Halfway through the mountain road, Du Wei was exhausted. The most unlucky thing was that it would take only a day or two to climb to the top of the mountain.
Because here, flying is the exclusive domain of the dragon clan. Even if a great man like Aragorn wants to climb the sacred mountain, he must rely on his own feet.
In addition to the severe cold, Du Wei was also experiencing a painful torture.
Sunburn!
This is a seemingly contradictory problem, but it is real.
In his previous life, Du Wei often watched programs such as National Geographic Magazine on the Discovery Channel. He often found it incredible when he saw that people exploring the Arctic and Antarctic would get sunburned in the cold ice and snow. But in fact, the facts are
That's it!
The ice and snow are like a huge condenser mirror, gathering all the ultraviolet rays from the sun. Moreover, geographically speaking, in the extreme north and extreme south, the atmosphere is thin, making it easier for the sun's harmful rays to shine in.
Du Wei felt like he was sunburned. All the exposed skin on his face and hands turned pinkish red as if it had been steamed, and he felt burning pain at the slightest touch. At night, the temperature
When the cold wind blows, it feels like a sharp pain like a knife!
Among my companions, the old magician and Hussein seemed to have this problem, but they were much more tolerant than Du Wei.
In addition to sunburn, there is also eye pain.
In the snow, even at night, the light is very strong. The blue light reflected by the snow is the most harmful thing to people's eyes. Those who went on adventures in the Antarctic and Arctic in Du Wei's previous life would wear snow goggles.
To protect his eyes from ultraviolet rays and blue light from the snow, but there is no such equipment in this world. Duwei could only wear the "sunglasses" left by Dardanelle, which was better than nothing.
Among the group of companions, the calmest one is Medusa. The skin of snakes is probably different from that of humans. Her skin is still pale and delicate, and her eyes are always closed, indifferent to everything around her.
Finally, on the afternoon of the second day, after bypassing the winding mountain road, everyone arrived halfway up the mountain. This was the back side of the mountain, and the mountain blocked the sunlight above the head. Du Wei sat down to breathe, and then took out something to make a fire.
"Have a rest for a while. We'd better walk at night." Du Wei gasped. His face was still peeling. The pain was unbearable. He felt that even a breeze blowing on his face would make him jump in pain.
He yelled. He could only cover his face with layers of cloth in private, leaving only his eyes exposed.
The old magician also nodded. He cast a fire magic and built a fire: there was no wood or firewood. The flames created purely by magic consumed a lot of magic power. But in order to keep warm, there was no other choice.
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Du Wei got close to the fire, opened his arms to continue the warmth of the flames, and after his arms were completely warm, he turned his back so that his back was facing the fire.
His whole body was almost stiff with cold.
With his back to the flames, Du Wei sat on the edge of the mountain road, with cliffs in front of him... Moreover, the direction he was facing happened to be north!
North of Mount Kailash!
After warming themselves by the fire for a while, Du Wei felt a little more energetic and looked into the distance. He couldn't help but ask again: "What is there to the north of the sacred mountain?"
"No one knows for sure." The old magician shook his head: "But according to legend, the sacred mountain is a barrier guarding the human world, and further north, there are some races abandoned by the gods! Some of them betrayed the gods and were exiled
Races that came out of Roland Continent. It is said that to the north, there is a sinful world. That place is a continent like Roland Continent. Several races that were believed in devils in ancient times were driven out of the human world after their defeat.
Go all the way north, pass through here, and reach another world."
"Another world." Hussein frowned: "What else is ahead? It's so cold here that it can freeze people to death! If it weren't for a few of us, ordinary people wouldn't be able to survive in a place like this!
Continue north? I can’t imagine how cold it will be if you go further north! How can any race survive in such a harsh illusion?"
The old magician smiled bitterly: "So, this is the punishment of the gods... I don't know, but it is written like this in the legend."
"I don't think so." Du Wei suddenly laughed softly. But when the old magician and Hussein looked at Du Wei strangely, Du Wei closed his mouth and remained silent.
Not necessarily... Du Wei couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.
Does it get colder the further north you go?
Of course people in this world and this era would think so.
But who is Du Wei? Du Wei comes from the world with advanced technological civilization in his previous life!
