Chapter 225 Evolution Climbing to the Summit
As Gothe thought before, climbing the snow-capped mountains is the later stage when he exerts his strength.
As the altitude continues to rise, gradually, the temperature drop rate of Dandong Xuefeng has begun to lag behind his body's adaptation speed.
Hence, the journey to the top should have become increasingly difficult, but in Gaode’s case, “everything is difficult at the beginning” and becomes easier as you go to the end.
It was not until this day that Gothe caught up with Du Wei who had just set up his tent early, and then discovered that the guy got up earlier the next day, Gothe consciously slowed down a little.
Otherwise, this tough-talking and proud guy might have to leave before dawn.
【Adaptation】The improvement of cold tolerance brought to the body has been ongoing.
This kind of continuous positive feedback from the body makes Gaode's enthusiasm for mountain climbing unprecedentedly high.
It even felt that in order to "compete" with Du Wei, it seemed that it was the right choice to go an extra mile to climb to the summit.
After all, the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature, and the more obvious the promotion of [Adaptation].
【Adaptive】: Cold resistance is increased by 94%, oxygen uptake is increased by 61%, and resistance to strong light is increased by 23%.
Seeing the cold resistance value getting closer to 100%, Gothe began to feel that an inexplicable energy was being cultivated in his body, filling his body with a sense of lightness and comfort.
Although no one told him, Gaode could vaguely feel that this inexplicable energy would begin to explode when the cold resistance reached 100%.
Then, it brought some wonderful changes to his body.
This made Gaode even more excited.
It's just that the adaptation speed of [Adaptive] depends on the environment, not Goode's mood.
Hence, no matter how eager he is, the improvement of cold resistance will not be faster.
Even, it started to slow down.
Because the cold resistance has improved to this point, Dandong Snow Peak is no longer considered a harsh environment for Gaode.
In other words, he has almost adapted to the environment here.
This situation is not going to work. Seeing the "treasure mountain" right in front of us but unable to excavate it, Amap decided to use its subjective initiative to actively stimulate the improvement of the body's cold tolerance.
Flora, as usual, flapped her small wings and floated in the low altitude, flying ahead to explore the path for Gothe.
She seemed not to get tired. After flying ahead for a while, she would flutter her wings and run back to report the situation to Gothe.
Flora’s reports were always so detailed, no matter whether they were useful or not, they were all handed over to Gothe.
Gaode also responded patiently one by one.
"If it's just a small slope, there's no need to take a detour."
"Stone, what kind of stone?"
"Ignore the worthless grass."
"If there is a pit, be careful not to fall in."
"Sister Flora can fly, so she won't fall in."
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“Mage, you should be careful, don’t fall in.”
“Mage, why did you fall in?”
Mage , are you planting yourself? "
While listening to Flora's babble in a clear voice, Gothe controlled the mage's hand, pulled the snowflakes, and covered himself with his coat.
Even though the cold resistance has improved to this point, Gothe couldn't help but shiver after taking off his warm clothes and having his skin in direct contact with the ice and snow.
But correspondingly, the adaptation improvement that had slowed down suddenly accelerated again at this time.
Cold resistance increased by 94.1%...94.2%...94.5%.
Feeling that the cold resistance is getting closer to 100%, Gaode's mood also becomes excited as the cold resistance increases.
On the second day, the cold resistance increased to 97.3%.
On the third day, the improvement rate slowed down slightly compared to yesterday, but it still reached 98.6%.
On the fourth day, the improvement of [Adaptive], after the cold resistance reached 99%, was close to stagnant again.
On the fifth day, the cold resistance improvement still stopped at 99%.
Gaode understands that we have reached the so-called "bottleneck period". If we want to make a breakthrough, we need to "drug".
Need more extreme weather such as the previous windy weather or heavy snowy weather.
And Gaode's luck is also very good.
On the third day after he was stuck in the bottleneck and came up with the idea of "dose strong medicine", the "weather forecast" of [Druid Trick] no longer showed a golden ball that was a sign of clear sky, but a tornado.
This means that the weather tomorrow will be the windy weather that climbers least want to see.
The higher the altitude, the greater the impact of windy weather.
Because the higher the altitude, the greater the wind speed, which makes the cold feeling more significant.
Facing the windy weather, Du Wei also wisely chose to take a break and wait for the bad weather to pass.
Then, in Du Wei's surprised and gradually turned "crazy" eyes, Gothe took the initiative to leave the temporary camp in the lee and rushed into the snow and dust raised by the fierce cold wind.
His back quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.
