But no matter what, Shi Feng has the freedom to keep his secrets. What's more, if Shi Feng hadn't stepped forward, the Friends of the End of Summer would never have been able to escape the battle with the Shadow of Extreme Cold.
Since Shi Feng didn't take the initiative to speak, Ye Qing and Ge Shengao Xuehua discussed it privately and finally decided not to take the initiative to question the ice boy.
But in addition, the long-term bed rest also made Ye Qing quite irritable. Although Yongdong Station was warm and comfortable, the Friends Society brought a large amount of supplies in late summer, which was enough to turn this place into the most comfortable polar scientific expedition for mankind so far. stand.
Of course, this is not the polar region, but you don't need to worry about these details. After all, even if you reach the polar regions, the climate may not be so bad.
The reason for Ye Qing's irritability is naturally due to his increasingly serious injuries. The Eternal Sky Formation is indeed a double-edged sword that hurts others first, hurting yourself first. Although anyone who has tasted its sweet taste will not give up easily, but He must also bear his many curses.
Ye Qing has officially decided to give up the opportunity to continue studying on her own. She truly understands that although she is still talented, there is still a big gap between her and Ao Xuehua's level of genius. Ge Sheng once tried to teach Her Tiandao Sword, but although Ye Qing is also a user of Qianjie Sword, he has never been able to learn the Tiandao Sword properly. No matter how many times Ge Sheng used it in front of her, he still led her into a meditative state like the original Xia did. Not very effective.
Only then did Ye Qing somewhat believe that when Xia chose his successor, he really didn't just throw rocks at whoever he chose.
Being able to learn the existence of Tiandao Sword overnight like Ge Sheng did, may be what Xia himself is looking for. There are only three people in the world.
But how does this explain Xing Xi and Ao Xuehua’s Tiandao Sword?
After giving up on improving himself, Ye Qing instead chose to conduct research on magical weapons in order to form a high-low match.
When facing weaker enemies, Ye Qing relies on his own level of Qingren, which is pitiful but enough to fool ordinary people. If the opponent is stronger and cannot be dealt with by himself, then he will need magical weapons. This device has little burden on itself but very huge development potential to fight. Although there has been no opportunity to show off this trip to the Forest of Death, after all, the enemies worth fighting are all at the terrifying level, but Ye Qing has also successfully solidified his magic weapon to the storage limit of forty magic, and the energy source it carries has also been increased from the original two standard crystals to six standard crystals. Of course, the only drawback is the consumption of these upgrades. The resources were even larger, and there was no possibility of widespread use. Thinking of this made Ye Qing very frustrated.
Despite this, Ye Qing, who is proficient in magical weapons, already has a strength comparable to level 24. This is already a super scary concept for a little girl who is only fourteen years old. After all, even if you compare it horizontally, Ao Xuehua The City of Eternal Night was also a similar fourteen-year-old back then, but it was no longer Ye Qing's opponent without using dreams.
As for the top method, it is naturally the Hengtian Formation, which although expensive and bulky, is always worth the money.
From the initial crude drawing of the ground as a prison to the current Dragon Formation Totem, the cast forward swing has finally been compressed to the point where it is sufficient for actual combat, but the actual combat power has not dropped significantly. This is basically what Ye Qing is most proud of this year. , the Hengtian Formation was used twice during the trip to the Forest of Death, once to deal with Shadow Phantom, but as soon as they met, he was hooded by a mental attack, and collapsed at the first touch. It can be said to be murderous and heart-breaking. Fortunately, the subsequent confrontation was extremely In the battle of Han Zhiying, Ye Qing relied on the combat power of the Hengtian Formation to successfully provide a fighting fulcrum for the Late Summer Friends Club, proving for the first time that the Hengtian Formation was comparable in terms of pure energy output and rule control. A small part is too small.
From this point of view, the Extreme Cold Shadow, which is extremely resistant to attacks and has a single method, is a very suitable unit for measuring the combat power of the Taiwei Realm. For example, Xingxi has three Extreme Cold Shadows, and Ye Qing’s Eternal Sky Formation There is one like this.
