The wind and snow in the mountains are still very strong, and the accompanying biting cold, as well as the interference of sight and hearing, still surround everyone, but for Duan Qing and the others, who have just experienced a great disaster, these factors that they originally found very unbearable are not so important now. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

They needed to get back to the area of Falling Star Mountain as quickly as possible—the direction the whole team seemed to be heading in the direction that Art had pointed out. Judging from the stone pillar they found at the beginning, the so-called sacred shadow passed down by the Norsr people orally, although it was no different from ordinary stone pillars, could indeed be used as one of the clues for them to find the sacred place.

But that's after they fled.

As the person who made the negotiation at the beginning, the matter unfolded to this extent inexplicably, which was really something that Duan Qing himself did not expect. Although he also wanted to get in touch with the mysterious businessman who called himself Lola, he didn't want to brush the other party's relationship into "hatred" in this way, after all, from what Duan Qing knew before, this girl's love for money would even exceed that of a certain girl with a golden ponytail he knew, so if the other party really found him unreasonably, he really had no good way.

So the last resort was to run away.

The slope that had collapsed had become steeper than before, but at the same time exposed a lot of rocks that had been buried under the snow, so it seemed easier to walk up from the place behind the avalanche than before - nothing more than climbing. But until they had climbed to the top of the black hill and reached the snow above the hillside, the girl's cry still echoed in their ears, and it could not be silenced for a long time.

"You ...... Remember...... Yes...... Grab ......"

The sound came from far down the slope, and had faded into obscurity with the interference of the wind and snow.

"Is that really good?" Nan Tieshan fluttered the snowflakes on his body and asked with some hesitation. Due to the previous climb - or rather escape, several people used their strength to feed, and still carried an NPC.

"What else can I do, I can't really compensate her." Duan Qing gasped and sat on the snow at the top of the slope, shaking his head while looking at the place at the foot of the mountain: "Anyway, she definitely won't leave her goods, so ...... She's definitely not going to chase us. ”

"Mo Shang Qingshan." The black-cloaked woman on the side suddenly shouted his name, Duan Qing turned his head, and then under the black hood, he felt a pair of serious eyes: "That backpack ...... just now"

"yes, we've all moved." Duan Qing spread his hands: "It's hard for the three of us to move, but ......"

"That Lola carried it all the way."

"So...... That girl should be strong. ”

"That's why we have to run." Duan Qing said with a smile: "You can't beat it, and you can't talk about the reason, what else can you do besides running...... Art. ”

He patted the snow off his body, then stood up: "The one you said...... Where is the Divine Shadow? ”

After this fright, the young Norsr answered Duan Qing's question silently—he sat on the snow on the other side with a gasp, and stretched out his finger in a certain direction.

Several players looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, in the snow at the top of the mountain, they found a strange stone pillar standing tall.

"It doesn't look like a normal stone pillar."

Walking to the side of the stone pillar, Duan Qing touched the surface of the stone pillar and looked up and down a few times: "In addition to being able to see it...... This is not outside of the natural pillars. ”

"There are no strange inscriptions on it, and there are no drawings on it." The other two also gathered around and savored it left and right: "Is there anything wonderful about this thing?" Or is it a mechanism that can be activated? ”

"None of the things you say." Art, who was dragging behind, finally stepped forward: "Every warrior of the Norsr clan will be sent out to find the Divine Shadow when they reach adulthood, as long as they can find the Divine Shadow, they will be able to obtain the glory of the clan even if they have completed the trial. And if they have someone...... If he can find the sacred place, then he will be called a saint by his people, and he will be forever respected by all his people. ”

"As for what happens when you find the Divine Shadow...... I haven't seen it. Young Atte paused, then continued, "According to the people of the clan, some ancestors would see miracles when they found a new divine shadow. ”

"Miracles? What do you mean? ”

“...... I don't know. There is no record of the Nors, but it was the old people who told us these things. ”

Art looked at the stone pillar in front of him, and his expression became a little trance-like: "I didn't expect that I would really be able to see the Divine Shadow...... While alive. ”

"Didn't you already know that this pillar was here?" Duan Qing asked, "Or did you bring us here?" ”

"I wouldn't have been able to climb up without you." The young man shook his head: "And that's just a location I accidentally heard about from Orina, so I put those ...... They are all written down, and the best warriors of the clan are often sent out to confirm the existence of these stone pillars, and they only write them down, only they know the location of these sacred shadows, and ...... The Hallow is too. ”

"You know where the Holy Land is?" Duan Qing suddenly interjected.

"I don't know, or rather...... There is no way to know. Yat's voice became muffled: "Because no one has been." ”

"No one has been? Can't know? Duan Qing asked in surprise, "In other words...... You know where, but you didn't go? Or can't you go? ”

"Yes." Art hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "It is said that ...... When the warriors inspect the stone pillars, sometimes there is a miracle, and that miracle ...... An omen will be displayed. ”

"The presence of the Holy Land is manifested in the omen."

A few players, you look at me, I look at you, and they all feel a huge problem from Yat's words - that is the taste of clues.

"But that omen is also passed down from the old people." Perhaps sensing their thoughts, Art looked at the rest of the group and shook his head, "It's been a long time since anyone has seen that omen. ”

"Maybe it's just an image." Duan Qing said suddenly.

"The work of magic." Snow Spirit Phantom Ice also added.

"But there was no reaction from this pillar in front of me......"

"Need to trigger? In disrepair? There are so many possibilities......"

