To be honest, Hao Ren had received a lot of gifts since he was a child, from crispy noodle snack cards to nice people cards when he grew up. As he got to the top of his career, the standard of gifts he received also rose. Today, an old man who occupied the highest position in the history of human religion grabbed his hand and said, "I see that you are sincere and reliable, and I want to be your confidant. I happen to have nine kingdoms here, why don't you take over the throne and be the new leader of the Norse gods?"
Of course, Odin was not holding Hao Ren's hand when he said that, and the Norse gods had long been blown to smithereens. But that did not stop Hao Ren from imagining the whole process. He added a lot of flashy special effects to it, and it suddenly felt cool.
It was very Norse, and very Odin.
But he still had to say a few more words. "Old man, please calm down. It's understandable that you want to retire, but you are in such a hurry to hand over the power of the Nine Worlds to a stranger like me. Is this appropriate? In fact, not all the Norse gods are dead. This stupid Valkyrie here can be ruled out, but there is still an heir of the Athens Sanctuary on Earth … "
Odin was stunned. "Another survivor? Who is it? "
Hao Ren thought for a moment and said, "Loki's daughter, a girl named Hel …"
Odin grabbed Hao Ren's hand this time. "If you don't want it, we can discuss it again. If you really don't want it, you can recommend someone else. Loki's family is out of the question."
Hao Ren was a little unhappy. "Don't you think you are being too prejudiced? Hel did do some wrong things in the past, such as usurping power, plotting to blow up her own people, and so on. But isn't the Twilight of the Gods over now? Hel is different now. I have seen her. She is a very quiet sister. Except that she doesn't like to talk, she is a good influence. "
"Actually, Hila is really not suitable." Vivian shrugged. This time, she did not agree with Hao Ren's opinion. "Her personality is not suitable for such a heavy responsibility, and the survivors of Midgard and the Valkyries here will not accept her. To be honest, the Norse pantheon is really finished. Whether they accept it or not, and whether there are only a few survivors left, it's impossible to find a successor from the Norse pantheon to revive the pantheon. "
Hao Ren smacked his lips and looked at Odin. "Well, I don't want to be pretentious, but you have to think about it. You and I have only known each other for a few days, and we are only a little better than strangers. Although I have a lot of titles on my side, you want me to lead the Nine Worlds back to glory? It's not as fast as waiting for the survivors of Twilight Capital to climb the technology tree and sweep the nine continents."
Odin just smiled casually. "I know, I've thought it through. As Vivian said, the Norse pantheon is finished. For a race that has died out, whoever inherits the mantle is good. I really don't know you, and based on the incredible power you have shown so far, I think it will be quite difficult to fully understand you. But can you make Vivian Ansesta become your staunch supporter? The fact that Anscesta is a staunch supporter of yours is proof enough. What's more … "
Odin paused here with a meaningful expression on his face. "You said you have a planet, and from your tone, you have more than one planet. I can't imagine what kind of concept this is, but I know that if a person with such strength is willing to help a world that has been destroyed once, entrusting the Nine Worlds to this person is the best solution."
Odin's words were elegant and profound, but it was Lily, the literary dog, who interpreted it more thoroughly and clearly. "You have to pick the big thigh. Mr. Landlord is a big thigh. Even if he loses a leg hair, the Nine Worlds will be able to survive until the Age of Stars."
The husky maiden's simple and straightforward explanation suddenly embarrassed Hao Ren. Even Galazur and Anthony Alfonso turned their faces away in embarrassment. Odin just touched his beard and nodded. "Well, that's a good summary."
"Why do I feel that the old man is a bit … off the rails?" Hao Ren could not help but whisper to Vivian, "He can be so honest sometimes."
Vivian also muttered, "Maybe he has been on the Iron Throne for two thousand years, and the ways of the world have become more distorted."
In the end, Hao Ren did not refuse Odin's request.
