Chapter 247 Heart of Nature
"Let's take the person back first." Catherine withdrew her gaze from Gothe.
Surprised, but Roic and Catherine will not change their itinerary.
"Okay." Loic responded.
Then, Loic came to Gothe's side, stretched out his hand, and quickly groped Gothe's body.
Even though Gothe is just a first-level mage whose magic power is limited by the forbidden ice needle, Loic is still very cautious. Before taking Gothe on the road, he must first conduct a body search on Gothe.
Fortunately, Gothe had already asked Flora to put away "Breath of the Wild" one step ahead.
Although the remaining things on his body are valuable, they are nothing to two hunters who are at least second-level mages.
Even the remaining two drops of first-level ice marrow, Luoic just glanced at it, said "Eh", and then returned it to Gothe.
“This is my familiar.”
Later, Loic discovered Flora hiding in the pocket of Gothe's clothes.
Hearing Gothe's answer, he looked at Flora twice in surprise.
Obviously, this was his first time seeing such a familiar.
It's fresh, but he didn't say much, let alone think about it.
Firstly, he is not that kind of person himself, and secondly, a magic pet is a type of summoned object and cannot be taken away.
In the end, Loic just took away the bone dagger Gothe carried and the "Fang of the Hidden Mist" that could be used as a murder weapon.
"Okay." After doing this, Loic nodded to Catherine wearing a mask.
Following that, the two of them each made a strange spell-casting action, and strong magic waves were generated.
This time the spell was cast, it lasted for an extremely long time.
About a minute later.
The magic power fluctuations in the air were so strong that they were almost visible, and the air seemed to become a little thicker due to the accumulation of magic power.
Then, a dazzling light flashed.
Under the guidance of this powerful magic, two lifelike spirits with different shapes appeared out of thin air, standing firmly in front of Loic and Catherine.
What Loic summoned was a majestic and majestic spirit body in the form of a war horse, with eyes shining with spiritual light.
But what Catherine summoned was a vigorous spirit in the form of a snow wolf, with unyielding and wild eyes.
Although they are all spirit bodies, they feel that they possess the spirituality and wisdom that normal creatures should have.
[Summon Mount], a 2-level conjuration spell.
Compared with Baruch having an ice-maned tiger as his mount, the mounts of the two hunters on the snowfield came from spells.
The mount summoned through spells is definitely not as strong as the ice-maned tiger in terms of strength or speed, and it requires additional mana to maintain its existence.
But it is not without its advantages. It is more portable and can be lifted at any time through the lifting spell.
The latter is obviously important for hunters who perform a variety of tasks.
Roic and Catherine, almost at the same moment, both dexterously turned over and jumped onto the backs of their respective mounts with one flexible movement.
As for Gothe
Roic glanced at him and actually extended his hand to him, "Come up."
Gothe didn't hesitate and asked him to join him. Holding Luoic's hand, he also climbed onto the broad back of the war horse spirit body and sat behind Luoic.
Loic didn't seem to worry at all about Gothe who was so close to him.
"Sit tight." Loic greeted him, but he didn't see any movement. The war horse spirit naturally chose a direction and started running wildly.
The fierce cold wind is coming.
"Where are we going?" Gothe sighed in his heart and asked.
His voice seemed extremely ethereal in the howling cold wind, and it was hard to hear it clearly.
But Loic quickly replied to Gaode, "Back to the headquarters, we are only responsible for bringing you back. The rest is not our concern."
When Loic said this Said, Gao De's heart became cold again.
Loic and Catherine looked cold on the surface, especially Catherine wearing a bronze mask, who looked even more ruthless.
But Gaode can still clearly feel that the two of them have their own bottom line, and their work style is also more orderly.
But if we get to the Snowfield Guardian headquarters and change a group of people, it will be hard to say.
After all, within the Snowfield Guardian, it has been confirmed that there are high-level officials practicing forbidden necromancy.
The top management is already like this, so the people below are bound to not be completely clean either.
Furthermore, in Gaode's view, among the group of people who have been replaced, there is a high probability that there will be people behind the scenes.
It’s good if you don’t play to death, so where is the bottom line?
"How long will it take?" Gothe asked again.
"Soon, it will arrive in half a month." Loic replied to Gaode again.
On the snowfield, time seems to be shortened.
For northerners, traveling for a month or two is actually a normal thing.
