The journey of Kratos and Atreus is over, and the tired two plan to return home to take a good rest.
During this journey, Atreus grew rapidly, but he has not yet reached Kratos's standards. Kratos hopes to train Atreus as soon as possible until he can stand alone.
Especially after seeing the prophetic mural, this idea became even more urgent.
After learning that Baldr was dead, Kratos and Atreus said goodbye to Lu Xiao and others, and while the Nine Realms Lake was not completely frozen, they came under the bridge and prepared to row home.
Watching Mr. Kui and his son leave, Lu Xiao had a meaningful smile on her face.
Mimir couldn't help complaining: "Brother, your smile is a bit scary. It reminds me of a sinister old man. What are you planning?"
"nothing."
Lu Xiao smiled and shook his head: "I just feel that I will meet them again in the future, and the time interval should not be too long."
…
"Buzz!"
Before Brachi led the patrol back, Lu Xiao used Mimir's eyes to open the Rainbow Bridge and enter Jotunheim.
Since the Rainbow Bridge is opened in an informal way, there is naturally no stable spatial channel.
After Lu Xiao stepped through the portal, he closed the door with his backhand, eliminating the possibility of the Asaph clan slipping into Jotunheim through the portal.
"Wow~"
Just after entering Jotunheim, Mimir suddenly exclaimed: "It's weird, the location we entered Jotunheim this time is completely different from Kratos and the others."
Yongzhen asked with some surprise: "What's different?"
"The location where Kratos and the others entered is located halfway up the mountain. It should have been specially prepared by someone, and we..."
Lu Xiao looked at the surrounding frigid coniferous forest and complained helplessly: "Why is it a forest again? I have such a connection with nature?"
"Mimir, do you know how to go?"
Mimir was the only one among the people present who had been to Jotunheim many times. The three people and one wolf all turned their attention to him.
"It's a pity."
Mimir winked and said: "In the past, I was led directly to their royal court by the giants. I really don't know the whole picture of Jotunheim."
"But I still remember that Ymirheim, where the Giant King's Court is located, is located in the middle of a large plain. Let's first find a high ground and observe the surrounding... Okay, pretend I didn't say anything."
Before Mimir finished speaking, Lu Xiao took his head up into the sky.
According to Mimir, giants will not remain huge at all times.
In order to save energy and consume resources in Jotunheim, they will change to normal human size most of the time, just like Kratos' wife Laufey.
As long as Laufei didn't tell her, Kratos, who had lived with her for many years, wouldn't know that his wife was actually a giant.
The exit of the teleportation gate is far away from the plain mentioned by Mimir, and even with Lu Xiao's clairvoyance, he could only see a few outlines.
The area they are currently in is a region of frozen soil hills with complex terrain. To reach the green plains in the distance, they need to go all the way south and climb over a series of continuous mountains.
The temperature in Jotunheim is always low, not much better than Midgard, which is experiencing the Fimbul winter.
In order to reach the King's Court of Giants as soon as possible, flying there is the best choice, but before setting off, you must first solve the problem of cold protection and warmth. The cold wind high in Jotunheim is not so easy to bear.
Lu Xiao wrote runes on the three people and one wolf one by one to protect the core temperature of the body. The effect of the runes can last for at least an hour. During this time, they can rush through the air against the cold wind.
Flying from a high altitude can more intuitively see the scenery below and avoid getting lost in the complex terrain of hilly areas.
At the end of the first hour, Lu Xiao and others entered a small frozen snowfield. They planned to find a suitable place to land and recharge the runes.
"etc!"
Just when Lu Xiao was about to control the wind to allow three people and one wolf to land, Mimir suddenly called for a stop.
"Lu Xiao, land over there."
Mimir's golden eyes radiated light, guiding Lu Xiao in the direction.
Looking along the location pointed out by Mimir, Lu Xiao saw nothing except a strange-shaped mountain rock covered with heavy snow, and his eagle vision could not detect any life reaction.
"What's there? I didn't see anything special."
"Hey~"
Mimir sighed: "You will know it in the past. It is another sad story."
Following Mimir's instructions, Lu Xiao landed near the rock. He raised his hand to wipe away the thick snow covering the rock. The scene that appeared in front of him made the three of them look shocked at the same time.
"this……"
What's underneath the snow is not dark brown rocks, but a layer of permanently frozen ice that reflects the sun's rays.
The point is not here, but that a snow-white arm and some clothes can be vaguely seen under the ice.
Lu Xiao called out with a serious expression: "Xiaoyu."
"Leave it to me."
Wearing a wide robe and long sleeves, Tamamo Mae danced gracefully on the snowy field. This was her unique way of assisting in casting spells.
There is a huge difference between Tamamo Mae and Lu Xiao in terms of the total amount of mana, but in terms of precise control of mana, Lu Xiao still has a long way to go, and is far behind Tamamo Mae, who has been practicing for thousands of years.
"call!"
A small tornado blew up out of thin air in the snowfield, blowing away the snow on the surface of the permanently frozen ice without injuring anyone inside the ice.
After the snow dispersed along with the small tornado, Lu Xiao and others finally saw clearly what was going on inside the ice.
The hand just now came from a young and vigorous beauty. Her hands were hugging a middle-aged man with a beard, and her face was full of sadness.
There is an arrow stuck in the man's chest, and the shape of the arrow is exactly the same as the arrow in the quiver behind the girl.
"Scadi, the Hunting Queen, and her poor father Sharkey."
Mimir finally began to tell the story: "When Skadi was still very young, Sharkey began to teach her how to hunt animals."
"Sharkey has a special ability. He can transform into all the animals in the nine realms and teach Skadi to know them and hunt them."
"Under Sharkey's guidance, Skadi became the strongest hunter in the nine realms, unmatched even by the gods."
"This is where the tragedy begins."
Mimir sneered: "Odin fell in love with Skadi and wanted to marry her so that Skadi would give birth to strong children for him."
"Wait a moment."
Tamamo-mae rubbed her eyebrows in confusion and interrupted Mimir's story.
"Didn't you say that Odin hates giants? This hunting queen, she should be a giant too."
"This is not a contradiction."
Mimir explained: "Odin hates the giants, but that doesn't mean he hates every giant."
"For example, Thor's mother Fjorgen, she is a giant and one of Odin's favorite people."
"Ahem~ Let's tell the story again."
"Skati has no interest in Odin, who likes to play tricks and intrigues. She rejected the King of Gods in public without any mercy, which naturally angered Odin."
"Odin vowed to take revenge on the arrogant Queen of the Hunt. He made up a rumor that an eagle had stolen the golden apples from the orchard of Eden, the goddess of youth. The gods had nothing to do with the eagle."
"After receiving this news, Skadi could not restrain her hunting spirit. She took a bow and arrows and chased after the eagle. After chasing for countless days and months, she finally shot the eagle from the sky with her accurate archery skills.
."
At this point in the story, Lu Xiao and others had understood what was going to happen next, and none of the three of them looked very good.
"When Skadi came in a hurry to pick up the prey, the eagle had already disappeared, leaving only the cold body of Skadi's father Sharkey."
"Scadi accepted her fate as winter fell. With shame and regret, she picked up her father's body and returned to her hometown, disappearing into the unknown snowfield."