Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 26: The Slightly Crooked 'Rune'

Towns really wanted to say that this was an illusion, the scene before him was too ridiculous.

Because Odin suffered the pain of being hung upside down in the myth, hanging is a very severe punishment in the laws of the Nordic people on Earth. In the West, the hanging of mortals is called riding, which means Odin was hung on a tree, so the world tree has another nickname called Odin's horse.

There is even a card in the Tarot called "The Hanged Man", which uses this as a symbol.

Theoretically, Odin would have to endure nine full days before he could comprehend the profound meaning of the runes.

You know, even if Odin used his divine body strengthened by the blood of Ymir, it would be very painful to endure such a long time. Why should Odin sacrifice himself and Downs come to pick peaches?
After being together for so many years, even if you raise a pet, you will develop feelings for it, not to mention a lively "real" brother. [Edda] Odin in the epic is indeed a pitfall, but in this life, it is Downs who makes the decision!
Downs originally came here just out of curiosity to see what the Rune was about. Who would have thought that this would happen?

Odin sacrificed himself and Towns learned runes. Doesn't that mean Towns sacrificed his good brother and learned the runes for nothing?

This passive act of picking peaches made Towns feel ashamed.

At this moment, he really didn't want to watch it.

Clusters of chaotic aura were descending in the night. They were densely packed, like a bead curtain blown by the wind, swaying gently, and then all drilled into the trunk of the World Tree, passed through the wound on Odin's back and flew out of Odin's chest, turning into star-like lights, and finally formed extremely clear runes that appeared in Tangs' perception.

Unless Towns leaves immediately and escapes thousands of miles away, he will have to "see" it.

Uh, I just take a look?
How strange! Take another look!
It’s really weird…

According to legend, the original meaning of Rune is secret and mystery, representing the secret of the universe!

Each rune has a unique meaning, and several runes can form a spell. For example, orn is an offensive weapon and a defensive means. It can circle a person and block the enemy. It represents energy, including excessive violence, etc.
There is even a saying that each rune contains a complete energy formula.

The problem is that the runes that Towns saw looked very authentic, but upon closer inspection they seemed off.

Towns could swear on Rocky's head that there was something wrong with this thing.

This fist-sized rune in front of me looks like [↑]. If you look closely, you can actually see the three laws of thermodynamics written in tiny golden red characters inside the arrow symbol. And it's written in simplified Chinese?!

Towns was sweating profusely in an instant!

He finally understood why this was happening - when reshaping the world of Jinlunga, he, the time-traveling God King, had mixed a large number of geophysical formulas into the process of shaping the Nine Realms in order to kill the Vanir gods who were about to arrive. For example, he stipulated the world's gravitational acceleration, density units, pressure, etc.

Because this is a law systematically summarized by a group of scientists and predecessors on Earth, it is too refined and impeccable, so the ignorant Jinlunga world chooses to accept it in its entirety.

Now, the original runes have been translated into Chinese for Downs. Anyone who wants to learn runes must first learn Chinese and then translate them into Chinese. The real runes are probably buried somewhere. If Downs doesn't do something, Odin will probably have to learn the Yanhuang runes [Chinese characters] that contain the ultimate secrets in this life.

Ouch!

My foolish brother! If you want to learn this, why do you stab yourself with a bullet and hang yourself upside down on a tree for nine days?

I feel unworthy of such a great gift!
You want to learn Chinese? I'll teach you for free.

At this moment, Odin, who seemed to be in a deep sleep, suddenly opened his eyes slowly. In his inverted vision, he saw his good brother's face full of concern and guilt.

"Brother, am I too stupid? I clearly saw the secrets of the world, but I couldn't understand any of those runes and words." Tang Si said seriously, "What you saw were some cover-up rules I set up when I reshaped the world. Good brother, you don't have to torture yourself so hard. I will remove the illusion now. If you want to learn, I can teach you slowly."

Odin shook his head: "No! Brother, I feel the call of destiny. And my own understanding is far more profound than your teaching!"

Tang Si was speechless for a long time before he sighed and said, "In that case, I won't advise you anymore. I'll wait for you here. I hope everything goes well."

"Okay!" After saying that, Odin closed his eyes again and re-entered that state of ethereal enlightenment.

Then Towns frantically tried to find a way to communicate with the world's will so that Odin could skip the Chinese translation and learn the more original version of the runes.

The fourth day, the fifth day...the ninth day!

After nine days of hanging upside down and meditating, Odin finally opened his eyes.

Hanging upside down in the sky in a severely injured state, Odin was obviously extremely weak. This weakness became even more obvious after he pulled out the branch of the world tree that pierced his chest. He could not even maintain his body balance and fell down in a messy state with his body upside down.

Towns, who had been waiting nearby, turned into a streak of light and caught Odin like lightning.

At this moment, Tangs had an illusion in his heart. The strange yet familiar man in front of him only needed a glance to completely freeze the space around him and turn it into ashes.

Huh? !

It’s a bit awesome!
Odin gave a weak smile: "Brother, I think I have learned how to [travel through space]!"

"Awesome... Awesome!" Towns' heart skipped a beat: Should I say he is worthy of being Odin? This talent is incredible! [Space] is the most top-level skill in the legend!

Under normal circumstances, Towns should be envious, jealous and hateful.

He didn't need to envy Odin, because at the same time, a rune similar to [Oss] emerged from the depths of his soul. This is a prophetic and revealing letter, symbolizing wisdom and reason. It often expresses advice.

With this enlightenment, it means that he can slowly gain a deeper understanding of the full set of runes.

Odin in this life obviously learned the wrong things. It was like he had joined a physics crash course in a Chinese middle school. Then, from the vast ocean of physics knowledge, he chose the rather outrageous category of "space physics" and dove headfirst into it.

What's even more outrageous is that when Tang Si communicated with the Jinlunjia World Will as the God King, the World Will recognized this outrageous spatial law...

This means that the [Kungurnir] that Odin is about to create will no longer rely on [fate] but on [space] to achieve the magical special effects that are sure to hit the target.

Is this a wrong way of learning or not?

Now even Towns, the mastermind, is confused.

Now that we have the runes, the next step is...

The two brothers suddenly said in unison: "Lunas spell!"

(End of this chapter)