Half a month.
After communicating with Loic, Gothe thought about his current situation.
First of all, the restriction of the forbidden ice needle is a top priority.
No matter what idea you have, you must first eliminate its threat.
Fortunately, the solution is already right in front of us.
Next, all he needs to do is to continuously trigger the Forbidden Ice Needle to adapt himself to the extreme cold.
But don’t be too reckless.
Because although the triggering of the forbidden ice needle is carried out inside his body, it is difficult for outsiders to see it, but the intense pain caused by the extreme cold will make Gothe show what he is doing in another way.
Unless you can keep your face straight, you must not trigger the forbidden ice needle in person, and you must avoid the two people.
But this is not difficult.
When the two of them take a rest, he will just find an opportunity to trigger the forbidden ice needle.
In addition, the Snowfield Guardian headquarters is absolutely not allowed to go.
There must be a way to get these two hunters to change their minds.
When Loic and Catherine found Gothe, it was already night.
It’s just that as Master Gaohuan, the two of them are highly skilled and bold. They don’t need to be as cautious as Gaode, and they can still go on the road at night.
But people still need to rest.
So in the second half of the night, the two of them cast [Wild Agility], quickly packed up a camp, and set up camp for the time being.
The only advantage of being controlled by others is that Gaode no longer has to worry about food.
Surrounding the newly lit fire, Loic took out three frozen rats from the package that had been peeled off and turned hard.
He skillfully brought it close to the fire, thawed it slightly, skewered it with a wooden stick, and then handed one of the skewers to Gothe. "Do it yourself."
Gaode took it quickly, sat next to Loic, and skillfully turned the wooden stick in his hand so that the rat meat could be heated evenly to achieve the best results. taste.
"What is this?" he asked casually while busy with his work.
“Snow squirrel, one of the most delicious foods on the permafrost tundra.”
“Although snow squirrel is only a first-order earth-line creature, it lives in underground burrows all year round, and its whereabouts They are secretive and it is difficult for ordinary people to catch them. Even for us, we have to rely on luck to get a few. You are lucky this time.”
Although Gaode is their “captive”, But Loic did not feel superior because of this, but introduced Gothe very easily.
"Then I have to taste what it tastes like." Gao De said with a smile, and he didn't seem to be resentful because he was arrested by the two men.
He also gradually realized that these two people were still considered "good people" in nature, even the cold-looking Catherine was the same.
Sizzling.
As the flames roast, oily flowers gradually appear on the snow guinea pig meat, exuding a unique meat aroma and even a hint of vegetation, which makes people salivate.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Loic picked up one of the bunches and handed it to Catherine who had been silent.
This made Gothe glance at Catherine subconsciously.
She has been wearing that bronze mask from beginning to end, now she has to take it off when eating, right?
What Gothe didn't expect was that after Catherine took the skewer of roasted snow guinea pig, she didn't take off her mask, but looked up at the sky and cast her gaze into the distant night sky.
A moment later, a sound of flapping wings sounded.
In the darkness of the night, an owl with a dark body and shiny feathers fell from the sky and landed obediently on Catherine's shoulder.
It turned its eyes, which still looked bright in the night, from time to time, lowering its head and rubbing it slightly on Catherine's shoulder, which seemed extremely intimate.
"This is Catherine's pet, the Seven Nights Owl with magic affinity and extraordinary intelligence. It can keep watch for us when we rest." Loic noticed Gothe's surprised gaze and took the initiative to introduce it.
"Similarly, if you want to sneak away at night while we are resting, just like in the branch, it will also remind us as soon as possible."
He also means a lot. He "reminded" Gothe: "Of course, I don't think you, who have been hit by the forbidden ice needle and have no spells and cannot use your magic power, can survive in this dangerous snowfield without us."
"I think you are a smart person, you shouldn't have such unwise ideas, right?"
Gaode grinned, "Of course."
He must wait until the forbidden ice needle wears off before escaping. He added in his mind.
Here, Catherine slowly tore off the snow guinea meat in her hand and fed it to the Seven Nights Owl on her shoulder.
The owl seemed to have been used to this kind of treatment for a long time. It opened its sharp beak slightly, took the piece of meat lightly, and then tasted it slowly and slowly, making a satisfied cooing sound from time to time.
Gaode no longer hesitated and took a bite of the snow guinea pig meat in his hand.
