Fenrir the wolf opened its massive maw, large enough to devour any opponent, and pounced on Odin.
To Todd's surprise, the latter did not raise his weapon at all. He simply stood there, gazing at the burning Asgard in the distance, sighed, and muttered something under his breath.
Amid the cries of the gods, Fenrir bit Odin's throat, and the King of the Gods perished.
"In later generations, whether in any prose or poem recording Ragnarok, the description of Odin's death is generally the same: 'He was unlucky and died at the hands of Fenrir in a moment of carelessness. His son, Vidar, spurred by his father's tragic death, rushed forward and tore Fenrir apart, then pierced the beast's heart with the Spear of Eternity.'" Crystal shifted its form slightly and said to Todd, "Haven't people ever considered this: Odin, as the king of the gods, whose strength and combat skills far surpassed those of other gods, died so quickly at the hands of a wolf. Yet his son was able to defeat the wolf?"
Todd glanced at the fierce battle raging on the Rainbow Bridge, then turned away listlessly.
The red light of the Crystal Palace slowly dimmed: "Guilt and self-blame have caused Odin to lose his will to live. Faced with a war that would be meaningless even if won, he would rather die to find relief."
Todd glanced back at the battlefield one last time, where a silver-haired Valkyrie, driven to despair, plunged her spear into the heart of an enemy, becoming the final scene of this old memory.
Jing Su waved her hand, cutting off the screen, and the whole world returned to the underwater temple.
Todd sat down on the floor and took a full minute to calm himself down.
After that, Todd began asking Crystal a question.
The first question is: "What exactly are you?"
"We are the maintainers of order and the supervisors of the evolution of life. We are in charge of the 'law data' of each plane, ensuring that everything operates according to its established trajectory..."
Todd interrupted Crystal: "What's the point of doing this? I mean, some species do it to acquire more resources, some to enslave other species, and some to ensure their own safety... So, what is Crystal's purpose in doing this?"
The red light on the other person's metal surface flickered a few times, and after a long while, they said, "I don't know."
"You don't know?!" Todd stood up in shock, pointing at Crystal House, and stammered, "Then where did you get all that information from before?"
Jing Su paused for a moment, then continued, “From the moment I became conscious, I was assigned to this plane as a supervisor. My task and instructions were given from the beginning—to select suitable candidates from the creatures of this dimension for training, and ultimately decide on an agent from the candidate list, granting them the ability of ‘Superlaw Factor’, and to observe the evolutionary patterns and development levels of all creatures in this dimension.”
Todd was taken aback: "That's it?"
A buzzing sound emanated from the metal casing of the Crystal Palace: "That's it."
Todd rubbed his forehead, looking helpless, and said, "Is everything you said true? You're not deliberately hiding anything or deceiving me, are you?"
Jing Su's tone was full of incomprehension: "Why lie? To complete the mission, I need the cooperation and understanding of the agent. Lies will only lead to distrust and division in the end."
Todd smiled and shook his head, then thought of another interesting question: "What about the other candidates? Did you use the same explanation to communicate with them?"
“Definitely not. Candidates from different civilizations have different levels of information acceptance. It’s unrealistic to explain to someone from the current era what the universe, dimensions, and evolution are.” The red light of the Crystal Star pointed to Todd’s forehead, slowing down his speech: “Just like I said when we first met, you came to my plane from another Crystal Star’s plane. To me, you are a very special individual.”
Todd shrugged, accepting the explanation: "Speaking of my original plane and the one you manage, I've found many similarities and differences in historical figures and events. For example, in religion, Catholicism in my original plane corresponds to the Catholic Church here, Eastern Orthodoxy to the Orthodox Church here, and the Norse gods to the Norse mythology here. However, there are also many differences in other aspects, such as countries, customs, and species. Is there any connection between these?"
Jing Su floated slowly in mid-air for a while before replying, "I don't know the specific reason, but it may be related to the 'Law Factor Data' stored in the beacon tower. If I can analyze the beacon tower in your original plane, I might be able to find more clues."
Todd said with a self-deprecating laugh, "The original plane? Forget it, I don't want to die again."
“Speaking of death, I have something else to ask you,” Todd asked Crystal with interest. “How many candidates have there been so far?”
"Including you, there are 17 people."
"so much?"
Crystal shimmered its metal shell: "When you first arrived in this plane, there were a total of 23 candidates. During this time, 11 people lost their qualifications, and 5 people gained them."
Todd was a little confused. He had always thought that the number of candidates would only decrease, but he didn't expect it to increase.
"If the number of candidates keeps increasing, how can the winner be determined in the end?"
“Due to the energy depletion last time, I didn’t have time to tell you the conditions for a candidate to win.” Crystal moved closer to Todd and said, word by word, “There are three ways for a candidate to win: power, conquest, and faith.”
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