I really didn't want to burn it.

This means that Li Ang can no longer use magic to solve things like keeping warm with clothes.

In addition, out of gentlemanly manners, Li Ang left his coat to Ritsuka.

It's not surprising that I caught a cold after walking in the freezing cold for so long.

"It's alright, although it's a bit cold, but not to the point of catching a cold."

Li Ang rubbed his nose and explained with a hint of helplessness, "I think someone is talking badly about me behind my back."

Mashu chuckled coldly: "If it's you, then it's not surprising at all."

"..."

Leon opened his mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal. But upon closer reflection, he realized that Mashu wasn't entirely wrong.

Anyway, if I do this, my home will definitely be in turmoil.

He could even picture Chloris, Ryougi Shiki, and the other girls, all shrouded in black mist, standing at his doorstep waiting for him to return.

"Forget it, we're already here in this singularity." Li Ang rubbed his arms and said somewhat miserably, "Let's conquer this singularity as quickly as possible, and then we can all go back to our own homes."

"It's rare to see someone with this kind of interest." Mashu glared at him with displeasure. "If only you were this proactive with all the singularities."

“I think we should do something practical first,” Ritsuka said, looking around. “How about we get out of this forest first?”

Looking at the endless sea of ​​trees in front of her, Ritsuka appeared very frustrated.

"Will we starve to death in the forest?"

Ritsuka squatted down dejectedly, pouting as she spoke.

"How can it be."

Li Ang picked up a stone from the ground and weighed it in his hand.

"Forests are a gift from nature, and if we are grateful, they will reward us. Just like this—"

Li Ang threw the stone in his hand with lightning speed.

Snapped.

A lost fawn was shot through by a stone and fell to the ground in the snow before it could even let out a cry.

"Look, dinner's ready now!"

"...while saying they are grateful to the forest, they kill the forest animals without batting an eye."

"The law of the jungle is survival of the fittest; that's the natural order of things in this forest."

As Li Ang dragged the dead deer over, he explained to the two of them.

"This forest?" Mash grasped the key point. "You've been to this forest before?"

“Yes.” Li Ang nodded. “I came here when I was on my honeymoon after getting married.”

"marry?"

"Honeymoon?"

The two girls looked at Li Ang with increasingly strange expressions.

“This is a long story.” Li Ang said, holding a deer in one hand and his other hand on his hip. “Are you going to listen to me gossip in this cold snow, or would you like to find a place to light a fire, roast the deer, and listen to my rambling?”

The choice was not difficult, and Ritsuka and Mashu chose the latter immediately.

Li Ang was indeed very familiar with this forest. He quickly found a cave, which, although not very large, provided excellent shelter from the wind.

After a simple cleaning, it became their campsite for the night.

Chop wood, start a fire, dispose of the dead deer, and roast it on a rack...

Li Ang took care of the vast majority of the work.

"Li Ang, aren't you still injured? Is this alright?"

Ritsuka asked Leon as she brought her hands closer to the campfire.

"It's not like I'm fighting with gods, I can do this kind of work."

Li Ang, who was turning the deer over, rolled his eyes: "Stop pretending. I haven't seen you do much work for me. You've done less than Mashu."

"I'm sorry... I'm really not good at these things." Ritsuka scratched her head and smiled sheepishly.

Mashu looked at Li Ang, who was grilling, with suspicion. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Li Ang, have you determined where this singularity is?"

“While I can’t be 100% sure, it’s most likely Scandinavia,” Li Ang smiled and continued, “because this forest was the first attraction I visited during my honeymoon.”

Hearing this, Mashu frowned in displeasure: "You've been having affairs with other women again."

Li Ang retorted directly, "It's not my fault. I'm not a saint, of course I have needs for women."

"..."

Mashu was taken aback by such frankness. She didn't say anything more, but just stared at Li Ang with a cold face.

Li Ang didn't care. Mashu and Ritsuka already knew about his womanizing ways, so one more or one less wouldn't make a difference.

“I’m more curious about your so-called wife, Li Ang.” Ritsuka, now warmer, rested her chin on her hands. “This is the first time you’ve so openly acknowledged a woman as your wife.”

Li Ang smiled and said, "Because this wedding was completely an accident. If I could, I originally didn't plan to get married."

Although he spoke reluctantly, Li Ang's gaze softened as he looked towards the campfire.

"Based on your preferences, your wife must be a Norse goddess, right?" Mash asked.

Li Ang nodded, then shook his head slightly.

"Yes and not entirely. She was originally a giantess who became a member of Asgard after marrying me."

Ritsuka nodded thoughtfully.

Although she wasn't very familiar with mythology, she knew that giants were an important race in Norse mythology.

Giants are the oldest race in Norse mythology, and all the gods have the blood of giants flowing through their veins. However, giants are also the eternal enemies of the Norse gods.

"From the beginning of creation, the gods of Asgard were constantly at war with the giants until the gods drove the giants into Jotunheim, at which point the two sides entered a period of relative calm."

"I came to Northern Europe before that, when I was very weak and unable to go to the battlefield to fight."

"hehe."

Mashu and Ritsuka clearly did not believe it.

"It's true, I was very young back then."

