Chapter 579: Iceland Shock (111)

Nighttime Masked Horse Racing Ball?

Seven-fifteen, this time point is too subtle. It is much earlier than the normal evening confrontation, and also earlier than the normal purity test. It seems that the hotel really combined the purity test and confrontation tonight. It caught the tourists off guard. They had originally arranged the time according to the rules and were still discussing the confrontation in the evening, but as soon as they left the restaurant and hotel, the reminder sounded suddenly.

In the camping site of the town of Vik, an Icelandic local wearing Vik's local costume appeared in the barbecue area with a shotgun on his back. He extended his hand to guide the tourists who were about to return to the tent, and said in a loud voice: "Icelandic horses, please follow me."

He is nearly two meters tall, with bronze skin, hair and beard as hard as steel needles, and the whole person looks like an iron tower. With traditional clothes, he is full of primitive and barbaric deterrence.

"Are you here to take us to the dance?"

The tourists looked at each other, and Miao Fangfei frowned and asked calmly.

The local said devoutly: "Yes, the aurora forecast shows that there is a high probability that the aurora will appear between 9pm and 12pm, which is the most suitable time to hold a night masked horse racing ball."

Aurora? Some people looked at the sky, which was still dark and cloudy, and were a little unconvinced. It rained all day today, and there could still be aurora? However, Miao Fangfei and others were moved and remembered the sentence on the itinerary that 'in the aurora, you can see the gods gathering on the world tree'. Could it be today? ?

It will be shown on the itinerary that tonight's 'ball' is definitely an extremely important attraction!

"If that's the case..."

Miao Fangfei pondered. If tonight's aurora ball is really an important attraction, then it's no wonder that the team with the highest completion rate of today's attractions has not been announced yet. I'm afraid it depends on the performance of tonight's ball!

"Aurora? Is it an open-air dance?"

Lu Daoren and other strong tourists from the East District were trying to get information. They didn't know about the Aurora on the Iceland itinerary. After all, Miao Fangfei and the others didn't mention it before. This attraction is after the glacier hike in order and is not related to today's journey. Miao Fangfei and the others can't be naive and say anything. After all, they are allies in the same district and competitors. Many times, senior tourists who know the key points of the itinerary and the content of the attractions can roughly guess what kind of tasks there are in this attraction and what props rewards they may get.

People who talk too much can't survive in the hostel. They will be exposed in minutes.

"Of course it's open-air. Are you going to race indoors?"

The Icelander said impatiently, as if he was asking a stupid question: "The Valkyries ride Icelandic horses and gallop in the night sky. The light of their armor flashes and turns into aurora. If you don't race horses, how can tonight be an Aurora dance?"

Hearing his words, the tourists and the audience suddenly realized that this is what horse racing means!

"Didn't the Aurora forecast say that there will be Aurora tonight?"

Yin Guangyuan looked around, and everyone looked as if they had suddenly realized something, but he still didn't understand, so he couldn't help asking. Didn't the local just say that there would be Aurora tonight? Why do they have to run to turn into Aurora?

"Are you kidding me? How can there be any natural Aurora in this weather?"

The Icelandic local was incredulous and laughed, "Oh, you silly horse, the Aurora forecast is of course for the time when those noble Valkyries cast their gazes. They will favor the fastest, purest bloodline, and most elegant little white horse. If there is a horse among you that can be favored by the Valkyrie, she is willing to choose you and become her knight, and this can turn into Aurora - without the flashing light on the Valkyrie's armor, where can you get the Aurora."

So that's it! Everyone suddenly realized and wanted to ask more about the ball and the mask, but at this moment the local suddenly turned hostile and asked suspiciously: "How come you don't understand such a traditional custom? Are you our local Icelandic horses? Are you from outside?"

"Of course not."

Oh no, we must settle his suspicion! After the two days of testing, the passengers know that they must not let the locals suspect them, otherwise the lightest punishment is to expel you tonight, so you can't attend the ball! Sirius Lu Zhuo immediately said: "If you don't believe it, you can test it at any time."

