Large chunks of ice crystals stood around. Because of the cold, even the brown rocks on the mountain wall were covered with a layer of white frost. The collapsed buildings embedded in the mountain were also covered with a thick layer of ice crystals.
Jiang Bai felt that this should be the road that once led to the top of the mountain, but it later collapsed and buried the road.
"Huh? There are traces of climbing here." Jiang Bai moved closer to the wall and observed carefully.
It is suspected that a hard object such as crampons was inserted into the ice and the traces were left by climbing up bit by bit.
He tried to look up, but the torch was not bright enough to illuminate farther.
"This should be the trace left by Katis, right?"
These traces still look very new, and they seem to have been left some time ago. There is no rain or snow in this sealed cave, so these traces are completely preserved.
Some time ago, Katis came to the snow-capped mountains and was obsessed with climbing to the top.
Apart from the traces left by Katis, Jiang Bai could not think of anyone else.
"should be."
Abedo came over and looked upward along the traces.
Katis has been exploring the snowy mountains for many years, so it is normal for him to find a way to the top of the mountain.
"There seems to be a passage up there. It's too dark to see clearly."
"Then let's go up and have a look!"
It is not easy to climb on such smooth ice. Jiang Bai stuck the torch on the ground, took out tools such as crampons and ice hooks, and first made holes in the wall that could be used for strength. Then move upward little by little.
Albedo held a light source to illuminate him.
This job was not easy at all. After climbing a few meters, Jiang Bai felt that he had lost consciousness in his hands and feet again. The gloves could not keep him warm at all, and his fingers were frozen and blue under the strong cold.
Even the eyebrows, eyelashes and even hair were covered with a layer of white frost due to the combination of exhaled air and the ultra-low temperature.
If he had another big beard, Jiang Bai could cosplay Santa Claus.
"It's so cold... Could this be the center of the cold weather in the entire snow-capped mountains?"
At this moment, Jiang Bai wished he could wrap himself up in a big quilt or jump into the fire to keep warm. He felt like he was about to freeze into ice and wither.
It was unbearable for his physical condition. I really don’t know how the adventurer persisted.
Abedo nodded, "Probably. The leyline energy here is quite strong, and it would be dangerous for ordinary people to stay here for a long time."
If the guess is correct, Katis probably died because of this too powerful earth energy.
"I'll make you something that can maintain the temperature."
Abedo gave Jiang Bai a live performance on what is called top alchemy. He stretched out his hand, and invisible substances gathered together. Balls of brilliance surged and took shape in his hand, and finally turned into a sphere that exuded warmth. .
In addition to generating heat, he can also emit light. Although the light is not bright, it is enough to illuminate the road in front of him.
"A simple heating device, it should last for a while." Abedo handed this thing that was somewhat similar to a light bulb to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai took the ball, and a warmth came from the ball in his hand, as if he was holding a hot water bottle filled with hot water.
He looked left and right, feeling incredible.
"Isn't this alchemy too convenient? Does this count as making something out of nothing?"
"Alchemy is not created out of nothing, it just uses the transformation of matter. The principles and techniques are relatively complicated. To explain it to you, I need to start with the most basic introduction to alchemy..."
"No, no, it's not important, it's not important..." Jiang Bai quickly stopped Abedo's narration. If he continues, this place will become an alchemy classroom.
Stuffing it into his belt and jamming it, the dreary warmth spread from his waist to his whole body. Jiang Bai felt a lot better now and would not be frozen into ice.
After moving up with difficulty, Jiang Bai finally found a small passage that could only accommodate one person.
To be precise, this is not a passage, but more like a gap formed after the collapse of an ancient building. It was later covered by ice and snow over the years, blocking the upward path.
Then Katis discovered this place, braved the cold that penetrated his bones, broke open the frozen ice, and dug out a passage.
Jiang Bai crawled slowly in the narrow passage that was only large enough for one person to pass. He didn't know how long he crawled before he finally saw the light.
The energy that had almost been exhausted surged out again. He sped up his movements and got out of the hole.
What you see is a very shocking scene.
A huge pillar-like object was nailed to the ground with a hammer. There were mysterious patterns on the pillar. The material looked similar to the base of the Seven Heavens Statue.
The upper half of the pillar was broken open, and the strange luminous crystals wrapped by the stone pillar could be seen inside.
This pillar looked like it had fallen from the sky, falling from the sky like a nail. Because of the huge impact when it landed, it smashed a huge dent into the towering top of the mountain.
At this time, the pit was completely covered by ice. Huge ice ridges grew around the strange stone nails coming from the sky. Its fragments floated in the air and stood still, creating a cold, desolate and dilapidated scene.
Just when Jiang Bai was shocked, Abedo also climbed out of the hole.
Looking at the huge stone pillar like a spike, he opened his mouth in surprise, "Is this?"
He also just knew that there was such a thing on the top of the snow mountain.
Is this the reason why Longcrest Snow Mountain became a snow mountain?
"Katis!"
Jiang Bai saw Katis, whose entire body had turned into ice.
He was now frozen in the ice around the stone nail, maintaining a posture of climbing forward. He stretched out his hand, trying to touch the huge stone nail. However, the closer he got, the stronger the chill became. He turned into an ice wither and was frozen here forever.
Even though he already knew that Katis was dead, Jiang Bai felt an indescribable complexity in his heart when he saw Katis like this.
He spent half his life on this snow-capped mountain, and now he lives and dies here. I don’t know if his wish has come true.
It should have been achieved, after all, he has climbed this peak.
Jiang Bai stepped forward and prepared to move his body out of the ice.
His relics had been frozen into the ice. Jiang Bai and Abedo worked together to bring him down, away from the huge stone nail that seemed magical but brought destruction.
Finding a place with leeward wind, Jiang Bai took out firewood and raised a fire, using the temperature of the flames to keep warm while melting the thick layer of ice on Custer's body, preparing to take down the relics on his body so that he could be cremated.
