Ice and snow world

According to the general direction of the map, the two found a magical place where huge boulders were arranged neatly, and it was not known whether it was a natural formation or a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Elsa is more inclined to the artificial method, because she feels that the boulders are arranged like walls, and the path left is like the entrance of a maze.

Loki was stroking the boulder and observing something around the group of stones. Elsa lowered her head and found strange traces on the ground. The sand surface under the group of boulders became flat from a certain line, as if dividing the world inside the boulder. .

"limit?"

Apparently Loki also seemed to see something unusual, and Elsa was curious about the word in his mouth.

"What are boundaries?"

"Like this, the barrier of isolation and protection. It seems that we will enter another world after entering, and we may need to be mentally prepared"

Elsa really wanted to ask him what he was preparing for, but seeing the excitement on his face, she knew that he was not planning to face something good.

Going through the barrier feels bad, like squeezing your body into a squishy jelly and then squeezing it out again, kind of disgusting.

The scene after stepping through the boundary is no different from the outside, but Elsa seems to feel something guiding the flow of air, and a striped road appears on the sand under her feet, drawing lines around the boulders around her.

"Don't make me ask anymore, it makes me feel like an ignorant person" Elsa looked at Loki's thoughtful expression, really fed up with the game of every time she asked and the other answered.

Loki smiled at Elsa's reaction, mixed with helplessness and tolerance: "It's a pity that even if you ask me this time, I can't answer. Let's have a look first."

The two walked along the path between the boulders, and Elsa focused on the moss and vines on the boulders. It stands to reason that there is no water source in the desert, and the environment is dry, but the boulders here are blue in patches. .

Pulling away the vines on the stone surface one by one, wiping off the moss with the leaves, the faintly visible stripes were revealed. After carefully cleaning the stone surface, Elsa finally saw the engraved pattern on it—a circle?

Somewhat hesitantly, Elsa cleaned up the sundries on the other stone surface, and Elsa found that the patterns on it were different from the ones just now, but there seemed to be some connection between them.

Loki patted the dirt on his hands, and pointed to the other stone surfaces he had cleared: "Maybe they should overlap"

Use ice and snow magic to draw patterns on the stone surfaces one by one in the air, and overlap them to form a complete pattern. Elsa saw that the shape was a circle, and the intertwined lines inside did not know the meaning inside, but Loki felt extremely familiar with this shape.

"The sign of the Rainbow Bridge?" As if to take care of Elsa, he explained, "When the Rainbow Bridge lands, it will leave traces of discs. It seems that the Asgards have been here."

"It's like the frost giants appearing here too," Elsa continued, "is this world also counted among the nine kingdoms?"

"No, at least I haven't seen it." Loki's vague answer also showed his uncertainty. To be honest, he didn't feel very good, as if he had come into contact with another plane, subverting his previous cognition.

"Wait a minute, look here" Elsa looked at the streaks on the sand under her feet, the sand that was not disturbed even if the cloak swept over it, as if it was fixed on the ground.

Loki looked at the sand under Elsa's feet, walked backwards, saw the ground under other boulders through the gaps between the boulders, and gradually confirmed his guess: "Hold it, if it's not wrong, it's a map"

He was referring to the disc drawn by Elsa with ice and snow magic. The two found their positions on the map according to the arrangement of the boulders, and finally came to the center of the stone group.

It is not accurate to say that it is an open space, because there is an iron disc in the center of the ground. Only when you get closer can you see that the disc is filled with water, and it is separated by a circle of iron plates. Rotate them, and there is a gap in each circle of iron, and I don't know what it is for yet.

In the middle of the disc, there is a groove like a water hole, but it doesn't let the water flow down. Elsa pinched the protrusion of the outermost iron plate and turned it, and she didn't know what switch she touched. There was a slight collision sound, and a small red fish came out from nowhere and circled around the outer circle.

"It doesn't seem like a real fish. Is this a decryption game?" Elsa obviously felt helpless at such an easy-to-complete mechanism.

After she connected all the gaps into a line, the little red fish was still swimming in the outer circle, and there was no sound of the mechanism opening, and the expression on her face was a little stiff.

"Perhaps it can be considered that this is a prank, at least it suits my taste." Loki accepted the actions of Elsa's men, he thought for a while, and turned the disc to the same pattern as the previous map. Sure enough, the sound of the mechanism opening sounded, and the red As if being guided, the small fish swam through the rings one after another, and then swam from the uneven gaps to the center.

"Okay, I admit defeat" Elsa met Loki's eyes and surrendered under his smiling expression, she really thought too simply.

The little red fish got into the sunken channel, and the surrounding water was sucked into the water outlet at once. While Elsa was waiting for the next step, the sand under their feet suddenly softened, causing the two of them to fall into the sand unpreparedly, and kept falling. Shen.

quicksand. This word appeared in Elsa's mind, and she panickedly wanted to grab something around her to stabilize her body and stop sinking, but her arm was held by a strong palm. Before the sand and stone covered her sight, the last words she heard were:

"Relax, there's something down there"

The feeling of passing through the barrier came again, and Elsa stepped on the ground a little dizzy, and was supported by a pair of hands so as not to fall.The sand and stone above seemed to be isolated, not a single grain fell, and the surrounding environment looked like a room. The inextinguishable torches seemed to be lit not long ago, but the cobwebs on the earthen wall indicated See how long it has been buried here.

It is almost certain that this is their goal, the underground palace in the center of the world, and the gate of the underground palace is right in front of their eyes.

Yes, in front of them, a huge door was closed, with beautiful patterns carved on the door, forming a symbol familiar to them, the same symbol as on the stone door of the temple.

"Maybe it's not the time, but how do you feel now?" Elsa's question came at the wrong time, which can be said to be incomprehensible.

"Extremely excited." It seemed that Loki didn't find it awkward, and even had the heart to ask, "What about you?"

"same as you"

With excitement and yet having to be cautious, the two pushed open the door one by one.

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