The further north you go, the colder it gets! Literally speaking, it seems right.
However, considering the geographical location...
If we assume that this world is the same as Du Wei's previous life, it is a planet similar to the earth.
Du Wei is almost certain of this. He has made some assumptions over the years, assuming that this Roland continent is on a planet similar to the earth. Even the sun, moon, and even the Big Dipper are the same as the earth! Du Wei even
I suspect this is the Earth in another dimension!
No matter what, it can at least be determined that this is a planet! Then, according to the geographical location of Roland Continent: it is cold in the north and hot in the south.
What does this mean? It means that the location of Roland Continent should be in the northern hemisphere of this planet! For continents in the northern hemisphere, the closer the north is to the North Pole, the colder it is! The closer the south is to the equator, the hotter it is!
This is the simplest truth.
However, because the earth is round (of course, in this world, we should say "this planet is round"), then the farther north the Roland continent is located, the closer it is to the "North Pole" of the planet.
The colder it gets! But what if we continue to go north?
If you continue to go north, you will reach the "North Pole", which is the coldest place! But what if you don't stop and go further?
If you cross the North Pole and go forward... geographically speaking, you are no longer really "going north"! In fact, if you go beyond the North Pole and continue to go forward, you are actually reaching the back of the planet, and then keep going.
...Going south! Yes, if you continue walking, you are actually going "south"!!
That way, instead of getting colder and colder, it will actually get warmer and warmer!!
This was a truth that even middle school students would understand in Du Wei's previous life. Of course, in this world, I'm afraid no one understands it.
So... Du Wei couldn't help but think about it: What kind of world would happen if he crossed the sacred mountain and continued forward?
It is definitely not getting colder! It should be getting warmer! There may even be a continent! There is also a continent similar to Roland! This is very possible!
So, what is there in the north... no, I should say "in front"?
Just when Du Wei fell into reverie, he couldn't help but sit on the edge of the cliff, his legs just hanging there, looking into the distance...
To the north of the Holy Mountain, looking around, there is still a vast ice field in front of it, but it is not as endless and flat as in the south. In the distance, continuous snow mountains and ice rocks are faintly visible on the horizon... Starting from the foot of the Holy Mountain, on the ground
There are faintly visible black rocks with strange shapes protruding from the ground, like thorns protruding from the ground, with sharp edges and corners...
As Du Wei looked, he suddenly saw something vaguely hanging on the sharp edges of a black rock protruding from the ground to the north, just below the foot of the mountain, and turning faintly.
Silvery white...
After all, Du Wei is a magician, with keen senses, and even his eyesight and ears are naturally far better than ordinary people. With a thought in his heart, he immediately took off the wrapped cloth strip from his face. The cloth strip had been frozen hard and was just rolled up.
When he got up, a small hole was exposed in the middle. Du Wei just rolled up the cloth and held it close to his eyes to look into the distance...
According to the most basic principle of small hole imaging, it is farther and more realistic than what can be seen with the naked eye. When he saw clearly what was hanging on the sharp spike-shaped rock at the bottom of the mountain, Du Wei couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat!
That was a corpse!
I don’t know how many years have passed, but the muscles on the corpse have turned into ice crystals. It looks like a dry and cold zombie, hanging on the sharp protruding rock. However, the corpse looks very majestic, but its arms are extremely long and far away.
It is better than ordinary humans, but its legs are very short, but its legs and feet are extremely thick, and the armor on its body is still hung with ice edges. The only strange thing is... its head is missing!
Du Wei looked further away, only to find that there were several corpses hanging on the protruding black rocks on the ground. Those corpses were even more weird, and there were even some corpses. After Du Wei's careful identification, they
I saw something strange!
Those corpses don't seem to be human at all! Some corpses have very weird length ratios of legs and feet, while others have only three fingers on their hands, like... some kind of animal?
The more Du Wei looked at it, the more he frowned. Finally, after searching carefully, he finally found one or two human-like bones... But the bones looked too slender! Even a slender woman among humans might not
They would be so thin and slender, but these slender bones are not only much smaller in size, but the remaining clothes and armor on their bodies are also extremely gorgeous. Although they are under the ice crystals, they are sparkling and beautifully carved...
What they have in common is: all the bones are on the back! And, without exception, they all have no heads!