Chapter 163: There is great strength in numbers

When everyone finally explored the weak point of the iceberg in front of them, they prepared to dig in alignment and open the passage to the interior.

The final method used was to use Alka's normalized cross, and with the help of his already proficient manipulation ability, he spewed a thick pillar of fire.

It kept burning the iceberg in front of him, causing it to begin to melt. After a period of burning, the rest of the people began to dig.

And so on and so forth.

Without the use of flames, the hardness of the ice cube is really difficult to break, which greatly limits the speed at which they can dig.

Follow this method. They cooperated with each other, and it took about two hours for the magic in Alka's body to start to hold the flames, and he waved his hand, signaling that he needed to rest.

Although it wasn't two hours of non-stop flame maintenance, the long-term flame maintenance was still too consuming of his magic power.

The added up time lasted at least about 30 minutes.

Who would sustain a flame for 30 minutes in battle, isn't that a waste of magic?

It is not an easy task to spew flames of such high temperature out of thin air, and a lot of mana is consumed in each moment.

If it weren't for the fact that Alka had already reached the triple helix and had a treasure body with a little more magic than others, he wouldn't have lasted so long.

The rest of the people looked at the gap in front of them, but it was only slightly like it was three or four meters deep.

"No, this efficiency is too slow, and when we dig inside, we will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey."

Xia Daiti looked at this efficiency, shook his head and said.

It is conservatively estimated that the radius of the mountain is about seven or eight hundred meters, and the ice surface in the crater below is in the center.

With such an efficiency as now, Arka has to rest for 3~4 hours to maintain two hours, and even if the operation does not stop for a moment and does not rest at all, it will take about one and a half to two months to get through to the middle.

Not to mention that this is impossible, the time will only double.

Such a time consumption is almost unacceptable to them.

Because the hardness of the ice cubes increases the further you go, the main thing is that you are getting closer and closer to the treasure, and you have to suffer from that kind of cold.

At that time, the consumption of maintaining the flame will be further increased, and even the power of the flame will be reduced.

After all, the ice here is not formed by the natural environment, but by the accumulation of too many cold ice elements, which will cause the surrounding fire elements to be greatly affected.

Too much ice elemental can even crowd out those fire elementals.

At this time, Jason couldn't help but say after looking at the depression he had just excavated for a long time: "Have you noticed, these ice cubes seem to be slowly recovering." ”

The rest of the people heard this and looked around for a long time, and finally determined Jason's statement.

These ice cubes are indeed growing and solidifying slowly, although they are growing very slowly, but they are still very obvious when you look at them for a while.

Seeing this, Arka shook her head.

"No, it doesn't work at all."

If the ice can grow slowly, it will take more time, and maybe not in a year, because they will have to go down to open the ice in the underground pit.

Wasted two hours and came up with the stupidest way to not work.

Now we have to think of other ways to solve this problem.

Jason looked at the ground under their feet and couldn't help but use his feet to clear the snow, stomp a few feet and said, "You said what if we dig directly into the ground and dig into that hole?" ”

Arka looked at the ground beneath his feet and nodded.

"You can give it a try."

This method sounds pretty good, but I don't know what kind of problems it will encounter when it is operated.

Anyway, the land here must be frozen hard.

Several people took tools and began to dig into the ground beneath their feet.

Because of the frozen soil, the soil is much more difficult to dig than the outside soil, but at least it is much better than the ice.

The ice that formed the iceberg was obviously abnormal, and the hardness was ridiculously high.

With the joint efforts of them, a crater quickly appeared.

Bororo stands inside the crater, facing the direction of the iceberg.

They were about to start digging inside, and the hole was rapidly expanding until it reached the bottom of the mountain.

"Dang!"

The digging tool touched something like a stone, and there was a metallic collision on it.

"What's wrong? Got a rock? ”

It's normal to dig into boulders like this and get in the way.

Bororo didn't say, changed positions, but no less.

