Warhammer 40 A New Hope

After listening to the dwarf's chatter and resting for a while at Sindri's place, the father and son continued on their way. When Leman Russ arrived at the foot of the mountain, he looked at the wooden elevator that had been destroyed beyond recognition and fell into deep thought.

"Do I really have to climb up with my bare hands?"

605. Sindri and Mimir

Even though this is not the highest mountain in the Nine Realms of Norway, it is not easy to climb this high mountain in Midgard.

The [Light of the World] obtained by Kratos and Atreus from Alfheim dispelled the black fog at the foot of the mountain, allowing others to climb the mountain again. The dwarven artifacts left behind greatly facilitated the climbers' climbing behavior, but...

Most of these engineering devices are made of wood and have fallen into disrepair. Even with the blessing of magic, they are now very fragile. In addition, there are many monsters lurking in them (including a dragon). You can't expect Kratos to "handle them with care" in this situation.

Under such circumstances, when Leman Russ came to the interior of the mountain, all he saw was debris all over the ground and a wooden elevator that had fallen from a high altitude.

Leman Russ had climbed mountains without climbing gear before on Fenys, but this would undoubtedly greatly increase the time it would take him to reach the summit, not to mention the monsters there.

It took Leman Russ a long time to reach the top of the mountain, where Kratos killed the dragon Lecelel. The body of the dragon with chicken wings was lying not far away.

"Wow~ This thing is bigger than I thought." Leman Russ looked at the dragon's corpse, which had some signs of peeling off, and said. "Is there anyone else here?"

No one responded to the wolf king's loud question, and the surroundings were silent.

"If there's no one around, I'll take it myself~" Leman Russ said, releasing the stand he had taken back earlier because he was going to climb the mountain, letting it guard the surroundings, then taking off his [Winter Axe] and starting to try to extract usable materials from the dragon corpse in front of him.

"These are the only teeth left... The tongue has been cut into pieces, I'll cut it up and use it in hot pot later." Leman Russ said as he swung the axe in his hand. "I haven't eaten dragon tongue yet... Hmm?"

At this time, the giant wolf in charge of guarding suddenly ran back after having fun for a while, with a person in its mouth.

"Put me down! Put me down! Stop drooling on me!" Sindri, who was being held in the mouth, shouted.

"How did you find him?"

Dwarves have the ability to travel through the Nine Realms at will (in the plot, they directly appear in Helheim/Norse Underworld to help Kratos strengthen his weapons), and when they travel through the Nine Realms, most creatures cannot understand what they see, so they will make the dwarves invisible/disappear from their sight.

However, this ability does not work against dragons, as they can see through the dwarves' invisibility. This may be because some dragons have the ability to travel through the Nine Realms (Niggard in the fifth generation).

This is also the reason why Leman Russ was puzzled, because theoretically, it is impossible for the dwarves who are traveling through the Nine Realms to be rescued and captured so easily.

In response to Leman Russ's doubts, the giant wolf that served as his substitute directly put Sindri down from its mouth. The moment Sindri was put down, he entered the state of traveling through the Nine Realms. However, the next moment, the giant wolf suddenly bit into the void, and Sindri appeared again.

"I give up! Stop drooling on me!"

It takes time to travel through the Nine Realms. Perhaps this event is very short, just the time of walking a few steps for a dwarf, but it still takes time.

If Sindri could reach another interface instantly, the giant wolf would never be able to catch him, but in fact, he needed time to take a few steps to leave the current interface.

This giant wolf is actually a part of Leman Russ's spirit and soul, so it has a very keen perception of the existence of souls and spirits. This is why they found Sindri nearby, and being able to catch him was partly due to luck, because Sindri, who came back here to get something, did not expect that this giant wolf could find and catch him.

Like a hound that had caught its prey and was trying to show its master its credit, the giant wolf sat in front of Leman Russ, watching Sindri beside him and wagging its tail at him.

"Ha~ What a surprise~" Leman Russ looked at Sindri who looked disgusted and said. "So, what are you doing here, a dwarf?"

"I just came to pick up the tools I left here." Sindri replied while wiping the saliva off his body. "And the dragon you are dismembering is technically mine."

"Yours?" Leman Russ looked at Sindri's short stature, then at the giant dragon Lecelel that could swallow him whole. "Then you are really capable."

"Well, I didn't kill him, it was my friend who killed him because of me, so this thing should be at least half of me." Sindri changed his words. "And I heard the offense from your eyes and the words just now. Height is not everything. Dwarves are the best craftsmen!"

"I agree with that." Leman Russ said, taking out a small chisel and knocking at a huge dragon tooth. The tooth fell out of the dragon's gums. "Dwarves are much easier to talk to than those weird oil guys~"

"Wait." Looking at the small chisel in Leman Russ's hand, Sindri said. "This is."

"It was also made by dwarves. This kind of thing is very popular among hunters." Leman Russ threw the small chisel in his hand directly to Sindri.

