Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 556 Eye of Odin
Passing by the unfrozen river Iffingel, we passed through the 'Iron Forest' that stretches between Midgard and Jotunheim.

Under the special space-time order of the Nine Realms, different interfaces are both divided and continuous.

Unlike when Llane arrived later, the long river between Asgard and Jotunheim still flows with turbulent water. Walking past it, Thor couldn't help but think of what he had done here.

As always, he was tricked by Loki and even lost his hammer, but he eventually found it and got his gloves and belt.

Odin had been here before, as well as the chattering old giant. Even with only one head left, it could still make people irritated...

Looking at the tree roots that seemed to be hanging from the cracks in the sky, Thor vaguely smelled an intoxicating fragrance.

That was the smell of Mimir's Well, where his father Odin gained the wisdom to be a king.

"Wisdom for a king... You often say that I am reckless. But if I am here doing the same thing as you, then can I also have wisdom?"

Thor shook his head slightly, feeling very upset about this.

Ever since Odin obtained the [Runes] and supreme wisdom from here, almost all gods have coveted this Fountain of Eyes.

Although Thor doesn't care about wisdom and runes, he also has things he wants to know, such as how to resolve Ragnarok.

Odin saw its beginning here, so as his son, he should naturally be able to see its end as well.

This is what Thor thought and he did this, so this was not his first time here.

However, even though this ancient spring lost its guardian with the departure of Mimir, thousands of years have passed and no one can do the same thing as Odin.

Drinking the spring water can cleanse the soul, but it cannot help people comprehend treasures like the Runes, and praying to the spring water will prevent anyone from seeing the sunset.

So much so that some people believe that the gift bestowed on the King of Asgard has exhausted the divine power of the spring, just as the birth of the primordial giant Ymir has almost exhausted most of the power of the Creation Spring.

Others believe that the Fountain of Wisdom actually has its own unique use, and that the God-King Odin hid this secret, even going so far as to set up a plan to have the guardian's head be cut off to keep it secret.

Thor asked Odin about this, but he got no results.

That day, the One-Eyed King simply gave him a serious warning.

If you want to gain something, you are doomed to lose it. If the gods try to pry into the secrets of the world, the world will return the gods with a twilight of despair.

"But I'm not a child anymore, father."

"I am the greatest warrior in the Nine Realms. No one can defeat me except Mjolnir. Even if you want to warn me, you don't have to scare a child like this."

With a low sigh, Thor reached out and cleared away the mist lingering around the Misty Forest.

Now he no longer needs the Fountain of Wisdom, because Odin has found a way to prevent Ragnarok, although he does not approve of this method.

But in the final analysis, Thor is a warrior rather than a ruler. Perhaps he could not see Odin's foresight, so he just went with the flow and came to find his mother.

According to Sif, the Queen of Gods Frigga was just ahead. The reason why she had not appeared in Asgard for a long time was because she came here at the request of the God-King.

As for what she came here for...Thor couldn't help but doubt the effectiveness of Mimir's Spring again.

Perhaps trapped by the threat of Ragnarok, Odin finally turned his attention back to the Fountain of Wisdom. He saw the disaster here, so he sought answers again.

This is how Queen Frigga learned from him the true way to use the Fountain of Wisdom, just as she was the only one qualified to sit on Odin's throne.

"call……"

"The King's Wisdom..."

Step by step, Thor stepped through the bushes of the Misty Forest.

Soon, when the last obstruction disappeared, the ancient spring pool appeared before the eyes of the Thunder God.

There was a small lake in the middle of the clear space, with clear water rolling endlessly. In the center of the lake was a spring that gurgled out pure water. Under the light, pale golden mist rose up and floated into the air. At the top of the spring pool, there was a huge root hanging from a height, swaying slightly.

The rising mist is attracted by it, and the water of the sacred spring continuously nourishes the sacred tree that runs through the nine realms, giving it infinite vitality and power.

I didn't pay too much attention to it. Although the scene in front of me was indeed a rare beauty, Thor had been here more than once.

Thor's eyes scanned the shore, and soon he found a familiar figure.

Frigga, like Hera, the Queen of Chaos, governs the sacredness of marriage, reproduction, family, and fertility. She is covered in a gray-black robe, and the shadow of the root of Yggdrasil covers her.

After not seeing each other for a long time, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily. Thor took a step forward and called out loudly:
"Mother, please let me be well..."

thump--

The smile froze on his face, and Thor was a little confused for a moment.

The voice was stuck in his throat, and he saw with his own eyes that Frigga seemed to turn around and look at him, and then she actually jumped directly into the lake in front of her.

After a burst of water sounds, there was no movement on the water surface.

"…It's easier for me to find…"

The tall and strong figure was a little at a loss for a moment, and Thor didn't know what happened. However, the Nine Realms had never heard that the water of the Fountain of Wisdom was harmful to people, so he was not too worried.

He just didn't understand why this happened. Could it be that the Mother Goddess had been planning to do something here before, and he just happened to disturb her?
"Never mind, I'll go down and take a look too."

He shook his head slightly. If Loki was here, he might still hesitate, but Thor never needed to do so.

Holding Mjolnir hanging around his waist, Thor jumped down without hesitation.

He is the most powerful warrior in the Nine Realms, and no one can defeat him in a head-on fight. The hammer in his hand is also the most powerful weapon in the Nine Realms for killing, even Gungnir and Levatin are slightly inferior to it.

Apart from the legendary Ragnarok, nothing could threaten his life, and nothing was worth his fear.

Giants and dragons are not worth it, and this tiny Jotunheim is even less so.

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"A reckless man, just like Ares!"

