Episode 269: The Frozen Plateau
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In the north of Azeroth, the frozen plateau is still covered with ice and snow even when most parts of the continent are in a hot period. The thin air seems to be frozen, and the high pressure forces countless creatures to survive here, except for the bravest warriors and the most ferocious monsters.
Snow deer is the most common low-level monster on this frozen plateau. Although they often appear in groups, compared with other more powerful monsters, such as snow wolf, white bear and even ice dragon, their power is really weak and not worth mentioning. Moreover, because of their delicious flesh and gorgeous fur, humans and snow demons live here often regard them as hunting objects.
At this moment, in a snow valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, because the terrain here is special, although the trees in the valley are covered with thick snow, almost even the outline is difficult to identify, the mountains on three sides still block some wind and snow, making the temperature in the valley much warmer than outside.
In the woods, dozens of strong men have been ambushing here for a long time. The snow-plank jungle is already rare. For herbivorous monsters, it is a rare food to help. In addition, they have previously discovered a large number of traces of snow deer here. Therefore, as experienced hunters, they are very confident and can definitely gain something here.
"Ah snee!" A young man seemed to be out hunting for the first time, so he seemed a little nervous. While breathing, he accidentally sucked a few snowflakes into his nostrils. He immediately sneezed and couldn't help but curse and said: "Damn it, why is the weather so cold this year? But the tax paid by Stormwind City is twice as high as in previous years. Caine, do you think this will make people live!"
"I said Gail, don't complain. You should be glad that Stormwind City just asked us to pay double the tax, instead of letting us hand over all the gains." Next to the young man, an adult man in his thirties couldn't help but persuade: "I heard that many places on the land have been attacked. Stormwind City is now expanding its army significantly, so the tax will naturally increase a little compared to previous years."
"It's double, not a little." Gail was still full of resentment: "If they hadn't insisted on increasing the tax, I would still sleep at home now! Instead of hiding in the snow pile waiting to catch the snow deer, Ah Yeh, this ghost weather, I'm almost frozen."
"Speak quietly!" Cain quickly reminded: "I seem to smell the snow deer. Although they are only low-level monsters, their speed is faster than mid-level monsters. Once they are alarmed, do you think our two legs can run beyond their four legs?"
"I understand." He didn't dare to complain anymore, Gale quickly lowered his head, and even his breath was hidden in an instant. This was the breath-catching technique that almost everyone who hunted them could do. Otherwise, it would be not easy to hunt those clever and cunning snow-land monsters.
Sure enough, Kain is worthy of being an experienced hunter. Not long after he finished speaking, a large number of snow deer gathered in groups, like a white torrent, slowly entering the valley. Although there were as many as thousands of snow deer, their formation was not at all confused or crowded.
Gail's eyes were filled with indescribable excitement. He turned to look at Cain beside him to say something, but was stopped by Cain with the strictest gaze. However, it was obvious that Cain's harsh gaze also showed a bit of unconcealable joy.
The number of this batch of snow deer was much higher than he expected. As long as they entered the trap, they would not only solve the taxes in Stormwind City, but also have a large amount of snow deer for them to enjoy and spend the upcoming cold winter smoothly.
The climate of the frozen plateau is already very cold. If it is winter, the severe cold will be even more irresistible. Even masters who practice Dou Qi to level seven cannot bear it. Therefore, every village living on the snowy field will reserve enough food for the whole winter before winter comes.
On the plateau, there is a piece of ice that cannot be planted at all, so they can only rely on hunting to maintain their lives. Snow deer is the main source of their food. It can not only be eaten, but also exchanged with the outside towns and villages for some necessary daily necessities.
Finally, under dozens of eager eyes, this huge snow deer with thousands of slowly entered the valley, and they consciously maintained the formation that was most beneficial to them:
The strongest snow deer all stay at the entrance of the valley. Doing so can block the wind for the weak snow deer, and secondly, it can rush out of the valley in time when encountering danger. When the weak snow deer escapes in danger, they may fall in a hurry, causing chaos and delay the escape time of other snow deer. In contrast, the stronger they are obviously less likely to have accidents.
