Chapter 246: A Chance Encounter in the Snow Mountain
Longcrest Snow Mountain.
Wrapped in a thick cotton coat, Sora shivered in the snowy mountains, and Paimon cowered on his back, poking his head out of the tight clothes.
Even though the fire had been lit, the cold was still coming from all directions, penetrating through the clothes and into the cracks of the bones.
"It's cold... Why don't we go back......" Paimon's teeth chattered.
"Nope! Mora isn't enough! Sora shook his head and refused.
He had only been in the snowy mountains for two days, and before he had even entered the depths, he had already found several treasure chests covered by thick snow and ice.
Although it is enough to pay off the money owed, it is not enough for the life of two people, especially since he also has a good food ghost.
Even if you go to Liyue Harbor now, there is still a long way to go from the Snow Mountain to Liyue Harbor, and you will need Mora for food, drink, and lodging, and you will need Mora to enter Liyue Harbor.
In order not to be overwhelmed by a Mora, the honorary knight of Mondstivest, and for the sake of the future living expenses of the two of them, he rested enough to extinguish the fire and resist the cold, and continued to advance into the depths of the snowy mountains in the face of wind and snow.
"I really admire that Custer adventurer, it's too cold...... Paimon sighed.
Empty nodded in agreement, "Jiang Bai is also very powerful." ”
You may not feel anything when you read the book, but when you really enter the snowy mountains, you can feel how difficult it is to explore the snowy mountains.
Whether it is Katis who was the first to climb to the top of the mountain to find the way, or Jiang Bai who found Katis's bones in the vast snow-capped mountains, they are all amazing!
Walking up slowly, the wind and snow in the snow-capped mountains gradually subsided.
Through the falling snow, I faintly saw a person standing in the open space in front of me, and he was standing in the wind and snow, not knowing what he was doing.
"Hey, there's someone!" Paimon saw it too.
"Let's go and have a look."
Gradually, Sora saw clearly that this person was not simply standing there.
There was an easel in front of him, and he was painting on it with a paintbrush and palette in his hand.
Even if there were snowflakes falling, it didn't affect him in the slightest.
Sora walked over curiously, "Isn't it cold to paint here?" ”
Albedo heard the voice and glanced sideways at him, "Wait a minute, I'll finish painting in a moment." ”
Albedo dropped the last few brushstrokes, and he was painting a more characteristic plant.
Even in the midst of heavy snowfall, it blooms beautifully.
Sora didn't bother him, but instead lowered his gaze to the drawing board in front of him.
In the eyes of the owner, the painting is close to completion, but in the eyes of the outsider, the painting is still far from completion.
In this painting, the foliage and flowers are depicted in great detail and lifelike, but when it comes to more branches, only a few strokes are made.
Dropping the last stroke, Albedo put his brush aside.
He closed his eyes lightly and held one hand in the air, "The ashes of life between the universe and the strata give you new life." ”
A flower, full of life and blooming beauty, appeared in his hand, no different from the flower he had painted.
"Wow!"
Paimon's eyes widened, and he couldn't care about the cold, and he slipped out of his big cotton coat and took a closer look.
"It's a real flower!"
"Is this magic?" Sora was also surprised, this was the first time he had seen this ability to create things out of thin air.
"What is magic?" Albedo humbly asked for advice on this unfamiliar word.
"It's a visual deception to accomplish some normally impossible effects, such as catching a pigeon from an empty hat, but in fact the pigeon has been in the hat all along, but it is hidden and the audience can't see it."
"yes, that sounds interesting. But I'm not magic, it's alchemy. ”
"Alchemy?" Sora knew alchemy, and he had also used the synthesis table of the alchemy shop.
But creating a flower out of thin air is really beyond the normal scope.
"Alchemy is the art of touching the mysteries of all things, and creation is only one of the stages."
Albedo handed him the flower and introduced himself: "Hello Honorary Knight, I am Albedo, the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius. ”
Sora took the vibrant flower and looked at him suspiciously, "I don't think I've seen you." ”
This man knows him, but he doesn't know the other person.
"I've heard Klee mention you, and Paimon by your side." Albedo chuckled.
"Hey, Klee! Do you know Klee? Paimon was pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect to meet an acquaintance.
"Well, I'm Klee's brother." Albedo took the initiative to invite the two, "Do you want to go to my camp and sit?" ”
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Paimon cheers happily, but then she sneezes and quickly hides in the empty cotton coat.
Albedo simply packed up his painting tools and led the two of them to the camp.
"Why didn't you come to Snow Mountain and stay in Mondstadt for a while?"
Albedo knew that they were travelers from outside, and he smelled the starry sky on the empty body.
But at this time, they are still just strangers, and some research ideas are not in a hurry to mention.
Paimon explained, "I wanted to go to Liyue to see the Immortal Ceremony, but it will be a while before we ask for the Immortal Ceremony, and we have nothing to do, so we want to come to the Snow Mountain to find the treasure......
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"I read a book, so I'm very interested in snowy mountains." Sora added.
Albedo immediately knew which one he was reading, after all, he designed and illustrated the cover and illustrations of the book.
"There are indeed a lot of lost treasures buried in the snowy mountains, because of the climate, the Treasure Hoarders rarely come here, and the adventurers also come very rarely, if you are lucky, you will have a good harvest."
"So, Albedo, do you know where many treasures are located?" Paimon blinked, expecting to hear the answer he wanted to hear.
"I'm sorry, but I haven't specifically explored the location of the treasure......"
Seeing Albedo leading them around the snowy mountains with ease, Paimon asked curiously, "You seem to be familiar with the snowy mountains, and you are not very afraid of the cold." ”
Compared to their thick coats, Albedo wore much lighter, and he showed no signs of freezing.
"Keeping out the cold is a basic ability for an alchemist."
Listening to Albedo's cloudy words say this, Paimon felt a little caught in Versailles.
But she really can't say anything about the strength of the other party to make flowers out of thin air.
"If only I weren't afraid of the cold......," she muttered enviously.
Albedo glanced at her, curious about how cold she would be.
"It stands to reason that elemental beings don't have the concept of cold...... You are not like an animal, nor are you an elemental creature, nor are you a human...... What kind of being are you? ”