My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

Upon hearing this, the blue-haired man's expression immediately turned somewhat sorrowful.

"Stop talking..."

"After the Black Realm riot ended, Snow Queen and the others went to wipe out the remaining Feathered Ones, while I rushed back without stopping. Although I'm a 7th-tier Transcendent, I'm actually in an administrative role, and I had to come back to deal with this mess left by the Academy faction..."

"I didn't even ride in a carriage; I ran the whole way back..."

His complaining tone carried a hint of helplessness.

That's right, because the Night Patrol Headquarters was really short-handed at the time, and even he, a 2-star civilian cadre, was forcibly dragged there by Xue Hou.

After sighing, the blue-haired man waved to Weiss: "Let's go. Aren't you going to take the Snow Palace Trial? I'll take you there."

Weiss nodded and followed him out of the reception area.

The night patrol staff behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, the blue-haired man led Weiss through the vast Night Patrol City for nearly half an hour.

His name is Ryan Wilderges.

Another member of the Wilderness family...

It seems that from now on, if we see blue-haired people in the royal city, we can just assume they belong to the Wilder Hess family.

Along the way, Ryan calmly explained some precautions for the Snow Palace Trials to Weiss.

"Generally speaking, 3 kilometers is the limit for ordinary level 7 superhumans. At that height, Lady Bai Xue's aura is enough to make most level 7 superhumans breathless."

"Even the top student from the academy last year, who is also one of the eight active guards, the Snow Knight, only managed a best distance of 3.2 kilometers."

"During the internal assessment for night patrols, climbing 3 kilometers earns you a 1-star cadre badge."

"For a two-star cadre, it's 5 kilometers, but—"

At this point, Ryan gave an awkward laugh, somewhat embarrassed.

"I can't even climb 3 kilometers. I got my 2-star rating through the clerical exam and performance accumulation."

Weiss offered no comment, only nodding.

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His tone suddenly became much more serious.

"As for areas above 10 kilometers, that's the territory of the Ten Kings."

"Back when the night patrol after a snowfall was still at level 7, the highest record was 44 kilometers, which was also the highest record of that era, but this record was not made public."

"44 kilometers...?" Upon hearing this number, Weiss was slightly surprised.

Climbing 44 kilometers into the sky with flesh and blood.

This has completely transcended the realm of ordinary superhumans, hasn't it?

Moreover, this is not an ordinary high-altitude environment, but one suppressed by the aura of the seven wonders of the world, snow.

Thinking about this, Weiss asked with some curiosity:

"So--"

"What happened to that hero from back then? What was his highest record when he was still at Tier 7?"

Upon hearing this question, the blue-haired man paused slightly.

He turned his head and gave Weiss a deep look.

100 kilometers

"Directly leading to the Snow White Palace—"

"..."

"..."

Weiss fell into a long silence.

100 kilometers.

It should be noted that Night Patrol Snow Queen was already hailed as the strongest of this era, yet she hadn't even reached half the distance that hero had traveled.

The difference is probably so great that it cannot be measured.

"Hard to imagine, right?" Ryan shook his head with a wry smile. "It's unbelievable that such a monster could exist in the world. If it weren't for that unexpected incident back then, the Snow Palace Trial would probably still be open to the public..."

As his explanation came to an end, the two of them finally stopped in front of an open space.

It seems we've arrived at our destination.

Weiss looked up.

A spiral staircase corridor made of transparent, frozen ice suddenly came into his view.

The open-air spiral ice tiers extend upwards in layers, interlocking with each other.

The entire ice staircase meanders and spirals, passing through the low-lying clouds and stretching straight towards the end of the sky.

Looking out, you can't see the end at all.

"Well then, good luck—" Ryan gently patted Weiss on the shoulder.

"You'll understand once you experience it for yourself; this is the closest path in the world to the Seven Wonders of the World!!"

"Compared to the aura that Lady Shirayuki unintentionally exudes, the harsh altitude and environment are merely the most insignificant aspect."

Then he added another sentence.

"Right now, this place is covered by a canopy, and the ice ladder cannot be seen from the high points of the royal city outside. However, after the closure is lifted in half a month, climbers can be seen in every corner of the royal city. The scene will definitely be spectacular."

Weiss nodded.

He then eagerly stepped onto the first level of ice steps.

He had absolutely no interest in breaking any records.

Unlocking the mysteries of the mountains is the top priority.

Ryan watched as Weiss's figure disappeared step by step on the spiraling ice staircase, while he himself unceremoniously plopped down on the first step, then simply leaned back, crossing his arms behind his head.

"Hopefully he can climb for a while."