At this time, several people who were digging noticed that something was wrong.

They experimented with the piece in front of them.

It's not a monolith at all.

The patch in front of them was all ordinary dirt, no, frozen soil in the or, it should be said.

I don't know how it's structured, but the frozen ground is even harder than the ice on it, and digging a tunnel down doesn't work.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing.

Jason sat helplessly on the ground next to him, and couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Another method failed.

Several people with mud on their faces looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

Climbed out of the pit with tools.

"Can you only dig by brute force?" Xia Daiti sat on the edge of the pit and couldn't help but say.

Now it seems that this is the only way to go.

Spend a little more time digging down with brute force.

The others were silent when they heard this.

Because it seems like that's all there is to it.

They had just thought of cutting down the surrounding trees and burning them to melt the ice.

But there are not many trees around this area, to be honest, and the islanders who live on this island also need to use them.

Moreover, the trees themselves are alive, and it takes a lot of time for hardy plants to burn and dry the wood.

And with their demand, it will definitely destroy the local ecology.

Arka sat by the pit, his eyes inadvertently gliding into the distance.

There are several tribes of inhabitant children, hiding in the snow and watching them.

For these children, Arka is too strange for outsiders.

Look at these children.

"I've got a way!"

"I've got a way."

Alka and on the shoulder, Lucilia said at the same time.

Hearing the sudden sound of the two of them, the others all turned their eyes.

Lucilia on the shoulder patted Alka's face: "You say it first." ”

Arka didn't postpone either, nodded and said, "Why do we have to dig into this cave ourselves?" Isn't there a few hundred tribes living on this island? It's perfectly possible to mobilize them to help us dig. ”

With that, a silver snake appeared on the back of Alka's hand and began to roll from side to side.

"And we just need to pay something."

Hearing Arka's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Wouldn't that be exposed?"

Poloro said with his hands in his arms and a frown.

He felt that their action was to dig up treasures, and such an action should be well concealed.

Hearing Poloro's question, several people looked at him.

Jason couldn't help but say beside him: "What we just did made it impossible to hide from the inhabitants of this island. ”

They dug pits and mountains, and no matter what they were, it took a lot of time, and it was impossible to hide from the inhabitants of the island.

It's something that will definitely be exposed.

Not to mention that they used to have a group of people with the same purpose as them almost every 10 years.

Many people will also interrogate the inhabitants of the island about some information they know, and if the inhabitants of the island do not know anything for hundreds of years, Arkashin will not believe it.

It's just that no one would have thought that they were looking for the treasure buried beneath the center.

Hearing this, Bororo nodded in realization.

I see.

"It's really possible, and we're okay with the payout."

Hiring the inhabitants of these islands, to be honest, doesn't cost much at all.

Not to mention that the tribesmen of this island are not closed people, and they still leave the Hunger Triangle and the outskirts by boat for some trade.

They also have ships, but they don't have merchants who want to come to them.

The population is too small, and the materials are not abundant.

At this time, Arka shook his shoulder: "What about you?" ”

"It's the same as you think, it's also asking for help."

It's just that what she wants is to tell this information directly to the archbishop, anyway, the location of the treasure has been determined.

It's no different from finding treasures, just how to get through these ice cubes and let the Pope worry about it.

However, the reward may be reduced.

However, after hearing about Alka's plan, he thought that he could give it a try, after all, it would be many months before the archbishop received the news and rushed over to help.

Since everyone thought it was okay, Arka nodded.

He said to Jason, "I'll leave this negotiation to you, no problem." ”

Hearing Alka's words, Jason straightened the plush hat on his head, gestured with no problem and said, "Don't worry." ”

As he spoke, he walked directly to the place where the children were hiding before, preparing for him to take him to their tribe.

The rest waited in place.

After about an hour, Jason walked over with several of the tribe's inhabitants.

At the head was an old man dressed in some ivory ornaments, holding a large solid wood scepter in his hand.

