Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 770: Heading to Alfheim

"…right over there, lift up the track gear over there and push it back into place."

"Okay, then align the wheel with the track... That's right."

"Next..."

Under Freya's instructions, Kratos lifted the huge round wheel that had derailed and put it back in place. Then he pushed the huge gear and stepped on it with force, causing the entire temple to start turning!
Of course, the main body of the Temple of Tyr is circular, with a circular track built underneath, and a long metal bridge connecting the various kingdom towers. Its original design was to be able to rotate on its own. Kratos did not push the entire temple to move, but let it rotate along the original track.

But the power required is still unimaginable. Li You just can't do it anyway - of course he had tried before Kratos and his son arrived, but unfortunately he just couldn't do it.

The loud noise naturally caused Atreus to run out from the temple's lobby, but he originally thought that something had happened that caused the earth to shake. But when he ran over to take a look, he discovered that it was actually his father who was pushing the temple to turn. He was immediately stunned.

"Boy, you're so strong!"

"Keep pushing the temple and the bridge until we reach the first position!" Freya looked at the position and continued, "Are you tired?"

While pushing, Kratos responded in a deep voice: "No." Judging from the fact that he was not out of breath, it was obvious that he still had some strength left.

Atreus was also a little proud: "He has always been strong!"

Then he looked at Li You who was standing next to Freya: "So I guess you are our companion now?"

Li You smiled: "For the time being, yes."

The Kui Ye below also said: "For the time being."

Obviously, although it was confirmed that Li You was not a god, Kratos let down his greatest guard against him, but he still did not have a particularly high level of trust in him.

Li You didn't mind. This was enough for now.

He looked at Freya, smiled and nodded at her.

——Before, after discovering that his mission was to go to Alfheim, Li You immediately figured out the connection.

To go to Alfheim, you must pass through the Temple of Tyr, which requires the Rainbow Bridge Stone and the Teleportation Rune, as well as repairing the temple and getting Freya's help.

For Kratos and his son, Alfheim is also a place they must visit.

It happened that they were on their way to climb the mountain, so Li You immediately went back to find Freya and asked for her help.

Yes, Li You’s original purpose was to use Freya’s endorsement to increase the credibility of his words and increase the chances of being accepted by Kratos and others.

So Freya felt that it was wrong for her to trouble Li You. In fact, it was Li You who was bothering her...

But I can’t tell this to other people.

While Kratos was pushing the temple, Atreus couldn't help but be curious. He came to Li You and asked cautiously, "So... you are a traveler from a distant country, right? What is the place you came from like?"

Li You was quite pleased with Atreus, at least at this stage. So he glanced at Kratos below, and seeing that Kratos didn't seem to have any objections, he smiled and replied:
"Ah, I do come from far away, the distance may be beyond your imagination."

"Can you see the World Serpent where you come from?" asked Atreus.

"No, the World Serpent is indeed huge and incomparable. Even for me, it is the largest creature I have ever seen, but its body still cannot extend to the country I come from."

"Wow!" Atreus' eyes lit up. "Can you tell me about the country you came from?"

Li You smiled again: "It's hard to say, because I have been to too many countries. Some countries are beautiful, but some are full of despair... Let me think about which ones I should tell you."

Atreus nodded vigorously: "Then it's settled!"

"Click——"

There was a loud noise from below, and at the same time the movement of the temple stopped. Kratos had pushed the temple to the correct position.

Freya nodded: "Very good, now come up and we will go inside the temple."

Seeing Kratos walking up, Atreus looked over and said, "That's amazing! Did you hurt your back?"

Kratos' tone didn't change: "No. Let's go."

The four of them entered the antechamber of the temple, and of course, Brock was nowhere to be found at this time.

They came to the main door leading to the center of the temple in the lobby. Freya pulled her bow, and a clear blue light shone on the bowstring. As she chanted a short sentence in Old Norse, an arrow wrapped in the same light flew out and landed on a light blue crystal below the entrance to the central temple. The crystal instantly burst into light, and a bridge formed by materialized light instantly connected the two main doors.

Atreus was surprised: "What? Light became a substance?"

