The waters of the Arctic Ocean are cold and clear, and the large and small icebergs drift quietly with the ocean currents, and the thin layers of ice on the sea surface are broken by the waves and turned into fine ice cubes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In such cold waters, there was a black figure swimming silently. He swam slowly, and his body was mostly immersed in the water, revealing only a swarthy head. Slowly, he swam past a glacier, then a huge ice floe, and then a large expanse of sea.

Then he quickened, his hands and feet paddling faster, and he struggled through the icy waters. I don't know how long he swam, but he jumped up from the water, stepped lightly, stepped through the waves, and shot forward. Slowly, a long black line appeared in front of his eyes, as if it was a distant land. His speed increased again, and he kept treading the waves, often crossing a distance of more than ten meters in a single jump.

The black line began to grow longer and wider, becoming clearer. It slowly revealed its true face, it was not a land, but a huge fleet!

The figure got closer and closer to the fleet, and in the blink of an eye, it was submerged in the fleet. He nimbly changed direction from ship to ship, and finally stopped in front of a giant ship that was noticeably larger than the others, and then jumped onto the ship, stepping on the side of the ship.

He stood still on the deck, gasping violently, streaks of water running down his dark skin, making it impossible to tell whether it was sea water or sweat. The two black-robed men on the deck hurriedly put the thick black coat that had been prepared on his body and handed him a cup of steaming white liquid.

Seeing his appearance, a white-haired old man wearing a thick black cloak also walked down the bow next to him, he smiled and said kindly: "It's really hard for you, how is it, have you found anything?"

The dark-skinned strong man took a sip of the hot water in the cup and replied, "The information from the Classics Institute is not wrong, those wolf herders should be on that island over there, I found their fleet in a sheltered notch over there, except for a small number of merchant fishing boats, most of the others are the kind of raft boats recorded in the classics, so they must be not wrong." ”

"And how many of them are?" the white-haired old man continued.

"They should all go to the island with a large army, and there are not many people left on the side of the fleet, there should not be more than 10, and the strength is not strong, so it is easy to destroy. A sinister smile appeared on the black man's face: "As long as you allocate me a batch of oil and send a small boat, I promise to destroy all those ships!"

"No, no, no!" The white-haired old man hurriedly waved his hand: "We can't destroy the ship, our purpose is not to trap them here, but to destroy them as much as possible, and it is best to completely exterminate them, understand? ”

After thinking for a while, the black man nodded: "Well, I understand, so what are we going to do next?"

"We don't have to do anything, just wait, learn to be patient, this time we have a chance to win, just wait for the wolf herders to walk into the trap. The old man smiled and said, "Of course, the task of monitoring is still handed over to you, but you can't let these wolf shepherds run away." ”

At this moment, a young girl in silver-white armor walked down the upper floor, and she said respectfully to the white-haired old man: "Lord Patriarch, Marshal Medina has something to look for you. ”

"Alas. The white-haired old man sighed: "How many times have I said it, I am no longer the Patriarch, now I am just a judge." ”

"No, in my heart, you will always be my Patriarch. The girl's face was respectful and her words were profound.

"Alas, I'm just a loser. Jeanne, in fact, you didn't use it this time, didn't Notre Dame blame you?" the old man looked a little reluctant: "Why do you want to carry out such a dangerous mission with us?"

"No, if you're a loser, I'm a loser too, and I'm also very responsible for the affairs of France, and if I hadn't mistrusted that damn Sophie, our plan wouldn't have failed. The girl gritted her teeth, her face full of remorse.

"Well, you don't have to be so yourself. The old man sighed again: "Forget it, everyone is at fault, let the past pass." ”

The captain's cabin was spacious and luxuriously decorated, with a thick carpet on the floor and a circular fire in the middle. As soon as I opened the door, a wave of heat rushed in my face, firmly blocking the bone-chilling cold.

Seeing the white-haired black-robed old man walk into the room, a middle-aged man with a long face stood up from the fire and greeted him: "Oh, my esteemed Grand Judge Richelieu, have you found that island?"

The white-haired old man nodded: "The island has been found, now you just need to wait." ”

"Oh, wait. The middle-aged nobleman with a long face repeated, sneering: "How long will it take? This damn place, so cold, there is nothing but glaciers and ice cubes, and I don't want to stay here for a moment." ”

"I don't want to be here either. The old Inquisitor spread his hands: "But we must destroy the wolf shepherds. ”

"Then go and destroy it. The long-faced captain raised his voice: "You should really go down to the cabin and see, every day there are young men who are sick with the cold, and lie there wailing! ”

"Nope. The white-haired Grand Inquisitor interrupted him: "First of all, the health of the crew is something you should consider and solve, after all, I am not the commander of the fleet and am not good at sailing. Second, this time it's not to help us, we are in a cooperative relationship, our Holy Sect sends masters, and you send fleets, everyone benefits each other, and everyone can get benefits. ”

"Mutual benefit??" The long-faced marshal looked angry: "I don't see any benefit, even if I can eliminate those wolf herders, there are not many wolf herders in my country, and when the time comes, I will send the army into the forest to encircle and suppress it, why spend so much effort to help other countries once and for all?"

"Alas......" The white-haired old man sighed, his face strange: "Didn't your majesty tell you anything? If there is not enough interest, how can he send this secret fleet to this place where birds don't? You haven't thought about it these days?"

"This ...... Your Majesty, he has always been close to your Holy See, and it is not surprising that he occasionally makes some stupid decisions. Marshal Medina was still skeptical.

"Well, although I don't know why your majesty didn't explain it to you. Then I'll explain it to you a little bit more. The Richelieu Inquisitor compromised, "Do you know why those wolf shepherds came here?"

"Come and worship their ancestors, you said it before. Marshal Medina looked a little impatient.

"Do you know who their ancestors were?" asked the Grand Inquisitor Richelieu.

"Like a mythical wolf...... Marshal Medina struggled to recall.

"It's Fenrir, the wolf of destruction in Norse mythology!The son of the evil god Loki, the wolf of doom in mythology, the wolf who devours the gods, is the culprit in the destruction of the gods in Norse mythology!" said the Grand Inquisitor Richelieu.

"What does this mythical thing have to do with what we are doing now?" said Marshal Medina, puzzled.

"Do you know how it died?" said the Grand Inquisitor of Richelieu, who did not reply, but continued to ask rhetorically.

"How do I know this? We in Spain are not like your Holy See, we have all ancient documents, or this kind of unpopular mythological story, you can just say it. "Marshal Medina again showed some impatience.

"It was originally sealed by a magical chain, but it broke free and participated in the Battle of the Ragnarok, devouring Odin, the father of the Norse gods, before being killed by Odin's son Vodin with a spear stabbed into the heart from the wolf's throat. It is said that the place where he fell is called the Iron Forest. And it also has two sons, Scull the Wolf of the Sun and Hatti the Wolf of the Moon, who are the ancestors of the two major sects of the Werewolf Shepherd today. According to some ancient texts, the giantess who gave birth to the two giant wolves for Fenrir also lived in the Iron Forest. The Grand Inquisitor of Richelieu spoke.

"And what does this have to do with us?" said Marshal Medina, confused.

"Now the place where the wolf herders sacrifice to Fenrir is the legendary Iron Forest! That iron forest only appears when the wolf herders sacrifice once every 200 years! There are nine divine kingdoms in Norse mythology, and this iron forest is the signpost of the giant kingdom among them! When we find the iron forest, we can find that signpost, find the legendary giant country! If nothing else, it will be a real new continent!" (To be continued.) )