"This way, I can use my supervisory duties as an excuse to take a legitimate afternoon nap..."

However, he only dozed off for a short while.

It shouldn't even take a few minutes.

When he opened his eyes again, Weiss had already climbed to the 1-kilometer mark.

The tiny figure appeared and disappeared in the sky, its speed showing no sign of slowing down.

Ryan was slightly surprised.

Surprisingly, this level 8 climate master has pretty good stamina.

It clearly originates from the natural system...

Someone who didn't know better might think it was a killing game.

Soon, Weiss reached the 1.5-kilometer sky area with almost no effort.

With the added strength granted by the Skull Crusher, he felt almost no strain, and his breathing remained steady.

Standing at this height, the entire Night Patrol Royal City below can be seen in its entirety.

Although the air has become quite thin, this level of climate is hardly a problem for climatologists.

Another ten minutes or so passed.

Weiss officially entered the 2-kilometer zone.

The surrounding cold air suddenly intensified, and the temperature drop became visible to the naked eye.

With each step, it felt as if an invisible giant hand was violently fanning up ice and snow beside me, and the biting cold wind, carrying fine ice crystals, howled in from all directions.

The temperature has dropped to around tens of degrees below zero.

However, it's still okay.

Weiss didn't seem to be facing any difficulties and continued climbing with a blank expression.

Gradually—

On the ground, Ryan slowly stood up from his previously nonchalant lying position.

He stared wide-eyed, gazing incredulously at the ever-shrinking figure in the sky.

"No way, is this guy for real...?"

The blue-haired man looked on in disbelief.

Within just half an hour, Weiss had already firmly established himself in the 2.9-kilometer area.

The surrounding area was already a magnificent scene of billowing clouds, with endless white sea of ​​clouds stretching as far as the eye could see, reaching the horizon beyond the reach of sight.

Weiss looked around and finally revealed a satisfied expression.

Although Ryan had said that 3 kilometers was roughly the limit for a level 7 superhuman, as a level 8 superhuman, he didn't feel even the slightest obstacle from beginning to end.

They arrived here without even using any forbidden items or abilities, relying solely on their physical bodies.

Although the air here is indeed excessively cold...

"We've arrived here, that should be about right."

The words fell.

Weiss stood nearly three kilometers in the air and slowly extended his right hand.

As a white, icy ball of flesh shot out from the palm, the clouds within a radius of several kilometers instantly began to churn and churn violently.

Like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, countless white clouds surged and gathered from all directions, piling up around the Ice Crystal Ladder.

next second.

paradise!!!

"Splash—"

As Weiss suddenly opened his eyes wide, the paradise residing in his right pupil burst forth with an icy white light.

In that instant, his pale right eye transformed into a deep, white vortex. The terrifying, suffocating suction force shattered the sea of ​​clouds within a radius of tens of kilometers, like water being drawn in by a tremendous force, all rushing madly into his right eye.

The towering sea of ​​clouds, weighing tens of thousands, or even millions of tons, transformed into wildly churning white mist snakes, which were then swallowed whole by Weiss's icy right eye.

Extremely domineering, they sealed them all within the amusement park.

Never mind all that, since we finally have the chance to climb this high, let's save all the sea of ​​clouds as far as the eye can see above the royal city first.

In an instant, the sky cleared up completely.

The sky, which had been obscured by thick clouds and fog, was now fully revealed, and the entire blue sky was completely unobstructed and spotless.

Then, Weiss kept the amusement park open, with white mist constantly emanating from his right eye, rising and leaping upwards like flames.

Maintaining this strange shape, he precisely selected a large cloud layer weighing several hundred tons within the park and tentatively extracted it from the park.

If Weiss's guess is correct, the wind addicts in this world should be unable to comprehend the weight that clouds possess.

Even if you try to manipulate clouds using wind fields, you can only change the position of the clouds at most, but you cannot make the clouds be absorbed and carried by the wind fields.

That's because clouds are not water vapor or gas at all, but are made up of billions of micron-sized liquid water droplets and solid ice crystals.

Climate change engineers cannot control solids.

At this moment, I look at the cloud flower floating in front of me.

Weiss blinked sharply.

The park's ability to relocate and the frozen image of the person going against the flow simultaneously obscured its outline.

"Snap—"

The next second, just as the drifting clouds began to show signs of becoming tangible and ethereal, his right hand pierced through them and pulverized them completely.

As the cloud's condensed form was completely shattered, the ice crystals disintegrated and gradually turned into diffuse water vapor, dissolving into the thin air.

At the same time, the wind field surrounding Weiss gradually emitted an extremely heavy grinding sound, as if it were overwhelmed by the pressure.