Chapter 223 Reunion
Gaode’s movements were very crisp and neat.
It’s just that the sense of déjà vu in this picture is too strong.
It reminded him of the scene of him "walking the dog" in his previous life.
As the "Lotus" entered his stomach, a sense of coolness instantly burst out in his body. Gothe no longer had the intention to complain, and instead concentrated on feeling the benefits that this magic plant brought to him. thing.
The coolness brings a gentle and huge energy.
After this energy circulated in Gothe's body, it surged up extremely quickly.
Finally, they all flocked to Gaode's left eye, quickly integrating into the eyeball and the surrounding blood vessels, muscles and even the orbital skeleton.
The eyes are one of the more sensitive parts of the body.
At first being stimulated by the cold, Gothe subconsciously covered his left eye.
Fortunately, this process does not last long.
About ten seconds later.
The cool feeling dissipates.
Gaode raised his head slightly.
At this moment, in the darkness, a circle of deep blue fluorescence was emerging around the pupil of his left eye.
The appearance was actually the same as the light emitted by the magic plant itself before, and it looked extremely magical.
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Gothe was surprised by the strange feeling coming from his left eye, but he was unable to know what specific changes had occurred in him.
He subconsciously looked around.
The next moment, Gothe discovered the change.
The vision in his eyes actually became double!
The right eye still sees superficially.
But in the field of vision of the left eye, he could vaguely see some extremely small things, as if he had a macro vision.
For example, when the ability to see in the dark was superimposed on the vision of the left eye, Gothe discovered something that he had not noticed before.
In the corner of the cave, probably the "restaurant" of the "Snow Leopard", there are some dead bones.
Gothe noticed it as soon as he entered the cave, but he didn't take a closer look.
But now, he discovered that among the withered bones, there was actually a dark barley seed.
In this extremely low temperature of 50 to 60 degrees below zero, an ordinary barley seed should have lost its vitality long ago and then dried and turned into dust.
But for some reason, this grain of barley planted under the dark shell still has a little bit of invisible green.
This shows that its vitality is still there and there is still a chance to sprout and grow.
Subconsciously, Gothe used his mage's hand to pick up the barley seed and put it in his bag.
No reason, I just feel that such a miracle of life is worth taking away and letting it be born.
Then, after doing all this, Gao Decai realized belatedly:
The vision of his left eye has become so exaggerated?
Of course, there are pros and cons to this.
Because of the uncoordinated vision between his left and right eyes, after looking at it a few more times, Gothe began to feel faintly dizzy.
It can’t always be like this in the future, right? Wouldn't that mean you have to imitate a pirate and cover one eye?
Gaode doesn’t want to be a one-eyed dragon.
He tried to control the strange feeling coming from his left eye.
Sure enough, it is controllable.
Under his conscious control, the strange feeling immediately dissipated, and the vision of his left eye returned to normal.
As soon as my mind moved, the strange feeling came out again, and the macro vision appeared again.
After trying two or three times in succession and confirming that this was a permanent ability, Gaode couldn't help but feel slightly excited.
Macro vision can only be regarded as a pretty good ability for others.
But for him, there is another extremely important role: rune manufacturing technology!
"Thank you, Lady Flora, for your guidance." He thanked Flora.
If Flora hadn't indicated it, he wouldn't have dared to swallow a magic plant of unknown origin alive, let alone gain this ability that was extremely helpful in making rune structures.
"Lord Flora has a wise heart."
"That's right." Gothe affirmed.
Who can say that she is not smart?
"But we have to run away now." Gothe said again.
You can imagine how angry the "snow leopard" will be when he returns from hunting and sees the "big baby" with only roots and stalks left.
So, the top priority is to run away.
Gaode is also very decisive.
Before running away, he first threw several [Acid Splash+] small acid balls in the cave.
The acid will last for a day at his will.
Of course, this is not a trap for the returning "snow leopard".
No one will fall for such an ugly trap.
The reason for this is that Gothe knows that most of these predator-type earth-line creatures have extremely strong senses of smell, and it is very possible to track him through the tiny smell he left in the cave.
The strong sulfur smell produced by the acid can wash away the smell he left behind.
After doing this, Gaode left the cave.
He did not choose to return the same way.
