Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

She remained silent for a long time... Suddenly, she felt disgusted with the baseness in her heart, just as Ash had once hated herself for the impure thoughts in her heart. Gao Fa Yige felt an unparalleled loathing for herself.

So she was such a despicable being? She was indeed an ominous symbol of depravity. She was clearly not someone else's child, yet she didn't even have the courage to admit it. In fact, she even had some desire and pleasure in the feeling of being mistaken for someone else.

Don't be silly! You're just being influenced by Queen Ash's memories and mistakenly thinking you're a real human.

You are not a real human being at all. Even if you have the same appearance, the same physical functions and structure.

But a wolf's cub will always be a wolf; no matter how you raise it, it can never become a sheep. (Ash: But it can become a husky?! At this moment, Gao Fa Yige suddenly recalled a story Ye had told Ash about huskies, and her face turned red. How could Ash's memories jump out and attack her on their own? Damn it!! She's not a husky!)

The wind sprites asked curiously, "What isn't it?"

Gao Fa Yige said in a deep voice, "No, it's nothing... Shall I take you to see where humans live? Okay—consider it payment for answering my question earlier."

While neither denying nor admitting that she was Gwyn's child, Highfar Igor responded to the wind elves in this way. She then led the wind elves towards the human village she had previously observed from afar.

For witches and wind spirits, once the location is determined, reaching this distance is merely a matter of a thought away. Yet, at this moment, a strange sense of tension and unease arose within her. Gao Fa Yige's steps were incredibly slow and stiff, as if this body no longer belonged to her, feeling extremely out of place, like a feeling of trepidation upon returning home, even though it wasn't exactly her true 'hometown'.

No matter how far the journey may be, it will eventually come to an end.

When Gao Fa Yig arrived at the vicinity of the human village, his feet suddenly became so heavy that he could no longer move, as if super glue had stuck his feet to the grass.

'No, no—I can't go any further.' The powerful witch stopped in her tracks when she had this thought.

However, the wind sprites paid no heed and were completely unaware of what was wrong with Gophaeg. Upon seeing the human buildings and the throngs of humanoid beings inside, just like Gophaeg, they cheered in unison, "Humans! So many humans!"

Having said this without giving Gophayg any time to prepare, the wind sprites suddenly grabbed Gophayg by the back and pushed (surrounded) him toward the town that was under construction.

"!!?!! Wait..." This witch, who possessed power that even the gods feared and who dared to challenge the gods in ancient mythology, was now flustered and blushing with embarrassment, as if she was about to faint. She seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Her weak and feeble protests were swallowed up by the enthusiastic cheers of the wind spirits, and she continued to advance step by step.

Why won't these wind spirits listen to a word she says? Ah, ah, ah! She was planning to part ways right here!

After hesitating for a moment, and still unable to muster the courage to face humanity in his current state, Gao Fa Yig had already wanted to escape, but he never expected things to unfold like this.

Meanwhile—on the other side, in the heavenly realm of the Aesir gods, after a period of calm, Odin had shaken off the intoxicating feeling of being brainwashed.

After regaining his cold and rational self, Odin, in order to deal with the night, finally thought of something new that could move the other party—the golden apples on the Tree of Life!

Among the countless treasures known to Odin in his boundless wisdom, these were among the few items that even he would covet. The golden apple was also known as the fruit of youth; whoever ate it would forever retain the beauty and vitality of youth. This eternal youth applied not only to the body but also to the soul. Although the gods could use their divine power to alter their physical form, the appearance of their souls remained unchanged, aging with the passage of time.

However, consuming the Fruit of Youth would grant eternal youth and vitality, with a life force as vast as the ocean. As a weak god-king possessing wisdom but currently lacking in strength, Odin himself also yearned for the Fruit of Youth.

As mentioned before, the Aesir are currently missing an important goddess. Without her pure and flawless hands, no one in the world can pluck the Fruit of Youth. And even if it were plucked, without the unique magic spell cast by her hands, the Fruit of Youth cannot exert its true power.

It's time for the Aesir to welcome a goddess of youth...!

So Odin did not summon the gods, but instead secretly summoned his son Brachi and gave him a task.

