Odin was now so weak that he was on the verge of death, not only because he was severely injured in the Twilight of the Gods, but more importantly, he had sat on the Iron Throne for 23 centuries after he was seriously injured. Instead of recuperating, he was constantly drained of physical strength and energy by the starship's shield.
The spaceship's shield itself was powered by the onboard reactor, but because the spaceship's control system was offline, Odin could not seize control. So, he needed to input additional energy into the shield from the outside to control the entire defense system, and this additional energy was almost killing him.
Even Odin himself had never thought that he would one day sit on such a throne and almost pay the price of his life to protect those "vulgar, weak, and ignorant indigenous creatures."
"Maintaining the shield is a very difficult task," Odin's voice echoed around. His body was still sealed in the crystal. Under the illumination of the energy flow, his body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of shimmer. "But I feel that I should do something. Human beings have been worshiping the gods for thousands of years, even after the Twilight of the Gods, but the gods they worship are not much nobler than them. A sense of responsibility has made me sit here, and I have resisted the idea of giving up several times."
"I've seen the real gods," Vivian said directly. "The gods who can really manage the whole world — you've never been gods, you're too far from it. But to be honest, you have finally done something a god should do when you are dying. "
"The purpose of our coming here is for this spaceship." Hao Ren looked at the huge shadow under the Iron Throne. "But now it seems that before we can sail this spaceship, we must first complete the settlement of Twilight Capital. Tsk, we need to have an internal meeting. "
Hao Ren already had a few vague ideas in his mind, but these ideas were far from a mature plan. He felt that he should call his two predecessors. Galazur and Anthony Alfonso had been inspectors for thousands of years. They might have better suggestions.
Just then, a sudden noise came from outside the hall.
"Your friends have arrived," Odin said.
A moment later, the main door of the hall was pushed open from the outside. The caretaker Angelica and the Lightseeker Wendell came in, followed by a large group of people. Y 'zaks's big bald head stood out in the crowd. As soon as Lily entered the door, she rushed to Hao Ren and circled around him. "Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord …"
Hao Ren took out a bone from his pocket and stuffed it into the husky maiden's mouth. "What's wrong? Why are you so excited?"
"I was in high spirits just now," Y 'zaks said with a smile, crossing his arms. "Everything is fine now. It is said that some emissary has gone to the Steam Assembly. I don't know what they are up to. Anyway, no one is in charge now, so Galazur brought us down."
At this time, Lily had circled around Hao Ren for almost thirty times. Finally, she calmed down a little. She looked curiously at the huge hole under the transparent ground while gnawing on the bone. "What is this?"
Galazur came to the Iron Throne and asked, "Is this the ancient sage of Twilight Capital?"
Hao Ren smiled and said, "Let me explain …"
It did not take long for everyone to figure out the secrets of Twilight Capital. They could not help but be surprised by the truth of the Twilight Shroud. At the same time, they were deeply shocked by the feat of the ancient sage, Odin. Galazur and Anthony Alfonso checked around the Iron Throne, and then Anthony Alfonso began to set up a simple magic circle next to the throne. His movements were dazzling. Almost in the blink of an eye, a shimmering magic circle appeared in the air. At the same time, dozens of light streams were connected to the pipes and cables around the throne.
Odin looked at it, stunned. Well, in fact, his expression did not change, but it was better to put it that way. Looking at Anthony Alfonso's actions, he knew that the strangers in front of him should be Vivian's help, but he did not know what Anthony Alfonso was doing. "What is this?"
"Installing a virtual machine for you," the old mage said as he patted the dust off his body. "Do you feel better now?"
Odin then realized that the magic circle that he had never seen before had miraculously deflected the connection between the Iron Throne and the Twilight Shroud. The tiredness and tingling in his soul that had not disappeared for 23 centuries had unknowingly weakened. This torture lasted for so long that Odin had completely adapted to their existence. When they suddenly disappeared, Odin's ravaged nerves did not even have time to react.
"What did you do?" The former king of the Norse gods was as surprised as an ordinary person who saw magic for the first time. "The energy of the Twilight Shroud is terrible. How can you use such a simple set of runes … even runes without a physical body, to divert its energy …"
"The energy is indeed terrible, but the buff that our boss gave people when he was drunk is much more terrible than this," Anthony Alfonso said, stroking his beard proudly. "After diverting the energy, the condition of your body and soul will not continue to deteriorate, but it can only maintain the status quo. We will have to use special medical equipment to restore your health. But now … you can leave this throne. "
Odin was speechless.
Anthony Alfonso stroked his beard again. "Well, I said you can leave this throne."
"… I think …" Odin said.
"Please don't worry," Anthony Alfonso said with a steady and reliable smile on his face. Although he had many quirks, the old mage still showed his temperament as a great sage. "I can guarantee that the Twilight Shroud will still operate steadily after you leave. What else do you want to say?"
Odin was silent for a few seconds and finally said, "Come and carry me down."
Everyone was speechless.
Hao Ren slapped his face and said, "No wonder I felt something was wrong."
Galazur carefully observed Odin's condition and waved to Anthony Alfonso. "Then let's not rush to get him down from here. I found that his body has grown with these pipes and even the chair. You just need to cut off the connection between him and the Twilight Shroud. We will talk about the rest after the professional equipment is in place. "
"Then you have to stay here for a while." Hao Ren nodded to Odin and then turned to the others. "Then let's discuss how to deal with the problem of Twilight Capital. Now the shroud over the city relies on the spaceship below to provide energy. For safety's sake, I suggest we solve the security problem of Twilight Capital first. "
"There are two options," Galazur said without hesitation. "The first is to evacuate everyone in Twilight Capital. At present, Yggdrasil is located in the Chattar Civilization Sphere. Anthony Alfonso should be able to organize enough transport capacity to evacuate millions of people. But in this way, the city will be abandoned. To be honest, this is a precious' specimen of abnormal development of civilization. 'It would be a pity to let the magic storm destroy it. The second option is to build another shield outside the Twilight Shroud and then start the exploration of the ancient starship. In this way, even if something goes wrong during the exploration and causes the Twilight Shroud to go out, it will not be a big problem. But this plan also has a drawback: building a city-sized shield is very time-consuming. "
Hao Ren waved his hand. "And there is a more important problem: Yggdrasil. We must choose the plan with the least amount of stimulation to Yggdrasil. Otherwise, this ancient creature may wake up at any time. A creature like the First Born will do anything once it wakes up. "
Anthony Alfonso spread out his hand. "Whether it is the transfer of millions of people or the construction of another Twilight Shroud, I think there will be a certain amount of stimulation to Yggdrasil. The key now is that we do not know the mental stability of the First Born. Without a clear quantitative indicator, who knows how much stimulation is safe? "
The three inspectors on Hao Ren's side began to discuss professionally. They each took out the MDT and calculated the difficulty and time of implementation of various plans. While they were discussing, Odin suddenly said, "You mentioned … Yggdrasil?"
"Yes, the World Tree," Hao Ren said without looking up. "In fact, this is wrong. Its scientific name should be the First Born, or the First Born of God. This is a very powerful ancient creature. It is currently in a state of hibernation, but we have sufficient evidence to show that its mental state is very unstable."
Odin thought for a moment. "I have a suggestion. Do you want to hear it?"
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