Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 763: Tyr Temple, Amulet Strengthening

Although the encounter was different from that in the game, Kratos and his son still got to know the dwarf Brock, the blacksmith who once forged the Leviathan Axe for Fei.

At first, Kratos did not believe Brok's claim that the Leviathan Axe was made by him, but Brok took out the brand mark that he and his brother each held half of, and looking at the mark that was exactly the same as the mark on the handle of the Leviathan Axe, Kratos believed Brok's words and asked him to adjust and strengthen the Leviathan Axe.

Just like in the game, Kratos didn't talk much with Brock, as Brock was rushing to prepare for the opening of the next store, so their communication ended quickly.

However, due to this unexpected encounter, Atreus' mood was obviously much better.

"Does this road lead to the mountain?" Atreus asked Brok before leaving.

Although Brok's attitude was not good, he was the first friendly face they met after they set out, so Atreus still liked him very much.

"That's the right direction." Brock still had a sour face, but then he seemed to remember something and whispered to himself, "Are you going to the other side of the mountain too? It's strange that that broken mountain has become a hot market."

He said this to himself, and Atreus didn't think much about it, but Kratos's brows twitched slightly, noticing something: "You said 'also'? Is anyone else going to the other side of the mountain, dwarf?"

"Hmph, yes!" Brock snorted, "Go find those Undead Warriors and Wasteland Wanderers!"

"You said at the beginning that you were going to take care of your old customers." But Mr. Kui did not let him go, "The noise just now was related to that person? Are you talking about him?"

"Damn it, you old bastard are smarter than you look!" Brock looked at him in surprise. "That's fine, you should run into him anyway when you get there."

"I'm not sure if he went to the mountain, but he was heading in that direction. He was a guy from outside. Although his clothes were weird, he was a good guy, much better than a stubborn guy like you!

"Oh, and he also has a flaming weapon from another kingdom, it's a beauty..."

"...It's him." Kratos didn't listen to the rest of the content. He already knew that the person Brok was talking about was Li You, whom he had met before and fought with Balder together.

Of course, Kratos doesn’t know Li You’s name yet.

"Do you know each other?" Brock also raised his eyebrows.

"Not really." Kratos answered simply, then looked at Atreus, "Let's go."

"Goodbye, Brok!" Atreus said goodbye to Brok politely, but Brok just hummed and did not respond directly.

The father and son set out for the mountain again.

On the way, Atreus curiously asked Kratos about "that person", but Kratos actually didn't know any news about Li You.

During the previous journey, he told Atreus that the reason they had to leave home and embark on the journey was because of a stranger who came to their door, so Atreus knew about this.

After listening to Kratos' brief explanation, Atreus' clever little head suddenly thought, "Oh! Brok is talking about the man you mentioned, the one who fought with strangers? You refused to tell me the details before. So he should be our friend, right?"

"We don't know this yet, but he is an outsider." Kratos said in a deep voice.

"But Brok said that man was his old customer?" Atreus was puzzled.

"When we meet next time, we will be his regular customers." Mr. Kratos's judgment was still accurate.

"...Okay. But if we meet that person..."

"If you meet that man, you are not allowed to approach him and do not contact him!" Kratos' tone suddenly became stern.

"but why?"

"…Because he could be dangerous."

At this point, Kratos refused to explain any further and just continued on his journey in silence with Atreus. The father and son quickly headed towards the river mouth area.

……

On the other side, the Lake of Nine Realms.

Li You and Youzi were standing on the boat, the wind and waves had gradually subsided. They looked at the huge snake head sticking out of the lake, and they were speechless for a moment.

It has to be said that the huge size of the World Serpent Jörmungandr emerging from the water in the raging waves has a very strong visual impact.

Of course, it goes without saying that Jörmungandr is also one of the most powerful giants. He is destined to fight with Thor at Ragnarok and kill each other. There is no need to explain his strength.

The snake head as big as a mountain froze in front of the two men, and its huge snake pupils emitting orange light stared at them, making even Li You a little alert.

However, Jörmungandr did not mean to embarrass him. He immediately raised his huge head to give Li You and the others some breathing space. Jörmungandr let out a dull growl - or perhaps it was just a whisper in his opinion - and spit out a toothpick so thin that it was almost invisible.

It was Li You’s spiral sword.