"Don't mention the tricks of the Pureblood Association. A real old Icelander can tell who is a real Icelandic horse with a pair of eyes."

The man said disdainfully, arrogantly and contemptuously: "Pureblood Association... tsk, they have long forgotten those ancient traditions, using modern horse breeding technology to train good horses into toys for people to enjoy, and don't care about the antiquity and glory of Icelandic horses at all - this is the horse chosen by God!"

What a wrong thing to say, there is actually a group in Iceland that worships "old school" Icelandic horses. Lu Zhuo glanced at Miao Fangfei and the others from the corner of his eyes, and saw that they were also surprised and unaware. His heart sank, and his words might cause unnecessary disturbances.

"Are you horses from the Icelandic Pureblood Association?"

Sure enough, the man's face darkened and he looked at them with unfriendly eyes: "We don't recognize the purity testing methods of the Icelandic Horse Association."

"If I come to see... you are very suspicious."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became solemn. Lu Zhuo frowned and was about to speak, saying that everyone should take responsibility for their own actions, but Taoist Lu stopped him.

Lu Daoren noticed that this person's eyes were irregular and he said something suspicious, but his eyes kept glancing at their pockets. Thinking of the NPCs he met these days, he immediately understood - these people are basically greedy for money, and many attractions require money. How to keep money and make money make money is also one of the invisible tests of a hotel.

Although this person's facial features don't look like someone who is greedy for money, it is more likely to be a distraction in the hotel.

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“We are of course absolutely pure Icelandic horses.”

Just when Mr. Lu was about to take out his card to bribe, he heard Miao Fangfei say firmly: "If you are an old Icelander, then you definitely know Director B."

The conversation between them was in English (English is widely used in Iceland), and the pronunciation of Icelandic Bingdao is different, so there will be no confusion about the meaning of Icelandic Bingdao. Hearing what Miao Fangfei said, some people secretly curled their lips. Do you really think everyone knows you are Director B? Yes, the president of the Icelandic Horse Association does have a good attitude toward Director B, but didn’t this person just make it clear his disdain for the Icelandic Horse Thoroughbred Association?

Maybe he still has a bad relationship with the association, and Miao Fangfei's suggestion of Bing is more likely to add fuel to the fire and cause a big disaster. Then we will see how she ends up——

"Director Bing?! Oh King of the Gods, are you talking about the legendary Director Bing Horse?!"

However, before the man could finish his slander, he saw the Icelandic native suddenly change his expression, his facial features distorted with ecstasy, and a big bearded face stood in front of Miao Fangfei, his sharp eyes staring into her eyes, as if he could See into people's souls. No one dared to lie under such eyes, but Miao Fangfei remained calm, and everything she told was the truth.

"We are a team member of Director C. If you ask the locals at Blue Lagoon Hotel or Adventure Hotel, you will know that what I say is not false."

"Of course, of course, this route is correct. The horses led by Bing Daoma are indeed migrating in this direction."

The man was talking to himself, and his expression seemed to soften a little, but as soon as the passengers were relieved, he immediately turned his face and put his penis directly against Miao Fangfei's forehead: "You are lying!"

"That's not the case with the horses of the B-level horses. Don't think that we are easy to cheat! Those pure-blooded horses are well known in everyone's hearts and everyone remembers them clearly. Don't be clever and try to get away with it!"

Miao Fangfei was still calm when her forehead was pressed with the muzzle of the gun, but when she heard what he said, she felt terrible in her heart. The 'pure-blooded good horse' this person is talking about is probably Wei Xun, Yu Xiangyang and the others! Today they happened to have exchanged journeys and were not in Iceland, but this cannot be said. If this person knew that Wei Xun and the others dared to leave Iceland, these horses from the island would definitely be expelled completely. What to do, how to explain now?

"Team Miao didn't lie, we are Director C's team members!"

At this moment, Shao Yuan came to his senses and said righteously: "Didn't you see the raven standing on the top of Director Bing's tent?"

