Chapter 361 [0358] The End of the Meadow

The mountain on the east side of the Targon Peak is quite steep, but this is not too obvious in the foothills.

In addition, there are rivers with small drops and stable flows everywhere along the way. When climbing the mountain, you can go upstream along the river bank, so Lux and Ino's journey can be said to be quite easy at the beginning.

It is much easier than the devil training in the desert.

However, unfortunately, this relaxing and pleasant journey only lasted for one day.

At noon the next day, when the two people followed the usual activity pattern and rested for two hours against a giant tree, they set out to continue moving forward. After less than two hours, the situation suddenly changed.

In the past day's journey, the river that the two people went upstream became narrower and narrower, and now it can only be regarded as a stream. After two hours of journey today, the stream has disappeared.

Looking at the clear mountain spring gurgling out of the cracks on the stone wall in front of them, Lux and Ino realized that there was no road ahead.

"This is almost the source of the river." Kalya said, "The meltwater from the snow mountain melts below the snow line, seeps into the mountain, and flows out to the surface near this altitude, so from here on, we can't continue to move along the river bank."

"Then what route should we choose?" Lux looked up at the Targon Peak not far away, which was still so high that the top could not be seen, and asked, "Judgment by sight?"

"That's right, the next road can only be judged by yourself, go west, to the highest mountain." Kalya replied, "When Yishiyi, the experience I can impart to you is almost over here. The next journey can only rely on the efforts of the two of you. Compared with other climbers, you are already lucky. On the Targon Peak, having a partner who can be trusted and supported is more important than anything else. "

"Understood!" Lux looked at Ino who kept nodding beside him, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Then climb!"

However, confidence is confidence. When Lux and Ino really started to choose their own path to climb the mountain, the two people really felt the difficulty.

As the altitude increased, after leaving the foothills area, the slope of the mountain increased rapidly. Although the plants became sparser and the visual conditions became better, Lux and Ino found it difficult to find a place to climb.

Before, when they moved along the river and traced the source of the stream, Lux and Ino could see some people from time to time, some Lakor people who worshipped the Targon Peak, some fish and frogs in the water, and some foxes and deer in the forest.

But when they came to a higher place, all they could see was bare meadows and sparse shrubs, with towering stone walls everywhere.

The big rats that occasionally flashed in the shadows of the meadows were the only living creatures they could see at this time.

For ordinary people, seeing such a scene would inevitably make them feel desolate and bleak, but Lux and Ino, who had been on a desert trip, could still feel a different kind of vitality.

Among the low weeds in the meadow, unknown wild flowers were blooming close to the ground. They did not attract bees and butterflies, and the whistling mountain wind was their love song.

"What kind of flower is this?" Lux asked Kalya curiously as they continued to move forward. "There are so many colors, and they all look similar. Are they the same species?"

"It is the same species. It is called Kalya." As an encyclopedia, Kalya naturally recognized these flowers. "Not only the red one is called Kalya, but also the blue, white, and yellow ones. They are the dominant plants in the alpine meadows of Mount Targon."

"Then these low grasses..."

"They are its plants." Kalya obviously understood Lux's question. "The mountain wind here is very strong, and the soil is relatively thin. It can't support big trees. Only these Kalya can thrive."

"What a tough plant." Lux couldn't help but sigh, "It can grow in such a high place..."

"Kalya is just the beginning!" Hearing Lux's words, Kalya smiled and explained, "Although this We have already left the foothills and entered the hillside area, but for many lives living on the Giant God Peak, this level of tenacity is just the beginning - take the splendid sheep you have eaten, for example, the area where the splendid sheep live is far above the red kite. "

"Isn't the forest before the splendid sheep living in the area?" Lux blinked, "I clearly saw a lot of sheep before?"

"Those are not splendid sheep, but local goats." Kalya continued, "This is just the beginning, keep going, you will see more miracles of life!"

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Compared to trekking in the desert, climbing mountains is already a very interesting thing for Lux and Ino. Unconsciously, the meadow under their feet began to become sparse, and the spirited little flower of the red kite gradually began to lose energy.

At the same time, Lux, who was wearing a robe, also clearly felt that the temperature here was getting lower and lower.

Since becoming a transcendent and truly transcendent, Lux's tolerance to temperature has improved a lot.

Even if she was moving forward in the desert, as long as she had enough water, she wouldn't have to worry about heat stroke or sunburn - the extraordinary were extraordinary in a physiological sense.

However, when the mountain wind whistled past her again, Lux felt an indescribable coldness that seemed to be scraping across her bones.

Such a severe cold made Lux couldn't help but shiver and subconsciously wrapped her robe tightly.

But that's not the scariest thing.

What's even more frightening is that next to Lux, Ino also shivered.

The Ice Bloodline also felt the cold, even just a little bit.

Ino, who felt cold for the first time in her life, was stunned. She stood there blankly, paused for a while, and then asked Kalya: "Teacher, I feel a little cold... This is not right."

"Don't be nervous." Kalya comforted him, "It's not serious."

"This is the first time I've felt cold." Ino blinked, still in disbelief, "But there's not even snow here, the ground is moist, and it's not frozen..."

"Because this is not a simple low temperature." Kalya explained, "The mountain wind envelops the energy of the heavens. Under this kind of erosion, even the ice bloodline will find it difficult to resist."

"So...I'll get frostbite too?"

"That's not the case." Kalya denied this statement, "You're just not used to this feeling. It doesn't matter, just move on."

"..."

"There is the snow line ahead. When you see the ice and snow, take off your shoes, and go barefoot, you will find that the mountain wind is nothing more than that." Kalya continued to comfort, "The numbness and pain under your feet will be the best then. Teacher, I will help you get used to this feeling of being enveloped by the light of heaven, so go forward, girls, show off your energy in the devil's training, the more terrifying things are yet to come!"

Kalya's comfort was more like "intimidation", but for some reason, Lux and Ino felt particularly at ease after hearing Kalja's words. The two looked at each other, then smiled and wrapped their arms around each other at the same time. Wrapped in robe.

Walk!

Two hours later, Lux and Ino took off their shoes and left them at the end of the meadow. Then they stepped out with their white feet, finally stepping on a piece of snow that had not yet melted.

The snow line...has arrived.

Kalya’s Little Classroom·Meadow Ecology of Mount Targon:

The alpine meadow ecology of Mount Targon is actually relatively simple. On the one hand, this is due to the energy erosion caused by the radiation of celestial energy. On the other hand, it is also because the alpine meadow area here is relatively narrow. Not only compared with the entire Mount Targon, Completely disproportionate, even compared to other mountains in other Runeterra.