Chapter 300 Arrival at the Snow Country
In the battle last night, the hunting group suffered heavy losses. Even the group leader and the necromancer were killed instantly by a terrifying and huge monster. The remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals trembled in fear and hid in the mountain village, not daring to act rashly.
Over the next three days, the adventure team had a smooth journey and arrived at the Snow Country one day earlier than expected.
After walking in the white snow for five or six days, they were tired of the scenery. When they stepped onto flat ground and saw a majestic ice and snow city gate, all the adventurers couldn't help but cheer.
Shu Li breathed in the cold air and looked up at the city gate in front of him.
Compared with the ice and snow city gate at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, this city gate is more spectacular and solid, with a classical shape and full of historical traces.
The scene within the city gates was impossible to imagine, but beyond them, high on the hill, stood a massive white castle. Its silhouette, illuminated by the midday sun, seemed even more majestic, its entire structure exuding a sacred and solemn air of age and vicissitudes.
"That's the palace of the Snow Kingdom." Morrissey pointed to the castle on the top of the mountain.
"How beautiful!" Siti exclaimed. It looked like a crystal castle, glittering and translucent, far more magnificent than her own palace.
Nasha clenched her hands involuntarily.
Brother...is he in that castle?
After all, he has half the blood of the royal family of the Snow Kingdom. As long as he successfully comes here, he can use the Sword of Eterno to prove his identity and get the protection of the royal family.
Shu Li noticed Nasha's anxiety and soothed her, "Let's go into the city first and find a place to stay, then we can get some information."
Nasha knew that it was useless to be anxious, so she bit her lip and nodded.
I've waited for two years, so one or two days won't make a difference.
Sadler asked suspiciously, "What do you want to find out?"
Shu Li said without hiding anything: "We came to the Snow Country not only to explore the Snow Mountain Maze, but also to look for someone."
"Looking for someone?" Morrissey raised an eyebrow. Why hadn't I heard them mention this before?
"Yes," Shu Li said, "I have a brother who's been missing for 20 years, and Nasha also has a brother who's been missing for 10 years. According to the Entelin Association's investigation, they are both in the Snow Country."
Now that you've decided to take the risk together, be as honest as possible.
Except for the fairy's identity, which cannot be revealed for the time being, everything else can be said.
Morrissey and Sadler looked at each other, then smiled and said, "Let's go into the city and find a hotel first. After you're settled, I'll take you to where the news is sold."
Shu Li's eyes lit up. "Okay!"
Sure enough, it’s convenient to have an experienced person to guide you!
They were walking slowly at the back, and the Centuriae and Mercenaries had already entered the city.
The gates of the Snow Country had no checkpoints, and they opened only once every three years to welcome outsiders. To the city's inhabitants, adventurers were fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
As the saying goes, if you don’t open a business for three years, you will make a living for three years after you open it.
Every adventurer who enters the Snow Country must be prepared to be slaughtered.
"Ten gold coins per room per day, no credit." The hotel owner said expressionlessly.
“So expensive!”
The goblins gasped and simultaneously covered the storage bags hanging around their waists.
10 gold coins a day, 300 gold coins a month. Each room can only accommodate two people, and fourteen people share seven rooms, so a total of 2,100 gold coins are required.
I haven't even entered the snow mountain maze to explore, but I've been ripped off.
"Do you want to stay here? If not, please get out and don't interfere with my business." The hotel owner ordered the guest to leave.
Shu Li sighed.
Are the people of the Snow Country so cold and desolate because they've been there for so long that they've become inhumane? They'd tried four hotels before, and while the prices were cheaper, there weren't enough rooms.
This is the fifth hotel in front of me. It has plenty of rooms, complete facilities and bathrooms, but the price is doubled.
No wonder there were vacant rooms, it turned out the high prices scared away customers.
"What do you think?" Shu Li asked for others' opinions.
"There's nothing wrong with us." Morrissey reached out to hug Sadler, but was slapped hard by the other party, and withdrew his hand awkwardly.
"Then let's settle here!" Shu Li said.
When the Light Squad travels, they use shared funds for food, lodging, and transportation, and this trip is no exception. Unsure when they'll go to the Snow Mountain Labyrinth, Shu Li decides to stay for three days.
When the hotel owner saw them taking out gold coins to pay for the room, he pulled the corners of his mouth and revealed a stiff smile.
When assigning rooms, everyone had a tacit understanding and matched them according to their usual habits.
