The Shadow Country is a place where time flows very slowly, and changes very slowly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is not an exaggeration, the special rules of this half-plane greatly hinder the flow of time, so a day here is only equivalent to one-tenth of the outside world, or even slower.

In other words, even a dying person can live ten times longer as long as they can enter the Shadow Country, but it is not quite what it seems, this is not a blessing, at least for the creatures living in the Shadow Country, it only means that they will suffer more.

Extend the torment tenfold!

It's not a good place for any creature, with unique shadows and fog seeping into the bodies of every creature that intrudes into it, quietly transforming their bodies without them realizing it, as Gorm is a case in.

After tens of thousands of years of staying in this half-plane with Hela, it was almost completely transformed into a shadow creature, and even its own power system was greatly biased towards shadow and darkness, in fact, if it weren't for Gorm facing Dick in the world of order, it would definitely not have lost so badly, and even lost its life.

Gorm is the one who is biased towards the reformed side, and he willingly becomes that kind here, and there are some guys who would rather die than obey, and what he accepts here is real torture.

For example, those captured heroic spirits of Valagar are bound in this place by Hela, and they don't even need to be shackled or imprisoned, as long as they stay in the Shadow Country and continue to fight against this place with their own will, they will feel the wear and tear and pain from their souls.

It is almost eternal, as long as they do not give in, they will not be saved and liberated for a day, and the will may remain so strong as time goes by, like steel, but other things, such as memory, such as thinking, will be completely worn away by this ubiquitous rule.

They wandered in the sewage of the Shadow Nation in a daze, attacking anything they could, these wanderers were the most dangerous creatures in the realm, even the Mist Warriors of Kvadir were reluctant to provoke them, but even worse than the Heroic Spirits were the mortals who fell into the Shadow Nation.

It was in this situation that Anduin woke up.

When he awoke, he found himself trapped in a cage made of steel, shaped like a birdcage with a railing, and he leaned against the railing, and the moment he opened his eyes, a musty smell and rotten smell rushed into his nostrils, and Anduin's eyes widened.

His vision slowly cleared, the world in front of him no longer swayed, he let out a groan, he felt that the bones in his whole body became sore, he looked at the railing in front of him, it was full of bronze rust, and uneven burrs, it hurt to look at, he suddenly understood where the pain in his body came from.

Anduin struggled to get up from the cage, his shoulders, his back leaning against the railing was already covered with a little blood star, not in pain, but numb, and it seemed that he had been unconscious here for a long time.

The little prince's last memory was that he was swept back into the shadows by a fishy tentacle, as if there was still Anvena's scream, and he got up from his cage and looked at the sky of this land that was definitely not a good place, thinking about everything about this place.

But... It's a blank slate.

Except for the pain behind it, there is a blank.

The mist rolled just outside the birdcage, but it would never invade it, and Anduin looked left and right, and soon saw that to his left, there were more birdcages, which either restrained the Veku who were as tall as Calvincent, or simply a pile of bones, and the ground below the birdcage was full of stubble and mixed filth, this hellish place was a real hell!

The sight was shocking to look at, and Anduin simply turned his head and looked no further, he stretched out his hand to look for the opening of the birdcage fence, but just as his hand was about to touch the birdcage, a voice stopped him.

"Don't touch it"

Anduin subconsciously withdrew his fingers, then turned his head to see an old Veku man leaning against the birdcage, he didn't look like a warrior, judging by the silver-white robe he was wearing, and the magic patterns on his face, this should be a mage, he closed his eyes, as if he was resting, but he didn't care about the barbs on the birdcage, and let it pierce his body.

He also seems to be tired... It's hard to say if it's because of the exhaustion of the body or the mind, at least less than 5 minutes after waking up, Anduin already felt the oppression of this world.

"Who are you?"

The little prince asked, and the answer was silence, and it was not until a few minutes later that the Naviku mage answered,

"Is there any water?"

The little prince was stunned for a moment, and then he tried to open his storage ring, but found it difficult to infiltrate his spirit into the ring, like putting his will into a rock crevice, and it took him five times longer than usual to get his water bottle out.

It was a delicate glass bottle, and thanks to Dick's teachings, Anduin's storage ring was almost full of these things that seemed "meaningless" to other nobles, food and water, and the necessary potions and ointments, according to Dick, fate will surprise you at any time, all we can do is be ready at all times.

Now, Dick's words and deeds worked.

But the little prince soon noticed that the very moment he took the bottle out, the water in the bottle was becoming muddy at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the little prince put it in front of his eyes to observe it closely, which drew a merciless curse from the old Viku.

"Fool, give it to me!

Anduin did at once, not out of fear or any other reason, but because the Viku man's expression was indeed anxious, and he passed the glass bottle through the railing of the birdcage, and the old Viku took it in his hand, twisted it away, and without saying a word, drank the gray water in one gulp.

His chapped lips were moistened with this, and the water stained his beard with a hearty appearance, and when he had finished drinking, the Viku threw the bottle in his hand, and then said to Anduin,

"This is the first lesson, in the Shadow Country, you get a bottle of clean water, and the only thing you have to do is drink it in your stomach before it is completely corrupted by the rules and becomes undrinkable... Ah, that's a pleasure, I probably already have... Well, I haven't tasted water in thirty years, thank you, rookie. ”

"Three... Thirty years?"

Anduin was dumbfounded, and the Viku people waved their hands, the big bottle of water just now seemed to make him regain some of his spirits, and even the godless eyes became a little brighter, looking at Anduin's surprised expression, the Viku people smiled,

"You probably don't know what this place is, do you? Is there any water? A bottle... No, half a bottle of water is a problem! Fair, right?"

