Chapter 486 Isn’t it easy to think of bad things?
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"
Belldandi looked at her elder sister whose expression suddenly changed, and couldn't help but step forward and ask with concern.
The bartender Urul, or the goddess of the past, came to her senses and pointed at the flame-shaped mark on her sister's forehead, saying in annoyance:
"Something big has happened!"
Then, she told her sister the process and content of the contract she made with someone, and the more she talked, the more depressed she felt.
Hundreds of years ago, the youngest sister Shikoti suddenly disappeared in order to escape responsibility. The second sister Belldandi was worried that the father god would punish the youngest sister Shikoti after waking up, so she asked the eldest sister Urd to jointly write the "Great Music".
Seeing that he couldn't get the upper hand, Urd had to agree.
As a result, the two people's illegal operations caused drastic changes in the entire Nordic world, and the originally orderly "Great Music" gradually changed beyond recognition.
In order to find the source of the mutation and put the increasingly chaotic fate back on track, the eldest sister Urd and the second sister Belldandi traced the source all the way to the Heath Island.
In the hundreds of years that followed, they did find and come into contact with some "triggers" that disturbed their fate.
For example, the wise wolf Holo, the sorceress Yennefer, and the little princess Ciri of Cintra.
But other than that, they gained nothing.
In order to solve the problem fundamentally, Urd had no choice but to change his name to Wulu and became a bartender, waiting on the Heath Island in the hope of making some discoveries.
Gradually, she got used to life on Heath Island, fell in love with the bartending job, and became more and more like a human being.
It was during this period that she became closer to several observation subjects, including the sorceress Yennefer and the wise wolf Holo, and they became friends in a sense.
The little girl Ciri has the [ancient blood] with the attribute of [fate] flowing in her body, which makes Urd, the goddess of fate, feel particularly close to her.
Therefore, Urd loved Ciri and treated her like a little sister, occasionally giving her some advice at the crossroads of fate.
But he didn't expect that his sudden intervention today didn't help much, and he even lost his own sister Bellandi.
What's even more bizarre is that with the power of destiny that she and her sister Belladondi possessed, they were unable to erase the divine rune that represented the covenant. Instead, it further merged with the destiny divinity in Belladondi's body.
Seeing that he couldn't forcibly break the contract, Urd thought for a moment, and an idea suddenly occurred to him:
"There is another way!"
"What?" Belldandy asked blankly.
"Prevent that guy from completing the commission!" Urd said excitedly, "As long as he can't find out the truth about the dragon disaster and solve the source of the dragon disaster, I won't have to pay you, and there's no need to hand you over!"
"Oh..." Belldandi nodded in response, his expression as calm and gentle as ever.
Seeing this, Urd rushed forward frantically, put his hands on his sister Belldandy's shoulders, and shook her back and forth:
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and catch up with them. Do whatever you can to stop that guy from finding out the truth about the dragon disaster!"
"This seems like cheating..." Belldandy said hesitantly, "It's not good."
Urd looked at his sister who looked serious, and suddenly felt like crying:
"It's already this time, why are you still concerned about this?"
"We are the goddess of fate and the makers of order. Although we cannot achieve true fairness, at least we cannot trample on the rules ourselves."
Belldandy shook his head and refuted, and gave his own opinion sincerely.
"Everything has a price. Since you have made a covenant, if he can fulfill the contract, I will be the reward he deserves."
Hearing this, Urd felt a headache.
Among the three sisters, she is mature and steady, the youngest sister, Shikodi, is lively and rebellious, and the second oldest, Belladondi, has a sincere and gentle personality.
At the same time, Belldandy is also the one who pays the most attention to rules and order.
If it was an ordinary little thing, Urd wouldn't mind Belldandi holding on to this attitude and fulfilling her duties as the goddess of fate.
But this would mean sending her away to an outsider, and the contract was signed by her elder sister. How could Urd agree to this happening?
However, considering his sister Belldandy's character, Urd still suppressed his temper and patiently persuaded:
"It's right to abide by the rules, but it also depends on the size of the matter. If he really completes the contract and you become his property, what if he abuses the power of destiny? Then the world will become a mess and we will be the biggest sinners!"