In any case, Ye Qing's combat prowess has been tested in actual combat again after the last battle with Shi Li. After walking out of the Forest of Death, it can be said that it can be said that the founding sect is a generation of heavenly powerhouses. Of course, brackets must be added (only Fighting a Heavenly Realm strongman for an hour), but after all, it sounds much better than Ge Sheng’s Heavenly Realm strongman who only lasts for three seconds, right? It’s even said that Ye Qing has the guts to go back. After this year’s Lan Liu meeting, I finally You can sign up for the illusion of being in the top four.
Having said the relatively happy things, then there are some less happy things.
During this battle, Ye Qing was seriously overdrafted. He had been lying in Yongdong Station for three days. Seeing Xing Xi's injuries recovering little by little, he still showed no signs of improvement. He almost felt bad about himself, even though he worked longer than Ge Chang. , but the warranty period is a little longer than that boy.
If it was just this, forget it, the most terrifying thing was his mental weakness. Recently, in his dreams, Ye Qing could feel the call of the Silent Lake more and more.
This is a very strange and incredible feeling.
Whenever Ye Qing closed her eyes, she would feel that she was at the bottom of a cold, dark lake, with a mother-like voice constantly calling her name, asking her to come and meet her.
At first, she would tell this incident as a joke to her fellow patients in the intensive care unit. However, as time went by, Ye Qing found with some horror that she slept longer and longer, and what she heard The calls she received became clearer and more urgent, until one day, when she woke up from her deep sleep, she suddenly realized that she was tied tightly to the hospital bed, and her limbs were all very strange. Severe pain, as if there was a fierce struggle.
When Ye Qing woke up, Ge Sheng, who had been waiting by her side, told her that she got up unconsciously in the middle of the night, and then walked towards the depths of the sea of roses, that is, the Lake of Tranquility, just like a normal person.
In the previous plan discussion, the Friends Society at the end of summer made a clear decision to set up the tranquil lake in the center as an absolutely prohibited area. Although it is known that the owner of the lake will rarely interfere with the activities on the Rose Flower Sea, no one dares to guarantee that once the tranquility is broken into Lake of Tranquility, will it directly incur an attack from the being who is equivalent to a saint? Therefore, just in case, any attempt to go to the Lake of Tranquility, regardless of the reason, will be forcibly subdued once discovered, and then taken back to Eternal Winter. Ask carefully at the station.
"Fortunately, you were discovered by His Highness the Third Highness. From our point of view, although you didn't speak, your demeanor and movements were not much different from usual ones." Ge Sheng said seriously: "We all thought you were getting up at night or going to You were taking some time alone outside, but His Highness was the only one who judged your state and stopped you."
"However." Ge Sheng paused and looked at the rope on her body: "It is difficult for us to wake you up using ordinary methods. At the same time, Sister Xuehua said that if we use some drastic measures, it may cause additional damage to you, so we have no choice but to Use physical means to immobilize you to prevent you from wandering around."
"Because, in your sleep, you always want to go to the Lake of Tranquility."
Ye Qing remained silent.
She had a hard time finding excuses for her actions, but that fact made her very, very unhappy.
He actually lost control of his body and was summoned by the Lord of the Lake unconsciously. In addition to being angry, this feeling was also a bit humiliating, but he had nothing to do.
Maybe I can still keep myself awake, but judging from the previous situation, within the summoning range of the Lord of the Lake, the degree and frequency of my sleepiness are much higher than ordinary situations. Aoxuehua, who was still the chief physician, mistakenly thought that it was due to excessive mental exertion that the natural fatigue increased. At this time, Ye Qing actually missed why he didn't ask Christie for some of her refreshing candies when he came. Although Aoxue said Hua had warned himself that even the most harmless of those candies was far more addictive than any natural hallucinogen currently available to humans, but under current circumstances, instead of worrying about the possibility of addiction, Lake The danger under the control of the master is probably much greater.
Of course, if we really want to say something worth celebrating, then the Lord of the Lake's control over herself is still very low-level physical control, which cannot affect her spirit, let alone perform some delicate operations, such as unfolding the eternal sky. Formation or something, otherwise the Late Xia Friends Club would really have to pay a higher price if they wanted to stop her, and there was even a huge possibility of failure.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing asked Ao Xuehua about the work progress.