"Madman." Du Wei was stunned, and finally spit out these two words of evaluation.
The biting cold brought by the windy weather caused Gaode's cold resistance to stagnate for three days, and it began to change and improve again.
99.1%99.2%
Amap is certain that with the help of strong windy weather, he can break through the 100% limit today.
And what will happen after this, Gaode is also full of expectations.
From the moment he entered the wind and snow, he began to feel the energy that had been nurturing in his body, just like the spring water in a spring, constantly pouring out from the inside of his body, and then flowing into every inch of his body, bringing a warm feeling.
There is a continuous biting cold outside the body, and there is an endless stream of warmth inside the body.
The feeling of alternating between hot and cold can be described as sour and refreshing.
In this strange state, the value of improved cold resistance quietly reached 99.9%, and after a period of lag, it quietly jumped over this number again:
Your cold resistance is increased by 100.1%.
A wonderful and indescribable experience appeared in Gaode's perception.
In an instant, Gothe felt that the world seemed much brighter.
The warm heat in his body was like a volcanic eruption at this moment, pouring out wave after wave, violently washing away his flesh and blood.
After this feeling lasted for more than ten seconds, some inexplicable information emerged in Gothe's consciousness:
[Your body's cold resistance has reached the highest limit in the general environment, adapt to evolve into a primary ice-blessed body].
【After evolving into the primary Ice Blessing Body, your ability to withstand ice elemental damage increases by 11%】
【No longer affected by the negative effects caused by ice element spells of the third level and below】
natural selection, survival of the fittest.
What is the next stage of adaptation?
It is evolution.
Now, with the rapid adaptation of [Adaptive], Gaode has completed his first physical evolution.
The primary Ice Blessed Body obtained through this evolution has a total of two abilities, both of which are evolutionary abilities related to cold resistance.
The former can be equivalent to an increase in ice element resistance, while the latter can greatly improve his combat ability.
At least at the third level and below, the power of ice element spells is actually mostly incomparable to the power of other types of spells, mainly because of the many negative effects that come with it.
For example, the freezing damage caused by [Freezing Ray] can further cause the subject to move slowly.
After evolving into the primary Ice Blessing Body, the low power of [Freezing Ray] will first be partially reduced, and the effect of "Slow Action" will also be ineffective.
What is more important is the word "elementary" in front of Bingyou's body.
It is obvious that after the elementary level there must be intermediate and advanced levels.
This means that this is not the limit of the evolution of cold tolerance.
When I think of the intermediate and advanced ice-blessed bodies in the future, Gaode becomes even more motivated.
Perhaps after possessing a high-level ice-blessed body, a low-level ice elemental spell falling on him would be no different to a mosquito bite, right?
In the violent wind and snow, Gothe let out a long and joyful roar.
It was already noon when Gothe walked out of the wind and snow and returned to his footing with snowflakes all over his body.
Outside the foothold, he casually and naturally took off his coat, shaking off the snow, just like he was in his living room, and then sat down by the campfire with a normal expression.
Today's low temperature is no longer much different from normal temperature for Gaode's body.
If it weren’t for being too unconventional and causing too much excitement to someone, Gothe would even want to throw away the obstructive coat.
Du Wei watched Gothe complete this entire set of actions, not knowing how to describe the feeling in his heart.
In fact, at the beginning, he did not expect that he would have so many bonds with Gothe.
Even because of his sensitive status, when Gothe knocked on his door, Du Wei's first reaction was whether Gothe was out of sympathy and came to him.
Even when it was later determined that Gothe was really just a passerby - after all, no one would send such a weak mage to approach him, he never thought that he would have another encounter with Gothe.
After all, the level of Gaode is really too low compared to him.
If it were not for the family tradition, a small person like Gothe would never have a chance to see him in his lifetime, let alone talk to him. It would be impossible even to watch him from a distance.
I don’t know if it’s because the environment in Xuefeng is too harsh and monotonous, or because it’s been a long time since I put aside my burdens to interact with peers, or maybe it’s because
In short, without Du Wei being able to figure it out, he inexplicably came into contact with Gothe.
In the beginning, it was just his competitiveness, but later on it got a little out of control.
Even if the other person "saved" his life, given his status, there were many ways to express his gratitude, but what he did in the end was to offer to compete with the other person to reach the top.
This guy is obviously a rookie, but he can't get rid of him. It's nothing to compete with him. This is what Du Wei convinced himself.
After that, it became a matter of chance, and it was no big deal to give others a place to stay and food. After all, they had saved themselves.
