Chapter 112: Rune Weaver
I stared at the vine, which was getting cosy in my inner world, trying to think of a suitable name for it. After everything we had been through, it deserved something meaningful. Something that captured its nature as both protector and nurturer.
"Yggdrasil," I said finally, feeling the name settle into place. "The World Tree from Norse mythology – connecting all realms, supporting existence itself." I smiled as I felt curiosity pulse through our bond. "We can call you Yggy for short."
The newly-named Yggy's presence rippled with approval, and I could feel it testing out the name, almost tasting it.
Before all this isekai business, it wasn’t only cultivation novels that I’d read, I'd been quite the mythology buff. Something about those ancient stories had always captivated me - perhaps because they felt more exciting than the mundane world I'd lived in.
With the intelligence that it had shown so far, perhaps with a name like Yggdrasil, the vine could one day be something more...
"Master," Azure commented, "the name seems particularly appropriate given your World Tree Sutra cultivation method."
I nodded. "That's one of the reasons why I chose it. In the myths, Yggdrasil wasn't just a passive connection between realms – it was a guardian, protecting the structure of reality itself." I felt Yggy's presence swell with pride at this description. "Plus, it's fun to say. Yggdrasil. Has a nice ring to it. Though I doubt anyone thought it would be used to name a semi-sentient vine created by a mad genius."
Speaking of mad geniuses...
The next morning, I made my way to Elder Molric's laboratory, wondering what new chaos awaited me. The previous loop had certainly set a high bar for bizarre experiments, but somehow, I suspected the elder would manage to surprise me anyway.