Above the mage!

Chapter 223 Reunion

Gao De's movements were very quick and decisive.

The sense of déjà vu of this scene is just too strong.

It reminded him of the scene of himself walking the dog in his previous life.

As the "lotus" entered his stomach, a feeling of coolness instantly burst out in his body, making Gao De no longer in the mood to complain. Instead, he focused on feeling what this magic plant brought to him.

The cool feeling brings a gentle and huge energy.

After circulating in Gaode's body, this energy suddenly surged up at an extremely fast speed.

Finally, they all rushed to Gaode's left eye and quickly merged into the eyeball and the surrounding blood vessels, muscles and even the orbital skeleton.

The eyes are one of the most sensitive parts of the body.

Feeling the sudden coldness, Gao De subconsciously covered his left eye.

Fortunately, this process did not last long.

About ten seconds later.

The cool feeling dissipated.

Gao De raised his head slightly.

At this moment, in the darkness, a circle of deep blue fluorescence was seen emerging around the pupil of his left eye.

The appearance was exactly the same as the light emitted by the magic plant itself, and it seemed extremely mysterious.

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Gao De was surprised by the strange feeling coming from his left eye, but he couldn't figure out what specific changes had happened to him.

He subconsciously looked around.

The next moment, Gaode discovered the change.

The vision in his eyes turned out to be double!

The right eye still sees the surface view.

However, in the field of vision of the left eye, one can vaguely see some extremely tiny things, as if one had macro vision.

For example, when the ability to see in darkness was superimposed on the vision of his left eye, Gao De discovered some things that he had not noticed before.

In the corner of the cave, probably the "restaurant" of the "snow leopard", there are some dry bones.

Godard noticed it as soon as he entered the cave, but he didn't take a closer look.

But now, he discovered that among those dry bones, there was actually a black barley seed.

In such an extremely low temperature of minus fifty or sixty degrees Celsius, an ordinary barley seed would have lost its vitality long ago and dried up and turned into dust.

But for some reason, this barley seed has a hint of green underneath its pitch-black shell.

This shows that it still has vitality and has the opportunity to sprout and grow.

Subconsciously, Gaode used the magician's hand to pick up the barley seed and put it in his pocket.

There is no reason for it, I just feel that this miracle of life is worth taking away and letting it be born.

Then, after doing all this, Gao De finally realized:

Why has the vision of my left eye become so exaggerated?

Of course, this has its pros and cons.

Because of the uncoordinated vision between his left and right eyes, after looking twice more, Gao De began to feel a little dizzy.

We can't always be like this, right? Then wouldn't we have to follow the example of the pirates and cover one eye?

Gaode doesn't want to be a one-eyed dragon.

He tried to control the strange feeling coming from his left eye.

Sure enough, it was controllable.

Under his conscious control, the strange feeling instantly disappeared and the vision in his left eye returned to normal.

As soon as the thought came to mind, the strange feeling surged again, and the macro vision appeared again.

After trying it two or three times and confirming that this was a permanent ability, Gao De couldn't help but feel slightly excited.

For others, macro vision is just a decent ability.

But for him, there is another extremely important role: Rune Processing Technology!
"Thank you, Lady Flora, for your guidance." He expressed his gratitude to Flora.

If Flora had not suggested it, he would not have dared to swallow alive a magical plant of unknown origin, let alone gain this ability that would be of great help in creating rune constructs.

"Lady Flora has a wise heart."

"That's right." Goder confirmed.

Who can say she is not smart?
"But we have to run away now." Gao De said again.

One can imagine how angry the snow leopard will be when it returns from hunting and sees only the roots and stems of its "big treasure" left.

Therefore, the most urgent thing is to run away.

Gao De was also very decisive.

Before running away, he first threw several small acid balls in the cave with [Acid Splash+].

The acid will last for a day at his will.

Of course, this is not a trap set for the returning snow leopard.

No one would fall for such an ugly trap.

The reason for doing this is that Gode knows that most of these predator-type earth vein creatures have extremely strong sense of smell, and they are very likely to track him through the tiny smell he left in the cave.

The strong sulfur smell produced by the acid can dispel the smell he left behind.

After doing all this, Gaode left the cave.

He did not choose to return the same way.

