Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

He used a special transformation spell to briefly and completely transform himself into an animal, much like the most skilled druid in Celtic mythology. Even giants skilled in magic could not see through his transformation. However, during this time, he would also lose his divine power and become no different from a real animal.

The ultimate level of shapeshifting is male to female, and after that, it really does give the brothers some fun. When Loki transformed into a beautiful little mare, he attracted all the stallion caravans carrying precious magic gold. The giants, busy with their projects, didn't even notice this 'tiny' aura. In addition, Odin, the king of the gods, ordered the Aesir gods to secretly help cover for them, and the stallions were indeed attracted away by the little mare that Loki had transformed into.

They're both making games, but the joys and sorrows, the partings and reunions of people are all different. If Night originally wanted to save Loki and prevent him from suffering the absurd fate he did in the original story, he didn't expect the destiny of the birth of the eight-legged steed to be so powerful, so powerful that even Night hadn't anticipated that this day would come so far ahead of time and so quickly.

Then—Loki was filled up.

And then—Loki got completely messed up…

In his utter shame and rage, the first thing he did upon regaining his divine power was to revert to his true form. However, when he considered killing the stallions, he suddenly hesitated. In the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it and instead used spatial magic to collect the stallions along with the demonic metal.

To be fair, he still remembered that one of the tasks Ash had given him was to collect a large amount of magic gold to build a palace.

Although we now have infinitely split magic gold ingots, it would take forever to slowly divide them. This readily available material is just perfect...

Convinced that Odin wouldn't dare reveal their treacherous plan, Loki swallowed the demon gold, considering it payment for his terrible sacrifice! Only by doing so could Loki's heart be somewhat less sorrowful, and his mood improved slightly.

Meanwhile, Odin, the king of the gods, could no longer sit still after learning that Loki had succeeded.

The Frost Giants have run out of materials to continue building their high walls. And how rare is the magic gold needed to build a wall a thousand meters high? They simply don't have any more magic gold left—! So let them accept that they've lost the bet now!

Odin is finally ready to unleash his full power! He will take down these frost giants, and as a warning to others, he will not only slay these mortal enemies of the gods, but also demonstrate the might of the Aesir gods, completely subjugate the mortal god, and intimidate the entire Norse world! With his achievements, he will personally prove to all of Norse mythology that he is the undisputed King of the Gods!

Even without the title of Lord of the World, he is still the true uncrowned king and the true ruler of this world!

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Giant of Thought: Leaving the Fire Behind and Transferring it to Humanity

'It's over, all the magic gold is gone...'

When the Frost Giants realized this, despair was evident in their expressions. Even the powerful giants Hoogi and Rol showed grim faces.

They were generals under King Roche of the Giant Kingdom. Even Roche was tempted by Odin's generous reward, but as king, he could not personally come to work for Odin. Instead, he sent his giants.

Unlike ordinary frost giants, Hoogi and Roel are true executive-level giants. If one had to describe them among the gods, they would be giants at the level of the twelve Olympian gods.

The biggest difference between these giants and ordinary giants is that they often symbolize a certain pure rule or natural phenomenon in the Norse world.

In the context of human history, this is the personification of human imagination regarding various natural disasters.

Just like the lightning giant Fabre and the fire giant Loki, Hoogi symbolizes 'thought'. Therefore, in the myth, when he competed with Seraphim, the subordinate god of thunder who possessed the speed of a goat's leg (god speed), he could easily defeat him. In the blink of an eye, his thoughts could travel across mountains and rivers. What in the world can be faster than thought?

The giant Rol is no simple character either; he symbolizes (wildfire). He is one of the few giants who, like Loki, symbolizes fire. However, unlike Loki, who is purely fire-based, Rol's concept is narrower, which makes his understanding of certain rules more profound than Loki's.

Also in the myth of Thor, he competed with Loki, the god of fire, in eating speed. Even though Loki, as a fire god, was fast enough at eating, Rol, as a wildfire, was a symbol of mutual destruction. Therefore, he could not only devour meat along with bones, but also ferociously eat the trough without sparing it.

This kind of madness is something Loki doesn't possess...

Hoogi, representing thought; Roel, representing wildfire; the Immenger Serpent Cat, symbolizing the earth's veins in the Norse world (the story of Thor carrying his cat, whose feet never leave the ground no matter how high Thor raises them); and the elderly female giant, a symbol of aging in the world—these are the most powerful trump cards under the command of King Roche of the Giants.

