Chapter 233 Guardian of the Snowfield
At the first moment, Gothe looked in the direction of the whistling sound.
In the puffing snow and fog, a "big insect" jumped out.
It was a tiger-like creature with snow-white hair.
The fur is as smooth as fine silk, reflecting light in the sun. Just looking at its color from a distance, you can imagine how soft it will be to the touch.
But no matter how glamorous its appearance is, it cannot change the fact that it is a tiger-like creature.
Tiger creatures have always been at the top of the food chain, ferocious and powerful.
So the moment he saw the other party, Gothe's hair stood up all over his body and he entered the highest alert state.
Most of the people encountered on Dandong Snow Peak are dull elemental creatures.
This is because the total food resources of Dandong Xuefeng are limited and cannot accommodate too many carnivorous creatures.
The elemental creatures have lower demand for food, so they are the most common creatures in Dandong Snow Peak.
But it is different in the north. The vast snowfields are enough to accommodate a large number of carnivorous creatures.
Hence, not long after entering the northern border, Gothe had already encountered an extremely dangerous creature.
And this big insect was obviously heading towards him. After jumping out of the snow hill, it rushed straight in his direction.
"Mage, don't be afraid."
Gothe lowered his head and glanced at Flora beside him. She was reaching out her little hand to tug at the corner of his clothes.
The little Flora's face was calm and calm, which made Gothe subconsciously praise her as a heroic hero who "keeps her composure when faced with big things". The next moment, she suddenly realized what was going on.
"It's not a bad person?"
"It's not bad."
Having said that, Gaode's vigilance will not dissipate all of a sudden.
At the first moment, he still cast a shield spell on himself, but suppressed his instinct and did not take the initiative to attack the opponent.
The big insect flew towards him, much faster than the ring of ice and snow wolves he had seen at the edge of Duo'er before.
Snow wolves are inherently faster earth-line creatures, and this big insect is six or seven meters long, with shoulder blades that are high, as if they are protruding from the skin. It is much stronger than the ice and snow wolf demon.
With such a body type, it is possible to achieve such speed. It is conceivable that this big insect is most likely to be at the second level or higher.
As the big insect approached, Gothe discovered that there was actually a person sitting on the white tiger.
It was a man in his forties, with a full beard, wearing an extremely rough animal skin coat, and his appearance was unremarkable.
But Gothe didn't dare to underestimate him at all.
Just kidding, my mount is a tiger, who dares to look down upon it?
Gaode is not sure about the strength of the opponent, but it is certain that the bottom level is the second ring and the upper limit is unknown.
Fortunately, Flora did not detect any hostility from the other party.
In the two months in the Ervinraya Mountains, Flora's ability has been verified many times, and no mistakes have been made so far, so Gothe's nerves are actually much more relaxed.
Hang!
The giant tiger and the man on the tiger's back came to a "sudden stop" when they were still a few meters away from Gothe, and snow dust rose up all over the sky.
Gaode's heart moved, and he cast [Dancing Wind] to blow away the snow dust floating towards him.
"I'm sorry, Ryan is always so reckless in doing things. No matter how much he is taught, he never has a long memory." A stronger wind rose, blowing the snow dust into the distance. The man gave the giant tiger under him a hard knock on the head, and then looked at Gothe with an apologetic look.
Hang!
The giant tiger named Ryan let out a roar of dissatisfaction after being knocked on the head.
Hence, the man knocked it on the head harder.
This time it became more honest.
"I didn't expect to meet foreigners here." The man looked at Gothe and immediately made an accurate judgment on Gothe's identity. "This place is far from the coastline. It seems that you did not come across the border by boat."
He thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it possible that you crossed the Evenlaya Mountains and entered the north?"
Gothe nodded and said, "Yes."
A flash of light flashed in the man's eyes, "Looking at your age, your mage level must not be high, and you are walking alone. You dare to challenge the Evenraya Mountains alone and succeed. It's really unbelievable."
Gothe shrugged, "Courage. Good luck."
