up to this god

Chapter 4

Orm changed into dress armor before leaving.On the outside of the gray pleated armor, dark blue metal threads as delicate as wool were woven into Calimis that surrounded the whole body.The rectangular heavy cloth covers the left shoulder, so that the wrist and calf are tightly hidden.Going around the neck, fasten the right shoulder and waist with a two-finger-wide rouge screw, exposing the strong right body.The boots on both feet are decorated with small bundles of light bulb sea squirts, holding a trident in a solemn and leisurely posture.The dark clothes made his complexion almost pale, the crown carved with olive branches was around his forehead, and his blue eyes were as calm as a bottomless lake.This time, Thor saw patterns on Calimys that he had seen on Ovax's leather armor.In the flames of the ring flame, there is a little man lying on the left and right sides, with his hands under his head, and his expression is peaceful.In the middle of the ring is Helios, the Greek god of the sun.

On the return journey, the two drove the submarine all the way west, and when they reached a 2000-meter-high continuous mountain peak, Aum sent a signal, and the two docked at the contact station at the foot of the mountain.They switched to two six-meter-long sharks and crossed the mid-ocean ridge.

"Before you asked what Jormungandr feeds on the seabed, I want to show you." Aum sat between the front and rear curved dorsal fins of the sharp-nosed shark, and pulled up its snout. the reins.The shark opened its jaws, revealing a mouthful of shark teeth, swung its flesh-pink tail, and rushed out.

"Okay, it's just another ocean mount." Thor comforted himself, clamped the shark's flanks, gave a "drive" sound, and followed.

"The mid-ocean ridge is our main mountain range. On the central axis of Atlantic Ocean, from north to south, the S shape runs through the entire ocean. For so many years, Atlantis and Leiser Island did not interfere with each other because We're on the northeast side of the ridge, and he's far to the southwest."

Saul replied: "Yes, every time I come here, I can see it. The terrain is beautiful, like the back of a crocodile."

"It is said that it is the back of a mosasaur sleeping under the Atlantic Ocean." Aum said, "but last time was the first time I looked at it from a distance." His voice was deep, full of sense of belonging, "mosasaur on land When it was just a little cliff lizard, when it decided to escape into the ocean, it never thought that its offspring would become the overlord of the sea."

Thor turned his head to look at Aum's side face looking up at the mountain, feeling the pride that he inherited in his blood.

When they climbed up the mountainside, gray-black tubes appeared on the ridge, sometimes sandy white, pointing directly to the direction of the sea. These chimneys were emitting billowing smoke, rolling down, and one could see the red and yellow covered sea ​​floor.

Orm let the mount approach Thor, stretched out his hand to hold the rein of the other party, and ordered the shark to wait here, and the two landed in the chimney forest.

Thor stepped on the soft ground, and was surprised to see several pure white crabs crawling by his feet. The "air" is already so full of toxic metals and sulfur that no shallow sea animal can survive.

Orm subconsciously grabbed his wrist as he did when he was still blind, and walked up slowly.

The ground here is made of basalt, deposited with black eruptions, and also hosts snowflake-like microbial communities.

At the feet of the two, soft-looking "dorayaki" huddled together. In front of the right, huge white melon-shaped mussels grew into a string, and groups of red translucent shrimps lay on them.

Further on, crabs, purple fish, and octopuses, life gathered more densely around each chimney.The three-meter-high "plant" blocked the way of the two of them. It swayed left and right with the water flow. From the root to the trunk, it was a fist wide and pure white. The branches seemed to be peeled off, revealing bright red tongues.

At the mouth of those chimneys that have stopped erupting, huge dandelions that need to be surrounded by one person surround the exit. If you look closely, you will find that it is composed of many jellyfish hooking shoulders and backs. They use slender tentacles to fix themselves on the surface of the chimney.

Orm stood still, bent down to pick up a dorayaki, and showed Sol the red mycelium floating from its opening.

"In addition to the animals you can see, there are countless other lives that live with them, and they can live well without sunlight. Below the vents of these hydrothermal fluids, there is a space like a cave, even for Atlantis. People are also wonderful adventures.”

