514. Elivargar, one out of twelve
A scorching firestorm swept by, the gray mist dissipated, and Scott took the opportunity to get a rough view of the inside of the gate.
Unlike the Ice Palace, which is made up entirely of ice and snow, the walls of the hall behind the door are made of stone.
The surrounding walls are carved with rough brushwork, and there are dense ghost patterns.
Strangely, as the flames licked across the walls, you could hear a creepy wail.
Seeing this, Helena's expression moved slightly.
"In Norse mythology and legend, Niflheim is a land of ice and snow, and a land of fog."
"It is the home of the sick and the old, and the people who live there are called the Nibelungen."
"It is also the site of the world's first spring, Hewagmir."
Scott understood what she meant.
Perhaps in the past, the wizards of the [Asgardian] school built this ice palace after the mythical "Niforheim".
Knowing this, they may be able to get some kind of clue from the legend about this ice palace.
At this point, the firestorm had formed a circular wall of fire under Scott's absolute control, vacating the center of the hall.
Scott manipulated the wall of fire as he walked forward.
Surrounded by a magical barrier, he walked through the wall of fire without hesitation.
Helena followed him.
Scott walked across the open ground and into the depths of the hall.
Once here, he swung his wand again, causing all the firelines to converge again, forming several large fireballs floating in the air around him.
As the flames gathered, much of the interior of the hall was once again shrouded in gray mist.
Only where Scott was, because of the deterrence of a few fireballs, the gray fog seemed to dare not move forward.
Scott ignored what was behind him, and instead observed the front with Helena and the Ravenclaw in the painting.
Stuck in front of them was a long, curved wall lined with twelve doorways.
There are no real doors in these doorways, but the gray fog in the doorways is still surging, and the light is impermeable, making it difficult to see what is going on.
Of course, the real challenge is not the gray fog that blocks the light, but which channel to choose to move on.
"'Hwagmir' was the world's first spring, and its endless supply of spring water supplied 12 great rivers, which are collectively known as 'Elivargar'."
Helena made a new guess.
"If the twelve passages are a metaphor for 'Erivargar,' then they all lead to the same destination, 'Khwagmir.'"
"Are they all the same?" Scott nodded, "That is, we can choose a passage to enter at will."
Helena added, "But beware, too, that there is a river that is said to have a highly toxic water in the river that flows out of it. ”
"One out of twelve?"
It seems that this must be very unlucky to choose the one that is highly poisonous.
Scott doesn't boast of being an unlucky guy, so there's no worry.
"In that case, leave everything to luck."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved his wand slightly, using arithmetic divination for the first time without knowing the known conditions.
"The law of arithmetic."
"The numbers are revealed."
The golden light outlined in the air a total of 12 numbers from[1]but[12], and then the numbers collided and disappeared, leaving behind the numbers[2].
Scott waved the number[2] to dissipate.
"Well, let's take the second passage."
He walked up to the second passage.
"Let me go in and see."
Helena said, taking the initiative to float forward.
Scott didn't stop her from taking the initiative to find her way, but stood still and waited.
Only this time Helena had been gone for a long time, and after almost half an hour, she still hadn't returned.
At this time, Scott was already a little anxious.
On the contrary, Ravenclaw in the painting is still very calm.
"Don't worry." "I said that nothing really hurts a ghost," she said. ”
Scott frowned, "But this is Niforheim, the legendary land of the dead. ”
Ravenclaw emphasized, "It's just 'Niflheim' built by ancient wizards based on myths and legends." ”
Scott nodded.
After waiting for about half an hour, Helena finally returned.
"There are some obstacles along the way." She told Scott, "But if it's you, there should be no problem." ”
"What's holding you back?" Scott asked.
"They're like Yin Corpses, but they're very different from ordinary Yin Corpses."
Helena's face was a little unsightly, as if she was disgusted by those special yin corpses.
"Their bodies are extraordinarily tall, they seem to have been transformed from giants, and they have ......"
"I can't feel the temperature, but I think they seem to carry a terrifying poison and cold, because their bodies are so festering that they are wrapped in ice armor."
"Did I win the lottery out of 12?"
Scott was incredulous.
"No, I shouldn't have been so unlucky."
Helena smiled and said, "Then I'll look at another way." ”
With that, she turned around and entered the third passage.
This time she came back quickly, only for about ten minutes.
She smiled and said, "There are also that disgusting monsters on this road, congratulations, it doesn't seem that you are unlucky." ”
"That's good."
Scott breathed a sigh of relief and walked straight to the second aisle.
After a few steps, he stopped again and turned to look at Helena.
"You'd better hide inside the magic barrier, Helena, while those things can't really touch you, they seem disgusting to your reaction."
"Oh yes."
Helena couldn't wait to pass through the barrier of magic and float to Scott's side.
"I'm sorry, but I can't accept passing through their bodies."
She said with a frown.
"I've been avoiding them just now, but they seem to be sleeping."
"It doesn't matter."
Scott understood very well that he didn't want to touch that kind of disgusting thing.
As he spoke, he manipulated two fireballs to float in front of him to open the way, allowing the other fireballs to float on either side of him and behind him.
After doing this, he felt that it was still not safe, so he released Edgar the fire crow and cast a bubble head charm on himself to cover his mouth and nose.
In order to release Edgar from the magic barrier, he first made Edgar's size larger, then enlarged the original magic barrier, and then created a smaller magic barrier in it, and finally canceled the outer magic barrier.
In this way, Edgar is outside the magic barrier again.
Although it is very tedious, it also avoids exposure to the toxins that may exist inside the ice palace.
It's also thanks to Scott who is now much stronger enough to be able to accomplish such a complex operation.
Then, without Scott's orders, Edgar directly took over the control of several fireballs, and then took the initiative to fly forward.
The two fireballs in front of Scott merge directly into the flames around him.
As Edgar flew forward, wrapped in flames, the gray mist dissipated.