Although Ye Qing is nominally the highest commander of this operation, on the one hand he was seriously injured, and on the other hand most of the things that happened after entering the sea of roses were directly related to Ao Xuehua, so now Ao Xuehua, He is the leader responsible for all the chores of the Friends Club in late summer, whether it is the search for Mo Xiaojing, the collection of snow-colored rose flowers, the study of their properties, and the investigation of the geography and characteristics of the sea of roses, this seems a bit... This useless project is actually related to the success rate of transplanting snow-colored rose flowers to the outside world.
Because regardless of any consideration, even if this semi-permanent Everwinter Station has been established, in the foreseeable time, the Friends Society will not organize a second expedition to the Forest of Death in late summer. This Everwinter Station is different from It is to prepare for the subsequent inspection, but rather to commemorate and declare sovereignty, so this time I must complete all the projects I can think of to avoid the need to visit the Forest of Death for the second time.
From Ao Xuehua's answer, Ye Qing learned that most of the current projects were nearing completion, and the search for Mo Xiaojing had basically confirmed bankruptcy. Except for the initial signs of Mo Xiaojing's activities, After expanding the search scope, basically nothing was found. The report given by Shi Feng was that it was roughly certain that Mo Xiaojing had been here, but he had left early, and it was not even ruled out that the time of his departure was between the Friends Club and the Shadow of Extreme Cold in late summer. Before the battle.
At this time, even Ye Qing had to admire the president. This operation was originally organized more out of concern for him, just to facilitate rescue in case of emergency. After all, the Friends Society at the end of summer The lineup of members, no matter how underestimated, is far superior to that of Mo Xiaojing, not to mention that now with the help of Xingxi, even when encountering enemies of the level of Extreme Cold Shadow, they can confront enemies head-on and find appropriate ways to deal with them. Said, but unexpectedly, Mo Xiaojing could really travel through the entire Forest of Death alone as he said before, basically without encountering any powerful enemies, and could leave safely while successfully reaching the sea of roses. This made Ye Qing, who initially formed this expeditionary force, couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
"Of course we have our own value in coming." Ao Xuehua said, not knowing whether it was for comfort or seriously: "After all, he is only one person, although he may carry a large capacity of space items and bring back no less snow-colored roses than us. , but judging from Shi Feng’s observations, although he took away some of the snow-colored roses, the absolute number was not on the same order of magnitude as ours. On the other hand, it was difficult for him to make a systematic environmental assessment of the sea of roses. , so our trip here is of irreplaceable value.”
"What's more." Aoxuehua paused: "Let's not mention the rare specimens and the final snow-colored roses we collected along the way. Just from the battle with the Extreme Cold Shadow, the insights and knowledge gained in the field can not only be exchanged Prepare high-end materials for our respective countries, and just share them with the academy. This is a wealth that can hardly be measured in money, and this is something that Mo Xiaojing cannot do no matter what. As long as we can all return , there will be no casualties, then this expedition to the Forest of Death, although I did not support it at first, has actually benefited a lot."
Although Ye Qing understood that Aoxuehua was more motivated to relax his mind, after all, this trip to the Forest of Death was organized by himself, but now he has discovered that even if his group does not come, Mo Xiaojing He was able to arrive and return safely as he expected. It was okay that there was no loss now. Once a loss occurred later, this would be a huge psychological pressure that Ye Qing, as the leader, would be difficult to bear no matter what.
But even so, what Ao Xuehua said is basically the truth, so if no accidents happen and the Friends Club returns smoothly at the end of summer, then this adventure will have a glorious and victorious ending.
However, the only thing to fear is fear itself.
If the Friends Club does not return smoothly at the end of summer, even if only one person is lost, it will be an immeasurable huge loss. Although everyone has the consciousness to die here before coming, facts have also proved that if there are fewer people coming, At least, even if Lobel had not followed him without authorization, this trip would not have been so lucky.
