An Ice Peak Fortress with a goal and a plan of action and a busy schedule is the normal Ice Peak Fortress. Sisina and Kylie still keep bickering, all over all sorts of trivial things. Momm tells Feige that the scars on Sisina's face are the result of many men, so she is too bad to deal with men, and that she is both normal and normal now. Feige pointed to herself, "She doesn't see anything wrong when she talks to me?"

"Even though you're pretty tall, she's a boy for you, so she won't fight you for management. Mom then explained, "Don't get me wrong, Silkna isn't quite the boss here, she just doesn't like anyone to replace Kiplin." When the boss died, Sisina was watching from the sidelines, and she couldn't accept it. You brought news that the boss was living as a saint in the kingdom of the goddess, and she only got a little better. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't care enough about you. ”

"Fart, we're all adults, much more than you, and we need your attention?" Mohm snorted hard, his beard shaking around his lips. "If you have to be concerned, then find us more tasks, lest you stay in this place and always think of snowy owls. ”

Feige nodded. This was the second time he had returned to Icechorn Fortress after becoming the presiding priest, the last time being at the funeral of Old Man Kiplin. Icepeak Fortress was the first place where Feige could feel reassured, cared for, and warm, in other words, home. Maybe if you think about it, maybe he didn't come back because there were no old people at home, so it always made him feel sad. But now that he is the "host" of this family, he should at least preside over the overall situation and make his family happier.

"I'll figure it out. If you have any ideas, let's discuss them together. ”

"Okay, wait until you get back from the Land of Light this time. ”

Mom then asked about the situation of the Tibetan women, whether they were still raising rats, whether they had adapted to life on the ground, whether anyone was bullying them, and so on. Feige reasoned that he was too busy to take care of it, and encouraged him to check it out for himself. Mom didn't say anything, but Feige could tell that his heart had approved the trip.

Knowing that the half-dwarves wanted to go to Hidden Town, Feige began to ask the others one by one what their future plans were. Giles shook his head and said he didn't know, so he would continue as he was until he figured it out. Kele still wants to be an instructor, and he urges Feige to send some people over for training as soon as possible, and Monster Hunters must have more and more. Sisina wants to go on a long trip to seek revenge on those who left her scars, but she also said that there are no clues now, so she can only stay to see how Broken Kailie bullied the newcomers.

Tron says he wants to continue to be a monster hunter, but he still wants to be a knight in his heart, and he may be waiting for the next tournament. "What kind of celebration does a king usually hold when he ascends the throne, will there be a knight's joust?" Feige thought for a moment, thinking that this was very likely, so there was an arrangement for where Tron would go next.

Ramsden said he was going to stay and watch the Icechung Fortress, and that he was already learning how to repair the castle so that construction could begin in the spring. He said that he is quite carefree now, and he doesn't need to train anymore, as long as he doesn't get too fat. The only problem was that Wu Mama always beat him, although it didn't hurt at all.

Witch Mama is the only one who doesn't want to talk to Feige at all, and Feige finds that he is always secretly observing himself in the shadows. Finally, after blocking Wu Mama around the corner of the castle, he even pulled out a dagger and prepared to fight Fei Qi to the death. "Uh...... I didn't mess with you, did I?" Feige didn't quite understand.

"You shapeshifter, you can't fool me!" Wu Mama crossed the dagger in front of his chest, his body making an offensive gesture, but his eyes were looking for a way out. "Don't think I can't see that your face is fake!"

"You mean that?" Feige dismantled the illusion and pointed to his face, "If you want to be honest, even this face is not the original. I'm indeed Feiqi, but I can't go back for a while, so I have to cover it up with illusions. ”

"Really?" Wu Mama frowned more like a girl.

"Really. Feige nodded vigorously.

"Alright then, I trust you. ”

"Wait, isn't it too hasty for you to believe like this? I was still thinking about how to prove my identity just now! Including asking you to ask about the past, showing the Eagle Eye Meditation and the Dharma Seal......" Feiqi held his forehead and sighed vigorously: "Alas, okay, just believe it." ”

"Hehe, looking at the way you look now, I believe it even more. Wu Mama laughed, and Feige quickly turned his gaze to the ceiling to avoid misunderstanding his own perception - he didn't want to live a life where he could only rely on Eagle Eye meditation to distinguish genders.

"Sooner or later, your spells will be seen through, and you'll have to find a safer way. Wu Mama tilted his head and said, "Do you want me to help you?"

"What can you do?" "Follow me!"

Feige never knew that Wu Mama had secretly set up a small laboratory in an empty room on the third floor of the tower, where she had tried out the disguise mask. "This was built when you lived next door, and you haven't found it, right? Look, this is my collection!"

