Chapter 225: Evolution to the Summit
Just as Gothe thought before, climbing the snow mountain is the later stage when he exerts his strength.
As the altitude continues to increase, gradually, the temperature drop rate of Dandong Xuefeng has begun to lag behind his body's adaptation speed.
So, the journey to the top should have become increasingly difficult, but here in Gaode, it is "everything is difficult at the beginning", and it becomes easier as you go to the end.
On this day, Gothe caught up with Du Wei who had just set up his tent early, and then discovered that the guy got up earlier the next day, so Gothe consciously slowed down a little.
Otherwise, if this continues, this tough-talking and proud guy may have to leave before dawn.
[Adaptive] The improvement of cold resistance brought to the body has been ongoing.
This continuous positive feedback from the body makes Gaode's enthusiasm for mountain climbing unprecedentedly high.
I even felt that in order to "compete" with Du Wei, it seemed that it was the right choice to go an extra mile to climb to the summit.
After all, the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature, and the more obvious the promotion of [Adaptation] is.
[Adaptive]: Cold resistance is increased by 94%, oxygen uptake is increased by 61%, and resistance to strong light is increased by 23%.
Seeing the cold resistance value getting closer to 100%, Gaode began to feel that an inexplicable energy was being cultivated in his body, filling his body with a sense of lightness and comfort.
Although no one told him, Gaode could vaguely feel that this inexplicable energy would begin to explode when the cold resistance reaches 100%.
Then, bring some wonderful changes to his body.
This made Gaode even more excited.
However, the adaptation speed of [Adaptive] depends on the environment, not Gaode's mood.
So, no matter how eager he is, the improvement of cold resistance will not be faster.
Even, it started to slow down.
Because the cold resistance has improved to this point, Dandong Snow Peak is no longer considered a harsh environment for Gaode.
In other words, he has almost adapted to the environment here.
It was not enough to continue like this. Seeing the "treasure mountain" right in front of us but unable to excavate it, Amap decided to use its subjective initiative to actively stimulate the improvement of the body's cold resistance.
As usual, Flora flapped her little wings and floated in the low altitude, flying ahead to explore the path for Gothe.
She didn't seem to get tired. After flying ahead for a while, she would flutter her wings and run back to report the situation to Gothe.
“There is a small slope in front.”
“There is a stone.”
"There is a worthless grass."
"There is a pit."
"Yes"
Flora's reports have always been so detailed, no matter how useful they are. It’s useless, they all fall to Gothe.
Gaode also responded patiently one by one.
"If it's just a small slope, there's no need to take a detour."
"Stones, what kind of rocks?"
"Ignore the worthless grass."
"If there is a trap, be careful, don't fall in."
"Lord Flora can fly, so she won't fall in."
"Mage, you should be careful, don't fall in."
"Mage, why did you fall in?"
"Mage, are you planting yourself?"< br>
While listening to Flora's babble in a clear voice, Gothe controlled the mage's hand, pulled the snowflakes, and covered himself with his coat off.
Even if the cold resistance has improved to this point, Gaode still couldn't help but shiver after taking off his warm clothes and having his skin in direct contact with the ice and snow.
But correspondingly, the adaptation improvement that had slowed down suddenly accelerated again at this time.
Cold resistance increased by 94.1%...94.2%...94.5%.
Feeling the cold resistance approaching 100%, Gaode's mood also became excited as the cold resistance increased.
On the second day, the cold resistance increased to 97.3%.
On the third day, the improvement rate slowed down slightly compared to yesterday, but it still reached 98.6%.
On the fourth day, the improvement of [Adaptiveness] came close to stagnating again after the cold resistance reached 99%.
On the fifth day, the cold resistance improvement still stopped at 99%.
Gaode understands that we have reached the so-called "bottleneck period". If we want to make a breakthrough, we need to "drug".
More extreme weather is required, such as the previous windy weather or heavy snowy weather.
Gaode's luck is also very good.
On the third day after he was stuck in a bottleneck and came up with the idea of "dose strong medicine", the "weather forecast" of [Druid Trick] no longer showed a golden ball that was a sign of clear sky, but a tornado.
This means that tomorrow’s weather will be the windy weather that climbers least want to see.
The higher the altitude, the greater the impact of windy weather.
Because the higher the altitude, the greater the wind speed, and the colder feeling becomes more pronounced.
Facing the windy weather, Du Wei also wisely chose to take a break and wait for the bad weather to pass.
Then, in Du Wei's surprised and gradually "crazy" eyes, Gothe took the initiative to leave the temporary camp in the lee and rushed into the snow and dust raised by the fierce cold wind.