After saying that, he pointed his hand towards Director B's tent in the distance. There was no light in the direction of the campsite. It was pitch black. Everyone had gone out to eat, and only the tent of Director B showed some light. Shaoyuan didn't actually see whether there was a raven on the top of the tent, but he knew that these words would definitely be useful to the man in front of him! Sure enough, after hearing what he said, the Icelandic native's expression changed again, and he even stuttered a bit when he spoke.

"Raven? You mean raven? Could it be that..."

"That's what you think."

Shao Yuan nodded enigmatically: "You should also understand what day it is today."

The man's expression changed, and he immediately saluted to the other side of the tent, and then said with a forced smile: "I recognized it, you are indeed the ponies in the third group of horses. It was too dark, so I didn't see clearly... The masquerade is coming soon It’s starting. Someone will come to pick you up, so I’ll leave first.”

After saying that, he was about to put away the gun and turn around to leave, but Miao Fangfei raised her hand and held the barrel of the gun against her forehead as if by accident. The man glared at her, and when he saw that she didn't let go, his face suddenly darkened. But he didn't say anything, he simply dropped the gun and hurriedly disappeared into the darkness.

"call."

When his figure was no longer visible, Shao Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, you scared me to death just now!"

Yin Guangyuan couldn't help but stared at the gun in her hand and said, "Captain Miao, you are so brave, you are not afraid of him shooting."

"He was afraid to shoot."

Miao Fangfei said, looking at each other with Shao Yuan, both of them looked a little serious.

"Raven Wings...I think he looks like one of Odin's men."

Taoist Lu walked over, his face equally solemn. He knew how much the locals in Iceland admired the third-level guide horses. It stands to reason that mentioning the third-level guide horses in front of them is like cheating. This person indeed behaves like this, but he is fundamentally different.

"Since I know Wei Xunyu Xiangyang and the others, I definitely know you too."

He said bluntly: "This is deliberately making things difficult."

"When he started to sigh and said 'King of the Gods', I felt there was something wrong with him."

Shaoyuan sighed, the king of the Nordic gods is Odin. For this kind of person, Director B is not easy to use, but there is a raven beside him. This is Odin's messenger, Odin's spy. When people who believe in Odin see it, they will never do anything to it again unless they kneel down and salute on the spot.

"Today is Wednesday. I still feel too calm. It's normal for this person to come out now."

"It's not like Odin's divine power has come. He seems to be in a different state than Old Mark, Dan Lin and the others."

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Di Feiyu added: "If Odin's divine power really comes, it is impossible for him to be afraid of the raven."

While waiting for the arrival of the new prom lead, several people started discussing.

"Is it possible that he's just faking it?"

"Hiss, I think he was actually a little panicked just now after hearing about the raven... If he is really a believer in Odin, he should be more ecstatic than fearful and panicked."

"Yao Jinghe is right, there is indeed a problem with his attitude."

"Have you noticed that he knows the Valkyrie very well?"

"Indeed, he explained a lot. He even revealed the information that Aurora is the Valkyrie's riding armor that shines. This should actually be something we should speculate on by ourselves."

"Look at his hunting rifle. It says it has raven wings, but a pair of bird wings... The Valkyrie happens to be wearing a silver helmet decorated with bird wings."

"That's right!"

Miao Fangfei and others cheered up: "He may not be from Odin's side, maybe he is from Slud's side!"

"This attitude towards Director Bing's subordinates...maybe they are from Thor!"

"That's right, look at his clothes and his penis. He doesn't look like a follower of Odin."

There is a reason why Thor and Odin have ambiguous status, and even once had a higher status than Odin. Thor, the god of thunder, is the god of the poor and common people. He is in charge of agricultural production, weddings and funerals, and death. He is powerful, rude, and has a bad temper. He is a manifestation of people's beliefs in the agricultural era. Odin is the god of nobility, representing wisdom, knowledge, poetry and power. He is cunning, clever, lusty for power, and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He is a god whose status soared after the collapse of Nordic agricultural society and people moved from land to sea*

Judging from the traditional national costumes worn by the Icelander just now, his belt, and his rude and loud voice, he looked more like a follower of the God of Thunder.

