Chapter 569: Ice Field

Lu Yuan, immersed in the artistic conception, was trying hard to make a fire with the eternal fire.

He seemed to have returned to the cruel past, and in order to survive, he had no choice but to set fire to this tree!

"Hurry up, hurry up! If I don't make a fire, I will die." With every breath he took, he exhaled white frost.

However, the temperature was too low and the humidity was too high, so he couldn't start a fire. Instead, the energy from the fire woke up the shivering squirrel in the tree hole.

These guys were very alert and made "squeaking" sounds. The big squirrel even showed its teeth and claws and roared at Lu Yuan.

"You won't let me destroy this tree?"

"This is the only way. If we light it, we can all survive for a while."

"If we can't ignite it, everyone will die." Lu Yuan smiled bitterly. His muscles stiffened, his capillaries contracted, and his fingers were almost out of control.

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The past and the present overlap at this moment.

All of this seemed to be Lu Yuan's own imagination, yet it also seemed to be real.

With his current forging skills, it is still difficult for him to understand this phenomenon, but he is indeed immersed in this magical illusion.

The big squirrel was just protecting its children and baring its teeth at Lu Yuan - it was just the most ordinary creature in the north, but it also had its own determination.

It will never allow Lu Yuan to destroy its warm home!

"Squeak, squeak!" the big squirrel screamed sharply.

Lu Yuan sighed. Yes, what if it was lit? How long can a tree burn? How long can a blizzard last? This shelter will eventually die.

They will eventually become a corpse.

There is nothing eternal in the world, nor is there absolute shelter, but at this moment, the squirrels are indeed still alive.

"If this moment could last forever, would they be willing?"

Lu Yuan had no choice but to wait quietly, waiting for the squirrels to change their minds.

Time passed minute by minute, and the smallest squirrel was frozen to death, with a half-eaten pine cone under its body.

Yet it did die, quietly and ordinary.

The second one to freeze to death was the mother squirrel. It might have expended too much energy trying to protect her cubs, or it might have been sick itself, so it was the second one to freeze to death.

In the last second, it was still alert. It liked this place and guarded its home.

Then, the other two little guys also fell straight and lost their breath.

In the end, Lu Yuan froze to death under the tree.

At the moment he took his last breath, he seemed to hear the voice echoing from history.

With a crisp "pop" sound, Lu Yuan came back to his senses.

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“Did I fail, or did I succeed?”

He looked at his rough hands, then at the dwarf inspectors.

The surrounding stands were quiet, with only occasional whispers.

The dwarf inspectors stared at him intently as if they had seen a ghost! Right in front of Lu Yuan, a statue that could almost be described as "brilliant and great" appeared! !

A big tree with strings of crystal clear ice crystals hanging on its branches!

In the tree hole of a big tree there were four squirrels, one big and three small, sleeping quietly. Judging from their stiff appearance, they seemed to have been frozen to death.

The gray aura, centered on the big tree, continuously blooms in all directions, bringing a bone-chilling chill to people.

[Legendary masterpiece: Snowflake Tree and Four Squirrels]

[The talented master craftsman, Lu Yuan, found a hint of inspiration in the historical traces of a piece of wood.]

[He was intoxicated by the mark of history and tried to change the past beyond his ability, but his efforts were in vain. He even had the illusion that the "snowstorm was unstoppable."]

[Ability: Ice Field (Legendary Level·Artificial Wonder)]

[Ice Field]! Lu Yuan's face trembled for a moment, and he pondered carefully.

As the name suggests, it can gather ice elements and significantly reduce the surrounding temperature.

Lu Yuan was not satisfied with his work. He originally wanted to create a warm "shelter", but by mistake, he ended up creating a freezing cold icy place.

Even a great craftsman cannot change the profound history.

Of course, this ice field is not useless. Some minerals with growth potential, such as Chaos Essence Stone, can grow in it.

Of course, Chaos Essence Stone is too rare and humans do not possess it, but there are some minerals that have growth potential, such as ice mother stone, blue topaz, etc., or some plants that can absorb ice elements will grow faster in this field.

The onlookers around didn't know what to say.