His back quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.
“Madman.” Du Wei was stunned, and finally spit out these two words of evaluation.
The biting cold brought by the windy weather caused Gaode's cold resistance to stagnate for three days, and once again began to change and improve.
99.1%99.2%
Amap is certain that with the help of strong windy weather, he can break through the 100% limit today.
And Gaode is also full of expectations for what will happen after this.
From the moment he entered the wind and snow until now, he began to feel the energy that had been nurturing in his body, just like the spring water in a spring, constantly pouring out from the inside of his body, and then flowing into every inch of his body. , bringing a warm feeling.
There is a continuous biting cold outside the body, and there is an endless stream of warmth inside the body.
Under the alternation of hot and cold, the feeling can be described as sour and refreshing.
In this strange state, the value of increased cold resistance quietly reached 99.9%, and after a period of lag, quietly jumped over this number again:
Your Cold resistance increased by 100.1%.
A wonderful and indescribable experience appeared in Gaode's perception.
In an instant, Gothe felt that the world seemed much brighter.
The warm heat in his body was like a volcanic eruption at this moment, pouring out wave after wave, violently washing away his flesh and blood.
After this feeling lasted for more than ten seconds, some inexplicable information emerged in Gaode's consciousness:
[Your body's cold resistance has reached the highest limit in the general environment. Adapt to Evolve into the primary Bingyou body].
[After evolving into the primary Ice Blessing Body, your ability to withstand ice elemental damage increases by 11%].
[No longer affected by the negative effects caused by ice element spells at or below the third level].
Natural selection, survival of the fittest.
What is the next stage of adaptation?
It is evolution.
And now, Gothe has completed his first physical evolution with the rapid adaptation of [Adaptive].
The primary Ice Blessed Body obtained through this evolution has a total of two abilities, both of which are evolutionary abilities related to cold resistance.
The former can be equivalent to an increase in ice element resistance, while the latter can greatly improve his combat ability.
At least at the third level and below, the power of ice element spells is actually incomparable to the power of other types of spells, mainly because of the many negative effects that come with it.
For example, the freezing damage caused by [Freezing Ray] can further cause the subject to move slowly.
After the primary Ice Blessing Body evolves, the low power of [Freeze Ray] will first be partially reduced, and the "slow action" effect will also be invalidated.
What is more important is the word "elementary" in front of Bingyou's Body.
Obviously, after the elementary level there must be intermediate and advanced levels.
This means that this is not the limit for the evolution of cold tolerance.
When I think of the intermediate and advanced Ice Blessing Body in the future, Gaode becomes even more motivated.
Perhaps after possessing a high-level ice-blessed body, a low-level ice elemental spell falling on him would be no different to a mosquito bite, right?
In the violent snowstorm, Gothe let out a long and joyful roar. It was already noon when Gothe walked out of the wind and snow and returned to his footing with snowflakes all over his body.
Outside the foothold, he casually and naturally took off his coat, shaking off the snow, as if he were in his own living room, and then sat down by the campfire with a normal expression.
Today's low temperature, for Gaode's body feeling, is not much different from normal temperature.
If it weren't for being too different and causing too much excitement to someone, Gothe would even want to throw away the obstructive coat.
Du Wei watched Gothe complete this entire set of actions, not knowing how to describe his feelings.
In fact, at the beginning, he did not think that he would have so many bonds with Gothe.
Even because of his sensitive status, when Gothe knocked on his door, Du Wei's first reaction was whether Gothe was out of sympathy and came to him.
Even when it was later determined that Gothe was really just a passerby - after all, no one would send such a weak mage to approach him, he never thought that he would have another encounter with Gothe.
After all, the level of Gaode is really too low compared to him.
If it weren't for the family's tradition, a small figure like Gao De would never have a chance to see him in his lifetime, let alone talk to him. It would be impossible to even watch him from a distance.
I don’t know if it’s because the environment in Xuefeng is too harsh and monotonous, or if it’s because I haven’t let go of my burdens and interact with peers for a long time, or if it’s because
In short, when Du Wei couldn't figure it out, he had various contacts with Gothe inexplicably.
At first it was just his competitiveness, but later on it became a little out of control.
Even if the other party "saved" his life, given his status, there are many ways to express his gratitude, but what he finally did was to offer to compete with the other party to reach the top.
This guy is obviously a rookie, but he can't get rid of him. It's nothing to compare. This is what Du Wei convinced himself.
After that, it became a matter of chance. It didn’t matter if I gave others a place to stay and food. After all, they saved me.
We all ate and slept together, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with this guy saying we were friends.
