The Pitchfork team parted ways with the submarine ship "Saint Jonah" and moved twenty miles northeast to the lava river that divided the island. Ten miles away, a milky white wall could be seen standing in the sky.
The shape is constantly changing with the strong northwest wind, which is the water vapor above the river of magma. The ice and snow retreat under the feet. Every step forward is from winter to summer. Everyone takes off their coats covered with ice, and sweat is still flowing from them.
His forehead rolled down. The average width of the magma river in the northern continent reached 1,300 yards. It was impossible to cross it manually. However, this was not a problem for the moonlight elves who were familiar with the terrain. Xiaoguai pointed out an underground tunnel, which entered deep through the cracks in the ground.
The cave is filled with stalactites, filled with white smoke, and the water on the ground is bubbling with boiling bubbles. "You must follow the signs. There is a sign written in Elvish every fifty yards. Some
It indicates the correct direction, and some point to death traps. Each mark is a spiritual magic circle. Only elemental elves can understand its meaning. As my symbiote, even though you are a loser who cannot understand elven words,
You should be able to sense the meaning in the magic circle,... Huh, it's too hot here. Sweating will affect the quality of your skin. I'm going back to sleep. Don't hang up. Call me again when you get to the Emerald Tree.
"Leaving a few words, Xiaoguai left everyone behind and returned to the glass bottle without realizing it.
Fortunately, Jonah was indeed able to see through the truth of the magic text through the power of Silapina's "mind's eye". He led the Pitchfork team to stumble around the intricate underground caves and drilled out of the ground from the other side of the magma river. The climate of the five islands in the northern continent
They are all different. Monsoon Island has biting cold winds all year round, Changmian Island is calm and pleasant during the day, but at night there is a terrifying cold wave of minus 40 degrees Celsius. As for Star Island, the hometown of the elemental elves, it is full of unpredictable weather.
Situation, the six people looked at the distant skyline and saw dark clouds on the left and a violent blizzard sweeping across the land. On the right, the sun was shining, the ice and snow melted into water under the hot sunlight, and the ice of the glacial lake broke. A moment ago
A gentle breeze blows, which turns into a soaring tornado at the next moment. What appears to be scattered light snow can turn into a hail storm as big as pigeon eggs in an instant. Perhaps it is the gathering of generations before the "dawn of the second era"
Incorporating too many magical elements, Star Island’s temperament is so weird that it’s hard to imagine that before the catastrophe, it was a tree-lined land of blessings and a peaceful home for magical creatures.
The climate of Star Island made the Pitchfork team suffer a lot. Although Jonah's belt Edinmont has a temperature-control magic circle, it is still unable to protect so many people. The astrologer can activate the magic circle for half an hour at best.
Then he will collapse under the extreme consumption of mental power and enter a five-hour recovery period. This is why Elliot forbids him from using temperature control magic.
On the night of the second day after entering Star Island, the day-long wind and snow suddenly stopped, and the brilliant Milky Way appeared in the night sky of Hokuriku. The Pitchfork team members chose a leeward spot on the snow slope to light a bonfire, drying out the sweat-soaked area.
Even though his clothes were frozen into ice, Danny Stewart was still grumbling and complaining. Faced with Hannah's uncompromising attitude, he gave in as expected and carried six people's luggage to join the team, although every time
Looking at the astrologer, he was so angry that he wanted to strangle him alive, but he still performed his duties as the best baggage porter and lookout in the endless sand sea. Jonah took the time to talk to him once, Stewart
The man at home turned his head away: "I don't hate you, cargo friend, don't worry, since I agreed to follow you, I will definitely be a qualified member of the team, but remember, all this is not for you, but for you.
For Hannah's sake, the day I persuade Hannah to leave Pitchfork is the day our relationship ends."
Jonah couldn't say anything to defend himself. He once felt that he and Danny had become partners in times of need. Now the other party's words made the boy feel sad, but what could he do? The boy could only say "thank you" and keep on keeping on. In this seemingly distant partnership, Hannah Stewart, who was the link between the two, acted very calmly, as if the kiss that day had never happened.
The tranquility did not last long. Two hours after dinner, the Brotherhood's pursuers launched a surprise attack. After a fierce but short battle, the enemy left several corpses and retreated. The Rose Knight immediately gave instructions: First, use counter-reconnaissance. Second, stop and rest from time to time during the day, do not light bonfires at night, and continue on the road when there are stars. If the weather is bad, rest on the spot; third, maintain a vigilant formation when marching, and be prepared to fight back at any time; fourth, , the enemy must have sent many reconnaissance teams. The enemies encountered this time are not strong, but as the information is passed upwards, the pursuers will quickly become stronger, and they must reach their destination before a difficult opponent appears.
