Chapter 800: The Magical Little Pom-pom
The old man scoffed at Jiang Xingchen's statement, and when he came back from the ice field, it was a harsh winter, and it must be covered with snow here, and the matsutake mushroom had long since disappeared.
In fact, Jiang Xingchen is not willing to let go of such a delicacy, but this thing really can't be raised, this is not only a matter of vitality, but also a matter of planting pine trees. And the fungi are all spore multiplication, and that thing has never been studied. He didn't think that vitality was really omnipotent.
Besides, now it's the key to get the plum blossoms done quickly and improve the formation. Only when the material exploration array is developed, can more substances and ores be analyzed, and can it be more conducive to immortal solidification, so as to further study the alloy and make the boiler needed for the steam engine.
As for the matsutake mushrooms here, I'll find a way to do it when I get back, or send someone to collect it, or find a way to cover this area, in short, I'll have to go back.
Of course, the old man also knows which is more important, and he has more desire for plum blossoms than Jiang Xingchen. After muttering a word, he immediately packed up his things and continued his journey north......
By mid-October, they had entered the boundless mountains. When the stars were still in late autumn, it was already early in winter here, and the cold north wind took away the green, and the eyes were barren and wasteland, a reckless, indescribable depression.
And at this time, they had already left the Xuanyuan Heavenly Sect region, and in such an environment, except for some nomadic tribes, it could be said that there were no people for thousands of miles.
"If you continue to walk north for three days, you should be able to enter the ice field, which should now be covered with snow and ice, and you can see green ...... there for only two months a year."
The old man rode on the back of the black lightning, and gave Jiang Xingchen science popularization as he walked forward.
"How big is the northern ice field, and if you keep going north, can you cross the ice field?" Jiang Xingchen asked. He can be sure that this world is also a planet. Further north of the northern ice sheet should be the pole. Will this place be like the Earth, and if you continue to cross the pole and continue forward, you will reach another continent?
"It's like no one has ever crossed the desert. No one has ever crossed an ice field. The further north you go, the worse the climate becomes, and they are all icebergs thousands of meters high. There are also powerful monsters...... How many old guys have explored the ice fields before, and in the end they have not returned!"
"It's so powerful! When we were in the harsh winter over there, I remember that you were just dressed in single clothes, and at that time you were still a sixth-level cultivator, but now you can't carry it even if you are eighth-layer of vitality?" Jiang Xingchen asked in surprise.
"It's not a question of whether you can resist or not, it's a physical need, even if you have a cultivation like mine, you still have to eat. Vitality can improve physical fitness, but the body still needs food and water to replenish energy...... I can't find anything to eat or drink, and there are monsters attacking me. No one can bear it after a long time!"
"That's right!" Jiang Xingchen nodded, martial artists can't open the valley, food is still necessary for the human body. Without enough supplies, it is really impossible to cross the endless glacier.
"I hope that this time we can find plum blossoms more smoothly, and we can find them before we run out of food. The old man sighed.
"Hehe, it's hard to say! Such a large ice field, how can it be so easy to find!" Jiang Xingchen said with a smile.
"According to the records of the palace's secret vault, the person smelled a dark fragrance floating when he returned, which means that the location of the plum blossoms should not be too close to the inside!" the old man thought for a while and said.
"Don't say it's not inside. Just tell sΓΉ that you are in the mountains right now, I am afraid you will not be able to find it!" Jiang Xingchen glanced at the old man.
"Uh!" the old man was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, it's really like this.
The two were talking. Listening to the squeaky sound, the pale golden shadow flashed, and the small pompom jumped onto Jiang Xingchen's shoulder. Holding a big pine pagoda to invite Jiang Xingchen for credit.
"Hehe, this little guy is really exciting!" The old man looked at the little pom-pom and smiled: "I always suspect that this guy is not a velvet mouse." β
"I doubt it too. I've never heard of a velvet rat knowing how to find treasures, ores. It's all found in the medicinal herbs! I brought it here this time to give full play to its ability to find treasures!" Jiang Xingchen explained.
"I hope this little guy can surprise us!" said the old man with some anticipation.
"By the way, old man, you know a lot, can you think of a demon beast that looks like a velvet mouse?" Jiang Xingchen asked.
The old man thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, there are those who look like velvet rats, but there are no ...... who can find treasures."
"Squeak!" Seeing that Jiang Xingchen and the old man ignored him, the little pom-pom was unhappy and shouted at Jiang Xingchen twice.
Of course, Jiang Xingchen knew what it wanted, smiled and gave it a gathering energy, and said, "I don't need Songta, you have to find something similar to what was given to me before!"
The little pom-pom thought about it, scratched its head with its little paws, squeaked its head, and swooped to the ground again, and disappeared after three or two clicks.
In the next few days, the old man was surprised, he really saw the magic of the little pom-pom this time, and almost every once in a while this guy could bring something back. Although it is already winter and the flowers and plants are withering, the rhizomes of many plants are also good medicines, some of which are rarely seen.
