"Your hometown?"

Inhuman said, pointing to a towering snow-capped mountain in the distance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"That mountain is Mount Ojos, the highest mountain in the entire northern land. The snow and ice piled up on Mount Ojos melted in the sun's rays and turned into streams that remained. The brook joined and became a stream. The confluence of the Great Creek is the birthplace of the Bied River. The Bied River was born next to Mount Ojos and then crossed the continent and flowed into the sea. If you follow the Bëide River to the sea, you can go out to sea and find another continent overseas. My hometown is there. Inhuman said, pointing to the fire again, "There's a life lotus there, I don't need it anymore, but it's still of some use to you." You can take it with you. ”

Sulfona crouched down and picked up a metal disc from the front of the campfire. She looked at it over and over for a long time, but she didn't see anything like a "life lotus". By the name, it seems to be a flower. But the metal disc is only engraved with some strange textures. Sulfona held the plate in the air and looked at the sunlight carefully. Under the sunlight, those textures trembled slightly, faintly outlining a white lotus flower in front of Sulfona's eyes.

"This is the Natal Lotus?"

Sulfura was surprised in her heart, but she was seized by this white life lotus. The lotus has no body, it is formed by the uneven carvings on the disc reflecting the sunlight. The lotus looks like a lotus flower in a river, but the leaves are larger and the flower disc is rounder. Strangely, the lotus petals were all dull, and only one petal was left with some color. Sulfona thought it was strange, so she spun the disc to take a closer look. But it's okay not to turn, and the last petal turns gray when you turn around. Sulfona spun the disc again, but nothing changed. Disappointed, she put the life lotus plate away.

"If you want to go back to your hometown, why don't you go back yourself? You can also bring this string of beads back to your hometown yourself. I'm a warrior, and I'm on a mission to slay demons, and I'm ......."

Sulfona turned around, only to find that the Inhuman had disappeared. She called out softly to the Inhuman, but there was no response, and even the campfire that was burning just now was extinguished. Sulfona took a closer look at the campfire and saw that even the carbonized firewood was frozen in the snow and ice, as if it had been a long time. Sulfona walked around the cave and found nothing. Just now, Sulfur was standing at the entrance of the cave and observing the life lotus in the sun, how could she pass by Sulfur if the stranger left. Why the Inhumans suddenly disappeared, Sulfona couldn't figure it out. She crouched down and took a closer look at where the Inhuman had been sitting, and there was no sign of the snow dimpling. Sulfona was stunned for a moment, and began to feel blind, but felt that the rags blocking her body shielded her blindness.

"What's going on?"

Sulfona drew her longsword and sliced through the rags around her. Although these cloths with wonderful patterns shield Sulfona's blindness, they are vulnerable. The cloth was also covered with snow and frost, as if it had been frozen. Sulfona cut the cloth facing the campfire, and saw the Inhuman behind it. I saw Inhuman with his head lowered and sitting cross-legged on the ground, and his posture was somewhat similar to Sulfona's "sitting cross-legged".

"So you're hiding here!"

Sulfur strode over, but was stunned. I saw that the alien was frozen like the demon before, and sat stiffly in the empty cave. Demons can hibernate if they are frozen, but if humans are frozen, they are afraid of dying. Not only did the Inhuman look dead, but his eyebrows and shoulders were covered in fine ice crystals, and he looked like he had been dead for a long time.

-- I've been here for half a year.

Sulfona remembered Inhuman's words. Inhumans only say that they are here, but they do not indicate that they are still alive. Come to think of it, there is no trace of it other than a bonfire. There are no dregs of things, not even cups of water, and people are afraid that they will not survive more than a week if they stay here. What's more, Inhuman was only wearing a rag on his body, and he had no function to protect against the cold, so he should have frozen to death a long time ago.

"And what did I just see? ghosts?"

Sulfona fumbled with the life lotus plate and beads in her hand, feeling their touch, and a feeling of unreality welled up in her heart. Having no habit of blaspheming the dead, she left the Inhuman's body in the cave. The cave is very clean and nice as a place to bury bones. Some people in the north will even deliberately choose the caves of the snow-capped mountains, and put the respected old people who died of natural causes in them. Now deep in the Northlands, Sulfona has followed the customs here. The string of beads was in her arms, and the lotus plate looked at it carefully. This time, in the lotus plate under the sun, there are still seven petals left in the lotus flower, and the other petals have turned gray and black. Sulfona turned the Lotus Plate again, but this time the petals of the Lotus did not change again. Unable to figure it out, she had to put away the life lotus plate and walked out of the cave.

On the mountainside, the frozen demon has been corpsed. Two of Sulfona's companions were standing beside the demon.

"You really need to rest, Sulfona. Jaslin was carefully putting his big sword behind his back, "I thought you would be able to solve it soon, but I didn't expect it to delay a meal." ”

Sulfona was silent, feeling that she had been talking to the Inhuman for more time than a meal.

"You seem to be lost, so we follow your trail to you. But we killed the demon anyway. ”

"It'......"

Sulfona walked over and looked at the demon head that had rolled to the ground, not knowing what to say for a moment. If it was spring flowers, this demon would have had a chance to regain his life. However, in order to balance the power between humans and demons, Sulfona must kill demons, which is her code as a warrior.