Sol held the mussel in one hand and swam back over the ridge with him.

"The hot current gushing out of this place comes from the water flow that sank into the rock crevices throughout the Atlantic Ocean. It carried nutrients from the depths of the seabed, was heated by lava, and was re-erupted. There are also deep minerals here, because they were buried 40 years ago. Humans have discovered that the countdown to face-to-face with humans has accelerated."

His tone sounded regretful.Saul asked, "Are you worried about being targeted by humans?"

"Diplomacy is nothing more than obedience, and I'm not as good at it as my father is," said Orm. "I'd rather be a general."

"I also hope that my father will rule forever." Solton paused, he was always confused, but Om's situation was similar, so he couldn't help confiding: "Most of the time, Odin doesn't care about my secrets. Kicking off or getting drunk, indulgent like a father. But when I thought he didn't count on me, he was furious because of inexplicable things. For example, I asked where Yemengard was trapped, and my father told me not to ask Others are not allowed to look for it. Others are also very strange. Heimdall said that Asgardians let nature take its course and do not pursue eternal life. The queen mother said that those legends are just fabricated by human beings, and told me not to believe them. I am the only one in the whole country who is worrying about the sky. However, as you said, I'm afraid it's useless to follow the scriptures, I have to change the method."

Sol was full of helplessness and expressive when he described it, and Aum was a little envious.The other party is thousands of years old, but young in blood.And he has long been used to suppressing his emotions behind the skin, and Sowerby, he seems to be older, but what he wants is nothing more than a short life of happiness and hatred, life and death.

What Aum worries about is not fighting humans, but another thing, which is related to the layout of 20 years.But he didn't trust Saul enough to explain why.Hopefully Saul won't be on the opposite side then.No, they must not, or they will be attacked.But in this way, he will have a chance to fight Thor.

"What are you thinking?" Saul saw Aum showing that expression again, as if he wanted to say a lot, but didn't say a word.

"I'm thinking we need to head to Isle of Thunder," Orm said.

The two men's joint visit to Forestier was not welcomed by Egil.In the lonely golden temple, the ancient god with white beard and hair sat on the throne of the sunken ship and said to Sol and Orm who were standing a hundred meters away: "No. 20 and 21 are completely meaningless. I don't need the help of Atlantis , and will not help you," he held up the scroll in his hand: "'Emergency Notification Right in Wartime' will only disturb my brewing."

Aum nodded, his attitude was modest and polite, and he would no longer be intimidated by the ancient gods: "The right of emergency notification is not a promise to each other, it is to allow a soldier to enter the specified area to initiate assistance to the other party when fighting a third party. Requests for war. Our territory is adjacent, and this will give an early warning of the war and prevent it from spreading."

"Then let's wait until the flames of war really spread."

Aum pondered: "Or, let me change this to "wartime neutrality". That is to promise each other that they will not help each other's enemies when the other is attacked."

Egil touched his beard: "...that's fine."

Saul is disturbed by the meaning behind the terms.Was Atlantis in danger of being attacked to the point of making claims on Egil specifically?And why didn't Aum say a word about himself?

After the discussion was over, the maid Eldir took Orm and Sol to the side hall, but Egil sent a voice transmission: "Find a reason to stay in the main hall, I have something to tell you."

Sol's footsteps froze, and he turned to Orm and said, "By the way, I want to ask Egil, is the place below Leser Island the prison of Jormungandr."

Aum looked sideways: "Okay."

Saul had an intuition that the other party knew this was an excuse, because Aum's most frightening expression was expressionless.

Egil let Saul fly to his face, and lowered his voice a little funny: "I haven't expanded the range of mana for a long time. After being attacked by Atlantis, I expanded the area of ​​perception to the entire Atlantic Ocean. The sea water told Me, how beautiful their cities are. But I noticed that, contrary to what Aum claimed, their royal family had private interactions with humans. A fleet of nuclear submarines in the shape of manta rays, just sailed out of Posedonia, filled with People from the land. Sooner or later, Orm will know that my magic power can spy on the movements in the water. At that time, I will be extremely feared by their country. You must help me hide it, and check the team."