Snap open a stone brick on the wall, reach in and pull out a square box with a finished mask inside. Everyone in Icepeak Fortress has all the looks here—except for Sisina—plus a pig's head and a horse's head, a funny mask. Feige looked at the masks, amazed at their high quality, and never closed his mouth.

"I look like I'm going to get in trouble when I'm out on a mission, and I don't want to be taken for a girl or let other men do something to me, it's disgusting. However, I have never been able to make up my mind to stab myself in the face. It was Sisina who told me this solution, she had hunted down a transfiguring vampire, and she had brought it back. And then I studied slowly, slowly...... Strangely enough, I was able to fool others, even Giles, but not Ramsden. ”

"That shows that Ramsden is talented...... "Feige doesn't know what else to say. He looked at Feiqi's disguise mask and said, "You mean to give me a Feiqi's mask, I'll just bring it?"

"This definitely won't work, your head is different from mine, you can't fit in. Witch Mama motioned for Feige to sit still, then touched his face with both hands. He then took out a lump of mud, damped it with water, rubbed it vigorously, and copied it onto the mud according to the shape, features, and size of Feige's face. "I know how to change it, wait a few days, you go and get the circle in order first. Alas, it suddenly occurred to me that your magic wasn't necessarily that good. ”

Driven out of Witch Mama, Feige had a new idea. Monster hunters are professionally trained and experienced in adventuring outside, so wouldn't it be good to let them come to a magic school? Monster hunters who only have classroom knowledge and lack experience in dealing with monsters are like breaking a leg, and Monster Hunters can just make up for this shortcoming.

It seems like a good way out, but it also means that the Ice Peak Fortress will exist in name only, so this kind of thing must be very cautious before saying it, and it is obviously not suitable to say it when everyone is about to set out to explore. Feige only kept it in mind as an alternative, and his main focus was on teleportation.

He spent four days working on the walls facing the "Land of Light". Ranging, adjusting, modifying runes, and finally the day of the actual test arrived. Ramsden brought a bundle of hay and gently placed it in the center of the circle.

"Get a little farther away, and help me keep an eye on where it goes. Feige first cast a light spell on the forage to make it more visible, and then teleported. All the monster hunters used the Eagle Eye Meditation technique to keep an eye on the direction of the Land of Light, and then they saw the hay appear in mid-air at the end of their eyes, falling down more than a dozen meters, and falling on the snow-covered slopes.

"It's snowballing...... There was an avalanche, but it should be much safer after the avalanche. Silkina gave Feige a thumbs up: "This time it's at least nearly a hundred miles, right? It would be even better if you could lower the altitude a little bit and not teleport into mid-air. ”

"Well, I'll adjust, I'll be able to do it by this time tomorrow. By the way, are there ravens coming back from the other forts?"

"There are no ravens. Ramsden shook his head: "But Feige, our ravens are used to call for help when encountering super-large geyers, and this time there are no geyers to survive." If there are geistes in other fortresses, ravens will not dare to land. And in this weather, it is normal to not reply to the letter. ”

"I know, I actually know that even if there is a reply from them, I guess they don't have a clue. Feige looked at the ruined castle, thought for a moment, and said, "This time Giles, Kyle, Silkna, Mom and I will go together, and the three of you have other tasks." Tron, go find Lord Didriet and tell her what's going on here, and tell her to contact the other strongholds. Of course, it's best to report back to the cardinal through her. It's important, you know?"

Tron nodded, and Feige continued, "Ramsden and Wumama, you can go down the mountain after we leave, it's not interesting to stay in the castle and wait." It's best to make a trip to Fuzang to find Shani, lest she worry about where I've gone. ”

"Yes, let's go down the mountain. Kaile also said: "If you want to repair this place after the beginning of spring, you two need to prepare it in advance, not only materials, but also some good craftsmen, don't let people deceive you." ”

Ramsden promised to come down. It's good to go down the mountain, it's warmer, it's better to eat, and Wumama won't be bored around. It's just that he's a little worried about whether Ice Peak Fortress himself will feel lonely here. "What if you're gone and the geist appears?"

"I'll just teleport back, don't worry. Feige gave a thumbs up. Even if he couldn't teleport, he would have to fly back with his wings. In fact, this distance is not so far for him now.

Since the teleportation circle seems to be fine, let's go into the final preparations before departure. Everyone was checking weapons and potions, finally making adjustments to the armor and backpack, and then checking each other again. At dawn the next day, Feige adjusted his circle and began to teleport supplies to the advancing base.

