Chapter 217

The villager who had reported the scandals done by Rice and others to Little and others was named Arnold, and he was elected as the representative of the village.

Afterwards, Leeteuk called everyone together, including Rice and the others.

"Ahem, now the village has elected a new village chief, Arnold. Do you have any objections to his appointment?"

Everyone knew that Li Te was asking Rice and others, and when they heard this, they quickly shook their heads.

"Then, regarding the future of the village, many people asked us to collect all the supplies you have and then exile you. But after thinking about it, this matter is inhumane after all, and the mistakes you have made have not been repaid."

"My idea is very simple. You write an IOU and write down all the materials you collected from the village on the IOU, and then slowly repay it with your hunting income in the following days. After it is paid off, You won’t be exploited again, and you don’t have to hand over your personal income to the village. The village chief will only be responsible for managing the normal operation of the village in the future, and he won’t tax you. How about that?”

After hearing this, Rice and others, although unwilling, nodded in agreement.

The ninth-level boss is kind-hearted. It would be better if he doesn't directly silence himself. The relationship between the people in the village and him is not good. For so many years, he has only dared to resist due to his power. How can he make them give up? Such a generous condition shows that Leeteuk and others have been mediating for a long time.

"We have no problem with it," Rice said.

"Okay, you'd better have no objections." Lit nodded. "I don't want you to live in hatred. You came here because you couldn't survive in the south. The conditions here are not good. If you continue to fight among yourself, none of you can survive."

"Similarly, I will leave a beacon in the village. If you dare to violate the contract you signed now, you can try to escape to the ends of the earth and see if we can catch you."

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In short, if you want to live a solid life and don't want to be worried all day long, just be honest. "

After saying these words, Leeteuk looked at Arnold.

"Chief Arnold, from now on, these people will obey your orders."

"I know." Arnold nodded and then came to Rice.

He extended his hand toward Rice.

"When you robbed my things before, I hated you very much and wanted to kill you, but if you are willing to repent, I am also willing to let things go."

"Thank you..." Rice lowered his head in shame, then stretched out his hand and shook it with Arnold.

At least on the surface, the two reached a reconciliation, and Rice would not have the power to resist Arnold in the future.

All their weapons were confiscated, except for the bows and arrows used for hunting and the knives used for skinning wild animals. All the remaining weapons were distributed to other villagers.

They used various means to regain the villagers one by one, and then used their weapons and numerical advantages to bully them.

Today, the number of villagers has exceeded the number of Rice's group. In addition, the weapons have been confiscated, and the balance of power has changed. Even if Rice and others want to cause trouble, they have to weigh whether it will backfire on them.

What's more, there is Lena's threat. They don't want to know the consequences of angering a ninth-level boss.

After settling the matter in the village, the three of them did not stay in the village, but headed deeper into the snowfield.

Leeteuk made up his mind. The three of them had reached the second grade level. In that case, why couldn't they help a bunch of Orsons?

They say there is a temple deep in the snowfield, so go and have a look deep in the snowfield. If you find it, it can also help Orson and the others.

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"Orson, what kind of existence do you think the gods believed by the Laplanders would be?" At night, at the camping site, Olivia sat next to the campfire and looked at Orson, who was also warming up, and asked.

"I don't know." Orson shook his head. "Human beings will always exaggerate their descriptions of heroes, but there is one thing I can confirm."

"What is it?"

Olivia asked curiously.

"That god is definitely lonely." Orson said.

"Lonely?"

"Well, if it's true what Grandma Sherney said, the environment deep in the snowfield is quite harsh, and it's basically impossible for any living thing to survive there. In this case, there shouldn't be anyone taking care of the temple."

"I have been to the Temple of Limusa. At least there are regular worship activities there, and there are also orc priests who are resident in the temple. The treatment Limusa receives is at least very good. His creations all remember his grace."

"But haven't the Laplanders always remembered their gods?"

"That only exists in myths and legends. I guess no one has actually been to that place for a long time, right?"

"So, you think gods can be lonely, right?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded.

He once had a conversation with Limusa and knew that gods were not as cold as stone. At least, not all gods were emotionless.

Another week passed, and the three of them went deep into the snowfield. Just when they thought they were going to lose their way in the vast white snow, suddenly, obvious terrain undulations appeared in the distance.

"Orson, look!" Elsa was the first to see the top of the mountain in the distance.

"There are mountains over there! Is it the legendary... towering snow-capped mountains?"

"Well, let's go up the mountain and have a look first." After finding the destination, Orson regained his energy and led the two of them towards the snow-capped mountain.

However, this is just a small hill.

When Orson and others braved the wind and snow to reach the top of the mountain, they could only see higher peaks in the distance.

"This... seems to be their legendary place." Olivia couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the spectacular scene in front of her.

"Then...where is the bottomless ice cave?" Elsa asked.

"have no idea."

Orson shook his head.

"The road should still be far away, we still have to walk a while."

"However, we are already here. Cheating...should not be prohibited."

With that said, Orson pulled out the blanket.

"The magic will be consumed very quickly here. If I can't hold it anymore for a while, Elsa, you can step up."

"Okay." Elsa nodded, and then the three of them sat on the flying carpet, facing the wind and snow towards the end.

Flying to the top of the high mountain.

