Chapter 230 Ambition
The conditions at Duo Erbian were very ordinary, but this dinner was very sumptuous, and it was also the best meal Gothe had had during this period.
After all, he had been sleeping in the open air during this period, so it was rare for him to be able to eat something hot and full. Now, the food that is fresh, hot and seasoned is naturally very enjoyable for Gaode.
Especially the freshly grilled musk musk, which is extremely tender and juicy.
Those wild vegetables and fruits picked from under the snow have a slightly astringent taste, but when used with barbecue, it is an unexpected match and is just the right way to relieve tiredness.
Collecting wild plants, hunting, fishing and animal husbandry are the unique and primitive ways of survival for humans living in the north.
However, those glacial lakes with rich fishery resources generally belong to large tribes.
Small tribes like Duo'er Bianbe, with a population of less than a thousand, mainly obtain food from hunting.
While enjoying the food, Gothe and the leader of the Shimo tribe asked each other about some basic information about the northern border.
What is the structure of the North, the levels of mages, the distribution of ley lines, the strength of ley line creatures, the distribution and characteristics of tribes, what precautions should be taken, geographical structure, etc.
These are what Gaode urgently needs to know.
Due to the isolation of the Northern Territory, it is difficult to find out about these things from the outside world. Before this, Gaode only knew the general situation of the Northern Territory.
Only by truly entering the Northern Territory and gaining the trust of the Northern Territory people can we learn more details from their mouths.
Now, Gaode has exactly these conditions.
Although the Duoerbian tribe is only a small tribe, and the leader of the Shimo tribe is only an ice descendant equivalent to an early-stage mage in the first ring, he is still an "indigenous" after all. He can still solve most of Gaode's problems. Answerable.
The overall area of the Northern Territory is extremely vast, occupying more than one-third of the Nolan Continent. This is something Gaode already learned in the "Nolan Continent Geography and War Geography" class.
But from the mouth of the leader of the Shimo clan, Gao Decai learned that such a vast northern territory was actually divided into three regions: western, central and eastern regions.
The western region is close to the Plantagenet Dynasty, and is only separated from this powerful ancient dynasty by the Ervinraya Mountains.
The geographical distribution of the population in the north is extremely uneven.
According to the leader of the Shimo clan, more than 90% of the Northerners in the entire Northern Territory are distributed in the western region, while the remaining areas are sparsely populated.
There is also the ancient Frostguard tribe in the eastern region, which is the oldest ice tribe in the north. There are almost no northerners in the central region.
The reason is also very simple. From the western region to the eastern region, the overall direction is an upward diagonal line, that is, the overall direction is from southwest to northeast.
As for the north, the temperature gets lower the further north you go.
In the central region, the temperature is already so low that people in the north cannot bear it.
It is said that in the eastern region, the general temperature has reached the extremely fatal minus 100 degrees, and in some areas it is even lower.
At such a temperature, it is impossible for ordinary humans, except Iceborn, to survive - once the temperature drops below minus 100 degrees, ordinary people only need to stay for a few seconds, and the water in the body, including the blood, will quickly freeze.
But if it can withstand this low temperature, the eastern region of the North will become a treasure land.
Because in such an extreme environment, the probability of "Zhenbing" formation will greatly increase.
Zhenbing is the most special and rare treasure in the North.
This is a unique natural treasure that never melts and can enhance the strength of iceborn.
There are many theories about the origin of Zhenbing, but two points can be confirmed.
First, Zhenbing can only form in an extremely low temperature environment, that is, an environment of minus one hundred degrees.
The second is that Zhenbing only exists in the north. Even if there are areas with a temperature of minus one hundred degrees in other areas, Zhenbing will never appear.
At least so far, Zhen Bing has never appeared outside the northern region. The specific reason is unknown.
The most widely accepted theory at present is that the land in the north has some kind of magical power, and this power is one of the necessary conditions for the formation of Zhenbing.
Zhenbing can be used to forge powerful weapons and equipment.
The weapons and equipment made by Zhen Bing are not only powerful, but also contain powerful ice element magic.
However, although the Zhenbing weapon is powerful, only the Iceborn can actually use it.
Because Zhenbing will constantly emit bone-piercing coldness, only Iceborn can withstand this coldness.
This should be called "Ice Descendants Specialized Martial Arts", Gothe couldn't help but think after listening to the introduction of Zhenbing weapons by the leader of Shimo.
In the western region, where the population in the north is most densely distributed, there are countless tribes, large and small.
