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

Just then, an extremely dense supernatural fluctuation suddenly spread out from the Night Patrol headquarters, like an invisible ripple spreading outwards from the headquarters building in all directions.

Weiss looked up at the sky and saw a huge projection screen, 360 degrees in all directions, descend from nowhere and cover the entire sky above the Night Patrol headquarters without warning.

The sheer visual impact was beyond what could be described as a simple live stream.

The canopy doesn't have a single fixed orientation; instead, it unfolds a near-perfect spherical projection space around the entire Night Patrol Headquarters, meticulously dividing the entire Snow Palace Trial route into hundreds of small, independent monitoring screen arrays.

Even though the views from different angles are different, when you randomly point your gaze at any of the images, the images your eyes receive automatically piece together to form a complete picture. You don't need to deliberately adjust your perspective; it's as if the entire snow palace and ice staircase are presented to the audience from a god-like perspective.

This is true for Weiss, and it's probably true for ordinary people as well.

This goes beyond the realm of visual projection; it is a transcendent means involving the spiritual realm.

Furthermore, it is clear that this strange effect could not have been achieved by just a few extravagant sorcerers; perhaps it was also activated in conjunction with some kind of forbidden object?

It's even more interesting than watching game livestreams...

Weiss looked at the scene in the sky with great interest.

The first trial participant had already begun climbing the snow ladder. He was a young man in an academy uniform, carefully making his way up the ice crystal steps.

Behind him, several other trainees set off simultaneously, forming a sparse queue.

Weiss nestled comfortably on the sofa and gestured to the maid beside him to bring him a cup of tea.

However, he had only just brought the teacup to his lips and taken a sip.

Before he could even swallow the tea, he suddenly spat it out.

"puff!!"

The tea splashed all over the floor after arcing through the air.

At that moment, a figure that he had never expected appeared on the screen projected onto the sky.

Yes, a mysterious figure capable of shocking Wes to this extent.

He can only be one of the three legendary characters from the initial launch version...

Lorne!!!

Weiss never expected that after writing over 500,000 words, he would see this original character again in this brand new Royal City arc.

Lorne was surrounded by a dense, almost tangible, wind field, his aura restrained and heavy, clearly indicating that he had advanced to the eighth-level climate master.

[Wei Xiao: Haha ...

Just then, Aunt Bai, who was still quite drunk, also woke up in a daze.

The sensible maid immediately stepped forward and handed her a dish of water to help her sober up.

After taking a sip, Aunt Bai felt a little better, and then subconsciously turned her head to look at the luxurious projection screen outside the panoramic glass window.

"puff!!!"

The next second, he did the exact same thing as Weiss.

Aunt Bai also sprayed water, directly drenching Cassandra and making her already see-through nightgown even more transparent.

Cassandra looked somewhat innocent and blinked inexplicably.

After apologizing repeatedly, Aunt Bai turned her head to look out the window again.

"This is... Rocky!?"

"It's Lorne!!!"

Weiss corrected him.

Rocky? He's into the bizarre.

[Wei Xiao: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!]

It's worth mentioning that Wei Xiao wasn't laughing intermittently; he laughed non-stop from the moment Lorne appeared, making it the longest laugh he's ever had.

Weiss didn't know what it was laughing at either; perhaps it was because the opening character was so iconic?

If Oliver, another character from the game's launch, also participated in the Snow Palace Trial, that would be the real game-changer.

Thinking of this, Weiss used the wind field to sweep across the entire street, and then his expression suddenly became subtle.

Oh, Oliver does seem to be there...

Located within the wind farm's detection area, less than two hundred meters from the hotel, at an intersection, Oliver was standing guard in his black uniform from the Night Patrol headquarters.

[Wei Xiao: Ha—ha—ha—haha, ha!!!]

[Elune: ......]

Well, this was the first time that Wei Xiao had ever laughed until he was exhausted.

Is it really that funny to see the three of them together?

Weiss rubbed his temples, somewhat speechless, and refocused his attention on the projected screen.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lorne was climbing the ice crystal steps upwards, initially seemingly with some ease.

However, when he reached about 500 meters, his pace slowed down noticeably.

The air here is so thin that ordinary people cannot breathe, and the biting cold is so intense that it makes people shiver all over.

Even though Lorne was an eighth-level weather master who could manipulate and partially change the surrounding weather, his breathing became heavy and rapid, and he kept exhaling cold air.

Meanwhile, among the academic members who set off with him, several had already reached the 600-meter mark, and one elite student from the Ice Cloud Academy had even broken through the 800-meter mark, leaving Lorne and the other civilian superhumans far behind.

Lorne knew very well that the frigid climate on this ice ladder was not caused by the natural weather at this altitude; a mere few hundred meters in height was not enough to make it unbearable for superhumans.

The reason this snow palace and ice staircase are so harsh is because they are trying to get close to that legendary existence.

The world's king, Snow White, sat atop this ice staircase. This chill and oppressive aura did not come from the natural winter, but from an extraordinary pressure that unconsciously emanated from her.

However, even so, a climatologist's abilities can still have some influence, more or less...

Lorne slowly spread his arms in front of him, and the wind spread outwards from him, causing the surrounding temperature to gradually rise.

