Chapter 63: Beneath the Snow
“……”
"What a low ceiling."
On the morning of the third day in the snowfield, Lindsay opened her eyes from the snow-buried ground.
He didn't have the deathly hobby of sleeping on the snow at night and blowing the wind.
So while it was still dark, he dug a snow hole under the thick snow and used it as a temporary shelter for himself.
But before falling asleep, Lindsay clearly remembered the snow cave she had dug, and the ceiling was about half a meter from her face. Now that I have slept all night, there is less than half a meter left in this gap, although it has not changed much, but it is enough to be noticed.
"Hah-"
Lindsay sat up and took a breath of hot air, only to see that the ceiling in front of her immediately showed signs of ice.
"Every snow cave can't escape the fate of slowly collapsing?"
With some emotion, Lindsay walked out of the snow cave.
At the edge of the entrance to the cave were steps he had dug up to the snowy surface, which was now three meters high. The sled planks he made yesterday were also here, but the night had passed and they had been covered with a layer of snow.
Lindsey took out the plank sled and slapped the snow off it.
He was not in a hurry to set off immediately, but was ready to replenish his exertion first.
"As usual, Mr. Cook by Fire."
After a day of walking in the snow yesterday, Lindsay's socks were already soaking wet.
At this time, while the barbecue was taking advantage of the time to dry the socks, Lindsay didn't want to continue walking on the snowfield in her soaked socks.
Staring at the firelight in front of her, Lindsay began to sort out her next plans:
"Two days ......"
"According to the agreement with Dan, counting the time that may be delayed when I go back, I still have two days of activity time in the snowfield. If you're lucky, you might even find some more wild crops. ”
Lindsay's purpose for going to the Junction of the Worlds was clear.
The first is to confirm the information revealed in the tree spirit product interface, which must also be confirmed in order to conceal the safety of the border.
The second is that Lindsay wants to see what the Montenegrin world is really like.
Even with his current strength, it will definitely be difficult to break through. But it's not always a bad thing to do an investigation before you take action.
"Hopefully something will be rewarded...... Well? ”
Suddenly, Lindsay's nose smelled an unsettling smell of burning.
Ice badger legs roasted on the fire are protected by cooking skills, and basically there will be no results such as baked paste. So now this taste......
"My socks!"
Lindsay quickly ripped off her socks.
He was fast enough, but unfortunately there was a hole in it.
Lindsay didn't learn how to sew, and even if he did, he didn't have the materials to repair socks.
"I ...... This...... Drying socks can't be protected by cooking skills? ”
Lindsey wanted to cry without tears, but she could put on her socks first.
Then he ate breakfast, and always felt the smell of socks in it, and his heart was very uncomfortable.
Living in the snow can be much more troublesome than the wilderness before.
Lindsay didn't plan to delay much at noon today, so she also processed the barbecue at noon in the morning and stuffed it directly into her bag, just waiting for the time to take it out and eat it.
Half an hour later, Lindsay set off again.
On the white snowfield, he continued to walk on a homemade wooden sled, and his figure quickly disappeared from the vicinity of the temporary camp last night.
On the lifeless snowfield, everything is dyed white.
Lindsey often travels hundreds of meters to see the pine canopy emerging from below the surface of the snow.
Generally speaking, it is easy to get lost in such an environment.
Relying solely on her ability to judge the direction, Lindsay cannot guarantee that she is not going in the wrong direction.
But he's not what it used to be.
As long as you activate the [Map] skill, make sure that the arrow that symbolizes you, and always face due east, Lindsay will never get lost!
The clock went all the way to the afternoon.
Lindsay was still staring at the map.
Following the instructions from above, he made his mark firmly in the direction of due east.
But just then, Lindsay suddenly felt like a spear acting as a ski pole, touching something hard under the snow.
"What's that?"
Lindsay cares.
When he set off in the morning, the snow was already three meters thick, and now after walking for most of the day, the weather around him is getting colder and colder, and the snow under his feet can only be thicker.
What is it.
Will jam his spear at such a time?
Suspicious, Lindsay sprang into action, digging through the snow to see what was going on underneath.
As a result, he quickly found his purpose.
It's a corpse.
It was not a human, but a fox that was significantly larger than a normal animal, and although it had frozen to death in the snow, its beautiful fur was still as bright as it had been when it was alive.
"Warcraft ......"
Lindsay slowly revealed the identity of the giant fox.
He didn't hesitate, and immediately switched modules to check the information of the corpse in front of him:
[Corpse: Firefox]
[A corpse of a monster fleeing in a panic.] 】
[Frozen for more than two years, the vitality has completely dissipated, and only the fur is left to sell at a price.] 】
“……”
Lindsay frowned slightly.
The corpse in front of him seemed to hint at a possible crisis ahead.
But he also didn't have the idea of wasting resources, but tried to use skills to collect prey materials.
The ability did not succeed.
The corpse of the fire fox in front of him was not the object of Lindsay's hunting, so it did not meet the prerequisites for material collection.
As for the whole firefox carcass.
It's a pity that such a large size, including Lindsay's original supplies, has already exceeded the upper limit of the carry-on bag.
And the most valuable fur on the corpse...... This thing was freezing hard in the snow, and Lindsay really didn't have any spare time to deal with such a corpse slowly.
"Forget it, I don't see anything and I have to take it."
Lindsay shook his head slightly, he knew what was important, and decisively abandoned the corpse of the firefox and continued to hurry.
The follow-up was not surprising.
As the location continues to the east, corpses covered in heavy snow also appear more frequently.
Lindsay would also start by sweeping away the snow to confirm the identity of the body.
But as the numbers gradually increased, and the steady discovery of no change occurred, he gave up on clearing the snow.
There is not a single beast buried under this snowy field.
All of them are demonic beasts whose bodies have been fused with essentia!
From the eyes of Lindsay, a young hunter, the strength of these magical beasts is high and low, some of them are as weak as ice badgers, but the powerful ones are also on the same level as the tree spirits.
Such a number of demonic beasts could not be bred by hidden frontiers.
The only answer is that the world of Montenegro on the other side is brewing a huge crisis. This caused these demonic beasts to run away desperately, and they died unexpectedly in this snowfield.
It was dusk that afternoon.
Suddenly, there was a very cold wind.
Lindsay looked forward and found that there was nothing in the distance, like an endless snowfield, and finally suddenly came to an end in front of her.
And this cold wind that has just appeared.
It also blows straight up from under the ground that has disappeared.
"It's finally here!"
At this moment, Lindsay's heart was clear.
Less than 100 meters in front of him was the border between the hidden frontier and the world of Montenegro!