"Interesting. So, why did you work so hard to cross the Evinraya Mountains and enter the North? To avoid the enemy's pursuit, or to come to the North to make a fortune?"
Hounding this question, many thoughts flashed through Gothe's mind. In the end, his answer was "Tell the truth."
“No, in fact, I entered the North to plant trees.” He said calmly.
Obviously, this was an answer that a man could never expect, so that when he heard Gothe's answer, he immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise, repeated Gothe's answer, and confirmed: "Plant a tree?"
"Yes, plant a tree," Gothe nodded, already confirmed in his heart. Thoughts, "I am a believer of the Natural Sect."
"Natural Sect?"
"Yes, the Natural Sect. The teaching of this sect is that those who fill the world with life will be blessed by nature, so I decided to come to the North and determined to plant trees in the North." Gao De had a pious look on his face.
Then, he added: "Of course, the magic plant resources in the north are also extremely rich. If possible, a branch can be established in the north. With the rich resources here, we can definitely get enough money. It would be great to plant trees and grow the sect at the same time."
· Taking the initiative to reveal the "purpose behind it" will stop others from thinking wildly.
With this in mind, Gaode added a bit of utilitarianism.
Sure enough, when the man heard this, he immediately laughed, because he sensed that Gothe's statement that the purpose was to "plant trees" was actually true, and Gothe's statement could also convince him.
Hence, his attitude towards Gaode suddenly became friendly.
"Although I have never heard of the Nature Sect, I like your sect, but it is not easy to plant trees in the north." The man said.
"If it were easy, I wouldn't and wouldn't have the need to come all the way to the north." Gothe said.
Hearing what Gothe said, the expression on the man's face changed again, "Then how are you going to start?"
"I am now going to rush to the Snover clan two hundred kilometers away to buy a map from them, so that I can find the most suitable initial tree planting site."
Gothe spread his hands and said helplessly: "As you said, planting trees in the north is not an easy task. Everything is difficult at the beginning. The choice of this initial tree planting point is very important."
"Like this." The man took a deep look at Gothe, thought about it, got off the giant tiger, stretched out his hand towards Gothe, and said: "I think we can officially get to know each other. My name is Baruch, and I am the guardian of the snowfield."
"My name is Gothe, a member of the Natural Sect." Gothe and Baruch stretched out their hands and shook Baruch's hand.
It can be clearly felt that Baruch's hands are extremely rough. He does not look like a mage at all, but more like a farmer who often does rough and heavy work.
"Guardian of the snowfield?" Gothe asked curiously.
This is a term he has never heard of.
Baruch calmly explained: "On the snowy plains, many tribes go extinct every day for one reason or another. When a tribe goes extinct, there are always some tribesmen who survive. These survivors, if no one saves them, will soon die on the snowy plains."
"Or some Sometimes, when some small tribes are in danger, if I can encounter them, I will take action. "
"This is what we do."
No wonder he is called the Snowfield Guardian. Gothe noticed that the other party did not explain his origin, but simply introduced his "main responsibilities."
However, since the other party did not take the initiative to explain, it means that he did not want to say more, and Gao De did not take the initiative to ask out of curiosity.
"Recently, there are faint signs of an outbreak of beasts in the snowfield. My current task is to patrol this area, determine the probability and scale of the outbreak of beasts in this area, and provide timely reminders to nearby tribes." Baruch added.
The North is really too big, and there are many powerful creatures scattered around.
According to the laws of nature, after a period of time, the population of these organisms will reach a peak and then fall into a situation of food shortage.
In this case, these underfed beasts will frequently attack the northern tribes, which is the so-called beast tide.
After the tide of beasts, the number of biological populations will fall into a low point again, and after a very long period of recuperation, it will reach its peak again, and so on.
This is a natural thing, there is nothing strange about it.
But nature is nature, but it is also true that every time the beast tide breaks out, it means the destruction of a large number of northern tribes.
What Baruch has to do now is to investigate the specific situation.