The spiral sword flew up on its own during the fall and circled back to Li You's hand. Li You also keenly realized that the spiral sword was injected with some special power, or toxin.

This should be the "Et Snake Venom" that was clearly set up in the game but never appeared afterwards.

When Kratos threw the axe into the lake to awaken Jörmungandr, the Leviathan Axe was also injected with Eter venom, but this was never mentioned again in subsequent events, including the fifth generation, as if the venom was given for nothing.

Some players speculated that the function of Eter's snake venom is to enable Kratos's Leviathan Axe to completely kill those gods, so that even their souls cannot return to Valhalla.

Li You did not completely agree with this speculation, because Midgard's soul could not return to Valhalla, it was more likely because something happened to the Valkyries. However, he did not know much about Norse mythology, so he was not sure about this.

But after getting the spiral sword, Li You discovered that although whether it really has the effect of killing gods is still debatable, the venom of the Eter snake seems to have a certain corrosive effect on the soul, but it is hard to say how much.

Jörmungandr was still looking down at Li You and Yuzi, not like a snake opening its mouth and spitting out a fishy wind. The horn-like echo resounded over the Nine Realms Lake. Jörmungandr was obviously saying something. There was even some inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

Unfortunately, even Atreus, whose mastery of multiple languages ​​is one of his powers in the game, couldn't understand what Jörmungandr said at first. The giant snake spoke a dead language that almost no one in the world today can understand.

So even though Li You had taken out his goggles and put them on, his translator was unable to translate what Jörmungandr was saying, and he was unable to understand what the snake wanted to express.

Since the translator awarded by the system couldn't understand it, Li You gave up trying to understand Jörmungandr's words. Anyway, Jörmungandr just yelled at the two of them a few times, and seeing Li You's confused face, he didn't waste any more words, and directly moved his mountain-like head away, placed it on the lakeside mountain range at a corner of the Nine Realms Lake, and continued to close his eyes and sleep.

The World Serpent stopped moving, and the Nine Realms Lake also calmed down. Li You looked around again and found that the level of the Nine Realms Lake had dropped a lot.

At this time, most of the main buildings of the Temple of Tyr in the center of the lake have been exposed, including the huge metal bridge connecting to the Kingdom Tower, which has also surfaced.

"very good."

Although he could not understand what Jörmungandr said, the water level dropped, and Li You achieved his goal, because the place he was going to next could only be reached after the water level dropped.

As the water level dropped, explorable spaces appeared around the Lake of the Nine Realms, and the white mist that had previously covered the lake also dissipated.

Li You was not in a hurry to find his next target, but first set his sights on the Tyr Temple in the center of the lake. This huge temple with a black base and golden decorations stood safely in the center of the Nine Realms Lake.

Its surface was covered with moss. The statue that Li You and his friends had seen before stood in front of the temple gate. In front of it was a golden temple connected to the center of the lake and an equally tall black stone tower on the distant lake shore.

If you look around, you can see six similar towers standing in different locations on the shore of the Nine Realms Lake. Previously, these towers were also submerged under water, just like the main body of the magnificent temple.

Li You patted Yuzu, who was still looking at Jörmungandr from afar, and pointed to the small pier below the Temple of Tyr: "Let's go over there."

The boat soon docked under the Temple of Tyr. Li You and Youzi got off the boat and walked along the stairs to the bridge at the main entrance of the Temple of Tyr. Along the way, they could see many stranded fish and occasionally frogs jumping around.

According to the plot of the game, Brock should have mysteriously emerged from the Temple of Tyr to greet them at this time. However, Li You stared at the gate of the Temple of Tyr for a while, but there was no movement.

Li You: "?"

What's going on? Brock is treating people differently? It doesn't seem like that.

"Yuzu, let's go take a look inside the temple."

The two approached the door, and Yuzu stepped forward and used her hands to open the heavy metal door, revealing the space inside.

Inside this gate is just the temple's waiting hall or something like that. The real center of the temple cannot be entered yet. In the game, Brock decorated this place into his new store and gave Kratos a key to the world tree.

The Key to the World Tree can open a portal leading to the branches of the World Tree. It is a shortcut between countries. In other words, it is a teleportation point. Li You came here for this.

