Chapter Twenty-Four: Polar Ice Magic
【Southern part of Sejuani's territory】
Snow whistled down below, and Lisandro clung to Jax's arm, the girl's thin and light body, beaten by the wind. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It took a long time for Xuehong to finally stop, like a dog that was jumping and biting and howling, and finally got tired and lay quietly on the ground.
Jax led her off a lamppost, her straw sandals sinking into the soft snowdrifts and stepping through potholes. A rugged man came from the other side of the vast snow, running like a tiger, his long beard swaying with the running motion.
"How's it going, Udil?"
Udir shook his head, "I couldn't save them, those necromancers were not easy to deal with, and luckily they suddenly broke up later, but I did find this." He spread out a bone ornament in his palm and showed it to Jax, and the bone was decorated with strange patterns. The deceased came from the Ilo tribe, which had previously sworn allegiance to Ash, one of the three princesses, but was now transformed into such a monster. ”
"It looks like someone is trying to blame her for this attack."
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, and the possibility of blame is the greatest."
Jax turned his gaze to the girl in a white robe, her snow-white robe was interlaced with cold blue dark lines. The key to it all lies in the girl's identity, and when he witnessed the attack, Udil told him that the emblem on the carriage belonged to the Frost Watcher tribe, one of the three legged tribes of Freljord, who, as the name suggests, have never been involved in the Northlands......
"Thank you...... Thank you for saving me. The girl bowed lightly and made a general salute on the Valoran continent, and then, her delicate fingers traced a strange outline on her chest, the ice blue shimmer enveloped the bodies of Jax and Udir, the cold wind of the Northland seemed to suddenly converge its sharpness, and the exposed skin was not so cold.
"What the hell are you ......" Udir said midway through when Jax tapped him on the shoulder, stopping him from continuing.
"My name is Jax." He introduced himself.
"Hmm...... My name is Lisandro. She said.
Dull as Udil, at this time he also understood Jax's intentions, and for such a girl, instead of asking aggressively, it was better to introduce herself first. In most cultures, if the other party gives their name first, they should also say their own name to be in line with etiquette.
"Why are you here? Why are you being attacked by these monsters? ”
"I ...... ......I don't know," she said, making her feel cramped and uneasy talking to a stranger for the first time. "I'm going to Rycostead, and I'm going to that with Master Mauffle...... Meeting. ”
"With Princess Mafra...... So who are you? Udir looked the girl up and down.
"I'm ...... The next ...... Snow Prayer Dance. She seemed to hesitate before she said this, as if she was worried about what bad luck her identity would bring to her.
"Why isn't Princess Mauffle with you?" Jax asked.
"Mafula-sama...... There were other things to deal with, so they split up with me. ”
Seeing the girl say this, Jax felt a little sad, maybe it was to attract people's eyes that she released the dangerous plot to share half of the chance.
"But twenty-six priest guards, it's really a travel specification that only the Snow Prayer Dance has." Udir said thoughtfully.
"The High Priest's travel, only such a vulnerable guard?" Jax asked, puzzled.
"Those undead of unknown origin are not weak, if they hadn't retreated inexplicably, I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy to deal with. Besides, the Frost Watcher tribe has always been simple, and this little girl is not the Snow Prayer Dance, if it is really the Snow Prayer Dance herself, with these accompanying priests, she can unleash the Ice Magic Forbidden Spell without harming her vitality, even in the face of an army. ”
"Well, do you know the way to Rickstadt?" Jax asked Lisandro.
The girl shook her head.
"Hey, you don't want her to go there on her own, do you?" Udir frowned as he watched Lisandro's petite bare feet on the snow. Although she knew that with that magical magic amulet, she could barely feel the biting cold, but she still felt that it was too difficult for her.
Jax nodded, "We have a mission on this trip. ”
"Your task is not so urgent, Jax, it's still too late to help a little girl along the way." Udir glanced at him.
