Chapter 230: Winter Altar, Snow Leopard’s God-chosen Trial!

"Now is the only time you can be tough."

Ye Zhi was used to it and said calmly, "Let me chop the ice silkworms into small pieces and make the sauce. Then I'll ask you whether you want flat noodles or wontons."

Gray pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "Both of these sound delicious."

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the wooden door of the study, and the white candles on the candlesticks swayed in the breeze when the door was opened. Delphinium, wearing a Victorian maid's long dress, put her hands in front of her, bowed her head and said respectfully, "My Lord, Knight Fokas sent someone to deliver the news that the whereabouts of the nature spirit of Xuelin has been found."

"Oh? He's quite efficient." Ye Zhi put down the quill in his hand, pushed away the desk chair, stood up, and smiled, "Come on, Gray, let's go to the snow forest together!"

"Go to the snow forest to catch ice silkworms?" Gray blinked.

"This is just one of the goals. The more important thing is to gain the loyalty of the spirit of nature!"

Ye Zhi explained: "If the natural spirit of the Snow Forest is willing to assist us, it means that Morning Frost Ridge has complete control over the Snow Forest area!"

Rare mineral veins, precious plants, and wild animal resources are all available in the snow forest, and can greatly enhance the territory's foundation.

However, the snow forest is vast and full of dangers. It must be further developed with the help of nature spirits and a new road should be built across the snow forest to the new seaport.

If you want to be rich, you must build roads first. This is an irrefutable truth!

Since he had gained the loyalty of the Frost People, Yeats decided to allocate the Snow Forest area to the Frost People for recuperation and to build a wolf training farm, thus laying the foundation for the establishment of the "Frost Wolf Cavalry".

The Frost People have mastered the art of taming wolves, and are natural hunters and shepherds. They are all skilled in riding and shooting, making them an ideal source of excellent soldiers.

With high mobility, excellent mounts and archery skills, the fully-organized Frostwolf Cavalry is undoubtedly an extraordinary force, just like Hastings' Pegasus Winged Cavalry! Yeats knew that as the conflict with Duke Thomas intensified, a war was inevitable.

When the day comes for the two to clash, the Frostwolf Cavalry will give the enemy a big surprise on the battlefield! The Frost People are regarded as uncivilized barbarians by the Golden Lions, and they do not speak the same language as the residents of Morningfrost Ridge. Forcibly sending a governor to manage them may intensify the conflict.

Therefore, Yeats has reached an agreement with the Frost People leaders for the Frost People to govern themselves.

The way to consolidate loyalty is simple, that is to promote the belief in the goddess of winter in the snow forest and constantly publicize Yeats's identity as a messenger of God.

It was Ye Zhi who rescued the Frost People from the slavery of the Snow Monster. After such publicity, he would surely become a myth in the minds of the Frost People! The primary purpose of these plans was still to gain the approval of the Spirit of Nature.

"Let's go together, Gray." Ye Zhi said curiously, "Let's go and see what the nature spirit of the snow forest looks like!"

In snowy areas, it is more ideal to choose a snow leopard as a mount.

The snow leopard itself has a slender body and strong explosive power, but with the help of the snowy owl's gigantic technique, it becomes a ferocious mount more than two meters tall.

Yeats and Grey rode on the snow leopard together, holding the reins, and in just half a day they reached the snow forest and arrived at the site where the spirit of nature was witnessed.

Hehe~ There are tall coniferous forests on all sides. It is summer and there is still a thick layer of snow on the ground. The melted ice and snow make a layer of mist float in the air.

"Do you think it's in that river?" Gray pointed to a silver stream with floating ice.

Yeats cleared his throat, and his voice, under the poet's spell, was like thunder, and he said:

"Spirit of nature, come out and see me quickly!"

In response to Ye Zhi's call, the snow leopard under his seat let out a majestic roar, and the icy power on its body formed a cold mist that spread in all directions!

The snow on the coniferous forest fell, and the white birds flapped their wings and flew up. A snow chicken that was busy digging for food was stunned! Gray took two steps at a time, picked up the snow chicken and shook it, and said happily: "Ye Zhi, you can have an extra meal tonight!"

At this time, a wet, pitch-black head emerged from the glacier. It had a pointed beak and its small eyes stared at Yeats motionlessly.

This spirit of nature paddled its short wings to the shore, stood up swayingly, revealing its black back and white belly, and then shook its body to shake off the water droplets.

"Penguin?" Gray said in surprise as she put the snow chicken into the space bag.

Yeats was amused.

How did penguins from Antarctica end up in the Arctic Circle? That's not the point.

The key is, does it charge Q coins? (fog) This is an emperor penguin cub, which looks almost the same as the little penguin in the emoticon package, with black eyes on white cheeks and fluffy gray hair on its body.

"You, you asked me to come out, what's the matter?"