Every day tribes are destroyed and new tribes are born.
Among so many tribes, there are only three that can be called large tribes: the Ice Tribe, the Frostwolf Clan, and the Winter's Hammer.
The Zhenbing Tribe is the purest ice-born tribe and is the tribe to which Boreas, the former Queen of the North, belonged.
In ancient times, Boreas relied on the powerful ice blood power in his body to unify the North for the first time and was known as the Queen of the North.
The Zhenbing tribe has naturally become the most powerful tribe in the north.
It was only later that with the death of Boreas and the inexplicable decline of the Iceborn bloodline, the Zhenbing Tribe, which had unified the Northern Territory with the help of Boreas's strong individual strength, could no longer maintain the unification of the Northern Territory. .
The North fell apart again and was never reunited.
But no matter how the Iceborn bloodline declines, the heritage of the Zhenbing Tribe is still there after all. It is always the most powerful tribe in the north and holds the most Iceborn secrets and knowledge.
“It is said that Sunaifa, the new war mother of the Zhenbing tribe, found the weapon [Blizzard] of Queen Boreas of the North and awakened the Zhenbing spell.”
"Many people in the North believe that she may be the reincarnation of Boreas, and she is destined to unify the North again." Chief Shimo said.
“If this is true, maybe it will be a good thing for small tribes like our Duoerbian tribe,” he said with emotion: “At least if we are unified, we don’t have to worry about attacks by snow wolves. ”
The ability of small tribes to resist risks is very low. Ximo might not want to find a powerful tribe to join.
But the problem is that the Duo'er tribe is too weak, and the powerful tribes don't look down on them at all.
Food is always limited. To accept such a small tribe, the sacrifices and rewards are completely out of proportion.
"Winter's Hammer is also an Iceborn tribe, but it was called Winter's Claw at first."
"In ancient times, there were three major Iceborn tribes in the north. I don't know what happened later. Things happened, and the Iceborn bloodline began to decline inexplicably."
"The Frostguard tribe among the three major Iceborn tribes, led by the war mother of the tribe, left the eastern part of the North and never appeared again. The Iceborn Tribe and the Winter's Claw are the only ones left in the Iceborn tribe."
The Winter's Claw, as a traditional Iceborn tribe, actually quickly lost its former glory after the Iceborn bloodline declined. Glory.
When he was at his weakest, he was even almost exterminated.
At that time, in order to restore her former glory, the Winter's Claw War Mother left her tribe to go east alone, hoping to seek refuge and support from the Frostguard tribe who had left the eastern region.
In the end, she did not bring back reinforcements from the Frostguard tribe, but she brought back a hammer.
No one knows where this hammer came from.
But with the power of this hammer, the War Mother of Winter's Claw miraculously mastered the power of fire despite having ice blood.
Relying on this hammer, although Winter's Claw failed to regain its former glory, it finally continued its legacy.
That hammer is called the Hammer of Winter by the people of the Winter's Claw tribe. Later, the Winter's Claw tribe simply changed the tribe's name to Winter's Hammer.
As for the Frostwolf clan, compared to the foundations of the Ice Tribe and Winter's Hammer, it is considered an emerging force in the north.
They do not have a glorious past or a long heritage.
In the beginning they were just an ordinary medium-sized tribe, originally called the Frost Snow Clan.
The nomadic area of the Frost Snow Clan happens to be close to the Snow Wolf Ridge where the snow wolves are densest.
Therefore, they have to face extremely frequent harassment by snow wolves.
However, in the long-term confrontation with snow wolves, some geniuses from the Frost Snow clan gradually figured out and mastered a method of taming snow wolves.
The Shuangxue clan worked hard and continuously improved their domestication methods, eventually forming a systematic set of secret traditions. With this, the Frost Snow clan rose strongly, from a medium-sized tribe to one that is now closely related to the Zhenbing Tribe and the Cold Winter Tribe. The three major tribes are juxtaposed with the hammer.
For other tribes, the snow wolf is one of the most hateful enemies and the most evil robber.
But for the people of the Frost and Snow Clan, the Snow Wolf is the totem of their tribe and their best partner.
The Frost Snow Clan even changed the name of their tribe to the Frost Wolf Clan to express their love for the Snow Wolf.
In general, the level of combat power in the North is not at the same level as the world outside the North.
After the decline of the Iceborn bloodline, the strength of the people of the North has been declining. Now, it seems that the most powerful one is the fifth-ring mage?
Probably so.