“Listen—Brach, I have an important mission for you… The god of men, the sun king, is our honored guest, yet we cannot even satisfy him. As the king of gods, this truly shames me. Therefore, I am determined to entertain Gwyn with the treasures of the Tree of Life—the fruit of youth that can grant eternal youth and vitality.”

Brach immediately thought of something: "The Golden Apple?"

"That's right—but the only one in this world who can harvest the fruit isn't among the current gods—go to the dungeon where the dwarves live, find the daughter of the black dwarf Fald. She's tall, fair-skinned, and beautiful—a stark contrast to the appearance of most dwarves. Once you get there, a quick search will surely bring you to her. Find a way to marry her and bring her back to the Aesir. That way, we can have her help us harvest that tempting golden apple."

Upon hearing this, Brach, who had been summoned to the past, was overjoyed: "That's wonderful!"

He had no objections whatsoever, and was even somewhat impatient. Seeing this, Odin nodded in satisfaction and dismissed him.

But what Odin had no idea was that Brach had already been completely captivated by Night's artistic talent at the previous banquet, and that his enthusiasm this time was because Odin had said it was a special preparation to entertain Night.

This mindset led to an unexpected situation that completely deviated from the original myth.

Chapter 72 Little Bu: Then let's offer up the goddess of youth together—that would be sublime! Loki: 6

As is widely known, Brachi is the god of art, and as a symbol of the Norse concept of poetry and beauty, this god has an extraordinary love for art.

For him, sacrificing for art is not a sacrifice, but a noble mission and honor, something that would make him feel very satisfied.

In reality, Brach himself wasn't particularly interested in that beautiful future goddess of youth. After all, when true artists become obsessed with and immersed in new artistic studies, their enthusiasm is absolutely so intense that they forget to eat and sleep.

Women? Beautiful women are very attractive, but now they will only become stumbling blocks on his artistic path. If it weren't for the Sun King, he wouldn't want to leave the divine realm at all. He still wanted to take advantage of the fact that the human god was still alive to learn more about the Sun King's otherworldly art!

It was precisely this indifferent attitude towards women that destined the myth to begin its deviation from its original path.

No—it should be said that he's already gone astray. Soon, this filial son will dig another huge pit for Odin, letting him experience just how clever his son truly is!

As Brach left the temple, Loki bumped into him. Brach emerged from Odin's temple alone, looking incredibly excited. This immediately piqued Loki's curiosity, and he asked Brach where he was going.

Without any warning, Brach revealed the task that the Father God had given him.

This immediately sparked countless thoughts in Loki's mind—even though Loki had been taken as a subordinate god by the Night at this time, it didn't mean he would betray his brotherhood with Odin. However, Loki's expression of 'brotherhood' was generally a bit strange. He always seemed to relish the path of harming Odin's family.

Almost instinctively, Loki's DNA started moving!

He felt that participating in this would be a lot of fun—!! He immediately asked Brach if he wanted to come along.

Everyone in the Aesir knew that Loki was the smartest, and having him along would guarantee a perfect proposal. Brach thought for a moment and agreed.

However—Loki learned that Brach wanted to marry the goddess because of his own god, the human god.

He blurted out without thinking, "So you're saying you're not interested in Falde's daughter? Since you intend to offer treasures to the Sun King, why not offer the hands themselves that can reap the fruit of youth? That's a far more precious treasure than the golden apple!"

Brach's eyes lit up immediately: "!!! You're right, Loki! If the goddess herself were to present the Sun King with the most delicious golden apple, that would be the best gift!"

So Brachi changed his mind. The purpose of the Father God's request for him to bring the goddess back was to pick apples for the Sun King, so he would simply pack the goddess and the apples together and give them to the Sun King. This would certainly exceed his father Odin's expectations, and it would be such a 'generous' act that even he would be amazed. It would definitely fully demonstrate the etiquette of the Aesir.

Perhaps the Sun King would stay if he was pleased. As one of Odin's original plans, Brach knew that the Father God intended to keep the Sun King among the Aesir. Brach, who was incredibly eager for the arts of the outside world controlled by the Night Gods, was now so eager that he would rather strip Odin naked and risk the entire wealth of the Aesir to keep him. Therefore, he would not care about a goddess he had never even met.

Meanwhile, Loki was also astonished when he heard Blanchy's idea.

He just sent Falde's daughter to the Sun King? Uh oh no. Did he accidentally do something wrong by talking too much?