The "Snow Leopard" had gone down the mountain to hunt before, so if we return the same way, we would most likely encounter it.

Gaode chose to use the [Cat Claw Technique], first crossing over the cliff, and then at the top of the cliff, he used the [Water Creation Technique].

Clear pure water flowed out, and under the extremely low temperature, it quickly condensed into ice, covering up the ice cracks he had created on the cliff.

After confirming that no traces were left, Gaode cast the [Ice Skating Technique] again and moved away from the cave at an extremely fast speed.

Under the effect of [Ice Skating], his movements will no longer leave obvious footprints on the ground.

However, under the cold wind of Dandong’s snow-capped peaks, those faint footprints will soon be buried and disappear.

[Ice Skating] lasts for a full hour.

Gao De didn't dare to stop for a moment.

This is a snowy peak with difficult terrain for him. For the "Snow Leopard", it is not as easy as walking on flat ground, but it is not too difficult either.

This means that its activity area and reconnaissance area will be extremely vast.

Taking the snow leopard's cave as the center of the circle, only by making the radius large enough can the possibility of being found by the snow leopard be minimized.

Gaode's boldness when stealing the house does not affect his cautiousness after stealing the house.

He didn't even take into account the dangers of traveling at night.

When the duration of [Ice Skating Technique] expired, Gaode cast [Ice Skating Technique] on himself again.

After two hours, Gao De finally stopped, panting.

Traveling in such a harsh environment, while carrying a heavy load, consumed a lot of his energy even with the help of [Ice Skating] and [Environmental Tolerance +].

By now, the physical consumption has reached Gaode's limit.

"If it's a second-ring mage, after mastering the [Enhanced Attribute], the weight-bearing problem won't be so tricky." Gao De couldn't help but think.

One of the spell effects of [Enhance Attributes] is to greatly increase a person's load-bearing capacity.

It’s just that [Enhance Attributes] is a second-level spell, and there is no first-level spell that can enhance the ability to carry weight.

After not sleeping all night and traveling in a hurry, Gaode needs to rest now no matter what.

He found a small sunken slope and ate some beef jerky he had brought with him.

To be honest, when the temperature reaches this point, beef jerky can no longer be called beef jerky. The taste is not much different from ice cubes.

But he couldn't find any fuel and couldn't start a fire, so Gao De had no choice but to force it into his mouth.

After taking two bites, he gave up the attempt when he realized he couldn't bite it.

At this time, the inconveniences caused by the extreme low temperature finally began to appear.

The first is the problem of food. Even the water created by the [Water Creation Technique] will freeze in an instant and is completely inedible.

It must be heated before it can be made drinkable.

Not to mention food, if it is not cooked, it is no different from ice.

Making a fire becomes the top priority.

Fortunately, [Spark Technique] can solve the problem of ignition.

Even in low temperatures of over minus sixty degrees Celsius, [Spark Technique] can still ensure the successful ignition of the fuel.

However, Gaode has no magic to solve the fuel problem for the time being.

So, he could only look for and collect dead branches scattered on the road as fuel.

The problem is that at this altitude, vegetation becomes almost invisible.

Without trees, there would be no dead branches to collect.

At this time, Goder could only use the charcoal he had purchased in Ellaheim before setting off as fuel.

It's just that the amount of charcoal is not too much.

Because he can't carry too many, so now he just uses a little bit less, and Gaode is generally reluctant to use them.

In addition, there is the issue of rest.

After passing the halfway mark of Dandong Snow Peak, not only does it become increasingly difficult to find a suitable place to stay, but falling asleep also becomes increasingly difficult as the temperature drops.

Fortunately, the latter problem has been easily solved by [Adaptation].

Similarly, as the altitude increases, the oxygen content in the air decreases sharply, causing altitude sickness, which no longer exists due to the dual effects of [Tolerance to the Environment +] and [Adaptation].

Otherwise, let alone strenuous exercise like mountain climbing, even lying still would be difficult.

After taking out the sleeping bag and unfolding it, Gao De crawled into it and prepared to take a nap.

To be honest, at this temperature, the sleeping bag is of little use.

But at least it can block the wind and provide some psychological comfort, so Gaode didn't say to throw it away.

