Putting aside the dwarves, Lu Xiao always felt that something was not right about the situation in Alfheim.
Balder and Hodr went to Alfheim one after another, and there must be Odin's instructions behind them.
Considering the last words of the Dark Elf King told by Atreus, Lu Xiao believed that the Light Elf should have reached some kind of agreement with Odin long ago.
Dwarves are good at seeking death, but their seeking death is mostly related to adventure and forging, and they have little interest in war.
The dwarves may provide weapons and armor to both sides in the Ragnarok war, and any side that wants to forcefully win over will be constrained by the other side.
'Let's talk to Brock and Sindri after we return to Midgard.'
There is nothing much to say about Helheim and Niflheim. There are no living people in these two restricted areas of life.
As for Midgard, Lu Xiao doesn’t think humans in Northern Europe are capable of participating in the God War, so it’s better not to encourage them to die.
Mimir: "Based on this, there is a high probability that the Asaph clan and the light elves will stand together, and under the most ideal situation, we can win over the Warner clan and the fire giants, plus the Valkyrie who has released the seal?"
Considering purely from the cards, the two sides are evenly matched, and perhaps the Giants will have some advantages.
But battles involving gods cannot be judged solely by the strength of the cards.
If there is no external change, this war should end up with both sides losing as predicted.
Faria believes that Lu Xiao and others who are not in the prophecy are the key to reversing their destiny.
In Lu Xiao's heart, there is another person who may reverse the development of Nordic mythology - Kratos.
Kratos is a demigod from Greece. The reason why he was prophesied by Laufey was because of their son Atreus, or Loki.
It was Loki, not Kratos, who actually appeared in the prophecy. Kratos was only depicted incidentally because he always acted with his son.
After some discussion and division of labor, Youhemi finally made the final decision.
Jotunheim will still not be open to the public before the start of Ragnarok, but Yohemi has given Lu Xiao, Yongzhen and others special permissions, allowing them to travel freely to Jotunheim.
The task of persuading the fire giant is the responsibility of Hunting Queen Skadi, and Lu Xiao can teleport her directly to Muspelheim.
After completing the envoy mission, Skadi will temporarily stay in Midgard as a representative of the giants to keep in touch with Lu Xiao.
As for communicating with the Warner Protoss... this is a difficult problem.
Odin blocked the passage to Vanaheim many years ago.
The teleportation runes and runes are still there, but due to Odin's spell, the Rainbow Bridge cannot go directly to Vanaheim.
Looking for a way to get to Vanaheim was handed over to Lu Xiao by Yohemi. Before that, Lu Xiao had to go to Gloya's library and use the rune stone to enter the hidden inner library to obtain the secrets left by Gloya.
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Before leaving, Faria told Lu Xiao the location of her mother's library.
"The library is located to the east of the Lake of Nine Realms. It should be hidden by Odin's spell."
"As long as you hold this rune stone, you will have a special feeling when you are close to the library."
"Be careful."
Faria reminded her earnestly: "Although I can't see your future, I vaguely saw some ominous shadows in the library. I'm afraid your actions will not be smooth sailing."
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Before bidding farewell to Skadi, Yongzhen handed her a one-time teleportation runestone.
"After completing the mission, crush the rune stone and it will teleport you back to us."
Watching Skadi walk into the portal leading to Muspelheim, Lu Xiao moved his somewhat stiff body.
"Let's go back to Tire's Chamber to rest for a while, and take a look at the situation of the Valkyries."
The winter of Finbul is divided into three winters. The first season is the winter of wind. As the name suggests, the cold wind will be particularly strong in this season and the natural environment will become very harsh.
But compared to the next two more troublesome winters, at least there will be no supernatural phenomena in the Winter of Winds. As long as there are enough food reserves, ordinary humans in Midgard should be able to survive hiding at home.
Lu Xiao and others spent a lot of time in Jotunheim. When they returned to Midgard, the three-month Winter of Wind was coming to an end.
I thought that in such an extreme climate, humans would squat at home, but the reality was exactly the opposite of what Lu Xiao predicted.
When they returned to the Temple of Tyr, Brock and Sindri were still forging iron in the blacksmith shop with the old god around.
"Oh~ you are finally back."
Sindri was the first to notice the arrival of the group: "How is it? Did the trip go well?"
Just in case, Lu Xiao did not tell the two dwarves their destination before setting off, lest they be predicted by Odin's prophecy and cause trouble.
"It's not bad. I think I achieved my goal."
Yongzhen placed the Ulu Tai Sword on the small table, and the two brothers began to care and maintain the Tai Sword with ease.
Lu Xiao asked calmly: "Where is Midgard? Why is there no trace of Brachi? Those heroic warriors are also missing."
Brock said in a rough voice: "That group of heroic warriors were taken out by Brachi to perform a mission. Recently, there are often clanging sounds coming from Freya's former residence. Do those idiots think that Freya will still live there?"
Has your hometown been exposed?”
When Freya was mentioned, Lu Xiao's expression changed: "By the way, is there any news about Freya recently?"
"No." Sindri was also a little surprised: "Freya has not appeared for a long time since she escaped from being surrounded and suppressed by the heroic warriors last time. The person living in that magical forest should not be Freya herself."
"I almost forgot to mention it."
When returning the well-maintained sword to Yongzhen, Brock gave a piece of information with a not-so-good expression.
"Maybe you're not interested, but I'll mention it anyway."
"After the Winter of Finbul began, the mortals in Midgard suddenly went crazy, and several nearby countries began to conquer each other."
"Due to the increasingly harsh natural environment, Midgard's food supply has encountered serious problems. Many farmers, unable to grow food in the frozen soil, simply took up arms and became bandits and bandits."
"Coupled with the impact of the war, the current world is becoming more and more unstable. You'd better be more careful when you are outside."
‘Why don’t you plunder other people’s food when you don’t have enough to eat? That’s fine, that’s very human.’
Human beings are selfish by nature, and in extreme circumstances, this selfishness will manifest itself more vividly and exquisitely.
Even in the peaceful society that Lu Xiao lived in before, whenever a disaster such as a major earthquake or tsunami occurred, the moral atmosphere in the disaster area would be degraded to varying degrees, let alone the mythical age where public security conditions were even more backward.
Keeping Brock's reminder in mind, Lu Xiao asked about the dwarves' stance on Swartheim.
"ha!"
Brock waved his hand disdainfully: "Dwarves only care about blacksmithing and treasure hunting. Who manages the Nine Realms has nothing to do with us, and we have no interest in intervening."
"If you want to win over the dwarves to join the Battle of Ragnarok, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. The probability of success is 0."