Under the command of Captain Gloria, Cloud Whale Sky Island circled around Osor Mountain for several times before slowly sinking and landing in a hidden valley, surrounded by towering snow peaks and mountains.
It is sheltered by tall and tall cedar trees, making it a suitable hiding place. More importantly, it is not far from the top of the mountain and can be reached on foot in half an hour, making it convenient for Ringer and others to observe the stars from a high place and determine their course.
The reason why we don’t park directly at the top of the mountain is because it would be too conspicuous and easy to be discovered. Although the top of Mount Osor is more than 7,000 meters above sea level, generally speaking, no one will be bored here for a walk.
, but what if you encounter such a lunatic? Ringer thought it would be better to be cautious, and Captain Gloria accepted his advice humbly.
If it were another captain, I'm afraid that might not be the case.
The sound of the sky island landing made the ground of the valley tremble slightly. The large cedar trees growing in the valley shook their branches and leaves one after another, shaking off the snow all over them. The dust covered with snow spread like mist, and in the sunshine
Under the light, it sparkles with little bits of fluorescence, which looks quite beautiful.
"The first person to log in is me, Alice!"
As soon as it stopped, the impatient golden-haired maid couldn't wait to jump off the boat, landed steadily with a relatively difficult juggling move, and then sneered disdainfully: "Oh, this height is not enough for me, Lady Alice.
It’s so relaxing... hiss! It’s so cold!!!”
A biting cold wind blew through the valley, whistling in the valley. The wind also carried ice shards just scraped off the frozen cliffs, like countless sharp daggers.
Even the coldest and most stubborn stone on the Mt. Peak will be riddled with holes by them, let alone a fragile human being. Unprepared, Alice only felt a cold chill running down her spine, arms and cheeks.
There was a sharp pain all over the exposed skin, and even the blood was about to freeze.
The golden-haired maid subconsciously hugged her arms and shrank inward, trying to reduce the area she was exposed to the cold wind. She shivered and said, "What's going on? Isn't there magical elf magic? Why is it still so cold? Could it be that
The fairy magic used by the landlady is fake and useless?"
"Oh, Alice, if you say that, will I be angry?"
The gentle voice of the landlady came from above: "I've told you a long time ago that the fairy magic can only help you adapt to the environment here and not cause physical discomfort due to lack of oxygen and high pressure, but it cannot help you ignore the temperature."
The average altitude of the Eastern Alps is more than five thousand meters. Starting from the mountainside of about three thousand meters, it is completely covered with snow. The temperature gets lower as you go up. But now they are close to the top of the mountain, and the temperature is even colder.
It is always below zero degrees all year round, even colder than the Ice Moon in Nimshel City. Alice did not take any protective measures and just jumped in wearing a maid uniform. She was not frozen into a stupid dog on the spot. She was already considered
Very energetic.
Others thought they were not as brave as her, so they all put on the cold-proof suits carefully prepared by the landlady: thick flannel cotton coats, hand-woven felt hats and scarves, warm deerskin gloves and deerskin boots.
After wrapping himself tightly, he came to the ground. He was not afraid of the cold wind coming from all directions and seemed calm and unhurried.
Leticia and Semi were laughing at Alice because she wanted to save face. She was unwilling to wear warm clothes because she was too ugly. Now she was frozen like a stupid dog. Merdine kindly reminded her not to be brave anymore and to go back and change.
Let’s put on some clothes. After struggling for a while between face and dignity, Ai-chan decisively gave in and ran back to the Fairy Sleep Inn dejectedly, put on the cold-weather suit she disliked again, and announced herself when she appeared again.
He has been resurrected with full health, but the low temperature at the 7,000-meter peak is nothing more than that.
This kind of behavior of forgetting food and not fighting will be taught a lesson sooner or later, so Linger didn't bother to pay attention, automatically ignored it, and started to issue tasks to everyone - well, it should be said that under the instruction of Captain Gloria,
Start issuing tasks to everyone.
The first mate Shelia, the navigator and helmsman Ietta, the logistics staff Lorena, and Ovela who is afraid of the cold, are responsible for staying on the ship to prevent unexpected situations.
The ship's medical apprentice, Metien, was carrying a small basket and planned to go around the valley to collect some plants that are special to the alpine and cold zones to prepare for his future studies - because Cloud Whale Sky Island has four seasons all year round.
It was all as warm as spring. This type of plant is relatively rare on the island, so it really needs to be stocked in advance. Sister Livia accompanied her to protect her safety. In addition, Xie Mi also followed shamelessly.