"This is the characteristic of elven architecture. It is the light of the world of Alfheim that gives them this characteristic. That is what you will be looking for later." Freya said, "Before you go in, child, please give me your bow."

Freya retracted the bowstring of her own bow, and then attached the remaining power contained in it to Atreus' claw bow.

"Once you have found the Light of the World, use it to immerse the bowstring, and the bow will gain the ability to activate elven structures."

During this process, Li You has been watching and listening quietly. After all, he has a deep impression of the plot of this section, and this section is basically explaining the world view setting.

Of course, there are a lot of foreshadowing, or rather, the settings are rigorous, so a lot of details are used in the later stages.

Kratos walked across the transparent light bridge first and opened the door. The central temple was dark.

"It's so dark here." Atreus said whatever came to his mind.

"This temple has been sleeping under the water for nearly one hundred and fifty winters. It needs the light of the Rainbow Bridge to wake up." Freya explained.

Freya led the way, and on the circular platform in the center of the temple, the white tree roots that originally looked like decorations seemed to have sensed the arrival of the crowd and extended their roots on their own, connecting the platform with the floor of the hall.

Following the bridge formed by tree roots to the central platform, you can see that the center of the platform is the trunk of a large white tree, but a certain part in the middle of the trunk is completely hollow, and a circular pool is placed in it.

Freya asked Li You and Kratos to come to the table and began to demonstrate to them how to use it.

"As I said, to teleport between realms you need the Rainbow Bridge Stone, which can capture, preserve, and transfer the World Light of Alfheim, making realm teleportation possible."

She looked at Li You and said, "Please come here and place the Rainbow Bridge Stone on this table."

Of course Li You would not refuse. He took a step forward and inserted the Rainbow Bridge Stone into the conspicuous gap on the edge of the table.

A light suddenly appeared in this beautiful pool!

Strands of clear light flowed, as if creating waves in the pool. As the light flowed, a whole set of exquisite models rose up in the pool.

That is the model of the entire Temple of Tyr and the Kingdom Tower.

Freya spoke again and explained: "What you see now is the temple we are in, and the Kingdom Tower surrounding the Nine Realms Lake outside."

"The nine realms all exist in the same physical space, and are reflections of each other. They are intertwined and exist on the branches of the World Tree. They are separated by the light of the Rainbow Bridge of Alfheim.

"The Temple of Tyr can concentrate and control the light of the world. This is the basic principle of teleportation."

Atreus asked: "Is this tree the World Tree?" "It is just a work of art that symbolizes the World Tree. The real World Tree is much more than this."

As she explained, the light in the pool continued to flow, and the "artwork symbolizing the world tree" woke up and grew.

Clear light began to float up slowly in the hollow at the center of the tree. The whole tree seemed to come alive, and light began to flash at the ends of the branches.

"The World Tree is the tree of life. It is closely connected to the fate of the world and our fate. It supports all creation with its branches, and its energy is interwoven into a web of life that encompasses everything in life.

"This power can transcend space and time, and everything will return to the World Tree."

At this time, the core of the temple was almost fully activated, and the dots of light condensed into a ball and floated around in the temple, and finally condensed into a ball, floating between the branches at the top of the world tree, still spinning non-stop. And on the roots and branches of the small world tree, blue flowers also bloomed.

At this point, the temple finally awakened completely.

"…That's how it works. But I guess you want a more practical explanation."

Freya obviously knew Kratos very well. During the revival of the Small World Tree, Li You and Atreus were watching this shocking and beautiful scene. Only Kratos had a calm expression, and seemed a little impatient.

And only then did he say, "That's right."

"Okay, that's fine." Freya was not surprised at all and said to Kratos, "I have already given the Rainbow Bridge Stone to my friend, but I can also give you the Alfheim Teleportation Rune. But as I said..."

"Without his Rainbow Bridge Stone, we can't come back. I already know that, witch." Kratos interrupted, "Let's talk about the next step."

"It seems you understand what I mean. Very good." Freya nodded. "Then I'll leave it to you. Turn the temple to our destination, the Alfheim Kingdom Tower."

Kratos then stepped forward, replaced Li You, raised his hand and pressed on the edge of the table, turning the model in the pool.

Watching Kratos spinning the disc, Atreus understood again: "Will the bridge outside rotate like this?"

