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【Crystallization of Wisdom】

[I have witnessed all laws, recorded all knowledge, and can transform it into an extension of my own vision.]

Once Blazer began carefully adding materials, he discovered that the chicken was like a bottomless pit. While he wasn't a collector, and he had hundreds of each type of material in his warehouse, that was definitely a lot, the chicken was like a bottomless pit. The more he filled it, the more it would go.

Finally, Blaze had to shamelessly call in [Hermes's Traveling Cap] again to buy some materials. This was only the materials needed for the chicken in the mount stage, and if the chicken grew a little bigger, it would be even worse.

When all the gaps were filled, the chicken lifted its head, shook its huge body, and slowly spread its wings. Its body was much larger than that of a fast-moving ostrich, and while it possessed the ability to fly, it also had extremely strong legs that could travel thousands of miles a day.

Although she knew that the current atmosphere was rather depressing, Ji couldn't help but show off her expression and made an invitation gesture of "Do you want to have sex with me?"

Blaze smiled helplessly. He couldn't keep a serious expression, so he simply accepted the invitation and sat on it.

It was his first time riding something, and when the chicken stood up shakily, he subconsciously clamped his legs together. However, the chicken's huge body was incredibly stable, and with the chicken's cooperation, Blazer also became proficient.

It must be said that the chicken is much faster than Blaze. This way, Blaze has time to think.

"Now that you possess the brains of Fujin and Muni, do you feel yourself being influenced by their consciousness?"

"No, the subject of consciousness is the soul. A brain without a soul is just a piece of equipment waiting for the soul to use it." The chicken paid attention to the front and while running at high speed, it easily bypassed all obstacles and killed the monsters that appeared.

As the chicken grows in size, its physical attack ability also increases.

"But it only improves my intelligence attribute and the magic I can use, it doesn't affect my IQ," Chicken said rather proudly, but these words only made Blaze look at her head with a sad expression.

This means that no matter how much they improve their Intelligence attribute, they will not become smarter.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Isn't it time for you to tell me something I should know? Like Asgard or something like that?" Blaze crossed his arms and looked up at the sky. The earth had its own independent ancient myths, and the chicken was clearly one of the ancient myths of the One-Eye.

In the past, he felt that he was not strong enough and that trying to understand would only add to his troubles. Now he must understand.

The chicken was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "The most ancient era belonged to the gods. The gods descended into that blank world, needing no reliance on the history of earthly life. The ancient gods divided the world and began their own creative endeavors. The shapes of the lands they occupied became their totems and names."

"I come from the World Tree, a giant tree-shaped totem on the surface of the world consisting of nine regions."

"The surface of the world..." Blaze held his chin. "If everything were to turn upside down, wouldn't the territories of the gods be mixed together? Wouldn't that mean war?"

"More terrible than war, Odin's Eye foretold that the World Tree would be consumed in a great fire."

The chicken described the horrible scene in a low voice.

When the earth suddenly began to spin, flames like light burst out from the depths of the earth. The beautiful tree and the totems of other gods collapsed, and their powers were mixed together.

Some gods rebelled, others reveled recklessly, but no matter how they responded, their era came to an end, and they could only watch over this land from outside the world.

The Age of the Gods ended, but their creations continued to thrive. The elves, a species that inhabited a region of the World Tree, were veritable living fossils that had survived the Age of the Gods until the present day.

"Each region of the World Tree had its own name, but with the constant upheaval of the world, the ground's environment has long since changed, and their names have been lost. They likely only exist in the traditions of ancient races."

"Asgard is the top region of the World Tree, and it's where I once lived."

Chapter 373 Headless Dwarves

[World Tree], when Blaze heard this word, his first reaction was that it was something related to the Golden Sea of ​​Trees and the Tree of Life.

After all, when it comes to trees, there is no greater tree in this world than the Golden Sea of ​​Trees.

But in fact, the [World Tree] is just a map on the ground that looks like a big tree, and it is not as simple as a simple map.

It was a totem, a force formed by the nine regions forming the shape of a tree through the perspective of the sky. Because it was shaped like a tree, the nine regions had the names of the nine parts of the tree.

It's like the name of a god, which is just a few simple syllables when separated, but when combined in a specific order, it forms a great, powerful name. More simply, it's magic: a combination of words coupled with a bit of MP or items can create terrifying effects.

Blaze often saw strangers shouting some strange words and rushing forward to die together with the monsters. Maybe those words did not bring power, but they gave the strangers the courage to die together.

"Even now, I can't tell which group of gods once ruled the land beneath my feet, but Asgard is definitely not in this top world. I confirmed this the first day I gained the ability to fly."

"Hmm? [Asgard] is in this world, and Marika followed One-Eye to [Asgard]... Doesn't this mean that the second-generation One-Eye has stayed in this world?" Blaze found it a bit strange. "Shouldn't he be driven out?"

