Chapter 497 A great assist from my sister-in-law
A few hours later, Shikoti withdrew her right hand dejectedly, with a look of frustration on her face.
Unexpectedly, even her [Future] power could not truly erase this divine seal.
"Who is the one you made a covenant with? I will kill him!"
Shikoti cracked her finger bones and said through gritted teeth.
However, she died before she could accomplish her mission. An iron fist hit her head hard:
"Don't you think the world is chaotic enough? This is none of your business! If you don't want to be caught by Big Sister, just hide well!"
Belldandi showed a rare sense of strength and issued a stern warning to Shikoti.
As the glue among the three sisters, she knows the personalities of both the eldest sister Urd and the youngest sister Shikoti very well.
In terms of personality, one is mature and steady, the other is rebellious and unrestrained; one represents the past that has already happened, the other holds the uncertain future. They are the type that are incompatible with each other.
In the past, the two of them would always insult each other whenever they met. If it weren't for her, the second oldest, mediating and buffering the situation, I'm afraid the two sisters would have to use their power to "love each other" every time.
Once the bet between elder sister Urd and that man is revealed, whether Shikoti will cause trouble to that man is another matter, but she will probably have a fight with elder sister Urd first.
Besides, if you look into it strictly, that person is also a victim.
You can't just put all the blame on the other party and vent your anger on him, right?
In this case, what is the difference between me and those evil gods?
Belldandi's mind couldn't help but recall the experience of everyone working together to resist the dragon disaster and save innocent people along the way, as well as the figure with silver hair and purple eyes and the card game under the moonlight.
Moreover, even without this contract, it seemed that he still owed the other party seven demands.
If he...
"Second sister, why is your face red?"
Just as Belldandi was lost in thought, Shikoti leaned over and asked curiously.
Belldandy came back to his senses, coughed slightly and turned his head:
"Nothing, I just thought of something happy."
Hearing the vague tone, Shikoti looked suspicious.
But soon, she rolled her eyes and changed the subject:
"By the way, what are you doing in the Dwarf Country?"
"Responsible for delivering some things to the Chamber of Commerce and investigating some things at the same time."
Belldandy's answer was a mixture of truth and falsehood, and she cleverly separated the two things to prevent Shikoti from suspecting the people around her.
And Shikodi was fooled, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes.
Could it be that the people who made the agreement with my second sister were dwarves? These dwarves deserved to be tormented by the dragons!
No, this time in response to the call of the Dwarf Kingdom, the team that came to slay the dragon almost covered the six major races of Aesir, Vanir, Elves, Humans, Giants, and Dwarves. Who knows which bastard is it?
Don't let me catch you, or you'll be in trouble!
Shikoti was mumbling to herself angrily while chatting with Belldandy:
"That Belle is you, right? Have you joined the team in the atrium now?"
"Well, Holo has been good to me, and I am also receiving a salary from the Chamber of Commerce, so I should play this role well."
"Your team seems to have a complex composition. There are dark elves, light elves, human wizards, demon hunters, and you, the hidden goddess of fate. So many members of different races and positions can be crammed into one team and get along well with each other. It seems that your leader is quite capable."
"Well, his name is Lorne. According to my guess, he might be from Asgard. He is polite to others and has a good idea of how to deal with enemies. It's very comfortable to get along with him."
As Belldandy spoke, he could not help but think of the seven requests that he had not yet fulfilled. He gritted his teeth in frustration and added,
"But he's a little clever and likes to play tricks. If you run into him next time, you'd better be careful and don't be fooled by him!"
"I can't believe you know him so well."
Shi Koti raised her elbow and poked her second sister, who knew all about this, teasingly, and then changed the subject.
"So, you followed him?"
Belldandy heard the teasing in those words and immediately realized that Shikoti was deliberately trying to trick her. She couldn't help but glare at this naughty sister in anger:
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask, just do your own thing well!"
She did come with Loen, but it was for serious business.
While watching Lorne and old Gandalf playing cards, she heard that Lorne was going to the dwarven library to investigate something, so she followed him from a distance, hoping to seize the opportunity and use the power of fate to interfere with his investigation, so as to prevent him from really finding out something and thus completing the master-servant contract.
However, he unexpectedly ran into his third sister Shikodi who was also out looking for a cat.
In order to avoid exposing her identity, she had to pull her sister into this deserted courtyard and show their sisterly love in private.
But the little girl was much more perceptive and naughty than she thought, and she connected her with Lorne in just a few words.
In order to avoid exposing the relationship between Lorn and the contract and causing trouble for the temporary captain, Belldandy immediately changed the subject:
"By the way, why are you hanging out with Skadi?"
