You and Me Under The World Tree

Grani's foot power was very fast. After the conflict with the real God of Trickery, this daughter of the eight-legged steed carried two warriors and a lagging dwarf and ran all the way to the border of the Netherlands. Their destination remained the same from the beginning: Grinheim.

It was the border area of ​​the Netherlands more than 20 years ago in the last expansion pack and the game was set, and a border fortress once stood on that plain near the river. That fortress not only had one There is a fairly long quest line, and there will be a camp battlefield every two months in the game. As the entry point to the battlefield, this fortress also has a special 'Rainbow Rune Stone' for teleportation.
But that was also a matter of the previous version. After the version of [Nibelungenlied] was launched and the entire atrium map was modified, this fortress was removed.
But of course, the camp battlefield is still being fought, but the fortress that opens the battlefield has been moved to another place further back. The former fortress has long been abandoned, and the surrounding areas have been surrounded by the old rival Gothic. within the kingdom's sphere of influence.
Since this is true on the game map, not to mention in the mission scenes, although Hoder and his team can rely on Grani's extraordinary speed to fly through the Netherlands, they also bypass the markings on the map He passed various towns in the Netherlands and even took a detour when he saw a fortress.
However, the Goths, who are becoming more and more powerful in the background of the game, cannot do this. Now that the Netherlands is becoming more and more weak, the Gothic Kingdom is becoming more and more powerful. Although more than 40 years ago, the former king Hugdietrich was captured by Sigmund and Sinfjötli and were killed directly, which caused the entire Gothic Kingdom to fall into chaos. Even the nobles in the country were ready to make a move. A war broke out between the old noble Yamguna and the young Amelung.
Amelung is the younger brother of the dead king Sigil, while Yamguna is Hugdietrich's uncle. In theory, both parties have the right to inherit the throne, but in the end, due to a stalemate, a duel broke out between the two parties. Yamguna suppressed Amelung for a time, but Amelung finally defeated Yamguna and inherited the throne of Goth.
However, that era coincided with the rise of the Netherlands, and Siegmund swept across the entire Midgard with the Holy Sword of Wrath. Even though the young Amelung was quite talented, he was still defeated and died in depression. The throne was succeeded by his eldest son Dietmar Amelungsson.
Then, Siegmund was finally defeated by the Hundings clan who should have surrendered, and the Netherlands changed hands. At this time, King Dietmar's talent was finally put to use. He took advantage of the chaos to march and oppress the originally powerful Kingdom of Netherlands, and now, twenty years later, King Dietmar even gave birth to an heir, which is also his only child so far.
"The victorious prince of the Goths, he studied under the hero Hildebrand." As Grani walked slowly on the road, Regin, who was sitting in the basket, said angrily, "Hoder, you should have heard of this. Name taboo?"
 "Um..."
"According to the adventurers and poets from Goth, this prince can always lead the army to victory when he goes to war. In front of him, any warrior is vulnerable, but let me say that this statement is not true. A lot, because most of his record was achieved by playing against the current Netherlands."
Although Regin's original intention was indeed to pick a random topic and start chatting - when it came to goths, of course he had to talk about goth-related things, but while chatting, he couldn't help but bring in his own personal emotions.
"If you ask me, he just hasn't reached the peak of the Völsung clan. If Siegmund and Helgi are still there, who will be able to show off his power."
The original intention of Regin's words was of course to brag about the fighting power of the Völsung clan. Although it may seem a bit low-key to step on a handful of things, most people in the atrium would not stand it. In any case, after hearing other people's comments, Praise, as the sage of Völsung, Hoder should be happy.
 But the reality seems to be the opposite of what Regin thought...
"The bard will occasionally exaggerate the facts, but he will not fabricate false things. The prince's achievements are real after all."
Perhaps it was because Hoder seemed to have no interest in praising his combat prowess, or perhaps it was simply because he had been wearing the frontier war helmet that hid his face. In short, his voice sounded flat and dull, without any passion at all.
Under this tone of voice, Siegfried did not say anything in response. He just lightly patted the girl Grani on the head, and then asked her to speed up slightly.
In this case, Regin was very embarrassed, because no one echoed him, and he seemed to be singing a one-man show.
But even so, he never thought about changing his mind, because he really thought so...
"The Netherlands, ruled by the Hunding family, is far less powerful than it was during the Völsung era."
"On the battlefield, it is his ability to kill or completely defeat even tens of thousands of pigs."
Of course, Hodder's words are also well-founded. He doesn't care what Regin thinks. The 'Prince of Victory' in the Gothic camp has a related main line in the Gothic camp, and players in the Gothic camp are doing During the main plot of the expansion pack, Siegfried, who should have been the protagonist, almost became a supporting role, completely revolving around the prince.
He is willing to help others and keeps his promises. He can almost be said to be a leader and role model of this era. Players even once suspected that this character was a 'private product' mixed in by Yggdrasil Company itself.
But in fact, this prince does exist in the legend, and even if Siegfried bathed in dragon blood and held the sword of divine wrath, he would only be tied with this prince in the end, so his power is unnecessary Doubtful.
However, these things will not happen in the quest line Hoder is currently taking. After all, he is a figure in the Netherlands camp. Although hiding is turned on, the route he has taken so far is not much different from the orthodox legendary route. Difference, so of course it is impossible for Regin to know the strength of the 'Prince of Victory'.
Therefore, Hoder would not waste any more words here. He just glanced at his task bar:
[Mission Objective: Escort Siegfried and Regin to leave the Netherlands (1/1)]
Probably when we really stepped out of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the mission goal was completed, but the mission scene did not end here, which made Hoder sigh secretly.
 This scene is too long...
Thinking about the drop rate of the 'Broken Sword Hilt', a mission item that existed as the source, Hoder suddenly felt a pain in his head.
This dog planner thought that few people would have the patience to brush, so he poured all his malice into this scene, right?
Thinking of this, Hoder couldn't help but look up at the sun in the sky. The flow of time in the game is the same as in reality, and the 13:10 in the horizon can also prove the current time.
 So what to do…
"Uncle! It's a small town there. It looks like we won't have to sleep outdoors tonight."
 "Small town, where is it?! I really have had enough of this basket!"
 [Mission goal: Enter the town (0/1)]
 "Um..."
 Sure enough, this scene mission is so anti-human...