Because he felt that continuing to be stubborn would be a little pretentious. If it were someone else, they would probably need to think carefully before answering the question. But Hao Ren did not care about anything else other than thinking about some practical issues. After all, he was an inspector, and he was no longer the country bumpkin he used to be. Names like the Sun King of Aerym, Prince of Hellion, Governor of Tannagost, Lord of Zorm, Bomb Man … Even if the last one did not count, he could still lengthen his name to two digits and print it on his business card at least three lines. In the ancient society where titles were written in one's name, his name alone could suffocate a reinforced company's doorman to death …
With so many titles, any one of them would have at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. Hao Ren felt that adding the Nine Realms was just a trifle. It was just a million people …
But in fact, Hao Ren himself knew that what he received from Odin was more special than any of his previous titles.
All of his previous titles were honorary. Even the most effective title, "Sun King of Aerym", he did not really use this identity to directly intervene in the rule of the Aerymian civilization. But now, Odin was giving him the real power of the Nine Worlds.
How to deal with this hot "throne", Hao Ren felt that as an inspector, he needed to have a good headache. But for now, he decided to take on this burden.
Odin saw Hao Ren nodded, and seemed to be completely relieved. He reached out and took off his eye mask.
After the black eye patch was removed, what was revealed was the eye socket, which had already shrunk a little. In the eye socket, there was a colorful gem that emitted a faint light.
This gem was crystal clear, glowing from the inside out, and there was a very obvious magic halo floating on its surface. After a little observation, Hao Ren was sure that this thing was made of the same material as the Bifröst.
"This is the keystone," Odin handed the gem to Hao Ren. "It can reflect the true path of the Nine Worlds and rearrange the mapping relationship between the Bifröst. At the same time, it is also the authentication device of all the ancient artifacts and ancient systems of the Aesir people. Take it, and you will be the new master of the Nine Worlds. "
Hao Ren took the stone solemnly and felt the keystone emitting a slight heat in his hand. When he probed his mental power into the depths of the keystone, he immediately felt a submissive and soft response.
Under Odin's order, the keystone was ready to welcome its new master.
Holding the keystone, knowledge about the Bifröst and various Aesir artifacts emerged in his mind. Although this kind of indoctrination was a bit stiff, it was still enough for a newcomer to quickly master the operation of a complete set of complex systems. Obviously, this keystone should be an artifact passed down from generation to generation — in the hands of the leaders of the Aesir civilization from generation to generation.
In just a few minutes, Hao Ren knew how to re-stabilize the state of the Bifröst.
"But the Bifröst seems to be broken," Hao Ren frowned. "And this keystone also mentions various factories and warehouses buried under the Nine Worlds. When the Twilight of the Gods falls, how many of these facilities can be preserved?"
"There is no need to worry about the Bifröst," Odin laughed with a proud smile on his face. "It is one of the few intact technologies of our homeland after we came to this world, and we built it very strong. At present, only the extension conduit of the Bifröst and the crystal resonance ring are damaged. There are enough spare parts in the Garden of Aesir, and the Einherjars will soon be able to repair the system. As for the factory facilities buried deep underground, we will find as many as we can. I don't have much hope. "
"The situation is not too bad," Whitey suddenly came out of the ground. "Yggdrasil subconsciously tightened the deep tentacles when the Twilight of the Gods came. Although some underground factories were squeezed, more facilities were protected. Apart from Svartalfheim, which was completely torn apart, there are many factories under the other continents that survived. "
Hao Ren clenched the keystone again and carefully examined the distribution of the Aesir facilities under the Nine Worlds. He found that there were also many magic relics left by the gods of Vanir. After sorting out the general categories of these facilities, a plan gradually took shape in his mind.
Although the Nine Worlds were devastated, it was, after all, the ark used by the goddess of the Plane of Dreams to transmit the tinder to this world. This otherworldly space system was complex and strong, and it was a near-perfect space-time fortress. The Aesir people had spent thousands of years to develop this fortress. Although their technology could not be compared with those monstrous super civilizations, the basic framework they left behind was still good stuff.
The plan to build the Gate of the World in the Scarred Nebula could be accelerated!
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