Almost at the same time, when Thor jumped into the pool of the Fountain of Wisdom, in his mind, Zeus, who was using it as a carrier to browse this memory, couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Although he knew that this was just a memory from the past and the other party would not be able to hear anything he said, this did not affect his recklessness in scolding Thor.

Could it be that every god king in every world would have such a son who didn't know how to act? Zeus didn't know.

But when he thought of Ares, Zeus helplessly discovered that his son seemed no match for Odin's son.

After all, no matter what, Thor's power is undoubtedly strong. His recklessness is based on his own reasons, while Ares's arrogance always leads to failure.

"Mjolnir, the hammer of the thunder god... this is also a very powerful weapon." "If I can combine it with my Thunderbolt, even if it cannot reach the realm of the artifact of creation, it can at least be on par with the incomplete Life Bottle and Nyx's black dress."

The God King was envious, knowing that his own artifact was made from a part of his priesthood, and its power only appeared extraordinary because its destructive aspect was magnified.

Moreover, as he entered the realm of great divine power, this once handy weapon was no longer so suitable.

Thor... Zeus secretly remembered this name. He didn't know when this memory would end, but if there was a chance, he still hoped to find out where this artifact was.

Although there is a chance that it has been destroyed along with the destruction of the world, there is no harm in looking for it.

Wow…

Breaking through the water, while the God King was thinking, Thor in the outside world did not stop his actions.

Following his perspective, the scene of the Fountain of Wisdom extending out of the pool also came into Zeus's sight.

The twinkling lights rose and fell, and my brain became much clearer.

Many confusions of the past were solved in an instant, and everything in the world seemed to become clear.

Zeus silently accepted the expected benefits without feeling any surprise.

Compared to Odin's self-sacrifice last time, the power of the Fountain of Wisdom itself is nothing.

Moreover, as an innate god, Zeus was not particularly eager for this ability to see everything clearly. Chaos also had only one magic goddess who controlled the magic network, and she had never shown such powerful magic as Guerveig of the Nine Realms.

So just like Thor who also had no reaction to this, the King of Gods did not spend too much time on the spring water, but instead followed the figure that went all the way to the bottom of the pool.

The only thing that made him pay attention was the little knowledge that flowed to him along with the spring water.

These are very useful. Even though the laws of foreign lands are not consistent with Chaos and the knowledge is scattered and confusing, there is always something to learn from, so the King of Gods accepts all of them.

The knowledge that can be understood directly is classified aside, and some things that are difficult to understand and need to be analyzed are put aside for the time being... As Thor goes deeper, these useful and useless things come more and more, and faster and faster.

The light on the water surface becomes dim underwater, and a number of seaweed-like plants can be vaguely seen swaying at the bottom of the pool.

Their reflections hung on the ground, swaying slightly under the waves.

Finally, the chase at the bottom of the pond came to an end. Under this small spring, the figure in front of Thor finally stopped.

The attached body moved forward while calling out, but Zeus in his mind sneered secretly.

Looking at the figure in dark clothes stepping on the bottom of the pool, he knew without thinking that there must be some problem.

Was it a bait disguised by something, or a body that had long been controlled by someone? Zeus didn't know, and he didn't want to guess, because the answer would be revealed soon.

And just as he thought, the next moment, when Thor's hand finally touched the dark hem of the Queen's clothes, the goddess' body finally turned around.

Although her appearance shocked Thor, it did not affect Zeus' mind at all.

“…Oh, I see. A Faceless Man? But what’s the use of that?”

"If nothing else, it's just a trick to scare mortals."

With a disdainful sneer, his heart as calm as still water, Zeus looked at the smooth face without any facial features and noticed nothing.

So far, nothing in this memory had surprised him, including this body's violent reaction to seeing it.

The lightning that could destroy everything gathered on Mjolnir, and the God-King was just leisurely experiencing the alien power of the God of Thunder.

What a farce. This faceless man is no match for Thor. But since someone tricked him here, he should have a real killer weapon.

And the one who can guarantee victory over this foreign son of God must be at least a great divine power.

"So who could it be? Maybe it's someone not recorded in Asgard's books..."

【I】

"..."

After a slight pause, Zeus immediately sensed the rules around him.

Although the laws of illusion were extremely real, he did not have the feeling of the interweaving of the laws of the two worlds that he had when he first entered Asgard last time.

【Hello】

The knowledge that had previously flowed into his mind was shattered and reorganized, and the incomprehensible contents turned into symbols.

They formed a sentence that spoke in Zeus' heart.

Unmoved, after confirming the normality of the law and that he was just a clone, the God King asked:
"who are you?"

【I】

Odin

【Eye】

……

I am the Eye of Odin

The runes broke and reassembled, finally turning into these short words.

In the space of consciousness where Zeus was, when this word was formed, he seemed to really see an eye.

Looking into this eye, Zeus did not see any malice in its pupil, but only innocence and curiosity.

"...innocent and curious."

Zeus did not know that in the real world, in the broken world tens of thousands of years after the history in this memory ended, the Lord of the Spirit World, whom he regarded as his great enemy, had also found similar pupils. He also did not know whether the two were the same thing, or different things that looked the same. (See 3-55)

He only knew that what was before him was probably both a danger and an opportunity.

Innocence and curiosity do not mean kindness, because human infants also have the same eyes when they scald ants to death with boiling water. However, even if the "Eye of Odin" in front of him is a cub, Zeus is definitely not an ant on the ground.

"It's nice to meet you, Eye of Odin."

He spoke with a smile. Although he didn't believe in his heart that the thing in front of him was really the Eye of Odin, at this moment, Zeus didn't mind recognizing this name.

(End of this chapter)