Upon hearing this, Belldandi couldn't help but frown.
This is indeed a problem.
"The power of destiny should not be controlled by outsiders. For the sake of the balance of the nine kingdoms and the orderly progress of the [Great Music], we, as goddesses of destiny, must prevent this possibility!"
After a long conversation, Urd spoke confidently,
"So, what we are doing is not destroying order, but protecting order!"
Seeing her elder sister's solemn promise, Belldandy was unconsciously convinced and finally nodded in agreement:
"So what should I do next?"
"They have gone to the Dwarf Country. You must follow them and stop them from finding out the truth and solving the dragon disaster!"
Urd reiterated his plan to default on his debt, and then changed the subject.
"By the way, when you came in earlier, you said you found my little sister?"
"Um."
"Where is she?"
"She sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that she had gone to the land of giants."
Belldandi answered truthfully and took out the letter that exuded a hint of frosty air.
Urd snatched the letter, glanced through it quickly, and walked straight out of the tavern.
"Sister, where are you going?" Belladonna asked blankly.
"Go find Shikoti!" Urd replied coldly, with a sinister look on her charming face. "When I catch that girl, I'll beat her ass to pieces!"
Belldandi wanted to say something to calm her angry sister.
However, before she could say anything, Urd turned into a stream of light and disappeared out the door.
Now my little sister is guilty.
Belldandi shook his head helplessly, then touched the flame-shaped divine pattern that appeared on his forehead and fell into deep thought.
How to disrupt the situation?
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Dwarf country.
Surrounded by mountains, the terrain undulates like a dragon or snake.
Lorne, Rose, Galadriel, Ciri and other four people who received the mission rode on war horses and galloped on the rugged mountain road.
Due to the invasion of dragon disaster, a large number of dwarves fled their original villages and gathered in big cities with magic barriers.
The road was in ruins, with burnt-out houses and the charred remains of humans and animals everywhere, which was too painful to look at.
The four of them walked until evening but still couldn't find a suitable place to stay.
Although the men were still energetic, the horses were exhausted.
"There's a town ahead. We'll rest there."
Loen opened the map, determined the approximate location, and then made a proposal to the three people in the team.
The three of them nodded without objection.
After spending some time together, they were either intimidated by Loen's martial arts or impressed by his meticulous mind and anthropomorphic character, and gradually began to regard him as the leader of the team.
However, before they reached their destination, the flames that illuminated the sky in the distance and the circling and roaring dragons attracted their attention.
Hearing the wailing and crying, Loen decisively waved his hand and ordered:
"Help me!"
Ciri and Galadriel, who had been unable to contain themselves for a long time, immediately rode their horses into the town and set about clearing out the invading dragons.
Rose followed Loen and worked hard under the pretext of protecting the wizard.
Considering that this woman was originally an evil god of chaotic evil, Lorne did not force her to do good, and instead paid attention to the on-the-spot performance of Ciri and Galadriel.
It has to be said that actual combat is the best way to increase experience against the enemy.
After experiencing the previous incident of eradicating the fog monster, Ciri gradually got rid of her "lone wolf" style and began to learn how to work in a team.
A silver sword slashed and stabbed, using magic to weave an impenetrable sword net, which pushed away the swooping dragons and provided effective protection for Galadriel behind him.
And Galadriel did not disappoint Ciri. She shot magic arrows continuously and shot down the rampaging dragon beasts one after another.
Fortunately, the ones who attacked the town were only a group of half-blood dragons, and their number was not large. Therefore, with the strong cooperation of Ciri and Galadriel, these threats that ordinary people could hardly resist were quickly resolved.
The crisis was over, and the surviving villagers cautiously crawled out of the ruins and hugged and cried with their lost relatives.
Due to the trade exchanges of the [Chamber of Commerce], the exchanges and integration among the nine countries became increasingly frequent, and different races inevitably formed a situation of coexistence.
Therefore, in this town, Lorne not only saw the native dwarf residents, but also humans who came here to do business, and elves who were roaming around.