"A field really appeared?!"

The outcome of the bet was already a foregone conclusion! The Ice Field was still a field after all.

The appearance of this field was too inexplicable, and absolutely no anti-entropy elements were used! It even directly became legendary, and each one was enough to drive the craftsmen crazy.

As for why it appeared? Of course, the answer is, you don't deserve to know.

If you can understand the techniques and skills of the master craftsmen, then you can also forge myths.

"I... am ashamed of myself." Yanquan Shenlu pulled his beard, and even pulled out many strands because he pulled too hard.

He used the "Eyes of the Sage" to witness Lu Yuan's entire creation.

He could indeed see some tangible energy fluctuations and element flows.

But when it comes to the lower-level rules, I just can’t understand them.

You have to know that in idealism, there are always some things that are hard to explain. He has no idea what Lu Yuan went through and why he seemed to be frozen to death.

"Field industrialization is definitely promising... I failed."

"My life now belongs to Mr. Lu." Yanquan Shenlu said bitterly.

This was still a creation without inspiration. How strong would the real state of inspiration be? He dared not imagine.

But he also breathed a sigh of relief. If he lost, he lost. He was not the kind of person who could not afford to lose.

"Who cares about your life? Why don't you study hard!" The rat craftsman smiled happily, as sarcastic as ever, and threw a book "Site Industrialization" over.

Within a month, the book had become very popular, with various translated versions available.

It’s just because it’s too difficult that not many craftsmen are willing to take on the task - it’s too difficult.

But at this moment, it has become more precious than gold! It means a viable way forward!

How much is a field worth? Maybe it is more valuable than the small parts you forge for a lifetime!

The dwarves discussed for a while and decided to compensate all the unused gambling materials to the humans! The total value might be two thousand Lingyun.

There is no way around it. If you lose the bet, you have to pay so much money.

Yanquan Shenlu thought about it for a while, and reluctantly wanted to invite Lu Yuan to take a look at their [Immortal King], which was a thorn in their hearts.

As a result, just when I wanted to go over and ask, I was stopped by the human staff.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu hasn't finished his creation yet. Please be patient and don't disturb him."

"What?!" The dwarves stroked their beards and retreated again.

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Lu Yuan didn't know what was happening in the outside world.

He looked focused and became increasingly dissatisfied with the work, especially when he looked at the dead squirrels, his dissatisfaction reached its peak.

He clearly selected the materials with the richest life attributes to create these four squirrels in order to create a field of life attributes!

The result was some sculptures that looked like corpses. The squirrels had stiff expressions and closed eyes, and they looked like they had been frozen to death!

Even though there was an "ice field" to replace the original plan, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

“Can an item that is out of the control of the craftsman be considered a masterpiece? What does it matter if I won the bet? I don’t think I won, so I just didn’t win.”

Lu Yuan always felt that the title of "Legendary Masterpiece" was mocking him.

"But the item is almost complete, how can it be easily modified?"

You know, modifying an item, especially completely changing its properties, is extremely difficult! "What should I do? What should I do?"

He kept questioning himself and thinking hard.

Old monk Lu Yuan entered into a state of meditation, sitting in front of a large tree covered with ice crystals.

Gradually, he fell into the historical mood again. The blizzard around him grew stronger and stronger, and the cold air penetrated through his limbs.

"The big tree is just ahead."

"History is still exactly the same as last time...nothing has changed...ah, it's normal."

He saw the four shivering squirrels again, howling at him with their teeth bared.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"I'm here to protect you. Without me, you will die!"

"When you die, you will become that icy field filled with deathly silence."

The squirrels didn't listen and just yelled at him.

The two sides confronted each other for a while, and Lu Yuan realized that history was irreversible and no matter how hard he tried, the squirrels would still die.

A faint sadness lingered in his heart.

Then in the next moment, he had a very strange idea.

"Come, I will protect you and help you through the last moments." He transferred the energy of the eternal fire to the big tree.

"I am the Greedy Demon God. I wish to turn this moment into true eternity."

The trees showed a faint heat, and the squirrels in the tree holes, after grinning for a while, felt that the environment was getting warmer.