Thor and Loki suffered repeated defeats at the hands of these giants. It was precisely because of the existence of these giants that the gods, even with their immense power, dared not press their former defeated adversaries further. This is why they constantly devised various methods to weaken the giants' strength in mythology.

The giant race has never lacked monstrous beings who symbolize immense power and the rules of nature. Like the nameless frost giant in mythology who dared to withstand the construction of a thousand-meter-high divine wall, or the magical giant Serasi (Skadi's father) who tricked the Aesir gods, stealing Ito in exchange for the golden apple and the beauty of a young girl. And then there's Skarmory, the most typical symbol of power among the hundred-meter-tall giants, who survived three consecutive attacks from Mjolnir in his sleep unscathed; he was also the first hundred-meter-tall giant to appear in Norse mythology.

Just like the hundred-meter frost giant that helped Gopha Ig kill before night, it was Skarmia's amazing performance that made the gods even more wary and fearful of the giants' power, buying the giants some time to breathe.

In the story, Skarmia once told Thor that in the kingdom of their King Roche, there were many giants like himself who were hundreds of meters tall, and he was just one of the 'ordinary' ones among them.

In Norse mythology, Thor and others suddenly descended to the mortal realm for a 'journey,' the purpose of which was for Odin to test the strength of the giants.

From Skarmian onwards, every battle that Thor and his companions fought after arriving in the land of giants and being lured into was almost a carefully planned trap, designed to demonstrate the strength of the giants' military might and deter the Aesir gods from easily launching a war against them.

But in reality, the Frost Giants didn't fare well during this period. They were far less powerful than they appeared.

Skarmory was able to withstand Thor's triple attack unscathed because he was proficient in the rules of power transfer, secretly diverting the force of Thor's attacks into the earth. The Titans weren't truly so monstrous that any random Titan could ignore Thor's power. If other Titans could do the same, Thor, the most powerful god in Norse mythology, would become a complete joke, and the gods would be out of the game.

Huki and Roll, giants of such powerful concept, are Roche's right-hand men and indispensable high-end combat forces for the Giant Kingdom.

and so--

The giants are all quite strong individually, some even abnormally so, but overall they are still no match for the Aesir gods.

Now the problem is that, because of the loss of the magic gold, even if they ask King Roche for help, they cannot find enough magic gold to meet the needs of the remaining building materials in a short period of time. Even if they manage to scrape together some, it will be a drop in the ocean. And if they break their promise, they will soon be punished by the basic ritual of the Norse world - the sacrificial style.

That was a powerful force of destiny that even King Roche was unwilling to be tainted by! The giants, who were already unwilling to wage war against the gods, Huki and Roel were also unwilling to infect their king with this poisonous force of destiny.

They were tricked by Odin!

Those who fail to fulfill the contract will suffer a backlash, losing even a tenth of their strength and becoming utterly powerless against the Aesir gods. If Hoogi and his companions still haven't realized that this is a trap set by the god-king Odin against them, they would be incredibly foolish.

And who else in this world, besides the Aesir gods who are just as powerful as them, could have secretly transported the caravan of demon gold without them noticing, keeping it from these powerful giants?!

Just as the giants felt impending doom and were filled with anxiety about the future, Hoochius, acting as a strategist and like Prometheus in the Norse world, spoke up: "No, it's not entirely hopeless. Take advantage of this time to transfer as many of our potential members of our race as possible to the human construction teams. I've heard that Odin, the king of the gods, has been trying to recruit that human god, hoping to bring the human race into his own domain. Perhaps the king won't be so ruthless as to exterminate them..."

Even Huki knew that things were hopeless. Right now, they could only try to ensure that some of their people survived, especially the giants who had the potential to grow to their level.

Originally, the giants made up the largest share of the construction team on the gods' side, and now that Hoogi has proposed the idea, Roel and the others have no objections—that's the only way.

Soon a group of giants left this place and headed towards the human world on Earth.

However, Huki and Rol, who were in charge of the construction on the gods' side, did not leave. They knew that if they also ran away, Odin would definitely not let the giants go.

If this is indeed a conspiracy by Odin, the king of the gods, then they are the big fish caught in Odin's trap. Odin will never let them go, no matter who he spares.

Chapter 100 Offer your hearts, Tatakai! Giants!

