In the secret room at the lower level of the Temple of Tyr, nine members of the Valkyrie Council headed by Sigurn were seizing the time to infiltrate their new bodies with divine power.
At this moment, Sigruen suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling.
Someone called Valkyrie in a distant area, and she still remembered the familiar fluctuations of magic power.
"Freya..."
The remaining eight Valkyries woke up from their slumber one after another, and they also felt the call from the Valkyrie Commander.
Alluun, the scholar in the Valkyries, asked calmly: "Sigurun, do we want to respond?"
Sigrun looked at the other members of the Valkyrie Council, thought for a while before shaking his head.
"No, we have an agreement with Lu Xiao that we will not help each other regarding Badr."
"The arrival of Finbul Winter proves that Baldr has fallen. Freya calling us at this time must be for revenge, so please remain silent for the time being."
El, Gidrew, Carla, Lotta, Gendal and Guna expressed their agreement one after another.
Orluen noticed the hesitation of her younger sister Sirud, walked to her side and comforted her: "Now Freya is swallowed up by hatred, let her calm down for a while, and then we will find a way to contact her.
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Sigrun nodded: "Freya's hatred for Asgard will not be less than ours. After the only bond of Baldr passes away, her last nostalgia for Asgard will also disappear."
"It's better to adopt Lu Xiao's suggestion and put Freya in cold storage for a while."
"I believe she can regain her composure under the comfort of time. At that time, we will discuss with her how to cooperate to subvert Asgard, the culprit behind the scenes."
The source of Freya's tragedy comes from Asgard. If it weren't for Odin, Freya wouldn't have cast a spell on Baldur when she felt insecure, which directly led to Baldur's tragic life.
Now Freya is at the peak of her revenge and anger, and only when she wakes up can we have normal communication with her.
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In addition to stripping Freya of her wings and warrior soul, Odin's curse also prohibited her from leaving Midgard and traveling to other lands.
At this time, Freya is still wandering somewhere in Midgard.
After getting vague clues from Sindri and Bullock, she was driven by anger and embarked on a journey to find old equipment.
This process was not smooth, and Odin's strict defense of Freya came from all aspects.
Sensing that Freya was planning to retrieve her weapons and armor, Odin specially arranged for the God of Poetry, Braki, to sit in Midgard and ask the Heroic Warriors to intercept Freya along the way.
Freya's magical attainments in the Vanir protoss are very superb, but because of Odin's curse, she cannot harm anyone and can only use spells to restrain the pursuing heroic warriors.
But in the end, this approach only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. Freya wasted a lot of time chasing and hiding with the heroic warriors. She pinned her hope of breaking the situation on her past subordinates.
According to Freya's knowledge, the Valkyries were plotted by Odin and most of them fell into deep sleep after falling.
Freya was not sure whether the Valkyrie would respond to her call, but in the face of the current difficult situation, she could only act as a doctor.
"As expected, there was no response..."
When she didn't get any response, Freya smiled bitterly and rubbed her temples.
After hiding and hiding with the heroic warriors for more than half a month, Freya gradually calmed down after venting her anger in the fierce battle.
Many of these heroic warriors were the warriors she had personally selected under the leadership of the Valkyries, but they were merciless in the face of the former God Queen who had the kindness to meet them.
The merciless pursuit of the heroic warriors brought back Freya's memories of Odin, and these overly negative memories even diluted her hatred for Lu Xiao.
From this we can imagine how terrifying the psychological shadow Odin left on Freya was.
"Odin..."
Freya gritted her teeth and looked at the sky: "You can huddle in the Golden Palace and plot your conspiracy, but one day I will step on your lofty head into the mud of Helheim!"
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I don’t know if it’s due to a natural incompatibility, but as they continued on their way to Ymirheim, the relationship between Tamamo Mae and Skadi felt quite incompatible.
From Yongzhen's point of view, it is natural that there will be differences between Skadi, who is the hunting queen, and the nine-tailed fox, who is the "prey".
Lu Xiao jokingly called this situation the dispute between blue and green.
But strangely enough, there is no such tension between Skadi and Fenrir, and the two of them would get together to chat from time to time.
Yes, chat, Skadi can understand the language of animals, which is said to be inherited from her father Sharkey.
Speaking of Sharkey.
After being unsealed from the eternal ice, Skadi burned his father's body with his own hands, planning to find an opportunity to take his ashes to the Giant Cemetery.
Returning to Jotunheim after a long absence, Skadi looked at the familiar and majestic mountains and rivers below with emotion while rushing in the air.
"It hasn't changed at all. The scenery here is still the same as in my memory, but..."
Skadi frowned: "Why are there so few people? In my impression, there should be many villages nearby."
When Skadi died, Odin had not yet cruelly ordered to kill all the giants in Midgard.
At that time, the giants communicated very frequently with the outside world. Business exchanges promoted the connection between the giants and the Nine Realms, and also prospered the development of the giants.
After the connection between Jotunheim and the Nine Realms was completely severed, the giants could only communicate internally, and their development stagnated and declined.
The situation is particularly serious in rural areas, which can still rely on trade with the Nine Realms to maintain their expenses.
The climate in Jotunheim is very cold. Except for the great plains near the Royal Court, the frozen soil areas are not suitable for farming, and the only way to survive is through hunting.
Approaching the edge of the permafrost known as the Yalki Mountains in Skati, Lu Xiao and others finally saw the first giant village.
Judging from the animal skins and dried animal meat hanging everywhere in the village, this should be a small village focused on hunting.
Landing about one kilometer in front of the small village, Lu Xiao and others entered the village on foot.
There are less than twenty houses in the entire small village. There are almost no people in the village in broad daylight. There are only three children who look no different from humans playing in the village.
A desolate cold wind blew from the main passage in the village, and some of the gates that were not closed tightly made an unpleasant "squeaking" sound. It was obvious that the wooden structures of these gates were very decayed.
Tamamo asked in confusion: "Why is it so depressed? Isn't it said that giants are the most powerful existence in the Nine Realms after the Asaph and Warner Protoss?"
Mimir corrected him: "Strictly speaking, the fighting ability of the giants is not worse than that of the gods. There is no such thing as inferiority. It is just a smoke bomb deliberately released by Odin."
Giants have no divinity or divine power, but the special power they are given by the rules of the world can penetrate the divine protection and directly harm members of the Gods.
Perhaps this is caused by Ymir's resentment, or it may be the restrictions placed on Asgard by world rules, making giants the natural enemies of the gods.
Mimir mentioned many times that giants are a peace-loving race and they do not want to be hostile to Asgard.
Odin's coveting of the giant's prophecy ability and his fear of the giant's combat power are the most fundamental reasons for the breakdown of the relationship between the two parties.
Lu Xiao glanced around the village with his eagle eyes. Counting the three underage children, there were less than 10 people in the entire village. Except for the three children, they were all concentrated in the largest building in the village.
"Let's go and ask."
Lu Xiao pushed behind Skati: "You are a local, so the task of communicating with the giant is left to you."
"Do not touch me!"
Skadi turned back and glared at Lu Xiao displeasedly: "I hate men's touch!"
Lu Xiao spread her hands helplessly: "Okay, I was the one who was rude. Please go ahead, Queen Hunting."
'Does this count as androphobia? Odin is really sinful.'