His left leg didn't seem to be working, and there was a young man next to him who was holding him up.

Jason walked over, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "The price has already been negotiated, and he has to communicate with you." ”

The old man who came over waved his hand, and let the young man holding him wait for him to come over slowly.

As he walked, the videos hanging from the head of the cane were still shaking from side to side, making a crisp sound.

The moment he walked over, he stared at Arka in front of him.

Visibly twitched his nose twice, looked at Arka and said, "You are a resident of Homeland Island?" ”

Hearing this, Arka's eyes narrowed slightly.

This old man doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, how can he also be a toucher. m.ybiquge

Xia Daiti and the others next to him showed a dangerous look.

"Don't be nervous, when you were young, you dealt with a lot of the residents of the Homeland Island, and it was easy to tell the difference."

As he spoke, he trembled and sat down beside the pile of mud that had been piled up beside him.

Stretched out his withered hand and thumped his knee.

"You want to hire the people of our tribe to help you dig up this iceberg, which means you have found the source of this cold source, right?"

"Don't be surprised, it's been 824 years since the cold has been, and almost every 10 years or so, the church sends a team to look for it.

Some people are serious and responsible, just like you.

Some people are sloppy and perfunctory, as if they are on vacation. ”

The old man said, trying to dispel the vigilance of several people.

After all, they have lived here for 800 years, and there are countless church members who have come here one after another to investigate.

Some people are tight-lipped, and there are also some people who don't care to give away some information they know to the inhabitants of these islands.

Over time, the inhabitants of these islands learned a little about the reasons why their surroundings changed in this way.

The information they know is almost the same as what they know about Arka.

The old man in front of him said to himself: "You know, according to the records of our ancestors, more than 800 years ago, this was a good place for all seasons, and the grain produced could be sold to several surrounding countries. ”

"Legend has it that it was because of the gift of Our Lady, and we do believe in Our Lady."

The information given by the Church does say that the inhabitants of this island are all believers of the Virgin, so it is not necessary to be too vigilant and say that they are members of the Church.

"Don't look at me like this, when I was young, I was a member of the church."

As he spoke, he also revealed a tattoo on his withered right arm.

Shadetti looked at the tattoo, turned his head, and said in Arka's ear: "It's a lone missionary of the church, and it's true that he is a member of the church." ”

I only heard the old man continue: "So I know this area very well, after all, when I was young, I also came here with a team to take on this mission. ”

Speaking of this, he opened his eyes slightly, stared at Arka in front of him with somewhat cloudy eyes, and said, "So, let the source of the cold here be among the icebergs, right?" ”

There was a tremor in his voice, but it was so determined.

Arka nodded.

There is no hiding.

Because there really is nothing to hide, as the old man in front of him said.

There is almost no difference between what they know and what Arka knows.

"Good, good, good."

The old man spoke, standing up with his crutches hard, and the surprise and excitement in his voice could not be concealed at all.

"We thought it was on an ice sheet island, but it turned out to be here? What is your name. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Arka couldn't help but nodded, it seems that this old man did take over this task when he was young.

The location given by the church is also believed to be on the ice sheet island, although it is called the extreme cold triangle, but the overall neutral position is the top ice sheet island of the triangle.

According to normal logic, and the situation on Ice Sheet Island is colder than on other islands.

Normal people think this way.

"Just call me Alka."

"Alka, Alka, I'll get the people of our tribe to cooperate with you."

As he spoke, he couldn't wait to pestle his crutches and limped back to the original way.

The young man immediately came and helped him.

After a while, a large number of tribesmen dressed in various fur animal skins rushed over.

One of the stout men looked at Arka and said, "Are you Arka you?" The High Priest told us to listen to you. ”

Looking at the various excavation tools in the hands of these tribesmen, they even brought their own tools.

Nodding.

These people began to be planned and excavated into the interior of the iceberg.

……

The excavation is in full swing.

