Curiosity

It was Kirk's turn, and it wouldn't be a lie to say he was nervous. After all, his entire fortune was invested in this. If he didn't get it back, he'd be at a huge loss.

Kirk reached his hand in. The feeling inside seemed to have dulled, hazy, as if entering a woman's... A hard object brushed against his hand, like a bladed weapon! Kirk rejoiced and quickly grabbed it, only to tragically discover it had already slipped through his fingers. Kirk had no choice but to continue feeling around. Suddenly, something hard touched his hand again. Kirk thought it felt like a stone. He wasn't sure, and wanted to pull it out to get a clearer look.

As a result, just as he pulled the object to the edge of the vortex, he received a system prompt: "This draw has concluded. Rewards have been distributed."

"Are you kidding me? I just wanted to get a better look!" Kirk despaired. What use was a stone? Could he use it to bash someone's head in?

At this moment, the spatial vortex vanished like a street vendor who'd sold a faulty product. They'd taken the payment and disappeared without even the courtesy of a routine notification.

Kirk cursed, but there was no other way now. His entire fortune had been exchanged for a stone.

Little Fatty, however, was quite interested and repeatedly urged his big brother to take a closer look.

Indeed, it was a dull black, circular stone. If you threw it into a pile of coal, you'd never find it. Kirk, filled with grief and anger, hurled the stone far away. Little Fatty shouted, "Big brother! This isn't an ordinary stone!"

Kirk said, "Don't I know it's not an ordinary stone? Does it sing?"

The fatty yelled, "No, it's floating!"

Kirk quickly scrambled to pick it up. He saw that the stone was indeed floating in his hand, as if it had no weight. Its attributes gradually appeared:

Valkyrie.Brynhildr's Requiem Stone

[Grade] Unknown Wonder (65% Fragment), Unique Item in The Space. [Nature] Soul Reception Casket. Warrior's Souls, protected by Odin's divine power, can reside permanently within this divine stone, never to be annihilated by time or space. [Origin] Any Earth plot dimension where the Norse God Race may exist. [Material] "Lord God's Grip" - the first armrest stone on the right side of the Lord God Odin's throne. [Equipment Slot] Any position in the inventory. Requires soul binding. [Description] A seemingly heavy, pitch-black stone floats in the air automatically. It weighs almost nothing in hand. Struck by unknown divine power, the stone cracked from its middle two-thirds, covered in frost on all sides, seemingly never to melt. The inscriptions on it are also incomplete.

[Explanation] The Valkyries are the daughters of the great god Odin, their name meaning "battle-maidens." There are twelve of them in total, responsible for escorting the souls of warriors who died bravely on the battlefield to the Norse divine realm. Odin greatly favored powerful, fearless Warrior's Souls. He commissioned twelve Requiem Stones and gave them to the twelve Valkyries. This fragment belongs to the eldest daughter, the Chief Reception Goddess, the shield-maiden Valkyrie.Brynhildr, who was most favored by Odin. For countless years, as the Lord God Odin's right hand continuously caressed this armrest stone, it became infused with nearly infinite divine power. She used this great divine artifact to guide countless valiant souls into Asgard's Valhalla.

During the Ragnarok war, to defend the divine realm of Asgard, led by Odin, Valkyrie.Brynhildr engaged in a fierce battle with Hrym, the Frost Giant King of Jotunheim and a direct descendant of the wise giant Mimir and the giantess Bestla. Although she ultimately slew the Frost Giant King, who was nearly Odin's equal, she fell into eternal slumber due to her severe injuries. The Requiem Stone placed on her chest by the Valkyrie was shattered by Hrym's dying blow, scattering its fragments across the mortal world.

[Details] The fragment bears the Requiem Canticle of Valkyrie.Brynhildr guiding Warrior's Souls:

"Humble mortals! You shall never know the supreme greatness of the God Race! The sky is our garden! Clouds are our cushions! The ocean is our bathhouse! The earth is our courtyard! Icebergs are our will! Lightning is our wrath! The World Tree is our pillar! Gladsheim is our palace! Asgard is our home! Giants are our sworn enemies! Humans are our servants! Hel is our prison! Only the most valiant souls are favored by Odin, entering Valhalla, never to perish! Become warriors of the God Race! Be granted eternal life! Fight for the divine realm!"

(Due to damage, the following inscriptions are missing...)