It was clear that no seasoning was added, but a fresh aroma similar to herbs mixed with the aroma of meat exploded in his mouth, forming an indescribable and wonderful taste.
No wonder Loitch calls it one of the tastiest foods on the permafrost tundra, there really is something about it.
Gothe also tore off a very small piece of the roasted golden and crispy snow guinea pig meat and handed it to Flora, who had her head out of his pocket and was looking at the Seven Nights Owl curiously.
Flora took the snow guinea pig meat from Gothe, but did not eat it. Instead, she flapped her little wings and flew to the Seven Nights Owl. She handed the piece of meat to her with great interest. Give it.
“Wait a minute.” Catherine was about to say something, but the owl took a look at the snow guinea pig meat that Flora handed over. It didn’t mind that it was too small, and without hesitation lowered its head and used its beak. Hold it in your mouth and swallow it in one gulp.
“Cuckoo! The owl made a satisfied sound.
Upon hearing the owl's cooing, Flora immediately narrowed her eyes in pleasure, as if a child had discovered some interesting toy.
Catherine, who was about to speak, was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene, and then looked at little Flora blankly, without saying anything for a long time.
Even Loic on the side was stunned for a moment. His eyes looked back and forth between Seven Nights Owl and Flora, and the expression on his face became extremely strange.
After a long time, he turned his head and looked at Gothe seriously, with a strange light shining in his eyes.
"You just said that the guardian Baruch was seriously injured in order to save the Snover clan and was recuperating in the Snover clan?" Loic asked.
"Yes," Gothe spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's a pity that the Snover clan is gone now, and I have nothing to prove."
Loic looked up at Catherine, who nodded slightly at him. Nodding, he understood immediately, turned around and said to Gothe: "Although the Snover clan is gone, the geese passing by will eventually leave some traces."
"Tomorrow, we will go to Si Nuofu first. Let’s take a look at the original location of the Novel clan.”
“Ah?” It was Gothe’s turn to be stunned.
He didn’t understand why the two people who had previously refused to believe his words and were anxious to take him back to the Snowfield Guardian headquarters to revive him suddenly changed their minds.
"Is she your magic pet?" Loic pouted angrily at Flora and asked.
"Yes."
"Catherine's Seven Nights Owl will not eat anything thrown to it by anyone except Catherine, including me," Loitch pointed to Catherine's shoulder The seven-night owl on the screen, "But now, it unexpectedly ate what your demon pet handed it without any defense."
"This shows that your demon pet has a rare Heart of Nature."
"I believe that as the owner of Heart of Nature, you are not a bad person. There may be some misunderstanding here."
Gothe was stunned.
This is not the first time he has heard of the "Heart of Nature".
When he met Baruch for the first time, he also said the same thing about Flora, but Gothe didn't take it seriously.
After all, this thing is too mysterious and has no real benefits.
But unexpectedly, this time he gained the trust of Loic and Catherine because of Flora's "Heart of Nature", which brought about a turn in the originally almost unsolvable dilemma.
Although Loic said that he believed in Gaode, he only said nothing about the five forbidden ice needles in Gaode's body.
If he didn’t mention it, Gao De wouldn’t say it either.
Moreover, if Loic really wants to take out the forbidden ice needle for him, he may not be very happy.
After eating, Loic and Catherine took a rest.
In the snowfield, falling asleep quickly anytime and anywhere is actually a required survival skill, because only in this way can you recover your physical strength and condition as quickly as possible.
But as Loic reminded him, the Seven-Night Owl was always staring at him with its bright eyes.
But Gaode doesn’t care either.
He lay down and waited for a while. After confirming that the two of them were asleep, he quietly activated his magic power.
The next moment, the chill swept over me, followed by the unimaginable pain.
Gothe's face instantly turned pale, and the muscles on his body tensed up.
At this moment, he clearly felt extremely cold, but large drops of cold sweat were already seeping out from his forehead.
Gaode gritted his teeth, controlling himself not to make any sound, and keeping his body motionless.
[Withstand the extreme cold, your cold resistance increases by 100.4% 100.6% 101.2%]
[Withstand the pain of extreme cold, your pain tolerance increases by 67.6% 67.9% 68.5% 】
【Suffering from extreme cold injuries, your body's injury recovery ability is increased by 3.1%】.
(End of this chapter)