The two stayed in Davos for two days and continued north. After a few more days, they finally saw the rolling mountains and the towering snow-capped mountains in the distance.
"Hey, Gracie, do you feel so cold?"
The cold current that crossed Owendale has taken absolute control here. Large pieces of broken ice can be seen flowing with the water in the river. The world is desolate, and even the glass of the magic carriage is stained with white frost.
Such a temperature cannot be completely resisted by Lux's magic power.
"It was very cold indeed."
Chai Anping raised his eyebrows. Compared to when he and Quinn were on their mission, the temperature in the edge mountains was almost closer to the temperature in the Owendale Mountains.
It seems that this year's cold wave in Northland is really extremely cold.
They stopped at a small village to replenish water supplies.
"Chief Tike, was it so cold in previous years?"
The two of them and the grandchildren of the old village chief lined up around the fire in the room, warming themselves while waiting for the delicacies to be stewed in the iron pot.
The old village chief is very old, with a pair of gray eyebrows that are unorganized and very casual.
"Reporting to your lord, the coldest time in the past years has never been as cold as this!" The old man sighed, looking a little sad: "In such a cold weather, every household may not have enough firewood."
"Ah? Then how will everyone spend the winter?" Lux asked worriedly.
"Miss, there's no need to worry. If it doesn't work out, just keep your head down and go to a neighboring village with geothermal and hot springs to stay for a while."
The mayor of Tike chuckled a few times, but he actually didn't think this was that difficult to deal with.
During the conversation, Chai Anping found that these residents near the Northland did not seem surprised by such cold weather, nor were they afraid.
"Auspicious snow heralds a good year. It's actually not a bad thing to have such heavy snow this year."
Chief Tik said: "The harvest will only be better next year."
"Why, Grandpa?"
A child lying under the quilt asked curiously.
"Because the snowflakes have added quilts to the earth, just like if you can sleep on more quilts, wouldn't you also sleep better?"
"Whoa whoa!"
Chai Anping and Lux looked at each other and smiled without saying a word——
It’s true that one dares to teach and the other dares to learn.
They did not break the old man's majestic image in the hearts of his grandchildren. Chai Anping changed the subject and asked: "Has it ever been so cold before?"
"Yes! Of course!"
Tik's narrowed eyes showed a glint of memory.
"About thirty years ago, there was a time when it was so cold that even the Freljordians couldn't bear it. Many tribes went south. The garrison troops did not stop them at that time, and a lot of people and food were taken away. Later every winter,
During the period, the border defenses will be strengthened. I heard that this year the Galen Pioneer Captain will come to help guard the border, which makes the villages near Irwindale feel much more at ease.
At that time, there were still some outsiders who had fled, and they were different from the big tribes. Most of them were small tribes that had collapsed. The people were kind and pitiful, so some of us who were rich took them in."
It was a difficult time for the old village chief, but it was also a past event worth recalling.
"At that time, we were also curious about what was going on on the ice field, so we asked the tribesmen who had fled, and they told us about a legend on the ice field -"
The distant voice of the old village chief aroused everyone's curiosity. This was a story that would never be mentioned before, because none of the young people present had ever heard of it or experienced such a severe cold.
"Legend has it that on the land of Freljord, there exists a divine bird that symbolizes life, death, and eternal reincarnation. They call it 'Phoenix'? He controls the snowy areas of the ice field, and is formed by the condensation of ice crystals.
A single flap of its wings can sweep up vast amounts of ice and snow. Once it is angered, flying snow will cover the sky and the sun will not be visible.
Is there a sage who claims that he is the source of strength for the northern tribes? It is he who created the precious Perfect Ice, and he is also the staunchest guardian of the land of Freljord.
Is He eternal? That’s why people call Him the King of Birds who only exists in mythology.
He also has a name? Anivia? The Freljord tribe believes in Him with this name, praising His greatness with stories that have not faded over the years.
Will Anivia reward those who are kind and brave, allowing them to be blessed by ice and snow? Before mortals appeared on the ice fields, she had already appeared in the sky of Freljord.
All external forces that dare to disrupt the peace of this land will be punished by Him."
"What do you mean? This coldness is a punishment from Anivia?" Chai Anping asked curiously.
"Haha, sir? I thought the same way you did back then."
Chief Tik shook his head and then said: "But that's not true? The Freljordians are very powerful. Now that we have friendly neighbors like us, there has been no external evil force intrusion for countless years.
Oh, those Noxians stealing iron ore don't even attract His attention!"
After belittling the Noxians, he directly revealed the answer: "According to the refugees, Anivia will not punish them, a group of mortals who believe in and worship Him. Such extreme cold is not some kind of
The punishment is not the wrath of the divine bird, but... the dead Anivia is reborn!"
"Grandpa, grandpa! Didn't you say that the sacred bird is immortal?"
"Haha, Anivia's immortality is not really immortal. In the legend of the Freljord people, she will also be killed by powerful enemies in the process of protecting this land, but she can always survive in the ice and snow.
Reborn, as long as the Freljord still exists, he will be eternally 'immortal'."
In fact, that vast ice field is filled with a lot of legends about Anivia. Many bards compiled a lot of eye-catching stories for a few cups of free warming alcohol, so to this day
How many true legends about ice birds have long been unverifiable.
Just like the story told by Mr. Tik, it came from the mouths of refugees and has long lost its credibility.
But Chai Anping recalled the story about the Ice Bird in the official background, and he knew that many of the secrets told by the old village chief were true.
"So...does this severe cold really represent Anivia's new life?"
He couldn't help but wonder, if this was true, then there was a cold winter thirty years ago, did it mean that Anivia had been killed by "people" once in the past thirty years?
In the official background, it is claimed that each resurrection of Anivia usually requires waiting for thousands of years, and each resurrection represents the arrival of a new era. This fate also causes each of his resurrections to be accompanied by something terrible.
Coming soon.
——This is inconsistent with the "new life" mentioned by the refugees.
How could the Ice Bird be resurrected twice in just thirty years?