Xia Chiyu never thought that he would use his domain skills at the beginning of this trip, but when they went offline and the four of them got together to discuss the situation on both sides, he found that the situation on his and Lacey's side was relatively good. Gu Qinyan and Awakening's side are more dangerous than theirs.

The daylight hours in summer are very long, and the nights are very short, but Gu Qinyan and Su Xing's side spent a few hours more than Xia Chiyu and the others, but they walked about the same distance as Xia Chiyu's side.

The main reason is that because of the scorching heat, they need to stop frequently and rely on ice and fire to cool down, and the faster they advance, the faster their body temperature rises, so they can only keep moving steadily.

Moreover, Gu Qinyan and Su Xing have not encountered the summer boss dragon fly yet. Xia Chiyu heard that the dragon fly is a rather difficult carryover, its attack method is more frequent and complex than the bosses of other seasons, and the attack also adds fire effects to make the player's body temperature rise quickly, so players also need to prepare in advance before fighting with dragon flies.

However, the night time is relatively short in summer, and the dragon fly itself has its own flames, which can illuminate the surrounding dark areas, so there is basically no need to worry about the problem of mental value when fighting with the dragon fly, as for the difficulty of the BOSS itself, Xia Chiyu believes that it is difficult for Gu Qinyan to wake up.

Judging by their current progress, I am afraid that this task will really last another week or two. Because according to the annals of AO, the elves like to live in places where the seasons are like spring, while the dwarves live in the towering mountains. And now they are in an area where there is no shadow of these two terrains at all, and it is clear that there is still a long way to go.

Not everyone in the party will be able to go online every day, but fortunately in Exploration mode, if more than 50% of a party logs in and advances, the remaining 50% will be there by default. However, when the satiety of an unactive player decreases to zero, the food currently held by the team is automatically consumed.

The good news is that non-online players who are carried by online players will not be affected by the environment, such as body temperature and mental value, and online players can just prepare more food.

"Ahh I'd rather be colder. The next day, before playing in the training room, Su Xing leaned on the sofa, rested his legs on the coffee table, and sighed.

"I thought you liked summer, didn't you always say that the streets were full of white legs and career lines." Gu Qinyan hugged his arms and snorted coldly. Su Xing muttered quietly, "That's when there is air conditioning......"

However, Su Xing soon found that there was a chill around him, so he hurriedly explained to Ye Siman: "I mean, it was when I didn't have a girlfriend!" Now that I have a girlfriend, why do I need to watch people. ”

The inexplicable cold smile on Ye Siman's face instantly softened: "But." Wake up, it's great that you can adjust the landing time to the evening. That way I can play with you guys after work. ”

"Yes, yes......" Su Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was glad to be able to get through the trick.

"Anyway, let's keep going like this for now, it's really not good, let's use a shift system, divide a team into two groups, and then take turns to go online, leading the other half of the people who are not online to move forward a certain distance. I can only speed up the progress like this, anyway, as long as there is enough food, there will be no problem. Xia Chiyu explained.

"Hmm. It's a good proposal that will shorten the time it takes us to get to our destination, and it will also allow us to arrange reasonable game time for people like us who need to go to work. An Ran nodded with satisfaction.

As a result, this policy was unanimously passed, and Xia Chiyu and the four of them basically had to stay online all the time because the game was their job. When it goes live. The people's food was almost empty.

The group first cooked the pieces of meat that had been dropped by killing the giant deer yesterday in the traveling tent, and chatted while eating. And in their team, the first to go online are Xia Chiyu, Reis, Liu Yiyu and Nadya, Lin Qianxue, Zhang Zinuo, Xiaoyou and An Ran plan to take a break today. And the topic of their conversation is a relatively long-term matter.

"Eat fish." Liu Yiyu called. He put down the fork in his hand, and there was a piece of giant venison on it.

"What's wrong?" Xia Chiyu enjoyed the top-notch taste brought by Julu's delicious high-grade meat pieces, and happily replied.