Therefore, Gao De, a first-level mage, still has a certain value in the Northern Territory.
At least, the most powerful leader of Duo'er's tribe, Shimo, is at this level. Even in a real fight, he may not necessarily be the opponent of Gaode, who has just been promoted to a first-level mage.
There is no doubt that the place Gothe wants to plant trees can only be in the western area of the North.
Because except for the western region, the other two regions are no longer just deserted, but should be called forbidden areas for the human race.
Humans are social animals, and it is impossible for Gaode to isolate himself from the world just to plant trees.
He began to think about the best place to plant a tree.
“In the early stage, you must find a place without human habitation. This can ensure that after Yugatha Shila is planted, it will be coveted and disturbed by people with ulterior motives at the most vulnerable seedling stage. However, you cannot find the so-called Jedi. This uninhabited place should have a convenient geographical location and a livable landscape."
It takes a full year for Yugatha to grow seedlings.
During this year, Yugathila is extremely fragile and needs Gothe's dedicated protection.
A person's strength and energy are always limited. If you plant a tree in a place where people gather, the probability of an accident will be greatly increased, and Gaode will most likely not be able to take care of it.
Therefore, the initial tree planting site must be chosen in an uninhabited area.
But according to Flora, after Yugatha Shila grows into seedlings, it will gradually show magical powers.
These include the ability to identify hostile creatures and protect yourself, absorb the power of surrounding tree species to accelerate your own growth, and the special ability to change the surrounding land into a spiritual land.
That is to say, after passing through the initial stage, Yugathila no longer needs to worry about its safety as it did at the beginning. Instead, what needs to be worried about is to plant as many trees as possible.
Planting trees is a laborious and time-consuming job. One's own efforts are somewhat weak in front of this big project.
If you don't plant trees, Yogacharthila will not be able to grow as fast. Although Yogacharthila may not care about this, Gothe does.
In his expectation, the work of planting trees later will definitely require help. And with Yuga Tshila's ability to transform the land into a spiritual land, he can completely change his destiny. In the eternal life of the north, A livable place has been created on the frozen tundra.
According to Gaode's current preliminary idea, based on this livable place, he will have the capital to cooperate with those northern tribes.
Even if many tribes need to rely on the livable land transformed by Yugathila, will he also have a strong influence in the north and even form a fourth Large tribe?
Considering this aspect, the "potential" of tree planting sites is also very important. This is a bit like choosing a location for moving the capital in ancient times, where various factors need to be considered.
After all, once a tree is planted, it cannot be easily moved.
In the past, Gothe would not have had such "ambitious" ideas.
But after the "imprisonment" incident, his mentality has quietly changed.
And even without saying this, it is obvious how important a power of one's own is to a mage.
As soon as this idea emerged, it spread like weeds in Gaode's mind.
After the bonfire party, Ximo, as the clan leader, tidied up his tent and gave it to Gothe to rest.
There is no doubt that this is the most "luxurious" and "warm" resting place in the entire Duoerbian.
As soon as I entered the tent, a warm current hit my face.
That is the heat emitted by the fire pit located in the center of the tent. This is an important facility used by the Duoerbian people to keep warm.
Beside the fire pit, there are beds carefully laid out with animal skins.
Surviving in the North is not an easy task, and there is knowledge everywhere.
Just sleeping at night is not something you can do by setting up a tent and spreading out blankets.
The biting wind in the snowfield and the bone-piercing cold will surge up through the ground.
A stable resting point requires a series of complex projects such as digging pits, laying soil and laying grass, and it must be close to a heating facility. Otherwise, Lao Han’s legs or even half of his body may be paralyzed.
Although Gothe doesn't have to worry about these problems, he has evolved the "Elementary Ice Blessing Body" and is completely immune to these chills.
But he always has no problem with having a comfortable rest environment.
"What is Lady Flora thinking about?"
Gothe noticed that Flora had a thinking expression this night, as if she was trapped by some problem.
"Master, that tea tastes terrible."
"Yes, indeed."
The ginger tea is spicy and stimulating, and the taste is somewhat like the ginger tea from the previous life.
How many children like ginger tea?
“Then you still drink it?”
“It’s not poisonous.”
“It tastes terrible!”
"But this is the best thing that people can come up with. Even if you are not used to drinking it, don't dislike it, otherwise others will be sad." Gao De explained patiently.
"Oh~~oh! Did Lady Flora make him sad just now?"
"No."
"Why?"
“Because children’s words are unbridled.”
(End of this chapter)