Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 764 Main Quest 2-1, Somur's Chisel

After walking out of the Temple of Tyr, Li You took out a compass to determine the direction.

At this time, the Temple Bridge is right opposite the Kingdom Tower leading to the mountain. If you continue along the way, you will reach the foothill area.

However, Li You’s target is not that mountain, at least not yet.

But he also planned to go there first and then come back, if for no other reason than that he could find Brock's brother's blacksmith shop at the foothills.

Although he hasn't figured out what excuse he would use to get to know that person, if it really comes to that, the worst that can happen is he would just go up to him and ask him if he wants to do business.

This is not only to make himself familiar in case of future needs, but also to pave the way for meeting Kratos again in the future.

Kratos is a suspicious person, and it would be difficult for Li You to gain his trust if he approached him directly to talk to him. So it would be better to do it indirectly and make friends with those people that Kratos and his son will meet, and convey his goodwill towards Kratos indirectly.

This is not because Li You wants to lie down and hug his thighs. After all, he doesn't know what tasks the system will issue to him next. Although the probability is not high, what if the task requires him to fight with Kratos again?

So Li You wanted to get to know Kratos mainly for personal reasons rather than to complete the mission.

Moving forward along the long Temple Bridge, the sound of combat boots echoing on the metal surface of the bridge scared away the birds that were perching on the heads of the decorative statues on both sides of the road, and also startled the undead warriors moving on the platform of the Kingdom Tower at the end of the bridge.

"Roar--!!"

Immediately, an undead warrior with an extremely sturdy build and holding a rotten battle axe appeared. Flames burst out from his legs. His body suddenly accelerated and he rushed towards Li You, swinging the battle axe at his head!
"Boom!!"

Li You did not move, but Youzi stepped forward, raised his shield and accurately blocked the undead warrior's axe. At the same time he swung it away, the dragon hunting axe had already fallen and fiercely split the undead warrior's body!

Flames burst out from its torso, but it was only the last bit of residual heat. Yuzu raised the axe, and the body of the undead warrior turned into ash and dissipated.

At the same time, Li You was waving the flaming whip transformed from the spiral sword, wrapping around the nightmares flying in the air, and smashing them one by one at the alien soldiers, eliminating them all.

After killing the undead all over the ground, Li You stepped forward and opened the metal gate of the Kingdom Tower. Behind it was the temple passage with traps, and further ahead was the mountain path.

There are many magic pillars in this passage that continuously emit poisonous mist. Li You remember that the name seems to be... "Pillars of Contempt"?
This thing is a kind of poison magic. Kratos will use the Leviathan Axe to freeze the pillars, so that they can temporarily prevent them from emitting poisonous fog, so as to pass through - it is said that this method was taught to him by Kratos' wife Fei.

This is the only way to pass the Pillar of Contempt in the game, but in reality there are obviously more ways to deal with this thing than just the Leviathan Axe.

Li You now raised his spiral sword and threw it with force, piercing it into the interior of the Pillars of Contempt before releasing flames to burn them from the inside.

Smooth ride.

Passing through the winding mountain roads, destroying the pillars of contempt along the way, and also dealing with a few hostile creatures called "Tazo Worms" that had dog heads and sharp claws but loach-like bodies and were more than one meter long, Li You and Yuzu passed through the cave, pushed open the door at the end, and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

At this point, Kratos and his son’s current destination, the mountain, is almost right in front of them.

Of course, Li You had no interest in the mountain at this time. His eyes went straight to the corner of the open space outside the cave exit.

There, another dwarf set up a small smithy and was sorting out his tools.

The dwarf was also wearing golden armor, but his entire body was covered very tightly, with only the skin on his head exposed. Unlike Brokk, his skin was the common gray.

At the same time, he still has the iconic dwarf beard, but his face and body appear very thin, which is unlike the traditional concept of dwarves.

He is indeed an outlier, because even though he is a dwarf, he is a mysophobia.

The dwarf's name is Sindri, Brok's younger brother. They once created Thor's hammer Mjolnir together, but now the two have parted ways.

