Chapter 528 Nieces, Uncle is coming in
The country of giants, the alien village.
Hearing the sound of the chariot crushing the snow, Gerda and Kay, who had not slept all night, rushed out excitedly.
Looking at Skadi driving alone, the two kids showed some confusion on their faces:
"Sister Skadi, why is there only one person back? Where is Brother Lorne?"
"He went somewhere to do something." Skadi answered casually.
The two little ones showed a trace of disappointment on their faces, and couldn't help but ask:
"So when will he be back?"
This question stumped Skadi, because Ron didn't say it before he left.
Seeing Skadi hesitate, the two little ones couldn't help but feel a little uneasy:
"Will it be dangerous for Brother Luo En to go out alone?"
Facing the worried eyes of the two little girls, Skadi was silent for a moment, a relieved smile appeared on his face, and he said seriously:
"No!"
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At the same time, in Turin.
The old dwarf king looked at the figure that appeared in the hall and rubbed his eyes in disbelief:
"Lord Loki?"
Luo En smiled and nodded, then said apologetically:
"I'm sorry to bother you so late, Evald."
"What are you talking about? I welcome you whenever you come!"
As the old dwarf king spoke seriously, he trotted down the stairs, brought tables and chairs, and served tea and water, trying to express his gratitude to the benefactor who saved their family.
"Don't be so polite. Sit down and talk first." Luo En stopped the old dwarf king from being too enthusiastic and asked casually, "How are your daughter and son now?"
The old dwarf king rubbed his hands and said respectfully:
"Thanks to you, Eden is now working at the [Eternal Garden], cleaning the temple for you. My son's soul is also gradually merging with his reshaped body. I think he will wake up soon. When the time comes, I will bring him to thank you in person."
"That's not necessary." Lorne declined.
Eden has already paid the price to save the Dwarf King and his family. There is no need to trouble the Dwarf King and his son any further.
On the other hand, his close relationship with the seven tribes of dwarves would inevitably make his suspicious blood brother think about it again, and he might even be unable to resist the idea of weakening the seven tribes of dwarves, which would not be a good thing for the Dwarf Kingdom.
However, in order to reassure the old dwarf king, Loen said:
"Actually, I came here this time because I need your help with something."
"Just say it!"
The old dwarf king patted his chest hard, looking as if he was willing to go through fire and water for the other party.
Although the dwarves were not good at strategies, after experiencing the last dragon disaster, he knew easily which leg he should hold on to ensure the safety of the dwarf tribe and his family.
After hearing Lorne's explanation of his purpose, the old dwarf king couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief:
"So you want the Heart of the Mountains."
"Yes."
Lorne took a sip of tea and corrected himself with a dry cough.
The purpose of getting the [Heart of the Mountains] was just to help Skadi get the mystery of her life from Shaki.
After the father and daughter successfully complete the transaction and old man Xia Ji gives in, he can just find some time to sneak back to the Giant Kingdom and take the [Heart of the Mountains] back from the other party and return it to its original owner.
By that time, the things were lost from Shaki's hands, and even if he wanted to hold him accountable, he couldn't hold it accountable to Skadi, and could only blame himself for his incompetence.
Thinking of this, Lorne smiled sinisterly, as if he had already seen the scene of Xia Ji's impotent rage.
At this moment, the dwarf king beside him waved his hand and replied with a loud laugh:
"What's the point of lending it or not? This thing originally belonged to you! You quelled the dragon disaster and saved my son. You are a great benefactor to the Dwarf Kingdom and our Durin Clan. I had been planning to send the Heart of the Mountains to the Aesir Realm as a thank you gift after you came back, so that it could decorate the throne in your temple!"
As he spoke, the Dwarf King's old eyes flashed with a hint of cunning that was inconsistent with his honest appearance.
[Heart of the Mountains] The Arkenstone was originally a treasure they dug out from the mine during the gold rush in the North.
According to the original plan, this treasure was supposed to be transported to Turin to celebrate the union of the seven dwarf clans and to decorate the throne of the dwarf king.
However, his son who was in charge of mining was cursed and turned into a dragon, and the Arkenstone was taken into the dragon's nest. After many twists and turns, the Arkenstone was successfully delivered to Turin.
But after this incident, the old dwarf king deeply suspected that this [Arkenstone], like those [Rhinegold], had an unknown curse.
What's more, an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure.
