The Scandinavian Mountains, the longest and highest mountain range in Norway, stretch from the Barents Sea in the north, the Norwegian Sea in the west, the Skagerrak Strait in the south, and the Baltic Sea coastal plain in the east, with a length of more than 1,700 kilometers, a width of between 200 and 600 meters, and an average altitude of about 1,000 meters, running through the entire peninsula.

It is the birthplace of Vikings who once beat all of Europe, and it is also the starting point of Norse mythology.

Since Norway has always been sparsely populated, both historically and in modern times, and two-thirds of the country's land area is inhospitable to human beings, such as plateaus, mountains and glaciers, there are countless legends and secrets hidden in the depths of those inaccessible mountains.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng was standing at the top of the Garch Peak, overlooking the surrounding white scenery, and then asked without looking back: "Are you sure this is one of the three markers on the map?"

"Yes, sir. While I don't know where you got this old parchment map, or if it's a treasure map left behind by pirates, here's the first marker. A middle-aged uncle with a height of more than 1.9 meters gave an affirmative answer without thinking.

Although he himself did not think that he could find anything valuable on a rough and vague map, he still took the job of a guide who had to take some risks, thanks to the generous remuneration of 50,000 euros.

You must know that 50,000 euros can be exchanged for about 500,000 kroner, which is equivalent to the total income of an average Norwegian who does not eat or drink in a year, and the working hours are only a few days, which is simply a windfall.

"And what about the other two markers, where are they located?" asked Zhang Cheng as he picked up the ancient parchment that had been fixed in a glass frame and compared it with a modern map.

To be honest, he really didn't see the slightest resemblance between the two.

The middle-aged uncle came close and hesitated for a moment, and quickly pointed to the peaks about three thousand meters away from the north side of the guide: "If nothing else, it should be these two places." You see, according to the map's depiction of the sun, it is only after the sun has set in the west that the shadows of the three peaks can coincide at some point below. ”

"Triangulation?!I see......"

After glancing at the locations of the other two peaks, Zhang Cheng quickly showed an expression of sudden realization.

Taking advantage of the fact that the mountain peaks do not move and the shadows generated when the sun rises and sets, the hidden entrance, it turns out that the seal set by the Norse gods is actually in such an inconspicuous place.

That's right!

The purpose of his trip was to find the first seal that had been broken, and to pay homage to the remains of his "predecessors" by the way.

"Damn, can't there really be a pirate's treasure buried here?" said the uncle's eyes with excitement and anticipation.

As the birthplace of pirate culture, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have always had many folk tales and legends, and even the occasional excavation of some ancient precious metal coins and artifacts, all of which were left behind by the raids of Vikings.

"Treasure, if you mean gold and silver jewelry, then I can tell you for sure that it is not. But in a way, it's a huge treasure, but it's not very useful to you. ”

With that, Zhang Cheng raised his head and looked at the position of the sun, sat down on the snow, and patiently waited for the changing shadows of the three peaks at the foot of the mountain.

"Well, it looks like I'm thinking too much. ”

Hearing that it was not gold, silver and jewelry, the middle-aged uncle suddenly lost interest in this expedition, took out the stainless steel wine jug he carried with him in his arms, unscrewed the lid, raised his head and took a big sip.

Although the northern hemisphere has almost officially entered summer, the peak at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above sea level still maintains a low temperature of minus 10 degrees Celsius, and drinking spirits can be greatly relieved.

The two of them sat in place for four and a half hours before the shadows of the three peaks finally merged into one point on a cliff.

Through the telescope, you can vaguely see that there is a very inconspicuous entrance to the cave at the location of the coincidence.

Interestingly, though, it is located right to the west, with the Norwegian Sea as far as the eye can see.

Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for humans to climb up with the help of climbing tools.

When the uncle saw this scene, he subconsciously stood up and exclaimed, "Oh my God! A cave on a cliff! Unbelievable! No one has ever discovered it for so many years!"

"Looks like I'm lucky!" Zhang Cheng patted the snow on his buttocks, and without saying a word, he ran in the direction of the cave.

But before he could get any far, the uncle of the guide couldn't help but shout: "You are crazy? There are cliffs there! And you don't have any climbing tools or safety ropes with you! If you accidentally fall down, you will definitely fall into a meatloaf!"

Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you think." Also, thanks for showing me the way, our employment relationship is over here, you can go back. ”

After saying this, he ignored the other party and slowly climbed down the raised shale layer on the side of the cliff.

In fact, if it weren't for the presence of outsiders, he would have used flying or teleportation spells a long time ago, so why would he use such trouble.

But unfortunately, the guide uncle was quite responsible, and kept standing by and watching him climb into the hole, and then turned around and returned the same way with his bag on his back.

Looking at the other party's back gradually moving away, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile and shook his head, took out the key, the Eye of Odin, from his pocket, and carefully walked along the cave.

After a while, he came to a giant stone stalactite hundreds of meters high.

I don't know whether it was human intervention or natural formation, but this huge stalactite is not like a bamboo shoot like its peers, but like a giant tree rising from the ground.

Next to the tree there is a thumb-sized spring, gurgling out of slightly turbid groundwater.

"Interesting...... If I'm not mistaken, this is the World Tree in Norse mythology, and this fountain is the legendary Fountain of Wisdom. According to the description of Odin in "Edda", I only need to put the Eye of Odin into the fountain of wisdom, and the eight achievements can open the entrance to the seal. ”

Muttering a few words to himself, Zhang Cheng casually placed the Eye of Odin above the spring.

Moment!

The entire spring seemed to come to life, swallowing the Eye of Odin in one gulp, followed by the huge stone stalactite world tree that began to tremble violently for some reason, and finally opened a small teleportation portal at the center of the trunk.

Unlike most portals, this one is more like a mirror, or a pool of still lake and well water, with the occasional slight flow.

On the other side of the water, it is not the land that drinks either, but a place with very low light visibility like the deep sea.