I really didn't want to burn it.

Li Ang reached out his hand and caught a snowflake.

"Isn't that right?"

Mashu quickly pressed for an answer.

Watching the snowflakes melt little by little in his palm, Li Ang said, "Ragnarok... its first sign is a long winter."

"Hey?!"

Mashu and Ritsuka's pupils contracted sharply as they immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

"But...but...I remember the long winter recorded in the myth only lasted 3 years, didn't it?"

"That's the problem; someone is deliberately prolonging this winter."

Li Ang let out a long sigh: "Sigh, I've been proven wrong."

Yes, Li Ang was indeed proven wrong.

They had previously confidently declared that Ragnarok was over, but it seems there's been a problem with the outcome of the war.

In reality, they hadn't even started fighting, so there was no end to the fight.

This made Li Ang very embarrassed.

"Leon, where do you think we should start?" Ritsuka asked softly. "Should we go to Asgard first?"

"We definitely need to go to Asgard, but before that..."

Li Ang raised his wrist, revealing the "silver bracelet" on his wrist.

"We need to untangle this first."

"That's...that's true."

Ritsuka's eyes turned into two small black dots.

Li Ang, holding Li Xiang's hand, walked side by side into the small village in front of them.

Judging from the overall appearance of the village, Li Ang felt that the culture and technology in the central courtyard had not changed much since he left.

Small houses made of stone and wood are scattered throughout the village, and the streets are covered with a thick layer of snow, so there is not much activity.

Only a few men carrying prey walked through the streets, their faces red from the cold, occasionally breathing on their palms to warm them, or stopping to rub their hands together to keep warm.

Of course, upon closer inspection, there are differences; every household in the village has a stone engraved with sun runes hanging at their door.

That's not surprising at all. Without using magic heating, one would probably freeze to death during such a long winter.

"Miss Jeerskogur said that human villages have now begun to implement a resource rationing system."

As yet another man carrying a dead deer walked past, Mashu whispered.

"That's a policy only implemented during wartime, isn't it?" Ritsuka muttered to herself. "But there's no war happening right now."

Li Ang glanced around and replied, "Because someone postponed the war that was supposed to take place, the supplies being used now are probably those that should have been used for the war."

"Ragnarok didn't happen, Li Ang, you should be happy, right?" Ritsuka asked, noticing the strange look on Li Ang's face. "Your teacher Odin is still alive, isn't that a good thing?"

“I’m so glad the teacher is still alive. But…”

Li Ang looked at the sky with worry: "How long do you think a world with only winter, a world lacking the growth of all things and unable to produce anything, can last?"

If Ragnarok was a sudden catastrophe, then this endless winter is a slow, brutal death.

If winter continues, this Nordic world will be doomed sooner or later.

More importantly, while it's manageable that Asgard is in Midgard, those races that are at odds with Asgard will definitely be even more dissatisfied with the Aesir.

The giants that Li Ang and his group encountered earlier were those who couldn't survive in Jotunheim and came out to try their luck.

Most importantly, the leader of the Aesir is no longer the wise Odin, but the hot-tempered Thor. His temper and self-centered personality make him more likely to incite resentment among other races.

According to information provided by Je'ershikogur, Odin entered a deep slumber during the first year of this long winter and has not awakened since.

"Teacher... what happened to you?"

Li Ang let out a long sigh.

At this moment, not far from Li Ang and the other two, a person dressed in black robes was secretly observing them.

"Li Ang is actually back... This is going to be interesting."

The man in black robes curled his lips into a twisted smile.

Chapter 254 The Expelled God of Lies

"Hehe, this is getting interesting."

The man in black robes withdrew his gaze and prepared to turn around and get up.

Li Ang's return is big news, especially since Asgard is currently in a strange situation.

The man in black felt that they needed to make a better plan, otherwise they would really be letting down Li Ang, who had traveled a long way back.

Duang!

"Ouch."

As a result, the man in black robes bumped into a black wall as soon as he turned around.

No, it's not a wall, it's a thick shield.

"what's the situation?"

The man in black robes looked up and saw the pink-haired woman who had been with Li Ang standing in front of him.

"Oops."

The man in black robes quickly got up from the ground and ran in another direction, only to find that Li Ang was standing in that direction.

