Chapter 35: The Point of Intervention
Xia Lian's eyes were fixed on the screen, and in the snow, there was a group of "snow blocks" that were not obvious moving.
As the picture gradually indented, the appearance of the snow block gradually became clear, it was not a snow block, but a strange creature covered with gray-white long hair, some of which looked like yaks, but the size was larger, and the two large horns were particularly conspicuous.
The body of the giant beast at the head was extraordinarily large, almost comparable to that of an elephant.
The creatures were walking through the wind and snow, and if nothing else, they should soon encounter the group.
"There really are creatures living on this frozen soil." Aisha muttered softly.
At this moment, Xia Lian affirmed his guess in his heart.
In this frozen soil, there must be human beings.
"Finally found.... The right point of intervention....." he muttered softly.
The people of the Promised Land have vested interests, they enjoy the richest resources of the land, they are content with the status quo, and they are very likely to resist and rebel against those who may break the status quo.
However, people living on permafrost are different, even if they use some method to survive in this barren land, just look at the Great Wall.
Their lives are still miserable, and they desperately want to take over the Promised Land, but they cannot change the situation, because the people of the Promised Land are powerful that they can never defeat.
They desperately need an external force to save them.
And this is the best channel for Xia Lian to collect the fifth element.
.....
The team that is struggling to make their way through this frozen ground clearly has no idea what they will encounter in the future.
It has already taken all their energy to survive in this storm.
"I'm sorry, Anya, but you didn't have to leave Paradise with me."
At the front of the crowd, an old man in a heavy black robe and a windbreaker said to the young man who was supporting him at his side.
The heavy brawl covered her face, but it looked like it was a woman.
"It's not your fault, teacher, that you've done so much for the promised land, and you've been expelled from it just because of political differences.
Although that place has sunshine, people's hearts are colder than this frozen land.
I don't want to stay in a place like that for a moment. ”
Because of the cold, Anya's voice was a little trembling, and her breath was very weak, but anger could be heard in her tone.
"That's not a political difference, it's been 200 years since the Crime Laundering Act was issued, and it has kept the consumption of resources as much as possible within a manageable range, avoiding war, chaos and hunger.
For those at the top of the Promised Land, the outcasts are not their turn, the bill protects their interests, and the only ones who are abandoned are the useless old men and the godcasters who have no magical powers.
Once this bill is touched, it means that it is the enemy of the upper echelons of the entire Elysian Land. ”
The old man looked into the distance with deep eyes, and his voice was hoarse and old.
"I'm getting old, and my magic is getting weaker, and it's inevitable that I'll be abandoned."
"Now that you understand, teacher, why..."Anya was a little speechless and stopped.
"In this world, there are always things that you know you can't do, but you have to do." The old man's voice was old and firm.
"While the Crime Laundering Act did maintain stability, it also gave up humanity in the end.
Although the land is called the Promised Land, the hearts of the people are getting colder and thinner.
It was like a bandage soaked in poison, and although the bleeding stopped, the poison also entered the body with the wound. ”
Anya was silent for a moment, and she looked into the distance.
"Teacher, can we really survive on this frozen soil?"
The wind and snow around them beat their bodies mercilessly, the gray robes were already covered with ice and snow, and the old man's breath was a little low.
"Perhaps, a hundred years ago, no one thought that human beings could survive in this barren land, until the winter snow disaster a hundred years ago.
At that time, it was the largest snowstorm in recorded history, and it was also the coldest winter in more than 200 years, with houses crushed by heavy snow and crops destroyed by the snowstorm.
The frozen ground was even colder, and while people were trying their best to deal with the terrible natural disaster, a group of humans from nowhere attacked the promised land.
They were dressed in heavy white fur, they were outnumbered, hungry and crazy, we were unprepared and suffered heavy losses, but in the end, we drove them out. ”
"They're from the tundra?" Anya asked.
"That's the only way." The old man said, "The people of Paradise have always been secretive about this, and I was not born at that time, so I don't know the details.
But what I do know is that the wall that separates the Promised Land from the Frozen Ground was built to defend them.
That group of people may be the descendants of those forsaken God's outcasts. ”
Anya had a slight consternation on her face, "They, still alive?" ”
The old man bowed: "I speculate that they may have found a way to survive on this frozen soil, and if this speculation is true, then it may be another hope."
So, I've always advocated for active human engagement with people in permafrost, but ....."
The old man was silent for a moment, and then let out a long sigh.
Anya spoke up, "They've rotted from the roots. ”
The old man raised his head, his eyebrows were frozen because of the blizzard, and even his lips were white, and his eyes scanned the white expanse around him.
"Now it seems, perhaps, that we have lost this opportunity that we should have seized....."
"Jingle Bell~"
The sound of a bell from nowhere attracted their attention, and the old man quickly found the source of the sound.
They tried to keep their eyes open in the storm, and soon they saw the most memorable thing of their lives.....