Chapter 233 Guardian of the Snowfield
At the first moment, Gothe looked in the direction of the whistling sound.
In the puffing snow and fog, a "big insect" jumped out.
It was a tiger-like creature with snow-white hair.
The fur is as smooth as fine silk, reflecting light in the sun. Just looking at its color from a distance, you can imagine how soft it will be to the touch.
But no matter how glamorous its appearance is, it cannot change the fact that it is a tiger-like creature.
Tiger creatures have always been at the top of the food chain, ferocious and powerful.
So the moment he saw the other party, Gothe's hair stood up all over his body and he entered the highest alert state.
Most of the people encountered on Dandong Snow Peak are dull elemental creatures.
This is because the total food resources of Dandong Xuefeng are limited and cannot accommodate too many carnivorous creatures.
Elemental creatures have lower demand for food, so they are the most common creatures in Dandong Snow Peak.
But it is different in the north. The vast snowfields are enough to accommodate a large number of carnivorous creatures.
Therefore, not long after entering the northern border, Gothe had already encountered an extremely dangerous creature.
And this big insect was obviously coming towards him. After jumping out of the snow hill, it rushed straight in his direction.
“Master, don’t be afraid.”
Gothe lowered his head and glanced at Flora beside him. She was reaching out her little hand to tug at the corner of his clothes.
The little Flora had a calm and calm look on her face, which made Gothe subconsciously praise her as a heroic hero who "keeps his composure when faced with big events". The next moment he suddenly realized that it was What's going on.
"It's not a bad person?"
"It's not bad."
Having said that, Gaode's vigilance will not dissipate all of a sudden.
At the first moment, he still cast a shield spell on himself, but suppressed his instinct and did not take the initiative to attack the opponent.
The big insect flew towards him, much faster than the ice and snow wolf he had seen at the edge of Duo'er before.
Snow wolves are inherently faster earth-line creatures, and this big insect is six or seven meters long, with high shoulder blades, as if they are protruding from the skin. It is much stronger than the ice and snow wolf demon .
Such a body type can have such speed. It is conceivable that this big insect is most likely to be of the second level and up.
As the big insect approached, Gothe discovered that there was actually a person sitting on the white tiger.
It was a man in his forties with a full beard, wearing an extremely rough animal skin coat, and his appearance was unremarkable.
But Gaode did not dare to underestimate him at all.
Just kidding, his mount is a tiger, who dares to look down upon it?
Gaode is not sure about the strength of the opponent, but it is certain that the second ring is guaranteed and the upper limit is unknown.
Fortunately, Flora did not detect any hostility from the other party.
During the two months in the Ervinraya Mountains, Flora's abilities have been verified many times and no mistakes have been made so far, so Gothe's nerves are actually much more relaxed.
Roar!
The giant tiger and the man on its back made a "sudden stop" when it was still a few meters away from Gothe, and snow dust rose up all over the sky.
With a thought in Gaode's mind, he cast [Dancing Wind] to lightly blow away the snow dust floating towards him.
"I'm sorry, Ryan is always so reckless in doing things. No matter how hard he teaches, he never remembers it." A stronger wind rose, blowing the snow dust far away, and the man knocked hard on his body. The giant tiger's head then looked at Gothe with an apologetic look.
roar!
After the giant tiger named Ryan was knocked on the head, he let out a roar of dissatisfaction.
So, the man hit it on the head harder.
This time it calmed down.
“I didn’t expect to meet foreigners here.” The man looked at Gaode and immediately made an accurate judgment on Gaode’s identity. “This place is far from the coastline. It seems that you should It didn’t come across the border by boat.”
He thought for a while, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it possible that you crossed the Irvinlaya Mountains and entered the North?"
Gothe nodded and said, "Yes."
A gleam flashed in the man's eyes, "Looking at your young age, your mage level is certainly not high, and you are traveling alone. You dared to challenge the Ervinraya Mountains alone and succeeded. It's really unbelievable."
Gothe shrugged, "Be brave and have good luck."