Visibly, the air was no longer so thin and biting, and even the oppressive pressure that was constantly pressing on his shoulders had lessened somewhat.

Then......

As the chill in the air subsided slightly, the other participants on the ice ladder also felt the change, and almost everyone's steps became much lighter.

This time, let alone those academic elites who are seven or eight hundred meters above the ground.

Even the contestants behind Lorne, who were originally not as good as him, took the opportunity to speed up and climbed more than ten meters in a few breaths, leaving Lorne behind.

Lorne: "..."

Oliver: "......"

Weiss: "......"

Seeing this comical scene, all three remained silent.

Well, it seems that the climatologist approach is indeed a bit too supplementary.

Lorne's original intention was to relieve his own stress, but after he used his ability to improve the entire environment, all his competitors also benefited from it.

After he finished feeding her, she ran even faster, while he himself wasted his energy for no reason.

To be fair, a climate master can use wind to surround themselves to resist extreme heat and cold as well as the suppression of aura, which is theoretically one of the more suitable methods for the Snow Palace Trial.

But don't forget, the physical attributes of the natural system are almost non-existent...

Whether based on official historical records or Weiss's own personal experience, one thing is clear—

The higher you go in the Snow Palace Trial, the more exponentially the dual pressure on your mind and body increases.

That's why Lorne was drenched in sweat with every step he took after 500 meters.

simply put--

Defenses like ordinary wind fields, which are typical of ordinary weather masters, are no different from paper-thin tofu under the oppressive power of the Seven Wonders of the World's snow.

It can only alleviate, not prevent.

Finally, after Lorne persevered and reached a height of 600 meters, his body and mind reached their limits.

He knelt on one knee on the ice steps, his chest heaving violently. His whole body was so stiff that he had almost lost all feeling, and even the mental energy he used to maintain the wind field was nearly exhausted.

He wasn't even sure if he would survive to walk down that height...

So he gave up there.

However......

As soon as Lorne turned around and took a step down, all the icy pressure surrounding him vanished in an instant.

Lorne moved his shoulders in disbelief, feeling surprisingly relaxed, unlike someone participating in the Snow Palace Trial. Then, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the ice stairs above.

But this time he couldn't see anything at all.

Without warning, flakes of ice and snow covered his vision, like an ever-thickening frost filter, completely obscuring the ice steps and the sea of ​​clouds above.

"Well, it seems that those who have given up this time will not have another chance to climb higher."

It was exactly the same as what I had read in the historical materials I had previously reviewed.

Once you choose to turn back or give up during the Snow Palace Trial, you will no longer be able to repeatedly jump back and forth; you will have to return to the starting point and climb up again.

Lorne sighed, stopped worrying, and went back down the ice stairs.

His final result was just over 600 meters.

This result would place them in the upper-middle range among the participants on the first day of the trial.

Although they cannot compare to those academic elites and members of the great nobility.

But for extraordinary individuals in the general public, this is already a fairly ideal achievement.

With this achievement, he could easily apply for a position as a private superhuman bodyguard in a minor noble family in the surrounding towns, with a salary and benefits that would be dozens of times higher than what he received in Moonlit City.

Overall, Lorne was quite satisfied with his performance.

As Weiss watched Lorne's figure disappear at the bottom of the ice stairs, he couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. It seemed that his enthusiasm for the day would be halved.

.

Throughout the rest of the day, participants came and went in and out.

Every so often, a new challenger enters the fray.

Nearly 100 extraordinary individuals participated in today's Snow Palace Trial, including quite a few Rank 9 extraordinary individuals who were probably just there for the experience. None of the Rank 9 individuals were able to climb more than 200 meters.

By dusk, the highest record had finally broken the 1,000-meter mark.

This achievement was made by an 8th-level elite student from Bingxia Extraordinary Academy.

He climbed below 1,000 meters with relative ease and efficiency, maintaining a steady pace and consistently high speed, which earned him high praise from many of his academic colleagues and senior executives.

However, once they reached a height of one thousand meters, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

He had only taken three steps up the stairs when he suddenly collapsed to the ground without warning, covered in sweat, his pupils dilated, showing serious signs of oxygen deprivation.

He tumbled down a step before regaining his footing, and then, still shaken, gave up the challenge.

After all, once you pass a kilometer, the air pressure of the ice and snow almost solidifies into a tangible substance.

This is equivalent to directly facing the complete aura domain of a level 7 transcendent being.

Although Weiss didn't feel anything special at the time, it seemed that ordinary level 8 superhumans would have a hard time exceeding 1000 meters in height...

Ultimately, the highest score for the first day was set at 1001 meters.

As darkness fell, the crowd below showed no signs of thinning, with many more climbers continuing their ascent into the night.

Just then, Aunt Bai suddenly asked with some curiosity:

"Weiss, which day are you planning to go?"

"Uh, me...?"

Weiss pondered for a moment, then gave his answer, "Perhaps I was born on the same day as Ice Queen?"

Upon hearing this, both Little Sword Saint and Aunt Bai looked slightly surprised.

Is it the same day as Shirayuki's family?

That's a great idea...