The little snow deer all consciously surround their mothers. The mother will teach them how to use magic and front hooves to break through the wind and snow on the ground and eat the plants and trees hidden below.
Protection and growth are precisely because of the unity of the snow deer herds that they can survive and reproduce on the harsh frozen plateau. Compared to humans, they are the real owners of this frozen plateau, although they have always been at the bottom of the food chain.
The valley is very large, so even though thousands of snow deer were pouring in, there was no crowding at all. Seeing the snow deer leisurely abandoning the ground and looking for food for plants and trees, the hunters lying in the dark couldn't help but be very jealous, but they all knew that it was not time to take action yet.
Every hunter knows how to endure it, so even when facing the temptation of snow deer full of the valley, no one makes any noise. They are waiting, waiting for the best time to come.
The so-called best time is the trap they had set up in the valley before, and they were trapped in a large amount of magic potion. This magic potion is called rosemary, which can invade the depths of every plant and tree in the wind and snow. As long as the snow deer eats enough, it will be eroded by rosemary and become weak and weak. At that time, they can easily harvest this large number of snow deer.
The waiting is always so long, as if a century has passed, the snow deer herd finally ended their feeding. At the same time, they were also eroded by the medicinal power of rosemary. They felt very tired, and then began to hide in a place with less wind and snow in groups.
The wind and snow have covered up all the traces caused by the snow deer. From a distance, they look like piles of snow, as if they are merging with the world outside. This is their natural disguise, but for hunters, this is just the most ridiculous trick.
"It's time!" Cain suddenly let out a low voice. Just as he finished speaking, two griffins cries came from the mouth of the valley.
This is a signal that the attack is about to be launched! Gail looked at Caine's eyes with a hint of admiration, and immediately subconsciously held the weapon in his hand.
Although rosemary is a magic potion, its medicinal power is limited after all, and it can only deal with those weaker snow deer. If they want to harvest this batch of snow deer, they must defeat those strong snow deer that are not eroded by the medicinal power. Even though the snow deer is only the lowest level monster, they are still monsters after all, with magic power that is hard to ignore, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
"Prepare......attack!" Cain suddenly stood up, and almost at the same time, all the hunters lying ambushed in various parts of the valley stood up. However, just as they were about to launch an attack, suddenly, a slight vibration came from the ground.
The earth was shaking, from the beginning, it gradually became violent, and even people couldn't stand firm, let alone the snow deer that was inhabited, one by one, were awakened one by one.
"Not good!" Seeing that the snow deer group was about to flee, Kaine and others quickly launched a charge. If they didn't take action, their previous hardship would be in vain.
The snow deer rushed to the entrance of the valley, and the hunters rushed towards the entrance of the snow deer. A sudden change broke the original fate. In the horrifying eyes of the hunters and the snow deer, a huge beam of light suddenly rose from the ground at the entrance of the valley, crashed into the thick clouds in the sky. In an instant, the wind disappeared and the wind and snow were stagnant!
As the huge beam of light surged into the sky, the vibration of the ground began to intensify rapidly. The snow on the grass and trees in the valley kept falling down. The panicked deer had already completely lost its calm in the face of such a vision, crowded and screamed wildly, and the scene was in chaos.
But Caine and others subconsciously stopped their steps, because at this moment, they all clearly felt a terrible aura spreading. The unexpected changes made dozens of hunters present, and in shock, everyone's faces were filled with bitter smiles.
The huge beam of light that kept swaying was shocked by the wind and clouds in the sky. The beam was in the middle and the ground began to slowly crack. The huge buoyancy activated a mysterious and inexplicable force, constantly clashing upward, crossing the disintegrated clouds and spreading to a higher place in the sky. There was a thunder cloud with infinite lightning.
"roar!"
Chapter completed!