The surrounding environment has changed significantly.

In fact, the end of the road adds up, that is, dozens of kilometers. But dozens of kilometers away is a green meadow, even if it is slightly yellow, it is mainly green after all. After this distance, the ground becomes a gravel-covered sandy area, directly exposed. Green became a color of luxury, and even the grass growing out of the cracks in the stones looked shriveled and yellow, dead and dead. Of course, the temperature has changed drastically, directly from autumn to winter.

The valley they had driven through was the last autumn in the mountains. In other areas, due to altitude and latitude, it has already entered winter. At the end of the road, you can already clearly see a real snowy peak. The snow-capped peaks still look crystal clear in the light of the setting sun. And, contrary to the usual concept of a snow-capped mountain, this is a steep mountain.

On one side of the mountain, there is a cliff like a knife.

The rest of the mountain is almost covered with a thick layer of snow and ice, but there is no snow and ice under the cliffs. I can't say why this is, but I can only say that the creation of nature is too magical. But beneath this cliff is a natural campsite.

Lu Wu had already made a whole set of action plans before he set off.

Thanks to the technology of this era, people today can easily get a detailed map of the target area through the Internet. Even if it's a no-man's land, it's no different from other areas under the eyes of satellites. Even if the civilian level is far from the military level, it is claimed that you can easily find a car on the map.

With this level of accuracy, it's not too difficult to find a suitable campsite on the map. After all, in the mountains, back and forth is just a few camping conditions. In this era, people have long used complicated stargazing equipment to judge their position through the night sky, and handheld theodolite is already on the traveler's equipment list, so there is no need for a particularly good sense of direction, and getting lost has become a difficult task.

Lu Wu's goal was to be at the bottom of that cliff. Or rather, this is where their car stays. Because the next road is not something that cars can travel. Even if they drive a good car. They were now only a few dozen or even a dozen kilometers away from their final destination, the ruins of that ancient temple. But these tens or tens of kilometers of roads are ten times more difficult to walk than all the previous roads combined.

According to the original plan, they were to go in a straight line, possibly climbing a mountain, perhaps even over one or two very high peaks. Mountaineering is a simple thing to say, but it is actually a rather dangerous and professional sport.

The reason why I say "maybe" is because this kind of thing is not certain. In fact, although the Warlock's ability to fly (not actually flying, in essence, the Warlock uses the magic of the Third Law to 'support' himself to float) is very weak, it is not difficult to climb over this snowy mountain. If the situation allows, Lu Wu thinks that Amber can just fly over and take a look at it by himself.

Speaking of which, Thomas followed them in anticipation of a truly conceptual adventure to encounter those incredible mysteries. But now he's going to be disappointed. What Lu Wu had to do was far less mysterious and complicated than he imagined. If everything is in order, Lu Wu will be a porter or liaison at most - help Amber transport the shrine to the foot of the mountain, and find a cart to load the stone away.

The car went around a large rock, and the cliff ahead was already in sight.

"Wait, this place is nice!" Thomas suddenly pointed to the boulder they had just bypassed. As he spoke, his foot had hit the brakes.

Indeed, one corner of this stone presents the posture of a small cave, large at the top and small at the bottom. Rather, the stone is smooth and neat, and it looks clean. Not far away, a small stream (apparently a surface runoff from melting snow) flows.

This place was obviously much better than the original cliff bottom, after all, there were only three of them, and they didn't need a lot of space.

"But ...... place," Amber hesitated, they had already told Thomas about their plans.

"Actually, Master, I think that place," Thomas pointed embarrassedly to the cliff not far away, "and it's unsettling to look at. It looks like it's going to fall down at any moment. ”

Of course this is impossible, this terrain is the result of thousands of years of natural transformation, how is it possible to say that it has fallen. However, the campsite chosen by Thomas is really good. Lu Wu didn't object.

"Wait, mate, he's right," the master said suddenly. "I feel it, there's a crack. ”

"Crack?" Lu Wu knew that the master's perception was a super-perception, which was not affected by obstacles.

"Well, there's a crack in the mountain, I don't know what's going on. Maybe it's something to do with the chaotic structure of the space...... It's okay to choose a campsite here, but it's best to take a look at both sides before dark. ”

A few minutes later, the car stopped beside the boulder. It is indeed a very good campsite, just right for three people. Everything else is normal, too.

Lu lit up the alcohol lamp at five o'clock, and Thomas ran to the creek with a bucket to get water. Foreigners don't actually have the habit of drinking hot water, but as long as they have the knowledge of survival in the wilderness, everyone knows that the water in the wild is unhygienic, has a lot of bacteria, and is not suitable for direct drinking - but boiling can kill most bacteria.

