More than a month has passed since the departure of Roddy's team.

The trip north has gone smoothly so far. After leaving Evta, the procession first followed the main road to the eastern part of the kingdom, passing through three dioceses and then heading due north. The teams that can be encountered along the way are basically some sporadic mercenaries and caravans, and I have never seen any bandits who dare to block the road and rob from beginning to end, after all, this is still a "peaceful age", and there are not many bandits who dare to rob the elite troops of 100 people after all.

The team has always maintained a constant forward speed, meticulously implementing the marching plan on Roddy's "plan". As the distance progresses, the scenery on both sides of the road gradually changes.

The differences in language, living habits, things, etc., make these "soil buns" feel strange. After staying in the northwest of the kingdom for a long time, when they came to the prosperous central region, many soldiers who had never walked out of Evta in their lives were secretly sighing at what they saw.

In contrast, Nata is even more special: she has always been nervous when she left her hometown for the first time, and she barely slept soundly all night, Roddy talked to her a few times, but Nata's "topic terminator" nature made him not know how to communicate at all, but fortunately, after leaving the last town of the trip, her state finally gradually improved.

Luo Di thought about it and finally came to a conclusion: these people in front of him actually don't have the curiosity and passion of being "explorers" in their hearts - they are generally "old-fashioned", and being able to live a stable life in a familiar land is basically the wish of most people.

There may be people like Columbus, but in this day and age... They can only be regarded as heretics.

Such thoughts made him feel worried, but then Luo Di also understood that this was unfounded, so he retracted his thoughts and hurried silently.

The North Peak Mountains are inaccessible, with peaks over 5,000 above sea level, but fortunately, the terrain is not complicated, and the speed of the team is still as expected. As time faded, the landscape on both sides gradually changed from pine and cypress to low vegetation, and the soldiers occasionally whispered lamenting the clouds that drifted under their feet, but these gossips soon disappeared due to the lack of oxygen brought by the increase in altitude.

At noon on September 22, the team arrived at the entrance of the "Corridor of the Brave" in the North Peak Mountains.

"Corridor of the Brave" is the name given to players since 591, and until then, the passage that connected the warm world to the glacial plains was unknown. And one of the important purposes of Luo Di's group coming here this time is to open this "corridor" like the original players.

The procession began to cross directly after resting, because the wagons could not enter, so the goods had to be transported by pack horses - because the horses had not yet died along the way, the physical burden on the soldiers was not heavy so far.

"Light the torch, and if there are bats or other creatures, don't panic in any way, crouch down and stay still!"

The non-commissioned officer repeated the precautions that Roddy had told him over and over again, and Sodlorre led his horse in the middle of the line. Walking side by side with Roddy, he looked ahead and asked with some curiosity, "How cold is it on the other side of the mountain?"

"At this time of year, the temperature is equivalent to the deep winter in Ivta. ”

Roddy pointed to the cloak on his body, "So we have to complete those goals as soon as possible, if it is delayed until December, the temperature will not be able to withstand ordinary people..."

He turned his head and told Akasha to wear warm clothes, but Sodrore was clearly worried about something else, and he pointed ahead and continued, "The barbarians... Do we really want to engage with them?"

The "plan" mentions that Roddy will deal with these natives who live on the ice fields, and Sodrore has always been cautious about this.

"If we don't deal with them, we can't guarantee logistics. ”

As he walked, Roddy gave a brief background on the ice fields: "The barbarians have lived here for hundreds of years, and they know how to survive in such extreme conditions, and it is difficult for us to survive on such a small amount of baggage. So if you have a good relationship with them, everything can go smoothly. ”

"As for the solution... See those knives you brought with you? Metal weapons are priceless to them. Just take something and give it to them, and our food will be guaranteed. ”

Sodrore didn't quite understand Roddy's train of thought, he frowned, and said in a low voice: "Are they trustworthy? Give the barbarians weapons, and they won't be afraid that the blade will be aimed at us?"

"If there were only barbarians on the glacial plains, then this wouldn't work," Roddy smiled, "but... Have you ever heard of a snow monster?"

Not only Sodrore, but even Akasha and Nata next to them were a little curious about what this thing was, and they all turned their eyes.

"There's another kind of ice on the ice... Well, I guess it's a 'humanoid'. They are savage, more powerful, but also more stupid than the orcs - their foraging skills are weak, so they have to go to the barbarians for ... Or use the barbarians as rations. ”

At this point, it was clear, and Sodrore nodded, quickly clearing his mind and asking no more questions. Akasha was interested in the side, and leaned closer and said, "Will we meet a snow monster?"

