Chapter 2214: Shadow Underworld

Since the day he landed on Hull Island, Qiao An has been soaking in the library of the Temple of Styx from morning to night, flipping through books of interest to him, focusing on reading those related to the "Shadow Realm", because of the journey One stop is in the shadow world.
Through reading these documents, coupled with the accumulation of knowledge in the past, Qiao An learned that the "Shadow Realm" is similar to the "Spirit Realm" and that there is also the "Goblin Wilderness", which is also a parallel plane closely connected to the material world.
The mountains and rivers of the material world, and even the magnificent man-made buildings, can find corresponding projections in the shadow world, but the space of the shadow world is not as stable as the material world. The coordinates of a certain place are always changing. Therefore, the projection and the ontology are often very different, but there are few similarities.
This is like standing alone on the shore of a turbulent lake. The reflection on the water surface is disturbed by the water waves and looks blurred and distorted. The feeling is definitely different from looking in a mirror.
Or ask a modernist abstract artist to paint a portrait of a person. The portrait that he painted looks like a child’s graffiti. Ordinary viewers can’t find out what the portrait has in common with the model, but people with a certain degree of artistic accomplishment can see this portrait. In the graffiti, a similarity to the model is found.
Ms. Farah told Qiao An that the contrast in the Shadow Realm on Hull Island, where the Styx Temple is located, is the "Heim Underworld"-the "God Kingdom" of Hull, the "Goddess of the Underworld".
On a larger scale, the Vimur River, which originated from the Arctic Sea, also has a corresponding river in the Shadow Realm, called the "Gall River", which is called the "Stay River" by the aboriginals of the Shadow Realm.
In fact, the Gower River is indeed a tributary in the Shadow Realm of the "Stay" that runs through the lower plane.
It is said that the "King of Poisonous Dragon" Nidhogg was born in the Gower River, and later used the "Shadow Technique" to cross the barriers of the plane, break into the material world, and upstream along the Vimur River, until he sneaked into the "Lord of the Beginning". Springs, dominate the Arctic seabed, and reproduce.
On November 20th, Joan and Clark had been resting for three days in the Temple of Styx, and it was time to leave for the last stop of this journey.
The monsters in the shadow world are rampant, especially rich in powerful undead creatures, such as various "Night Shadows". Gayna and Hilde can't help but offer to them to the underworld.
Ms. Farah agreed to their request, but also warned Gaina and Hilde that they could only Joanne and Clark to the residence of the goddess Hull, which is the legendary "Blizzard Palace" Eleudenier in the underworld. -Outside the door.
"You must stop outside the'Blizzard Palace'. Only those chosen by the goddess, namely Joan and Clark, can enter our lord's bedroom, accept the final test, and assist our lord in completing the purification ritual of the'spirit collar'."
Ms. Farah solemnly warned her daughter and students.
"If you dare to go against the will of the goddess of the underworld and intervene in nosy business, you may anger the goddess, unable to return to the sun world, stay in the underworld forever, and become sad lonely ghosts!"
Genna and Hilde shudder at hearing, and nodded quickly, remembering Ms. Farah's warning.
Before going on the road, Ms. Farah also specially provided two kinds of equipment for everyone.
The first is two small-looking biscuits called "Hull Cake".
"During your travels in the underworld, you will definitely encounter monsters blocking the way. If the opponent's strength is too strong and you don't want to conflict with it, you can give him a piece of Hull Cake, which is regarded as a toll."
"No matter how powerful the underworld creatures are, they won't refuse this little cookie, accept the gift, they won't be right with you again, get out of the way happily, and even provide you with some convenient services."
"There are only two pieces of Hull Cake, but there are definitely more than two strong enemies you encountered during your journey. I suggest that you at least reserve a cookie for Lord Garm of the'Hull's Wolf', otherwise it will be difficult to pass it. There is a cookie left, who you can use to buy it, you can decide according to the situation."
Ms. Farah wrapped two small biscuits with a handkerchief, solemnly handed them to Qiao Ann and asked him to put them away, then took out four pairs of black leather boots, and asked Qiao Ann, Clark, Gayna and Hilde to put on new shoes.
"These four pairs of magic boots are called'Hull Boots.' Put on Hull boots. After you arrive in the underworld, you can automatically sense the safest and closest road to the'Blizzard Palace'."
"In addition to providing automatic navigation, Hull Boots can also enable you to fly in the air, avoid the harsh ground environment and ubiquitous traps in the underworld, and speed up your journey."
Qiao An took a pair of "Hull Boots", cast a spell appraisal with curiosity, and found that there were two spells on this pair of magic shoes. One was the 6th ring "Looking for Shortcuts" that I saw on the "Magic Ice Boat" not long ago. ", the other is the 5-ring "Soaring into the Sky".
"Soaring into the sky" is actually an enhanced version of the 3-ring "flying technique", also known as the "long-distance flight technique". Not only does it fly faster, but the spell lasts longer, making it most suitable for long-distance flights.
Qiao An first transcribed the spell configuration of "Soaring in the Sky" into his spell book, and then put on "Hull Boots."
Before going on the road, of course, he had to fill his stomach first. Qiao An moved out of the "magic pot" Irene and quickly cooked a hearty breakfast, greeted his travel companions to enjoy it together, and the whole meal was followed. In just a few days, everyone will have the effect of preventing poisoning, disease, fear and curse, and safety will be more guaranteed during travel in the underworld.
In addition, Qiao An also prepared five bottles of "Tears of God" soaked potions in advance, and distributed them to Clark, Genna, and Hilde, as well as Sharon the "Iceland Spirit Wolf" who accompanied Hilde on the road. He also took a bottle of potion. , In the next six days, will gain immunity to negative energy erosion.
The most common in the shadow world are undead, and most of the attack skills of undead have negative energy attributes.
After Qiao An and the others took the medicine, they became immune to negative energy erosion. In the future, they will gain a huge advantage when they fight against the undead in the underworld!
As for the "big horn" of the Tara beast, the strength is not enough for this trip to the underworld, Qiao An left it in the temple and entrusted Ms. Farah to take care of it.
After the four people and one wolf had a meal, Ms. Farah used the "shadow walking technique" to open a door to the shadow world.
Joan, Clark, Gayna, Hilde, and Sharon all said goodbye to Ms. Farah, and then passed through the dark and deep "ghost gate" and disappeared into the endless darkness.
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Allusion: Helheim (from Norse mythology)
Helheim is the residence of the dead, with the same name as its ruler Hel.
The souls of the war dead go to Valhalla, and the souls of the non-war dead go to the dead country ruled by Hela.
Heim's underworld is located at the North Pole, and you must walk the rugged road of nine days and nine nights in the cold and dark place of the extreme north to reach it.
The Nordic people usually wear a pair of particularly sturdy boots on the feet of the dead, because the nine days and nine nights of the rugged road to the underworld require a pair of good boots to deal with.
These boots are called "Hull boots".