"Since my elder sister has come to me, shouldn't I run away and avoid the limelight? Skadi happened to be coming to the North soon, so I joined her. Before Durin's clan defected to Midgard, this place was very close to the mountain giants in Jotunheim. During the honeymoon period of the two clans, this place was almost equivalent to the back garden of the mountain giants. Skadi, as the daughter of the mountain giant king Shaki, often travels in the North, so she is very familiar with this place. With her as a guide, I can save a lot of trouble."
"But the relationship between the dwarves and mountain giants has long been broken. What is she doing here now? Is she trying to win over the seven dwarf kings on behalf of Shaki, or is she simply after the dwarves' treasure?"
Shi Kodi shook her head and said with some doubt:
"Hunting, that's what she said."
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At the same time, in a low and dim dwarf dwelling.
"I have dealt with those dragon species that attacked your village."
Skadi threw a small gray cloth bag on the table. The dwarf mother and son in the room opened it tremblingly, and saw the gold coins and gold objects stained with traces of blood, and they couldn't help bursting into tears.
But those tears were filled with the pleasure and joy of revenge.
No matter whether those dragon species are native monsters or transformed from dwarves, from the moment they lose their rationality, they will become accomplices in causing dragon disasters.
Under the constant looting and attacks of the dragons, countless villages and towns in the North were burned to ashes by dragon flames, countless dwarves died, and countless dwarves were displaced.
But although most dwarves have brute strength, they are no match for the dragons. They are also plagued by inexplicable dragon disease and are destined to be unable to seek revenge on the monsters in person.
Fortunately, they still have a hunting god...
"Thank you, Master Skadi."
The dwarf mother wiped her tears and led her children to kneel down and pay homage to Skadi to express her excitement and gratitude.
Skadi nodded lightly, then left the house and ran to the next dwarf survivor of the dragon disaster according to her memory.
After walking out of a dwarf's house amidst numerous thanks, Loen finally couldn't help but ask:
"You came to the Dwarf Country for hunting?"
"Yes, as the God of Hunting, conquering evil beasts and defeating larger and stronger demons is both my hobby and my duty."
"Does it also include resisting beast disasters and protecting the area?"
“I guess so.”
Skadi's answer was ambiguous, but the gradually melting ice on her face said it all.
"Then why didn't you tell us what you did at the meeting?" Loen was a little confused.
"Why should I say it? What do they think has anything to do with me?" Skadi asked back.
Upon hearing this, Luo En was speechless.
Then, Skadi thought of what happened to him at the meeting and sneered:
"Besides, in the eyes of those people, giants are the embodiment of evil. No matter what they say or do, they have ulterior motives. What difference does it make whether I say it or not?"
Lorne nodded in agreement:
"Race does not represent glory. I have seen the most despicable gods and the most noble giants."
As that gaze fell on her face, Skadi's cold face flushed slightly, and she turned her head to one side and whispered:
"You're really different from them."
"That's just that you haven't met more people like me," Lorne responded modestly.
Skadi smiled and said nothing.
In previous meetings, whether it was the initial [Battle between Light and Dark Elves] or the subsequent [Giants and the Nibelungen Incident], those who were willing to stand up and speak a fair word were always a minority.
And in both cases, he seemed to be the only one who always maintained a fair attitude.
If the former can be said to be defending his companions' selfish motives and speaking up for the notorious giants, it undoubtedly proves that his nature is so noble and upright.
It was such a stark contrast to the other guy.
"Damn Loki!" Skadi couldn't help but curse out loud.
"The God of Trickery in the courtyard?" Lorne pretended to be surprised and asked in confusion, "What happened to him? Does he have a grudge against you?"
"That's about right." Skadi snorted coldly, "That guy first used tricks to force the giants to retreat, and then used gold and wine to seduce Durin's clan to abandon our mountain giant clan and join Midgard. Originally, the entire North was my hunting ground, but in the end he took it all away with his conspiracy and tricks!"
Then, Skadi looked at the dilapidated houses around him and the Durin dwarves who were suffering from the dragon disaster in the house, and her tone became even more indignant.
"According to the rules of the Nordic countries, it's nothing if he took it, it's just a matter of winners and losers. But what I despise is that he was clearly the winner, but he gave up and ran off to somewhere to be carefree. He can't even take care of his people. What kind of Lord of the Court is he?"
After being scolded, Loen, the person involved, felt a little amused and helpless, muttering to himself.
Stop scolding, stop scolding...
I chose to sleep, firstly because I didn't want to get too involved, and secondly because I didn't want to take action in advance. Otherwise, if I, the scourge of Ragnarok, really wandered around, your situation might not be any better than it is now.
Besides, am I not here?
At this moment, Skadi suddenly remembered her identity as a member of the Lorne Courtyard. She realized her own misconduct and quickly suppressed the anger on her face, explaining sincerely:
"Sorry, I wasn't targeting you, I was talking about that irresponsible bastard Loki!"