We all eat and sleep together, and there seems to be nothing wrong with this guy saying we are friends.
In this way, two people who would never have crossed paths have become each other's only "friends" at the moment without the knowledge of one and the acquiescence of self-deception.
Now, Du Wei discovered once again that this new friend he made seemed not as simple as it seemed.
Although when he saw Flora, he found that Gothe was not that simple.
"You are really a madman." Du Wei looked at Gothe and said.
Gaode smiled shyly, "It's actually very cool. If you don't believe me, try it."
"My brain is not broken yet." Du Wei glanced at Gothe and said calmly.
"In about three days' journey, we can reach the top." After a while, he said again.
Climbing to the top means the end of this journey.
At that time, one of the two people will continue to go north, to the north, and the other will return to the south.
"Fortunately I met you." Gaode thanked him.
In the following days, whether it was food or fuel, there was almost nowhere to find it. If it weren't for Duwei who could "buffer", this climbing journey would have been much more difficult.
What's more important is that Du Wei sets off early every time, which is equivalent to helping him check the way forward and eliminating many possible dangers.
Otherwise, it would still be very dangerous to encounter earth-line creatures in such a terrain that is inconvenient for movement.
Du Wei did not speak.
This time the windy weather lasted for two full days before gradually stopping.
As soon as the weather returned to normal, Gaode and Duwei set off again.
There will be no other accidents or twists and turns in the rest of the journey.
The 21st of the winter solstice.
The sky has just turned fish belly white.
The cold air at high altitudes is almost unbreathable.
On the rugged, nearly vertical ice wall, two figures were crawling up the ice wall like spiders, one behind the other. Although the speed was not fast, it was very smooth.
“Mage, come on!” Flora carefully poked her head out of Gothe’s chest pocket.
Although she could fly, near the top of the mountain, the cold wind was steep, and a strong wind might blow her away as big as a knuckle, so Flora stayed in Gothe's pocket.
Gothe pulled out the fingers transformed by [Cat Claw Technique] from the ice wall, gasped slightly, and then firmly inserted them into another gap again.
Du Wei was two positions above him, keeping a safe distance.
At this height, every breath the two took was accompanied by a thick white mist that almost condensed into ice, surrounding them.
Looking down, I saw vast clouds covering everything below, as if it were an endless ocean.
Looking up, there is a vast mist.
The top of the mountain is right in front of you.
The two of them worked hard to climb over the last section of the ice wall and finally reached the top of the mountain.
The long journey finally comes to an end here.
At this moment, the sun is rising just above the horizon.
The golden light filled the entire snow-capped mountain, dyeing the top of the mountain and the surrounding scenery into brilliant glory.
Looking into the distance, the mountains of the Evenlaya Mountains are looming in the morning light, and the sea of clouds is rolling under your feet, making people feel like they are above the clouds in the sky.
"You will be at the top of the mountain, and you will see all the small mountains."
"I don't understand."
"Then you are not smart."
As far as the eye can see, there is no higher mountain than where they are currently.
It’s like being on the roof of the world.
With the broadened horizons, the mind will naturally be broadened as well.
The hardships of wind, frost, rain and snow along the way have become condiments for enjoying the scenery.
"It's time to go down the mountain." After a long time, Du Wei suddenly said.
"Yes," Gothe nodded and said casually, "If we meet in the future, don't deny him."
"Of course, we are friends." Du Wei looked at Gothe quietly and solemnly assured.
What he said was sincere, but what he thought was that after leaving this mountain, they would probably never meet again in this life.
"Then let's say goodbye here first." Gao De said with cupped fists.
"Farewell here." Flora imitated Gothe and clasped her fists.
"These are for you." Du Wei thought for a while and gave Gothe all the food he had left.
"What about you?"
Du Wei wrote lightly: "I have my own way."
"Goodbye, maybe."
After saying the last sentence, Du Wei gently rubbed the ring on his right index finger.
It was a ring with circles of intertwined silver lines, which was unusual at first glance.
At this moment, the ring suddenly shined brightly.
A powerful force condensed in the air.
Those silver lines separated from the ring in an instant and turned into streams of silver light, quickly outlining the combination in the air.
In an instant, these silver lines turned into a complex magic circle, wrapping Du Wei's body in it.
The next moment, the space around Du Wei began to twist, forming a rotating vortex.
A moment later, Du Wei's figure became blurred, until after the last distortion, he completely disappeared.
As Du Wei's figure disappeared, the light of the magic circle quickly dissipated.
At the top of the snow peak, peace returned again.
(End of this chapter)