Large chunks of ice crystals stand around. Because of the cold, even the brown rocks on the mountain wall are covered with a layer of white frost. The collapsed buildings embedded in the mountain are also covered with a thick layer of ice crystals.
Jiang Bai felt that this should be the road that once led to the top of the mountain, but it later collapsed and buried the road.
"Huh? There are traces of climbing here." Jiang Bai moved closer to the wall and observed carefully.
It is suspected that a hard object such as crampons was inserted into the ice and the traces were left by climbing up bit by bit.
He tried to look up, but the torch was not bright enough and could not shine farther.
"This should be the trace left by Katis, right?"
These traces look very new and seem to have been left some time ago. There is no rain or snow in this sealed cave, so these traces are completely preserved.
Some time ago, Katis came to the snow-capped mountains and was obsessed with climbing to the top.
Apart from the traces left by Katis, Jiang Bai could not think of anyone else.
"should be."
Abedo walked over and looked upward along the traces.
Katis has been exploring the snow-capped mountains for many years, so it is normal for him to find a way to the top of the mountain.
"There seems to be a passage up there. It's too dark to see clearly."
"Then let's go up and have a look!"
It is not easy to climb on such slippery ice. Jiang Bai stuck the torch on the ground, took out tools such as crampons and ice hooks, and first made holes in the wall that he could use for strength.
Then move upward little by little.
Albedo held a light source to illuminate him.
This job was not easy at all. After climbing a few meters, Jiang Bai felt that he had lost feeling in his hands and feet again. The gloves could not keep him warm at all, and his fingers were frozen and blue under the strong cold.
Even the eyebrows, eyelashes and even hair are covered with a layer of white frost due to the combination of exhaled air and the ultra-low temperature.
If he had another big beard, Jiang Bai could cosplay Santa Claus.
"It's so cold. Isn't this the center of the cold weather in the entire snow-capped mountains?"
At this moment, Jiang Bai wished he could wrap himself up in a big quilt or jump into the fire to keep warm. He felt like he was about to be frozen into an ice sculpture.
It was unbearable for his physical condition. I really don’t know how the adventurer persisted.
Abedo nodded, "Probably. The energy of the earth veins here is quite strong, and ordinary people will be in danger if they stay here for a long time."
If the guess is correct, Katis probably died because of this too powerful earth energy.
"I'll make you something that can maintain the temperature."
Abedo gave Jiang Bai a live performance on what is called top alchemy. He stretched out his hand, and invisible substances gathered together. Balls of brilliance surged and took shape in his hand, and finally turned into a sphere that exuded warmth.
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In addition to generating heat, it can also emit light. Although the light is not bright, it is enough to illuminate the road in front of you.
"A simple heating device, it should last for a while." Abedo handed this thing that was somewhat similar to a light bulb to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai took the ball, and a warmth came from the ball in his hand, as if he was holding a hot water bottle filled with hot water.
He looked left and right, feeling incredible.
"Isn't this alchemy too convenient? Does this count as making something out of nothing?"
"Alchemy is not created out of nothing, it just uses the transformation of matter. The principles and techniques are relatively complicated. To explain it to you, I need to start with the most basic introduction to alchemy."
"No, no, it's not important, it's not important." Jiang Bai quickly stopped Albedo's narration. If he continues, this place will become an alchemy classroom.
Stuffing it into his belt and blocking it, a faint warmth spread from his waist to his whole body. Jiang Bai felt a lot better now and was not frozen into an ice sculpture.
After moving up with difficulty, Jiang Bai finally found a small passage that could only accommodate one person.
To be precise, this is not a passage, but more like a gap formed after the collapse of an ancient building. It was later covered by ice and snow over the years, blocking the upward path.
Then Katis discovered this place, braved the cold that penetrated his bones, broke open the frozen ice, and dug out a passage.
Jiang Bai crawled slowly in the narrow passage that was only large enough for one person to pass. He didn't know how long he crawled before he finally saw the light.
The energy that had almost been exhausted surged out again. He sped up his movements and got out of the hole.
What you see is a very shocking scene.
A huge pillar-like object was nailed to the ground with a hammer. There were mysterious patterns on the pillar, and the material looked similar to the base of the Seven Heavens Statue.
The upper half of the pillar is broken open, and the strange luminous crystals wrapped by the stone pillar can be seen inside.
This pillar looked like it had fallen from the sky, falling from the sky like a nail. Because of the huge impact when it landed, it smashed a huge dent into the towering top of the mountain.
At this time, the pit was completely covered by ice. Huge ice ridges grew around strange stone nails coming from the sky. Its fragments floated in the air and stood still, creating a cold, desolate and dilapidated scene.
Just when Jiang Bai was shocked, Abedo also climbed out of the hole.
Looking at the huge stone pillar like a spike, he opened his mouth in surprise, "This is?"
He also just knew that there was such a thing on the top of the snow mountain.
Is this the reason why Longji Snow Mountain became a snow mountain?
"Katis!"
Jiang Bai saw Katis who had turned into an ice sculpture.
He was now frozen in the ice around the stone nail, maintaining a posture of climbing forward. He stretched out his hand, trying to touch the huge stone nail. However, the closer he got, the stronger the chill became.
He turned into an ice sculpture and was frozen here forever.
Even though he already knew that Katis was dead, Jiang Bai felt an indescribable complexity in his heart when he saw Katis like this.
He spent half his life on this snow-capped mountain, and now he lives and dies here. I don’t know if his wish has come true.
It should have been achieved, after all, he has already climbed this peak.
Jiang Bai stepped forward and prepared to move his body out of the ice.
His relics had been frozen into the ice. Jiang Bai and Abedo worked together to bring him down, away from the huge stone nail that seemed magical but brought destruction.
After finding a place with leeward wind, Jiang Bai took out firewood and raised a fire, using the temperature of the flames to keep warm while melting the thick layer of ice on Custer's body, preparing to take down the relics on his body so that he could be cremated.