The smallest squirrel began to gnaw on a pine cone that was bigger than his head.

Only then did Lu Yuan discover that there was actually another world inside the small tree hole. In the groove on one side of the inside, there were various kinds of nuts stored.

That is their food reserve and also their lifeline in the snowstorm.

The squirrels ate and drank their fill and slowly fell asleep.

Sleep soundly.

Lu Yuan, who was shivering from the cold, kept outputting energy and persisted until the last moment.

The continuous output of fire energy caused frost to cover his skin.

He died... again.

Frozen to death.

At the moment of his death, the squirrels were still asleep and smacking their lips.

Nothing is eternal in the world, but at this moment, it seems to be eternal.

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"Snap!" Lu Yuan was bounced back to reality. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the creation in front of him was a little different.

The tree is still the same tree, and the squirrels are still hiding in the tree holes.

But it also seems like there is a little more vitality and vigor.

“It always felt like something was missing.”

After a little thought, he picked up a few pieces of wood and began to carve various nuts, from pine cones to chestnuts and seeds of some plants...

Lu Yuan smiled.

Ten fingers flew, and wood chips fluttered like snowflakes.

The difficulty of carving these things is not high, but Lu Yuan still put a lot of thought into it in order to make them interact with the original creations. There are various carvings, fire seeds, nested runes, and some arbitrary creations, like casual graffiti, and even some flaws are created on purpose.

This may be true of the nature of nature. In fact, most things in the world are imperfect. Fruits will always be bitten by insects and eaten by birds during their natural growth process; flowers will always experience wind and rain during their blooming process.

"Give them some more straw to keep them warm."

Lu Yuan even specially carved a half-eaten pine cone and carefully placed it under the little squirrel's head, making it look like it was resting on a pillow.

With these surpluses, the artistic form of the entire sculpture has obviously become a little more lively from the cruel and bleak stormy day.

Of course, as a price, the power of the "Ice Field" began to decrease - even the style changed, so wouldn't the Ice Field be ineffective? Lu Yuan smiled even more and liked this work even more.

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"The ice field disappeared? What happened?"

"Is there no anti-entropy element? It can only be activated for a short period of time?"

The various races in the audience stands started discussing again.

They had all kinds of doubts in their hearts, but after thinking about it carefully, they all felt that their demands might be a little too high.

“Even a great master who created a myth can’t make a meal without rice… But the fact that the field can last for a period of time proves that there is a way forward.”

"Don't underestimate it. This is a legendary extraordinary item. What's the level of that piece of wood? It's just ordinary!"

"Hey, creating a legendary level so casually is really... hard to imagine."

"Even if the field only lasts for a second, the bet is still won."

Facts have proven that intelligent life has its own tendencies.

When they are inclined towards the green trading market, naturally all good things will come out.

Even the dwarves opened their mouths, unable to say anything.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Rock Fist Deep Furnace couldn't help knocking on the table and shouted, "Do we have any intention of going back on our bet?"

"Mr. Lu Yuan is not satisfied with the art he created. He destroyed the original artistic conception, and the field will disappear!"

"As for whether he can create a new artistic conception, that is... unknown."

Rock Fist Deep Furnace has complicated feelings.

For some reason, he hoped that Lu Yuan could become stronger so that he could guide them to complete the [Immortal King].

Compared to the importance of the [Immortal King], everything else, including face and reputation, is bullshit!

But as an old senior looking at a younger generation who is much stronger than himself, no matter how well-mannered he is, there is always a hint of envy and jealousy in his heart.

The work has already taken shape, how easy is it to change course? !

If I fail, it would be...

"That's right!" Shu Gongye has already assumed the responsibility of being a teacher. He has infinite confidence in Lu Yuan. "You craftsmen who have benefited from the fortune of civilization must observe carefully!"

This sly fellow patted his chest and said, "In the process of creating a legend, 'luck' will be born out of thin air! If you can't sense this, then your future will be like this for the rest of your life."

Suddenly, many craftsmen opened their eyes wide and stared blankly into the distance.

They all had a subtle feeling!

“Luck” actually happened! !

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(End of this chapter)