"Last time, when I saw you using domain skills, I somehow remembered the battle you had with Asura." Liu Yiyu said with a smile, judging from her eyes, she seemed to be caught in a memory.

"It was all a few months ago...... Xia Chiyu asked with a wry smile, and ate another bite of venison.

"Yes, but you've been busy all this time, and you lost the 3v3 game later, so we didn't have a chance to talk to you about it." Liu Yiyu glared at Xia Chiyu reproachfully, "We are also AO players." There are still a lot of players discussing and speculating about that incident, and the four of you are about to become heroes. ”

"Well, like I said, we do this for our own selfish desires, and there is no great reason." Xia Chiyu sighed and said, "What's more, aren't the players who maintain a skeptical attitude towards us in the majority?" ”

"But, I still think it's very handsome." At this time, Nadya lowered her eyelids and smiled, her long eyelashes fluttering.

"Yes, it's really shocking to see you fighting with the Asuras at that time, showing off your best skills and most powerful skills. I was very shaken in front of the screen, and I just felt my blood boiling. Liu Yiyu exaggerated his arm and smiled, "Everyone's domain skills are so powerful, and it's as if your own soul is recreated." It's unbelievable that we're players of the same game! ”

Nadya let out a mockery: "When you were fighting Asura, so many players present that day only dared to turn around and run, even including Jin Shiyan, one of the four kings. It is a shame for me to be called the Four Kings with him. ”

"Everyone's position is different, this game is a belonging for some people, and for some people it is just a tool to make money, of course, there is no need to gamble on your own account for this kind of thing." Reis smiled bitterly and said, "After all, his account is the Four Kings and the president, and he can sell it for hundreds of thousands or even more if he resells it." ”

"So to speak. The four of you were the only men in that place that day. Nadya puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, and then she turned to Xia Chiyu and Reis, "Let's talk about your domain skills, right?" ”

"How?" Lacey asked curiously, "You can't imitate domain skills." ”

Nadya tilted her head and said, "Isn't the domain skill a violation of the comprehensive value of the skill?" However, the White Crane Company said before that all the equipment and skills in AO are in line with the balance formula of comprehensive values. But domain skills are clearly violated, right? ”

"Although the domain skill is said to be very powerful, in fact, the damage is still in line with the formula of the comprehensive value of the skill." Xia Chiyu explained, "Hakutsuru has emphasized that the player himself can create infinite possibilities. Domain skills are simply a combination of all the passive, active, and triggered skills of the player, as well as the player's own combat habits and styles. ”

"I see...... Does it mean that through the player's ability, the skill breaks through the upper limit of the comprehensive value? Liu Yiyu said strangely.

Lacey nodded: "That's right, just like my domain skill 'Punishment and Protection', which are the enhanced forms of the punisher and defender, respectively, are the skills that further strengthen my royal counterattack and perfect defense, it itself is within the range of the comprehensive value of skills, but under the enhancement of my other skills and playing styles." You can break the upper limit of this comprehensive value. ”

"I understand...... Nadya held her chin and groaned, Liu Yiyu's face was full of admiration: "In short, I think you guys who fought with Asura that day were all handsome." ”

"A nymphomaniac face." Xia Chiyu smiled and rubbed Liu Yiyu's brain, "Okay, it's almost time to go." ”

However, when Xia Chiyu himself recalled the battle with Asura that day, he couldn't help but feel a little enthusiastic. It's been a long time since I've felt like I'd put my all in and at the risk of putting everything into a fight. Isn't that what makes the game fun?

Now. The crowd had returned to fullness, so they lifted the curtain of their tents and went out. To be honest, Xia Chiyu really didn't want to leave the tent that was warm, comfortable, and delicious. Into the cold snow and ice.

The feeling of being cold outside is diminished, but it is also particularly uncomfortable in contrast to the comfort of the tent. It was still an hour or so before dawn, and they had to carry the torches on.