"Yeah, I believe you." Luo En felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's send off the remaining relics as soon as possible."
"Okay, there are only a few households left. After we finish these, we will go to my house and let Jörmungandr return what he swallowed to you."
Skadi nodded repeatedly, then took Lorne to quickly complete the tasks of announcing the good news and returning the lost property.
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Skadi's so-called "home" is actually a temple of the hunting god.
Judging from the oldness and dilapidated appearance of the exterior, it was most likely built before the Durin clan defected.
However, the Norse Age of Gods was a polytheistic world, and while Durin's clan served the gods of Midgard and Asgard, they did not completely abandon Skadi, the goddess of hunting who once protected the North.
Therefore, although the temple looks a bit dilapidated from the outside, the interior is still as new as ever. Fresh fruits and vegetables, mead and game are placed on the altar, which are obviously often offered by the grateful Durin dwarves.
"Skadi, you're back!"
Skadi, the future goddess with long brown-black hair, rushed up excitedly, took the snack handed to her by Skadi, and ate it with relish while hiding in a small corner.
The criminal orange cat fell into Skadi's hands.
"Where's the food you ate today? Spit it out!"
"Meow?"
The orange cat stared with watery eyes, looking confused.
"Stop pretending!"
Skadi snorted coldly and punched the orange cat on the head without any hesitation:
"Open your mouth!"
The orange cat felt pain and looked eagerly at its biological mother, Shikoti, who created it. However, the owner was concentrating on eating and didn't care about its life or death.
Helpless, the orange cat could only open its mouth obediently.
Skadi skillfully pried open the jaws of the Scourge beast with one hand, and reached into its throat with the other hand, groping for a while.
"It shouldn't be this..."
After a moment, Skadi took a look, took out two gold bricks and threw them on the ground.
"Not this, not this! Where is it?"
Then, the second, third, and even the tenth item were pulled out one after another. There were gems containing magic factors, a magic pig with half of its digestive tract, dragon crystals with only remnants left, and mineral soil commonly found in the earth veins...
Looking at these things taken out of Jörmungandr's stomach, Lorne couldn't help but sigh at the wide range of this cat's diet and its big appetite.
But unfortunately, these things were not lost by him, and no matter how precious they were, they had nothing to do with him.
“Found it!”
Finally, after pulling out hundreds of miscellaneous things from Jörmungandr's stomach, Skadi finally found the metal embryos that the owner had mentioned.
With a wave of her hand, she cleared away the extra debris in the temple. She watched Loen take over the washed metal embryos. A satisfied smile appeared on his cold face, and she felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart.
All this trouble, just for these few metal blanks?
I shouldn't have eaten this in the first place!
Jörmungandr, whose body size had shrunk by a quarter and became skin and bones, was in tears. He took advantage of Skadi's unpreparedness and decisively broke free from the clutches of the huntress. He jumped back into Skadi's arms, absorbing the divine power emanating from his mother while eating with her to fill the hunger in his body.
The two starving ghosts quickly ate up a large pile of cakes. Shikoti wiped her mouth with a look of dissatisfaction, then raised her head and looked at the visitors of the temple today with interest:
"Lorne, right? I recognize you."
When Luo En heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little wary.
The world serpent Jörmungandr, plus he asked Skadi on the way the name of the cat keeper - Angrboda, the true identity of the little girl in front of him was about to be revealed.
——The goddess of the future, Shikoti.
——The fiancée he was originally going to marry.
Just as Lorne was wondering if he had revealed any flaws, Shikoti quickly stepped forward, tilted her head and asked with a smile:
"I heard you're a nice person?"
"You're overpraising me. It's all because of my friends' compliments."
"Are you married?"
"Not yet, what's wrong?"
Loen responded cautiously while being ready to strike suddenly at any time.
What is this for?
Rekindle the old relationship? Or seek revenge on the unfaithful man?
Unexpectedly, Shi Kodi's little face showed an even brighter smile, and she exclaimed with praise:
"It's better not to be married!"
When she was happy, she patted Lorne's shoulder vigorously, her eyes almost narrowed into crescents because of happiness, and she muttered secretly in her heart.
Since my second sister likes it too, then it's you.
Although the power I possess cannot erase the divine seal out of thin air, I can create a chaotic future!
For example, sign another contract with her second sister to buffer the risks.
I am such a genius!
Shikoti was feeling proud of herself, and at the same time, through physical contact, she engraved the footnote of "Future" on the lucky person she personally selected.
——Fate favors you, and the present Belldandi will always be by your side!
At the same time, the Chamber of Commerce.
“A-choo!”
After saying goodbye to her sister, Belldandy, who came back early, sneezed loudly and felt a sudden chill in her heart.
It seems that something bad is happening quietly...
(End of this chapter)
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