Previously, the "snow leopard" went down the mountain to hunt. If we return the same way, we are likely to encounter it.
Gaode chose to cast [Cat Claw Technique], first over the overhanging wall, and then at the top of the overhanging wall, cast [Water Making Technique].
Clear pure water flowed out, and at the extremely low temperature, it quickly condensed into ice, covering and burying the cracked ice marks he created on the overhanging wall.
After confirming that no traces were left, Gothe cast [Skating] and moved away from the cave at an extremely fast speed.
Under the effect of [Skating Technique], his actions will not leave obvious footprints on the ground.
Under the cold wind of Dandong Snow Peak, those weak footprints will soon be buried and disappear.
The duration of [Skating Skill] is one hour.
Gaode didn’t dare to stop for a moment.
For him, this was a snowy peak with difficult terrain. For the "Snow Leopard", it wasn't like walking on flat ground, but it wasn't too difficult either.
This means that its activity area and detection area will be extremely broad.
Taking the "Snow Leopard"'s cave as the center of the circle, only by making the radius large enough can the possibility of being found by the "Snow Leopard" be minimized.
The boldness when stealing did not affect Gaode's caution after stealing.
Even he didn't care about the dangers of traveling at night.
As soon as the duration of [Skating Skill] expired, Gothe applied [Skating Skill] to himself again.
After two hours, Gao Decai stopped panting.
Walking in such a harsh environment carries a heavy load. Even if he has the blessings of [Skating Skill] and [Environment Endurance+], the energy consumed is huge.
At this point, physical exertion is close to Gaode’s limit.
"If you are a second-level mage, after you master [Enhanced Attribute], the problem of weight-bearing will not be so difficult." Gothe couldn't help but think.
One of the spell effects of [Strengthening Attributes] is to greatly improve a person's weight-bearing ability.
It’s just that [Enhancing Attributes] is a second-level spell, and among the first-level spells, there is no spell that can enhance the ability to bear weight.
He didn't sleep all night and was on his way in a hurry. No matter what, Gaode needed a rest now.
Finding a sunken slope, he first ate some beef jerky he had brought with him.
To be honest, when the temperature has reached this point, beef jerky can no longer be called beef jerky, and the taste is not much different from ice cubes.
But he couldn't find fuel for a while and couldn't start a fire, so Gothe had no choice but to stuff it into his mouth.
After taking two mouthfuls, he found that he couldn't bite it, so he gave up the attempt.
At this time, the inconveniences caused by extremely low temperatures finally began to appear.
The first is the food issue. Even the water source created by [Water Making Technique] will quickly freeze in an instant, making it impossible to enter.
It must be heated before drinking water can be obtained.
Not to mention food, if it is not cooked, it is just like ice cubes.
Lighting a fire has become a top priority.
Fortunately, [Spark Technique] can solve the problem of ignition.
Even in low temperature weather above minus 60 degrees, [Spark Technique] can still ensure smooth ignition of fuel.
But Gaode has no magic to solve the fuel problem for the time being.
So, he could only collect dead branches scattered on the road as fuel.
The problem is that at this height, the vegetation has become almost invisible.
Without trees, there are no dead branches to collect.
At this time, Gothe can only use the charcoal purchased in Elaheim before departure as fuel.
It’s just that the amount of charcoal is not too much.
Because he can't carry too many, so now he just uses some and less, and Gaode is generally reluctant to use them.
In addition, there is the issue of rest.
After crossing the mid-mountain mark of Dandong Snow Peak, it becomes increasingly difficult to find a suitable foothold. As the temperature gets lower and lower, it becomes more and more difficult to fall asleep.
Fortunately, the latter problem has been easily solved by [Adaptive].
Similarly, as the altitude increases, the altitude sickness caused by the sharp decrease in oxygen content in the air no longer exists under the dual effects of [Environment Tolerance +] and [Adaptive].
Otherwise, let alone strenuous exercise like mountain climbing, even lying still would be strenuous.
After taking out the sleeping bag and unfolding it, Gaode got into it and prepared to take a nap.
To be honest, at this temperature, the sleeping bag is better than nothing.
But at least it can block the wind and give some psychological comfort, so Gaode didn't say to throw it away.
"Lord Flora."
"Huh?"
