Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

I was offered as a sacrifice to Odin, a self-sacrifice, on a great tree unknown to anyone!

There was no bread to fill my stomach, no water to quench my thirst. I looked down, picked up the Runas script, and cried out as I did so, falling from the tree.

The "Runas" script—! Yes, that's it.

Described as sacred texts capable of predicting the future. Used to protect souls, record starlight, and create amulets.

It is not only the runic script of mythology, but also the ancient Norse alphabet, the earliest language, namely Old Scandinavian script, also known as runes. After its transmission to later generations, it was gradually replaced by Roman script during the Christian invasion.

Unlike the ancient Fusak script, which recorded the ancient and mysterious primordial runes and was lost to the future...

In the era of Night, various symbols in runes, primarily in Anglo-Saxon Furtok and later Furtsak, were still preserved.

...With a soul as vast as Night's, the speed at which Night learns and absorbs books and knowledge is incredibly fast, a learning ability that would earn him the title of genius even in the grand scheme of history. Even without deliberately pursuing it, during the conquest of Germanic lands, Night still casually perused and memorized all the myths and various knowledge texts about the Germanic people that he had seized, just in case.

At this moment, corresponding to the various runes in her mind, Ye began to consciously search for similar symbols in the World Tree.

Even though it has lost its mysterious form, its resemblance in appearance is enough to serve as a landmark for exploring the true location and mysteries of the runes.

The difference is like a blind person feeling their way versus finding the general direction to explore – they are completely different levels of difficulty.

Once he had a general direction, Night quickly made progress in his exploration. Soon, he found the first rune, and with the help of knowing the meaning of the corresponding word, Night's speed of understanding the mystery contained within it also increased.

? — meaning wealth —!

This is the first of the six important letters of Rune's name.

By engraving its corresponding runes onto the vessel, one can obtain unimaginable golden rules, thus completely escaping poverty and becoming an individual forever free from it.

Although it doesn't directly grant power, it's a rune that indirectly enhances luck, and Ye's mood improved considerably upon obtaining such a rune.

...The concept of wealth is very broad. It is not only gold and silver treasures that can be considered wealth. Rare abilities, martial arts skills, and divinely crafted weapons can also be regarded as a kind of wealth.

Even without these special bonuses, the Golden Rule EX alone can play a crucial role in certain situations...

In certain unique worldviews, as long as you have money, even the weak can command the strong and control their lives; even more extreme, there are goddesses who can be bought with money.

Excellent—I've obtained the [Wealth] rune! What a great start!

They continued exploring that night and soon found and comprehended several more runes.

They are riding, mystery, the sun, and God.

It seems that the night itself has certain characteristics that attract these runes to approach. Most of these runes actively expose themselves to the night's vision, and they are heading in both directions.

The only thing I discovered was riding, which was by accident. After obtaining this rune, my exploration of the night suddenly became much easier, and I became more accustomed to the cold aura of the World Tree.

Night seemed to have become much more adept and composed at taming this unruly horse.

That's right—the concept of riding isn't just limited to mounts. As long as the user believes that something can be tamed and ridden, let alone the World Tree, even a goddess—cough cough… even the world itself isn't off-limits for riding.

Just like the Noble Phantasm of the Knight of the Yangtze River next door, "A knight never dies unarmed," which sparked countless jokes. As long as something can be recognized as a weapon, it can be used as a Noble Phantasm. So how big is your mind (daring) and how big is your imagination (freedom)? I'll just stand upside down and grab the earth, and use my Noble Phantasm as a weapon!

As he grew more accustomed to the nights and was no longer bothered by the cold, he became even more immersed in exploring the mysteries of Rune. Soon, a day had passed, and he had already collected seven runes.

As the second day passed, the number of runes increased to twelve, and then his progress began to slow down.

By the third day, only two more had been added.

The fourth day, four...

Finally, in a final burst of inspiration, it exploded—!! In the early hours of the fifth day, the night gathered all 24 of the original rune runes—!

After five days and nights, they finally mastered the last rune.

The fatigue was instantly washed away by that surprise!

Chapter Thirty-Four: Don't drink, hell is ahead!

It is more difficult than Odin's, but takes almost twice as long as Odin's nine days and nine nights.

Experiencing all the runes is like personally witnessing the world's birth and evolution. The cosmic blueprint within Ye's body becomes clearer and brighter, and her spiritual body becomes more active.

