Hao Ren had no idea how to judge these heroic spirits called the Enherjar—or rather, he did not know how to judge the Norse "gods" who had created these armors. Heroic spirits could essentially be regarded as a type of Undead Creature, and the Valkyries' process of creating heroic spirits was, to put it bluntly, a form of necromancy—and a particularly terrifying one at that: it forged the souls of the dead into cold, bloodless steel armor and made them fight endlessly. Although this process bore a splendid name and appeared to have a sacred purpose, its horrifying nature could not be denied.
But then Vivian said, "These Enherjar volunteered."
Lily was astonished. "Woof?!"
"Brave and belligerent warriors, fighters with unfulfilled wishes, executioners immersed in slaughter, and fanatics who simply worshipped the 'gods' with fervor—human society in those days was not lacking in such people. They knew what becoming an Enherjar meant, but they willingly chose it. The Germanic berserkers in particular wished only to fight to the death and continue fighting after death, so they believed that becoming armor capable of slaughtering forever was the best destination in life. Every year, hundreds or thousands of warriors charged onto the battlefield carrying Valkyrie talismans. Sometimes, in order to obtain their 'glorious promotion' as soon as possible, berserkers would even fight wild beasts with their bare hands, using their own blood and that of their enemies to please Odin. The Valkyries would follow the talismans' guidance to harvest souls. Only the strongest souls could be used to power Enherjar armor, so warriors who had just died in battle were the most suitable. Back then, it was a great honor if someone in a settlement was promoted. A Valkyrie would personally appear and fly over the city on a winged horse. If