Keith returned the holy sword in his hand to the mayor, and Brian, who was on the side, stared at it.

That sword was in Keith's hand just now. If that sword brought great power, why did Keith just look like he was carrying an iron rod and didn't react at all.

Brian remembered Bernard's last words and took the sword with the power of fire.

He was stunned in place and still thinking about it, when he saw Li Jianghao walking towards the center where the energy tower was located.

The guy seemed to pull a small object out of his bosom and placed it on the sword.

Flames then burst into flames from the sword, and as the sword danced, a huge firebird slammed down, destroying the last remaining structures on the entire tower's ground.

The central pothole, which had been buried by snow, was melted away, revealing the true condition inside.

A large root system appears to be stony, rooted in all directions, and even grows in the frame that has already been completed.

This shows that this is still growing, at least during the construction of the Portal.

It's just that because it is cut off from the source of the outside world, it gradually petrified and loses its vitality.

Is this the root system of a big tree?

Li Jianghao frowned, he knew very well that the fire just now had no effect on these stony roots.

Since it came from the Dark Ring, it was a product of the Black Soul World, and with the image of the tree, he had to think a lot.

The place where the dark soul in the first fire was found was under the root of the tree.

In the three generations of Black Souls, the furnace of the Initial Fire is more like a state of cutting off a towering giant tree from the middle.

Even those Elder Dragons (unlike Monster Hunter's concept of Scourge Golendice) seem to have the same properties.

He jumped down and stepped on the fixed steel frames and went down.

I don't let go until I really confirm that the location of all the root systems is in this world, and there is nothing out of the ordinary.

For some reason, he suddenly wanted to try to chop these roots with the holy sword in his hand.

Flames don't seem to have any effect on these things, so what about mere physical collisions?

Li Jianghao thought about it but didn't try, but returned to the ground first. It won't be long before the snow covers the area again, so you don't have to worry about any traces of it.

Besides, people in this world are more willing to look for the resources they need to survive, and who would be more interested in these trees that can't be burned.

After returning to the ground, he had a new idea, and if he had the opportunity to do so, he could arrange to use Tesla City's electric technology to stimulate these things after the mission was completed.

Thunder and lightning are a powerful weapon to restrain ancient dragons, and may be able to destroy these strange creations once and for all.

However, according to the system, he will leave this world soon after the task is completed, and I am afraid that he will not be able to witness this scene with his own eyes.

In addition, the holy sword in his hand was not the thundering sword yellow thunder.

After confirming that there would be no more curses from the Dark Ring, Li Jianghao was about to return.

They would follow the path of the living corpses to the Winter House and go around the valley and return from the north side of the Winter House.

If all the production plans can be completed on time, then their rail cars can already reach the location of the coal mine.

When the time comes, you can take the rail car directly back to New London.

It's not a waste of time to make such a detour, but to see for yourself the areas they haven't explored yet.

It would be nice to meet some more survivors.

And it turned out that decision was the right one.

Brian buried Bernard with his own hands, silently following behind the two.

They spent half a day, rounding the valley. The snow-breaking train's tracks were parallel to them for some time before parting under a hillside.

The three of them were carried for a while, so they were able to run the distance of the living corpses for a day and a half in half a day.

Fortunately, the rest of the road is mostly downhill, and even if there is no power source, it is possible to slide with the help of a sled.

Once you've decided on the direction of the Winter House, set off again.

Keith fell to the ground as he passed a hillside.

Out of curiosity to see what tripped Keith, Li Jianghao walked to this place and stuck the holy sword on the ground, took out a small pickaxe from the toolkit, and slammed it a few times.

There was a metallic sound, and the snow above was shaken open, revealing what was inside.

A pile of filing cabinets sealed in metal boxes, abandoned here for unknown reasons.

The snow covered up, but there was still a kick on top of the filing cabinet, which caused Keith to trip to the ground.

"The seal of 1895, the old guy from a few years ago."

Keith wiped the snow off the seal with his hands and read the words on it.

"It turns out that someone has been scouting here so long ago." Li Jianghao easily split the lock of the seal and turned out the document bags that were wrapped with special materials.

The Imperial Academy of Sciences markings were clearly visible, and he flipped to the back for a burst of explanations.

This is a mechanical design drawing collected by the engineers of the original research station set up at the pole.

Sensing that the cold disaster was coming, the Empire was already using various methods to solicit industrial designs that could operate normally in the ice and snow to ensure the survival of mankind.

The cabinet I came across was one of them.

The technology in the game is the design that is presented, and it is the design that has been reviewed to best meet the current conditions.

But that doesn't mean that designs that aren't adopted, or that they're simply discarded, are worthless.

At least Li Jianghao is very interested in these things, and bringing back these design ideas that he has never seen can have a great effect on their future development.

He did know that in the game's endless mode he unlocked a building called the Museum, and sometimes the Scouts would bring back relics from the Spring Age from the wild.

Naturally, the more such things, the better.

However, this filing cabinet was abandoned here, and there should be a nearby stronghold nearby.

Keith packed up the papers, making a space behind his sleigh for them.

Not long after the three of them walked further, an abandoned field research station came into view.

Until the end of the world, these stations are tasked with finding suitable settlements in the ice fields.

Li Jianghao didn't touch anything here, and at a glance, the materials in the room had been emptied, and there was no need to explore.

When they left, they found the other side of the building, and painted a line of words:

"The darkness covers everything, and the cold is only his—"

The handwriting stops here, making people infinitely reverie.

"System, are you sure that there will be no supernatural forces in this world?"

Li Jianghao asked uneasily.

"Re-scan, Savior, all the supernatural forces that caused the world to distort are gone, rest assured."

Don't worry, I'm not at all!