But Ye Qing still feared the worst possibility.
Especially when she discovers that she is likely to become a dangerous fuse.
"What about other matters?" Ye Qing continued to ask, thinking about his next plan.
"The collection of snow-colored rose flowers was basically completed yesterday. We collected three different subspecies found here. Although it is roughly judged that there are subtle differences in shape, we still brought them all back for safety reasons. The total number may be close to One ton of wet weight, even if we don't succeed in cultivating it in the end, can be enough for my family to use it for twenty years if used properly," Ao Xuehua said.
"In addition, the research on the properties of snow-colored rose flowers has basically come to an end. The facilities here are limited after all, and my own professional level also has great limitations, so more tests must be brought back to the master. To complete it, the basic original data has been recorded.”
"In addition, the geographical investigation of the Snow Rose flower has proved that even if the Snow Rose flower is placed in an environment above zero, this plant can still grow, but it is not as vigorous as before. It is basically certain that it can be cultivated indoors with high-quality properties. By using two methods: indoor cultivation and outdoor large-scale temperature-controlled cultivation, we can even strive to improve varieties without changing the efficacy of the medicine."
"However, in general, the Os Empire is not suitable for planting snow-colored rose flowers. I am afraid we have to ask for your help to open a relatively large planting field in the north of the Orchid Leaf Empire, and only keep it within the Os Empire. Several small-scale indoor cultivation chambers.”
Ao Xuehua's answer was extremely detailed. In addition to being cautious, it also had the intention of distracting Ye Qing.
However, after Ye Qing listened, the first words he spoke were particularly calm and heavy.
"In this case, we can leave."
Ye Qing solemnly put forward his suggestion, and Ao Xuehua did not hesitate at all. She even said that when she was talking to Ye Qing, she had a premonition of the request that Ye Qing would make next.
At the end of summer, the Friends Society had spent four days in the sea of roses, including the first day of construction of the Everwinter Station. During these four days, basically all the planned work had been completed. The only thing What was dragged down was nothing more than a few seriously injured people, especially Ye Qing's unstable state and the field experiments conducted by Ao Xuehua.
Although Aoxuehua is very optimistic, the various raw data obtained from various tests using the freshest experimental materials in the place of origin are always difficult to replace. However, despite this, Aoxuehua is also slowly completing the test. Regarding her work, although the information exchanged with Ye Qing was somewhat exaggerated, overall, Aoxuehua was able to basically put down the work at hand and prepare to evacuate.
Ye Qing's condition, which was originally a high priority, has now become an important factor in leaving as soon as possible. Since it was confirmed that Ye Qing would be controlled by the Lord of the Lake in his sleep, Ye Qing has been monitored by the Third Highness and Ge Sheng full-time 24 hours a day. To prevent her from breaking into the Lake of Tranquility unconsciously again, this kind of monitoring is about to come to an end now, because the Friends Society has officially decided to evacuate at the end of summer.
The four days in the sea of roses were a rare and unique experience for anyone in the Friends Club at the end of summer. Qi Xia and Zhou Xing also used their own Feixin Gym spirit to record the records with the shadow yarn at hand. With a large amount of first-hand materials, Qi Xia announced that she would use these materials to no longer just print one issue of the Feixin Diary for promotion, but to produce a series of video albums about the sea of roses, which she believed would be a huge hit.
Apart from the words "big sale", this idea was rare for all members of the Friends Club to agree to this idea at the end of summer. For this reason, Ao Xuehua specially assigned Luo Beier to them to be responsible for some of the framing and styling settings.
Therefore, when the final order to evacuate was given, although everyone was more or less reluctant to leave, they also understood that this sea of roses, which was as beautiful as a fairyland on earth, was indeed not a place to stay for a long time.
Since the sled was destroyed, due to the lack of some materials, it was impossible to replicate another sled, so the next best thing was to make a small warm sedan and fix it on the back of the blazing spirit for Ye Qing's use. After recuperating, instead of recovering, the girl became even weaker and haggard.
