Mimir's reminder was well-intentioned, but Lu Xiao thought that the giant should have started preparing for war a long time ago.

The giant's sage has a prophetic ability that is better than that of the gods of Asgard, and Odin will prepare in advance, and the giant can't just sit stupidly and wait for the war to start.

At dusk, the villagers who had gone out hunting returned one after another, and when the weather was cold, they did not harvest much, and most of them put on a sad face when they returned to the village.

Seeing the huge demon pig corpse that occupied the village square, the expressions of all the hunters changed in a very uniform manner.

The corpse of the magic pig was used reasonably, and on the same day, a long-lost village dinner was held in Langham Village, and Lu Xiao and others were also warmly invited by the village chief.

As the villagers happily sat around the fire and sang the giant's folk songs, Chief Langham approached Scati and handed her the runestone that the sage had given him.

"I've had this runestone with me for a few years."

The village chief of Langham sighed, "I also found time to study it, but I never got anything. ”

"According to the agreement, I handed it over to you, and perhaps only you can unlock its secrets."

Although Lu Xiao wanted to calm down and study the rune stone immediately, today was the day of great joy for Langham Village to regain its life, and the enthusiastic villagers pulled Lu Xiao and his party into the crowd to sing and dance.

Well, relax today, and set off again tomorrow." ’

……

"Hmm...... I don't know, this runestone doesn't look special. ”

With the villagers of Langham Village cheering them off in unison, Lu Xiao and his party set out on their journey again, this time over the majestic Yarki Mountains to the fertile plain where the Giant's Court was located.

The village chief of Longham once traveled back and forth to the Giant King's Court, and before parting, he told Lu Xiao and the others about his experience.

"The Yarki Mountains are the last barrier to protect Ymirheim, and the entire mountain range has been forbidden by the sages, so you can't fly across the mountains, you can only walk through them."

The vast Yarki Mountains divide the north and south of Jotunheim almost completely, and it takes more time to go around than to go through the mountains.

With the road map provided by the village chief of Langham, Lu Xiao finally decided to go into the mountain.

Slowing down the pace of progress, Lu Xiao could spare more free time to study the effects of rune stones.

However, no one, including Mimir and Scati, knew how the runestone would be activated and what its effects would be.

There are countless permutations and combinations of rune runes, and testing them one by one is just a stupid solution that can't be used in the end.

"Judging from the arrangement rules of the runes, it shouldn't be a trigger type, as long as the runes are engraved, they will automatically continue to take effect."

Mimir groaned in distress: "But what the specific effect, even I can't see, it should be a new rune researched by the giant after being separated from the Nine Realms." ”

Lu Xiao turned his head to look at Scati, who was maintaining the bowstring: "Hunting Queen, do you have any clue?" ”

Scati spread his hands: "I have just been unsealed from the ice, how can I know about the new runes that have only been researched in the last 100 years." ”

"But ......"

Scati stretched out his snow-white finger and sketched the outline of one of the runes in the rune stone.

"This rune is a little familiar, I remember that it represents a great family, but it is a little plausible compared to the family rune I remember."

"Family......

Lu Xiao touched his chin thoughtfully: "Could this rune stone be a pass, or a key to open the secret door?" ”

Mimir: "I can't rule it out, but what the specific situation is, we will have to wait until we reach Ymirheim and find the wise man who gave the runestone to ask for himself." ”

Lu Xiao nodded wordlessly, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Is it really going to be that smooth?' ’

……

The Yarki Mountains are difficult to climb due to their steep terrain, and the two sides of the mountain have completely different climates.

The permafrost near the north is covered with wind and snow all year round, and Lu Xiao and others were wrapped in heavy snow when they climbed the mountain road and became a moving snowman.

Tamamo was very unaccustomed to this cold climate, and as early as when he entered the mountain, he changed back into the form of a little fox, and shrank in Yongzhen's arms and never came out again.

Fenrir is quite adaptable, and he followed Lu Xiao energetically along the way, and chatted with Scati from time to time.

Skati had been in self-imposed exile in permafrost for hundreds of years, and now the changes in the Nine Realms had become incomprehensible to her.

Before her death, Odin had already begun to target the giants, but at least not so blatantly.

At the time, Warnerheim and Asgard were on good terms, and Freya's sacrifice allowed the two gods to make a real peace.

But this peaceful time vanished when Odin's relationship with Freya broke down.

Although it is far from the mutual hatred that was at the beginning of the war, the relationship between the two sides is rapidly moving away, and no one knows when it will develop into armed confrontation again.

Thanks to the peaceful coexistence of the tycoons of the Nine Realms, Skati's impression of Midgard was also very prosperous, and Siegfried, known as the great hero of Northern Europe, appeared during this period.

After listening to Mimir's many stories related to Odin, Skati, who already had a grudge against the king of the gods, became even more disgusted with him.

"It's a shame that such a person is the god-king of Asgard."

Mimir said disapprehantly: "The reality is that people who are too incorruptible and righteous cannot be a good king, and their morality will restrain their behavior. ”

"On the contrary, it is a shameless person like Odin who walks between black and white who can get mixed up, after all, they have no taboos, and they are thick-skinned enough, and what they promised yesterday can be regarded as fart today, and everything is only for profit."

With Mimir in the middle of the team telling stories to liven up the atmosphere, the irritating mountain trip is at least not too boring.

According to the road map drawn by the village chief of Langham, it took Lu Xiao and his party three days to climb to the relay point where the north and south of the Yalki Mountains meet.

As the village chief of Langham said, the two sides of the Yalki Mountains present a completely different landscape.

The cold wind gusted to the north, and there was little sign of the village.

To the south, which is blocked by mountains, is a scene of spring flowers, and there are many villages scattered on the verdant plains.

Lu Xiao's clairvoyance can even see the peaceful smiles on the faces of the villagers, which is completely different from the atmosphere of Langham Village, where living conditions are difficult.

The giant's capital, Ymirheim, is located in the center of the plain, and from this position you can clearly see the magnified megacity.

The giants who live in the capital city maintain their original form as giants, which means that the capital has enough food to meet the physical exertion of the inhabitants.

There is a saying that it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, but this sentence does not apply to Lu Xiao.

Standing on the edge of a cliff on one of the peaks of the Yalki Mountains, Lu Xiao waved goodbye to Yongzhen and Skati.

"I'll go down first, and you guys will wait here."

Under Scati's curious and surprised gaze, Lu Xiao jumped down from the edge of the cliff with open arms.

“…… This guy has a broken brain? Didn't you hear the village chief say that you can't fly in this mountain! ”