"Interesting. So, why did you work so hard to cross the Ivanlaya Mountains and enter the north? To avoid the enemy’s pursuit, or to come to the north to make a fortune?”
Hearing this question, many thoughts flashed through Gothe's mind in an instant. In the end, his answer was "Tell the truth."
"No, in fact, I entered the North to plant trees." He said calmly.
Obviously, this was an answer that a man could never expect, so that when he heard Gothe's answer, he immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise and repeated Gothe's answer to confirm Said: "Planting trees?"
"Yes, planting trees," Gothe nodded, already confirming his idea in his mind, "I am a believer in the Natural Sect."
"Naturalism?"
"Yes, the Natural Sect. The teaching of this sect is that those who fill the world with life will be blessed by nature. That's why I decided to come to the North and determined to plant trees in the North." Gao De had a pious look on his face. .
Then, he said: "Of course, the magic plant resources in the North are also extremely rich. If possible, a branch can be established in the North. With the rich resources here, we will definitely be able to obtain enough It would be great to have enough money to plant trees while also growing the sect.”
Don’t be too “divine” as a person, because such a person has no humanity and most people will not believe it and will always be unpredictable. The purpose behind what he did.
If you take the initiative to reveal the "purpose behind it", it will stop others from thinking about it.
Considering this, Gaode added a bit of utilitarianism.
Sure enough, when the man heard this, he laughed immediately, because he felt that Gothe's statement that the purpose was to "plant trees" was actually true, and Gothe's statement could also convince him.
Therefore, his attitude towards Gaode suddenly became friendly.
"Although I have never heard of the Nature Sect, I like your sect, but it is not easy to plant trees in the north." The man said.
"If it were easy, I wouldn't and there would be no need to come all the way to the north." Gothe said.
Hearing what Gothe said, the expression on the man's face changed again, "Then how are you going to start?"
"I am now going to rush to the Snover clan two hundred kilometers away to buy a map from them, so that I can find the most suitable initial tree planting site."
Gaode spread his hands, helpless. Said: "As you said, planting trees in the north is not an easy task. Everything is difficult at the beginning. The choice of this initial tree planting point is very important."
"Like this." The man He took a deep look at Gothe, thought for a moment, got off the giant tiger, stretched out his hand towards Gothe, and said, "I think we can officially get to know each other. My name is Baruch, and I am the guardian of the snowfield."
"My name is Gothe, a member of the Natural Sect." Gothe and Baruch reached out and shook hands with Baruch.
You can clearly feel that Baruch's hands are extremely rough. He doesn't look like a mage at all, but more like a farmer who often does rough and heavy work. "Guardian of the snowfield?" Gothe asked curiously.
This is a term he has never heard of.
Baruch explained calmly: "On the snowy plains, many tribes go extinct every day for one reason or another. When a tribe goes extinct, there are always some tribesmen who survive. These Those who survive will soon die on the snowfield if no one rescues them."
"Or sometimes, when some small tribes are in danger, I will take action if I can. . ”
“That’s what we do.”
No wonder he was called the Guardian of the Snowfield. Gothe noticed that the other party did not explain his origin, but simply introduced his "main responsibilities".
However, since the other party did not take the initiative to explain, it meant that he did not want to say more, and Gaode did not take the initiative to ask without the knowledge.
“Recently, there are faint signs of an outbreak of beasts in the snowfield. My current task is to patrol this area, determine the probability and scale of the outbreak of beasts in this area, and give timely reminders to nearby tribes. "Baruch said again.
The North is really too big, and there are many powerful creatures scattered around.
According to the laws of nature, after a certain period of time, the population of these organisms will reach a peak and then fall into a situation of food shortage.
In this case, these underfed beasts will frequently attack the northern tribes, which is the so-called beast tide.
After the beast tide, the population of organisms will fall into a trough again. After a very long period of recuperation, it will reach its peak again, and so on.
This is a natural thing and there is nothing surprising about it.
But nature is nature, but it is also true that every time the beast tide breaks out, it means the destruction of a large number of northern tribes.
What Baruch has to do now is to investigate the specific situation.
If the beast tide is really about to break out, warning the nearby tribes in advance will at least allow them to prepare in advance.
