Chapter 2144: Curse of Koschurch

Located at the northern end of the New World, the Niforgem area is also known as the "Nation of Fog". It is a place worthy of the name of a bitter cold place with icy, snowy, misty areas.
The aborigines of the New World, including the Asa, Warner, and Giant, rarely set foot in the "land of fog", and colonists from the old world would never settle in the "white desert" with a harsh climate and barren land.
Since ancient times, only the witches of the Styx who worship the "goddess of the underworld" Hull are willing to settle in the Arctic Circle, and there are almost no witches of the Styx in the area outside Niforgem.
It is said that this is because the witches have been cursed for generations, whether they themselves or their descendants, once they leave the southern border of Niforheim, which is the legendary "Wandering Canyon", they will immediately become cold. stone.
"This legend is true!"
Standing at the confluence of the Vimur River and the southernmost end of the Lost Gorge, Clark Henier looked at the surging river, patted his chest and assured Joan.
"Brother Qiao'an, when we enter the depths of the canyon, you can see it with your own eyes."
Qiao Ann and Clark are now at the junction of Jotunheim and Niforheim. The "Wandering Canyon" that Clark just mentioned is a natural "boundary monument" separating the north and the south.
In fact, Qiao Ann wanted to teleport directly to the North Pole, but he didn't dare to do that, otherwise it would be tantamount to joking about Clark and his life!
The "Wandering Canyon" that traverses the mainland from east to west is worthy of its name. The inside of the canyon is covered with thick fog all the year round, and you can't see the person on the opposite side after five steps.
In fact, the entire Niforheim area in the north of the canyon is also filled with this magical fog, but the polar wind is strong, and the concentration of the magic fog is not as thick as the inside of the blocked canyon.
Regardless of whether the magic fog is thick or light, it has the effect of interfering with the long-distance transmission of spells.
If you try to forcibly teleport in the area filled with magic mist, the landing point will become unpredictable, and you can't make sure that the landing point is located in a group of monsters, or even plunged into the depths of the glacier. The ice is crushed!
In general, the farther the transmission distance, the more severe the interference from the magic mist. Short-distance transmission spells within the line of sight, such as "any door", will be slightly interfered, and the drop point error is not too large, so it can be used normally. .
So where did the magic mist that hung over Niforgem come from?
Why doesn't this magical mist spread to the outside of Niforheim, and there is no trace of the magic mist in the area south of the Wandering Canyon?
"Brother Qiao'an, this has to start more than 40,000 years ago."
"At that time, the Niforgem area had not been shrouded in magical fog, and Koschurch had not fallen into the bottomless abyss. He was the leader of a powerful Asa tribe near the Arctic Circle. He hated giants and witches the most in his life, and slaughtered himself. Hundreds of frost giants and no fewer than double-digit Styx witches fell into the hands of this butcher, and were brutally killed after being ravaged by him."
"'The Court of Giants' and the'Hull Church' both hated this brutal and tyrannical leader of the tribe, and united to retaliate against him. After a battle, the Koschurch tribe was slaughtered by the giant army, and he himself was slaughtered by the giant army. The'king of witches' Baba Yaga cursed, was exiled to the bottomless abyss, and became the frost giant he hated most."
"Kostchurch could not bear such a shameful shame. He sacrificed his soul to the will of the abyss and cursed the country of Niforheim and all the witches born in this land at the cost of this."
"Since then, the land of Nifolheim has been shrouded in a magic mist that never dissipates all year round, the transmission of spells has been disturbed, coupled with the local cold and barren environment, has since become a life restricted zone in the eyes of outsiders. Over the course of time, the'Country of Fog' has gradually become isolated from the world. Today, it has been out of touch with the tide of the world of Vares and has become a sad abandoned place."
"Besides, the curse of the witches of Styx is even more cruel. No witch can take half a step out of Nifolheim in his life. If this precept is violated, the curse of Koschch will be fulfilled immediately and the escaped will be changed. As a cold stone statue, no mortal force can turn her back into flesh and blood." Clark whispered.
"Because of this restriction, the Styx Witch dared not leave the'Nation of the Mist' and had to turn to outsiders like us to find the whereabouts of the'Essence Collar' for them."
Qiao An nodded suddenly, and suddenly had a whim.
"Brother Clark, the Styx Witch will not pursue the'Essence Necklace' for no reason. After spending so much effort, this artifact must have an irreplaceable and important use for them. If I am not mistaken, the'Essence Necklace' is to be lifted. A key element of the Koschurch curse!"
The Frost Giant laughed and patted the young mage on the shoulder and said, "You deserve to be a genius mage, brother, your brain is so good, you guessed it all!"
"If you want to lift the curse of Koschurch, you must send the'Essence Collar' to the palace of the goddess Hull in the underworld, and use Hull's divine power to purify the collar and completely eliminate the trace of the remnant of Koschurch left in the mortal world This is exactly the mission we shouldered in this trip!"
While chatting, the two each rode on a "phantom horse" created by Joan's spell, and drove north along the bank of the Vimur River.
In the north of the New World, there are twelve rivers originating from the "Spring of the Beginning" Hwagmir at the North Pole, and the "Vemur River" is the largest of them.
This big river first flows through Niforgem. In this basin, the water seems to be affected by some kind of magic. The color is dark, cold, and the water temperature is below freezing but not freezing. There are often blue flames above the river. Drifting is the famous supernatural phenomenon "cold flame" in the polar regions.
During the ride, Qiao An repeatedly observed the "ghost fire" light rising on the surface of the river. After listening to Clark's introduction, he learned that this was a "cold flame" and couldn't help being curious about this supernatural substance unique to polar regions.
At dusk, the sky darkened, and the entrance of the Lost Gorge was not far ahead. Qiao Ann accepted Clark's suggestion, and today's itinerary ends here.
The two got off their horses, and Clark planned to cut a cedar on a nearby hillside and raise a campfire.
Qiao An told him that he didn't need to bother so much and took out a small metal fortress model directly from his storage bag, placed it on the flat river beach, and recited the mantra.
With a bang, the metal model suddenly expanded ten thousand times, turning into a fortress of fine gold as high as 30 feet!