"That's why he became wary after hearing about the raven. He came here secretly and didn't want Odin to find out!"

"Then he was not just provoking, he definitely had hints."

"His attitude towards Team Miao...may suggest that there are Nordic gods and followers of Odin participating in this dance. On the surface, he will give preferential treatment to Director C, but in fact, he will attack us secretly?"

"Yes, the hotel warned that there is a terrible hunter at this ball. I originally thought it was a polar bear, but now it seems that it may be related to Odin believers!"

“Yes, it’s Wednesday after all!”

The more Miao Fangfei and the others discussed, the more enthusiastic they became. Taoist Lu and the others who heard a few words next to them were stunned. This kind of confidence that almost overflowed as he talked about the treasures of Nordic mythology, but I had never seen it before when I visited other scenic spots today! The difficulty of the scenic spots involving mythology is absolutely terrifying. Even the deer Taoist people are worried. The more they worry about Miao Fangfei and the others, "Finally we have reached the area where we are good at!" ’ The expression looks weirder.

This is too strange! But the powerful travelers all admit that what they say does sound reasonable. Do they have any basis for this?

"You are the Icelandic horses who are going to attend this dance. Come on, come with me."

But before Mr. Lu and the others could ask in detail, the person who received them arrived. I saw this man wearing a luxurious dress, white gloves, and an exquisite bird feather mask covering the upper half of his face, with a broad smile. Taoist Lu saw that his hair was smooth and oily. This style was in stark contrast to the strong man just now.

This seems to be the person in charge of the dance. Did the strong man really use his name to remind them on purpose? The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense when he recalled what Miao Fangfei and the others had just discussed.

"We have specially prepared dresses and masks for you. From 7:30 to 8:00 is the time for you to wash up and get ready. At 8:00, the masquerade will officially begin. There will be the most mellow wine at the dance, and everyone can enjoy the party. "

This man spoke in a very elegant tone, like reciting poetry, so sweet it made people get goosebumps, but he didn't say anything about the aurora. Miao Fangfei's heart was moved, and she didn't mention the news that the strong man had just said, and just asked, "This is a masked horse racing dance, when will we watch the horse racing?"

"After nine o'clock at night."

The man stopped smiling and became serious: "I heard that polar bears have sneaked into this dance, but don't worry. There will be hunters with guns guarding the dance, those wearing red masks. If you find a polar bear, please report it in time Report them."

Sure enough, Miao Fangfei thought to herself. Because the Icelandic horse purity test had not yet started, they were afraid that local Icelanders would suddenly arrive, so they asked Walker and others to stay far away from the barbecue grill. Fortunately -

"Then five of you, let's come together."

Before she could rejoice, the man looked directly at the five Walkers, with the smile still on his face: "The dance will start soon."

go? Still not going? Everyone present pondered. If he refused, his identity would undoubtedly be exposed directly, but if he participated - has this person discovered the identities of Werewolf Walker and the Polar Bears? Could this be a trap set for them?

"It's here, why bother?"

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Walker and the others walked over without hesitation upon hearing this. Walker also complained: "I haven't eaten well. Is there anything to eat and drink at the dance? Is there wine?"

“Everything you want is available.”

"That's fair enough. What about our Director C? I would say you should invite Director C first. That would be fair."

"Of course someone has specially invited a horse as distinguished as Director Bing."

The smile on the man's face deepened, he praised Director B like a poem, and finally said: "He should have arrived at the dance party by now."

* *

The waves roared, black rocks were everywhere, and the wide beach of the town of Vik had been set up as an open-air dance party. A long string of small lights of different colors illuminated the darkness, making the scene dreamlike.

The long white tables were piled with various cold and hot dishes, fruit desserts, and bunches of flowers that were extremely rare in Northern Europe in this season decorated the seats. The aroma of thick soup and barbecue came, and there were chefs who cooked delicious food. The music sounded, and a band was responsible for playing in the dark. Waiters wearing masks and dresses carried plates filled with cocktail glasses and shuttled elegantly between the tables.