To the giants' relief, Loki, the god of fire and a traitor who had been the eyes and ears of the Aesir gods, did not appear during the transfer of the giants.

The giants dared to take on this massive project against the gods not only because they were absolutely confident in their own strength and could complete this task that sounded impossible, but also because Loki, as someone with half frost giant blood, played a crucial role in mediating the conflict.

But now the Frost Giants have completely stopped believing in Loki, the God of Fire—maybe the disappearance of the Morgen's transport wagons was Loki's doing.

Even Hugh, a giant of thought, flew across the world in an instant after discovering the transport vehicle was missing, searching every continent around him, but still couldn't find a single horse hair.

Of course—it's normal that he can't see it. By this time, Loki had already put away the horse and the carriage together. He himself is a god who is proficient in the laws of concealment and disguise, so it's normal that Hooge couldn't find it.

It was Loki's sudden disappearance that convinced the giants that this was definitely a conspiracy by the Aesir against them.

Faced with the giants' swift reaction, when the 'ravaged' Loki hurriedly returned, he happened to see the group of giants who had broken away halfway there.

Loki quickly hid and didn't show himself. After thinking for a moment, watching the direction the giants had left, Loki seemed to understand something.

He frowned slightly, considering whether to tell Odin about it, but then decided against it.

Loki was still immersed in his depression at being tricked by the horse and had no mind to care about anything else. If he hadn't just delivered a message to his god, the Sun King, requesting the Spear of Gungnir, he would probably still be hiding in some corner, heartbroken. Loki hadn't even realized that he was about to give birth to the legendary eight-legged steed—a truly joyous event.

He, who usually loves to cause trouble, has now become a "What's it to me?" type of guy. He's feeling very sad right now and doesn't want to care about anything.

However, when Loki met Night from the realm of the gods, while handing over the things he wanted, such as Gungnir, Loki still mentioned these matters.

Night quickly guessed the giant's thoughts.

As a myth that originated from the very beginning of the Aesir's creation, this scheme by the gods successfully reduced the giants' fighting strength by more than half, making the frost giants even weaker. However, the Aesir's habit of frequently taking advantage of their female companions also sowed the seeds of future troubles.

In the future, the proud and powerful frost giants, who love to be unconventional, will choose to bow down and join forces with the fire giants, whom they hate the most, and the forces of darkness to launch a war against the heavens because of the repeated oppression of their living space by the Aesir gods. The prophesied end of the world will also arrive at that moment.

When Night heard Loki mention that the giants had lost the horses that were transporting the orb, and seeing Loki's stammering and incoherent manner, as well as the mixed scent of male creatures emanating from him, Night understood what was going on.

So that's what the plot was all about...

So Loki must have been locked up by the strongman—the god of mischief is a source of endless amusement. Night glanced at Loki with pity, then ignored the poor fellow and pondered whether he should protect the giants who wanted to use human engineering to save their lives.

Giants, in human mythology, are always a symbol of savagery and brutality.

Human beings' fear of large creatures is ingrained in their very being.

The insignificant fear the great, yet yearn to conquer such greatness. Undeniably, while giants are terrifying, their massive bodies make them excellent tools, whether for transportation or manual labor.

If humanity had the power to control the giants, just as the Aesir gods might not have been able to build the towering, sacred, and magnificent Holy Wall, constructed from various divine materials, even in decades, or construct the beautiful palaces and Valhalla, the giants could... complete in just a few days the works of the gods that would take decades. If giants existed, it would be a tremendous boost to humanity's infrastructure development.

But the giants' inherent brutality needs to be properly disciplined.

According to previous mythology, Odin would constantly instigate wars on Earth to deal with Ragnarok. In fact, Ragnarok itself didn't have much impact on humanity; rather, it affected the gods themselves the most.

If we take the gods as the hypothetical enemy, and with the divine demotion technique, the Night, cast with the highest GM authority of the World Tree, could completely transform the Aesir gods into humans if a war between humans and gods were to break out in the future. It could seal all the powers they are proud of, or at least weaken them if it cannot be completely sealed, forcing them to participate in hand-to-hand combat.

If all the gods are a combination of mages and warriors, with a few being completely specialized but rarely leaning towards the warrior side, then the giants are all berserkers with super thick armor and super high output. A few are not only berserkers but also know more about magic, even more so than the main gods who are good at using magic.

