Chapter Twenty-Four: The Snowfield

The snowfields after the snowstorm can never be imagined by those who have not seen it, when the vast plains are completely covered with snow, and there is only a white shadow of rebirth in the latest chapter of the love story after the eyes are all around. The blue sky is as clear as washed by water, and under the blue sky, there is no boundless whiteness, which makes the world seem extremely pure, pure and without a little sin. In the distance, on the untouchable horizon, the same snow-covered mountains rise over the earth, and the white earth and the white mountains are connected into one piece, extending into the haze beyond the field of vision. The afterglow of the setting sun, sprinkled between the mountains in the distance, is a layer of pale red veil on the white summit, and the afterglow makes the mountains seem full of fairy tale mystery.

The white snowfield is flat like a mirror, and occasionally a few lonely dead trees stick out of the snow, and the oddly shaped dead branches stretch as far as they can into the sky, and some brown bark peeks out from the snow covering it, adding a bit of color to the vast snowfield. Farther away, a few evergreen conifers remained green, their branches and leaves covered with snow, bent and drooping under the heavy snow, nodding frequently in the air, and each time it drooped, snow spilled, making it seem like a fine snow fell under the trees.

A few small white beasts pushed away the thick snow above their heads, poked their heads out of their warm nests, shook off the snow stained on their smooth furs, and looked curiously at the outside world, these young creatures were guarded by their parents and lined up to crawl out of the snow, burrowing in the soft snow, happily looking for food treasures buried under the snow. Just on a branch not far away. A small bird of prey crouched motionlessly on a tree branch, its white feathers the same color as the snow, and it was impossible to tell where the snow was. Which is it. The bird of prey is like a rock, and if it weren't for the slight rolling of its eyes as the little beast runs, it's hard to imagine that it's an animal still alive.

Although the blizzard has passed, the bitter cold wind still occasionally blows on the snowfield, and the biting cold wind rolls up the snow and ice droplets, whistling through the sky. The sun is starting to fade. The brightness on the snowy field slowly decreased, but I tried to look into the distance. A few black dots are speeding across the snowfield from afar. The speed of the black dot is very fast, and there is no lag, it spends all the way in a straight line, just in the blink of an eye. It's close enough to make out the outline.

The seven dark shadows can obviously be guessed to be the six people of the adventure group, plus the burly McVeillin, but from the appearance, it is difficult to see what they are. Once again, the six adventurers were wrapped in thick coats, making their bodies extremely bloated, and their eyes were protected under sunglasses, but their faces were not wrapped in warm flannel, but only wrapped in thick scarves. As for McWilling. It was completely unrecognizable that he was in a snowy field, and because of the gift of faith, this dragon worshipper was not afraid of the cold at all. Thinly dressed in the snow, his forearms and calves even bare in the wind, as if he was still living in a warm summer. With two narrow skis under their feet, each person glides quickly on the flat snow, dragging two long trails behind them. Seven people lined up in an arrow-shaped pattern, with McVellin in the center. Lead the way at the front, and the rest line up behind him, to the left and right. Pannis and Catherine, who are the most skilled skiers, are at the end, ready to make a mistake and fall behind. However, after a day of running-in, everyone is more proficient, and there are no accidents along the way.

"Huh", in an open area, McWilling's speed suddenly decreased sharply, and he stopped sideways on the snowfield, although the others reacted in time, but they also rushed over him for a distance before they successfully stopped, and then turned around and slowly slid back.

"It's almost time. McWilling's voice was still slow and thick, like an echo in a cave: "If it's too late, you'll lose sight of what you're around, and you'll probably get lost." It is said that getting lost in the snow is as terrible as getting lost in the desert, especially in this area, once you leave the main road, it is difficult to find a reference point in the surrounding snow fields to determine the location, and you will eventually get lost in the snow fields and freeze to death and starve to death. So let's rest here tonight, and continue to hurry tomorrow after dawn, anyway, the snow is bright early, and I can't waste ten hours in total. ”

"Alright, then set up camp here. Catherine looked around, the field was very empty, but it was a good place to set up camp on the snowfield: "Don't you know how you Bailong people usually spend the night in the snowfield, just like we are used to?"

