Bestowing a name

While maintaining the barrier, Skadi also made some records in her spare time, hoping to preserve as much knowledge and technology as possible from before Ragnarok.

These things weren't so easy to know, but the fact that Ortlinde had looked through them already showed how much she valued this Valkyrie.

"Indeed, one should look at a person with new eyes after three days of separation."

Bai Mo had only been gone for two days, yet Ortlinde had already shown signs of maturity and broadened her knowledge considerably. Hearing Bai Mo's praise, Ortlinde smiled and lowered her head.

"Hehe, I only looked at this part first because you happened to be forging. However, this method doesn't seem to work in this situation, since the corresponding Runes are missing, and... this doesn't look like it can be injected into the body at all."

Combining a series of highly toxic substances such as Nidhogg, Jormungandr, and Hvergelmir Spring, coupled with its inherent ferocity as a legendary monster, putting this stuff into one's body is somewhat reckless.

"Don't rush to conclusions. These are just some remains of Nidhogg. I refuse to believe we can't handle this thing. Besides, to tame its wildness, we must first subdue its claws."

Bai Mo strode into it. Just as he raised his hand, the giant beast formed from condensed energy bit him and swallowed most of its body.

The Valkyrie around her felt a sense of unease, as did Ortlinde, but she didn't show it, instead focusing her attention on manipulating the Runes and the power.

Bai Mo felt his heart stop beating for a moment, his blood vessels and nerves bulging, turning a dark green. Even his pupils were covered with green blood vessels.

"Truly ruthless and domineering, indeed a ferocious weapon. However, Nidhogg has already used these methods of yours."

Magnetic Field Power surged around Bai Mo's body. Even though the deadly poison had already attacked his heart meridian, he remained unfazed. Intense pain shot through his bone marrow, and black blood surfaced from his pores.

With a swift grab, he seized the giant beast by the neck. Then, with the power of 820,000 horses, the Ryougi Lataib and the Asura Way were activated, the excruciating poison was also drawn away and fell towards Bai Mo's lower abdomen.

"That's enough. Since you can't kill me, put away your fangs."

With a single squeeze, Bai Mo crushed the emerald green beast to pieces. Smoke billowed out, and in Bai Mo's hand lay a short dagger, its blade ancient white, its edge emerald green, and its tip as black as ink.

"That's amazing."

"That's a really bold method of taming them; I never thought it would actually work."

The Valkyrie around her cast admiring, even somewhat worshipful, glances, while Ortlinde's eyes held a hint of pride. But soon, she seemed to notice that Bai Mo's brows furrowed slightly.

On the grass, Gullfaxi lay on the ground, while Bai Mo and Ortlinde leaned against the magnificent golden fur of the horse. Examining the short dagger in their hands, they gently swung it, the blade emitting a melodious ringing that made Gullfaxi's hair stand on end.

Are you dissatisfied?

"Hmm... Although it was an unintentional act, I forged this weapon to make the most of what I had, but I didn't expect it to be a short dagger." Bai Mo shook his head helplessly. He was skilled with Great Saber, but this thing in his hand was only about the length of his forearm.

He even asked Hephaestus about it, only to be told that for weapons primarily based on poison, concentration is key to effectiveness. If his mech had enough energy, he would have forged it into a throwing knife.

"That makes some sense, but this kind of weapon is only effective against those with Magnetic Field Power —it can only be used once. Its smaller size might have a surprising effect."

Bai Mo nodded in agreement with Ortlinde's explanation. Indeed, this style was more suitable. Perhaps he was used to using Great Saber, and he just couldn't stand looking at this short little thing.

"Alright, now that it's been forged, keep it safe. By the way, Bai Mo, you haven't named it yet."

"Do you need it? Just think of it as a small knife."

Upon hearing this, the short dagger in Bai Mo's hand flashed with a cold light, seemingly expressing his dissatisfaction.

"That won't do. A weapon that you use every day must have a name. Even the gun you gave me at the beginning, I gave it a name, Hrepini."

Bai Mo, you can't treat weapons like that. If you simply treat weapons as tools, then in the end, the warriors who use weapons will also become tools in the fight.

Ortlinde spoke very solemnly to Bai Mo, looking at the girl's serious expression and then at the short dagger in her hand. Bai Mo's thoughts, however, were elsewhere, and she muttered to herself:

"A name..."

He recalled that the blade blank he initially used had now become a divine weapon, but for some reason, it always felt somewhat awkward to use. And at this moment, he also remembered that he hadn't even given it a name.

Shi also always referred to it as "this child," perhaps because of herself.

"Alright, it does need a name." Bai Mo raised the dagger, its base made of the Ibuki God Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, its edge formed by the teeth of Jormungandr and Nidhogg, combined with their poisons and the Hvergelmir Spring. This guy's identity definitely needs a name.

"Although it contains many components, the most ferocious part is Nidhogg's power." As he spoke, Bai Mo activated his power, and the patterns on the end of the hilt transformed into layers of teeth, with a line of small characters in the middle.

Níðhöggs hǫgg. (Nidhogg's Bite)

After it was engraved, he clearly felt that although the ferocious aura on the dagger remained, the spearhead was no longer aimed at Bai Mo. With his attention diverted, Gullfaxi seemed to sense the threat and let out a series of hissing sounds.

After resolving this matter, Bai Mo chatted with Ortlinde about the current situation in Northern Europe. Although the population was small, things were generally improving. Skadi was also very interested in analyzing Hephaestus, but the intense passion he displayed while working made her want to stay away.

Afterwards, Bai Mo personally taught Ortlinde some martial arts, including the Ryougi Lataib. Unexpectedly, Ortlinde learned very quickly and made progress within a few hours.

It seems that the final fountain of Well of Wisdom has brought about significant changes.

After training, Bai Mo saw Ortlinde to the door amidst her reluctant gaze. Even though they had only been apart for two days.

"My responsibilities have grown considerably now. I've been staying at Lady Skadi's palace for the past two days, but I still miss the old days. I didn't have to think about anything else, just my duties and the honey in the hives."

"That day will come after everything is over. If you have any problems, you can contact me anytime; just a thought will suffice."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Although Valkyrie guides the warriors to fight, you can stay here as long as you want."

After bidding farewell to Ortlinde, Bai Mo prepared to head to Shi's place; it was time to take the sword down from its rack. On the way, however, he spotted two figures in the Iron Forest of Northern Europe.

One person, shirtless, and the other, dressed entirely in black bodysuits, sat back to back on this nascently reviving and tranquil Daichi, their eyes closed, as if they had merged with nature.

"Kid, you've come at the perfect time." Bai Wunan stretched out his hand, and a beam of light entered Bai Mo's body. The previous feeling of obstruction instantly disappeared. He estimated that with the addition of the Landao Tianwu and the Electric Eye, the power should reach 900,000 horsepower.

"Oh, right, there's one more piece of news." Bai Wunan stretched out his hand, only to see two palm-sized figures appear in it. Bai Mo was immediately surprised, as he recognized both of them.

One is Lan Wuji, an extremely mysterious and powerful figure in the Legend of Martial God, while the other is Kuangfeng, the Martial God & Heavenly King, who single-handedly challenged the logic of Magnetic Field Emotion Driving Force and was tormented by a powerful Gale.

What's this?

"A tiny bit of residual Primordial Spirit, really, that Ultimate powerhouse's Kuanghuan was so crudely made. There's actually a tiny bit of these two's remnants in Landao Tianwu's Primordial Spirit."

Well, I'm just letting you know; it's not really of any use, and it might even bring you bad luck.