Moreover, Jiang Hao seemed to glean something significant from its rambling.
That is, a powerful human once came here, crossed the glacier to the north, and never returned.
Jiang Hao guessed that the person was likely the legendary expert who had frozen to death here.
The human race sent several more large armies, but each time they were driven away by the monsters.
They must have come in search of that legendary human powerhouse. However, after several unsuccessful attempts, they eventually gave up.
After that, this place became a hunting ground for mercenaries to obtain the magic orbs.
So what dangers lie on the north bank of the Great River? Even legendary powerhouses couldn't escape?
Jiang Hao didn't think it was just the cold weather.
Since that legendary expert was able to get here, he must have been prepared. And even if he encountered extremely cold weather, wouldn't he have retreated in time?
And what is his purpose in coming here? Is it to develop this realm, or for some other treasure?
Jiang Hao had no idea.
Jiang Hao thought again of the gnoll army that had come here. What was their purpose? Was it to completely eradicate the magical beasts here? Or was it to fully develop this realm?
Jiang Hao speculated that they were most likely after the Demon Beast Orb. The Demon Orb was essential for activating the teleportation array, and with so many demon beasts here, the gnolls certainly wouldn't give up easily.
Jiang Hao turned his gaze to the southernmost part of the realm, where he saw the jackal legion still rushing through the wind and snow. However, compared to the skeletal roc, the chariots and war wolf mounts were pitifully slow. Jiang Hao calculated that even if they ran for another two days and two nights, they probably wouldn't reach this place.
Having been here for over ten hours, Jiang Hao was getting impatient as the mission's target, the Spirit Yang Wood, was still nowhere to be found. He decided to ask the little foodie again.
"Do you really not have Spirit Yang Wood here? I really need that kind of thing."
What is Lingyang Wood?
This question stumped Jiang Hao. He had no idea what that thing was. He'd only seen it once, on a star-shaped airship.
Jiang Hao suddenly had an idea. He began to recall what the airship looked like, and what the piece of wood he had seen looked like. Jiang Hao believed that since he had something in his memory, the little foodie connected to his soul should also be able to "see" it.
Sure enough, the little foodie reacted.
"Is this what it is? I've seen quite a few on the other side of the river. There were a few in my sleeping quarters, and I would gnaw on them when I was bored. These things are very hard, and I used them to grind my teeth. I even lost quite a few underlings trying to get those few pieces."
Upon hearing that there was a clue about the Spirit Yang Wood, Jiang Hao was so excited that he almost kowtowed to himself.
Are there any in the little foodie's den? And they're even used for teeth grinding? There are many more on the other side of the river.
Jiang Hao couldn't resist the urge to go and see.
Seeing that the other eight teammates were still busy collecting magic beads, and only Yun Xinghe was still by his side, Jiang Hao was worried. So he went to greet them and told them to wait there after they finished, and then he would come back to pick them up.
Then, Jiang Hao took Yun Xinghe, sat on the little foodie's lap, and plunged into the woods.
From above, the forest was filled with large white trees lying prostrate to the north, but once inside, Jiang Hao truly felt the sheer size of the trees.
The large trees grow at an angle to the north, leaving a gap of over ten meters above the ground. Branches and leaves are densely packed overhead. Walking below, all you can see are the bent white trunks and the ground covered in withered branches and fallen leaves. Even the heavy snowfall from the sky cannot fall.
The further you go in, the darker it gets, but fortunately, the trees are all white, so some faint light can still be seen.
After carrying the two people into the woods, the little foodie ran at lightning speed, quickly reaching the depths of the forest. Without Zuo Ming's close-range magical support, Yun Xinghe's Heavenly Eye skill automatically returned to him. Jiang Hao could still barely see the surrounding scenery, though the range wasn't very wide.
Jiang Hao carefully observed his surroundings and noticed that magical beasts were occasionally moving between the tree trunks. Perhaps because there were little gluttons around, they did not actively jump out to attack, and Jiang Hao was too lazy to provoke them.
These magical beasts were all incredibly powerful, ranging from silver-level to epic-level, and the deeper into the forest they went, the more powerful they became.
Jiang Hao was startled.
Judging from the strength and density of the magical beasts he observed, the number of magical beasts here is probably much greater than what he had seen with his Heavenly Eye before.
Jiang Hao thought to himself that without Little Foodie, even their ten-man team would have to put in considerable effort to deal with these magical beasts. If these beasts attacked in a horde, it would be even more troublesome than being surrounded by a gnoll army. Jiang Hao might be able to escape with one or two teammates, but the rest would inevitably end up in the bellies of these magical beasts.
If it were any other mercenary squad, even one 20 times stronger than the previous one, they would probably be easily torn apart by these monsters.
Even Jiang Hao felt his luck was off the charts; with just a casual pull, he had summoned the king of monsters. And coincidentally, he had both the resurrection skill and the soul link skill…
Jiang Hao even began to suspect that he was the chosen one, the protagonist of a mind-bending fantasy novel!
About half an hour later, the little foodie finally led Jiang Hao and Yun Xinghe back to his sleeping quarters.
It really was a den. A circular den, seven or eight meters wide, was covered with a thick layer of dead branches and rotten leaves. Surrounding it was a large open space, completely devoid of any magical beasts. Beside the den lay the corpses of two giant deer-like magical beasts, each three or four meters long, which looked like they had just died. Presumably, it was food prepared by the little glutton's younger brother.
Jiang Hao noticed the little foodie's excitement. If left unattended, the creature would probably pounce on the two pieces of food.
"Take those pieces of wood out and let me take a look."
After Jiang Hao gave the little foodie the order, the little foodie jumped up and jumped into its nest. It dug under the nest and pulled out three or four pieces of wood, each more than a meter long and as thick as a water bucket. The surface of the wood had many messy white marks, indicating that the little foodie had gnawed on them quite a bit.
Jiang Hao couldn't tell if the wood was the Spirit Yang Wood he was looking for. Just as he was about to cast a detection spell, Yun Xinghe jumped up and shouted, "Holy crap, Spirit Yang Wood! It really is Spirit Yang Wood! Four pieces of low-level Spirit Yang Wood!"
Jiang Hao immediately beamed, thinking to himself, "This is a sure thing!"
Yun Xinghe leaped up and jumped off the little foodie's back. Without thinking about why there were so many white marks on the Lingyang wood, he placed his palm directly on the Lingyang wood.
Jiang Hao's lips twitched, thinking that it was better not to tell him the purpose of these few pieces of spirit yang wood.
After placing his palm on the Spirit Yang Wood, the Spirit Yang Wood instantly disappeared. Jiang Hao knew that he had put the Spirit Yang Wood into his backpack.
After Yun Xinghe jumped back onto the little foodie's back, Jiang Hao had a thought and communicated with the little foodie, "Take me to the riverbank, I need more spirit yang wood."
Unexpectedly, the little foodie started trembling all over and said through telepathy, "No, no, the other side of the river is too dangerous. If we cross the river, we'll be torn to pieces by those tree people!"
Tree Man?
Jiang Hao wasn't scared at all.
So he said, "Enough talk, let's go!"
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