It would be good if one more person could survive the beast wave.
This is what Baruch meant.
"It is still very dangerous above the snowfield. If you walk all the way there, you might encounter a herd of beasts."
Baruch thought for a while and then said: "The snow wolves nearby have been extremely active recently. It would be uncomfortable if we encountered them. I happen to be passing by the Snover clan's camp. How about I take you for a ride?"
"I'm very happy." Gothe laughed.
Baruch nodded with satisfaction, jumped on the back of the giant tiger again, patted the tiger's back, and introduced to Gothe: "This is my partner, the ice-maned tiger Ryan. "
Then, he stretched out his hand to Gothe, "Come up."
Gothe grabbed the other person's outstretched hand without hesitation, and jumped firmly. The ground reached the ice-maned tiger's back.
Baruch looked back at Gothe, and after confirming that Gothe had sat firmly, he immediately possessed the ice-maned tiger and said a few words that only they could understand.
The next moment, the ice-maned tiger roared, its limbs slightly bent, and then rushed forward like a white lightning.
The cold wind on the snowfield rushed towards me in an instant.
But for Gothe, who has evolved the primary Bingyou body, it is not bone-chilling.
He only felt a sense of pleasure.
"If you feel too cold and can't hold on, tell me and I'll tell Ryan to slow down." Baruch's voice floated from the front.
"Okay." Gao De responded.
The faster the speed, the colder the wind becomes, which is unbearable for most people.
At the beginning, Baruch wanted to take care of Gothe and deliberately asked Ryan to slow down.
But when he got to the back, he found that Gothe was still talking to him without any trembling in his voice. While he was surprised, Baruch also became interested and wanted to know Gothe's limits, and slowly let Ryan Speeded up.
But in the end, even though Ryan had already reached the fastest speed, Godard still had no expression on his face.
At this moment, while Baruch was slightly impressed by Gothe, he also determined in his heart that the "Natural Sect" to which Gothe belonged must have mastered some unique means of keeping out the cold.
No wonder Gothe was able to cross the Evenraya Mountains alone.
"Gaode, I want to go to a nearby snowfield hyena colony first. Don't worry, the snowfield hyena is only a first-level earth-line creature. Even the leader, that is, the second-level one, with Ryan's speed, can easily Get rid of them."
The word "community" made Gao De's heart move slightly. Maybe he can get a little bit of his origin?
He would naturally have no objection to this, "My matters are not urgent, your matters are more important."
When Baruch heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, feeling even more satisfied with Gothe.
Half an hour later.
Lian led the two of them to jump onto a snow hill, and below was a small valley.
In the valley, more than a hundred snow hyenas gathered, and the fishy smell hit their faces.
These snow hyenas are constantly making piercing calls.
Baruch frowned subconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Gothe noticed Baruch's microexpression.
“These snow hyenas are very hungry, very hungry, and they become very irritable because of hunger.” Baruch said.
Hunger and rage mean that they are likely to attack the nearby Northern tribes.
"The nearby tribes are all small tribes. If they are attacked by this group of snowfield hyenas, I am afraid that none of them will be able to survive." He added: "I am going to try to get rid of them. I will first attack them later." Take you to a safe place.”
Gao De frowned slightly, and after thinking half-heartedly, he said righteously: "Two people are always more powerful than one. Although I am not as powerful as you, I can still help to some extent. Those who are busy, please let me stay."
"This is very dangerous. Although they are not high-level, but the number is here, I may not be able to care about you in a real fight." Balu. Ke seemed very surprised by Gothe's decision.
"Standing idly by because of timidity in the face of this kind of thing is not in line with the teachings of the Natural Sect." Gao De said righteously.
Baruch was stunned for a moment, then carefully looked at Gothe from head to toe, with a smile on his face.
Before this, even if Gothe’s words were garish and even if the spell detection was credible, Baruch still had some doubts about what Gothe said.
But now, that suspicion has almost all dissipated.
To understand a person, don’t listen to what he says, but to see what he does.
"Then let's fight together." Baruch said.
(End of this chapter)