"What the hell is this place!" Bell gasped, finally holding back a sentence, "Let's rest for a while, I can't walk!"
"It's really time to take a rest." Amberly rarely agreed with the opinion of the Beron people, although she couldn't see too much fatigue. "The terrain here is very high, and the body is more likely to feel tired. If you move forward forcefully, it may happen.
It’s dangerous.”
"Okay." Lily clapped her hands, "Then let's rest for a while, eat something, and then continue walking?"
Bell breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the snow, grabbed a snowball and rubbed his cheeks. Lily looked at the mountains in the mist in the distance, slightly in a trance. Al stayed with her quietly - because he had gained more
Being close to a human body, his combat ability has not improved much, but after all, he is still a machine man and will not be affected by the terrain and environment.
Amberli opened a bag she carried with her and took out pastries and warm honey water to give to everyone. Lily asked Amberli and learned that it was a set of kitchen utensils with secret techniques, personally presented to them by the Queen of Galaria.
An Elna woman who loves cooking. It can not only process ingredients quickly, store and maintain food temperature for a long time, but can also complete various complex cooking without relying on flames.
She thought of Yuffie again. If the witch was here, there must be a way to keep everyone alive and quickly climb the mountain. But Yuffie had her own things to do, and this belonged to Lily - and September
The task must be completed by herself.
What they were trying to climb was the second highest peak of the Impasse Mountain Range. It was the third day after reaching the foot of the mountain, and they had just reached the halfway point of the mountain. The peak was called White Blade, and no one had accurately measured its height, but it was estimated that it would not be lower.
At 10,000 meters. According to historical records, more than a dozen adventurers who were not afraid of death have tried to climb it, but no one has successfully reached the top.
The factor that hinders the climb to the top is not just the height. Similar to the Sea of Storms in the center of the eastern ocean, the magic in the entire Impasse Mountain Range is in a state of chaos - Yuffie once mentioned that this is because the edge of the magical network is located here.
The magic power existing in nature and the laws of gods confront each other, forming a strong magic storm. Affected by this, the two kilometers at the top of the mountain are always shrouded in blizzards and fog, and all magic and divine spells cannot operate normally, making it difficult to use magic.
Crossing the barrier has also become a fantasy.
"So, how far is it?" Bell looked up at the top of the mountain and said vaguely while pouring wine into his mouth. "If we continue climbing, I'm afraid we will die before we reach the top.
Come on! Then I won’t do it!”
"No one asked you to climb to the top of the mountain." Lily glanced at the Beron people with contempt, "Even our 'old friends' wouldn't live in that kind of place? It's just that they have a special way.
, just so that others can’t find them.”
"It's okay, it's okay." Even Amberley breathed a sigh of relief and added while stroking her chest, "Otherwise, I would have to consider giving up."
Lily glanced at the Elna woman. During the journey, she asked Amberly several times why she wanted to come with her, but the other party just shook her head mysteriously and claimed, 'It's just a private matter, don't worry about it.'
Could it be said that she met one of her 'old friends'? This is possible - the Elna people are a race that believes in the Edda, and those 'old friends' who are not too conservative have a lot of questions about their opinions when they go out to hang out.
There will always be a little more good feelings.
"Okay, let's keep going?" She put away these useless thoughts, stood up, and patted the snow flakes off her clothes, "After all, I promised you, it wouldn't be a bad idea to come back earlier."
A group of four people picked up their luggage and continued to climb up a steep slope that could hardly be called a road.
Lily walked at the front of the team, constantly stopping to look for her familiar smell in the air. Alphonse followed closely behind her, carefully paying attention to the surrounding environment. Snowy mountains are not safe except for avalanches and mountain bodies.
Beyond the landslide, some beasts or magical creatures that have lived here for a long time, due to the harsh climate, will viciously attack any prey that comes their way - including humans.
Of course, ordinary beasts can no longer defeat Lily and others. The strongest 'enemies' the group encountered on the snow-capped mountains were six winter wolves - magical beasts with snow-white fur and more than twice the size of common gray wolves.
.Their intelligence is slightly lower than that of humans. Some winter wolves understand the languages commonly used nearby, but rarely communicate with humans - in their view, they are just a pile of food.
To an ordinary adventurer, this would be a disaster, but Lily and the others did not take action at all. The female mercenary stopped Bell who was about to try with the scimitar in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and released the aura of "September".
The group of winter wolves hesitated for a while, feeling that the prey in front of them could not be eaten, turned around and ran away with their tails between their legs.
"They are considered members of our race, so let's let them go." She glanced at the dissatisfied Belon people and explained.
When the sun was about to sink into the back of the mountain, they climbed about another kilometer. Lily stopped again, turned her head and sniffed back and forth, showing a satisfied look.
"This is it." The female mercenary licked her lips, "After hundreds of years, the methods they use to hide their home are still exactly the same as before?"
She turned to a seemingly thick rock wall and walked straight in without hesitation, then turned around and waited. Al followed in the next moment, followed by Amberley, and after nearly a minute, Bell finally
He reappeared in Lily's sight with a confused look on his face.
"It's really strange." He muttered, "It feels like a normal rock, but you can walk directly into it. What kind of witchcraft is this?"
"Is it just a simple illusion? When you are determined to move forward, it will become ineffective." Lily replied nonchalantly, "I'll ask Yuffie about the specific principles later. Now we have to continue on our way."
She turned back and was still walking at the front of the team. Behind the rock wall was a winding cave with no traces of stalactites and stalagmites. It seemed that it was entirely man-made. A weak and refreshing wind blew from afar.
The air in the cave was kept fresh, and there was also a very faint but long-lasting smell of her father - it was impossible for ordinary people to distinguish it, but she smelled this smell and was sure that the entrance was hidden here.
The passage is very long, and some unknown plant grows on the rocks at the top of the cave. It has small round flowers and casts a soft orange light. This must be the work of those 'old friends' who are good at creating plants, Lily
I thought that since they were still alive, the environment inside should not be much different from the past.
The familiar smell in the air became clearer and clearer. As she imagined the scenery she was about to see and the people in her memory, she felt a little worried...or afraid.