Chapter 19: Scenery in the Cave

As they flew higher, the three of them could feel that the surrounding temperature continued to drop. If normal people in the village where they were before could survive as long as they wore tighter clothes, the environment here now must at least be better. Only those with level 4 strength can stay.

Magicians can create a heating barrier around them, or use fire magic to keep warm, while warriors can rely on their strong bodies to carry it through.

Fortunately, the environment here is not like the original desert. No matter how powerful humans are, they can't enter normally without relying on some means. It's just that the temperature is low.

The three of them reached the top of the mountain, and Orson's magic power was only half consumed.

Standing on this mountain peak, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding terrain.

Looking to the south, which is the direction the three of them came from, the terrain there gradually becomes flat. Looking further north, although there are still mountains, the overall terrain has become lower.

The location where Orson and others are now is undoubtedly the highest point around.

"So, we have found the towering snow-capped mountains, but what about the bottomless ice caves?" Standing on the top of the mountain, Elsa asked.

"I don't know." Orson shook his head.

Olivia was pacing in place. Suddenly, she felt something was wrong. Then she kicked her boots sharply, and there was a dull sound on the ground.

Orson and Elsa's eyes were instantly attracted, and then everyone shoveled away the snow from their feet, revealing the true appearance of their feet.

The rocks are covered with a layer of transparent ice, and they look like ordinary mountains. However, if you look carefully, you can see the lines on the rocks.

The lines on the stones can be completely ruled out as the miraculous work of nature, because they all point in the direction of going down the mountain.

"Could this be a clue?" Elsa said, looking at Orson and Olivia.

"Shall we follow these traces?"

"Okay." Orson nodded. He was about to use magic, but Elsa stopped him.

"Oson, you must have spent a lot of magic power just now. I can just do this part of the way."

As he said this, the temperature around Elsa suddenly rose, and the snow surrounding her melted at an extremely fast speed, and then was quickly evaporated.

Everyone walked down the mountain along the traces of stones under their feet, and soon reached the halfway point of the mountain.

The lines on the stone were broken here. Just when everyone was at a loss, the snow on the mountain wall next to Elsa suddenly moved.

"Be careful!" Orson, who had quick eyes and quick hands, noticed this and immediately warned Elsa, and he also flew towards her.

As soon as Elsa heard what Orson said, she saw a few snowflakes falling.

Looking up, she saw the snow on the mountain wall falling in her direction.

He had just terminated the magic, and now he couldn't activate it again for a while.

At this moment, she suddenly felt a lightness in her body, and then her vision changed rapidly, and she was out of the scope of the avalanche in an instant.

She raised her head, and what caught her eye was Orson's side face, and she could feel Orson's arms on her shoulders and the crooks of her legs.

At this moment, Orson was still panting slightly because of the quick action just now, but he did not ask about Elsa's situation immediately. Instead, he looked in the direction of the avalanche with a focused look on his face.

Feeling the close contact between the two people, Elsa's face instantly turned red.

There is Olivia watching next to me!

But Orson didn't care about that at the moment. He was more concerned about what was exposed on the mountain wall after the avalanche.

Elsa blushed and looked at Orson, then at Olivia, and found that Olivia was not looking in the direction of the two of them, but was also looking at the mountain wall.

At this time, Elsa followed the gazes of the two people and looked over.

The mountain wall that had just been covered with snow now revealed its original appearance

Under the snow, there is a piece of solid ice.

Behind the ice is a huge cave.

The story of Xie Erni at that time suddenly appeared in Elsa's mind.

The hero with three wings on his back buried the snow monster in the cave while it was resting. Since then, the snow monster has never been able to invade Lapland again.

The huge cave in front of us is almost the same as what is described in the story.

Orson was the first to react. He looked at Elsa in his arms and gently put her down. Then, as if to change the subject, he spoke first.

"Looks like we got a blessing in disguise."

"Ah..." After Elsa was put down, she didn't know what to answer for a moment.

, could only nod with a red face. "Yeah."

Olivia also noticed the two of them at this moment. She squinted her eyes. Although she was a little unhappy, what Orson did just now was not wrong. She could only temporarily put her jealousy in her heart.

"What do you mean, do you want to go in and take a look?" Olivia asked.

"Okay." Orson nodded, and then came to the front of the cave.

At this moment, the cave is separated from the outside world by a layer of solid ice, but the solid ice is like a barrier, only one meter thick, and it can be seen that the inside of the cave is not completely frozen.

It can be imagined that this layer of ice is probably also man-made.

Orson used magic, and a ball of fire attached to the ice. In a few minutes, it melted a hole that could be passed by several people.

"Let's go, go in and take a look."

As he said this, Orson took the lead and walked in front.

The cave is bottomless. After walking dozens of meters inside, there is no light source. Orson has no choice but to light a torch with magic and explore the inside of the cave.

The overall trend of the cave is downward, which Orson and others felt when they walked.

After walking a few minutes further in, Orson's torch illuminated a large piece of ice.

"Strange, the temperature in the cave is quite high, why is there ice here?"

Orson thought so and shone the torch on the ice.

Then, he saw a huge lower limb in the ice.

It's not over yet.

Orson released the lighting spell, completely illuminating this part of the cave, and then saw that in the cave dozens of meters high, a huge ice sculpture stood in it.

Frozen in the ice sculpture is a creature that Orson and others have never seen before.