"Can ~reach~. McWilling didn't answer directly, but instead turned in the direction of no one, took a deep breath on the ground, and exhaled two syllables loudly. The two syllables seemed to have a strange magical power, and after they were shouted, on the ground directly opposite them, there was a sudden explosion inside the snow, and a large amount of snow exploded outward, leaving a large snow pit one meter deep on the snow. McWilling jumped into the snow pit and vigorously photographed the area around the snow pit, and then said: "We will spend the night here, and we can put animal skins on the ground, and if it is still snowing, we can build a shed with branches on the pit to keep the snow out, which is very convenient." ”

"You're not afraid of the cold. Catherine pressed the corner of her forehead and sighed: "If we spend the night like this, even if we get into the sleeping bag and light a bonfire, we will probably be frozen half to death, forget it, we still use our own methods to make the undertaker's notes." ”

Catherine's so-called own solution is not difficult, it is simply to build a house out of snow and magic. Catherine and Pannis quickly swept a spacious clearing with a shovel, and then the snow was piled up around the clearing to form a 20-centimeter-thick circular wall base, and then added snow layer by layer along the base and then compacted, so that the wall extended upwards in an inner arc, and finally the circular snow wall was combined and sealed directly above, and a domed snow room was built. After the main body of the igloo is built, a half-meter-high door is opened in the wall for people to climb in and out, a small window is opened in the wall opposite the door, and finally a deep hole is dug in the center of the house as a fire pit for heating and cooking.

With all that done, Catherine and Pannis stepped aside and Vivien took over the follow-up. The mage girl, who had been tired all day, was too lazy to cast spells on a large scale, so she took out two blue potions and threw them at the top of the igloo, causing the crystal bottles to shatter on the roof, and at the same time forming several magic spell marks in her hands. The blue liquid was guided by magic down the curved wall of the snow room, slowly seeping into the solid snow wall, and when the liquid was almost spreading, Vivien slapped her hand at the wall, and the snow wall instantly froze under the amplification of the alchemy potion, making the snow house transform into an ice house in the blink of an eye.

"Wait. Catherine suddenly stretched out her hand, touched Vivien's ankles and wrists through her clothes, and frowned: "I said that you should always test the temperature of your hands and feet, but you just don't listen." You see, the effect of the spar fragments is almost over again, and we will replace it ourselves when we feel cold, but you can't feel the cold, and you may get frostbite on your hands and feet at some point. ”

"Ahhh Vivien hugged her head and turned around and ran: "Big sister, spare your life, I'll change the pieces, don't talk about me anymore, Lina, Pennis, Freya, come and save me." ”

"You deserve it. Even if Lina was standing on the sleigh, she didn't forget to hold the book when she stopped, and snorted coldly: "Sister, you shouldn't remind her, it's her who will cry after being frostbitten when the time comes, and I won't treat her anyway." ”

"Woo, I forgot that you are this person now, and I will settle accounts with you in the future. Vivien glared at Lina fiercely, took off her gloves angrily, took out a few spar fragments and stuffed them into her gloves and boots, and went into the newly built igloo and refused to come out, Catherine shook her head with a wry smile and chased after her.

"The room was big enough. Pannis said to McWilling, "Come in together, it's safe for everyone to get together." ”

"Thank you very much. McWilling didn't know how to excuse himself, nodded to Pannis, and followed him into the igloo. The igloo was very large, and several girls who came first spread the animal skins on the ice, and placed the crystal energy furnace in the center of the fire pit on the ground, and then they each sat down around the edge of the fire pit, took off their thick coats and gloves, and lit the crystal energy furnace, allowing the flames to warm their cold hands and feet.

"It's so cold. After all, Freya grew up in a better environment, although she has been trying to adapt to the various harsh environments in the adventure over the years, but it is still a little hard in this extreme weather, but only when she can relax, can she see her discomfort, and she will endure all kinds of discomfort in all the usual activities, which is why several other girls in the adventure group like this real aristocratic girl very much. Then she took off her gloves and put her hands close to the top of the Crystal Energy Furnace, and roasted it repeatedly, moaning comfortably, "It couldn't be more comfortable to drink a bowl of thick broth around such a fire in such weather, wouldn't it, dear Mr. Pannis." ”

"Alas. Pannis sighed, "I didn't want to say anything when I started cooking." ”

"Of course, you can't say it directly. Freya clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes flashed with longing, and said affectionately: "On the cold snowfield, only you and I rely on each other for a hard life, whenever the sun goes down and you come home, you serve me a bowl of warm hot soup, and then the two of us snuggle...... Ah. ”

"Are you treating us all like dead?" Vivien said with disdain as she rarely knocked her head on the head, "Wake me up from my sweet sleep, stupid." ”

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