Harold stayed awake until late at night, and then slowly closed his eyes when he was sure there was no more threat nearby.

The next day, just after dawn, Harold and Edith woke up from their dreams.

Harold, in the spirit of thinking that more is better than less, did not tell Edith what he had seen after she woke up last night, but only hid it in his heart.

As soon as they woke up, they reached the entrance of the cave and looked out, and the light snow of the previous night had now turned into heavy snow, and the gap that had been three centimeters wide was now only one centimeter wide.

Harold pulled at the snow and made a passage just enough for himself to get out, he looked at the gray sky and the snow flakes fluttering in the air around him, and turned his hand to pull Edith: "You can't go to the peak in this weather, and you can't go to the peak during the day today." We'll rest here for a day and see what the weather looks like tomorrow before making a decision. ”

Edith came out of the cave and asked, "What if it snows again tomorrow?" ”

Harold spread his hands, and he said: "If it still snows tomorrow, it is estimated that this snow will not stop for ten days and half a month, we will immediately go down the mountain and go to the Salga Empire, and the mountains further north also have the output of ice and snow roses, although the quality is not as good as that of the St. Maurice Snow Mountain, but I can buy one and come back." ”

Edith was amazed, "Where did you get the money?" Hmph, don't you want us to help you again? ”

Harold smiled mysteriously: "No, no, no, I will naturally be rich by then!" ”

"Huh? What's going on? ”

Harold touched his nose, and he kept a mysterious smile and didn't say a word.

"Cut, don't say it, who's rare. So what do we do now? ”

"Eat."

The hibernating guinea pigs in the vicinity fell into bad luck, and Harold, who had no sympathy, cut off their heads and brought the headless guinea pigs back to their burrows.

Based on last night's experience, Harold was a little worried that the smoke would attract the woman who controlled the two "Ice Roars" last night and the four people who didn't know whether they were friends or foes, so he and Edith took the guinea pigs back to the cave ** and roasted them.

Edith completely gave up resistance this time, after all, she had already eaten snake meat, and she admitted that she had eaten the guinea pig meat that looked quite tender.

In this little dry cave, they rested all day against the rock wall, eating guinea pig meat when they were hungry, drinking snow water when they were thirsty, and when they were bored, Edith or Harold would tell an interesting and short story.

They rested in the little cave for a day and a night, and on the third day the snow had stopped, and Harold and Edith began to walk towards the summit again.

In fact, the place where they are is is not far from the possible production area of the "Ice Rose", but the St. Maurice Snow Mountain has reached this height, the terrain is even steeper, and the road up the mountain is not easy to walk, and from time to time there are strange-shaped boulders blocking their path.

Harold cleared the way ahead, always jumping on the boulder first and then pulling Edith up.

"Once an army had climbed a great mountain range, and they were also in the way of such boulders, and they poured boulders with boiling vinegar day and night until they broke apart. By opening the way in this way, they were also able to march quickly in the mountains. ”

"It's a pity we don't have vinegar! There are no tools to cook vinegar. Edith panted.

"Hahaha." Harold laughed.

They jumped off a boulder, and there was a smooth road ahead, and Harold's eyes could see farther away, and he could already see the ice and snow roses blooming on the cliffs in the distance.

"Ice and Snow Rose", this is a kind of plant that blooms in winter in high altitude areas, and the magic is that this flower does not have a colored part, but is as crystal clear as ice and snow, although the feel is still the feel of a plant, but the special characteristics of transparent and crystalline petals and branches, as well as the place of growth and the blooming season, make this flower very rare.

This flower is said to be a gift from the goddess of love and beauty, Alufumia, and I don't know if this kind of thing is deliberately far-fetched, or if it is really a tradition from ancient times to the present day.

In addition, the fragrance of this flower has a refreshing effect, and it is really a valuable gift for many purposes.

"I saw the Ice Rose!"

"Where? Where? Edith looked as she took a few steps forward, and at this time she also saw the Ice Rose on the summit in the distance. She exclaimed in surprise, "Found it, our efforts were not in vain." ”

Suddenly, Harold's face changed, his muscles tensed, and he shot a hidden arrow into a nearby bush.

I only heard the sound of "clang", and the sound of metal colliding in the grass.

"I surrender, I surrender!" A young man jumped out of the grass with a blade in his hand, and he could not help but keep doing so, for the knife in his hand was firmly entangled in the chains of the Hidden Arrow. "I've seen you, you're the adventurer of the Eagle Emblem. We are peers. ”

Harold was stunned, he stopped what he was doing, and he didn't shoot the Hidden Arrow in his other hand.

He looked at the young man in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "Have you seen me?" ”

As soon as Harold's voice lowered, the masculine features in his accent became obvious, and the young man was stunned for a moment, but he was still quick-witted, and he said, "I saw you in the adventurer's guild a month ago, well, your appearance is quite special, which makes people ......"

The young man looked at his words, and when he saw that Harold's face was gloomy, he immediately changed his words: "I am deeply impressed by your skills. I'm the one who offended you that day, I'm so sorry. ”

Harold also remembered the face of the day, and with a flick of his wrist, he withdrew the Hidden Arrow from the quiver, and the young man also withdrew the knife from its scabbard.

Before Harold could ask, the young man began to introduce himself: "My name is Leke Brian, my nickname is 'Quick Knife Hand', and I am an adventurer with a wolf emblem ring. This encounter with you and your companion was purely coincidental, and I have no ill will. ”

He said this and said nothing, and looked at Harold with a blank eye.

Harold didn't want to speak, but when he saw this guy staring at him, Harold couldn't help but laugh, and he just said briefly: "Harold, Harold Vasa." ”

The young man named Leke Bryan frowned, looked at Harold with a little surprise, glanced at Harold quickly, and saw Harold's chest, he was sure, and said a little flatteringly: "Mr. Harold, oh, no, no, it's the honorable Mr. Harold Vasa, I came to pick ice and snow roses to enter this mountain range." What are you here for? ”

"It's also about picking ice and snow roses." Harold replied.

Leke Bryan immediately shouted cheerfully, "Oh, this is really God's arrangement!" Dear Mr. Harold Vaasa, can I assist you in picking the Ice and Snow Roses? ”

Leke Bryan's expression was so excited that it made one wonder if he had discovered the door to a new world.