Leticia also wanted to follow her to prevent the despicable Xie Mi from taking advantage of her. Unfortunately, before she could speak, her grandma grabbed her by the collar and planned to take her to perform a more important task: to inspect the surrounding areas.
situation, discover certain dangerous monsters in advance, and expel or destroy them depending on the degree of danger. The boss Shesta will follow them to perform this task. If they encounter aliens who can communicate, she will come forward to explain the situation to avoid triggering
Conflict. Even in the depths of this rarely visited snowy mountain, the reputation of traveler fairies among aliens is still worthy of trust.
The remaining people went to the top of the mountain to carry out the main mission, including the captain Gloria, the ship's chaplain Ringo, the ship's doctor Saint Sharia, the bosun Xino, and the little shrimp Alice who can be sacrificed as cannon fodder when necessary - although
The golden-haired maid herself was very dissatisfied with this statement, but due to the deterrence of the captain's musket, she still swallowed it in frustration and secretly vowed in her heart that one day she would prove herself and impress everyone. Thirty years of Hedong Three
Ten years in Hexi, don’t bully young girls into poverty!
After a short rest, the group left the valley and headed towards the top of the mountain.
Although it is a plateau snow-capped mountain, it does not mean that there is nothing but snow and ice. It is a land of vitality and barrenness. On the contrary, the vitality from life is not lacking anywhere in the world, whether it is a dark and muddy swamp,
Or the mysterious and profound ocean abyss.
Here, there are two most common plants. One is a large cedar tree that looks similar to a cedar, but is taller and stronger, with a waist circumference that can be hugged by ten people. It grows densely along the winding ridges, as if it is propped up on the snow-capped mountains.
Huge umbrellas. It is clearly a cold winter, but their branches and leaves are extremely lush, and they are also covered with a layer of snow. Any slight movement may cause the snow to shake off and gather together to form a terrifying avalanche.
Therefore, travelers must be careful when walking under the woods to avoid touching the most primitive anger of nature.
The other type is the opposite of low shrubs, which are widely distributed on the plateau and can be seen everywhere. They will be ignored inadvertently. This kind of shrubs will ignore the laws of the seasons and bloom small white flowers from time to time.
At first glance, they look like snow falling on a shrub. After the flowers bloom, they will wither within a few hours and produce small red berries. This shrub is the most important part of the plateau ecology, and they have no other characteristics.
, it’s just that they have tenacious vitality. Many small herbivorous mammals and birds rely on the berries produced by these bushes to survive, and carry their seeds to all corners of the snowy mountains and plateaus. These tenacious seeds can survive in two weeks
Take root, sprout, and form a lush shrub, and then repeat the above process.
"In addition," Ringer added, "Although their flowering time is very short, if the flowers can be picked during the short flowering period, they have become an extremely versatile medicinal material. Taking them directly can promote
It improves blood circulation and speeds up wound recovery; when boiled with water, it can be used to treat frost syndrome that is common in snow-capped mountains. Local residents often collect these flowers, dry them and preserve them for emergencies."
"oh."
Regarding this useless knowledge, the golden retriever maid gave a very cold comment, indicating that she had heard it.
She didn't want to know what the ecology of the plateau was like, nor did she want to know how much these bushes that could be seen everywhere contributed to maintaining the plateau's ecosystem, nor did she want to know whether their flowers could be used to treat diseases...
Unless it's very valuable.
Lin Ge's face was expressionless. Once he was disturbed by this guy, he was no longer in the mood to continue popularizing science.
As everyone gradually moved towards the top of the mountain, walking on the snow became more and more difficult, especially for Lin Ge and the others. The landing time was not very coincidental. There had just been a heavy snowfall yesterday, and the snow covering the ground was enough to flood the ground.
At the knees, one foot is deeper and one foot is shallower. It feels like walking on a swamp that is silted and corrupted. Each step requires more energy than usual.
It is even more torture to face the biting air currents and biting cold temperatures in the mountains. Occasionally when passing through mountain cols or cliffs covered with deep snow, everyone has to slow down and pass carefully to avoid too much movement.
The big one triggered an avalanche.
Affected by the topography and climate, the snow in the Eastern Alps almost never stops. Often the next snow will follow before the last snow melts. The howling wind and snow all year round make this land far away from the world.
It brings about the most dangerous disasters. Sometimes an avalanche can bury hundreds of kilometers of land and devour all living creatures living in it.
