100. The Land Before Our Past (Part 2)(1/2)
The Territory of the World Tree is a collective name for a group of stars.
The Divine Realm people called it the Nine Realms. In ancient times, the Asgard civilization rose, and there was a legend about the Tree of the World.
In the eyes of the Divine Realm people, the entire world (Nine Realms System) is supported by the World Tree.
It is a mysterious force, lying among the stars, like a lush tree growing, growing countless branches.
The nine worlds, including Asgard, are located on the trunk, canopy and branches of the World Tree, as well as several points. There are mysterious forces from the World Tree that run through these nine worlds, forming a huge whole.
This statement is very similar to an ethereal myth, but the previous gods have all the power of the World Tree, which proves that the World Tree that cannot be seen by people really exists.
Despite its form of existence, Asgard, which is very advanced in science and magic, is also an unsolved mystery.
It is said that only God Kings of all generations knew about this secret, and Asgard's magic origin, namely the Lun rune, was also learned when the first God King drank the spring of wisdom and understood the mystery of the tree of the world.
The gods of all generations have been people with both strength and wisdom, in other words, they are all top warriors and spell casters.
Including Odin, too.
Although the old god king doesn't like to cast rune magic very much and always uses the endless divine power that incarnates lightning to solve problems, he is indeed a rune magic master.
"We're almost here."
On the road from the peak of the origin of Jottonheim to the valley between the mountains, Jane, who was riding on the saddle of the Gripper's seat, looked into the distance, and the blessing of the God of Thor gave Jane excellent vision.
She said to Thor, who was riding on the grinder around her:
"I saw giants in the valley, and it didn't welcome us, Heimdal and Shiff were both blocked from the valley."
"That is Mimeer, the guardian of the Fountain of Wisdom."
Little Loki, who was riding with Thor, raised his head and said to Jane:
"It is the last sacred giant blood descendant, guarding the water of the spring of wisdom regardless of day or night. Although there is a legend that every lucky person in the city can draw drinking water from the spring of wisdom."
"But in reality, Mimeer will only allow the blood of the Odin family to get close to the spring."
"It reached an agreement with Odin's ancestors to allow future kings to seek wisdom from the springs, but in exchange, the Asgardians must protect the territory of the World Tree for generations."
Little Loki glanced at the little Hela sitting behind Jane, and he said:
"That's a very old legend, and even many Asgardians regard it as nonsense."
"Some idiots think that ascending the throne only requires killing Odin, but in fact, the steps to become the king of the gods are very cumbersome."
"That's not just the throne that looks sacred, it represents a deeper meaning."
"Who are you talking about?"
Although Little Hela occasionally plays, her brain is very useful. She grinned at Little Loki fiercely, and she said:
"Just make Odin! I can become a queen if I don't need any spring of wisdom!"
"You're just dreaming."
Little Loki retorted without any timidity:
"Even if you kill Odin and sit on the throne, you will not be able to sit steadily. If you don't drink the spring of wisdom, the World Tree will resist you and will not be able to mobilize the power of the star field. If you have any slight disturbance, you will be driven off the stage."
"Your so-called rebellion, in Odin's opinion, was probably the same as a child's house."
Little Loki seemed to be deliberately irritating Little Hela, and he said with fierce words:
"He didn't want you to be king at all, otherwise you should also know the legend about the Spring of Wisdom and the Tree of the World, but you don't actually know it!"
"You little damn, what nonsense! Be careful I tear your mouth apart!"
Little Hela screamed, and Little Loki snorted without any weakness. He hugged his arms and looked at Hela's small body, and he said:
"Aren't you also a little devil who was deceived by Merlin, and you're so embarrassed to say to me."
Seeing the two 7 and 8-year-old children fighting together, Thor hurriedly started talking and covered Loki's mouth with the silver-white mechanical prosthesis. Jane on the other side also hugged the little Hela who was swaying like a cat.
"Don't argue."
Thor dissuaded:
"It's all a family, we must unite at this moment."
