You and Me Under The World Tree

In short, what the mayor said is also very simple, since the Netherlands changed rulers twenty years ago, the Gothic kingdom launched a war against the Netherlands, and the town was established in the later stages of the war, initially as a supply depot to store war supplies, and after the war, these people became the inhabitants of the city.

 However, the mayor's words are very interesting...

"The current Netherlands relied on the mediation of the Valkyrie to survive, and if it weren't for offending the Valkyrie, the Goths could have driven straight into the royal city of the Netherlands."

What he said was quite interesting, so Hoder couldn't help but ask, "Offended the Valkyrie?"

"Yes, these are related to His Royal Highness the Prince, he did too much, when the Valkyrie first mediated the war, he refused to mediate, saying that it must be resolved quickly."

If you exclude the internal problems of the Gothic Kingdom, this is a story of a kingdom guarded by a Valkyrie without the protection of the Valkyrie and relying on pure force, and as a player in the Dutch camp - especially the old player of the previous version, Hoder can only sigh helplessly.

If it was Sigmund's time, how did it get to this point...

However, if you put aside the player's position and look at the war purely from an outsider's point of view, Hoder actually agrees with the prince's strategy, and the Valkyrie's mediation is nothing more than wanting the Netherlands to continue to exist, because the Valkyrie advocates multiple wars, and the prince obviously wants to solve it all at once.

However, his apparently normal practice became a sin in Midgard, as the people above did not like it, and their messenger, the Valkyrie, had a high reputation in the Atrium world.

The atrium is not a separate world after all...

"Originally, the Gothic kingdom had already lost the protection of the Valkyries - Lord Brünhild left quietly after His Majesty Amelung inherited the throne and never appeared again, and now His Royal Highness the Prince disdains the Valkyries.

"In this way, it can probably explain their previous attitude, he is their prince, which is true, but the nobility of the Valkyrie is deeply ingrained in their hearts, so their attitude towards the prince is a little subtle.

There is respect, of course, because the prince did bring them victory, but it was more of a fear, because in their eyes, the Valkyries were invincible after all, because they represented the will of the gods.

However, there is one thing that makes Hold a little concerned, because the mayor of the town mentioned a more subtle name earlier.

" Brünhild?"

"Ah, that's the name of the Valkyrie of the Gothic Kingdom, she accompanied the Gothic Kingdom for a long time, but she disappeared in the end." The mayor didn't say much about Hoder's doubts, but simply talked about the Valkyrie he knew.

As everyone knows, at this time, the eyelids under Hoder's helmet have been jumping.

"Sorry for complaining so much..." Eventually, perhaps the mayor realized that he had said too much, and he sincerely apologized for it, and Hoder waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.

Of course, this is what Mayor understands, in fact, as a player, Hoder doesn't like these people's thinking, but he can't talk nonsense, so he can only signal him to continue.

"Eventually, the war ended three years ago, and the Netherlands ceded the area to us, but then the giants came, like hooligans, and if they didn't hand over the offerings, they would destroy our pastures, take our cattle and sheep, and even eat the townspeople."

It's been three years, and you can imagine what kind of life the people of Hergrim are living, but here's a problem..."

This is the border, there should be garrisons and fortresses, didn't you ask them for help?"

Hearing this, the mayor couldn't help but blush, as if he had been poked in the sore spot.

"The city of Bern, where His Royal Highness the Prince is stationed, is not far from here, and if you hurry up, you can go back and forth in two days."

"So no one called for help in three years?"

Then, the mayor stopped talking...But even if he didn't say it, Hoder could roughly guess what was going on here, there was not a single fortress on the border where the army was stationed, not even a fortress, which was a big problem in itself, and the victorious prince, who had strongly advocated attacking the royal city of the Netherlands and destroying the foundations of the kingdom, finally gave up the attack, which must have something to do with the internal contradictions of the Gothic kingdom.

"This is abandoned land, which His Royal Highness the Prince fought against the will of the Valkyrie, so His Majesty the King does not allow troops to be stationed here, only we are willing to follow the Prince's orders to stay here." The mayor said, his words filled with helplessness, "We have all followed His Royal Highness the Prince on his quest against the Netherlands. "

"The Valkyries once warned us that we would be punished, and then the giants came."

Perhaps, they were once close confidants of the Gothic Prince, willing to follow his orders and even live in this border town, but as time passed, a sense of fear took root in their hearts.

Not everyone had the courage to attack the noble Valkyries, and their individual qualities were not strong enough to fight the giants and the Demon Bull, so they could only be squeezed here.

Of course, back to the topic, it's not that they can't ask for help, but they are afraid that their prince will do something more out of the ordinary, and they are afraid that the wrath of the upper realm will lead to the destruction of the kingdom, so they are struggling to endure.

But eventually, three years later, they called for help...

"Humph..."

[Objective: Talk to the Gothic Prince (0/1)]

He didn't bother with the unknown mayor - Hoder wasn't interested in knowing his name now, and he didn't think he could get any information from such a mayor, regardless of the mission instructions.

"I hope to stay here for a while, please prepare the room and food for us."

Of course, as heroes who repelled the giants, they should also have such treatment, so in the face of Hoder's request, the mayor did not refuse.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare these right away, and finally, thank you again for your help, Warrior."

There is no doubt that Mayor's sincerity and he doesn't have any scheming, but his sincerity reveals a thick stupidity, which is the idea of NPCs in the worldview of "Nine Realms".

However, it was for this reason that Hoder really began to care about the legendary 'Prince of Victory', because under Midgard's almost deformed traditional education, it was difficult to give birth to a person who defied the will of the gods.

"Siegfried, you come with me." Finally, Hoder spoke