"That's good, but how can their speed remain constant?"
Xia De's position at this time was still at the bottom of a snow slope, but this time there was no huge ancient evil demon behind the ridge.
The open environment allowed for a clear view of the surroundings, but just like last time, Xia De did not see any trace of Miss Chloe Yin and her three companions.
He couldn't look around rashly, because the blizzard would quickly cover his tracks. If he lost his way and forgot where he started, he might never find his way back.
Just as he was thinking about whether to unleash the light of the silver moon to actively attract the attention of the witch, he suddenly noticed that on the other side of the ridge, there seemed to be a very vague white mist being blown away by the blizzard.
He wasn't sure if it was his illusion, but he still climbed up the ridge against the wind, and then rolled down the snow slope.
The white mist was indeed not his illusion, but unfortunately, the white mist had nothing to do with the witch and her group of three.
It was a hot spring located at the bottom of the mountain ridge. The white mist that Xia De saw just now was actually hot steam. He couldn't understand why there was a hot spring in such an environment. After getting closer, Xia De was sure that the spring was actually some kind of relic.
The goddess Winter Girl, with bare feet, silver hair and a long staff, was standing next to the spring. Therefore, even though Shade didn't want to get close to the relics in such a strange place, he still walked over in the wind and snow.
As he got closer, he felt more and more that the existence of God was power.
He did not approach completely, but stopped five or six steps away from the god:
"god."
He greeted respectfully, hoping his voice could carry through the blizzard.
"Stranger, take some of this water and bring it to the lost."
The god said with his back to Shade, who looked down at the spring:
"I don't know what this is..."
"The fountain of lucidity. After drinking it, you can wake up from the dream, understand your own fallacies, and break free from the illusion."
She whispered:
"The Lost One needs this. Before she can reach the top, she must remember what she has forgotten."
"What did she... forget?"
Shade asked hesitantly, but the god shook his head slightly. The silver hair swayed in the storm in a way that did not match the air flow, and the pure white light on the god's body was brighter than the silver of the snow-capped mountains:
"You have to understand, outsider, this is a test for her, a test for her to take the final step."
"The last step? Isn't Miss Chloe Yin only at the eleventh level?"
Xia De thought suspiciously.
"Then why are you here?"
Although the question was a bit disrespectful, Shad asked it anyway.
The girl-like god turned around and looked at Xia De, who immediately bowed his head to show his respect. At this moment, traces of the afterglow of divinity appeared on his body, and he could feel the cold power of the god in front of him.
The soft white light was not abrupt in the silvery white snow. The god stretched out his finger to Shade. Since the girl was shorter than Shade, Shade instinctively lowered his head again.
Then, that cold finger directly touched Xia De's forehead:
"Just like the toy god who favors you, I also have favorite mortals."
The sudden coldness made Xia De mistakenly believe that his soul was frozen on the snowy mountain. When he regained consciousness, the god in front of him had disappeared, and only the pool was still emitting hot steam.
Outsider, any of your powers related to ice and snow have been permanently enhanced.
He stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead, still able to feel the coldness seeping into his body:
“Is this a blessing?”
Of course not, it’s just an insignificant gift you get when you come into contact with the gods.
Xia De nodded, shivering in the snow as he dug out his water bag. He then knelt beside the spring to get some water, but found that the water didn't go into the bag at all.
"Do you need a special container?"
He dug out the glass bottle and finally got some water. But it seemed that this spring only allowed him to take a certain amount of water. After that, no matter what method Shade used, he could not take more water away.
After the cork was put in, the liquid in the glass bottle must be brought to Miss Chloe Yin, but Shade also wanted to try the water himself. Although he could no longer use any container to get water, he could put his head into the spring:
"Um... ... "
Although he felt a little embarrassed, there was no one else here to see him. Having made up his mind, Xia De lowered his head and headed for the spring.
Crash~
"oh!"
The coldness instantly sobered him up, and the coldness made him shrink his head back. When he looked again, the spring with hot steam in front of him had disappeared. He had clearly plunged into an ice hole with a layer of floating ice:
"Although I know I am a little greedy, could you not be so stingy and not even let me drink a sip?"
He complained quietly, and then felt like his whole head was freezing.
He found a towel and wiped his head clean, then took out a few scarves and wrapped himself up carefully. Then he stood up and looked at the Silver Mountains under the strange and colorful black sky:
"So, where are Miss Chloe Yin and the others now?"