"Yes."

"But... there are no towers in this kingdom."

After Kratos turned the disc once, the location where the Temple Bridge was pointed was empty, and there was no model of the Kingdom Tower.

"Yes, that's why we can't reach Jotunheim. Without the Realm Tower to lock on, the transmission can't begin."

Freya nodded. "Of course, there are also those huge crystals outside this platform. Each kingdom has one corresponding to it. After the transmission is activated, the temple will align with the kingdom tower, and then stimulate, gather, and expand the energy of the rainbow bridge to open the way to the corresponding kingdom."

Li You was listening quietly, Atreus was listening curiously, and as for Kratos… I don’t know if Kratos was listening or not, but his expression didn’t change. He just turned the disc to the correct position, and then pressed the confirmation button, and the transmission program was activated.

But only Li You knew that most of what Freya said at this moment and the content of their conversation would correspond to the future journey of the father and son. Even after returning from Alfheim, their journey would be far from over.

The central platform, along with the entire temple, began to rotate, and as the Rainbow Bridge Stone gathered energy, a large amount of light began to be projected from the hollow in the center of the Small World Tree.

After the alignment was completed and the energy was gathered, the huge crystal corresponding to the country of Alfheim also flew up on its own. As the light of the Small World Tree shone out, the crystal projected the light onto the corresponding temple gate!

The light beam condenses and continues to emit, which is actually the process of transmission.

At this time, Atreus also asked Freya: "What about the tower that disappeared?"

"The Jotunheim National Tower disappeared from all countries more than a hundred winters ago, and Midgard also lost any trace of the giants. Where they went and how the tower was moved is a mystery," said Freya.

Then, with a low echo, the projection of light ended and the transmission ended.

Atreus was puzzled: "Aren't we still here?"

"follow me."

Kratos was concerned about something else: "The Rainbow Bridge Stone is not glowing anymore."

"This teleportation has exhausted its power. Unless you find the Light of the World to recharge it, it cannot be used." Freya said.

Kui Ye's expression changed slightly: "Are we trapped here?"

"For someone like you, it shouldn't be difficult to find a way to return to Midgard."

"...Hmph." Kratos subconsciously turned around and wanted to pull out the Rainbow Bridge Stone. However, when Kratos went to look at the crystal over there, Li You was already standing beside the table and took down the Rainbow Bridge Stone.

"It seems we need to work together for a while longer," he said to Kratos.

Kratos just paused, said nothing, turned around and followed Freya.

The four of them then went out of the central temple, walked through the vestibule and came to the main entrance.

Li You knew that as long as he opened this door, Alfheim would be outside, another country different from Midgard.

Freya didn't think too much about it and was about to continue leading the way, but at this time, Li You stepped forward and stopped her: "Wait."

Everyone looked at him.

Li Youze said: "I remember you said that you were restricted from leaving Midgard, so what would happen if you stepped out of this door?"

Freya: "...Oh. Indeed, you reminded me."

She calmed herself down and looked at Kratos and Atreus: "I'm sorry, as my friend said, I can't leave Midgard. I can only accompany you here."

Atreus was very curious: "Why?"

Freya only said: "The gods are not very kind to me."

"...Anyway, rather than triggering the magic in my body and being forcibly sent back, it's better for me to explain things clearly now.

"To restore the magic of the Rainbow Bridge Stone, you must step into the Light of the World. But be careful, you will see different things in the light. Don't get lost in it, or you may not be able to come back."

Hearing her serious warning, Li You and the other two nodded.

"Then let's go. I may be forcibly teleported back soon, but at least I can show you this country."

She signaled to Kratos to open the door, revealing a bright, beautiful, and vibrant world behind it, which was completely different from the appearance of Midgard - that was their destination, the kingdom of the elves.

"Welcome to Alfheim, gentlemen." Freya opened her arms and smiled at the three of them.

As they stepped out of the door, Li You also heard the system prompt sound.

【Ding! 】

[Main Quest 2-2: Go to Alfheim, completed, new quest unlocked. ]

[Main Quest 2-3: Find and defeat the Valkyrie imprisoned in Alfheim (in progress).]

Li You's pupils suddenly dilated!
(End of this chapter)