Seeing Li You and Youzi appear, Xin Deli also glanced at them, as if to judge whether they were willing to do business. Perhaps because he felt that Li You looked friendly, Xin Deli looked at him for a few times and quickly put on a smile.

"Hey you two! How about visiting the best blacksmith shop in all of Midgard... huh?"

Sindri, who was originally planning to try to attract business, was suddenly stunned, and then his eyes fell on the spiral sword hanging on Li You's waist.

Li You pretended to ignore him and just looked towards the mountain. He seemed not to have heard Sindri's words at all and was even about to move on.

"Wait, that sword... Hey, you, wait!"

Seeing this, Xindeli became a little anxious and even chased out from behind the blacksmith shop and ran in front of Li You.

"…I'm sorry sir, no offense. I know this is a little rude, but that sword…I can't just look at it like this."

Xindeli stopped in front of Li You, but kept a certain distance. "That was an excellent weapon embryo, but! You asked my... my brother to adjust it, right?"

"He will ruin the future of this perfect weapon, and I cannot accept that. So if you don't mind, I can help you remove the modifications he made and strengthen it again... for free this time!"

Li You then looked at him seriously, showing just the right amount of surprise: "So you are Brock's brother? How rude. As for this sword..."

"Brock did help me adjust it, and I don't think there's any problem using it. I have no objection to you helping me adjust it, but you don't need to remove the improvements Brock made. Just continue to work on his basis, okay? I can pay normally."

Sindri looked at Li You and the spiral sword he had drawn, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Well, I can't accept such a weapon being destroyed by him, so I will modify it based on my brother's... As for the cost, I'll give you a discount."

Li You smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

……

Meanwhile on the other side.

Kratos and his son just met the witch in the forest, Freya.

Of course, because the wild boar friend is still recovering from his injuries, he avoided the pain of being shot by Atreus' arrow this time.

The reason why Kratos and his son met Freya this time was because Atreus chased a white deer into the misty valley and couldn't find the way out. Although Kratos followed in, he couldn't find Atreus.

Neither of them knew that they only needed to circle a few more times to return to the entrance. So, hearing his son's cries but never seeing him, Kratos became anxious and almost used the Spartan Fury to destroy the valley on the spot.

Fortunately, the witch Freya, who sensed the strong fluctuation of divine power, arrived in time, lifted the magic covering the valley, and stopped Kratos from overturning the table.

Then it was similar to the game. Freya did not bother with Kratos who rashly broke into her territory and wanted to destroy the place. Instead, she invited them to her home. Atreus was very curious about this witch who could do magic, and he had a good impression of her. He talked to her a lot, and was scolded by Kratos for being too unguarded.

When Freya heard Atreus say that their goal was to go up the mountain, she sighed subconsciously: "You guys are going there too..."

Kuiye noticed it immediately: "Is it that man again?"

Atreus observed the expression and raised his hand. "Let me guess. A man came here before. He was wearing clothes that did not belong to this land. His body was full of weapons and he was holding a sword with special fire power?"

Freya looked at them, revealing a look of surprise that was very familiar to the two of them: "So you know each other?"

Master Kui: “…Humph.”

Atreus scratched his head. "I guess we know each other, barely? Even though my father said no."

As for Kratos, although he just snorted, he actually started to pay attention in his heart: Why is this guy everywhere?
More importantly, will this person be a hindrance to their journey?

If you have been traveling together for a long time, you should be extra careful.

……

Not long after, at the Temple of Tyr at the Lake of Nine Realms, Li You opened the passage through the Key of the World Tree and returned to the vestibule of the temple.

Walking through the branches of the World Tree and the shortcuts between kingdoms is indeed a different feeling.

Li You had come into contact with space-related powers before, but the kingdom shortcut was different. The feeling was difficult to describe in words, but it was indeed like walking outside the world.

If I have to say, it is a little similar to the feeling Li You has every time he travels through the world, which makes Li You a little thoughtful.

So when he walked out of that light blue space and the light gate on the tree branches, he kept thinking about the differences and similarities between them.