This treasure, which contained divinity and power, was not something that the now declining Durin dwarves could possess. Even if the gods and giants did not come to rob it, the dwarves would not necessarily be honest.
Instead of worrying about such a thing all day long, it would be better to do a favor and give this hot thing to Loki.
In this way, the Arkenstone, which represents the dwarven kingship, is inlaid on his throne, and his daughter Iden manages the [Eternal Garden] and cleans the temple for him. The Durin clan is equivalent to being firmly bound to the god of fire and trickery. Even if it is now in decline, it can still gain a foothold in the dwarf kingdom and even in the nine worlds and gradually overcome the crisis.
Seeing that the old dwarf king looked as if he wanted to give his entire family to him, Loen could probably guess the other party's intention.
Although he didn't want to get too involved, he had no choice but to nod and say, because the Arkenstone was an indirect bargaining chip used to track down the whereabouts of the three goddesses of fate:
"Okay, I'll accept the dwarves' kindness. Where is the thing?"
"I heard that you would not be back for some time, so I handed it over to several of your Valkyrie subordinates and asked them to escort the things back to your temple."
"So, that thing is in the Aesir Realm?"
"No, you came at the right time. The Valkyries just used the Fruit of Youth to perform a resurrection ceremony for my son. They haven't left yet and are staying at the reception desk of the Chamber of Commerce."
After getting the exact answer, Lorne stood up immediately:
"Okay then. I'll go meet up with Brunhilde and the others first. I won't bother you for now."
Watching the figure in front of him turn into a stream of light and disappear into the night, the old dwarf king scratched his head, a hint of confusion showing on his face.
Brunhilde? I don't think the Valkyrie here is called that.
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Found it!
A golden stream of light passed through the night sky and landed in a courtyard owned by the Chamber of Commerce, gathering into the figure of Loen.
However, as soon as he appeared, three divine auras locked onto him.
A cold voice came from the darkness:
"Password!"
"Uh, I'm here to see Brunhilde."
Lorne raised his hands slightly to show that he meant no harm.
But the voice in the darkness suddenly dropped several degrees:
"Wrong answer! Intruder spotted, everyone - release your magic power and start fighting!"
"Target confirmed, blockade completed!"
"Divine synchronization, suppression unfolds!"
As the barrier of three-colored light covered the entire courtyard, three divine forces pressed together towards the unidentified intruder in the center of the courtyard.
Stimulated by this, the divinity in Loen's body automatically boiled over and violently tore apart the invisible web of divinity.
At the same time, three muffled groans were heard in the darkness.
"Well, listen to me..." Lorne wanted to explain.
However, the three figures in the darkness were facing a formidable enemy, and their magic power was rising steadily:
"Special case, the use of offensive runes is allowed!"
"Divinity is upgraded, Rune is activated!"
"Target locked, magic power loaded!"
Then, three Valkyries with different hair colors and faces held the divine iron shields in front of them, fluttered the swan wings behind them and quickly rose into the air, holding their right hands in the air, and chanted in unison:
"This is the sword, this is the spear. I give life with death, I give darkness with light - Heavenly Spear Light Wheel!"
In an instant, the surging divine power gathered madly in the hands of the three Valkyries, each transforming into a blazing white light spear made up of rune runes.
The three Valkyries in midair maintained a triangle formation and jointly shouted an ultimatum to the mysterious man below:
"Intruder, surrender immediately!"
"I'm not going to vote for anything. Brunhilde is useless, right? Let Freya come to see me!"
Faced with these subordinates pointing guns at him, Lorne, the supreme commander of the Valkyrie Legion, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and walked towards the room.
When the three Valkyries saw this, their eyes fixed and they decisively threw down the light-like spears in their hands.
With the blessing of the rune, the light spears turned into two, two into four, and in an instant turned into thousands, filling the entire triangular sky, and fell towards the figure in the courtyard like a meteor rain.
Loen stopped, sighed helplessly, then his eyes turned cold and he raised his hands to the sky.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
In an instant, the entire triangular sky shattered like glass, and hundreds of light-like spears were annihilated in an instant.
"I'm one of us. You have nothing to do here. Just stay outside."
Lorne gave the order in a deep voice and continued walking towards the bedroom in front.
However, the three Valkyries looked at each other, flapped their wings and dived decisively, launching a second round of close combat towards Loen.
Okay, okay, so you’re really stubborn, right?
Seeing that these three Valkyries were so persistent, Loen also got angry. He reached out and grabbed the light-like spear of the leading blonde Valkyrie and crushed it.