If the beast tide is really about to break out, warning the nearby tribes in advance will at least allow them to prepare in advance.
It is good if one more person can survive the beast wave.
This is what Baruch meant.
"It's still very dangerous on the snowfield. If you go there on foot, you might encounter a herd of beasts."
Baruch thought for a while and then said: "The snow wolves nearby are very active recently. It would be uncomfortable if we encounter them. I happen to be passing by the camp of the Snover clan. How about I take you for a ride?"
"I am very happy." Gothe laughed.
Baruch nodded with satisfaction, jumped on the back of the giant tiger again, patted the tiger's back, and introduced to Gothe: "This is my partner, the ice-maned tiger Ryan."
Then, he stretched out his hand to Gothe, "Come up."
Baruch glanced back at Gothe, and after confirming that Gothe had sat firmly, he immediately possessed the ice-maned tiger and said a few words that only they could understand.
The next moment, the ice-maned tiger roared, its limbs slightly bent, and then rushed forward like a white lightning.
The cold wind on the snowfield rushed towards me in an instant.
But for Gothe, who has evolved the primary Bingyou body, it is not bone-chilling.
He only felt a sense of pleasure.
"If you feel too cold and can't hold on, tell me and I'll tell Ryan to slow down." Baruch's voice floated from the front.
"Okay." Gaode responded.
The faster the speed, the harsher the cold wind, which most people cannot bear.
At the beginning, Baruch wanted to take care of Gothe and deliberately asked Ryan to slow down.
But when he got to the back, he found that Gothe was still talking to him without any trembling in his voice. While he was surprised, Baruch also became interested and wanted to know Gothe's limit, and slowly asked Ryan to speed up.
But in the end, even though Ryan had already reached the fastest speed, God's expression remained unchanged.
At this moment, while Baruch looked at Gothe with slight admiration, he also determined in his heart that the "Natural Sect" to which Gothe belonged must have mastered some unique means of keeping out the cold.
It’s no wonder that Gothe was able to cross the Evenraya Mountains alone.
"Gothe, I want to go to a nearby snowfield hyena colony first to have a look. Don't worry, the snowfield hyenas are only first-level earth-line creatures. Even the leader, that is, the second-level creature, with Ryan's speed, can easily get rid of them."
The word "community" made Gao De's heart move slightly. Maybe he can get a little bit of his origin?
He naturally had no objection to this, "My matters are not urgent, your matters are more important."
Baruch couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard this, feeling even more satisfied with Gothe.
Half an hour later.
Lean led the two of them to jump onto a snow hill, and below was a small valley.
In the valley, more than a hundred snow hyenas gathered, and the fishy smell hit their faces.
These snow hyenas keep making harsh calls.
Baruch frowned subconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Gothe noticed Baruch's microexpression.
“These snow hyenas are very hungry, very hungry, and they become very irritable because of hunger.” Baruch said.
Hunger and rage mean that they are likely to attack the nearby Northern tribes.
"The nearby tribes are all small tribes. If they are attacked by this group of snowfield hyenas, I am afraid that none of them can survive," he added: "I am going to try to get rid of them. I will take you to a safe place later."
Gothe then frowned slightly, and after thinking half-heartedly, he said righteously: "Two people are always more powerful than one. Although I am not as powerful as you, I can still be of some help. Let me stay."
“This is very dangerous. Although they are not high-level, but the number is here, I may not necessarily care about you in a real fight.” Baruch looked very surprised by Gothe’s decision.
"Standing idly by because of timidity in the face of this kind of thing is not in line with the teachings of the Natural Sect." Gao De said righteously.
Baruch was stunned for a moment, and then carefully looked at Gothe from head to toe, with a smile on his face.
Before this, even if Gothe's words were garish, even if the magic detection was credible to Gothe's words, Baruch still had some doubts about what Gothe said.
But now, this doubt has almost completely dissipated.
To understand a person, don’t listen to what he says, but to see what he does.
“Then let’s fight together.” Baruch said.
(End of this chapter)