"What the hell is this place!" Bell gasped heavily, and finally held back a sentence, "Rest for a while, I can't walk!" ”

"It's time to take a break. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info" Amberly rarely agreed with the Beron people, although she didn't see much exhaustion, "It's a high terrain here, and it's easier for the body to get tired, and if you force your way forward, it might be dangerous." ”

"Okay." Lily clapped her hands, "Then take a break, eat something, and then move on?" ”

Bell breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the snow, grabbed the snow and rubbed his cheeks. Lily looked at the mountains in the mist in the distance, slightly distracted. Al stayed quietly by her side - his combat abilities hadn't improved much due to his near-human body, but he was still a mechanical man and would not be affected by the terrain.

Amber opened a bag she was carrying, took out the pastry and warm honey for everyone. Lily asked Amberly and learned that it was a set of kitchen utensils with secret techniques, which had been given to the Ernnar woman by Queen Galaria herself. Not only can it handle ingredients quickly, store and keep food warm for long periods of time, but it can also complete a variety of complex cooking without relying on flames.

She remembered Yuffie again. If the witch were here, there must be a way to keep everyone alive and climb the mountain quickly. But Yuffie has her own business to do, and that's Lily's - and September's task must be done by herself.

They were trying to climb the second highest peak in the Desperate Mountains. It was the third day after reaching the bottom of the mountain, and they were halfway up the mountain. The peak is called the White Blade, and the exact height has not been accurately measured, but it is estimated that it will not be less than 10,000 meters. In historical records, more than a dozen explorers who were not afraid of death tried to climb it, but none of them succeeded in reaching the top.

It's not just the height that stands in the way of reaching the summit. Similar to the Sea of Storms in the center of the Eastern Ocean, the magic of the entire Desperate Mountain Range is in a state of chaos - as Yuffie once mentioned, it is because the edge of the magical network is located here, and the magic that exists in nature and the laws of the gods are against each other, forming a powerful magical storm. As a result, the two kilometers at the top of the mountain range are always shrouded in blizzards and fog, and all magic and magic do not work properly, making the use of spells to cross the barrier a fantasy.

"So, how far is it to go?" Bell looked up at the top of the mountain, poured wine into his mouth, and said indistinctly, "If we climb down any further, I'm afraid we'll die before we reach the top!" Then I won't do it! ”

"No one let you climb to the top of the mountain." Lily glanced at the Beron people with disdain, "Even our 'old friends' wouldn't live in that kind of place?" It's just that they have a special way to keep others from finding them. ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Even Amber breathed a sigh of relief, stroking her chest and interjecting, "Otherwise, I'll have to consider retreating." ”

Lily glanced at the Erna woman. During the trip, she asked Amberie a few times why she wanted to come with her, but she just shook her head mysteriously, saying that 'it's just a little personal matter, don't care'.

Could it be that she met one of her 'old friends'? It's possible that the Erna are an Eda race, and the less conservative 'old friends' tend to have a slightly more favorable opinion of them when they hang out.

"Alright, let's go?" She threw away these useless thoughts, stood up, and patted the snowflakes off her clothes, "After all, I promised others, it's not bad to come back early." ”

A group of four picked up their packs and continued their ascent up a steep slope that barely called a road.

Lily walked at the front of the line, pausing to find her familiar smell in the air. Alphonse followed closely behind her, cautiously watching his surroundings. Snowy mountains are not safe, and with the exception of avalanches and landslides, some long-lived beasts or magical creatures will fiercely attack prey in any way, including humans, due to the harsh climate.

Of course, ordinary beasts have long been unable to help Lily and the others. The strongest 'enemies' the group encountered on the snowy mountains were the six winter wolves, magical beasts with snow-white fur and more than twice the size of the common gray wolf. Their intelligence is slightly lower than that of humans, and some of the winter wolves know the language commonly spoken in the vicinity, but rarely communicate with humans - in their opinion, it is nothing more than a pile of food.

For the average adventurer, this is enough to call it a disaster, but Lily and her party did not do anything at all. The mercenary stops Bell, who is eager to try with her scimitar, and narrows her eyes, releasing the aura that belongs to "September". The group of winter wolves hesitated for a while, feeling that the prey in front of them could not be swallowed, so they turned around and ran away with their tails between their legs.

"Let's be our kindred, let's let them go." She glanced at the somewhat disgruntled Perons and explained.

As the sun was about to sink into the back of the mountain, they climbed about a thousand meters or so. Lily stopped again, turning her head back and forth to sniff with a satisfied expression.

"This is it." The mercenary licked her lips, "As a result, after hundreds of years, the method they used to hide their homes is still exactly the same as before?" ”

She turned to a seemingly thick rock wall, walked straight inside without hesitation, and then turned around and waited. Al followed in an instant, followed by Amberly, and Bell reappeared in Lily's sight with a blank expression after nearly a minute.

"It's a strange thing." He muttered, "It feels like a normal rock, but you can walk right in, what kind of witchcraft is this?" ”

"It's just a simple illusion, huh? When you are sure of the idea of moving forward, it will fail. Lily replied nonchalantly, "I'll ask Yuffie when the time comes, and I'm going to continue on my journey now." ”

She turned back, still at the front of the line. Behind the rock wall is a zigzag cave, and there are no traces of stalactites and stalagmites, so it is thought that it was completely artificially excavated. A faint, fresh wind blew from afar, keeping the air fresh in the cave, mixed with a faint but long-lasting smell of her father, which ordinary people could not discern, but it was this smell that made sure that the entrance was hidden here.

The passage is long, and some unknown plant grows on the rocks at the top of the cave, with small round flowers that cast a soft orange-yellow glow. This must be the work of some of the 'old friends' who are good at creating plants, and Lily thought to herself, now that they were alive, the environment inside should be not much different from what it used to be.

The familiar smell in the air became clearer, and she imagined the scenery she was about to see and the people she remembered, and there was a faint worry in her heart...... Or scared.