"Water, can you eat?"

The little prince was a little entangled, it wasn't that there wasn't enough water, but he remembered what Dick had said, in this environment, water was always more precious than food, so he decided to exchange food for information, and the Viku shrugged their shoulders indifferently,

"All right, but a piece of advice, don't ask stupid questions, you'd better figure out your situation before your food bottoms out, otherwise it's hard to survive, especially in this hellish place." ”

Anduin didn't reply, took out a large piece of beef wrapped in oiled paper from the storage ring, tore it in half, and quickly handed it to the old Viku man, and sat cross-legged on the ground himself, ignoring the slowly deteriorating taste, he quickly began to bite, seeing this scene, the old Viku man nodded invisibly.

Only smart people can live longer in the country of shadows, and it is obvious that this kid in front of him is a real smart person.

He sniffed the aroma of the beef, took a bite of most of it, and said as he chewed.

"First question, just ask. ”

"Where is this? Can I get out?"

Old Viku glared at Anduin, who had swallowed the last bite of beef with difficulty, and raised his eyebrows, "These are two questions, but forget it, for the sake of the glass of water just now, this is the country of shadows, the country ruled by Hela, the god of death, you see, there are only two types of creatures here, Kvadir who submits to Hela, and the fool who doesn't want to obey her, as for going out, it's a pity, how many years have I been here... I've never seen anyone who can get out, not even the heroic spirits, they can't get out. ”

Anduin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took out another glass of water, took a big sip of his own, and then handed it to the old Viku,

"Tell me about Hela. ”

The old Viku man drank the water again, took the glass in his hand and played with it, looked at the little prince playfully, and the meal of eating and drinking completely restored his spirit, he moved his shoulder, and stretched out a finger,

"Give me another piece of meat, it's a long story. ”

The little prince bared his teeth, but in the end he reluctantly threw a large oily paper bag to the old Viku, who took it in his hand, put it to his mouth and sniffed it, and nodded with satisfaction,

"Well, the pastrami cooked just right, it seems that your elder is a knowledgeable fellow who knows what is most important to you... Okay, where to start, Hela, she was originally the adopted daughter of the god Odin, by the way, you should know the god Odin, right?"

Anduin nodded, before coming to the Broken Isles, Gavincent told him the legend of Odin and the Viku people, so he knew that Odin meant to the Viku people what the Holy Light meant to humans, and Anduin had a good mentor.

Dick has told him more than once that Odin is also a Titan Guardian and one of the two leaders of the Guardians.

Seeing him nod, the old Viku continued,

"At the beginning, the god Odin first established the Heroic Spirit Legion, he selected the heroic Veku people from all things in the world, but there is a problem, after the death of the Viku people, the soul will return to the country of shadows to wait for the next life, although the god Odin is powerful, but he is not omnipotent, so he found Hela, his adopted daughter who is proficient in magic, and went deep into the country of shadows with Hela, and experienced thousands of sunrises and sunsets, the god Odin finally figured out the rules of the country of shadows, so he asked Hela to help him transport the most heroic Vekku people from the country of shadows, Hela fulfilled his promise, for which God Odin gave her a glorious form of Wagri, she was also the first to be blessed with Queen Vagli. ”

"You probably don't know that for all the Viku women, it's the supreme glory, just as the Veku men become heroes. ”

The old Viku put the last of the tasteless minced meat in his mouth, tasted it for a while, rubbed his belly, and continued to tell Hela's story,

"This process lasted for tens of thousands of years, that was the most perfect tens of thousands of years, all the Viku people who died heroically in battle, will become heroic spirits, live in the most glorious Valagaar, but just like all the stories tell, there is always greed in the human heart, and the gods are the same, long-term exposure to the twisted rules of the Shadow Country, which fueled Hela's inner greed, she began not to be satisfied with sending the great soul to Valagarh, but intercepted a part of it, as her private army, she stole some of the secrets of the Heroic Spirit, this is those guys!"

The old Viku man pointed to the mist warrior looming beyond the mist, and his tone was full of contempt, "Kvadir, the dead who have returned from the mist, Hela's "Heroic Spirit" , filled with evil and darkness, but they are much weaker than the Heroic Spirits, even a Viku warrior, can defeat them, with more and more souls intercepted, Hela began to start a war in the originally quiet and peaceful Shadow Country, this is the result of the war, Kvadir army occupied the entire Shadow Country, Hela became the queen of the dead, and then set off a war against Odin. ”

"Eternal war of the gods... It continues to this day. ”

There was a trace of grief on the face of the old man Viku, "Lord Odin was also hurt by Hela, his own adopted daughter's betrayal, he no longer trusts mortals easily, only those souls who have passed his permission can enter Valagar again, but more of the war dead have been taken here by Hela, and I am one of them... But that's nothing. ”

He glanced at Anduin, then finished his story, closing his eyes,

"Have a good rest, boy, this ghost place is not without its benefits, don't waste your precious water and food anymore, here, a full meal can last for at least a week, take advantage of this time, get used to the rules here, by the way, remember what I said... Never get out of this birdcage unless you want to lose everything about yourself. ”

"But... But here's the cage!"

Anduin shouted, "We can't live like prisoners!"

"It's better than if you die, and here, even if you die, your soul won't be free... It's up to you to choose whether you're going to succumb to Hela or you're fighting half-dead, no one of the Viku will give in, but my people are too reckless, and I'm waiting for an opportunity... But maybe it will never come. ”