Nordic: I Created a Forbidden Land for the Gods

Although corpses can be offered to the Soul Offering Monument, resource points can only be recovered from those killed by the user themselves.

Killing and capturing alive are two different concepts, with the latter being significantly more difficult.

Neil hadn't held out much hope, casually mentioning that he should focus more on finding other things, and he also noticed the sea serpent's anthropomorphic expression revealing its inner turmoil.

But to his surprise, the other party actually brought it to him the next day.

It was a squid that was over ten meters long. Neil had heard of similar giants when he was inland. It had the ability to summon wind and rain. A royal fleet with mythical bloodlines wanted to hunt it, but seven or eight large ships sank just like that.

Although it was not at the Heroic Spirit level and was weaker than the Sea Serpent, its larger size made it obviously difficult to capture, but unexpectedly, it actually completed the mission.

Maneuver the "Sharp" arrow tower to kill the squid and gain 500 resource points and a "Rain Call" rune.

Seeing the sea serpent recovering on its own, but with many scales falling off and clearly in a sorry state, Neil remained silent for a moment, then took out Warner berries and fried fish from his inventory and threw them into the sea.

This amount was more than the bait thrown out at once, enough for a sea snake the size of it to have a full meal, which immediately made it cheer with an anthropomorphic expression.

Over the next few days, the two worked together seamlessly, providing each other with delicious food and returning the favor. After meals, Neil also granted the other's wish by using the territory to level up with him.

Considering the Faith cost of Tier 2 runes, Neil didn't dare to build corresponding buildings that required Faith; even if he did, it was the arrow towers on the shore, which was relatively conservative.

However, he possessed a large number of runes, which he constantly combined to cause trouble even for pirate crews with numerous heroic spirits, let alone a mere sea serpent.

During this time, he also researched more combination schemes and secretly mobilized the Soul Sacrifice Stele to make the sea serpent suffer as he wished.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

"Alright, Jormungandr, I'll give you food first, then you can help me hunt later."

In the fishpond, the giant snake hissed, and the runes inside the branded building flickered, from which Neil's voice emanated.

After working together for several days, it developed a sense of affinity for Winterfell Island and decided to stay there.

Especially since it's quite intelligent, it noticed that Neil had several opportunities to kill it directly during the leveling process, but gave them up each time, which made it like it even more.

Therefore, they are not particularly opposed to the other person giving them a name, and even think that the name is very powerful and imposing, and they like it quite a bit.

This is natural, after all, the name comes from Jormungandr, the giant serpent of Midgard that is also very famous in world mythology.

Loki's second child with the giantess Angleboda, even distinguished himself in the apocalypse of Ragnarok. His name is noble, but also an absolute taboo.

But that's a matter for the future. After all, in the current mythological phase, Loki hasn't even met Angorboda yet, let alone had children.

"Besides, even if I help Jormungandr level up, it's impossible for it to reach a terrifying level like 'Around the World'. I only keep it as a guard dog."

"So there shouldn't be any taboos about choosing this name."

Inside the cabin, Neil murmured to himself.

Although through the perspective of the transfer point, he saw that with continuous regeneration and self-healing, the giant snake, which was originally seven or eight meters long, had become much larger, and in just a few days it had reached a level of about level 12.

But seeing it lazily lounging in the fishpond, and how it would affectionately hiss and flick its tongue when it heard his voice, and unconsciously wag its tail, he simply couldn't believe that it would achieve such great things in the future.

Collecting his thoughts, Neil raised his hand and flipped it over, pinching a stone that looked like an icicle with river marks on its back.

It is indeed the communication stone of the Ice Age Kingdom, but compared to the previous version, the rune markings on the front are more intricate and mysterious, having been upgraded by the Valkyries.

After upgrading to level three, the communication stone can not only contact the Ice Kingdom, but also "upload" soul spirit, but it disappears directly like the previous one-time rune.

Neil activated the communication stone, closed his eyes, and his consciousness quickly "ascended," passing through layers of clouds and arriving at a divine market.

The soul's "eyes" opened and closed, confirming that the layout here was not much different from the one it had previously visited.

After all, he had already been remembered by the guards there, but without the Nika mark, he was no longer the "chosen one." It was like losing a stolen jade seal and exposing his original beggar appearance; he would definitely be treated with suspicion and distrust.

"This time I came up here only to inquire about any specific actions of the Asgardians in the naval war, rather than exchanging or purchasing things as before, so it is relatively easier."

"Although your past identity may bring benefits, it is only temporary. If you reveal your true identity, you will suffer the consequences. So it's better not to waste the opportunity unless absolutely necessary."

Neil murmured to himself, reconfirming his goals and what to avoid, before queuing to enter the market.

His mortal soul made him as vulnerable to malice as a lump of coal in this special space. Sure enough, when it was his turn, someone behind him tried to "cut in line".

But Neil was prepared and skillfully took out a heavy cloth bag, handing it to the guard in advance.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation. I don't need you to be too accommodating, brother. I just hope you will act impartially," Neil said with a smile.

At the gate, seeing that someone was planning to cause trouble, the guards initially looked on with amusement, wanting to see what would happen.

Unexpectedly, the "black coal ball" was exercising its legitimate rights and interests and was actually quite sensible.

Especially considering that so many eyes are watching, even though I'm a local, it would be bad if I accepted the gift but didn't follow the proper etiquette.

He was a little put on hold, so he had to cough lightly and send the person who wanted to cut in line back. After going through the motions, he let Neil in.

"Thank you so much."

Watching Neil leave, the guards looked on with amusement. While questioning the next figure, they opened the previous "bribe" and began to examine it.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because after looking, my mouth twitched. There wasn't much good stuff inside!

It's mostly Warner wood, which has some value as Protoss wood, but it's worth at most 50 Mystic Copper.

Those who tried to cut in line for him were worth at least 100 mithril coins, so this is like a mosquito's leg compared to that.

"I knew that black coal ball wouldn't have anything good in it."

"You think you can just get rid of me with this little bit?"

His facial muscles were a little stiff. Although he had made a profit for nothing, he still felt uneasy.

While Neil was gathering intelligence...

On the other side, in the fishpond on Winterfell, Jormungandr's massive form was gradually healing.

Each burn or electrical injury of varying degrees will make the already solidified flesh even thicker.

While enjoying the thrill of becoming stronger, the little female snake was having a wonderful time.

But suddenly he stopped and turned his head sharply to look into the distance.

It spotted a ship approaching.

Although it is not large compared to others, and it has a lot of ant-like smells.

But its wild instincts told it that the area over there was not to be trifled with.

There was an exceptionally large aura, imbued with extreme vitality, existing above it!