"The only world the gods cannot enter is the world of this era. Asgard has clearly always been somewhere undiscovered during this era. As long as it remains undiscovered, even if it is reduced to ashes, it will still be a continuation of the Age of the Gods."

"Then we just need to find [Asgard]." Blaze breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a little dazed. It had only been a short time since he left Balkan City, and he was already thinking about how to kill a god.

If he told his past self about this, he would probably be stunned. Even if he understood, he would only feel fear. But now he is very calm, because he has come here step by step. He has grown up a lot, straightened his back, and looked forward.

He looked back and saw how hard he had worked to move forward, each step forward without betraying himself. If he were alone, he wouldn't be so confident, but now, when he stood before the One-Eye, he would proudly say, "I can't find any reason to lose to you."

"Let's go to the city of Mekingiod."

……

Marika shook her head hard, her vision whitening and her memory fuzzy. She no longer had enough strength to hold onto the eight-legged warhorse, so she was thrown off. Fortunately, her life force was particularly tenacious, and she remained unscathed even after falling from such a high altitude.

But she thought she had reached her destination.

In this slowly burning world, half-burned, half-ash leaves danced in the air. These leaves drifted in one direction, towards an incredibly towering city wall.

It was undoubtedly the work of a giant. No one but a giant could have built such a magnificent wall. Of course, this "no one" excludes foreigners, as foreigners need to be categorized.

Marika looked around and saw no living creatures, so she immediately walked towards the huge city wall.

Her intelligence attribute was low, but that didn't mean she wasn't smart, so she knew very well that Blaze would soon find a way to get to this place, and she had to explore the surrounding environment as much as possible before that.

Considering that after being discovered and killed by One-Eye, she might be resurrected in the Tremor Snow Mountain or Duhualin City, she had to build a camp.

Marika knew that Blaze would rather she just stand there and wait for him to come over, but unfortunately, she had never been one to be passive.

Marika crossed the ash-filled plain in one breath and arrived at the foot of the city wall. Without stopping, she jumped up and climbed up and down by grabbing the cracks in the wall.

Because the strangers always tried to climb over the wall directly, Marika also learned a lot of wall-climbing techniques from these persistent strangers.

When Marika climbed up the city wall, she finally got a glimpse of the entire area.

The entire world was gray and filled with decay. The massive city wall served as a barrier, but it was only part of the decay. The city it surrounded was even more decadent. The buildings looked new, but there was no one inside.

It was like a city of the dead, with only the castle in the center emitting an eternal light.

"Huh?" Marika heard the footsteps and immediately lay down to hide her tall body.

They were a group of armored warriors with translucent bodies.

[Heroic Warrior LV95]

The warriors who died on the battlefield stood up again under the kiss of the Valkyrie, and went to the magnificent palace to fight, drink and enjoy themselves all day long until the end of the world.

Marika had heard Greenland's story about One-Eye, who collected the souls of heroic warriors, known as Einherjar, to prepare for the end of the world.

These heroic warriors were obviously the second-generation servants of the One-Eye Man, and they were transporting something.

Marika slid down the wall and quietly approached the Einherjar. When she saw the cargo they were dragging, her eyes narrowed suddenly.

That was Gungnir, dozens of Gungnir.

She heard whispers among the Einherjar.

"Fewer Gungnirs were created today."

"There aren't many dwarves left. Is it time for the once-a-hundred-year hunt again?"

No wonder the second-generation One-Eye has an inexhaustible supply of Gungnir in his hands. It turns out that the second-generation One-Eye has been ordering the dwarves to make Gungnir for him.

Marika didn't follow the Einherjar to the castle. Instead, she searched for traces of their movements, searching for their departure point. Rather than impulsively challenging the Second One-Eye, she should prioritize depleting his Gungnir inventory.

Because the area was always covered in floating ashes, the footprints of the Einherjar were clearly visible, and Marika easily found a cellar.

She walked along the deep tunnel, and the sparks from the furnace guided her to the depths, where the shadow of a wielding hammer swayed on the rock wall.

Those are the dwarves.

Even the battle-hardened Marika bit her lip subconsciously. The dwarves were headless, their necks sewn shut with golden thread. They were like puppets, unable to see, hear, or celebrate the birth of life. They could only mechanically swing their hammers.

This is the end of the dwarves, whose power even the gods envy. The gods did not take away their forging hands, but cut off their heads that burst out one inspiration after another.

The moment Marika was distracted, a burly figure approached her from behind.

"dwarf!"

He was an extremely strong heroic warrior dressed as a barbarian. He raised the giant axe in his hand and chopped off Marika's head.

A strand of red hair fluttered.

