The environment on the ice sheet was "much milder" than Wren had imagined, and in his opinion, the entire upper layer of the ice sheet should be like a layer of smooth glass, with occasional snow and no vegetation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But after going up the ice field through a rugged path with a lot of twists and turns, I found that there is a lot of vegetation here. These plants have a very different appearance from those found outside the ice fields, with flatter and more fleshy foliage farther south in Demaragu, providing more light and water storage for the plants.

But the leaves on the branches of the plants on the ice field are barely visible and the leaves are hard like thorns. And all the plants look very dry, and the appearance of the plants is dry cracks. Wren remembered what he had learned when he was a child in school, plants in hot areas, such as cacti, are constructed to retain water, and presumably the plants here should be the same as the cacti in the desert, all of which have developed unique structures to adapt to the environment.

Some of these plants still have traces of gnawing on them, and Robado immediately explained, "The ancient giant beast on the ice field has always been the favorite consumer product of the nobles, the shortest of this giant beast is almost three or four meters tall, and the largest is like a small mountain. Most of them are vegetarians, and only giant beasts that are more than ten meters in size will eat everything. ”

"We call this plant the Thorn Fern ......," Robado walked over to a pile of thorn ferns, which were like giant thorns piled together, the spikes became thicker and sharper, and the whole body was grayish-white, and it was difficult to find it far away in the ice and snow. Robado had barely taken two steps when a knight raised his spear and pressed it against his shoulder, and he glanced back at Wren with an ugly face.

Wren waved his hand, he knew what Robado was going to do, and he wasn't worried that this guy would run. The entire Ice Field, or the entire Orlando Empire, who else can save Robado's life except for his Rennes? Not even Empress Pars!

The knight paused slightly, and stepped aside, Robado lowered his head, and the wyvern also folded its wings and fell to the ground, and the day when he was humiliated by the beast, he had already predicted his future situation. Unfazed by the knight's humiliation, he walked over to the thorn fern, pointed to the obvious crack between the spikes and the branches, and said to the knight who was staring at him, "Cut in from here." ”

The knight turned over and dismounted, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword, and he walked cleanly, giving people a sense of courage with each step. A cold light flashed on his waist, and with a whoosh, the long sword cut directly along the crack, and the spike, which was almost a meter long, fell in response. Robado hurriedly grabbed the spikes with both hands, ran to Wren's car like a treasure, and turned the spikes one by one, pointing down.

The cut cross-section is fine and even, but in the middle of the spike there is a small hole flowing with a thick yellow liquid. As the yellow liquid slowly flowed out, there was also a faint scent of grass and trees.

"It's prickly fern oil!", Robado pulled the fire sickle out of his pocket, and pulled it with a sting, pointing at the small hole, and in an instant a burst of flame rose for a long time. "Fern oil is one of the best fuels, not only as fuel, but also as an edible grease. ”

Wren looked at the lit thorn fern oil, slightly stunned. The natural world is truly amazing, and the plant contains vegetable oil that can be ignited, which is simply unheard of. But when you think about it, there is some truth to it. If it is moisture, then in such cold temperatures, I am afraid that it will have already frozen. In the process of crystallization, ice will stretch out sharp spikes and destroy the cell wall, which is why many things will be destroyed after freezing.

Oil, there is no such problem, even if it has to solidify, it will be quite mild, which is why the lubricating oil used in many precision instruments is the best animal lubricating oil.

"You mean, we should carry some of these spikes?", Wren reacted as fast as ever, keeping warm on the ice was a problem. There was indeed a magic pedestal in his carriage that could provide warmth, but this trip was not for two people, and the small carriage could not accommodate so many people, so keeping warm was a top priority.

Robado was like Wade beside Empress Pars, hunched up, with a flattering flattery on his face, and a sweet and greasy voice, "Your Excellency, you are indeed wise, such a thorn can burn for half an hour, which is enough to provide a considerable part of the heat." ”

At Wren's signal, each of the three hundred knights took ten spikes, wrapped them, and hung them in the saddle, and the procession marched forward again.

