When Fern woke up, the wind had subsided a lot, but the sky was much darker than the day before, and heavy dark clouds were covering the sky without a single gap. A thin layer of snowflakes fell on the cloak, all blown in at night. The mercenary shook off the snowflakes and struggled to sit up, rubbing his face incessantly.

Stan and the three mages were eating breakfast as the fire kept burning until now, and the smell of pastrami and sausage wafted into Fern's nose, making him more sober.

"I'm glad I found this meat, and if I had bread and potatoes, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to withstand this harsh winter. Stan sighed as he enjoyed a piece of beef.

Fern staggered over to the fire and sat down in a gap, where Queai handed him a sausage, which the mercenary reluctantly took with winked eyes.

"Didn't you get a rest last night? yes, you talked so late, you must not have slept enough. Rui squinted at Fern and then swept over Stan.

Fern almost didn't squirt out the sausage he had just stuffed into his mouth. "You...... Didn't fall asleep?"

Rui sat upright, sipping tea slowly with a teacup. "I'm thinking about something, so I've heard some of your conversations. ”

Stan's face is ugly. "Rui, it's not right for you to do this, how can you eavesdrop?"

"I want to sleep quietly, I'm not interested in hearing your troubles. Rui glanced at the two of them. "It's okay if I hear it, you should worry about whether anyone else hears it. ”

Fern didn't dare to look up at Ness and Queay, so he had to keep his head down and nibble on the sausage, and finished his breakfast in silence.

It was another almost full day of trekking, still a spotless environment, with little change from yesterday except for the light that was first bright and then dark. To the north of the border country, the day was already very short, and Fern felt that it had only been half a day before the sky had begun to gradually darken.

"Hell, you can't get to Dagger Mountain before dark. Fern struggled to walk through the snow, cursing.

"You don't have to force it, you can dig a shelter like you did yesterday. "Rui is not in a hurry.

"Let's walk more today until we can't see it at all, from the map, Dagger Mountain is not far ahead, the day is too short here, and if we don't rush at night, we will waste too much time. Fern bent down to tie his leggings a little stronger, making sure no snow could penetrate them.

"As you wish. Rui seems to have gotten used to the environment of the Permafrost.

It was almost dusk, and Fern looked up again at the end of the distant horizon that he had looked at countless times, and immediately lowered his head again, but this time, he felt that something was different from before, so he immediately raised his head again, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance.

I saw that in the dim distance, there was a faint mountain peak standing at the end, under the cover of the snowflakes flying on the permafrost plain, it was very blurry, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see it clearly.

"I seem to see it, Dagger Mountain!" Fern quickened his pace, his fatigue and frustration vanishing in an instant.

The crowd looked in Fern's direction. "It seems that there is a mountain peak, has it finally arrived?" Ness also ran excitedly, and almost fell into the snow several times.

Quiai chanted a spell in his mouth, and gradually floated. "I'll go over and have a look, make sure, if it's not Dagger Mountain, I'll come back. "Then he flew ahead at a much faster pace than Fern.

"If I could learn any kind of magic, I would choose flying, and I would work on the farm for a year in exchange for that opportunity. Stan uses his scabbard as a staff and quickly follows his companion.

Halfway through, Ness couldn't run anymore, and the others weren't much better, and running in knee-high snow required much more effort than running on flat ground.

"Rui, let's fly over too, Kuiai hasn't come back yet, there should be dagger mountain in front of me, and I can't lift my legs. Ness paused and spoke to Rui.

"That's what I mean, we can rest while we get there. With that, the mages chanted the incantation and flew forward together.

"Hell, it's so unfair. Fern glanced back at Stan, who was following closely behind. "We can't lose, Stan. ”

"Of course, let these mages see, hell, this snow is too much trouble. Stan quickly followed Fern.

The sound of their breathing grew heavier, and the cold air penetrated into their lungs, forcing them to pull up their scarves to cover their noses and mouths, but doing so made it harder for them to breathe during the run.

The peaks in front of me are becoming clearer and clearer, and the sharp mountain tops are like a dagger with a blade upside down on the ground, and under the paving of no gentle slope, the dagger mountain stands abruptly in front of it. From a distance, the entire Dagger Mountain is a combination of several similar peaks, each covered in snow.

In the last hour, Fern and Stan walked almost on each other's feet, and they couldn't run anymore. It was only after it was completely dark that the two of them reached a place not far from the foot of the mountain, exhausted. The two of them walked along a shining point of light at the foot of the mountain, and after walking for a while, they saw Queai with a ball of light floating in his hand, and Ness and Rui were resting on the stone beside them.

"They're coming!" Quiai said to the two mages behind him.

Rui couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the embarrassment of the two. "It's good that you've been able to get here in this amount of time. ”

Fern sat down where the mage had rested, unable to stand up again. "My legs are about to break, and I feel like I've lifted all the legs I need to lift in my life. ”

Stan gasped and sat down, asking Rui, "If I don't practice as a mage, is there any way I can learn to fly?"

Queai and Ness laughed at the question. "You can't learn any magic alone. Ness crossed her hands behind her back and explained to Stan, "You need to learn the theory of magic first, and then learn how to control your mental power, and at this point, you can't learn any magic yet, in short, you can't even cast the simplest wind magic in three or five years, let alone flying." ”

"It's too hard for me. Stan lies down on the rocks in frustration.

Fern relieved himself a little, and looked around through the light ball in Quiai's hand. "Let's find a place to spend the night, although we are now at Dagger Mountain, we don't know what to do next. ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to leave you for now. Quiai said suddenly, his gaze falling on Ferne's face. "I have other assignments in Dagger Mountain. ”

Fern looked back at her, his eyes less guarded than before. "Let's go tomorrow morning, even if you leave now, you won't be able to do anything. ”

A twinkle flashed in Quiai's eyes. "If you wish so, I will obey. ”

Fern wiped his forehead and exhaled heavily. "Well, I hope so, Quiai, you've helped us a lot along the way, I don't want you to have any accidents, besides, be careful when you're alone. ”

The ball of light in Quiai's hand suddenly dimmed, but it immediately returned to its brightness, and the mage nodded slightly. "I know, Ferne...... Thank you. ”

The corners of Ness's clothes are being ravaged again.