The Ice Peak Fortress had crates and was now stuffed with tents, food, camping materials, fortification tools, and more. There's even a set of bridge-building crossbows that can be assembled to fire heavy siege bolts that pierce rock walls, and ropes can be pulled up to cross gaps between cliffs. Giles took this weapon very seriously, regarded it as a treasure, and forbade others to move it.

The circle teleported six large chests at a time, a full six times. The boxes all arrived safely at their destination, staggering on the slopes. After many trials, the teleportation circle has proven itself to be not only effective but also safe, which means that everyone is ready to go. When the group said goodbye to the three friends, Wuma Massai gave Feige a pocket to put in and told him to keep an eye on everyone's safety along the way. Feiqi didn't need to open it to know that it was a disguise mask inside, smiled at Wu Mama and said don't worry, and then teleported away with the exploration team.

In the blink of an eye, everyone arrived at their destination. The lack of direction caused by the teleportation made everyone unsteady on their feet, and all but Feige fell into the snow. Sisina thought it was funny and laughed, but was stopped by Kelie in a whisper: "Don't make a sound, watch out for the avalanche!" ”

The half-dwarf put his hand in the snow and leaned down, and after a while he pulled it out and said to everyone, "Don't be nervous, the possibility of an avalanche is very small, and it is okay to speak normally." Also, I noticed that there was a flat rocky ground over there, which was probably a leeward place. ”

"That's just the right time to set up the camp first. When she got out into the wilderness, she immediately became lively. "Let's go, Mom, let's go over there!"

After walking more than 30 meters, everyone saw a good campsite. Feige used a spell to clear the snow from the ground, revealing an area about ten meters square. Then everyone moved the box over and began to check whether the contents were broken. Giles and Kailie went to investigate, while the other three took out pitons and hammers and began to set up sheltered tents.

The forward camp was close to the top of the hill, right in the middle of two cliffs, with rock walls on the left and right blocking almost all of the wind. From here, the Ice Peak Fortress can be faintly seen, and the majestic castle is now a tiny black dot. Feiqi looked at it for a long time, reversed the vector coordinates that had been teleported, and calculated a set of teleportation rune combinations. As he started making the circle on the rocky ground, Sisina asked, "Do you still have to spend many days making the teleportation circle?"

"No, this teleportation array only cares about people, not things. Fei Qi glanced at her and said, "This magic circle is not that complicated, it can be done today, and it will not delay the progress." I set it up so that as long as the mana was properly channeled inside, I could be teleported back to the Ice Peak Fortress, even if I wasn't around. ”

"Deliver mana correctly, what's the right way?"

"Usage Seal triggers. That way, we can all use it without fear of being triggered by a creature with sorcery abilities. ”

"Magic ability monster, are you really cautious!" Sisina pouted, "By the way, what did Wu Mama give you, mysterious and secret?"

"Amulets, mascots, or notes full of great ideas, I won't say, just keep it mysterious. ”

"Okay, okay......" Sisina pouted, "As long as it doesn't affect our exploration plans, you can do whatever you want." ”

The tent was quickly erected, the boxes and supplies were secured with ropes, and Calead and Giles returned. "It's a great place, we've seen it, it's less than two days from here to the glowing place. There are a few canyons in the middle, but the span is not very large, so we have no problem. Giles and I went to build bridges and assemble crossbows, and first open the way. ”

"Use the bridging crossbow as a weapon, and I'll do all the things that make the passage. With a single tap of the cat teasing stick on the ground, dozens of tentacles came out of the ground and tangled with each other, forming a rope ladder on the hillside. "The maximum span is 50 meters, and you can walk through it in the air. And then I also have the air element rope, so crossing the terrain is actually pretty straightforward. ”

Giles squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully for a moment, then walked up and stepped on it, saying the word "OK". Kailie waved his hand, "So that's why you must let Tron learn magic?"

"Yes, I want you to be the strongest in the world, and good things always have to be shared with your family. Feige replied.

"Well, I'll see later, at least this spell is much more useful than making pieces of paper fly or making things glow. Kylie commented.

Even with Feige's spells, the Monster Hunters didn't cut back on their preparations. It's not that they're slow or slow to accept new things, it's a responsible attitude. If magic is a novel, more efficient tool, it is not yet a substitute for an established system until everyone has mastered it. Feige understood this, too, and from a safe point of view, he did not stop the others from preparing the bridging crossbow and other equipment.

They finished their rest on the cliff and set off the same day. This time it's not about getting to the destination, it's about moving a little forward, transporting the road and some of the supplies to the halfway point. Then they would return and go with another batch of supplies. Thanks to Feiqi's spells, the bridge crossbow can now span a larger distance, and some mountains that were not suitable for supporting ropes can now be used with the reinforcement of the earth elemental. As a result, they are able to choose a more direct direction and the distance is much shorter. Therefore, Kailie originally estimated that it would take two days to travel, and after many detours, it only takes half a day to arrive.