As he walked, Wren said to Robado, "If I can catch Sistine this time, I will ask for credit for you." I know what you want, and as long as there is solid evidence, the big people you are afraid of will be a thing of the past. ”

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your protection, this time we will surely be able to catch Sistine and get the ledger in his hand," Robado patted a sycophant, who was now more disgraceful than anyone else thought. Anyone who can make a sale a deal cannot have a firm conviction. This kind of person must be selfish, no matter how tortured he is, as long as he speaks, it means that he has said goodbye to the past, and he has become a new person.

In order to save your own life, there is nothing that you can't give up. Wren knows this better than Robado. If the trip is very smooth, then there is no need to say anything, just take the human and material evidence and return to the court. If it doesn't go well, there is a high chance that Robado will rebel again.

This kind of dog is not ripe!

From the crossing of their ice field to the Moon Tree Department, it was almost nearly four days or so, and there was endless ice and snow all the way, but fortunately, although the weather was cold, there were no dark clouds covering the top, and the sun hung high in the sky, which was still a face.

The first day was uneventful, with no encounters alive, and Wren was glad that he hadn't killed Robado under the ice field. In this endless ice field, where the scenery is almost identical, and there is no control, it is dangerous to lose your way. This was also one of his negligence, he completely failed to take into account the peculiarities of the ice sheet. But fortunately, Robado was prepared, and this staff member who had crossed the ice field hundreds of times with the smuggling team over the past few years knew everything on the ice field.

On the first night's rest, Robado offered a way to rest - find a thorny fern bush, find a leeward place, wrap the war horse in a quilt, and besiege the city. Knights can huddle together to keep warm, and a thorn fern is lit in the center of the circle. It's still cold, but it's not fatal.

Unfortunately, instead of praising his approach, Wren chose the simpler and more effective way - building igloos.

The igloo is easy to build, using local materials, and the process is not difficult, just piling them together, but the effect is very amazing. As long as the air outlet and air inlet are reserved, the temperature in the igloo will climb almost to about zero degrees after igniting the spiny fern. Due to the rising hot air flow and the air flow formed by the air intake, the harmful carbon dioxide will be discharged along with the air outlet in time, and there is no need to worry about poisoning.

Luo Bado, who knew everything on the ice field, was stunned to look at the knights who had entered the igloo one by one and enjoyed the rare warmth, and his mind couldn't turn for a while, why would this kind of house made of ice cubes keep warm? What's even more outrageous is that torches are lit in the igloo, why doesn't the ice melt?

Perhaps these two answers he could not solve in his entire life. Compared to his shock and bewilderment, the knights were much simpler, they had a place to sleep, and they didn't need to worry about being sent to death.

He didn't see a single living creature for three days, and Robado simply explained that in order to provide enough chips to exchange for more strategic materials, the Ice Barbarians had already killed the giant beasts and fled, and before they completely penetrated into the core of the ice field, there were not many giant beasts in sight.

It wasn't until the evening of the third day that the boring itinerary changed.

The two tower-like ice barbarians stood side by side on the ice field, looking at the approaching Ren and his party, neither showing hostility nor deliberately avoiding them, they stood in front of Ren and his group, as if they had been waiting for them.

In the temperature environment of more than 30 degrees below zero, these two ice barbarians actually only approved a simple animal skin, and one of them was even naked, revealing a body like a steel forged.

When the distance between Wren's frame and the two ice barbarians was less than twenty meters, one of them raised his hand, "Stop. He spoke in the lingua franca, which was more standard than the lingua franca spoken by the Malacius, "This is the resting place of the supreme god, and outsiders are not allowed to step into it without permission!"

Facing the three hundred knights, the two ice barbarians didn't seem to be afraid at all, and Wren got out of the carriage wearing an overcoat made of the fur of the ice beast. The snow-white fur coat was like a giant fur ball, enveloping him in the middle, revealing only his head.

"I am the golden nobleman of the Orlando Empire, the patriarch of the Thorn House of Alcania, and I am here to capture the important fugitive of the Empire, the Sistin, and I need your cooperation. ”

A touch of red appeared on the swarthy face of the ice man on Chiguo's upper body, and he didn't know if he was blown by this cold wind, or if he was ashamed of himself for lying, "I don't know what Sistine, the Ice Forbidden Land is not allowed to enter without the consent of the High Priest. The people you want to arrest are not here!"