Sindri took the small chisel thrown by Leman Russ with both hands and immediately began to examine it. This object was forged with a metal that Sindri had never seen before. There was something on it that looked like a rune, but it was not a rune upon closer inspection.

"I have never seen this kind of metal and magic runes before," Sindri said. "But this forging method is indeed very similar to that of the dwarves."

"Are you from Odin's family?"

"Do I look like some one-eyed bastard's idiot?"

Leman Russ's words "one-eyed bastard" directly dispelled most of Sindri's doubts. After all, none of Odin's men dared to call him "one-eyed bastard" directly.

"You mean there are still dwarves who exist independently and are not controlled by Odin?!" Sindri said excitedly.

"Didn't your brother tell you?" Leman Russ asked. "I thought you knew?"

"You mean Brock, do you know him?" Sindri said.

"He was the first one we contacted." Leman Russ had already cut off the dragon's tongue, dragging the entire dark red tongue out. Sindri was so scared of this. "We also commissioned him to make weapons."

"Then you are wrong. If we compare forging, I..."

Sindri stopped talking halfway through his speech as Leman Russ took out a piece of impact steel and waved it in front of him.

"You dwarves are all alike." Leman Russ said, looking at Sindri whose eyes followed the shock steel in his hand. "Your brother and the other dwarves are the same."

After saying that, Leman Russ threw the impact steel in his hand directly to Sindri, who held it steadily in his hand. He wanted to throw it away because of the dirt on it, but in the end he was reluctant to do so. He took it with him and trotted to his shop with great entanglement, cleaned it quickly with his brush, and then looked at it carefully.

"I've never seen this kind of material before, it's amazing." Sindri used his small hammer to hit the impact steel on the table, and the next second it started to roll like running water. "Wow, incredible~"

"Your brother has a huge basket. Apart from ours and the Adeptus Mechanicus's, he has the most."

"Damn it, he shouldn't have told me about this." Sindri was a little annoyed. "Okay, we are still angry with each other, and we haven't seen each other for a while, but at least tell me about this!"

No matter which world, no matter what conflicts there are, for normal dwarves, a rare material that has never been seen before is extremely attractive to them. They can break off diplomatic relations or reconcile because of it.

"In that case, why don't you go meet your brother?"

"I... He doesn't want to see me!" Sindri said. "I... I'm not ready..."

At this time, Leman Russ had collected firewood and built a bonfire. He cut the juicy dragon tongue into small strips and hung them over the fire to roast. He also took out a large bottle of wine and placed it on the ground.

"It seems that you have a complicated relationship with your brother." Leman Russ said. "Mind talking to me about it?"

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The highest peak of the Nine Realms is not in Midgard, but in the kingdom of giants - Jotunheim.

This was told to Kratos at the top by a man who claimed to know everything and was trapped in a tree called Mimir. He also showed Kratos the highest mountain in Jotunheim.

He then told Kratos and Atreus that the giants had almost completely destroyed the connection between Jotunheim and other kingdoms, and now it was basically impossible to find a way to go to that kingdom.

Coincidentally, Mimir knew how to get to the closed-off Jotunheim, and was willing to come down from the tree where he had hung for 109 winters - you can imagine how it felt to eat, drink, defecate and urinate on a tree for 109 years.

But because of Odin's punishment, he can't come down from the tree by himself, so Kratos needs to do him a small favor - chop off his (Mimir's) head with Kratos' axe, and then find someone who can use ancient magic to resurrect him.

This is a very dangerous choice, because if Kratos and his companions fail to find someone who knows ancient magic, or if the magic fails, Mimir will die.

Even so, Mimir decided to give it a try. As he said, staying in this tree day after day being tortured by Odin himself and his men was not living at all.

[Leviathan Axe] chopped off Mimir's head without any hindrance, separating his body from his body. Kratos got his exclusive pendant in the future. Now they need to find the 'Forest Witch (Freya)' to revive his head and fulfill Fei's last wish.

This also means that Kratos, who has been avoiding the gods, is about to have a head-on collision with the Norse gods.

606. About to begin

Gurgle--

"Cough cough!"

It was as if Mimir, who had just fallen into death after a good sleep, was revived by Freya's magic. He coughed and spat out the magic potion and insects in his mouth.

"Mimir? Are you still awake?"

"kindness..."

"Very good...Pah!"

Freya spat on Mimir's head without any hesitation.

"Oh, hello Freya, long time no see." Mimir said belatedly. "You look well."

"I did it for them. In my opinion, it's better for you to die."

Mimir once advised Freya of the Vanir to marry Odin of the Aesir in exchange for peace between the two races. Freya did so, but the peace did not last long.

Odin, who was obsessed with the prophecy of Ragnarok, learned Freya's magic and took away her "warrior's heart", making her lose the ability to fight others. He then exiled her and cursed her to never leave Midgard.