"I have to ask you again."
"Hmm"
Flora fanned With its small wings, it flew up.
Only with her guarding him could Gao De sleep so peacefully.
It’s hard work Flora.
How did things become like this?
Flora thought about it, and it seemed that everything originated from the day she discovered the "bad guy" first.
When she woke up again, it was already bright.
Gothe's stomach was growling.
In fact, he was awakened by hunger.
He urgently needs food to obtain calories and energy.
No longer caring about "saving food and money", Gaode immediately took out some more charcoal from the few remaining charcoals. After lighting it, he set up a small pot and boiled a bowl for himself and added beef. Dry "beef broth".
After taking a sip of the hot soup, my body suddenly became healthy and my state and spirit recovered a lot.
Only then did Gao De take out the map from his pocket, carefully check the location, and confirm the direction through [North Pointing Technique], and couldn't help but sigh.
“Mage, you seem to be very annoyed.”
“Yes.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I ran away in a hurry last night. I didn’t bother to confirm my position, so now I have no way of knowing exactly where I am.”
Gothe looked far ahead, and saw endless white snow. They all looked the same. He pointed ahead, "We can only be sure that we are going in this direction, but if we are unlucky, we may have to take a long detour and delay a lot of time. "
"I don't understand."
"I'm lost."
"Don't you have a map?"
"You need to know where you are. , the map is useful.”
"You are not smart."
"Lord Flora is smart, then Lord Flora tells me how to go."
"Lord Flora is not a pony."
"Neither am I."
The old horse knows the way, but one person and one Flora are not the old horse.
So neither of them knew the way.
Fortunately, with the help of [North Pointing Technique], at least I can ensure that the general direction is correct.
After the two of them walked hard along the set direction for several hours, Gothe's eyes suddenly lit up.
At the intersection of two huge ice blocks ahead, Gaode saw some scattered traces of human activities:
Obviously a man-made fire pit, as well as some slightly black Snow dust.
When he saw those traces, Gao De was overjoyed.
He never thought that one day he would become so happy about discovering traces of human activities.
The dark snowflakes have not yet been buried.
This means that someone settled here not long ago.
As for who it is, there is a high probability that it is Du Wei who takes the first step.
Even if it isn't, it doesn't matter.
Since traces of human activities can be seen, it means that his "frustration" last night did not make him deviate too far from the north climbing line, and he is now back on track.
The unknown is the scariest thing.
Now that it was almost certain that he was back on the correct route, Gaode's tense mind suddenly relaxed.
Xue Chen still remained, indicating that the other party had not left for too long. With a thought in his heart, he decided to catch up with Du Wei in one go.
Thinking of the opponent's tone and confidence when he proposed a competition to reach the top, Gothe wanted to see whether Du Wei could still maintain his usual "cold" expression when he found out that he had caught up with him.
After half a day, Gao De unexpectedly saw Du Wei who was building a bonfire in a small cave formed by the ice.
He has already put the pot on the shelf, and the broth is simmering in the pot. There are even some spices floating on the surface of the broth.
Looking at Gaode with such a "bold" behavior, he felt envious.
With the help of magic, Du Wei does not need to consider the fuel issue.
Therefore, he does not need to carry charcoal and can allocate more weight to food and other necessary items.
Du Wei, who was preparing food, also discovered Gaode who was slowly approaching at the same time.
His originally untroubled face suddenly changed slightly, but soon returned to its original state under his control.
Du Wei suppressed the shock in his heart and looked at Gothe and commented "calmly": "You move quite fast, and you can barely keep up with me."
This guy, How is it done? !
It was clear that he didn't even master [Skating] at the beginning, but when it came to climbing Dandong Snow Peak, he was as good as him who was well prepared?
Du Wei still felt that he could not accept this fact.
Gaode was about to say something.
Ouch!
In the whining cold wind, a ferocious and brutal beast roar came extremely suddenly.
Gothe was startled and looked back in the direction of the source of the sound.
The snow not far away suddenly collapsed.
A vigorous figure was flying towards their direction.
Flawless white hair, slender body, and lightning-fast movement.
It is the "snow leopard".
At this moment, Gao De and his only two "acquaintances" on the Dandong Snow Peak reunited at the same time!
(End of this chapter)