Nordic: I Created a Forbidden Land for the Gods

The transaction was completed. As the Darkmoon Giantess gracefully departed, her alluring figure drawing Neil's attention, and he unconsciously licked his upper lip.

Because what the other party gave was too good.

As the wisps of runic power converged, Neil opened his palm. After "testing" the dew from the spirit tree, the half of his spirit body that had collapsed was now whole again, and even more solidified.

This is the essence of a thousand-year-old sacred tree; it may not even be found in the entire Ice Sea anymore.

If the old wizard of the Ice Age knew that Neil was using it this way, his stoic demeanor would probably crumble again, leaving him heartbroken.

In peacetime, a drop of dew is worth mithril, but during wartime, its value increases exponentially.

But now it's being used to repair the spiritual bodies of mortals.

How can you waste things like this!

But once it's confirmed that there are no problems, Neil can be used on the main body.

As long as his soul strengthens, he can create stronger or more "avatars".

In this way, he can continuously trade with mythical beings, obtaining and, more importantly, squandering even more good things.

These are just the items from the Ice River Kingdom. The items from the Dark Moon Kingdom, while not individually valuable, are worth more than the former combined.

First, naturally, is the one that Neil's split soul is holding.

It was a rock, about the size of a palm, with a faint smell of the sea. It was crescent-shaped, with tiny, dark purple lights flowing through its crevices, like a veil, making it look quite mysterious.

Simply by holding it in his palm, Neil could feel a connection to its existence, like a magic mirror. With a thought, the surroundings seemed to fall into night, and the light gradually dissipated.

[Equippable: Moonstone]

Neil glanced at the panel. The new equipment and the Spirit Mirror did not conflict and could be used simultaneously. When paired with "Concealment", the effect would be even better.

Although it's not the size commonly used by the Female Giants, they also have specially made ones for hybrids, with the same power.

However, unlike the Spirit Mirror, operating this type of artifact requires a certain amount of extraordinary power.

Although Neil can also manipulate various runic powers like the Chaos Garment, it is too mottled, which has a negative impact on objects.

Moreover, it would only last a few uses before it became unusable. After a moment's thought, Neil decided to give it to Jormungandr for him to use during his usual hunting trips.

It originally possessed the strength of a Heroic Spirit, and after training, it reached the peak of level 11. Hunting ordinary level 10 and half-entry monsters would not take much effort.

With the addition of Moonstones, reaching level 12 should make hunting the weakest Heroic Spirit-level behemoths a breeze.

As behemoths, they generally do not possess faith points, but they can provide over a thousand resource points and level 2 runes.

Even if these two items aren't of much value to Neil right now, it can't hurt to keep them.

Who would complain about having too much money? It's not a problem if you find yourself without it.

"While the moonstones aren't directly useful to me, the other piece of information provided by the Dark Moon is."

Neil murmured, his heart fluttering as he recalled the whispered words that had just reached so close to his ear, seemingly to prevent others from overhearing.

That's their right to enter their secret realm.

Unlike the Glacier, which overwhelmingly suppressed both countries with its strength, and the Giant Stone, which possessed considerable power and enslaved a dwarven force and had corresponding mines for its armed forces, the Darkmoon's overall strength was relatively weak, falling below average.

It is said that sending either legion from the two countries would allow them to advance unimpeded, storming into the Dark Moon Kingdom from the border and wreaking havoc.

However, they were able to stand on equal footing with the other two giant kingdoms and develop together on the same island because their rune abilities were very special, mostly related to concealment and exploration.

Exploration runes allow them to seek treasures and powerful tools in the vast ocean, gradually increasing their overall combat strength.

The hidden runes can be used to conceal the truth, preventing the other two countries from fully understanding the situation, and they will suffer losses even if they try to probe it.

The two countries didn't believe it, but each time they tried to annex territory, they would lose military strength, giving the other country an opportunity to gain an advantage. Over time, they stopped doing so.

"The so-called secret realm is a special space opened up by Dark Moon, which gathers all kinds of special and exotic objects from the Ice Sea. It is usually used to train the clansmen, and those who are capable can live in it."

"Although I was only given access to one of the coordinates, and it wasn't very extensive."

"But this is actually better. Otherwise, if the runes contained in the obtained items are of too high a level, it would be difficult for me to 'copy' them."

Neil was overjoyed. Although he hadn't actually gained anything yet, he felt that it was even more valuable than the previous artifact.

After all, the value of intelligence depends on the time. For example, if war were not imminent, the Parker family's affairs would not have been of such importance to the three kingdoms, who would have offered a high price to buy them after only a small amount of information was released.

Neil is currently short of resource points and cannot produce level 2 rune buildings, so the maximum capacity has been locked.

But just like "explosion", there are also high-quality runes in the first level that are no less powerful than high-level runes. With the entire ice sea as the map, even if they are not high-powered, they must have something special.

Perhaps every item and beast inside is extremely rare and difficult to cultivate, which is why it can only be placed in the secret realm.

But once it is recycled by NieR, the corresponding building can be continuously replicated and created.

With the combination of multiple runes, Neil can threaten level 14 and 15 beings in the Heroic Spirit Realm.

We need to increase our inventory. While we can't say we can rival the peak of Heroic Spirits, we should be able to reach the mid-to-late game level without much trouble.

Beneath the cloak of chaos, Neil smiled as he met with the last leader of the Stone Kingdom.

Unlike Darkmoon and Glacier, this giant's expression was twisted, unwilling, yet helpless.

After all, even disregarding the impending war, in the ordinary context of the three-way standoff, Jushi must ensure that the other two countries have what the other two countries have.

Given the major premise, this is even more true, since they're practically inseparable.

He didn't know how much he had been paid by the two sides. Besides the initial spirit tree dew, the Ice River wizard seemed to have given him a little more when he covered him with frost.

And even if the other party makes an exorbitant demand, he cannot refuse.

Several minutes later, the Rock's Townsend finally learned about the Parker family. Although it was a matter of great importance, he was not very happy and felt uneasy.

Seeing the three kingdoms' fleets arrive with great momentum but cause no real damage, they sailed away triumphantly.

Neil's divided soul withdrew its gaze, and only then did that vibrant, alluring voice ring out in its ears again:

"What exactly is the news that was sold to those three giant kingdoms?"

"Can I, a member of the Vanir race, also purchase knowledge?"

Wearing green and exuding an explosive aura, Ella appeared unnoticed behind him, smiling as she looked over.

The tone was provocative, yet it also contained a hint of probing.