"Basically, the barbarians are very strong in combat, in order to resist the cold and find enough food, their physique is stronger than all of us, basically only the lone barbarians will be caught and eaten by the snow monster, and the three barbarian soldiers can completely kill the snow monster head-on. And after the 'Corridor of the Brave' goes out, it is the territory of the barbarians, and the snow monsters dare not come over at all. ”

Roddy is very familiar with this, after all, his "berserker" deputy job is to learn from the barbarian mentor, and a series of transfer tasks are completed in the glacial plains, in terms of familiarity, he is more than enough to be a tour guide in the glacial plains.

"You know so much. ”

Akasha listened in amazement, and leaned over to Roddy as the temperature was getting colder, and Nata glanced at her, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

After three hours of crossing the mountains, resting and refueling with a meal, the team finally made it out of the hidden valley just before sunset - and the moment they stepped out of the dark cave, almost every soldier let out an exclamation of amazement...

Everything in front of me became white.

Thousands of years of snow had turned the plains north of the North Peak Mountains into a white world, and even though the sun was almost setting, the sun's afterglow was still unusually dazzling by the reflection of the snow - causing the soldiers to cover their eyes after the admiration, trying to adapt to the glare.

Sodrore squinted, and was about to give the order to reorganize the group, but the sudden noise made him suddenly alert.

"Scout team, find out the situation and report back!"

After his order was given, Nata next to him had already rushed to the top of the cliff in a few steps, because the eyes of the wood elf were different from humans, she adapted to the light faster, and at this time just glanced around, Nata raised her hand and pointed to the bottom of the team: "There are people there!"

"Roar—"

As soon as her words fell, a muffled roar froze the soldiers' movements.

Roddy hurriedly rushed forward a few steps, and when he looked down, his originally calm face showed undisguised astonishment:

"That's not right..."

Sodrore followed, he had already drawn his sword and was ready to fight, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he was also a little confused - "This is... What's the situation?"

Dozens of meters away, four humans in animal skins were running desperately, and two others were lying unconscious, apparently fleeing after being attacked. And the tall figures, strong physiques and brown-black hair of these people prove that they are the "barbarians" of the glacial plains...

What puzzled Roddy was that these barbarians, who all had the potential to become "berserkers", would be chased by a snow monster.

"Roddy, didn't you say they were very strong?"

Akasha also came to Roddy's side, looked down and asked strangely, "Or... What is it that is very terrible after them?"

"That's a snow monster," Roddy raised his hand and pointed at the white-haired guy who was less than two meters tall and yelling and chasing after the barbarians, "This is the most ordinary snow monster..."

This is simply a scum snow monster! The most ordinary snow monster in my impression is also two meters three meters tall! This guy's one-meter-nine figure is estimated to be a second-class cripple in the snow monster group, but this guy is such a guy who actually beat six barbarians everywhere?

Luo Di had a feeling of being slapped in the face by his own words: he had been talking in front of a group of people about how strong the barbarians were and how weak the snow monsters were, but as soon as he came out, he saw a thin snow monster running after a group of barbarian warriors...

What about the three barbarian snow monsters that were said to be good?

As far as Roddy's prestige is concerned, the group around him is almost all obedient to him - but the scene at this time makes Akasha, Sodrore, and even Nata all look at him with strange eyes, and their faces are full of "how is this different from the script" expression.

"Uh... There's got to be a reason for this, Nata, Akasha, help them deal with the snow monster so we can get in touch with the barbarians. ”

Luo Di tried his best to keep his tone serious, but the drum was beating in his heart: the level of these barbarians is not low, even if they rush up and tear it with their hands, they can kill the snow monster, what kind of strength are they running?

He stood here frowning and thinking, but Nata's arrow next to him had already **** out. At the same moment, the light that fell from the sky fell on the wounded barbarian, and the battle was instantly changed by the two of them.

The snow monster was shot in the arm by Nata, and it screamed, stopped and stupidly began to check what was missing on the arm, only to be the standard target and immediately shot through the throat by a second arrow...

The snow monster clutched its neck and fell to the ground in pain, and then gradually lost its breath in the convulsions.

The injured barbarian stood up in surprise because of the healing technique, and the guys who were fleeing not far away gradually stopped, their eyes staring at the shot snowman, and they didn't even dare to approach for a while.

"It's like a pack of frightened wild dogs. ”

Sodrore gave his assessment without mercy.