"Boy, your people...... Where else have these pillars been found? Nan Tieshan simply stepped forward and patted Art on the shoulder: "If we can see more of this kind of thing, we may find more clues." ”

"The trial in the clan has not been completed for a long time." The young man said gloomily: "The heavens are angry, the wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger, many people have gone out and never come back, and even hunting is difficult, my ...... Several young clansmen had volunteered to find the new Divine Shadow, but none of them had returned......"

"No new ones." Duan Qing shook his head: "The previous one will be done, as long as there are still ...... exists"

“...... Over there. Art stood there and recalled for a while, then pointed in another direction: "Although I don't know the exact location, I remember some things, which are also mentioned by the old people......"

In the direction he pointed, several people turned their heads again—and there was a huge black shadow rising from the mountains and plunging straight into the sky.

"Falling Star Mountain......" Duan Qing muttered, "What a coincidence." ”

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Perhaps because they had climbed a hill, the way they had gone forward—or back—was different after all, so that when they reached the foot of the most prominent peak in the mountains, they did not see where the crack had been when they had come.

However, as before, there is still a lot of falling snowflakes.

"Why is it that when we came, all we saw were earthy yellow stones, and all we saw here was a big pile of snow?"

"Because of the climate, due to the obscuration of Falling Star Mountain, there is a lot of rain here."

"Is Falling Star Mountain so big? When we came through that cave, we didn't feel like we had run much. ”

"Uh...... Maybe it was because we were already in the hinterland, so the distance was shortened, but it was also an illusion, after all, the cave was full of directions, and God knows how far we ran......"

Chatting casually, Duan Qing and the others looked at the mountain with no top in sight, and stopped with some headaches. Far away, they might be able to see through the dark shadow what the highest mountain in the free world was, but standing at the foot of the mountain, they couldn't see anything useful except for the straight cliffs up and down.

What's more, there are also winds and snows that obstruct their vision to accompany them at all times.

"There's got to be a way through...... Hey, Yat, do you know what the road is? ”

Duan Qing looked at the terrain a little helplessly, then turned around and asked, "Yate?" Second...... Never mind. ”

The young man he asked was now following behind with a shrunken look.

Along the way, the whole process was quite smooth, but it was not like nothing happened. In addition to the snow-capped mountains that need to be climbed all the time, the non-stop wind and snow at that moment, and the monsters that appear from time to time, have also become small incidents that they often encounter on the road, if it weren't for the large number of them, maybe the adventurers present would have to endure the loneliness of crossing the snow field alone.

Once, as they walked through a narrow crack in the rocks, they were caught in front and back by several ice bears.

Perhaps because they had been hungry for a long time, even the ice bears had learned to ambush and calculate, and just as a few people walked into the slit and wanted to cross to the other side, they rushed in unison, blocking several people in the narrow passage. However, several players present are also considered masters, and they have fought once in the ice bear's lair before, and they also have a certain understanding of this kind of monster, so it doesn't take much effort to deal with them.

However, when they finished dealing with the ice bears in front of them, and turned around to take care of the next ones together, they were stunned to find that the ice bears had already knocked the young man of the Norsr tribe who had fallen behind to the ground, and almost bit off his neck.

After the sword light, Duan Qing picked up Yatra who fell to the ground: "It turns out that you really can't fight?" ”

Art didn't answer, but the whole person went limp and fell to the ground again.

"There were no injuries, except for the shoulder...... It seems that he hit this place when he was knocked down just now. After a little examination of the trembling young man's body, Xue Lingphantom Ice stood up expressionlessly: "But ......"

"I've never seen a Norsman like you."

Art's body stopped shaking, but his gaze became even more dull, probably from a mental blow, until they reached the foot of the Falling Star Mountain, the young man in a trance did not slow down, and still followed behind the team without saying a word, looking at the other three people blankly. Duan Qing looked at his expression at this time, and sighed a little helplessly, he walked to Yate's side, first shook his hand in front of his eyes, and then patted him on the shoulder.

"Alright, Art, don't think about it."

The other party didn't make any moves.

"Building self-confidence may seem like a very difficult thing to do, but it's actually very easy to do." Duan Qing said to his face: "Now that you are an adult, there is actually no difference between us adventurers, you just need confidence and courage, and the rest can be practiced slowly." ”

"Including fighting." In the snow, he blinked.

“...... I...... Can you really fight? After a while, Yate's eyes moved to Duan Qing's face: "Can I?" ”

"Of course you can, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you start doing it, the rest will be done slowly." Duan Qing said with a smile: "Of course, if you want to do something, it is indeed what you want to do, and it is even better." ”

The young man looked at him with puzzled eyes.

"For example...... Your dreams. ”

The young man's eyes lit up.

"Look at that mountain." Duan Qing turned his head and pointed behind him: "If we can really find that sacred place, will you become the glory of the Norsr clan?" Imagine that you have found a holy place that no one else has found, and you have truly fulfilled the wish of your ancestors, and who else in the clan will look down on you, you...... What can't be done? ”

“...... Oh, yes. Yate's eyes slowly gathered, and finally looked at the towering mountain peak with Duan Qing: "If I can find the Holy Land......

"Let's go." Duan Qing patted him on the shoulder again: "Success is just around the corner." ”

"I didn't expect you to be quite foolish." After Yate took a few steps, Nan Tieshan turned his surprised gaze to Duan Qing: "You actually succeeded in instigating it like this?" ”

"Is that called instigation? That's called encouragement! Duan Qing shouted: "What's so difficult about this, NPCs all eat this, so as long as you show justice and sincerity, you can do it, big brother." ”

"Really? Then why didn't you fool that Lola before......"

"Uh, ahahaha, don't talk about the past......"

The three of them chatted casually, and then followed the young Norsr and set off again towards Falling Star Mountain.