This is also why Freya doesn't like Mimir. After all, she married into the Aesir as Mimir said and handed over all her foundation, but peace did not come. Instead, she was trapped in Midgard, and now she has to worry about her son.

"I don't like you, Mimir. Your advice didn't work as expected. It's because of you that I'm trapped here now." Freya walked over again and said to the head in Kratos' hand.

"Please forgive me, but you have to know that this is not just my problem. The human heart is the most difficult to guess..."

Freya waved her hand, indicating that she didn't want to listen to Mimir's explanation. At this time, Kratos also realized that the "witch in the forest" in front of him was Freya, one of the Norse gods.

Kratos, who had been deceived by the gods time and time again in the past, immediately had a relapse of PTSD, and Freya's failure to directly tell him her identity was also a deception.

But this cannot be blamed on Freya. On the one hand, she has been exiled by Odin, and not many people know of her existence. It is hard to say whether she can be considered a god. On the other hand, Kratos did not ask.

Kratos was very unhappy about this, and so was Freya: What? You're the one who asked me for help, and you're the one who dislikes me? You don't like me because I'm a god? Then what are you?

The two sides parted unhappily, and even with Atreus's plea, Kratos, who had been through so much, still couldn't get out of the shadow of the past - and sometimes Athena's afterimage would come out and nag him.

Atreus was a little unhappy about this, but this was quickly diluted by Mimir's presence.

"You said you are the person who knows the most in all of Northern Europe, right?"

"Yes, as I said, there is little on this great road that I do not know."

"Then do you know something called impact steel? I heard that it can be transformed at will according to the amount of magic power injected and the will of the user. Do you know where to find this metal?"

"Well... this is the first time I've heard of this..."

"You don't know? Then do you know a special kind of wolf? It's a giant wolf at ordinary times, and when needed, it can split into many little wolves."

"...this..."

"Eh? Haven't you heard of this? Do you know that only a small part of the body is human, and the rest is mechanical?"

"..."

Atreus's series of questions made Mimir, who was finally free, feel that... it would be better for him to continue hanging on the tree...

"The world is changing so fast..." Mimir could only sigh. "I have to admit that I have never heard of what you said, but this may be because I have been locked up for too long. Just give me some time and I will know."

"You know, I was locked up for 109 winters!"

Although Mimir tried his best to defend himself, the series of unknown things had made Atreus begin to doubt the truthfulness of Mimir's claims that he was knowledgeable, and Kratos was a little bit the same.

"Believe me, brother!" Mimir tried to defend himself. "It was just an accident!"

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Compared to the carefree Brok, Sindri was obviously more alert. After chatting with Leman Russ for a while, he asked Leman Russ why he appeared here, because no one should come here because of the black fog.

"I want to go to the top of this mountain to have a look." Leman Russ replied. "I heard that an important person is being held there."

The so-called 'big shot' in Sindri's Way of Nature refers to Mimir who was imprisoned by Odin (the two sides had cooperated before), but theoretically no one should go looking for Mimir. After all, Odin never wanted to let Mimir go. It would be fine if he (Mimir) went up alone, but if he was seen by Odin's people, there would be a lot of trouble.

Even though he was Mimir's friend, he rarely went to see Mimir. Odin would not let any dwarf go.

"Why do you want to see... Mimir?" Sindri thought again and again, and finally asked, even though this question might put him in danger. "You want to ask him a question?"

"Isn't it worth taking a look at a being that could be held there by Odin with magic?"

"what?"

Leman Russ did not lie. He really wanted to know what this being looked like after being detained by Odin for more than 100 years and being followed around by Kratos.

Of course, this is not all. The body and the tree left behind by Mimir, as well as the stone gate that allows a view of Jotunheim, are all things that the Human Empire wants to study, but Leman Russ just wants to see Mimir.

Sindri was a little unsure about Leman Russ's answer. The other party didn't seem to have any other plans, nor was he Odin's man. Could it be that he really just wanted to go up and take a look?

Looking at the big man in front of him who was urging him to drink and eat meat, Sindri felt that he was unsure. He couldn't see Leman Russ clearly and didn't know whether he was really that simple or had other intentions.

"Do you want me to help you cut up this dragon?" Leman Russ suddenly asked. "Just give us some of the materials."

"Only you? I do think it's a waste to leave such a big dragon here, but I can't strip all the materials off its body by myself. Without a professional team and tools, there's no way to deal with such a big corpse before it decays."

"Don't worry about these. I have a solution."

As he spoke, Leman Russ took out his communication device, used its built-in camera function to drop the huge dragon corpse, and then uploaded it.

"Wait."

After a while, the dragon's body remained in the same place without any change, and just when Sindri thought something was wrong, the body suddenly moved.

"?"

As he was wondering, a white portal slowly expanded under the dragon corpse until it was large enough to swallow the entire corpse.

Right in front of Sindri, a huge corpse fell into the white portal. Cheers and the sounds of various tools being activated were heard from the other side, and then the portal closed.