To be honest, the dwarves in the dungeon were so dark and ugly that Loki couldn't imagine what kind of stunning beauty they could produce.

He didn't believe in any beautiful, future Aesir goddess of youth. He figured Odin's description of her as pure and beautiful, as if even Freya, the goddess of love, paled in comparison, was just a ploy to trick him into marrying her so he could harvest the golden apples.

If Gwyn, the Sun King, knew that he had attracted the daughter of an incredibly ugly black dwarf, wouldn't he kill himself? Loki dared not tell Gwyn about it.

As a god subordinate to Gwyn, he didn't even have the right to run away or resist. Thinking of this, Loki, who was very resolute, tried his best to make amends: "Um... is it really okay not to reconsider?"

Brach declared firmly, his voice even crackling with excitement, "No need. It's decided! I will give that future goddess of youth to the great Sun King, Gwyn!!"

In Brach's eyes, this was simply a small sacrifice necessary for achieving a higher level of artistic achievement. That's what 'sublimity' is all about!

Loki: (…! 6!)

This is the first time I've seen a god so eager to send off a wife. Even though she's not Brach's wife yet, she was personally chosen by Odin. A daughter-in-law favored by that old man Odin can't be too bad, right?

Thinking of this, Loki decided to wait a little longer. If the goddess of youth was beautiful, he would help Blach offer her to Gwyn. If she was ugly—! Then he would just knock Blach unconscious and throw her and the ugly black dwarf's daughter together to make it a fait accompli.

Before leaving, Loki gave Night a brief report on the situation, but he didn't dare to mention anything he might have said. He only told him about Odin's orders and that he was going to help Brach.

He remembered being ordered before nightfall to report to him before undertaking any major task. This matter should be considered important, right?

'So it's the storyline about the goddess of youth, Yitong?' Meanwhile, Ye, after learning this news, thought for a moment and gave Loki an order.

Since you're already going to the dungeon, you might as well complete the other quest while you're at it.

What mission—? Of course, it's to intercept the artifacts of the Aesir. Those are the legendary artifacts Loki forged in the Dwarven kingdom to atone for his sins, along with the demonic metal used to build the royal palace.

Ouch! Loki hated himself for being so talkative and causing trouble for himself. He had just thought of transferring the celestial gold needed to build the royal city and palace for humanity to Odin, so that his good brother Odin and the gods could help him shoulder the burden. The plan hadn't even started yet, and now Loki could only go to Odin to "put some eye on him" and "give him a reminder in person".

So when Loki ran up to Odin, he said he wanted to put the previously mentioned plan into action: to build a magnificent wall for the Aesir and to find the dwarves to forge rare artifacts to strengthen their foundation.

Although Odin didn't know why Loki was in such a hurry, seemingly even more eager than him to make the Aesir stronger, he was happy to see Loki's special status and agreed without refusing. He allowed Loki to use his name to 'bid' for the project.

Chapter 73 Ni Ge Lu Da, the perfect escape route; has a new queen appeared in the human world?

What?! I can just use Odin's name to bid on projects at will?

Then he wouldn't stand on ceremony! Or rather, he'd never known the meaning of politeness since birth. So Loki contacted his homeland, the Frost Giants, and, in the name of Odin, the King of the Gods, asked them to help him build the high city of the Aesir!

And considering that whether it's repairing one or two things, it's still repairing, especially with Queen Ash pressing him hard lately, even though Loki has returned to Asgard, he's been sending out an avatar, 'Loki,' to the mortal realm these days to face his own arduous tasks—so…

Loki said that Odin, the king of the gods, said that if they could also build up the human capital, he would pay them three times the salary, doubling their reward... He swore in the name of Odin, the king of the gods!

While the giants themselves didn't need worldly possessions like gold and silver, the Aesir gods naturally had their own ways of paying rewards. And the reward that even the frost giants, who were on par with the gods, found tempting was simply building another human capital city—three times the price?!

The entire Frost Giant race was in an uproar. Even some of the most powerful Frost Giants were tempted, such as Roche, the king of the Giant Kingdom who tricked Thor in mythology, and Serasi, the father of Skadi, the future goddess of winter, who possessed great magical power.

These giants, who were not originally involved in the construction of the city wall in the mythology, were also moved.

'Odin is being incredibly generous?'