Until Brock's voice exploded in his ears: "Hey! You guy! Did you give this baby to my useless brother to adjust it?"

Li You finally came back to his senses: "Ah, Brock, long time no see."

"Long time no see! It hasn't even been half a day since you walked out of this door! In such a short time, you let that guy do something to this beauty? Bring it here quickly so I can see if it can be saved!"

Li You: "..."

Well, how should I put it, although Brok and Sindri were both extremely skilled blacksmiths, but at this period, when they had not yet reconciled, this was the trouble, they couldn't bear to see the other touch the weapons they had modified.

In order to calm Brock down, Li You stayed with him for a while and let him check the spiral sword carefully.

After repeatedly confirming that Sindri had not made the condition of the sword worse, Brock reluctantly returned the Spiral Sword to Li You, saying that he had almost figured out how to modify the Spiral Sword next, and asked Li You to bring it to him first.

After dealing with Brock's nagging, Li You walked out of the temple again. Having already met Sindri, he wanted to change direction this time - it was time to do his main quest.

[Main Quest 2-1: Obtain the fragment of Somur's magic chisel (in progress).]

Yes, after completing all three tasks of the main mission 1, the first of the newly released 2.0 series of tasks actually asked him to find Somur's magic chisel.

This thing is also a key prop to pass the game, and it is also a necessary prop for important side quests.

In addition, the experience on the way to obtain this prop will have a profound impact on the future of Kratos and his son.

When Li You first saw this task, he thought he had seen it wrong.

The system asked him to do what Kratos and the others wanted to do, but what about the father and son?

But no matter what, the system tasks have been assigned, so just go and do it.

Although there is no penalty for failing to complete the task, one will not be able to open the door to return to the biochemical world or go to the next world, so Li You certainly has no choice but to accept this option.

——Of course, Li You did not forget that there is a prerequisite for obtaining Somur's magic chisel in the game, that is, he has to wait until the water level of the Nine Realms Lake drops for the second time, and the road leading there will be opened.

But this problem is easy to solve for Li You.

Isn't it just that the river is flooded? Whether to go through the air or underwater, it is both an option for Li You.

So soon, Li You and Youzi rowed to the original entrance of the "Stonemason Waterway". The two tall stone statues holding oars here were still easy to identify - although the lake water at this time directly reached the chest of the stone statues, and the lower half of the oars could not be seen at all.

Li You patted Yuzu again and said, "I'll leave it to you this time. It's a good opportunity to try out the effect of the amulet."

Yuzu nodded and stood up.

Under Li You's gaze, Youzi's body changed rapidly. Her arms turned into wide wings, and her body grew larger and a long tail grew. Before the transformation was complete, Youzi spread her wings and flew into the sky!
The second stage flying dragon form that has not been seen for a long time.

However, this time was different from the past. The dragon hunting armor that Yuzu had been wearing did not automatically dismantle as his form changed. Instead, under the effect of the Dharmakaya amulet he was wearing, it began to transform along with his body, and finally turned into a rough armor covering the dragon's body.

Its appearance still maintains the same style as the original Molten Iron Dragon Hunter Armor, and the effect has not changed, but it fits perfectly with Yuzu's transformed body.

Li You clapped his hands: "Perfect!"

Youzi flew into the sky, circled in the air, let out a long whistle, and then slowly descended and hovered above Li You's head.

Li You raised his hand, and the grappling hook popped out from the wrist guard. He grabbed the sharp claws on Yuzi's feet and quickly pulled his body up.

When meeting Sindri before, this mysophobic dwarf blacksmith was more careful than his brother. He noticed that Li You's wristband was damaged, so he helped him repair it. Now the wristband can be used normally again.

With the help of the grappling hook that had not been used for a long time, Li You not only grabbed Yuzi's claws, but also flipped over and landed on Yuzi's back. After he sat firmly, Yuzi flapped her wings and flew in the direction indicated by the witch's compass.

Thormur's Chisel is in the land north of the Lake of the Nine Realms.

(End of this chapter)