Chapter 374 Dwarves Don’t Need Intelligence

Click——

That was the sound of a blade breaking.

The Einherjar stared blankly at the axe in his hand. The axe, stained with blood and slain countless enemies, was now gripped by a woman. Her beautiful white teeth, like some kind of weapon, easily shattered the axe blade. Using only the strength of her masseter muscles, he was unable to pull the axe free, even with all his might.

Marika slowly stood up straight. She was so used to hunching her back that when she stood up straight she realized that the strong man in front of her was too small.

"Ahhh-"

The Heroic Warrior released the giant axe and clenched his fist to hit Marika's head, but Marika caught it with one hand, and the burly warrior knelt down on the spot.

It wasn't the pain, but the overwhelming force that forced the Heroic Einherjar to prostrate himself at Marika's feet.

"How is this possible? I've surpassed the limits of humanity and become a great Heroic Warrior! How could I be defeated so easily?!"

"It's not a uniform." Marika picked up the giant axe with one hand and chopped it down hard at the Heroic Warrior under her feet.

"I destroyed it."

Marika instantly killed the Einherjar, his entire body transformed into soul flames. These flames tried to drift somewhere, but Marika's kick shattered them into countless flaming fragments.

Marika absorbed all the fragments of the soul flame, but Marika was already LV99, so these experience points would be stored.

"You shouldn't have done that. Completely destroying the Einherjar would have let the Valkyries know that you Soul Eaters have arrived."

A voice came from behind Marika. Marika turned around and stabbed the source of the voice, making sure the tip of the gun stayed between the eyebrows of the person who spoke.

"Wow~ I didn't expect to see the gun "This is the Fire that Ignites the World" here."

Marika frowned and tightened her grip on the spear. The flames ignited, illuminating the speaker. His large head, weathered face, and long beard were the stuff of nightmares from her childhood.

A nightmare that grows up to look like a dwarf.

It was a dwarf, but only a head. Beneath the head was a body made up of rotating gears and burning furnaces.

"I am Hawkins the Dwarf, one of the... prisoners of this place."

Marika didn't drop her weapon at this, but instead forced the dwarf Hawkins back with the tip of her spear. Although the dwarves were said to be rough and heartless, there was always a discrepancy between rumors and reality.

Just as the elves were originally rumored to be pure and beautiful.

All the dwarves had lost their heads, but Hawkins, the dwarf, had lost his body. If the headless dwarves who kept forging Gungnir were prisoners, then what was Hawkins, the dwarf?

"Do you really have dwarven blood? Shouldn't you trust me at this time?" The dwarf Hawkins showed a helpless expression. Dwarves are simple-minded, they speak their mind and hate lies.

So what the dwarves say would hardly be doubted, but now they are actually doubted by their fellow countrymen with dwarven blood.

"I am only one-third dwarven, the rest is Giens and humans." Marika put away her weapon, but still kept a distance from the dwarf Hawkins.

She had to remain vigilant until she built the camp, otherwise all her efforts would be in vain.

"I understand. I have to give you a reason to trust me." When the dwarf Hawkins heard the human part, he immediately showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then took out a bag of gold coins.

"Take it, your favorite gold."

It is clear that the dwarf Hawkins has a deep misunderstanding of the humans of his time.

"..." Marika took the heavy bag of gold and said after a moment of silence, "Do you have any more?"

Actually, there weren't many misunderstandings. After all, after becoming the Lord of Fast Territory, one no longer received a salary from the Giant Royal Family, but instead relied on taxes to survive. However, Marika still had the Royal Knights to support and various areas to build, so all the taxes collected were basically used to build the territory.

Marika is quite poor, and even has to consider buying a discounted bra.

The dwarf Hawkins's eye twitched as he pulled out another large bag of gold and handed it to Marika, emphasizing, "This is all I have. I prepared this betrothal gift because I knew that only a group of Soul Eaters like you would bring this Lost Land to the land."

"Soul Eater?" Marika held two bags of gold in her arms and asked while looking around to see if there was anything valuable.

"That's what the Valkyries, the group of warriors who take away the souls of warriors, call you. Don't you eat the souls of defeated monsters? You just ate one."

"Soul flames have no taste."

"Is this the point?" The dwarf Hawkins sighed helplessly. He didn't know whether the girl in front of him was stupid or cunning. She always talked about some strange things.

"The Valkyries are a terrifying group of Valkyries. They'll count the number of Einherjar, and you've eaten one. They'll begin searching the entire city to eliminate you, the Soul Eater, and drive you out of this place."

"That's really a headache." Marika looked straight at the dwarf Hawkins.

"What are you doing?" The dwarf Hawkins was frightened by Marika's gaze.

"I've seen my men assign missions to strangers. You should always have some sort of countermeasure ready. Like a room, a bed, or a tent."