"The wine tastes good."

Bingyi took a cocktail from the waiter's tray and sniffed the smell. The mellow aroma of the wine made people feel as if they would get drunk without drinking.

"Not quite there yet."

The man next to him also took a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, put the empty glass on the tray, and said coldly: "It's not interesting."

"It's more interesting when there are more people."

Bingyi chuckled, and the raven on his shoulder flew out, quickly and accurately picked up a red cherry from the table full of dessert cakes, and landed back on his shoulder with satisfaction - the phantom cat was not there, and it was rare for it to be happy and free.

"It's not interesting when there are more people."

The man sneered and changed the subject: "Let's talk about the wolf you raised."

Before, after the hotel reminder sounded at 7:15, someone came to Bingyi's tent and respectfully invited him to the dance. Yu Hehui wanted to follow, but the man politely but firmly refused.

'There are hunters at the dance, and they will shoot all animals that have nothing to do with Icelandic horses. They can rest in a special venue. When it comes to horse racing, there will be fewer rules.'

Although other animals cannot enter, ravens can. Even the symbol of this dance party was the raven's wing. Bingyi knew at a glance that this might be Odin's dance party.

So when he entered the venue, in addition to observation, the most important thing was to find "allies". It was less than eight o'clock when he entered the venue, and there were only a few people in the venue, about ten. Everyone was wearing white dresses and white masks. I don't know what's special about these dresses and masks, so that everyone's voice, height and even body shape look the same, regardless of gender, age or young.

In this case, if you want to recognize people, you can only distinguish them by the way they speak. But Bingyi, except for being familiar with B1, has not spent much time with other tour guides. It is even more stupid to talk to them one by one, and it will become a target if you attract too much attention. Just look at all the white-masked people standing quietly and you will know that no one here is a fool.

But the "allies" that Bingyi wants to make are not tour guides. His eyes fell on those people wearing red masks and patrolling with guns. There are many hunters at this dance party, as if to guard against polar bears. Their characteristic is that they wear red masks, not all red, but mainly white, with various red decorations on them.

For example, some were decorated with red devil-like horns, and some were decorated with bloody claw marks, which were eerie and terrifying. Bingyi stared at a hunter, whose mask was decorated with red scales.

"Do you want to report?"

The hunter's perception was extremely sharp. Bingyi just stared at him for a while and then he came over and took Bingyi aside without making a sound. Reporting polar bears is a very private matter. If others see it, it will make the polar bears in the crowd hide more carefully. It was during this time alone that Bingyi started chatting with this person about ravens.

The hunter seemed to have a bad temper. He became impatient after saying a few words. He was just patiently listening to Bingyi's nonsense, and he was not interested in ravens. Bingyi had a guess in his mind. Are the hunters really the staff of the ball? Is it possible that they were also "hired"? There were only ten white masks present, including him, and it seemed that there were no two special tour guides as Yu Hehui said.

Is it possible that they are not Icelandic horses or polar bears, but have other identities.

If this is really possible... then this hunter, can he also be one? Bingyi observed that the hunter was dressed exactly like the people who participated in the party except for the mask on his face and the dagger in his hand. He asked why, and the hunter said perfunctorily that it was to avoid destroying the atmosphere of the party, and then turned around and was about to leave.

"Alas, speaking of which, I couldn't bring my pets in. The rules of the party are a bit too strict. My little wolf is still so young and can't eat meat by itself..."

Bingyi mentioned Fenrir wolf implicitly. He had actually found countless topics, but this hunter was really incompatible with water and fire. He always had a perfunctory face. Seeing that he was about to leave, Bingyi had to use his killer move - if this hunter was really a believer in God, he would definitely react. If he was a tour guide, he might have a different attitude.

Sure enough, when he mentioned the wolf, the hunter who was about to leave turned back and looked at him, and his tone sounded a little softer.

"Do you raise a wolf?"

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