In the game's quest, Loki's white mare always appeared and disappeared abruptly.
Even with Zhang Heng's perception, he had no idea where it came from or where it went. That was why he had long since given up on the idea of catching up with it.
Unlike when he was dealing with the red salmon, Zhang Heng couldn't manipulate the flow of water on land, so he could only try to deal with the white mare with guns and bows.
However, with the horse's ability to come and go like the wind, Zhang Heng was afraid that he would have to maintain the posture of drawing the bow or shooting. Otherwise, in the blink of an eye, the white mare would disappear from his sight again.
Of course, this didn't mean that Zhang Heng was completely helpless against the white mare. He just hadn't found the key to dealing with it yet.
Now, Zhang Heng regretted not bringing the White Horse Crown with him. With that item in hand, he could summon the White Horse Knight, and he might even be able to compete with Loki's white mare. However, he could only bring a limited number of items in each game, so he had to choose from among them. The White Horse Crown wasn't that adaptable, and as a Grade-C item, it could only be used three times.
With Zhang Heng's current strength, it was almost impossible for an ordinary quest to force him to use the White Horse Crown. That was why he didn't bring it with him.
There was no point in dwelling on it now. Zhang Heng turned his attention back to the present. He recalled the story of Loki and the Blacksmith, especially the details.
The mare that Loki had transformed into finally led the Blacksmith's stallion, Svadelfari, into the woods. This was also in line with the scene where the two met for the first time. Zhang Heng saw the white mare by the stream in the woods.
Now, the question was, why did the white mare come to town the last time they met? Was there anything in common between the two encounters?
Zhang Heng's expression changed when he thought of this.
In Norse mythology, the white mare incarnated by Loki played the role of a temptress. She suddenly appeared at a critical time during the construction period and lured away the stallion Svadirfari, which was used by the craftsmen to pull the stones.
And now in this game dungeon, of course, there was no Stallion Svadelfari. In fact, according to the receptionist, there were not many families in Pripyat and the surrounding areas who kept horses.
If that was the case, then the white mare's reappearance was obviously not to attract the male horse. Zhang Heng had met the white mare twice, at different times, places, and with different people. The only thing in common was that he drove a car.
Consider the role played by Masvadilfari in the myth, carrying stones for the craftsmen to build the city. This function has indeed been replaced by cars and boats in modern society.
So the key to attracting the white mare was the carriage?
And it wasn't just a car. Zhang Heng had driven a car more than once in the quest, but the number of times he saw the white mare could be counted on one hand. This meant that there must be some additional conditions.
In reference to Svadelfari, the stallion's greatest characteristic was not only its speed but also its strength. It could drag a boat full of stones and run like it was flying, never getting tired.
When the receptionist went back to the countryside, Zhang Heng's Lada was filled with gifts she bought for her grandparents, brother, and sister-in-law. After all, she had earned a lot of money from Zhang Heng, and of course, she wanted her family to live a better life. Not long ago, when they went to the hotel, there were five people in the car, and it wasn't light. Coupled with the fact that Zhang Heng had driven vigorously before he encountered the white mare, the triggering conditions for speed should be met.
Load acceleration?
Zhang Heng thought about it and decided to find a car to try again. This time, he simply found an off-road vehicle, the Lada Neva.
Produced by SL's largest automobile manufacturer, Volga, the first generation of the car went on the market in 1977, using a full-time four-wheel drive system. At that time, it was considered powerful, able to cope with all kinds of bad weather and road conditions. As soon as it went on the market, it was sold to China. It was the symbol of SL's industry. Of course, with the collapse of SL, the Volga Automobile Factory's fate also plummeted, and it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
However, the Lada Neva was still very popular, and it was hard to find one. Zhang Heng walked around the city for a long time before he found one outside the gate of Shao Nian Gong.
Its original owner should have evacuated with the convoy a few days ago, leaving it in this abandoned city forever.
Zhang Heng didn't have the car keys, but it wasn't a problem for him. Anyway, the car locks of this era were easy to pick. Of course, to save time, Zhang Heng finally chose a simpler and more brutal method. He smashed the window with a stone, reached his hand in, opened the door, and then started the car by connecting the wires to the ignition.
Zhang Heng drove the newly acquired Lada Neva all the way to the October Hotel, the second hotel under construction in town. With the booming development of Pripyat, it also attracted more and more tourists. The previously built Pripyat Hotel could no longer meet the increasing number of tourists, so the Pripyat municipal government decided to build a second hotel. However, after the fourth reactor exploded, this hotel was destined to be left unfinished.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng didn't come here to stay. He parked the Lada Neva next to a pile of bricks at the construction site, then lifted the bricks onto the car to add weight. Zhang Heng didn't carry too much. He roughly estimated the weight of the car when he drove to the countryside and when he drove the players to the hotel. After choosing a middle value, he moved the bricks of the same weight and placed them at the back of the car.
After doing all this, the Lada Neva's body sank a little.
Zhang Heng returned to the driver's seat and restarted the car. The engine roared, and the steel beast seemed to be showing off its muscles in this way.
Zhang Heng drove the off-road vehicle to the main road in the center of Pripyat. Because the city's leaders believed that the SL was developing rapidly and would soon be filled with cars, they planned the streets to be very spacious at the beginning of the construction. Coupled with the fact that there were not many people in the city now, it was perfect for racing.
Zhang Heng removed the door on the left-hand side, then held the steering wheel with one hand and the Pestilence Bone Bow in the other. He held the Paris Arrow in his mouth with his teeth. After all the preparations were done, Zhang Heng stepped on the accelerator.
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