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You still need to have three meals a day.
Unexpectedly, I received a message from Line in the early morning. The message was from Yukinoshita Yukino, "Are you awake?"
Maybe the other party saw that I had read it. Then the other party sent another text message.
Yukinoshita: "You stayed up late again?"
Yukinoshita: "You really stayed up late."
Li Mo was silent, and then silently responded to Yukinoshita Yukino's question.
In this city, I have a second person who cares about me.
Indeed, I still need to master the ability to travel through the world as soon as possible.
Li Mo thought so.
Chapter 491: The Age of Endless Ice and Flame
"Scene: Fate/Grand Order, Infinite Ice and Flame Century, Ragnarok."
"Activate the clearance mission: Kill Surut."
This was not the first time he had experienced traveling through worlds, and just like in the past, he had no memory of the journey through the worlds. The magnificent scenery between the world communities was something he could not see now.
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the white snow.
Daytime, white snow.
Li Mo had rarely seen such a scene.
Or rather, the word snow was unfamiliar to him. The few times he saw white snow were when he went to Hokkaido to provide support in Demon Slayer World.
But I have never seen a scene like this, with everything covered with snow.
The next thing he saw was the sun in the sky. Soon, Li Mo began to doubt whether it was really the sun. The scorching light made him feel uncomfortable.
If I remember correctly...
"As expected, it's the Lostbelt? I didn't draw the worst lot."
The coldness hits me. The magic flows, and the magic of keeping warm is applied to my body, resisting the low temperature outside.
The Age of Ice and Flame - Ragnarok.
When Li Mo first saw this term, he was a little stunned, but soon, he remembered.
This is the Nordic Lostbelt, a Lostbelt ruled by a person called Skadi. This is the world after Ragnarok in Norse mythology.
The gods are dead, but the fire giant that created the Ragnarok still exists in the world. It emits a huge amount of light and heat, turning the whole world into purgatory.
Li Mo looked into the distance.
Ice and fire coexist.
What a magnificent sight it is, how can contradictory things exist in one place at the same time. This is a sight that cannot be seen in the ordinary world.
Such an illusory thing, but it gives people a beautiful feeling.
He took out his camera, which, after being modified by a magic technique, could be used freely in many harsh environments. He silently filmed this scene as a video.
Maybe I can earn some money after returning to the city.
Of course, it was just a casual thought. I took out the camera more for commemoration.
After the journey to Teyvat, I spent a long time with Lei Dianying in the space of Raiden Zhen's consciousness. My own age seems to have reached three digits. Looking back, I have long forgotten that experience, and only the boring chanting of spells and learning of knowledge remain.
Li Mo remembered that Xumi had a character who was trapped in a relic for a hundred years before he was able to see the light of day again, but he found that everything had changed and the people had changed.
In fact, a boring life, a life without contact with outsiders, will not change a person's mind much even if it lasts for a long time.
Mental age is never equal to physical age.
"Really? You start thinking about this as soon as you get into a dungeon. I'm still so young."
Throwing the camera back into the system, Li Mo began to observe the surroundings from another angle. The abnormality of this world could be seen with the naked eye, and it could also be sensed from the perception of magic.
The white snow covering the ground is entangled with magic. This information can be obtained through perception.
Molecular-level magic entanglement? No, it is better to say that the white snow is created by magic. The white snow suppresses the rise in temperature and prevents the whole world from becoming a purgatory.
How has Skadi been able to maintain this level of magic output? How many years has she been doing this?
When collecting information earlier, he didn't pay much attention to it. But after observing it again, Li Mo understood what efforts Skadi had made to maintain the current situation.
The surviving fire giants continuously bring heat to the world, just like the ten suns in the east. But in Northern Europe, the gods are dead, and there is no such character as "Hou Yi". Only Skadi used the white snow to lower the temperature when Surut was sealed, allowing the world to survive.
Walking on the snow, Li Mo had no intention of evaluating the king of the Lostbelt. He needed to collect information and then think about how to kill Surut.
In Norse mythology, Surut is the original fire giant. In the prophecy of Ragnarok, it was this giant who destroyed the entire world with blazing fire.
Norse mythology is also very special among many myths. Because other myths often have no ending. But Norse mythology has an ending like "Twilight of the Gods", which means the myth must end.
This can be interpreted as the inevitable impact of Norse mythology on Christian culture. However, Greek mythology will also be impacted by Christian culture, so why is there no such prophecy?
not understand.
Li Mo didn't know much about Norse mythology. He didn't even learn runes, although he had some relevant information in his mind. But Li Mo first read magic books such as the Golden Dawn, and then used the Golden Dawn as a starting point to spread his reading.
The reason for this choice was simply because of Aleister. The "Strike Staff" and "Spiritual Trip" he gave were like two homework assignments. To do homework, you have to look through the magic book, right?