The snowfield outside the sea of roses was cold and cruel, but the Friends of the End of Summer, which had initially accomplished its set goal, did not have much nostalgia. Ye Qingwei was lying on the warm sedan chair, and Chi Ling understandingly released some areas to cover her. She looked around the wind and snow, and saw only that vast expanse of white everywhere she looked. Although all the shadows of extreme cold had been released, the ice storm on the snowfield had a vague feeling of getting more intense.
Although there was no clear evidence, Ye Qing vaguely understood that this was the Lord of the Lake trying to "save" them.
Without too many words, the Friends Club set out on its way home at the end of summer. Although the scenery along the way was harsh, fortunately, we were well prepared. The straight-line distance back from the ice field was only about a hundred kilometers, even if the speed was hindered by wind and snow. There is a limit to it, and you can definitely get out of the snowfield within two days. Once you leave the snowfield, with the protection of Xingxi, the final journey home can basically be guaranteed to be safe and worry-free.
But no one expected that after only half a day, the group of friends from the Late Summer Friendship Society would see the boundary of the snowfield.
The first person I saw was Ye Qing. She had been drowsy, but she became more and more determined that she could not fall asleep easily, so she kept trying to open her eyes wide and look into the distance. Because of this, when that soft touch of beauty in the distance When the white color entered her eyes, she immediately realized what was happening.
What happened next proved Ye Qing's judgment. Everyone in the Friends Club at the end of summer had livid faces, looking at the sea of blooming roses in front of them, they couldn't believe that all this was true.
But this is probably the truth that I least want to believe.
"How is it possible?" Ao Xuehua murmured while standing in the wind and snow. President Zangxue, who had always been well-informed, found for the first time that things were completely out of his control, and he couldn't even understand what happened.
"Among our group, those responsible for the direction and route are Chi Ling and Xing Xi. If we talk about the familiarity with the Forest of Death, then there is probably no one in the world who can surpass them." Qi Xia said calmly, this Zi Wei Emperor Xing was not that confused, but his tone was somewhat helpless: "So the ordinary loss in wind and snow is probably nonsense to us, but if anyone can blind their consciousness and make them make mistakes in their judgment, then I can't I can’t believe it.”
"We are taking the right path." At this moment, Xingxi fell from the sky coldly. There was no expression on her beautiful face, such as surprise or confusion, only a serious look of determination: "It's just that I think, now we don't have any The right path has been taken.”
"A saint?" Ye Qing said on the warm sedan chair: "Is it related to Xiao?"
"Of course it has something to do with that princess." Ao Xuehua smiled and said coldly: "But if she said that she created the current situation, then she would be looking down on the princess of the sea. I want to trap us in The one here is probably the one in the lake."
"Isn't the Lord of the Lake the Princess of the Sea?" Zhou Yan looked confused.
Qi Xia smiled and explained: "The current owner of the lake is indeed Xiao, but the Lake of Tranquility is not a simple corpse."
"It is the remnant of the most powerful ancient god in ancient times." Chi Ling said slowly: "It has been seeking resurrection for hundreds of thousands of years. It is even said that the lords of the past lakes are only one of its methods. However, due to its own trauma, It is too serious, saying that he is still alive even though he is dead is too much praise. Now, if we interpret it as being trapped by it in our own broken kingdom of God, it would be a bit more appropriate."
"So." Ye Qing frowned: "The moment we walked into the sea of roses, we entered its divine kingdom?"
"If that's the case, why would it let us leave? And use such clumsy means to prevent us from leaving?"
"Because its power is extremely limited." Qi Xia said thoughtfully: "It does not want us to find out that we have entered its divine kingdom, and the phenomenon of your weakness and loss of control in your sleep during this period, Princess, is probably due to This Kingdom of God has something to do with it, but it wasn’t until it confirmed that we were about to leave that it was finally exposed that it wanted to keep us here even if it exposed its trump cards.”
"The Lord of the Lake never interferes with the entry and exit of the outside world." Chi Ling muttered: "At least it has never been since I can remember. If this time is an exception, it means that there is someone among us who wants to get it at all costs. thing."
"That thing." Ye Qing smiled on Chi Ling's back and spoke lightly.
"It's me, right."