"From the top of the mountain to the top of the mountain, it's a big deal. And how did you make the rope twist like a living snake, and tie it into a knot yourself?" Sisina asked herself, "Okay, it's magic, I see." ”

Feige smiled, at least this time acting together, making a good impression on the Monster Hunters by seeing their latest magical achievements. With this foundation, maybe the success rate of inviting them to magic school will be higher, right?, but now is not the time to think about it, Feige knows that his current intelligence is not as good as in the past, so he always reminds himself to focus, especially to complete the important work first......

"It's still weird that I can find out more information when I get closer. After casting the detection spell on the Land of Light, Feiqi said, "The conclusion drawn from here is the same as in the Ice Peak Fortress, only clearer. I can now be sure that the light doesn't actually exist, it's just a projection of some magical force......"

"I don't understand, I speak human language. Kyle said.

"Good. There is a small hill in front of you, and on the other side of the hill someone has raised a bonfire. The ones we see are the light coming from the fire, but not the fire itself, which is blocked by the hills. What we are looking for is fire, and what we are looking for is also fire. Just looking at the light, I can't tell what's going on in the fire. ”

"Understood. Giles bowed his head slightly. "So you have to climb over the hill and see the fire before you know if it's good or bad, right? If it's good, we'll bake the fire, and put out the bad one." ”

"Doesn't that make sense? Sounds like a waste of time, go to sleep!" Sisina yawned, and then said, "First of all, don't go near my sleeping bag, I don't have a night to eat, you four men will do it yourself." ”

Feige didn't bother to make male and female jokes with her right now, he was still thinking about the red and blue lights. Although he was already very close, he still didn't understand why he couldn't see it when he let go of the cat teaser. Isn't there anything less for me than the other monster hunters without a cat teaser? Eagle Eye Meditation, Dharma Seal, I have all of these? It doesn't make sense that Tron, Witch Mama, and Ramsden can do it, but I can't.

Although he was very curious about the answer to this question, he didn't let Feige leave everyone and flap his wings and fly over to see it first. At night, they lit a fire and covered it with a canvas, forming a light and dark fire that communicated with the Ice Peak Fortress over long distances. Ramsden had already packed their things and was ready to descend the next day. Tron has already taken the first step today, he wants to mark the way down the ski mountain, and by the way, he will report it early. One of the ravens flew back, the letter on its feet untouched, presumably because something had happened in the middle of the way that made it abandon its mission. However, this has nothing to do with the overall situation, and the other fortresses will not affect the actions of the people in the Ice Peak Fortress.

The next morning, they set out, carrying large bags and small bags, along the path that had been opened up yesterday. At noon, Mohm pointed to a bright valley to their left and said to Feige, "Look, that's where we killed the five monsters, and we dismembered them. It should have been all buried in snow by now. ”

"But there are no footprints here, so it doesn't look like a problem. The last time it snowed was a month and a half ago, right? yes, it wasn't light yet. Kylie recalled, then looked at Feige, "Do you want to go and see, what do you say?"

"To be on the safe side, it's to go and see. This distance...... I'll be quicker myself, you wait a minute. ”

With that, Feige unloaded his backpack, picked up the cat teasing stick, and jumped off the cliff with a run-up. Then the Qi elemental rope flew out, hooked onto the opposite cliff, and then hung him and slid down. Earth elemental tentacles continue to protrude from the cliff as steps, and stepping on them will not cause an avalanche.

"How do I think he would be quicker to explore on his own than with us?" Sisina shook her head slightly as she crossed her arms. There are no stupid people in Monster Hunter, and Feige's reasons for doing this can be understood after a little thought. They watched Feige leap up the cliff, each with a thought in their minds.

Using a spell to sweep away the snow from the surface, Feige finds the remains of the burned corpse. Thanks to the terrain, most of the ashes were still in place, and the bone fragments covered with knife marks were half-buried in the earth, forming most of the skeleton of the monster. "It's still there! And it looks normal. Feige used a spell to shout to his companions above, "At least I'm sure those lights have nothing to do with this monster." ”

Kylie gestured to indicate that he had heard, and then motioned for Feige to come up. Feige nodded, and was about to leave, but felt a little hot under his feet.

He lifted his feet and saw some sand pressed under the monster's corpse, which had just been hot, and it had cooled down quickly.

Where did the Sunset Mountains get this fine sand? Feige looked left and right, and there was only a handful of sand in total, just below the ashes of the monster's ribs, and nothing else around. He thought it was strange, and he used some spells to return to his companions.