As they went deeper, the winter became more and more pronounced, with almost twenty centimeters of snow under their feet, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier. The rate of drop in body temperature has increased significantly, and food has become scarcer.

"It's a little scary......" Against the backdrop of this dark night, the howling cold wind sounded somewhat similar to the roar before the boss appeared, Liu Yiyu muttered to himself, and couldn't help but lean towards Xia Chiyu's side.

"Don't be afraid. My friends from the exploration team told me that there won't be a second boss of the same kind for a week after killing the field boss, so don't worry. It's just rumors, don't be afraid. Nadya reassured.

However, at this time, Xia Chiyu frowned: "No...... It's not wind. ”

What came from the darkness was indeed the whisper of some kind of creature, and Xia Chiyu was sure that the other party was not greeting him in a friendly manner.

Immediately, "Whoosh! A scream sounded, and a sharp ice pick flew towards Xia Chiyu's chest. A black shadow flashed, and Lacey came to Xia Chiyu in an instant, raised his shield and bounced the ice pick away, making a clear sound of "ping-pong".

"Thank you, I almost ......" Xia Chiyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, of course, this blow would not kill him in seconds.

"Be careful, this wave of attacks will definitely not end like this, you stand behind me." As he spoke, Lacey raised his shield and walked at the front of the group, and a ray of light spread out from the shield, forming a hemispherical light shield that protected everyone behind.

Those whispering voices became louder, more screams rang out, and there were crisp crashing sounds on Lacey's shield, ice picks were shattered into debris and scattered everywhere, and Xia Chiyu noticed that the blizzard was getting bigger and bigger, and the speed at which their body temperature decreased significantly faster, and the warm stone had changed from a warm state to a normal temperature.

Xia Chiyu estimated that this should be a new monster in this area, but it was still night, and Xia Chiyu didn't want to fight these creatures, otherwise their spirit value would be reduced, and things would become troublesome again.

"Let's stop fighting, get rid of these monsters!" Xia Chiyu said, calling up the Amber Heart from the inventory, intending to follow the guidance of this elf secret treasure to pick a good direction and speed forward, but at this moment, the blizzard stopped.

"Hey, what's going on?" Lacey asked curiously, not only the blizzard, but also the pressure on his shield disappeared. Everyone could feel a warm current emanating from the Amber Heart, and their body temperature instantly returned to normal.

Xia Chiyu looked at the glowing amber heart in his hand in surprise, he thought it was the special effect of this item, but who knew that a clear whisper sounded from the darkness: "That stone...... Humans, where did you get it from? ”

A large number of ice-blue starlit lights soon sounded in the darkness, like the pupils of a beast, but those were not the pupils of a beast. The black shadow quickly approached from the darkness in front of him, illuminated by the torches in the hands of Xia Chiyu and the others.

Xia Chiyu found that these were actually elves...... Although it is not the same as the traditional elves in AO, the traditional elves have skin ranging from pale pink to dark purple, but the elves in front of them have snow-white skin, and the elves' pupils are mostly emerald green cat's eyes, but these elves are turquoise.

Most importantly, elves usually live in warm and cozy forests and do not stay in such cold environments. However, these elves wear special cloaks made of animal skins and plant fibers, and are not afraid of the cold.

"Wow! It's an elf! It's so beautiful! Liu Yiyu said in surprise.

"Yes, their skin is so beautiful, and their bodies are so tall......," Nadya said enviously, "I think I'll want to turn my account into these elves in the future." ”

"Answer me, human." The handsome man who took the lead looked down at Xia Chiyu and asked, "Where did you get this thing?" ”

"What kind of creatures are you?" Xia Chiyu frowned and asked rhetorically.

"We are an offshoot of the elves," the handsome male elf said with a stern expression, "the winter elves." ”

Xia Chiyu suddenly rejoiced in his heart: elves appeared, which means that they are going in the right direction! Now that they're close to the mission area and have triggered the quest line here, it will surely lead them further to the final mission location! (To be continued.) )