Lu Xiao vaguely remembers that there are 8 Valkyries scattered in all walks of life. After collecting the helmets of these Valkyrie Council members, he can summon the last one, who will replace Freya to manage the temporary leader of the Valkyries. He is called the King of the Valkyries.
Sigurn.
Muspelheim, Niflheim, Alfheim and Helheim each have a sleeping Valkyrie, and the other four are scattered throughout Midgard.
After discussion, Lu Xiao and Mimir made a plan to avoid Midgard first and go to the other four worlds to find the Valkyries respectively.
Defeating them will free the Valkyrie's soul imprisoned in her corrupted body, while also absorbing their remaining divine power.
After meeting Baldur in Alfheim, Lu Xiao prioritized the Elf Kingdom, leaving Kui Baldy to step on a wave of thunder first.
Niflheim is filled with cursed fog all year round. It is said that these fogs were formed by the last breath exhaled by Ymir, the ancestor of giants in Norse mythology, before his death.
Others say that the cursed mist came from a dwarven craftsman named Evaldi, who turned Niflheim into a dead place due to a failed weapon-making experiment.
In contrast, Lu Xiao is more willing to believe in the first legend.
The legend of a dwarf polluting the entire world because of a failed experiment is a bit too magical. Even nuclear radiation would not have such a large impact.
Ymir is the first primitive life form that appears in Nordic mythology and the ancestor of all giants. Her status in Nordic mythology is equivalent to that of Pangu in Chinese mythology.
In the ancient times of chaos, Odin and his two brothers Willy (Henir) and Fei (Lord) decided to use Ymir's huge body as material to create a more orderly and vibrant world.
So the three brothers joined forces to challenge Ymir and successfully killed the original giant.
When Ymir collapsed, countless blood flowed from his wounds, which formed a river and eventually overflowed into the first great flood in Norse mythology.
After this flood, the prehistoric world of Norse mythology has undergone tremendous changes.
The remaining blood of Ymir was transformed into the boundless ocean by the three Odin brothers. His skull was made into the sky, and his torso was transformed into the earth.
Odin used the eternal fire of Muspelheim to create the sun, moon and stars, and from then on there was light in the chaotic world.
The maggots living on Ymir's body were illuminated by the sun and turned into elves. From his huge body grew a giant tree with roots that spread across the nine realms, which is the world tree Yggdrasil.
The descendants of Ymir were gradually divided into two groups under the erosion of the great flood, and they lived in the giant's new hometown of Jotunheim and Muspelheim respectively.
As a result, the nine realms of Nordic mythology finally took shape, and the world entered a relatively stable period of development, and all of this came from Ymir's "dedication".
Of course, Ymir did not become the cornerstone of the new world voluntarily. His unwilling sigh before his death polluted the ice mist floating in Niflheim at all times, turning them into the current cursed mist.
"Are you going to Niflheim?"
When Mimir was alone in thought, Lu Xiao told Brock his request.
This rude blue-skinned dwarf was gnawing on the roasted thigh of some kind of animal. Lu Xiao guessed that it was the poor camel beast that helped him carry the cargo before.
Lu Xiao does not have cancer. Although he does not agree with Brock's practice of killing the donkey, he will not forcefully point at Brock's nose and teach him what to do.
After all, the ownership of the camel beast belongs to Brock, and what he wants to do with it is his own business.
After putting down the food, Brock walked to the pile of debris next to the forging table and squatted down to rummage through it.
"Well...unfortunately, we ran out of corrosion-resistant fabric."
"If you want to build suitable equipment, you can only provide the materials yourself."
Lu Xiao nodded and asked, "So where should I find the materials?"
"Niflheim."
Brock shrugged: "Not all places in Niflheim are filled with cursed fog, and very few areas can survive."
"Let's do this. You first go to Niflheim through the kingdom teleportation room. When you get there, I will tell you in detail how to collect the materials."
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Lu Xiao didn't know what the dwarves' talent was. They were born with the ability to travel directly between the space channels connecting the nine realms.
According to Brock himself, he moves freely with the help of the roots of the World Tree that connect the nine realms. I don't know if this is true.
Arriving at Niflheim through the Rainbow Bridge, the first impression Lu Xiao had on this world was that it was dark.
It was not the more natural dark sky that I saw in Alfheim before, but it seemed to be covered by a hazy mist.
Although it was daytime, the sun could not directly shine on the land of Niflheim.
Mimir, who likes to be a teacher, explained: "This is Niflheim's special environment. The fog that pervades the entire world prevents the sun from shining directly on the ground."
"Even if there are a few viable areas, usually no one would deliberately come here to settle down. Niflheim simply cannot meet the requirements for normal growth of food crops."
While strolling to the meeting point that Brock mentioned, Lu Xiao asked Mimir: "Which of those two legends is true? Evaldi or Ymir?"
"Strictly speaking, both are true."
Mimir explained patiently: "The cursed fog covering the great world of Niflheim comes from Ymir, and the place where Brock wants you to find the materials is where the curse of Ivaldi remains."
Even though he was a little distracted, Mimir still guessed what the blue-skinned dwarf was thinking through the conversation between Lu Xiao and Brock.
Brock is a natural blacksmith and has devoted his life to forging.
His personal strength is not strong, and some special materials cannot be obtained personally, including the Mist Echo and Niflheim alloy produced in the Ivaldy Alchemy Workshop.
Mist Echo is a special material that was born under the influence of the curse of Evaldy Workshop.
Niflheim alloy is the legacy left by Evaldi during his lifetime. After being soaked in the curse for countless years, equipment forged with this special alloy can resist the erosion of Ivaldi's curse to a certain extent.
There are no powerful enemies in this world except the cursed mist, and the Asaphs will almost never come to this restricted area of life, so they are relatively safe.
Lu Xiao handed over the task of exploring and collecting materials to Yongzhen and Tamamo, leaving Mimir behind as well.
The Valkyrie of Niflheim sleeps deep in the Ivaldi workshop. If you want to fight her in the cursed fog, anti-corrosion equipment is indispensable.
Lu Xiao tried to enter the Evaldi workshop directly. The curse did not corrode him too much, but exploring the entire maze area was not something that could be done in a short time.
As time goes by, the effects of the curse will become more and more severe.
Without anti-corrosion equipment, Lu Xiao and others could only stay in the fog for about 5 minutes. There was an error of about half a minute depending on personal physical condition. This time was definitely not enough to explore the entire area and defeat the Valkyrie.