This mix of joy and exhaustion gave Ye the feeling that the five days of painstakingly constructing her little world had finally yielded results.

So—like the God who created the world, after spending a day organizing and categorizing these runes, the remaining day should be the Sabbath.

The moment Ye fully comprehended all the runes, he successfully engraved his name on the spirit of the World Tree, announcing his ascension to the throne of the world as its master.

The next moment, the structure and workings of the entire world were reflected more clearly into the soul of the night.

In that instant, he seemed to have transcended light-years, overlooking the entire Norse mythology world, with every subtle change in everything under his control.

That feeling of omnipotence, of dominating the entire world, of overlooking the planets and the universe from a godlike perspective, of encompassing the entire Nordic universe within one's embrace—this magnificent view had a profound and awe-inspiring impact on the night. And by the time one came to their senses, the ceremony was already completely over.

Then he discovered that he had not become the king of the gods in the Norse world, but rather the king of the world...

At the same time, because it was the king of the world, it established the crucial and supreme position of mankind among many races, and from then on, the Norse world would revolve entirely around the concept of 'man'.

The development and growth of human civilization has been defined as the main theme, rather than the gods.

Even though the life essence and power of gods are far superior to those of humans, they cannot become the protagonist.

In other words, the status of the King of Gods and whether one can ultimately become the King of the World were not entirely unrelated before, but now, with the attainment of the throne of 'Lord' by Night, the very essence of the concept of man, they have become completely separated.

Meanwhile—what about the other side?

Odin, the king of the gods who still did not know what he had completely missed, believed that his lack of wisdom must have caused some problems in the process after he found that he was still unable to create mankind.

If his wisdom can be enhanced, it will certainly be more conducive to his control over the world.

That's right! Indeed—we should acquire wisdom first!

Driven by his inner desires, Odin temporarily bid farewell to the gods and embarked on a journey to seek wisdom.

Just like in mythology, guided by the three Fates, he successfully found the Fountain of Wisdom.

At this moment, Odin's timeline is actually the same as Night's, who is hanging upside down on the World Tree. However, he does not arrive at the trunk of the World Tree above the first root where Night is located, but at the bottom of the second root, in Jotunheim.

This caused Odin to completely miss the process of discovering Night's conquest of the World Tree, thus losing his qualification to become the King of the World.

After all, the World Tree is too vast. Even if they are all acting around the same tree, they cannot detect each other unless they get very close or actively try to sense and explore it.

At this time, Odin keenly discovered the secret of the spring: the World Tree is the source of life for the entire world, the maintainer and promoter of the growth of all life.

The World Tree has three exceptionally thick roots that penetrate into three springs at the source of the world, drawing energy to sustain its operation. Drinking from these springs grants boundless wisdom and an understanding of the rules governing the world's operation.

But the Well of Wisdom is home to the primordial frost giants, with Mimir, the wise giant among the first generation of giants born from Ymir's sons, guarding it.

Odin was no match for him, so he could only try to appeal to his emotions, saying that he was extremely thirsty after traveling so far and asked his uncle for a sip of spring water to quench his thirst.

Mimir, who frequently drank from the Well of Wisdom, surpassed Odin in both strength and wisdom. He easily saw through Odin's tricks, directly exposing Odin's shameless and brazen actions, and frankly stating Odin's true intentions, but without outright denying Odin's claims.

Mimir stated that he deeply understands that fate cannot be defied. Just as sacrifice and consequences were established as rules and laws from the very beginning of the Norse world.

Mimir: "Odin, you created the world through sacrifice, so you should gain wisdom through sacrifice. Use your right eye as the price to exchange for the wisdom to control the world."

Wisdom is priceless...it cannot be easily obtained. To exchange the priceless for the priceless—this is the way to sacrifice oneself to gain endless wisdom.

When Mimir spoke these words, Odin, having grasped the answer, hardened his heart and was about to gouge out his own eyes when he paused.

Unlike Odin in mythology, who didn't hesitate to gouge out one of his own eyes.

In the myth, he originally had both eyes, so even if he lost one, he would still have one.

But now Willie is residing in one of his eyes.

So, which one should we dig up?

If the eye that wasn't possessed by Willy is gouged out, he will lose his only intact eyeball that truly belongs to him.