In this way, two people who would never have crossed paths, one was unaware and the other was self-deceptive and acquiesced. , becoming the other party's only "friend" at the moment.
And now, Du Wei once again discovered that this new friend he made seemed not as simple as it seemed.
Although when he saw Flora, he realized that Gothe was not that simple.
"You are really a madman." Du Wei looked at Gothe and said.
Gao De smiled shyly, "It's actually very cool. If you don't believe me, try it."
"My brain is not broken yet." Du Wei glanced at Gao De and said lightly.
"In about three days' journey, we can reach the top." After a while, he said again.
Climbing to the top means the end of this journey.
At that time, one of the two people will continue to go north, towards the northern border, and the other will return south.
"Fortunately, I met you." Gao De thanked him.
In the following days, food and fuel were almost nowhere to be found. If Duwei hadn't been there to help him, this climbing journey would have been much more difficult.
What's more important is that Du Wei sets off early every time, which is equivalent to helping him check the way forward and eliminating many possible dangers.
Otherwise, in such a terrain that is inconvenient to move, it would still be very dangerous to encounter earth-line creatures.
Du Wei said nothing.
This time the windy weather lasted for two full days before gradually stopping.
As soon as the weather returned to normal, Gaode and Du Wei set off again.
There will be no other accidents or twists and turns in the rest of the journey.
Winter Solstice 21st.
The sky has just turned fish belly white.
The cold air at high altitudes is almost unbreathable.
On the rugged, almost vertical ice wall, two figures were crawling up the ice wall like spiders, one behind the other. Although the speed was not fast, it was very smooth.
"Mage, come on!" Flora carefully poked her little head out of the pocket of Gothe's chest.
Although she can fly, near the top of the mountain, the cold wind is steep, and a strong wind may blow her away as big as a knuckle, so Flora just stays in Gaode's pocket. middle.
Gothe pulled out the fingers transformed by [Cat Claw Technique] from the ice wall, gasped slightly, and then firmly inserted them into another gap again.
Du Wei was two positions above him, keeping a safe distance.
At this altitude, every breath the two took was accompanied by a thick white mist that almost condensed into ice, surrounding them.
Looking down, I saw the vast clouds covering everything below, as if it was an endless ocean.
Looking up, there is a vast mist.
The top of the mountain is right in front of you.
The two of them worked hard to climb over the last section of the ice wall and finally reached the top of the mountain.
The long journey finally comes to an end here.
At this moment, the sun is rising just above the horizon.
The golden light filled the entire snow-capped mountain, dyeing the top of the mountain and the surrounding scenery into brilliant glory.
Looking into the distance, the mountains of the Evenlaya Mountains are looming in the morning light, and the sea of clouds is rolling under your feet, making people feel like they are above the clouds in the sky.
"Master~~"
"Huh?"
"It's so beautiful~~~"
"You will be at the top of the mountain, and you can see all the small mountains."
"I don't understand."
"Then you are not smart."
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The three of them, two large and one small, gazed at the top of the mountain for a long time until they had enough of the scenery.
As far as the eye can see, there is no higher mountain than where they are currently.
It's like being on the roof of the world.
When your horizons are broadened, your heart will naturally be broadened as well.
The hardships of wind, frost, rain and snow along the way have become condiments for enjoying the scenery.
"It's time to go down the mountain." After a long time, Du Wei suddenly said.
"Yes," Gothe nodded and said casually: "If we meet in the future, don't deny the person."
"Of course, we are friends." Du Wei looked at it quietly Gao De, solemnly promised.
What he said was sincere, but what he thought was that after leaving this mountain, they would probably never meet again in this life.
"Then let's say goodbye here first." Gao De said with his fists in hand.
"Farewell here." Flora clasped her fists like Gaode.
"These are for you." Du Wei thought for a moment and gave Gothe all the food he had left.
“What about you?”
Du Wei wrote lightly: "I have my own way."
"See you again by fate."
After saying the last words, Du Wei gently rubbed the ring on his right index finger.
It was a ring outlined with circles of intertwined silver lines, which was unusual at first glance.
At this moment, the ring suddenly shined brightly.
A powerful force condensed in the air.
Those silver lines separated from the ring in an instant and turned into streams of silver light, quickly outlining the combination in the air.
A moment later, these silver lines turned into a complex magic circle, wrapping Du Wei's body in it.
The next moment, the space around Du Wei began to twist, forming a rotating vortex.
After an instant, Du Wei's figure became blurred until he completely disappeared after the last twist.
As Du Wei's figure disappeared, the light of the magic circle quickly dissipated.
On the top of the snow peak, peace returns again.
(End of this chapter)