Secondly, he was also reading about Greek mysteries. His teacher was Medea, a witch in Greek mythology. This is understandable.
Norse mythology? Li Mo also knew the famous name of Rune, but he didn't need it.
"Birds? Crows?"
Walking on the snow, Li Mo looked up and saw two birds circling in the vast sky. He could tell that the dark birds were crows, much larger than ordinary crows.
Moreover, it holds mystery.
"Odin?" Li Mo said in a low voice.
Odin is accompanied by two crows, one is called Hugin, which represents "thinking", and the other is called Munin, which represents "memory".
In a world as harsh as the Nordic Lostbelt, could a common creature like a crow survive?
It’s unlikely even to think about it.
Without thinking too much, Li Mo heard other noises. They were footsteps, the footsteps of a huge creature.
The footsteps of a normal creature wouldn't be that loud. It must be something quite heavy that would make such a loud sound.
Soon, Li Mo saw the protagonist of the footsteps. On the white snow, trees made of ice formed a forest. And walking out of the ice and snow forest was a "human" whose size was far beyond that of an ordinary person.
——That’s a giant species.
They are creatures that lived in the Age of Gods.
However, it seems that the giants' attitude towards him is not very friendly.
"Are humans living at the bottom of the food chain?" Looking at the giant attacking him, Li Mo sighed helplessly: "Is it possible that many of the heroic warriors in Valhalla are humans?"
No need to raise your hands.
It was just the leakage of magic power, which turned into a sharp blade under the effect of the spell and directly killed the giant in front of him. The opponent was directly "swallowed" by Li Mo.
He obtained the mystery of the giant species, but it was obvious that this mystery was not enough to support him to grow a sixth tail, even a "congenitally underdeveloped" tail.
Li Mo looked at the sun in the sky and an idea came to his mind.
Chapter 492: The Exiled
The creatures of the Age of Gods were much more adaptable to the environment than humans. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why all the creatures he encountered along the way were giants.
"What about people?"
After walking for half an hour, Li Mo felt the vastness of the entire Lostbelt. He hadn't felt anything in the game. It was nothing more than dots, but reality was completely different.
If it were somewhere else, there would be a lot more sensory abilities that could be used. But in the Nordic Lostbelt, Snow White was entangled by magic, which greatly interfered with many spells that relied on magic.
At this time, the perceptions that Li Mo can use are mostly techniques that enhance his own perception, such as the Eagle Eye technique.
He began to think again that the "holy marks" in his body would strengthen his body as soon as possible.
But I can't remember such things. Who made me suppress the stigma in order to complete the "Pseudo-Simulated Star Creation Map-Mysterious Base" in Teyvat?
The source of the power of the holy marks in the Magical Index world is the son of the Cross. The story of the son of the Cross has not been spread in the Teyvat world, so the holy marks have been affected to a certain extent. In the Type-Moon world, there is the story of that person, and the "holy marks" have an object to simulate. In addition, Li Mo is no longer suppressing it, so it is naturally growing.
The "Stigmata" not only strengthens the physical body, but also improves vision and other aspects. In that case, there is no need to use the ritual to strengthen it.
Even so, maintaining the ritual was easy for Li Mo.
Along the way, Li Mo rarely saw any creatures. All he saw along the way were the scenery, and the only interlude might be the giants he encountered. These creatures that have lived from the mythological era to the present day were like zombies that had their heads gnawed on, and they would rush over when they saw people.
Then he was killed by Li Mo.
They are unable to communicate and are full of hostility towards me. If I don't kill them, what else can I do?
Next, Li Mo rushed to the middle of the Fire Mountain and the Ice Mountain. If his judgment was correct, there would be an environment that was barely suitable for the survival of animals and plants. Admittedly, it was not a place for humans to survive. But if you looked around from there, you would always find something.
——It’s much better than wandering around aimlessly now.
Plans often fail to keep up with changes.
Halfway through the journey, as he was about to cross the snowy mountain, Li Mo felt that the giants around him were making strange movements, and they seemed to be gathering in one direction.
Li Mo put his hands behind his back and walked over to follow the movements of the giants. During this time, he was discovered by many giants and was still killed in the same process.
He didn't even think about using the secret method. After all, he had found a "big meal", so why would he think about these sesame seeds?
Li Mo caught up with the giants and realized that the chaotic footsteps were caused by several giants chasing two humans.
The humans being chased were young and strong, and they were struggling to avoid the giants' attacks on the snow. From a distance, one could see that the woman was about to run out of energy.
Is it an adult who has reached the age to come out of the village to die? So young?
There are no old people in the Nordic Lostbelt. In an era of scarcity, the elderly who have lost their labor force have no value in living. This is cruel, but it is reality.
——Just like the ancient Japanese custom of “abandoning the elderly” and the story told in the movie “The Ballad of Narayama”.
But... those two people look like they are in the golden age of mankind?
"I should have reviewed the plot carefully earlier."