After confirming with Loki repeatedly and hearing Loki's solemn promise in the name of Odin, the king of the gods, the giants said they could build a towering, sprawling holy city for the gods and men, which could be completed in just three winters. However, they demanded that the sun and moon also belong to them as payment.

Odin's 'generosity' aroused the giants' greed, and under the Norse law that you have to give something to get something, the giants were not polite at all when it came to negotiating terms.

When Loki ran back to Odin, he told him about the giants' demands, but concealed the fact that he also needed the giants' help to build a human city.

Triple pay, and they even want the sun and moon to belong to them? Odin's face darkened immediately. He could never agree to such an outrageous demand, but Loki told him that he had a way to get the gods to give away these strong laborers.

Loki then made a bet with the frost giants, as is customary in the original myth, that the construction deadline be changed to fifteen days, which was even more exaggerated than the original myth's winter deadline.

This time, however, the number of powerful giants attracted by the generous rewards of the Aesir was far greater than the original mythological workforce. They confidently agreed, but according to the wager agreement, if they failed to complete the task by the deadline, they would pay with their lives.

In Northern Europe, such a pact, if breached in the end, would be virtually impossible to resist; even a god-king as powerful as him could not defy 'fate'. But these harsh conditions only strengthened the giants' belief that the reward was proportional to the effort, and they agreed.

Soon, towering giants transported the finest special stones from all over the world and began the construction of the vast walls of the celestial palace and the human capital.

Knowing that this huge commotion would likely soon lead Odin to discover that he had used his name to help the human capital repair its walls, Loki, who always focused on solving problems but never cleaning up the mess, immediately resigned from Odin's company and set off with Brach to the underground city inhabited by the dwarves. Given Odin's high regard for the Sun King, he certainly wouldn't take action, especially with Loki's offer of a free female companion! But Loki himself might not be so sure; he'd better get out of there quickly!

Meanwhile, with the help of the giants, the construction of the human capital city of Anor Londo officially entered a period of rapid development. Of course, in addition to the construction of the capital city, humans also built their own towns in the countryside surrounding the capital, but the progress was certainly no match for the construction speed of the powerful giants.

At the same time, the buildings they built were very simple and lacked tall walls for protection. This was not the case in one small town named Snowfield because it was close to the snow-capped mountains.

While people in other places were still slowly exploring and figuring out house designs, in the snowfield town, exquisite little buildings had already been built in an orderly fashion, and even the city's greening and drainage facilities had been completed, making it as beautiful as a fairy tale town.

This brings us to the credit of a certain individual.

There was a witch who possessed vast knowledge and was almost omnipotent in the eyes of humans, who guided them in various techniques. Although she never actively instructed humans in anything, she was almost always willing to answer their questions.

Because of his striking resemblance to the Queen, he was even suspected by the locals that the Queen herself was traveling incognito and had come here in disguise.

Even now, many people still firmly believe that this witch is the incarnation of Lady Ash, because of her beautiful face, unique temperament, and wisdom and knowledge that far surpasses that of other humans.

This sage, who denies her status as queen but refuses to reveal her true name, instead allowing humans to call her the self-deprecating term 'witch,' is none other than Highphail.

The events of the past few days have left Gao Fa Yige in a daze. She clearly did not intend to approach human towns, but with the 'help' of the wind spirits, she still made contact with the humans here.

Gao Faige, who was initially attracted by these hardworking and kind second-generation humans from afar, was soon completely won over by them and became even more unwilling to persecute or entice such humans to depravity.

How sinful it is to let something so beautiful degenerate into something ugly and filthy! But it is her destiny to teach humanity and satisfy human desires.

Although High Primal Igor has tried her best to refrain from actively teaching humans any forbidden knowledge, she never does so. However, when people encounter difficult problems, they subconsciously turn to this witch, who shares a similar appearance and wisdom with Queen Ash, for advice.

On one hand, he couldn't help but help these humans, responding to their expectations and wanting to help them solve their difficulties; on the other hand, he worried that too much help might lead to forced growth, making humans lazy and degenerate. This has made Gao Fa Yig feel very complicated recently.

No one could tell her whether what she was doing was right or wrong. And if her actions led to her downfall, wouldn't that prove that fate was inescapable and that she was still committing evil? This tormented her conscience…