Muspelheim, the hometown of the fire giants, and the inherent territory of the Fire King Surtur.
In the prophecy of Ragnarok, Surtur played an important role. In the prophecy, he would unleash the power of the Demonic Sword of Fire and let the flames engulf the entire Asgard.
Lu Xiao had not included Muspelheim as his first choice before, mainly because he was afraid of the King of Fire Surtur. It is said that he is a ruthless character on the same level as the God King Odin.
Mimir recommended Muspelheim for a reason. He told Lu Xiao a semi-public secret.
Surtur completely disappeared hundreds of years ago, and no one knows where he went.
"Some say that Surtur is sleeping in the center of Muspelheim, while others say that he left his hometown and traveled around the nine realms hiding his identity."
"The only thing that is certain is that before the arrival of Ragnarok, some changes in Muspelheim will not attract Surtur's attention."
"When the demon wolves Hati and Skull catch up with the moon and the sun respectively, the Fimbol Winter, which lasts for three winters, will come."
"Winter in Fimbull?"
Lu Xiao has heard of this term, which symbolizes the beginning of Ragnarok.
"That's right." Mimir explained: "The three winters are called the Winter of Winds, the Winter of Swords and the Winter of Wolves in the prophecy, which respectively represent three major events that trigger Ragnarok."
"When the unprecedented long winter ends, Ragnarok will come and destroy Asgard."
Ragnarok has been widely cited in a large number of literary and entertainment works, and the creators have their own unique understanding of this final battle in Norse mythology.
From the perspective of the original canon, Ragnarok mainly refers to the war between the Asaph and the Vanir and the giants and monsters.
No one won this battle, the giants and monsters were all killed in the Ragnarok battle, and most of the main gods of the two gods also fell.
Lu Xiao had discovered before that, perhaps due to the influence of the World Tree, the time structure of the Nine Realms is very similar to a ring structure.
The prophecy will be very accurate in the nine realms under the World Tree. The confirmed prophecy is almost irreversible in the overall situation, but Odin believes that some fine-tuning can be made to the details without changing the general trend.
Since Ragnarok is bound to come, Odin hopes to minimize its impact on Asgard.
In order to seduce Brock's brother Sindri, at Mimir's suggestion, a group of people went down the mountain from the area on the back of the mountain that was not covered by shadows.
On the way down the mountain, Mimir told Lu Xiao and others some stories about Odin.
These include some of the preparations he made to deal with Ragnarok, and also include the origin of the widely circulated name of God Queen Frigga.
"Odin knew that Ragnarok would come sooner or later, and he made many attempts to change his destiny in this catastrophe."
"Acquiring the giant's prophetic ability is only one of them. He also adopted two wolves according to the prophecy, two magic wolves that will play an important role before Ragnarok."
"Hatty and Skull."
"These two wolves are the mortal enemies of Asgard, born of the terrifying giant wolf Hoswitnir. Odin captured them when they were still young wolves and kept them in Asgard's kennels.
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"When there was something wrong with the sun and the moon, hanging in the sky and no longer moving according to their regular patterns, Odin used ancient magic to send Skull and Hati up into the sky."
"Chased by them, the moon and sun began to move normally again."
"Skull and Hatti are very diligent, and they have been faithfully executing Odin's orders, but the process of chasing is not eternal."
"The prophecy mentioned that the two demon wolves will one day catch up with and devour their prey, and the prelude to Ragnarok will begin."
Yongzhen asked with some confusion when he heard this: "Since Odin knew that Skull and Hati would bring Ragnarok, why did he adopt them? If he could just kill them, he would break the prophecy, right?"
"No, no, ma'am, the prophecy is not that easy to break."
Mimir explained patiently: "Even if there are no more Skull and Hati, there will be other existences to chase and devour the sun and moon in their place."
"Odin knows that he can't change the overall situation. He wants to try his best to take the initiative in Ragnarok in his own hands through this small detail change."
"Skull and Hati were tamed by Odin, which means that Odin can control when they devour the sun and moon, and accurately grasp the time when Ragnarok begins."
Compared to Nagama, who has lived in modern society for a long time and has been influenced by modern literary works and myths and legends, Tamamo-mae is not very interested in the prophecies in Nordic mythology. She is more concerned about the relationship between Freya and Odin.
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"Oh~ Freya, poor Freya."
Speaking of the goddess who was born in the Warner Protoss, Mimir was quite sad.
"Strictly speaking, it was me who harmed her."
"It was I who proposed to Odin a marriage with the Warner Protoss to put an end to the long and meaningless war between the two parties."
"Freya decided to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her people. Freya, known as the most beautiful goddess in the nine worlds, committed herself to marrying this bad old man Odin."
'The most beautiful?'
Lu Xiao's expression was a little strange. He had just met Freya not long ago.
Although the goddess did have outstanding appearance, it was far from enough to make Lu Xiao feel amazing. The Northern God's standard of beauty was a bit too low.
...Of course, it could also be that Lu Xiao was used to Tamamo no Mae's peerless appearance, and the upper limit of her aesthetics was raised too high.
Mimir didn't pay attention to Lu Xiao's face and continued to talk eloquently.
"As I have told you before, in the years when Freya and Odin were first married, Odin was a qualified husband."
"Their love made the Asaph and the Vanir gradually put aside their prejudice and hatred towards each other, and my peace plan went very smoothly."
"The name Frigga appeared during this period. It was Odin's nickname for Freya."
"When the relationship between the two completely broke down, Odin simply made up for the mistake and determined the name of the Queen of Gods as Frigga to prevent Freya from drawing power from the beliefs of the people of the Nine Realms."
"This is the origin of the name Frigga, the Queen of Gods. It is a complete lie."
Mimir once served as Odin's most important advisor and knew most of the secrets of the Nine Realms.
With him telling stories on the road, at least Lu Xiao and others would not feel bored while rushing down the mountain.
When descending from the steep backside of the mountain, a group of people could see from a high place a small forest as beautiful as a fairy tale below.
If Lu Xiao remembers correctly, that is where Freya, the witch in the forest, lives in seclusion.
In order to avoid meeting Freya and attracting Odin's attention again, Lu Xiao deliberately planned a detour.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Mimir stopped talking.
Suddenly, the crisp sound of iron was heard in the quiet woods. Mimir turned his one eye to Lu Xiao and said meaningfully: "Lu Xiao, the person you are looking for has arrived."