However, the blonde Valkyrie reacted quickly, decisively abandoning the shattered spear and swinging her fist at the target's chest.
As the magic barrier in front of him began to ripple violently, Loen's body swayed and he looked at the blonde Valkyrie in front of him with some surprise.
Such a small creature has such strong power. Could it be a giant in disguise?
However, you can't hurt me with brute force alone.
As if she heard the voice in Loen's heart, the blonde Valkyrie roared suddenly, and silver lightning instantly gushed out of her body, successfully penetrating the protective spell in front of Loen.
However, along with the exploding lightning, the figure that had lost the protection spell rushed forward, and while avoiding the attacks from the two Valkyries on the left and right, he grabbed the blonde Valkyrie's arm and threw her behind him.
Suddenly, the three of them were caught off guard and collided violently with each other.
Even more unfortunate was that there was a circle of lightning surrounding the blonde Valkyrie.
“Ouch!”
Along with two screams, the two unlucky guys who were pinned down by the blonde Valkyrie had their hair standing on end, their bodies trembling like sieves, unable to get up again.
Seeing that their iron triangle had lost two generals without even touching the corner of the opponent's clothes, the blonde Valkyrie stood up tragically, raised the divine iron shield, and launched another charge.
However, the gap in strength is destined to be unable to be made up by courage.
With just one punch, Loen smashed the mass-produced Valkyrie gear, and finally hit the stubborn Valkyrie in the head, making her dizzy:
"【Strong】, 【Thunder】, Blonde hair... Who is Thor?"
"My father!"
The blonde Valkyrie answered proudly, covering her swollen forehead.
"I see. You are the 'strong' Slude, the daughter of Thor and Sif. No wonder you have the same character as him." Lorne rolled his eyes at his niece (granddaughter?), then turned his gaze to the two unlucky guys on the ground who had just finished electrotherapy, and asked unhappily,
"What about you two? What are your names?"
The two Valkyries, one with black hair and the other with pink hair, suppressed the spasms in their bodies and looked at Slude beside them.
Obviously, this is the leader among the three Valkyries.
Slude was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
After the fight just now, even if she was stupid, she could guess that the man in front of her was a friend rather than an enemy, and his status and strength were far beyond what the three of them could deal with.
The two Valkyries, black-haired and pink-haired, were allowed to stand up and briefly introduce themselves.
Luo En also got a general understanding of the three people from the lines.
The black-haired girl's name is Ortlinde, which means "the hour of the sword". It is mentioned in "The Valkyrie", the second act of Wagner's opera "The Ring of the Nibelung". She has the cold and aloof qualities of a sword, but also has a silly attribute that often makes people laugh and cry.
The pink-haired girl is named Hildreth, and her name means "battle" and "combat". She is also called "the gun-carrying charger", which comes from "The Witch's Prophecy", "The Masked Man's Song" and "The Gun Song". She is quite active in mythology, and so is she as a person, with a typical carefree personality.
The last golden-haired Slude, named "Strong", is the daughter of Thor, the god of thunder, and Sif, the goddess. She comes from "The Song of the Masked Man". Because of her outstanding fighting talent, her strength among the Valkyries can be ranked in the top three. Although she has some inherited stubbornness, she speaks quietly and in an orderly manner.
It is for this reason that Slude becomes the captain of the three-person team.
After briefly explaining their identities, the leader Slude stepped forward and asked:
"We've told you everything you want to know. What about you? Who are you?"
"Technically speaking, you should call him Sir."
The tightly closed door opened from behind the three Valkyries. Freya, with her long silver-gray hair draped over her shoulders and wearing a translucent silk nightgown, stretched out of the bedroom and smiled charmingly at Lorne outside the door.
"You are finally back, Uncle Rocky."
Since her mother was married to Odin, according to seniority, the god of fire and trickery was indeed her nominal "uncle".
When they heard the name of Loen, the three Valkyries first froze in their tracks, and then, like bad students caught in the act by their teacher, they timidly looked at the Valkyrie Corps' elusive boss.
"Today's drill was great. You all passed. Go down and rest first."
Lorne waved his hand and gave the order in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the three Valkyries immediately realized that their superior had no intention of pursuing their offense, and they breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran away.
As the outsiders left, Lorne looked at Freya, who was wearing light clothes in front of the door:
"How was it? Was it fun hiding in the house and watching the show?"
(End of this chapter)
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