Seleu and Harris share a room, Morrissey and Sadler share a room, Siti and Nasha share a room, Kumandi and Angel share a room, Budno and Amanda share a room, Desio and Hector share a room, and Shuli and Ace share a room.
In fact, Shu Li wanted to room with Dissio, but Hector got there first and picked Dissio away.
Shu Li hesitated to speak, and finally sighed helplessly.
Ever since he discovered that Ace might be the Elf King, he felt a little uncomfortable whenever the two of them were alone.
I wanted to expose his disguise on the spot, but I was also afraid of the embarrassment that would come with it.
You know, he mistakenly thought Ace liked him and once consulted the Elf King about relationship issues.
Shu Li felt a little regretful. Why didn't he just act like an ostrich and pretend he knew nothing?
If one day it is confirmed and exposed on the spot, how will he face the Elf King?
"Digging his toes into a castle" wouldn't be enough to describe his embarrassment.
Now, the two of them have to live in the same room again, and Shu Li's mood is full of ups and downs.
As they had to get information, they didn't have time to worry about Shu Li. After getting the room key, the group followed Morrissey to find a place to sell information.
Although the entire snow mountain belongs to the Snow Kingdom, the natural conditions are harsh and survival is difficult. For tens of thousands of years, the Snow Kingdom has only built a magnificent royal city on a mountain four or five thousand meters above sea level.
This is a capital city built on a hillside.
With the top of the mountain as the center, it develops downwards in a stepped manner, one layer after another, with a total of ten layers. The buildings become more magnificent as you go up, and at the top of the mountain is a palace like a crystal castle.
Shu Li and others walked in the snow for half an hour and reached the second floor.
Here, everyone saw a building with the Magic Association logo.
"Wow, there is a magic association here too?" said Disio in surprise.
"Of course." Sadler said, "Every country on the continent has a magic association."
"Is there any information for sale here?" Shu Li asked. He only knew that the Magic Association would publish various tasks suitable for magicians, but he didn't know that they also sold information.
Morrissey said, "Magic associations in other countries may not necessarily sell information, but the ones here definitely do."
The living conditions in the Snow Country are poor. In addition, it opens only three years ago, transportation is inconvenient, information is cut off, and the income is insufficient to make ends meet. Most guilds and organizations feel that it is a waste of money and resources and are unwilling to move in.
Why is the Magic Association willing to move in?
Because magic is everywhere.
Magicians can do things that ordinary people cannot do, such as using magic to transmit messages, making various convenient magic props, setting up advanced magic circles to resist the cold, etc.
As long as you can afford it, the magician can solve all problems.
Those who are capable should do more work. Selling information is one of the businesses of the Snow Country Magic Association.
After listening to Morrissey's introduction, Shu Li was deeply moved.
The god of law, Danlov, is truly a great human being.
After leaving the Elf Kingdom, he has been committed to developing the magic industry and training magicians wholeheartedly to provide more talents for the future war with the God of Darkness.
Shu Li couldn't help but turn her head to look at Ace.
Unsurprisingly, his sneak peek was noticed by the other party again.
Looking at those emerald green eyes like gems, Shu Li stared at them intently and calmly showed a lovely smile.
Sure enough, if you do something many times, you become immune to it and your skin becomes thicker.
The group stepped into the gate of the Magic Association.
There was heating in the house, but it was too hot to wear fur coats, so everyone took off their clothes and put them into storage bags, revealing high-level magic robes and magic badges worn on their chests.
The receptionist in the lobby was stunned for a moment when he saw that the team leader was a hooded dark elf. Then he was even more surprised when he found that there were ten low-level magicians in the team.
Where is the Snow Country?
In the extremely cold northern region of the continent, most adventurers who come here go to the snow mountain maze.
The minimum requirement to enter the Snow Mountain Maze is a high-level magician.
The receptionist has been working here for twenty years, and this is the first time he has seen so many low-level magicians coming here.
"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" Out of professional instinct, he walked forward and asked with a smile.
Morrissey stepped back and let Shu Li talk to the receptionist on her own.
Shu Li said politely, "Hello, we are looking for two people and would like to buy information from you."
The receptionist raised an eyebrow. “Of course.”
He said that it was impossible for a low-level magician to explore the snow mountain maze.
"Please follow me." He made an inviting gesture and led everyone to the information office.
After explaining Shu Li and the others' purpose to the office, the office staff enthusiastically asked, "So, are you going to issue a missing person notice?"