"Thor!"
A shout came from the wind and snow in front of him, and then Sif rushed out of the wind and snow.
The always heroic female general rushed to Thor's arms with a delicate posture.
She thought she had lost Thor, and she hugged the man tightly, as if she wanted to rub him into her body.
Thor secretly glanced at Jane, who was comforting the angry little Hela, and seemed to have not noticed this place at all.
He patted Sif's shoulder lightly, and he could feel the gushing of the female warrior who grew up with him at this time, the very pure feeling that had become after experiencing life and death separation.
This made Thor feel a warmth in his heart, just as he did when he saw Jane just now.
"Thor, come here!"
Heimdal held the sword and stood at the entrance of the valley leading to the Spring of Wisdom. The brave general called Thor, who said a few words to Sif, then quickly stepped forward with the gun of eternity.
"Mimir is waiting for you."
Heimdal said to Thor:
"I told the giant about your visit, and it only allowed you to go in."
Thor nodded, and he turned around and looked at the people behind him.
Little Loki raised his hand and gestured a thumb to him, while Little Hela hugged her arms and didn't even look at Thor.
They are Thor's relatives. Although there were always such and such things in the past, at this moment, they still accompanied Thor here.
Jane and Sif stood beside the two children, and Sif's eyes were full of worries, while Jane, who held the warhammer, looked with encouragement.
It was as if Jane and Sif's personalities changed at this moment.
Thor waved to them, and under Heimdal's gaze, the prince who had experienced vicissitudes and experienced ups and downs of life did not hesitate much.
He stepped into the valley of the Spring of Wisdom with his grey eternal gun.
It was like walking into a door of clouds and disappearing in the blink of an eye.
What is in the valley is a secret that many people are curious about, but only the gods of all generations know the answer to this mystery, but they never mention it.
Because that is a secret that only the king can know.
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"ha?"
Thor stepped into the valley and passed through the not-so-thick clouds and mist, thinking that what appeared in front of him would be a beautiful mountain and river with birds singing and flowers singing and flowers blooming, and the unchanging seasons.
But the next second, as the stars flashed, he saw a group of beating stars.
He stood among the stars with the stars shining, and could only vaguely see the stars turning into a rainbow, extending outward to infinite places among the stars.
And when he raised his head, he could see the scenery made of stars, with invisible shadows blocking the stars, just like living things.
"this..."
Thor looked at the scenery in front of him in surprise.
This is completely different from the fountain of wisdom he imagined, but if he thought about it carefully, it seems that he had never told him in his father's advice.
The spring of wisdom must be a spring at the material level, right?
Thor also recalled that the Spring of Wisdom was located beside the second root of the Tree of World. From this perspective, wouldn’t the starlight gathering like a rainbow in front of you be...
"Yes, that's the second root of the Tree of the World."
A voice answered Thor's doubts.
The prince turned around and saw a strange giant sitting cross-legged behind him.
It has a height similar to the Frost Giant, but its skin has a texture similar to that of the Asgardians, and it is also wearing clothes made of emerald green vines.
He has complete eyes and facial features, and looks quite majestic.
Thor noticed that there were beating Runes on the giant's skin, giving it a sense of wisdom.
"Someone is lucky enough to see the true appearance of the Tree of Worlds, and you are one of them, Thor Odinson."
Mimeer, a giant sitting cross-legged among the stars, said to Thor in a calm voice:
"Your father had been here a few months ago, and he told me that you would visit here, and he chose you to be the king of the next Asgardian, although in my opinion, you didn't seem to be ready."
"Yes, I'm not ready yet."
Thor answered generously:
"I'm full of doubts, maybe you can answer it for me."
"I'm not responsible for answering any of your questions."
The giant shook his head, pointed to the stars in front of him, and said to Thor:
"The Fountain of Wisdom is there, it contains all the questions and answers to each of these stars. You can find them yourself. This is also your last step to becoming a king."
To be continued...