"Lady Flora."

"Ok?"

"I'm going to ask you for help again."

"Well"

Flora flapped her little wings and flew up.

It is because of her presence that Gao De can sleep so peacefully.

It's hard work Flora.

How did things turn out like this?
Flora thought about it and it seemed that everything started from the day she first discovered the "bad guy".
When I woke up again, it was already bright.

Goder's stomach was rumbling.

In fact, he was awakened by hunger.

He urgently needs to obtain calories and energy through food.

Without caring about "saving money", Gao De immediately took out some more charcoal from the little left, lit it, set up a small pot, and made himself a bowl of "beef soup" with beef jerky.

After drinking a mouthful of hot soup, I immediately felt relaxed and my condition and spirit improved a lot.

Only then did Gao De have time to take out the map from his pocket, carefully checked the location, and confirmed the direction using the [Compass], and couldn't help but sigh.

"Mage, you seem very annoyed."

"Yes."

"what happened?"

"I was in a hurry to get away last night and didn't bother to confirm my location, so now I have no idea where I am exactly."

Gao De looked ahead and saw endless white snow. Everything seemed to be the same. He pointed ahead and said, "We can only be sure to go in this direction. But if we are unlucky, we may have to take a long detour and waste a lot of time."

"Can't understand."

"I'm lost."

"Don't you have a map?"

"A map is only useful if you know where you are."

"You're not smart."

"Lady Flora is smart, then Lady Flora, tell me how to go."

"Lady Flora is not an old horse."

"Neither do I."

An old horse knows the way, but neither the man nor Flora is an old horse.

So neither of them knew the way.

Fortunately, with the help of [Compass Technique], at least the general direction can be guaranteed to be correct.

After the two of them had been struggling forward in the established direction for several hours, Gao De's eyes suddenly lit up.

At the intersection of two huge ice blocks ahead, Gao De saw some scattered traces of human activities:
It was obviously a man-made fire pit, as well as some blackish snow dust.

When he saw those traces, Gao De was overjoyed.

He never thought that one day he would be so happy after discovering traces of human activities.

The dark snowflakes have not yet been buried.

This means that someone settled here not long ago.

As for who it is, it is most likely Du Wei who took the lead.

Even if it isn't, it doesn't matter.

Since traces of human activities can be seen, it means that his "panic" last night did not make him deviate too far from the northern climbing route, and he is now back on track.

The unknown is the scariest thing.

Now that he was basically certain that he was back on the correct route, Gao De's tense mind suddenly relaxed.

The snow dust was still left, which meant that the other party had not been gone for too long. He had an idea and decided to catch up with Du Wei in one go.

Thinking of the other party's tone and confidence when he proposed the competition to the top, Gao De wanted to see whether Du Wei could still maintain his usual "cold" expression when he found that he had caught up with him.

Half a day later, Gao De saw Du Wei, who had made a bonfire in a small cave formed by the ice as expected.

He had already put the pot on the shelf, and broth was bubbling inside it, with some spices even floating on the surface of the broth.

Seeing such "arrogant" behavior, Gao De was envious.

With the help of magic, Du Wei doesn't need to worry about fuel.

Therefore, he did not need to carry charcoal and could allocate more of the weight to other necessities such as food.

At the same time, Du Wei, who was preparing food, discovered Gao De approaching slowly.

His originally calm face suddenly changed expression slightly, but soon returned to normal under his control.

Du Wei suppressed his shock and looked at Gao De "calmly" and commented: "You are quite fast. You can barely keep up with me."

How did this guy do it?!

It was obvious that she hadn't even mastered the art of ice skating at the beginning, but when it came to climbing the Dandong Snow Peak, she was able to compete with him who was well-prepared?
Du Wei still felt that he could not accept this fact.

Gao De was about to say something.

Ouch!

In the howling cold wind, a ferocious and brutal roar of a beast was heard extremely abruptly.

Gao De was startled and looked back in the direction of the sound.

The snow not far away suddenly collapsed.

A nimble figure was flying towards them.

Pure white hair, slender body, and lightning-fast movement speed.

It was the "snow leopard".

At this moment, Gao De met his only two "acquaintances" on the snow-capped peaks of Dandong at the same time!
(End of this chapter)