In the original mythology, the only raw power that allowed the gods to completely overpower the giants largely stemmed from runes, a magical script that could draw upon the power of the world. However, no one among the Aesir gods now possessed this script; only Night and his disciples knew it.

If the gods were demoted, and powerful giants were driven to fight the gods, humans would be like Gundam pilots, able to hide in a safe haven and control the massive giants to beat up the gods without taking any risks.

The Godhood Degradation Technique, combined with the already powerful bodies of the giants, was a near-perfect spell. Thinking of this, Night became intrigued by these giants.

Tata open - a self-drawn Tata open.

If the giants were adorned with divine armor, just like the hateful woman in that world of eight million warriors said, 'How perfect it would be to imbue bullets with Nen,' how terrifyingly powerful these gifted giants would be under the blessing of divine artifacts.

If in the future, this world were incorporated into one's own domain, and could be summoned at any time like the Greek heroes, and then unfurled in the heat of battle—a scene where all the Greek heroes and countless elite armies were mixed with a group of giants as huge as mountains appearing—it would be believable that this was an army going to fight Ragnarok.

Even if the growth in the real world is slow and cannot keep up with the speed of the power of the simulated universe, as long as the domain expands, he alone will be Ragnarok! He can go anywhere in the world! And there is no need to worry about the loyalty of the giants. As the main law of the Norse world, the sacrificial universe means that you have to give something in order to get something.

To seek protection, one must offer something equivalent to the life of the one being protected;

Night murmured, "The value of life is priceless. What could better measure its worth than an equal life? So—offer your hearts, giants!"

Chapter 101 He came from humble beginnings in the world of painting, yet his ambitions were lofty.

...Only by offering their loyalty and sacrificing their lives can the giants be redeemed!

Alright! It's decided, he wants these giants!

However, Gwyn, the Sun King, cannot continue to appear.

If these giants were saved, given Odin's tendency to ruthlessly exterminate giants whenever he had the chance in mythology, a major battle in Norse mythology might break out here, at which point the gods would discover his true strength and identity.

Gwyn, the Sun King, maintains a mysterious and powerful aura among the gods, and will not reveal himself unless absolutely necessary.

Gwyn is the backdrop and face behind humanity; his strength cannot be weak. As long as he exists, humanity will have the greatest protection behind him.

The night must maintain the Sun King's power and mystery, allowing enough time for development.

So at this point, a new alias is needed, an alias specifically for causing trouble. This alias even needs to be able to do most of the things that the publicly known 'Sun' Gwyn cannot do!

This character doesn't need to be incredibly powerful in essence, doesn't need to be a god—just a weak human being is enough. And it is precisely because they are 'weak' humans that if they accomplish some earth-shattering feats, they will be more likely to be admired and remembered by history, leaving behind legends, creating epics, and contributing to its final reckoning!

Humans, who scoff at the gods as mortals, disregard their laws, and even use the gods and giants as tools, are willing to do anything to achieve their goals. At this moment, Ye thought of what High God Ig should have done as an enemy of the gods. What in this world could be more memorable in mythology than humans fooling the gods?

At that moment, as he recalled his title of Gwyn, the Sun King, in this world, a name and figure subconsciously popped into Night's mind.

He was born into humble circumstances, in the most corrupt ice and snow world created by the gods, a cold world of painting used to conceal ulterior motives, yet he had lofty aspirations.

While possessing ambition and unwilling to follow the path of his kind, he also has unparalleled innate magical talent, outstanding talent, and noble character.

He did not waste the talent bestowed upon him by God. He discovered that the world outside he had been looking forward to was no better than the hometown he had lived in. On the contrary, it was just as full of corruption and decadence.

Faced with the First Flame about to be extinguished, the gods falling apart in their struggle to maintain their rule, and the internal strife among humanity caused by the Undead, he resolved to reform this corrupt world. He traveled the lands to learn magic, feigning allegiance to the corrupt gods, and joined the army fighting against the rebels—the Darkmoon Blade. Yet, at the height of the gods' trust, he used Aldrich, the Lord of Cinder, to devour his own god, Gwyndolin.

He intends to use Eldridge's power to cross the deep sea and take his place. He also challenges the Flames of the City of Sin, conquering the flames that would ignite the ambition and belligerence of anyone who beholds them until they are consumed by them, and transforming them into his own power.