Even with the help of these tribesmen, it is difficult to dig through without 10 days and half a month.

As you go inside, the hardness of the ice becomes more and more ridiculous, and the speed has to be slowed down.

When confronted with these stubborn blocks of ice, Arka uses flames to incinerate some points of focus so that they can speed up their digging and save some power.

And their ships left the Arctic Triangle long before the excavation began.

Jason and Bororo on the ship were going to go to some supply islands outside to buy some food and tools.

The hardness of these ice cubes has greatly increased the wear and tear of the tribal people's tools.

And there isn't much food on the island, so Arka can't let them go hungry to help him.

Over time.

The progress finally advanced 600 meters inside, and according to Xia Daiti's detection, digging about 160 meters inside to reach the top of the pothole.

But here there is a problem.

The hardness of the ice has reached an exaggerated level, and it is up to the inhabitants to do whatever they want. At most, only a few pieces of debris can be knocked down on these ice surfaces.

It's not as fast as the ice cubes that recover.

"Your task is complete, these food and tools have been given to you, and the rest will be left to us."

Arka took out a bag of gold coins from his arms, handed it to the man in front of him, and said.

Seeing this situation, the strong man scratched the back of his head with some annoyance.

"But we didn't dig it for you."

He felt a little embarrassed.

Arka: They gave them new tools, enough food, and even money.

However, they were not yet able to complete their mission.

Looking at the simple appearance of these strong men, Arka smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, you can leave the rest of the matter to the monks, you just tell the high priest like this." ”

The strong man nodded, and said helplessly: "Well, you are really a generous person, I wish you all the best, and Our Lady blesses you." ”

As he spoke, he crossed his hands and folded them in front of his chest.

Alka nodded and returned the salute in return: "May Our Lady bless you." ”

Watching the inhabitants of these tribes leave, Arka turned his head to look at the tunnel in the middle of the iceberg.

said to Xia Daiti beside him: "Let's go in and give it a try, now we can only rely on ourselves." ”

As he spoke, a few people walked into the tunnel, while Bororo stood outside and waited.

He was too big to spend a lot of time expanding the pit upwards because of him.

So although his strength is great, he can only be on guard and wait outside.

After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly got up from the bed. If you want to watch the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the content of the latest chapters, and the Star Reading APP has updated the content of the latest chapters.

He took a big breath of fresh air, and his chest trembled.

Confused, incomprehensible, all kinds of emotions come to my heart.

Where is this?

Then, Shi Yu subconsciously looked around, and then became even more dazed.

A single dormitory?

Even if he had managed to be rescued, he would have been in the ward by now.

And their own bodies...... How could it be that there was no injury at all.

With doubts, Shi Yu's gaze quickly swept from the room, and finally his gaze stayed on a mirror at the head of the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his appearance was very handsome.

But the problem is, it's not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters ad-free and free

The previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.

And now, no matter how you look at it, this appearance is only the age of a high school student......

This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.

Don't tell him that the operation was a success......

The body and face have changed, and this is not a question of surgery or not surgery at all, but immortal magic.

He's a different guy altogether!

Don't...... Did you cross by yourself?

In addition to the mirror at the head of the bed, which was obviously not good in feng shui, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.

Shi Yu picked it up and looked at it, and the title of the book instantly silenced him.

"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Novice Breeders"

Postpartum Care for Pet Animals

"Alien Beast Ear Girl Evaluation Guide"

Shi Yu: ???

The names of the first two books are quite normal, but what are you doing with the last one?

"Ahem."

Shi Yu's eyes were solemn and he stretched out his hand, but his arm quickly stiffened.

Just as he was about to open the third book to see what it was, his brain stabbed violently, and a flood of memories flooded back.

Icefield City.

Pet animal breeding base.

Trainee pet breeder. The website is about to close, download the Star Reading App to provide you with a treasure hunter who drinks Coke and sails in the blue sea

Beastmaster?