Had it not been for Nangong Wuyue's reminder, Hao Ren would have totally forgotten about it.
It was not that he knew nothing about Norse mythology. In fact, he knew the relationship between Ymir and Yggdrasil in the original mythology. But since he came into contact with the real Norse mythology, his knowledge had gradually become blurred. The intelligent giant Ymir had become the guardian race of the Plane of Dreams, Yggdrasil's original body turned out to be a First Born, and even the daughter of Loki, the Goddess of Death, was just a little lonely and gloomy woman. So he slowly forgot about the settings in the mythology.
He immediately contacted Ymir, who was watching the scene in the Athens' sanctuary.
As the otherworldlings were busy forming a new regulatory body, the Shadow Council, and trying to understand the truth behind the demon hunters, Ymir, a special individual who was both an ancient otherworldling and the demon hunter's adviser, had become a crucial figure in the Athens' sanctuary. The old giant was now deeply trusted by the people in the sanctuary and was busy every day. When Hao Ren called, he could hear a fierce argument in the background. One of the sharp voices was particularly familiar. It should be Hessiana arguing with someone … or quarreling.
"Hello, my friend." Ymir's voice was still so calm, but the argument in the background was drowned out.
"It's quite lively over there," Hao Ren said with a smile. "Who is Hessiana arguing with?"
"I'm in a meeting. The little girl is arguing with the Lucas family," Ymir said with a smile. "It's the first collective meeting since the establishment of the Shadow Council. We are discussing the quota for the first batch of people to leave the sanctuary."
Hao Ren was a little surprised. "The Shadow Council has officially entered into operation? That's fast. And you are also a member? "
Ymir's voice paused for two seconds before he said, "In fact, I am now the Speaker of the Shadow Council."
"What?!" This time, Hao Ren could not contain his surprise. "You are the Speaker?!"
Mimir nodded, but there was no emotion in his voice. It was not something to be surprised about. He had been through a lot in his life, and he had even been an advisor to a demon hunter.
But Hao Ren could not stay calm. He had thought that Ymir, a special ancient, must have an extraordinary prestige among the otherworldlings. It was not unusual for him to get a place in the Shadow Council. After all, the ancient had a halo of prestige wherever they went. But the fact that the old giant had become the Speaker of the Shadow Council was rather shocking. he had left the otherworldling society for more than 2,000 years. During these years, he had been living as an adviser to the demon hunters. This identity was very valuable but undoubtedly embarrassing. If it were not for the end of the Hunting War, this identity would not have been made public. Other than that, he had no foundation among the otherworldlings and no influence in the Athens Sanctuary. It could be said that other than his own reputation, he was an outsider in the Athens Sanctuary.
With neither influence nor connections, how did Ymir suddenly get elected as the Speaker?
"He has the support of the Hessianite Family and the help of Hel. Hel may be eccentric, but she seems to have a say here," Ymir smiled gently and explained the situation. "Of course, the more important reason is that no one is suitable for them."
Hao Ren was not stupid. When he heard the words "no one is suitable for them", he knew what was going on. At the end of the day, the support of a family and an Ancient was only a partial reason. The fundamental reason was that the families in God's Sanctuary did not respect each other. Under the premise that everyone wanted to hit each other when they met, no matter who was chosen to be the leader, they would inevitably fall apart before they could even show off. Therefore, it was impossible for them to elect a leader among themselves.
In this case, a well-respected but powerless mascot Speaker was the best choice. As long as the structure of the Shadow Council was reasonable, the position of Speaker basically had no power. It was appropriate and reasonable for an ancient, who was not related to any forces and did not like to be in charge, to sit in that position. Anyway, he just needed to sit in that position to ward off evil.
What's more, he knew Vivian.
Of course, the development of things was always unpredictable. The current Speaker of the Shadow Council was a guy who did not care about things. But Hao Ren did not know how the situation would change in a few years. After all, this was a new organization, and all its development needed to be seen.
"Actually, I was not interested in this position," Ymir said slowly. "But Hessiana, the little girl, persuaded me. Let's not talk about my situation here. What do you want from me? "
Hao Ren suddenly came to his senses and quickly nodded. "Oh, yes, I want to ask you something. Are you familiar with Yggdrasil?"
"Familiar with Yggdrasil?" Ymir was startled and seemed to think of something. "How do you know it can communicate?"
Hao Ren knew it as soon as he heard it.
"Few people know how to communicate with Yggdrasil. Most people don't even know that it has a mind," Ymir said slowly. "Odin knows about it, but he can't understand the thoughts of the plant. Nidhogg also knows about it, but when he tried to listen to Yggdrasil's voice, he went crazy and finally burned himself. Other than that, even the ancient Norse gods just regarded Yggdrasil as a plant. They never tried to talk to the World Tree, and I never allowed them to talk to it. One Nidhogg is enough. "
"So you really know how to communicate with the World Tree?" Hao Ren's voice was full of expectation. "Do you communicate often?"
"I can hear the voice of Yggdrasil since I was conscious," Ymir said with a smile. "It's easy for me. But the way the World Tree thinks is very special. It's meaningless to ask me about its thoughts. It's difficult to express it clearly in words. "
Hao Ren said that he had successfully connected with the mind of the First Born and did not go crazy. But it was obviously off topic now. He told Ymir what happened today. "We used the resonance of the fragments of Gungnir to successfully find the remnants of the dimensional chain of Yggdrasil, and if I'm not mistaken, we have opened the gate of the Garden of Asgard."
Ymir was not calm when he heard the news. "You found it?! What happened to that place now? "
"It ran away," Hao Ren sighed. "We didn't know that Yggdrasil was still alive."
After a while, he told Ymir what happened today. Ymir fell into silence for a few seconds. Finally, the old giant sighed. "So far away, among the stars. Not long ago, I didn't believe that I would have the chance to leave this planet. I didn't expect that Yggdrasil, who has been drifting in the universe for two thousand years, still has this power and can survive the big bang."
Lily was a little curious. "You didn't know that Yggdrasil has the power to move space?"
"I don't know," Ymir replied. "It has never shown such power. Even when the demon hunters attacked the divine realm, it did not respond. But now that I think about it, the superweapon of the demon hunters only cut off the connection between the Nine Worlds and the Material Plane. It did not fundamentally hurt Yggdrasil. So I'm afraid the World Tree did not see it as a threat from the beginning."
"This is new information." Vivian raised her eyebrows. "I also wonder how it was banished from Earth by the demon hunters if it has such power."
Hao Ren coughed twice. "Ahem, let's not talk about this first. Now that it has run away, we suspect that our probing behavior 'scared' the World Tree, so —"
"So you need my help. I know what to do," Ymir said with a smile. "Of course, no problem. But are you sure you can find it again?"
Hao Ren smiled confidently. "Of course I'm confident. I can mobilize a large search force."
"That's not a problem," Ymir agreed. "I can help at any time. But I can't be away for too long. The Shadow Council has just started, and I have a lot of things to do even if I'm just a nominal speaker. "
Of course, Hao Ren understood. Then he asked some questions about Yggdrasil. "Since you used to talk to the World Tree, do you know what it is thinking? Does it have any memory of its home world? "
"It should have no memory," the old giant replied. "And when I established a mental connection with it, I always felt that it was in a chaotic state of sluggishness. It lacked response to external stimuli and active thinking, at least in my impression of Yggdrasil. But according to your description of its reaction speed when it 'ran away,' I think it is much more sensitive now."
Hearing Ymir's answer, Hao Ren fell into deep thought.
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