When they stepped out of the mountains and into the icefield, the crabs had a big burden on them. The crab was so angry that he grinded his teeth, and he couldn't wait to give a bite to the little pom-pom...... However, the old man was very happy, and his confidence in finding the plum blossom this time was greatly increased.
Just like the old man said, when you enter the ice field, it has been covered with ice and snow, and it seems that there is only one color left between heaven and earth.
From the topography, the road is much easier, and there is a flat wasteland as far as the eye can see.
"Hey! we were wrong!" the old man sighed and said, "You should bring more wind wolves out when you go out!
"You're talking lightly, do we have to bring a big sleigh over!" Jiang Xingchen shook his head speechlessly.
"Who said you have to carry this with you, there are trees here, can't you make one now...... Eh~ By the way, the crab is twenty-three levels, let it pull us by itself, and the sleigh doesn't need to be too big......" The old man's eyes lit up and he said.
"Herod!" The black lightning immediately hissed, his head was frequent, and he was very supportive of this mentions, and he didn't need to carry the old man and Jiang Xingchen, it would be able to get tired of Ziyun.
"Whew~" The crab roared, and was so angry that he fell directly to the ground and threw off everything he was carrying. It's too much of a bully for a wolf, just play with me inside and out, just put a burden on me, and now let me pull a sled. The old paper is gone, strike.
Jiang Xingchen didn't say a word, jumped down and hit the crab's head with a burst of chestnuts, and yelled: "You are too bold!"
Crab's grievances, led by the old immortal, they all bullied me, don't you see. You're still not my boss, follow them and bully me.
"If all those white phosphorus are broken, you will really light the sky lantern! I don't want to live you!" Jiang Xingchen hurriedly went to look at the white phosphorus thrown down, and found that the clay pot was not broken, which was a sigh of relief.
The crab then remembered that it was still carrying white phosphorus on its back, and suddenly shuddered with fright, if this really burned...
The crab hurriedly stood up and followed behind Jiang Xingchen, looking like he had admitted his mistake. It's still so good, I care about my safety......
Of course, the sleigh didn't do it in the end, but it was still Heidian and Ziyun walking. made the black electricity snort to express dissatisfaction.
Entering the ice field, the climate is colder and often windy. The wind here is stronger than the stars, the empty plains are not hindered at all, and the snow rolls up sometimes like a thick fog.
In such a climate, Jiang Xingchen felt cold in three layers of cotton clothes inside and out, plus a thick fur coat. My feet were even more cold, and I knew that I was gone.
Only then did Jiang Xingchen know why the old man said that no one had crossed the ice field with Ben. It's just been like this when I just entered the ice field, and I don't know what the cold will look like if I continue to the north. Even the old man wrapped himself in a ball.
If Jiang Xingchen hadn't specially brought a warm leather coat for the horse, Heidian and Ziyun would not have been able to stand it.
And what surprised Jiang Xingchen and them was that in addition to crabs and pink, the little pompoms came and went freely in such an environment, still jumping up and down.
"This guy is really amazing, can't you feel that it's a demon beast at all?" The old man felt more and more that this little guy was magical.
Jiang Xingchen smiled secretly in his heart: "Don't look at this guy, there is no vitality fluctuation, but he can eat and gather vitality, and he can absorb it faster than crabs!"
Continuing to walk forward, the old man and Jiang Xingchen began to suffer, and they couldn't find any ingredients at all, so the two of them could only light a fire in the tent and heat up the frozen steamed buns.
After four days of walking deep into the ice field, the plain finally came to an end, and a faint mountain peak appeared in the distance.
"Could the plum blossoms be in this mountain?" the old man turned his head and asked Jiang Xingchen.
"How do I know!" Jiang Xingchen glared at the old man angrily, this question was asked.
"Since it is said to be in the mountains, it is a mountain, and you can't let it go!" the old man said, waving his hand to the little pom-pom: "Little guy, go up!"
"Squeak!" The little pompom obviously didn't understand what the old man meant, blinked his dark eyes, put his little paws to his mouth, and looked cute.
"Uh!" the old man was suddenly embarrassed, this is too shameless.
Jiang Xingchen couldn't hold back either, he burst out laughing, and said to the little pom-pom: "Have you seen the mountain peak in front, there are good things in it, if you find it, there will be a reward!"
"Squeak!" the little pom-pom heard the word "heavy reward", his eyes instantly lit up, he screamed twice, and swooped out......
Just when Jiang Xingchen was searching for traces of plum blossoms in the Arctic Ice Field, they were far away on Chongming Island overseas. Shopkeeper Wu was standing in front of the An family.
"You still know where you came back, where did I think you fled to hide, and you will never appear in the future!" The prince of the An family said lightly, but there was a murderous aura in his voice.
The mission failed and hundreds of millions of catties of grain were lost, which was enough to annoy him. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper Wu disappeared, and there has been no news for three months from the end of July to now.
"The son of the world is angry, and his subordinates are not escaping, but only to atone for their sins...... I've discovered a secret of the Qiankun Empire that we can use!" (To be continued......)