The little penguin's telepathy sounded, and he seemed a little restrained and asked nervously.

Because Ye Zhi mobilized the few remaining winter divinities in his body when he called out, the nature spirit that sensed the familiar breath soon appeared.

This is enough to prove that the natural spirits living in this snowy forest also have a close relationship with the goddess of winter.

Yeats played up his identity as the messenger of winter and used the rhetoric he had used many times to get the little penguin to work for him.

"In exchange, I will build a new Winter Temple in the Snow Forest. This will be good for you too, right?" Ye Zhi said.

The little penguin shook his head and thought for a while, then stared at the snow leopard under Ye Zhi's seat for a long time, and whispered: "I can feel that the power of the goddess of winter has gradually faded recently. Maybe the power has dropped to a lower level, which makes the storm in the snow forest more violent..."

"Since you are the messengers of the Winter Goddess, I will take you to a place."

The little penguin jumped and turned around, swaying and leading the way, saying, "Follow me!"

This nature spirit was very timid. Although it had the aura of three rings, it was unable to fight back when faced with the large snow spider it encountered on the way. It just hid behind Ye Zhi in fear.

Boom! Gray used the Dragon Breath Technique, spitting out thunderbolts from her mouth, blasting the large snow spider into charcoal.

The little penguin opened its mouth and stared at Gray in shock.

Gray suppressed the corners of her mouth that kept rising and said lightly: "Some small skills, not worth mentioning!"

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "It seems that after taking over Xuelin, I have to clear out the monster nests here before I can pave the road with peace of mind."

Continuing on his journey, Ye Zhi encountered several wild frost wolves.

But these Frostwolves showed no desire to attack and simply fled away.

The advanced race of the Frostwolf is called the Winter Wolf, a new monster born from the promotion of the blood power in the Frostwolf.

However, there is still no clear conclusion on how to improve the bloodline of Warcraft. Tamers believe that the bloodline of Warcraft can be improved by taking high-level materials or receiving divine blessings. Only by improving the bloodline can the upper limit of the Ring of Life be broken through.

Yeats was thinking about this as he followed the little penguin through the snowy bushes and heard it shriek, "Here we are! It's right here!"

Ye Zhi raised his head with a look of surprise. In front of him was an abandoned winter altar!

The Winter Altar stood quietly in the snow. The ancient stone pillars had long been covered with frost, and mottled runes were faintly visible. The long steps were covered with snow, with only a few broken stone steps showing, leading to the center of the altar.

This place is deep in the snow forest. The cold wind is howling. Crystal clear icicles are hanging on the branches of the surrounding trees. The long howls of wolves can be heard faintly in the distance.

Ye Zhi's eyes widened. There was actually a piece of ice crystal floating in the center of the altar, flashing a faint blue light and emitting the aura of the divinity of winter!

"There's actually a winter altar here?!" Gray's tone was equally surprised.

The little penguin nodded and said, "It was built by the ancient frost people. Its history is almost as long as the Winter Temple in the Absolute Mountains, but it seems..."

The little penguin's voice became a little frustrated: "It seems that the temple has been destroyed, right?"

It raised its eyes and looked at Yeats, eager to know the answer but also a little afraid.

Ye Zhi didn't want to deceive it, so he nodded and said, "Perhaps, we can use this altar as the center to build a new winter temple!"

Hearing this, the little penguin's eyes lit up and he said happily, "This altar... has the trial of the Winter Goddess! Let the holy beast try it, it will be of great benefit!"

"The Trial of the Winter Goddess?" Gray looked at the altar in surprise. The ice crystals floating in the center of the altar seemed to become brighter. "Is it because of the gem?"

Ye Zhi pondered for a moment. The snow leopard is the sacred animal of the goddess of winter, just like the owl is the sacred animal of the goddess of magic.

Although the snow leopard has a close relationship with the goddess of winter, it has not yet officially received the title of "Chosen One of Winter".

Ye Zhi had experienced several trials of the God of Choice and determined that the content of the trial of this altar was related to the God of Winter! If the snow leopard could pass the trial and become the God of Winter, then the blood in its body would have the possibility of promotion.

Just like the frost wolf evolving into the winter wolf, the snow leopard race may also usher in a qualitative transformation! Ye Zhi couldn't help but feel a little excited. He didn't expect that coming to subdue the spirit of nature would bring him unexpected gains!

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

However, the difficulty of the God's Chosen Trial is definitely one of the most difficult of all trials, and the risks should not be underestimated.

Ye Zhi looked thoughtful and asked:

"Do you know what this trial is about?"

The little penguin shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but even if I can't pass the trial, I can just give up. I think the Goddess of Winter won't make things difficult for her sacred beast..."

As he spoke, the little penguin blinked his eyes, looking as if he was trying to be cute.