Go to higher places.
“That’s right.”
Xia De crouched low, intending to climb up the ridge again:
"It must be around here. Oh, even though I ate the snow and the power of the First Flame has increased, it's still really cold here."
The location of the witch and her three companions was closer than Shade had thought. He walked along the ridge towards the top of the mountain for less than three minutes, and saw the flickering light of fire under the snow slope on the left.
After tumbling down the snow slope, they found the tent they had left behind last time. However, this time, the three of them were not so lucky to find a big rock to shelter from the wind, so the witch manipulated the ice and snow to build a low wall that did not look very solid under the ridge. The tent was placed behind the low wall, and a thick layer of snow had already covered the tent.
Firelight shone from the large tent, and three figures could be seen at the same time.
Miss Chloe Yin seemed to have recovered a little and set up a warning ritual outside, so when Xia De appeared, she immediately discovered the trace of the newcomer.
"Who is it?"
An extremely nervous voice came from the tent, and the voice was even trembling. Xia De didn't know what was going on, but he still revealed his identity:
"It's me, do you want to see my flame?"
The tent was opened, and the witch appeared, hugged Shade, and welcomed him in. The short lady with red-gold eyes smiled, took Shade's hand and asked him to sit down and warm himself by the fire.
Because he plunged into icy water not long ago, Xia De is in a very bad condition now.
"You really kept your promise and came back again."
Miss Cloyne said with a smile, and then asked Mrs. Marquez, who was watching over the bonfire, to prepare some hot tea. The middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties was also very happy that Shade appeared again, after all, it meant that Shade had brought supplies again.
It seemed that a long time had passed since Shade left. Although the black tea had not been consumed, food such as vegetables had completely disappeared.
The good news is that although the three people in the group are not in a good mental and physical condition compared to the last time, at least their minds are still normal and they can continue to walk. After all, they know that they are not alone in this silver snow mountain, and someone will come to help them.
Even the man who stole the Impermanence and Darkness looked up and smiled at Shade after he entered the tent.
The timid man was still huddled in the corner of the tent. Although he had lost some weight, he still looked healthy.
"Yes, but I couldn't stay long this time... Oh, the flame."
Xia De sat by the campfire, drank the cup of hot tea, stretched out his hands to warm the fire, and then let out a long breath. This flame burning spiritual power was hot enough to warm the four people here, and with Xia De's arrival, the flame shot up a lot.
"Did you fall into the water just now?"
Miss Chloe Yin asked with concern. Xia De laughed dryly and was too embarrassed to say that he had plunged into the ice water.
"This is for you. I just met that god again, and she asked me to give this to you. The Fountain of Lucidity is said to be able to dispel confusion."
Xia De handed the glass bottle to the witch, who looked at the bottle of water in confusion:
"But I'm not in a deep hallucination. Although the time here is confusing, I'm sure this moment is reality."
"Since that god asked you to do it, you should drink it and give it a try."
Shade encouraged.
The witch nodded slightly, frowned, and drank the warm water. The people in the tent looked at her, as if expecting her to say something shocking, but Miss Chloe Yin put down the bottle and showed no expression:
"Look, I'm telling you, I'm pretty sober right now."
Although Shade was somewhat suspicious, he did not know how to explain this matter. He looked around the tent and asked:
"So why are you camping here? Are you facing a problem again, or are you just taking a rest?"
“We did run into some trouble.”
The young witch was a little upset when she talked about this topic. She was still wrapped in the white fur that Shade wore last time, huddled close to Shade, feeling his warmth, but this time she didn't turn into a cat:
"Some troublesome thing has set its sights on us, and we are not sure what it is. That thing has become our companion who got lost and died in the snowy mountains. It keeps following and harassing us, so I decided to set up camp first to see what that thing wants to do."
"I didn't see anything strange nearby when I came here. I can still stay here for more than 20 minutes. Let me see what is bothering you guys."
Xia De said, seeing that it was still safe here for the time being, he took out Xiaomia's toy from his arms, and then used his coat to restore the cat.
"Meow~"
Although it was still warm in the tent, it was much colder than home. As soon as the soft cat appeared, it dived into Shade's arms. It hid in Shade's coat, with only its little head exposed, looking suspiciously at the unfamiliar environment outside. Its white whiskers trembled slightly, its pink nose was a little wet, and its big amber eyes were very alert.
The appearance of this cat seemed to make the tent warmer and everyone was in a good mood.