After all, this world is much larger than the one in the game. He doesn't want to waste time running away if there is a shortcut that saves time and effort. Even if the World Tree Key can only allow people to quickly return to the temple from other areas, it still saves a lot of time.

But Brock was not here. The vestibule of the temple was empty and dark. Although it was well sealed and not soaked in water, it was still in a mess. It was obvious that no one had been active there for many years.

Li You was a little confused: Where is Brock?
Why hasn’t it arrived yet?

at this time.

"…Damn it, you got here first?"

A familiar rough voice sounded, Li You turned around and saw Brock appearing out of nowhere, dragging his bags behind him.

"I was planning to occupy this great location to open a store, but now I'm a step too late! Tsk!"

Brock looked very unhappy, but still said, "It's all because of that bearded guy asking all kinds of questions... Never mind, whoever finds it gets it. This place is yours. I'll find another place to open a store!"

As he said this, he really started to leave.

"and many more!"

Li You immediately stopped him: "Although I discovered this place first, I can't use such a large place. It would be great if a true blacksmith master could stay here."

Brock looked at Li You, as if trying to determine whether his words were sincere. However, Li You was indeed sincere in what he said, so Brock quickly revealed an ugly smile on his face:

"Hey, I knew you were a connoisseur! Okay, I agree, I'll open my business here from now on!"

He said that he didn't leave, dragged out his luggage again, and threw a bag to Li You without any hesitation, which meant that he was asking for help.

Li You didn't care and worked with Yuzu to quickly help Brock complete the layout of the blacksmith shop.

As for the dirt that had accumulated here over the years, Brock simply took out a rune stone and blew hard, and a frosty wind swept out, sweeping away all the dirt.

"Okay, open!"

Brock clapped his hands and stood behind his small table. "I won't be polite with you! From now on, if you want to forge or strengthen weapons, just come to me. I'll give you a discount! And this, take it!"

As he spoke, he threw out a small cube emitting a faint blue light. Li You reached out to take it and took a look at it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This is the Key to the World Tree, the key to opening the shortcut to the portal.

Brock also explained to Li You how to use this thing. There was nothing new about it, it was the same as in the game. Of course, he also reminded Li You not to jump off the edge of the tree branch in the shortcut.

"Thanks, Brock." Li You said with a smile.

"It's not over yet. Old Brock is not a stingy person. This is not even a thank you gift." Brock said.

He then looked at Youzi behind Li You: "Hey, you! Are you wearing an amulet? I can feel it! Take it out and let me see it."

Yuzu was stunned for a moment, and Li You thought about it before realizing that Brock was talking about the Dharma Amulet that Yuzu had been wearing.

The Dharma Amulet was the achievement reward for defeating Wang Youm. It allows the wearer's equipment to change size freely according to the body size, so Li You gave it to Youzi to wear. It is indeed written on this amulet that it can be upgraded.

Yuzu looked at Li You, and when he nodded, he took out the Dharma Amulet and handed it to Brock.

Brock looked at the amulet and nodded: "I knew I was right... Wait a minute."

He rummaged in a small bag at hand for a while, and finally found a pile of inconspicuous ashes. He sprinkled them on the amulet, and then blew hard. The token-shaped amulet suddenly emitted light!

"take it!"

Brock threw the amulet back to Li You casually. Li You caught it and took a look at it, and then his eyes lit up.

[Dharma Amulet (upgraded): It can give the wearer the ability to change the size and shape of the weapons and equipment used by the wearer, and its weight, strength and other attributes will also change accordingly. 】

Compared to the original description, there is only one more entry "changes with form", but this is already a great enhancement.

This means that Yuzu can still retain the benefits of equipment that can only be used in human form when she transforms in the future, or Li You can use it himself, and he can also enjoy the bonus effects of the collector's set after transforming into a dragon man.

This is a real improvement!

Moreover, Brock's operation reminded Li You that in addition to forging weapons and armor, the Brock brothers can also make powerful amulets, and can also strengthen some props in Li You's hands that have been unable to upgrade!

...as long as there are materials!

Brock also said at this time: "I think your friend's armor is still pretty good, but it is already as tattered as the scrap metal on the wanderer in the wilderness. If you find suitable materials, bring them to me and I can repair it for you at a discount."

Li You's eyes lit up and he nodded without hesitation: "It's a deal!"

(End of this chapter)