"Damn it... how did he know I was watching him?"

"Where are you going?"

Li Ang raised his eyebrows in a "friendly" manner.

"You...what are you doing?"

The man in black robes stammered, his voice filled with fear and unease.

"Li Ang, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Ritsuka poked Li Ang's stomach. "Isn't this just an ordinary person?"

Leon did not answer; his eyes were on Mashu.

Mashu reported with a skeptical tone, "Hmm... this person was indeed spying on us just now. But I couldn't sense any magic from him, so he was probably just curious?"

The clothes worn by Leon and Mashu were completely different from those of the Scandinavians, so it was normal for the locals to be curious about them.

At least that's what Mashu thinks.

After all, she had encountered similar things several times in other singularities.

"Well... take off your hood and let me see."

Li Ang said with ill intent, his face practically screaming "I'm a bad guy."

"Do...what?"

The men in black robes pretended to tremble and acted as if they were terrified.

Ritsuka, who had never bullied anyone before, couldn't stand it anymore and whispered a reminder: "Li Ang, aren't you going too far?"

Li Ang didn't respond, but instead picked up a wooden stick from the roadside and used it to lift the black-robed man's hood.

The face of an ordinary-looking young woman appeared in front of the three.

"Sir... is there anything I can help you with?"

The woman asked, trembling all over, looking exactly like a virtuous woman who had been caught by bandits and lost her chastity.

"Leon!"

Ritsuka and Mashu were both a little angry.

"hehe."

Li Ang let out two cold laughs at the sky.

"I've said this before, haven't I? If you keep playing this game with me, I'll beat the shit out of you."

"We've been exposed? Impossible... No, we absolutely cannot admit it."

Having made up her mind, the woman maintained her frightened expression and stammered, "My lord, what are you talking about? I have no idea."

"Li Ang, you haven't mistaken me for someone else, have you?"

Ritsuka now strongly suspects that Li Ang has confused the woman in front of him with one of his old lovers.

Li Ang, expressionless, pulled a photograph from his pocket.

"This is a photo of Thor dressed as a woman when he went to the land of giants last time."

"show me!"

Almost instinctively, the woman reached out to the photograph.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The woman's hand froze in mid-air, her entire face expressionless.

Mashu and Ritsuka stared wide-eyed at the woman who had just been so agitated, not even noticing the snowflakes drifting into their mouths.

"Hmmmm~"

Without saying a word, Li Ang swung his knee and struck the woman in the stomach.

"what!"

The woman cried out in pain and fell to the ground, rolling twice.

However, when the woman stood up again, she had transformed into a man with black curly hair.

"you you……"

Mashu pointed a trembling finger at the man. She hadn't expected him to have deceived her.

"How did I get caught? I disguised myself perfectly."

The man clutched his stomach and asked, looking aggrieved.

Li Ang put one hand on his hip and explained in an annoyed tone, "It is perfect, so perfect that it even covers up the 'smell' of the runic magic on your body."

The man snapped his fingers in sudden realization and said regretfully, "Ah~ so that's what makes it suspicious."

Due to the long winters, modern Scandinavians must use runes to live their lives.

Even if the person doesn't smell it, living in such an environment for a long time will inevitably cause them to pick up some of the "smell".

“My runic magic is too special; if it's revealed, it's the same as having no disguise at all.” The man sniffed his arm and said casually, “Forget it, there aren't many people as sensitive to runes as you. Let it be.”

Li Ang pursed his lips, his expression seemingly not very happy.

The black-haired man seemed not to see them. He brushed the snow off his body and bowed to the Chaldea duo.

"Greetings, ladies. Let me introduce myself. My name is Loki."

Li Ang immediately replied, "He's a notorious liar in Asgard. So don't believe a single word he says."

"Hey, that's going too far! At least a few words in what I said were true," Loki complained, waving his hand.

"So you don't even deny that there's definitely a lie in your statement...?"

Mashu rubbed her temples.

In just a few words, she gained a general understanding of Loki.

Leaving aside the issue of lying, the other party is definitely a free-spirited person, the kind who's about as eccentric as Li Ang.

"The God of Lies... He certainly seems to fit the title."