This business magic association is very skilled.
Adventurers who venture into the Snow Mountain Labyrinth face a high risk of death, and every three years, a large number of people go missing. Therefore, during the opening year, their relatives and friends will follow the adventure teams or mercenary groups to the Magic Association to post missing person notices.
However, the task completion rate is very low.
Shu Li said: "We want to issue tasks and also want to buy information."
If you post a missing person notice, you may have to wait for a while before getting any results, but it may be easier to find clues by directly buying information.
"Okay." The female magician smiled sweetly and took out a form. "Please fill in the information about the person you are looking for. The more detailed the better."
Shu Li took the form and asked, "Can you give me another one?"
"No problem." The female magician handed another form, and Shu Li took it and handed it to Nasha.
"There are tables and chairs over there. You can sit there and fill in the blanks slowly." The female magician kindly reminded.
"Thank you." Shu Li took the form and led his friends to sit at the table.
Nasha glanced at the form, picked up the pen and filled it out quickly.
Name, age, gender, physical features, occupation, nationality...
She filled in the names one by one based on her memory, even including the swordsman who protected her brother.
While she was busy writing, Shu Li and the other little fairies stared at the form in a daze.
Name?
If Chris used a fake name, it would have no reference value.
Age...should I fill in 120 or 20?
There’s no problem with his gender, but his appearance… who knows what disguise he’ll adopt when he steps into the human world!
As for his profession, he should be a magician? But what level of magician is he? There is no way to know.
Nationality—A mountain dweller like them?
The five little fairies looked at each other, and saw helplessness on each other's faces.
Two years ago, they bought information from the Entelin Association, roughly describing his mischievous behavior, and got some useful information. This table before them was so detailed that it really embarrassed them.
Morrissey saw them in a daze and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Didn't you say you wanted to find your brother? Why aren't you filling out the form?"
Sadler also looked at Shu Li with concern.
"Um..." Shu Li was sweating profusely, "My brother has been away from home for too long. I... have kind of forgotten what he looks like."
Morrissey raised an eyebrow and asked Dixio, "What about you?"
Dizio shook his head: "I forgot too."
Morrissey looked at the other four "mountain people". Before he could speak, the four boys shook their heads like rattles.
“Cough cough cough——” Hector covered his mouth and coughed violently.
Siti turned her head and couldn't help laughing.
Seleu and Haris remained silent.
Shu Li scratched his hair in confusion, and when he touched the small flower crown that had become a hairpin, he paused and instinctively looked up to the "Elf King" for help.
Ace didn't disappoint him and said gently, "Since he's your brother, he must be similar to you."
After receiving the prompt, Shu Li immediately picked up the pen and wrote.
When fairies go out to gain experience, they usually disguise themselves as magicians. Due to the restrictions of spells, they generally use their real names except in special circumstances.
Fill in 40 years old as your age.
The one hundred year old fairy's appearance is fixed at twenty years old. After being missing for twenty years, adding one, he is naturally forty years old.
Physical features... since he is similar to him, he has black hair, gray eyes, and a height of roughly 180CM!
As for personality, Shu Li specifically noted: I love to play pranks.
He would braid the tails of every dog he passed by into pigtails.
I wrote down a bunch of "great achievements" that Chris might have done, and with the help of other little elves, I finally finished filling out the form.
By the time Shu Li put down the pen, Nasha had already checked it twice to make sure there was nothing missed, and handed it to Shu Li and the female magician together.
After the female magician took it, she first looked at Nasha's form.
"Leon Kellan... Huh?" She looked at the black-haired, purple-eyed girl in surprise. "Are you sure the person you're looking for is Leon Kellan?"
Nasha's heart tightened, and she nodded heavily: "Yes! He is my brother, and he used to be the prince of Pedam Kingdom."
The magician exclaimed, "Ah!" and quickly glanced at the other information on the form. After a while, she said to Nasha kindly, "You are such a lucky girl. There's no need to publish this missing person notice! Leon Kailan is now the prince of the Snow Kingdom. You can go directly to the palace to find him."
"Really...really?" Nasha covered her mouth in disbelief, tears rolling down her face uncontrollably as she cried with joy.
The brother who had been missing for ten years was not only alive, but also became the prince of the Snow Kingdom.
Very good!
That’s really great!
Siti hugged her and gently stroked her back.
Nasha leaned on her shoulder, suppressed her excitement, wiped away her tears, and said firmly: "I want to go to the palace!"
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