In the face of the power of nature, it is difficult for mortals to compete. They can only use their own wisdom and try their best to avoid it. The Xiatuotuo people, an ancient people who have lived in the snow-capped mountains for generations, have summed up some rules in their long hunting life. They can pass
Observe weather changes and airflow movements to accurately predict the scale of the next snowfall; or observe the abnormal behavior of wild animals to determine where avalanches are likely to occur, thereby migrating in advance to avoid natural disasters.
These mountain residents who run on the snow as if they were walking on flat ground are just like the wind-chasing people of the Knights of Leisenwell. They not only adapt to the dangerous environment of nature, but also follow the guidance it gives them, chasing each other according to the laws of the four seasons of the year.
The tail of the snowstorm wanders, migrating from one snowy mountain to another. While avoiding disasters, they also engage in activities such as hunting, gathering, animal husbandry and even simple farming. You can think of them as nomads in the Snowy Mountains.
The plank roads, suspension bridges, rope ladders, wooden stake markers, etc. left by the Xiatuotuo people during their migration process have become guiding stones for those who came after them, helping them find their way on this dangerous seven-thousand-meter peak.
As for getting lost in the depths of wind and snow. It is said that two hundred years ago, when the city government of Heidelbrosburg decided to develop tourism, it prepared various rest and protective facilities for tourists on the way to climb the mountain. The inspiration came from Chateau
The ancient tradition of trusting people.
Two hundred years later, due to the decline of tourism and economic malaise, the city government has long been unable to repair those facilities, and can only let them gradually deteriorate in the wind and snow, until they are buried in the depths of a blizzard.
These original traces left behind always exist. This may prove that time is never the culprit of destroying things, but people's attitude towards it is.
At this moment, Lin Ge and others were walking along a mountain path left by the Xia Tuo Tuo people. This path was located under a steep cliff, and next to it was a bottomless cliff.
The cold wind roared between the smooth cliffs, and the shrill sound was like a wild beast trapped at the bottom of the cliff, making hysterical whines. It made people tremble with fear, fearing that if they accidentally slipped and fell, they would fall.
It's time to go into the abyss to keep company with the beast.
I don’t know how the Xia Tuo Tuo people who migrated in the past dug out this road. They even cut through the frozen cliffs and drove long iron sticks into the rock as hard as cold iron.
Then connect them with chains, thus forming an alternative suspension bridge. People walking on the path only need to reach up, grab the iron rods, and hold on to the chains to move forward, and they can pass this most dangerous journey without any danger.
, even if you accidentally lose your footing, you can still struggle a little and avoid falling into the abyss and dying without a complete body.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, Ringer keenly discovered that several iron rods on this section of the road were brand new, and there were not many traces of wind and snow erosion. In other words, they were not worn out not long ago.
Has anyone maintained them? Presumably not the municipality of Heidelbrosburg, who are not that active and certainly not that rough.
The original owners who left this section of road seem to have never left. They are still moving around the vast mountain snowfield with Osol Mountain as the center, just like their ancestors for thousands of years.
Only then did the young man think of a question: when the local tourism industry was at its most prosperous, the Shatotto people gave up their traditional hunting and nomadic life, chose to go down the mountain and integrate into the human world, and used their rich mountaineering experience to provide services to those who came to pay homage to the saints.
Serving the believers and tourists of the ruins, they can earn a lot of profits every year, which is at least hundreds of times better than their previous life in the snow-capped mountains. However, after the promulgation of the "Religious Decree", this kind of life has also increased with the development of the tourism industry.
The decline is over, and the city government and local residents are still immersed in the good times of the past, unable to extricate themselves. And where should those Shatotto people who have abandoned their traditional concepts go?
Now it seems that they have already made their choice.
The young man was a little surprised. He had thought that after seeing the prosperity and beauty of the civilized world, these Shatoto people might not be able to tolerate themselves returning to the primitive and traditional nomadic life of the past, just like the wandering Moryya people.
, the younger generation is also more inclined to settle in human cities, rather than continue to look for an illusory hometown. The development of civilization will always change many things, and tradition is the most susceptible to impact. Once broken, it is difficult to repair.
Or is it that the Shatoto people who abandoned their traditions in the past are not the same ethnic group as the Shatoto people who still live on the Osol Mountains now?
With some irrelevant doubts, he led his companions to continue moving forward. After walking through this most dangerous road, the rest of the journey became much smoother, at least not so frightening. However, the increase in altitude also caused the temperature to rise.
Getting lower, even with the double protection of goblin magic and cold-proof suits, everyone still began to feel cold. Even the blood and bone marrow began to be eroded by the cold air on the seven-thousand-meter peak, and gradually became stiff.