As the chaos gradually subsided, an old dwarf who was suspected to be the mayor walked out of the crowd with a cane and thanked Lorne and the other three:
"Thank you so much for coming from afar to kill the evil beasts for us. If you don't mind, you can stay here tonight. We will do our best to entertain you."
The four people who had originally planned to rest here readily agreed.
But for some reason, the surrounding dwarves did not show much enthusiasm towards their saviors. Instead, they looked at them with a hint of indifference and hostility, as if they did not welcome them to stay overnight.
Lorne frowned and politely declined the old dwarf's hospitality. He only asked for an uninhabited house and some hay for the horses, then took Galadriel and the other two in to rest.
"How can these dwarves be so ungrateful? We just rescued them!"
Inside the house, Ciri, who also noticed something, couldn't help but complain.
"Perhaps there is another reason." Galadriel's response was more rational.
"But I'm so hungry." Ciri rubbed her rumbling belly with a depressed expression.
First she was busy hurrying on her way, and then she was busy killing the invading dragon beasts. The high-intensity physical exertion along the way made the little princess, who was still a mortal, inevitably hungry.
They thought they would have a big meal after doing a good deed, but the dwarves turned out to be unusually cold towards them.
Under such circumstances, even if the other party was willing to treat her, Ciri, who was a little careful, did not dare to accept the invitation alone.
"Here are some wild fruits I picked on the way."
Galadriel opened the package and took out a handful of bright red berries.
Ciri grabbed a few to taste, and was immediately conquered by the sour and sweet taste and the rich juice.
She unconsciously sped up her grabbing speed and soon finished a handful of berries.
But the more she ate, the better her appetite became and the hungrier she felt.
"Anything else to eat?"
Ciri looked at Galadriel pitifully, with a look of longing.
Galadriel shook the package and showed a helpless expression.
Just as Ciri was thinking about whether to go out to find food, there was a sound of something heavy falling in the courtyard.
When they opened the door, they were shocked to see Rose dragging a rather large wyvern into the yard.
"What are you standing there for? Make a fire! We are having a feast of dragon meat tonight. I heard that this stuff is very nutritious."
Hearing Rose's reminder, Ciri and Galadriel immediately became interested and decisively took out firewood and seasonings from the kitchen, ready to taste the legendary dragon meat.
However, just as the three were about to dismember the food, Galadriel stared blankly at one of the Wyvern's front paws:
"What's this?"
Ciri looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw the metal ring embedded in the dragon claw by the light of the fire, and answered casually:
"It's just a ring, isn't it? What's the fuss about?"
"But why would a dragon wear something like this?"
“…”
Ciri was startled, and the steel sword that was about to chop at the wyvern's joints stopped in mid-air.
"Are you still going to eat? I'm starving."
Rose on the side urged impatiently, wanting to taste the dragon meat quickly to fill the hunger from not being able to eat for some time.
"Wait a minute, something's wrong, I'll go ask Lorne!"
Galadriel quickly stopped the dinner and knocked on Lorne's door.
Seeing that the most powerful evil god was invited out, Rose could only remain silent and squat aside like a good child.
And Loen came to the fire and carefully examined the dead wyvern, his brows gradually furrowed.
This dragon not only has a ring on its front paws, but also has many old scars on its scales, some of which look like they were cut by a knife, and some like they were burned by fire.
Immediately afterwards, Loen found some silk threads hanging from the gaps in the scales of the wyvern.
After the inspection, he gave a gentle advice:
"You'd better not eat this."
Galadriel and Ciri nodded in unison, their stomachs churning.
At this moment, they also vaguely guessed the true appearance of these dragon beasts, and were very glad that they did not rush to eat them.
"It seems that we need to talk to the mayor."
Loen took off the cloth and rings from the wyvern, stood up and brought Galadriel and the other two to the door of the dwarf elder's house.
As he opened the cloth bag and showed his discovery, the dwarf elder sighed and looked miserable:
"You guessed correctly, these dragon beasts were once dwarves."
"how so?"
"Because they have a strange disease called Dragon Disease."
The dwarf elder reluctantly told the truth, then invited Loen and the other four into the house and told them the beginning of the disaster.
(End of this chapter)
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