"I hope so." Jax's gaze swept over the snowy fields to the rugged snow-capped mountains to the northeast.
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Two broad-shouldered and sturdy men escorted a petite white-robed woman as they slowly marched through the silver-clad northern land.
Jax walked at the back of the three-man team carrying the brass lamppost that was famous with its owner. Lisandro was extremely excited, although there were no layers of guards, but there was an indescribable sense of freedom, as if even the air had become clearer.
After a few hours of footsteps, the girl who was originally timid because of the strangeness gradually relaxed, and no longer behaved so restrained in front of the two, stepping on the snow with small bare feet, jumping forward, and stepping on the snow with light and dexterous dance steps.
"It is said that every generation of Yukinoki Dance is a guy with a strange personality, and you are different from them." Udir looked at Lisandro who was jumping around in the snow and couldn't help but say.
"I think she's weird," Jax said with a shrug, continuing as he felt he had caught the surprise of the two. "The people of the Northland, seeing the wind and snow like grass and trees, should have been good for her a long time ago, as if she had never seen this ice and snow, and felt new to everything."
"Nonsense! I...... I've seen snow! Lisandro pleaded herself aloud, her white feet kicking against the snow, stirring up puffs of silverdust, but her voice quickly lowered again, "However, through the window, Master Mavra will not allow me to go out. I have been in the tower of the fortress since I was born. This is my first time outside. ”
"Huh? Knowing that you are practicing frost magic, how can you practice the mysteries of frost when you are isolated from ice and snow? ”
"No, actually...... Actually, it wasn't frost magic. Lisandro clutched her magic wand, which was almost transparent, "It's polar ice magic. ”
Even if this little girl doesn't understand it, it is impossible for Jax not to know the so-called polar ice magic, which is included in the secret arts S file of the Majoris Mystic Center at the War College, which is known as "absolute defense", and it is difficult to break through with ordinary methods, unless the same polar ice magic or weapon can be used.
The Frost Guardian tribe has not been involved in the Northland for thousands of years, but has only guarded the northern wasteland, and they call themselves the Guardians, and what they guard is the secrets of the oldest magic and polar ice weapons.
Polar ice only exists in the coldest place of Freljord, it does not melt when calcined at high temperatures, it is as hard as iron, but it is far tougher than iron, blacksmiths use some ancient skills to turn this magical substance into a powerful polar ice weapon, mortals can only resonate with the cold wind of the northland by picking up the polar ice weapon, otherwise they will not be able to step into this mysterious realm, even this little girl who will get the inheritance of the Snow Prayer Dance in the future can only rely on the wand of the polar ice to cast spells.
However, polar ice is difficult to mine, so ordinary people and soldiers mostly use ordinary iron tools.
The Ilo tribe from which the skeletons came had an underground polar ice "mine", which was actually an underground cavern with many natural polar ice crystals and an extremely large number of polar ice arrows.
Ash is known for his promotion of the Polar Ice Arrow, which is highly controversial in the Northlands. Ice Arrows can be mass-produced with only a small amount of Arc Ice material set in the arrowheads, while Arc Ice is a secret "God's Crystal" in the Frost Guardian tribe, and in Sejuani's Winter's Claws, only a warrior of honor deserves an Arc Ice weapon.
"This is Polar Ice." Lisandro raised her hand, and a cluster of clear, ice-blue crystals appeared in the palm of her hand out of thin air, and she probably thought Jax was pondering without saying a word, wondering what the polar ice was.
"This ......," Udil opened his mouth, and what he saw was a miracle. It turns out that the magic guarded by the Frost Guardian is so powerful! ”
Jax smiled faintly, "In this way, the strength of the Frost Guardians should not be underestimated, just because of the ancient magic they possess, not to mention that they still have secret treasures. He said calmly, but his voice felt a little worried.
Seeing the reaction of the two, Lisandro smiled a little embarrassedly, "Actually...... I'm not that fond of magic either. ”