Jonah guessed that the Brotherhood knew his whereabouts based on the silver egg communicator, but he could not throw away the silver egg because it was also the only clue between him and Long Ji. He secretly apologized to his friends in his heart, and the astrologer held The tight staff stood proudly under the starry sky, making a silent wish towards the North Star: No matter whether the world is really an illusion, only what you have in front of you is eternal, and you will never be separated from your friends again this time.
From the map, it can be seen that the Pitchfork team is only about a hundred miles away from Long Ji's location. The team rushed to the northeast under starry night. All they saw along the way were the vast white ice fields and wind, thunder, snow and rain. "The Geography of the Northern Continent" Several villages recorded in "Calculation" either disappeared under the glacier or turned into desolate ruins. No residents of the Northern Continent were seen along the way.
On the thirteenth day after leaving the submarine, there were only twenty miles left to the destination. It was getting late, the wind and snow were getting heavier, the temperature was dropping, and the surrounding visibility was less than ten yards. We had to find a safe and warm place to pass through. During this blizzard, "Geographical Calculation" pointed out that there was an ancient village ahead, "Ringolpant" founded by the thorn elves thousands of years ago. In the elven language, the name of the village means "green and quiet riverside". This was once one of the major gathering places for elemental elves, and one of the few riverside cities in the Northern Continent that was open to foreign trade. However, now the river has long been filled with ice and snow, even with the Rose Knight's plant-based detection magic "Earth Sign" There was no sign of a building ahead. "It should be nearby," the knight covered in thick ice and snow slapped his helmet, and the broken ice fell from the gaps in his face armor. He squinted his eyes and tried his best to see through the wind. Snow, "puff, puff, puff..." The unicorn sprayed thick white mist from under the cold blanket, the furry elf got out of the knight's cloak, blinked his black eyes and turned twice, Elliot nodded. , pointing to the northwest: "Although I can't see the building, it should be there,"
As holy magical creatures, this place was also the distant hometown of the unicorns and elves in the Rose Knight trinity. They felt the weak magic fluctuations and pointed the direction to the team, "Ellie, it takes a lot of energy to open the way at the front. , do you want me to walk in front?" Jonah pulled down the cloth mask and shouted with difficulty. The little grasshopper sitting behind the horse made a bow and arrow gesture: "Forget it, brother Jonah, everyone Everyone has their own things they are good at and things they are not good at. When it comes to physical strength, apart from Eli, it is the tireless mule's turn. If he can't find a place to stay after a while, let him open the way."
"A mule, if it is a mule, it is also the strongest male mule in the endless sand sea," Danny turned his head from the front of the huge backpack and said, "Don't compare me with you weak mortals,"
At this time, Elliot suddenly made a gesture, and the unicorn stopped, "Right here," the Rose Knight slowly looked around. The dim skylight shed dim light and shadow from the blizzard clouds, and there were still endless ice fields all around.
, "Are you sure we're going to spend the night in a place like this tonight?" the man from the Stewart family said sarcastically, took a few steps forward, turned back and spread his arms: "Okay, I'll stand here to block you.
Feng, how about you guys take a good rest and move on with my statue tomorrow morning...this damn place is simply..."
"Kara..."
The cracking sound reached everyone's eardrums. Danny lowered his head and saw a circle of spider-like cracks on the ice under his feet. He immediately closed his mouth, took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted: "Catch me, Han
..." As he jumped, a large piece of ice suddenly shattered, and Danny Stewart immediately disappeared in front of everyone. Jonah rushed forward and found a huge ice hole appearing on the ground, lying on the ground.
Edge looked inside and saw Danny groaning and twisting his body in the dark cave. The wind and snow poured into the big cave, and a shrill sound of wind sounded like a whimper.
"It is indeed here," said the Rose Knight. "It looks like this is the roof of a house, sealed by ice and snow. Let's go down. A bigger snowstorm is coming soon." The unicorn's horn flashed
A rainbow-colored magical light arose, and green vines broke out of the frozen soil, wrapping around the centipede and forming a ladder. Jonah nodded, holding a staff to light the illuminating star array, and walked along the vine ladder into Ringo, the city of thorn elves.
The ruins of Alpante.
The young man didn't know what smell a house that had been frozen for many years should be filled with. In addition to the stale smell, the cold wind also filled his nostrils with the mixed smell of alcohol and blood. Jonah raised his staff to illuminate the surroundings, "Here
Someone has been here," he said with certainty, "Maybe, the person we are looking for,"
"Are you talking about me," Danny groaned as he lay on the ground, "Nonsense, I just fell off,"