Thinking about this—it's no wonder Odin is so ruthless and cruel, even to himself, when it comes to the throne of the gods.

He must at least keep one eye intact to see the world, and at the same time, he cannot abandon boundless wisdom, so only...

Odin suddenly spoke up: "Forgive me, Willie! Wisdom is priceless; only the priceless can be exchanged for the priceless. I believe that the value of a mere ordinary eyeball cannot correspond to the boundless wisdom, therefore..."

Willie seemed to realize what was about to happen, and even the usually rational and detached Willie's voice became urgent: "Odin—! No, you can't!"

This is just an excuse; anyone with eyes can see that Odin simply doesn't want to lose his other eye.

Then, without hesitation, he gouged out the eye that housed Willie and offered it as a sacrifice to Mimir...

Mimir took the eyeball without even looking at it and threw it directly into the spring. He then scooped out the Fountain of Wisdom in a bull horn and gave it to Odin.

After the eyeball entered the Fountain of Wisdom, it remained motionless. Despite being the eyeball of a deity and housing the soul of a powerful god, it offered no resistance whatsoever upon entering the spring, instantly falling silent without even a gurgle.

It truly looked as if the sacrifice had been completed! This scene chilled Odin to the bone...

However, upon seeing the Fountain of Wisdom, he was overjoyed and completely forgot about the inexplicable unease and chills.

Even after having begun to experience the basic laws of the Norse world—that power can only be gained through sacrifice after creating the world through sacrifice—it was clear just how terrifying these laws truly were.

But Odin hadn't thought too much about it at the moment. Mimir looked indifferently at the overjoyed Odin, completely unaware of what awaited him ahead.

Odin: 'I have come for the throne of the King of the World!'

Chapter Thirty-Five: Old Deng is shameless! What do you mean "your Hill"? She's clearly my Hill!

For Odin, this would be an even worse divine experience than in the original mythology.

Why?

(Night: ? Why are you looking at me? I don't know. You'll have to ask Odin!)

Drink this cup to the brim—Willy's sacrifice will not have been in vain; he will find a way to control the world! And the name of the Creator will be truly deserved!

If one cannot even control the world they created, how can they be called a creator god, or the king of gods?!

Meanwhile, the last of the three brothers, Vy, who was perched on Odin's kidney and represented the more emotional and human side of Odin, felt a chill run down his spine. He hadn't expected Odin to be so ruthless as a brother. Thankfully, he was perched on Odin's kidney; unless Odin wanted to lose his masculine dignity and symbolism, he probably wouldn't be sacrificed...right?

Or—what if one day Odin has a change of heart, becomes infatuated with some man, and wants to be a woman? Ugh~ Just thinking about it, he might then feel the same sense of crisis Willie is facing today. Absolutely not! It's chilling, absolutely terrifying!

Meanwhile, completely unaware that his kidneys were already experiencing a mental breakdown, Odin, having obtained the Well of Wisdom, immediately drank it down despite the blood gushing from his dark, gaping eye sockets.

As the spring water entered Odin's body, the smug smile on his lips vanished instantly. For at that moment, Odin, like the night, finally understood the rules governing the Norse world, the method for ensuring the prosperity of the gods, and also knew that Ragnarok would be the ultimate fate of the gods.

The final trial of the gods—!! But why is it also called the final trial of humanity?!

Odin suddenly learned a devastating and cruel truth.

The destruction of the world was a great trial, a tribulation that the gods had to overcome to continue living, a trial built upon the laws of sacrifice and sacrifice established by the creation of the world with Ymir sacrificed. But at this moment, Odin not only knew of the hopeless future, but also a brand new term—'humanity'.

If the race he wanted to create had actually succeeded, then he would probably have named it 'human'. Odin seems to have this intuition. Does this mean that he will succeed in creating humankind in the future? This is not only Ragnarok, but also Ragnarok for humanity, a future that both gods and humans must overcome together?

Even if drinking from the Fountain of Wisdom allows one to briefly glimpse some future scenarios, in reality, it only represents the most numerous possibilities among countless timelines. Odin cannot truly see the entirety of the future; otherwise, he wouldn't be unable to even end this doomsday prophecy.

He only knew the general idea, but precisely because he only had a partial understanding, he felt more panicked and depressed than someone who knew nothing or someone who knew everything.