On top of that, they toast bread, grill meat, and dry all sorts of ingredients, which combine to form the recipe for Icepeak Fortress.

For this, Gravel felt very sorry for himself. If he wasn't tired and half-dead every day, he would definitely cook for himself to change his tricks and comfort his hard-working internal organs.

"Okay, as long as it's meat, I'm sure I won't miss it. Gravel wiped his face with a towel, adjusted his mood, and said to Dorak, "Something...... I'll probably do an enhancement ritual before winter. It was supposed to be you in front. ”

"I know that, there's nothing wrong with that, don't take it personally. Dorak bared his white teeth and said with a smile, "You need to hold the augmentation ceremony more than I do, and I don't like birds very much." Oh, and you haven't touched it yet...... I think it's a good opportunity for Lord White Soul to find you this time, and you should figure out all these things. ”

Gravel was curious to know what the Enhancement Ritual was, of course, but he couldn't get an answer for two weeks. Since the last horse meat dinner, Tompuda has gone into the room, locked the door, and never came out at all, even two meals a day were delivered by Dorak. The sound of prayers to the goddess echoed throughout the room, along with soothing potions. Gravel knocked on his door, and the old man said he didn't want to see him for the time being.

Gravel only trains Gravel's body, as long as he hears Gravel's question, it means that he still has the strength to continue training. Giles went to exchange money for purchases, and is not in the fort at the moment. But even if he is, he may only answer with the word "I'm tired".

The three young men should know something, but they are tight-lipped: "We haven't gone through the ritual yet, and we still have the restrictions of the oath on our bodies, so we can't reveal it to you." "So, this ritual must have something to do with a certain oath, a sign of some kind of "official member" of the Ice Peak Fortress, and it requires the glands of magical beasts such as griffins, which has a certain risk and costs a lot of money - Gravel deduced this.

Thompda's room seemed more crowded and cluttered than the last, with a dozen large thick books open and stacked on top of each other on the table, holding down notes and quill pens that smelled of fresh ink. There was a faint fishy smell in the air, coming from the alchemy crucible in the corner of the room. Receiving the boiling was the griffon's gland, which would eventually turn into a liquid spellcasting material.

"Your alchemy tools are in good condition, much better than the one I kept. Gravel brought it to me when they were packing, and when I got the ritual materials ready, you can take them back. ”

"Oh, no problem. Since I've come to Ice Peak Fortress, these things belong to the Fortress. ”

"Who's is still who's, and we're not the mushroom tribe (mushroom people). The old man waved his hand: "Let's get down to business." Gravel, it seems that the goddess favored you and helped you through the most dangerous first two weeks of physical training. The days ahead may be more tiring, but as long as you take care not to get hurt, your physical fitness will only get better. In this way, you will be able to reach the point where you will endure the enhancement ritual before the onset of winter. ”

"We follow the will of the Goddess and train here to protect the people she loves, our enemies are all monsters that may endanger human society. The change of kingdoms, the strife of the nobility, the rebellion of the rebels, and even the rampant banditry are none of our business. Only monsters are our target. ”

"Speed, strength, constitution, special abilities...... Monsters have a complete crushing advantage over humans. ”

"Unless we can transcend ourselves and use our wisdom. For example, magic, martial arts, alchemy, and so on. The enhancement ritual is a type of divine art. ”

"This ritual comes from the Creator and has been passed down and improved by the Goddess. It can bring out your potential and allow you to connect with other creatures created by the Creator, giving you the ability to add one to greater than two. The old man took a thick book with a blue cover, which looked very old overall. "It's The Ritual of the Body and the Spirit, and there's a copy in every fortress in the Sunset Mountains. By studying the descriptions, the priest of the goddess can preside over the enhancement ceremony. ”

Through Thopoda's patient and detailed narration, Gravel began to understand what the Frozen Fortress was. In the memory of the nobles (including him), the fortress of the Sunset Mountains was a hidden danger used by the Church to preserve its armed forces. This is not a mistake, but it deviates from the original intent of the fortress.

This is a base dedicated to the training of "Pioneer Hunters", "Holy Hunters" and "Exorcisors", and Ice Peak Fortress belongs to the "Eagle School" of "Pioneer Hunters". Pioneer hunters focus on martial arts and combat, and they may or may not learn divine arts, unlike the Holy Hunters, who specialize in prophecy and the Holy Spirit, nor do they need to be as proficient in exorcism and transcendence as exorcists.

The Eagle School focuses on long-range combat, where observation is the first priority, terrain and mobility are secondary, and distance and accuracy are the guarantee of victory. Compared to monsters, people have a natural disadvantage in terms of speed and strength, and even if there is an enhancement ritual, they generally only rely on technology and armor to fight, which is very risky. The Eagle School's primary weapon is the crossbow, followed by the net, and finally the spear sword, which is a unique weapon with an elongated hilt.

This school is easy to learn and difficult to master, and there are extremely few masters, but with its unique detection ability and a longer safety distance, it's not bad that novices are not easy to die. The Eagle School's augmentation rituals generally use the organs of flying demonic beasts, and the dragon is of course the best, but it is hard to find. The griffin can only be considered a barely passing option.

"Dorak had spotted a Horned Wing Beast and wanted to strengthen himself with its ability to blind and manipulate sound waves, and had planned to capture it in the spring, when the Horned Wing Beast had just finished hibernation and was relatively safe when it was weak. Horn-winged monsters are better than griffins, but they also require better physical fitness to withstand. ”

"If the bucket isn't big enough, there's not much water. ”

"The griffin will give you the basic ability to see at night, improve part of your sense of smell, and the rest will improve your physical fitness and will. Griffons are proud, stubborn, and sometimes don't give in to dragons. Such a trait placed on a person can help resist the influence of the outside world on your spirit. ”

"And that's your key to getting through this winter. ”

"Well, this winter seems to be going to be quite long. ”

"But, not necessarily, it's all up to you, haha"

"Haha"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and a wisp of snowflakes drifted by.