"Frozen. In this ghost weather, even demons can freeze. Jaslin shrugged his shoulders and said, "What's this called...... I remember it was written on the map......"

"This is the ...... of Mount Ojos"

"yes, you remember pretty well. It seems to be called this. Jaslin nodded, "All in all, it's cold and dangerous here, so we'd better not separate." Next time, you can't go it alone. We crossed a river in front of us to the small town of Bied, which was the border. The demon legions are further north, and it's even more unsafe over there......"

Sulfona listened silently to Jaslin's explanation of geography, but she was a little absent-minded. She looked at the head of the demon rolling off the ground, and she was distracted. Because it was completely frozen, there was not even purple blood flowing from the section. The head that had fallen into the snow looked strangely peaceful. The corners of its mouth even outlined a smile, as if it was dreaming of happiness.

Sulfona felt a sudden that perhaps the stranger who was frozen to death by the ice and snow was also having a sweet dream. In the dream, he met a foreigner who practiced exercises similar to his, and entrusted him with his ornaments. In this way, his wish was fulfilled. Maybe Sulfur just got lost in the snow and went to a cave. In the cave, he was bewitched by a metal disc that shone with a strange sheen, and imagined a story. Everything is just an illusion, see through the illusion of all this, and comprehend its essence. This is the state of emptiness (sunyata).

Sulfona shook her head and followed Justlin on her way. In the wind and snow, only the head of the demon was left to stare with its golden eyes open.

Although the border town of Bied is called a "town", it is actually large enough to be called a city. The weather here is extremely harsh, and heavy snowfall during the snowfall period can seal off the entire Ojos Mountains, making it impassable. Roads between the mountains can also be blocked, and the townspeople will have little access to information from the outside world. If they had lived in small groups, as in the south, the people of the two villages would not have seen each other a few times a year. Therefore, there are tens of thousands of residents in the town of Bied, and it is the only human settlement within a radius of dozens of kilometers.

During the snowfall season, the snow that falls can also collapse the house, so the houses in Eyde Town are generally not taller. But the low houses did not overwhelm the backbone of the Ojos, who were generally taller and more rugged than the southerners. In order to maintain their eyesight even in the wind and snow, the Ojos people often have beautiful looks and deep-sunken eye sockets. When he first encountered the Ojos, his strange appearance caught the attention of the Sulfona and the others. At the same time, the people of Ojos also looked at these women who came out of the snowy mountains in amazement.

During the snowfall season, anyone trying to cross the snowy mountains is stupid. Of course, if it's a great sword, that's a different story.

The first people who came into contact with Sulfur and the others were a few hunters who were sitting at the entrance of the town sharpening their knives. When the heavy snow closed the mountain, the area where hunters moved was greatly reduced. Older people choose to drink their own gin at home to dispel the chill that adheres to the joints. Young hunters hunt around town in order to have some assets when they get married. There are not many prey in winter, but there are fewer hunters who hunt. The severe cold causes a layer of white snow to condense on the hunter's knife, and even if it is erased soon, it will cause frostbite. Just as the hunters were distressed by this, they saw Sulfura and the others.

"Behold...... That...... That's like a big sword!"

The voices of the people of the Northland are very high-pitched, which is convenient for transmitting information in the mountains. The cries of the hunters were heard far away in the wind and snow, and soon the people in the vicinity gathered around. During the long journey, the Sulfona did not wear long cloaks to conceal their identities. In the Northlands, the stranger in the long cloak is just as suspicious as the greatsword. However, to Sulfona's surprise, the villagers who gathered around did not show a roll of their eyes or a look of fear. They did stare at Sulfona, but with a strange reverence in their eyes.

Sulfona looked at Jaslin in confusion, and Jaslin shrugged her shoulders as well. At this moment, a young man wearing a white felt hat walked out of the side, and he bowed to Sulfona and the others. Sulfona noticed that the other onlookers all took a faint step back when they saw the young man. It seems that this young man has an extraordinary status.

"Greatsword-swordsmen, welcome to Ojos. "I'm Clement, the son of the mayor." On behalf of the town of Abis, I welcome you. ”

Sulfona took a slight step back and hid behind Jaslin. In this way, Sulfona and Doris stood on either side of Justin, one on the left and the other on the right, as if Justin was elected as the leader. Originally, Sulfura was not a person vying for fame and fortune, but now she faintly felt that the deadline was approaching, and she tried to keep a low profile. Doris tilted her head to look at Sulfona, her big flickering eyes seemed to understand Sulfona's actions and state of mind, but it was as if she hadn't seen anything. Jaslin sighed and began to talk to Clement.

"Humans, we are not here to support you on the front lines. Jaslin's expression was cold, and she said in an indifferent tone, "We've come to Ojos to carry out a secret mission within a warrior, so the focus is not on helping you slay the demons. You don't need to be close to us. ”

"I see. Hearing Jaslin's words, Clement was not angry, he nodded and said, "In that case, then we should treat you great swords well." When you're first in the Northlands, you don't know much about it. People like us, while not able to fight with you, are helpful in other ways. ”