Before leaving the ice cave, Luo Binhan and Lan Que inspected the damaged gravity device together. Half of the gun handle-like part disappeared, but the metal bottle that stored the items was fortunately preserved.
Lan Que asked Luo Binhan to hold it, and then brought his eye hole closer to take a closer look.
"Hmm... I think I know roughly how this device works. A traveler showed me something similar while he was recovering from his injuries. Let me see... this broken part is the controller, and this good one is Gravity generator. Since the contents stored inside have not fallen out, I think the energy source and circulation circuit have not been damaged."
It made Luo Binhan pull the trigger, but nothing came out of the "muzzle". Lan Que scratched his mandible and continued thinking.
"I guess the console is damaged." it said. "Your things are still in the gravity device, but we can't send the command to cancel the gravity distortion, so we can't take them out. Maybe when we find the right one The materials will fix it.”
This cannot be said to be good news for Luo Binhan, but it is not the worst either. He was mentally prepared that all the items inside would be damaged, so he wasn't too disappointed.
"Are you sure you can fix it?" he asked.
Lan Que seemed unsure, but said that if there was a structural diagram, he could give it a try. It also very tactfully asked Luo Binhan where the parameter description sheet that came with this skeletal overalls was - usually a few lightweight sheets used to record the previous owners, performance limits and built-in spells of the overalls. Under normal circumstances, mages will put it together with their work clothes as a seal or lining.
Luo Binhan remembered that he seemed to have seen something similar to a piece of paper before opening the freezing chamber. They were attached to the cabin as a seal, and then were torn into two pieces by Luo Binhan, which was obviously irreparable. He could only insist that he had never seen such a thing.
So they began to discuss how to find the keeper's cabin and Luo Binhan's companions. According to Luo Binhan's estimation, the location where he woke up Lan Que was at least twenty kilometers away from the keeper's hut, and after that Lan Que took him and ran about one kilometer away. The twists and turns on the way have made Luo Binhan lose his sense of direction, but he can still roughly remember some of the landforms he saw on the way, especially the vast ice field outside the cabin. If he could return to the border area of the ice sheet again, he would be very confident that he would be able to find the hut.
Lan Que suggested that it could fly high into the sky to find the ice field Luo Binhan wanted, or simply release a flash of magic as a distress signal. Both options were quickly rejected by them, because there was no doubt that the killer was now closer to them. They must operate as quietly as possible.
"Okay," Lan Que said, "I have some ideas here. Since you and my former mentor walked to the freezer completely and were sightseeing along the way, I think the impression of those scenery should still remain. In your head. If we start from the lakeside and walk in reverse, you will be able to recognize the landforms you have seen before. Besides, a formal mage will definitely cast a spell to identify the direction. The road you have walked cannot be a roundabout way. We have gone through many circles, and as long as we choose the right initial direction, there shouldn’t be much problem later. What do you think?”
Although there are some huge mistakes in Lan Que's premise, Luo Binhan feels that the solution it provides is quite good. He decisively agreed, and then described the killer's abilities to Blue Magpie in detail: flying, changing appearance, using shadows to immobilize and kill people, and releasing swarms of insects from the shadows - he was still not sure that the gray insects themselves were shadows. Extended, or simply hidden in the shadows.
Lan Que listened to his description attentively, and then kept nodding: "Okay, okay, it's very interesting - oh, I mean it's scary. It sounds more like some kind of ancient law, or something given to me." A magic warrior with specific spell effects... You also said that my former mentor once hit her on the back of the head with a large piece of ice, but nothing happened to her? This is information worth thinking about. A normal mage will not let others Hitting herself in the back of the head, she must be very confident in the strength of her body. Let me think about it, it might be a shadow warrior, a nightmare lord, or a demon heart... Wait, wait, is it possible? Is she a liquid metal robot? As long as someone uses enchantment magic to tie some evil ghost shadows to her..."
Luo Binhan began to realize that this ally was a bit different from the mage he imagined, especially when dealing with emergencies. He interrupted the other's thoughts and reminded it that it was time to take action. They delayed for a long time, fearing that the killer had noticed his narrow escape from death.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I have some professional habits." Lan Que said, "And, I seem to have forgotten to ask your name?"
Luo Binhan was about to throw out the pseudonym he had used before, but after a moment of pause he said: "My name is Luo Han."
After getting to know each other, Luo Binhan and the White Tower apprentice walked out of the ice cave together. Before leaving, he wanted to take away the blue flame that burned the ice wall, but Lan Que told him that "fairy fire" is constant until the effect disappears. It can determine the size of the flame at most, but it can only remain at That position burns.
This incident made Luo Binhan realize the difference between Master Baita and Gu Yuolv. He couldn't evaluate Lan Que based on his experience with Jing Huang, so he further asked Lan Que about the details of some spell effects, and the answer he got was really not optimistic.
Among the spells they may use next, "simple floating" can allow the blue magpie to fly slowly in the air within ten hours, but the extra weight it can bear is limited, and it cannot fly with Luo Binhan for a long time in the air environment. "Conversation with Thoughts" is a long-term effect that allows the caster to communicate with the designated target within fifteen meters. In fact, Blue Magpie had automatically released this spell when they first met, because the skeleton overalls did not have a sound device. "Antifreeze Oil" is perhaps the spell that best meets current needs. It can cause the target's skin to exude a phlogiston oil within twelve hours, maintaining its body temperature at a normal level. Since Luo Binhan's antifreeze suit was damaged (Lan Que temporarily buried the broken part in Luo Binhan's flesh to prevent oxygen from leaking out), this spell on his abdomen was indeed indispensable.
Luo Binhan walked a few steps while holding on to the ice wall. He still felt a dull pain in his left arm and ribs, and a terrible hollow feeling in his abdomen, as if the flesh and blood there were just a pure illusion. Lan Que told him that this was the sequelae of the healing spell, so he ignored it.
The blue magpie floated next to him, its two leg bones hanging weakly, and its hands holding a ball of light. This spell is called "Life Detection" and can detect the existence and general direction of life within a hundred meters nearby.
"But this spell is not very reliable." Lan Que said, "It is not like 'life perception', 'remote viewing' or 'soul detection', which can tell you what the detected life is. It also cannot distinguish between animals and Plants cannot detect bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms, and can easily be deceived by other spells...I guess this is why it is placed in the basic universal project."
Despite this, Luo Binhan still feels that it is suitable for their current situation. There are no natural plants on this planet, so they can use this spell to protect themselves from bugs and the killer.
They walked carefully along the shadow of the iceberg, trying to avoid exposing themselves to the view from above. It took extra time, but eventually got them to the lake safely. It was getting dark at this time, and Luo Binhan secretly observed behind the ice slope hundreds of meters away from the point where he fell off the cliff. He didn't see any swarm of insects or the shadow of the girl. Everything was as it was when he first arrived, not even a trace of blood was left.
This discovery made Luo Binhan feel sad and happy. Of course he didn't want to bump into the killer, but the signs by the lake seemed to indicate that Jing Huang and the others had not come to look for him. Are they still unaware of their disappearance? Or has something happened in the hut so that they have no time to look for themselves?
He suppressed his chaotic thoughts and managed to identify the direction before nightfall, so that Blue Magpie could cast a constant pointer spell to prevent getting lost. Soon there was a glowing arrow inside the light ball held by the blue magpie, pointing towards the dark night in the distance.
"Okay, let's get started now." Lan Que whispered in his consciousness, "God, I haven't experienced such an... off-plan adventure. I really hope the two of us can get it done."