Li Ang's explanation was clearly not very convincing.

But he didn't offer any further explanation and instead continued telling the story.

"Based on my knowledge of Norse mythology, I offered Odin some advice to help the gods defeat the giants more easily."

"It was because of this achievement that I became Odin's disciple and began to learn runes from him."

"And then?" Mashu asked, arms crossed, her tone a little awkward. "Did you take a fancy to your beautiful wife while you were with the prisoners of war, and then take her for yourself?"

“That’s not true at all.” Leon waved his hands repeatedly. “Skadi came to Asgard on her own initiative after the war ended.”

"Skadi...is she the goddess of the hills?"

“Yes, Skadi’s father, Tiaz, was killed by the gods through a plot, and she came to Asgard to seek justice.”

"Because when Tiaz died, it was during a truce between the two sides, and if not handled properly, it could trigger another war... Well, although Tiaz's death was largely his own fault."

In fact, Li Ang felt that this whole thing was entirely Tiaz's own doing, but since the other party was his father-in-law, he gave a relatively tactful explanation.

"So Odin, in order to appease Skadi's anger, betrothed you to her?"

Mashu's lips twitched involuntarily, and he said with a dark face, "You're really something, you got a wife for free."

"That's not the case."

Li Ang tilted his head and said.

"At that time, Odin allowed Skadi to choose a husband in Asgard, and Skadi chose Bald, the god of light."

“Bard? His wife isn’t…”

“Yes, Baldr had a wife back then,” Leon said. “Skadi was just trying to embarrass Odin; she made a promise that Odin could never keep.”

"And then Odin replaced her with you? If it weren't for you, Skadi would have married Njord, the Norse god of the sea, right?"

Li Ang smiled casually: "Yeah, I guess I got lucky."

In fact, Odin was indeed planning to trick Skadi into marrying Njord, but it was he who took the initiative to step forward, which made Odin change his mind.

Li Ang's reason for stopping the marriage was simple: he didn't want Skadi, this pretty young girl, to marry an ugly old man.

Especially since Li Ang, a time traveler, already knew that the marriage would end in divorce, he was even less likely to stand by and watch Skadi jump into the fire.

Ultimately, Skadi's marriage was problematic in itself.

Skadi deliberately chose someone she couldn't marry to annoy the gods and, incidentally, to force Odin to make a slip of the tongue, thus damaging his prestige.

Odin, of course, knew Skadi's thoughts, so as revenge, he found her a completely mismatched Njord as her husband to disgust her.

In terms of their starting point, both sides achieved their goals; however, in terms of the result, it was a lose-lose situation for both.

Odin lost his credibility, and Skadi lost her own.

Therefore, in order to prevent this worst-case scenario from happening, Li Ang took the initiative to marry Skadi.

Li Ang doesn't know about other aspects of this marriage, but he is quite satisfied with his wife, Skadi.

She is gentle, virtuous, and exceptionally understanding of herself.

In fact, most of the goddesses in Scandinavia are the epitome of a virtuous wife and loving mother; marrying one would definitely be a worthwhile investment.

It's worth noting that in the original Norse mythology, no matter how much Skadi disliked her husband Njord, she still tolerated him and lived with him for a while.

Ultimately, when the conflicts between the two parties became completely irreconcilable, Skadi made the decision to divorce.

Li Ang would not have these problems at all. What's there to complain about when you bring a virtuous and beautiful woman home? Just spoil her.

Odin was pleased that his apprentice had stood up for him when he was in an awkward situation, and he became even more attentive when teaching Leon runes.

Skadi was also very satisfied.

She originally thought her marriage was going to fall apart, but unexpectedly Odin gave her a near-perfect man.

Honestly, among these roughnecks from Northern Europe, Li Ang is definitely not the most handsome, but he is absolutely the gentlest of these tough guys.

Thus, Skadi's marriage ended with Skadi herself being very satisfied, Odin being very satisfied, and Leon being even more satisfied—a result of positive feedback from all three parties.

Ultimately, a world where only Tiaz was harmed was achieved.

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PS: Regarding Skadi and Njord's divorce, the myth records that the reason was that one of them lived by the sea and couldn't stand the howling of wolves in the deep forest; the other lived in the deep mountains and the sound of the waves kept her awake all night.

In the end, this couple, whose marriage was arranged without any real connection, went back to living their own free lives, their marriage in name only.

The only good thing about this marriage for Skadi was that she went from being a giantess to an Aesir goddess. →_→

Chapter 249 Misconceptions about Myths

Snapped!

A loud clap of applause jolted Li Ang out of his reverie.

"Okay, let me interrupt you a little."

Ritsuka pursed her lips and said, "You can continue reminiscing about your romantic trip with your wife while you're asleep. Right now, I'm more interested in getting some useful information."

"for example?"

“For example, the potential problems with this singularity,” Ritsuka said seriously. “Why exactly would this singularity destroy humanity?”

"Well..."

Li Ang pondered for a moment.

"Although I don't know exactly what happened, based on my understanding of Norse mythology, it's probably something wrong with the war of Ragnarok."

The biggest difference and most distinctive feature of Norse mythology compared to other mythologies around the world is that it has a clear ending.