"Thomas, I'll go take a look. Lu Wu said a word, and then walked towards the mountain peak.

Amber pitches her tent there. Due to the temperature, this kind of tent is actually a very thick one, which is not a problem to shelter from the wind and snow, and can also be well isolated from the inside and outside temperature, so that users can enjoy a little warmth in the wind and snow.

Everything seemed normal, and Thomas was a little excited. Although he was there in Southeast Asia before, he spent several days with Lu Wu. But before it was, after all, a life-and-death crisis, and the two sides were not particularly familiar with and trusted each other. But this time, he felt that he would definitely find a way to ask the master for advice.

And not only that, for his own little selfishness, he also hid a miniature video camera on his body. Although it is said to be miniature and difficult to detect on the body, this is a professional high-priced product used by agents, which is not only clear but also long-lasting. He felt compelled to capture the incredible miracles he had encountered. It's not that he has evil thoughts in his heart and intends to expose the secrets of the "master" or anything, it's just that his gossip soul is burning.

In fact, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, regardless of white skin, yellow skin, and black skin, the soul of gossip has always existed in every individual of every human race - no matter what kind of growth the person has experienced.

Compared to this matter, he didn't care so much about the other team member, namely Amber. When a person's heart is filled with certain desires, other things are often ignored. It's like a person who is so thirsty that he usually forgets the truth of hunger. It's not that Thomas didn't notice Amber, it's just that those curiosities and preferences for mysticism temporarily overrode everything else. Of course, having said that, foreigners are also clearly stratified in this regard, and there are great differences between different groups. Some groups are indeed typical of immorality, but others are very different.

At least for the time being, all that Thomas was thinking about was how to ask Lu Wu about spiritual practice: after witnessing those incredible supernatural abilities, it was only natural that you would want to learn, to try, to master that power. Thomas knows that by Eastern logic, talent is important in this area – which means that a teacher's gaze will not linger for even a moment on a student who lacks talent. Even such people will not be in the category of "disciples" at all. But from the student's point of view, in the face of such an opportunity, they always want to try to see if they can master that kind of power, until they are hit by reality.

Thomas was so caught up in his mind about the future that he didn't even notice the abnormal sound coming from afar. It was not the sound of a cold wind blowing through the wilderness.

When the water in the alcohol lamp starts to boil, Thomas pours it into a large jug. They had water on board, but since it was impossible to know in advance how long the trip would take (Thomas had no idea that for him, today was the last day before heading home), it was common sense to save supplies without warning.

A gust of wind blew from behind, making the half-pitched tent rattle. Thomas turned his head, only to find that the amber behind him was gone, and only the half-built tent was stupidly blown by the wind.

"Ah...... This ......" He wanted to speak, but turned his head and realized that Lu Wu had also stepped out of his field of vision and could not see.

Although the sunset was in sight at this time, and the vision in all directions was good, the two people could no longer be seen. Only the cars not far away and the freshly boiled water reminded him that it wasn't a nightmare.

……

"There are cracks in the mountain...... the master told Lu Wu in a very affirmative tone as he walked. "And it's new. It seems like a precursor to an earthquake or something......"

In fact, if a small earthquake were to occur in such a no-man's land, there would really be no damage. Earthquakes are almost harmless to travelers in the wild. Even if the tent collapsed, it would not crush people. However, Lu Wu looked at the ice and snow under his feet (they were now at the foot of the snow peak, and they could see snow everywhere, obviously it had just snowed here not long ago), but he inexplicably felt that in the event of an earthquake, an avalanche would likely occur in this place.

Of course, avalanches also have directions and angles, and the snow and ice from the mountains generally appear to be cone-shaped. Although it will engulf everything, its impact will be limited. No avalanche could affect their camp—not even if the entire mountain was crossed. So Lu Wu has nothing to worry about.

Yes, it's just an ordinary view, just an action without any danger to satisfy the curiosity of the master - in theory.

Then when Lu Wu climbed a small mountain plateau, he saw a person.

There shouldn't be anyone here - as I said earlier, this place is no man's land. If Lu Wu climbed up and saw several wild animals, whether it was a wild sheep or a wild donkey, or even a snow leopard, it would be far more normal than seeing a person.

The most important thing is that this is actually a person that Lu Wu knows.

A person who should not have appeared, could not have appeared, and could not have existed at all, and could even be said to not exist at all in this world.

Once in the underground city of Kecha Goat, a moonman who had a relationship with him.