It was early Sunday morning, and while the blonde was still sleeping, Shad, who had gotten up early as usual, had already packed up his belongings and was ready to set off on a new adventure.
Shade did not ask anyone to identify which year of the Fifth Age the new key he received from Dr. Schneider corresponded to. After all, knowing the year would not help him.
The cat, awakened by Shade's getting up, seemed to want to follow him to the past. However, this was the first time the new key was opened, and Shade was not sure what would happen at that time, so he rejected Mia.
So it lay pitifully on the sofa and watched Xia De getting ready to leave. Its aggrieved expression seemed as if Xia De was going to abandon it.
"Don't look at me like that. I'll be back in three seconds."
Shad said to Mia, it felt like the cat was getting smarter.
She tightened the scarf around her neck, patted her heavy cotton coat, and inserted the key into the keyhole of the side bedroom door:
"May the World Tree protect me in time."
Kada~
He once again stepped into the white mist gate.
Stranger, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Winter of the 903rd year of the Fifth Era, Northern Continent, Silver Mountains.
Event: Lost in the snowy mountains.
Duration: forty minutes (1/3).
"This time it's not thirty minutes, but forty minutes? We're actually back to the Northern Continent again? Hope Town - 1068, Thousand Trees Forest - 3002, Dreadfort - 1784, Night Manor - 3014, Dead Valley - 3024, Lost Lake - 5177, this time it's 903..."
Shade stood in the white mist. The year 903 of the Fifth Epoch was the earliest year of the Fifth Epoch he had ever come into contact with. It was impossible for all his acquaintances to appear in this era. Even the witch in Hope Town who had awakened after listening to his knowledge in the toy store must not have been born yet if we calculate her age.
"But what does 'Lost in the Snowy Mountains' mean..."
As expected, the voice in my ear continued:
You get additional information.
The figure of the Infinite Tree Father watches over you.
The ancient god of time has given you a test.
Assist the deity 'Winter Maiden' to escort lost people to the top of the mountain.
The Father of Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy - Imprisoned Light, Spell - Flying Flower Spell.
"The reward this time is a magic and a spell? That's great. However, the old god Winter Girl..."
Xia De frowned slightly in the white mist. This god was quite famous. It could even be said that he was second only to the five righteous gods in terms of popularity. Even though he had left, this god's reputation was still higher than most evil gods.
This is not because this old god is very powerful, but because the power this old god represents is "winter". The old god Winter Maiden, also known as the "God of Winter" and "God of Snow", still exists for thousands of years after the old god left. Even in the Far North Ice Sheet in 1853 of the Sixth Era, churches and shrines of this god can still be found, and her believers and cults are still active.
The cult of the old god "Winter Maiden" is called the "Winter Choir". Although the cult itself is very small, there is a thirteen-ring warlock "Winter Singer" among them. She is a very talented ring warlock. This cult is similar to the Pantanal Voodoo Society, which only operates in specific areas; its behavior pattern is similar to that of a spiritual cult, and it remains neutral on most things.
The reason why Shade had heard of this cult was because the "Winter Choir" had a good relationship with St. Byron's Comprehensive College, which was also located in the Far North. This organization was mentioned in the first-year college general education. If the five members of the team crossed the great ice cap in the Far North in the future, endured the severe cold and entered the snowfield during the polar day and polar night, then this organization would be the most likely to help them when they were in danger.
"This adventure hasn't even begun yet, but it's already connected to the future."
Xia De thought silently in his heart, then took a step forward.
"oh!"
As the white mist dissipated, he fell directly into the snow.
The Tree Father did not move Shade into the sky, but let him step on the snow. But the problem was that the snow on the ground was too thick, so Shade fell directly into the snow without any preparation, and the snow even covered his shoulders:
"Where am I?"
The extremely cold temperature was quickly taking away Shade's body temperature. He struggled to crawl out of the snow, but when he looked up, he saw a terrifying dark sky. The inky sky was not pure black, but colorful traces flowed in the inky black, as if there was an invisible terrifying existence trembling in the height of the night.
The wind swept the snowflakes across everything around, but there was light around. On the contrary, everything around was a light source. Whether it was the snow or the snowflakes in the air, they all exuded a holy silver-white color, which made him see that he seemed to be on a gentle slope somewhere on the snowy mountain, and all around him were fine, pure white snow layers. When the stranger was young, he was very keen to leave his footprints on this soft and smooth snow layer, but now he was not in the mood to do such a thing:
"Silver-white snow? No wonder it's called the Silver Mountains. I thought this place was rich in silver."