[Space Unique Skill] - [Odin's Summon] The user expends 100% of their energy and pays the relevant Soul Crystals to summon the powerful Warrior's Souls within the Requiem Stone to fight for them for a limited time. The strength of the Warrior's Souls may be restricted by the plot difficulty. Their time in the plot world will be = (Summoner's Intelligence + Wisdom) * 60 seconds. Once the summoner masters the relevant skills, the Warrior's Souls can receive buffs from the summoner's related attributes and abilities.

[Warrior's Soul Collection] Warrior's Souls can be any plot character or plot creature, or even a contractor. To capture a plot character, the following conditions must be met: 1. If the plot character's hidden favorability towards you exceeds 80 and their compatibility exceeds 90%, and their death is not directly or indirectly caused by you, there is a certain chance they will voluntarily become a Warrior's Soul to protect you forever. 2. If the plot character is a hostile creature, you must kill them yourself (the damage dealt must exceed 80% of the total damage of their death). Only then is there a chance the Warrior's Soul will recognize your might. After paying a certain price (e.g., Soul Crystals), you can capture them to become a Warrior's Soul to protect you forever. 3. If a contractor dies, they must be willing. They can become a Warrior's Soul to protect you forever. The contractor's state as a Warrior's Soul will be permanently fixed, and they can no longer use any items to revive in The Space. The contractor themselves will be fully aware of this. Therefore, do not try to deceive or persuade them.

[Note]: This equipment is a fragment, so there are many restrictions when capturing and summoning Warrior's Souls. The strength of the Warrior's Souls will be heavily suppressed by The Space's power, and the summoning cost may directly bankrupt you. The Space encourages you to actively search for other fragments for fusion. Once the inscriptions are complete, divine power may be restored, higher-level equipment skills may be unlocked, the conditions for capturing Warrior's Souls may be lowered, summoning effects may be enhanced, and it may even be upgraded to a true divine artifact from the era of Valkyrie.Brynhildr! You may obtain relevant information in any Earth plot dimension or space where the Norse God Race or Giants may exist.

[Note]: This item must be soul-bound to be used. Once bound, it cannot be traded or dropped. Upon the contractor's death, it will be reclaimed by The Space. While bound, it cannot be detected by any detection skills.

[Postscript]: The only reason you obtained it from a mutated fatty in the The Walking Dead world is that this fatty possesses a very thin bloodline of direct descendants of ancient giants. After the soul stone was shattered by Hrym's divine power, an ancient giant who participated in the battle picked it up and swallowed it. This soul stone lay dormant within the giant's soul, passed down through its bloodline, until its countless descendants were killed by you.

"So this fat guy actually had giant blood, no wonder the more severe his injuries, the faster he recovered. And no wonder he could recover Stamina by eating people..." Little Fatty muttered, "But big brother, this is the first time I've seen such a long description. It looks pretty awesome."

Kirk asked weakly, "Little Fatty, let me ask you, if you were thrown into a boundless desert and were about to die of thirst and hunger, and you had to choose between a box of food and water and a box of gold, which would you choose?"

"I'd choose the food and water. Staying alive is what's important."

"Exactly, staying alive is more important than anything. So now I have this thing, it's a Valkyrie and a Soul Crystal, and it sounds like it can even be upgraded into a divine artifact. It sounds really powerful. But we've never heard of Soul Crystals, nor do we have any Warrior's Souls. Where can we find them? How do we use them? We don't know anything. How valuable is this thing for our survival?"

Kirk sighed and continued, "We guys basically emptied our coffers just now. We spent 10,000 Survival Points, used up all our Team Contribution Value, and spent quite a few skill potential points. The reward we just got can only be considered breaking even."

Little Fatty said dejectedly, "T-Dog is dead too, and we lost a lot of our people."

Kirk patted Little Fatty's shoulder. "Let's go, we still have to report to Rick and the others."

Currently, the team that was clearing Zone C is basically wiped out with heavy casualties. They are no longer capable of completing the mission to clear Zone C and can only withdraw in defeat.

Now, Kirk and Little Fatty don't want to think about anything else. They're going to *** the mission. Everyone is dead. Right now, I just want to go back to the team and get a good night's sleep.

It's the fifth day, and tonight the walkers will undergo their third mutation. There might even be a walker siege!

Living, why is it so hard? Kirk cried out in his heart.