.She couldn't help but think of Odin in the mythical era, who ruled the humans of the Nordic region from above, asserted his authority with thunderous means, cold, strict, and full of majesty, and although he belonged to the more moderate faction of all the ancient gods, he still never regarded the natives of the earth as intelligent beings who could be treated as equals.He forged armies out of human souls, built palaces out of human offerings, ruled Midgard with harsh divine laws—but now he sighed when he heard that humans had finally ruled the earth: That's good."
Old friend, you've changed a lot," Vivien couldn't help but say, "Actually, I couldn't believe that you were the 'Ancient Sage' of this Twilight Capital, although I guessed it, but I just didn't dare to think so."
You're going to sit here and shelter humanity for 2,000 years?
What changed your mind?
”"It's the efforts of humanity itself," Odin said slowly, "do you see this city?"
Those huge machines, those boilers, those steam powers, and those runic characters everywhere......"
"Of course I did," Vivien nodded, "That's what you taught them?"
”"Only a small fraction of the Runi script is that the power of steam was discovered by themselves from the giants' legacy," Odin said, "it's hard to believe, isn't it?"
I used to think they were inferior creatures, but they ......
So talented. ”Vivien frowned: "What happened back then?"
”This time, Odin didn't speak for a long time, as if he needed to remember the war that had fallen apart, and finally he spoke: "On the day the world collapsed, everything was destroyed, and when I broke Fenrir's belly and crawled out, all I saw was the sky and the earth burning.I looked in the direction of the Garden of Asaph and saw that the walls of the city had crumbled—and I knew that my kingdom had fallen completely.Then a number of triangular black flying machines descended from the torn sky, and the witchers began to enter Asgard and purge all living creatures, so I had to flee from there."
I walked through kingdom after kingdom and scorched earth as far as the eye could see, and I was badly wounded, but I didn't stop for a moment.Finally I made it to Midgard, a kingdom that was also dying, but where things were slightly better than elsewhere: a branch of Eugudollahiel wrapped around the atrium, and the vine mountains slightly blocked the storm of magic from Asgard, so several city-states in the heart of Midgard still survived.In order to recuperate from my injury, I decided to stay here for the time being."
At first, I didn't even think about sheltering the humans here, let alone that I would sit on this Iron Throne for two thousand years.I'm just glad I've finally found a place to recuperate, and that I have so many servants to send: humans are fragile and ignorant, but they're easier to drive, that's what I thought, old friend, and you know a lot of people thought that way. ”Odin didn't have much emotional turmoil when he recalled these events, but the low, weak voice itself made people feel a thick depression.Vivien nodded slightly, "Anyway, you've become their ancient saint." ”"Yes, a lot of things happened in between, and in the end, I sat on this Iron Throne," Odin chuckled, "don't you want to know what changed me?"
That's all there is here.My kingdom has collapsed, my people have died, and the allies and sons I once trusted—the culprits of Ragnarok, the powers I once prided myself on—have done nothing.The glorious kingdom of Asaph and Warner vanished, and the last survivors were the 'mortals' of Midgard, whom I once disdained.I taught them some runes of runes to relieve their boredom, and in just a dozen years they were as skilled as I was, and I gave them some relics of giants, so they actually made the power of steam out of the scrap metal themselves.With the whole world burned to ashes, they built the Twilight City, even grander than the Garden of Yasa, on the foundations of a few city-states—and until then, they had not given up hope.Do you know why I changed my mind about these 'mortals', old friend?
Because I suddenly realized one thing......"
Odin paused for a few seconds and let out a sigh: "They are not inferior creatures, they are the masters of this world, and their weakness is not because they are born weak, once we who call ourselves gods disappear, these humans ...... will become incredibly powerful. ”Vivien exhaled, "This world, after all, is theirs. ”(To be continued.) )