The towering peaks were not far away in the darkness, and the rolling mountains were beyond his sight. It was all so spectacular, but Shade had no time to appreciate the "beautiful scenery" of the snowy mountains. He felt that his limbs were almost numb.
According to his physical condition and the thickness of his warm clothes, he shouldn't have suffered such severe hypothermia in such a short period of time. There must be something wrong with the silvery white snow, just like all the other places and environments in the time adventure.
It was not easy to climb out of such a thick layer of snow. Even if you climbed out, you would sink again without a good way. Fortunately, there was a big rock protruding from the snow not far away. The trembling Shadli used the "Ragray Jump" to move directly to the rock.
The "Silver Mountains" are different from the Lost Lake. The use of space power is not prohibited here.
Although every time he came to the past, he would definitely be in a dangerous situation, but this time the environment was definitely the worst. Shade, shivering from the cold, huddled on the stone and looked around, trying to find traces of gods or mortals.
As his eyes followed the gentle slope and looked towards the ridge above, a scarlet light gradually lit up in the darkness behind the ridge. A giant object that melted into the darkness and was taller than the mountain was slowly approaching the ridge.
The door of time seems to be opened here, and the ancient evil creature trapped in the snow-capped mountains is projecting its true form into the material world.
At that moment, Xia De really felt that his whole soul was frozen. He forced himself to look away, but found that the power of the ancient snow mountain evil creature did not allow him to do so. The power of the ancient evil creature was the most powerful power that the outsider had ever seen in this world except for God.
The giant creature that had existed in the Silver Mountains for who knows how long seemed to have noticed him. But before Shade could try to escape, a figure climbed up the mountain ridge.
It was a girl with a pure white glow all over her body, wearing a white robe, with long silver hair flying with the wind and snowflakes. She stood barefoot on the ridge. She turned her back to Shade, facing the terrifying darkness behind the ridge, and raised the white oak staff in her right hand high:
"Light magic!"
The pure white light that burst out from the tip of the staff illuminated part of the terrifying body in the darkness. The evil creature on the snowy mountain made a cry similar to "Ang~" that made the wind tremble.
As blood flowed from the corner of Shad's mouth, it receded in the light, but the snowflakes were still flying, and the cold did not leave this strange mountain.
Xia De wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, thinking that he was probably injured by the scream. He looked at the scene in front of him in shock, and for the first time he found that there were other people who could use the "light magic" as well as he did.
But he soon understood why the other party was able to display such amazing power, because the cold, dull and numb senses reminded Shad that he was looking at a god.
The white-robed girl on the ridge turned around and noticed Shade. But the god did not approach him, but pointed at the ground below, then walked barefoot along the ridge to the left side of Shade's vision. There was an upward slope in that direction, which was also the direction of the highest peak of the mountain range.
"Point to the ground?"
Shad, curled up on a big rock, looked at the glowing snow around him. The knowledge from the stranger's hometown told him that any object that could glow on its own without being stimulated was very dangerous, while the knowledge from this world told him that objects that glowed on their own meant something extraordinary and mysterious.
He picked up a handful of the glowing snow and had to admit that it was indeed beautiful:
"What's this?"
A whisper sounded in my ear:
This is a handful of snow.
"Yeah... I know. I mean the traces of the elements."
All four elements are present, but very weak.
"As long as it's not poisonous."
Not long ago, he had speculated whether Mia would lick the snow, but Shade didn't expect that he would actually do so so soon. He opened his mouth and took a bite of the cold snow. The silvery white snowflakes melted in his mouth and went down his throat into his stomach.
The cold chill made Xia De stiffen instantly. When he recovered from the stiffness, he did not feel the warm current, but felt that the coldness became more severe. However, he also adapted to the cold.
Strangers, within half an hour, when you walk barefoot on the snow, you will not sink into the snow. When you communicate with people in the snowy mountain environment, you can understand each other's language.
So Shade took off his shoes and jumped down from the big rock barefoot:
"oh!"
A chill ran through his body from the soles of his feet, but he really stood on the snow.
With his arms raised in front of him and slightly bent, Xia De walked up the snow slope in the snowstorm, heading towards the ridge.