Gray tilted her head and gave her own opinion: "Yates, I believe what it says."

Ye Zhi asked, "How did you come to this conclusion?"

Gray pointed at the little penguin and said firmly, "Because it's very cute!"

Yeats: "...you might as well say that penguins are not evil at all."

As he spoke, Ye Zhi nodded to himself. He took note of this joke and would tell it to the Black Knight next time!

Ye Zhi communicated with the snow leopard telepathically and learned that it also wanted to try the trial. He nodded and said:

"Don't force yourself. If you can't pass, just give up."

The snow leopard's eyes were quite determined: "Woo!"

It had seen the scene of its guardian beast, the snow leopard, falling in front of it, so the snow leopard also wanted to inherit its will and become as powerful as its predecessor, the snow owl! Ye Zhi sensed the snow leopard's high morale, nodded slightly, and watched the silver-white snow leopard shaking its long tail, climbing the long steps, and walking to the front of the altar.

The cold wind was howling, and the snow suddenly became fierce at this moment. Ye Zhi saw that when the snow leopard approached the ice crystal in the center of the altar, the holy emblem on its forehead burst into brilliant ice light! At the same moment, the ice crystal gradually floated up, releasing a powerful attraction.

Ice and snow from all directions gathered towards the ice crystal, and with this ice crystal gem as the core, gradually formed a huge golem made of ice crystals!

Boom! The ice crystal golem seemed to be carved from an iceberg, its entire body was solid blue ice, and its surface was covered with smoky white runes.

This giant statue weighed several tons. When it fell to the ground, the ground shook violently, snow flew everywhere, and the strong impact caused a shock wave, destroying the surrounding coniferous forests! Gray looked up and swallowed, "So, the content of the trial is to fight this kind of big guy?"

Ye Zhi frowned and said, "This ice crystal golem should be the gatekeeper of the trial. Defeating it will gain the recognition of the Winter Goddess... But it is already a peak three-ring creature, and it is extremely resistant to frost elements, which is a bit tricky for the snow leopard!"

Gray asked, "Can we help?"

The little penguin hurriedly said: "If outsiders interfere with the trial, it will directly lead to failure!"

If you look closely, you will find that with the altar as the center, a light blue light curtain is formed in a radius of dozens of meters. This is the venue for the duel between the snow leopard and the gatekeeper. Ye Zhi and his party were isolated outside by this light curtain and could only watch the trial.

Ye Zhi thought to himself, although the Ice Crystal Golem can resist frost spells, his own snow leopard is also good at the power of thunder.

In addition, the snow leopard also possesses the 'Blessing of Winter Soul'. When the elemental spells are activated, the power will be greatly increased! Boom~ The earth trembles again.

Gray looked around, her eyes slightly changed: "Ye Zhi, a lot of monsters are coming over here!"

The ice crystals on the winter altar were activated again, and the frost energy contained in them had a fatal attraction to the monsters in the snow forest.

Low-level monsters such as snow spiders, moose, and snow goblins rushed to the altar like a tide, forming a small-scale beast tide!

At the same moment, a Frostman from the Frost Tribe rushed into the tent and exclaimed:

"Elder, it's bad. The monsters in the deep snow forest seem to be rioting!"

The leader of the Frost Clan stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Pick a few warriors, ride on the Frost Wolf with me, and go to see the situation!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ye Zhi frowned slightly. These low-level monsters did not pose any threat to him, but the problem was... he could actually sense the breath of a king-level monster nearby! Boom!

Right in front of the beast tide, the ice at the bottom of the snow cracked, and more than a dozen monsters fell with the collapsed ice.

In the crack of the glacier, a giant creature covered in ice and snow opened its worm-like mouthparts. The mouthparts were as huge as the abyss and covered with spikes, and it swallowed the falling monster completely! Gray was shocked and said, "What the hell is this?!"

"Ice silkworm!" Ye Zhi's brows relaxed, his eyes shining, "And it's a king-level ice silkworm. Your elders will definitely be satisfied!"

Gray had finally prepared herself mentally for tasting the ice silkworm, but now faced with the giant ice silkworm, her mental preparation completely collapsed. She said, "You want to use it as sashimi?!"

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "It's big and fresh, and it's a four-ringed monster, so its nutritional value is very high!"

The little penguin looked confused: "Are you saying that you want to make this ice silkworm into food?"

Yeats asked in return: “What if not?”

The little penguin's brain froze and he just stood there in a daze.

How come this human is even scarier than the Yeti?

Ye Zhi looked back at the pale blue light curtain and saw that the snow leopard and the ice crystal golem had already started a fierce battle.

In order to ensure that the Snow Leopard's trial is not disturbed, this giant ice silkworm must be killed!

Ye Zhi rolled up his sleeves and said, "Snowy Owl, let's go together and slice it to pieces!"

(End of this chapter)