After Su Yao and her two companions returned to the base with the valuable spoils from the Dark Night Forest, the people at the base seemed to see more hope for survival in this frigid apocalypse. Su Yao rested briefly before throwing herself into organizing and studying the new supplies. She knew time was of the essence, and the extreme cold wouldn't give them much of a respite.
During a deep interaction with the system, Su Yao learned that in a remote valley on the frigid continent, there lay an ancient castle called Frost Castle. This castle was once a crucial fortress of an ancient civilization adhering to extreme cold, and it might contain a large number of magical items capable of resisting the extreme cold, precious recipes for cold-resistant potions, and mysterious treasures that could enhance spatial storage capabilities. This was incredibly tempting for them to expand their base's resource reserves, enhance their personnel's cold resistance, and improve the efficiency of Su Yao's own spatial utilization.
So, Su Yao summoned Ling Yu and the cloaked figure once more, and they embarked on their journey to Frost Snow Castle. They trudged across the icy plains, the biting wind and snow constantly attempting to halt their progress. Ling Yu used his ice-based powers to clear a path ahead, breaking through the thick snow and ice to create a passable trail. The cloaked figure, meanwhile, set up small protective arrays around them to ward off the wind and snow, and remained vigilant against any potential dangers.
After several days of arduous travel, they finally arrived at the valley where the Frost and Snow Castle was located. The castle stood silently in the valley, covered by a thick layer of ice and snow, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. However, a powerful, cold magical energy permeated the area around the castle, sending chills down their spines.
As they approached the castle gates, two enormous frost guardian statues suddenly came to life. Wielding massive ice swords and radiating a chilling aura, these statues slowly approached them. With each step, a thick layer of ice froze over the ground.
Ling Yu charged forward first, his ice sword clashing with the Frost Guardians' weapons, sending up a shower of ice crystals. He unleashed his full power, his ice-based abilities constantly shifting, sometimes transforming into ice spikes to attack the statue's joints, sometimes condensing into ice shields to withstand the statue's fierce attacks. The cloaked figure waited for an opportunity, taking out some special powder from his bag and scattering it into the air while chanting incantations. The powder quickly condensed into runes in the air, flying towards the Frost Guardians and attaching itself to them, slowing their movement.
Using her spatial abilities, Su Yao gathered the surrounding ice and snow elements from the rear, compressing them into giant ice balls, which she then launched towards the Frost Guardians. The ice balls struck the statues with dull thuds, causing a brief pause in their attacks, though they didn't inflict fatal damage.
With close cooperation, the three fought a fierce battle and finally defeated the two Frost Guardian statues. They collapsed with a crash, turning into a pile of ice shards. Su Yao stepped forward and used her spatial abilities to probe the mechanism of the castle gate. After some effort, she found the way to open the gate: an ancient runic code. The cloaked figure, relying on his knowledge of ancient runes, successfully deciphered the code, and the castle gate slowly opened.
Inside was a spacious hall, its walls adorned with various ancient winter gear and magical items radiating a mysterious light. Su Yao and the others cautiously explored the hall, collecting the precious supplies. On one side of the hall, they discovered an entrance leading to the basement.
Descending the stairs, the basement reeked of a pungent medicinal smell. Numerous experimental instruments and bottles were scattered throughout, leading Su Yao to guess that this was where the cold-resistant potions were made. In a corner, she found an ancient potion recipe book, detailing the methods for creating several powerful cold-resistant potions. Overjoyed, Su Yao stored the recipe book in her system space.
Just as they were preparing to continue their exploration, a sharp alarm suddenly blared in the basement. A swarm of shadowy ghosts, a fusion of dark magic and chilling aura, surged out from all directions. These shadowy ghosts were ethereal in form, capable of attacking through solid objects, and their touch sent a chill down one's spine, as if life force were being slowly drained away.
Ling Yu immediately used his ice-based abilities to lower the surrounding temperature to an extremely low level, attempting to freeze the shadow ghosts. However, the shadow ghosts seemed unaffected by the low temperature, and they continued to drift towards the three. The cloaked figure quickly took out some purifying talismans, chanted incantations, and the talismans transformed into beams of golden light, shooting towards the shadow ghosts. When the light touched the shadow ghosts, they let out a sharp cry, but were not completely annihilated.
Su Yao realized that these shadow phantoms required a special method to deal with. She activated the system's magic analysis function and, after a brief analysis, discovered that the core of the shadow phantoms was a mass of dark magic. Therefore, she used her spatial abilities to create small spatial vortexes, absorbing the core magic of the shadow phantoms into them, and then sealed these vortexes. With the combined efforts of the three, they finally destroyed all the shadow phantoms.
They continued their exploration of the castle, and deep within, they found a secret chamber. Inside, they found a spatial ring emitting a strange light. Su Yao picked up the ring, and the system notification indicated that it was a treasure capable of greatly expanding storage space and possessing the function of automatically organizing and categorizing items. Overjoyed, Su Yao connected the ring to her system space, and instantly, her storage capacity was significantly enhanced.
Inside the secret chamber, they also discovered other precious treasures, such as a magical cloak that could withstand extreme cold and a magical crystal that could quickly restore physical strength and supernatural abilities.
As they prepared to leave Frost Castle with their bountiful harvest, the castle began to shake violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse. They hurriedly ran towards the exit, dodging falling rocks and ice blocks along the way. Just before the castle completely crumbled, they managed to escape.
Back at base, Su Yao immediately began crafting cold-resistant potions based on the newly acquired formula. These potions, once distributed, significantly improved the base personnel's cold-resistance. The addition of her spatial ring also made Su Yao much more adept at stockpiling and managing supplies. They knew that in this frigid apocalypse, every adventure's reward was a hope for survival, and their stockpiling journey would continue; another unknown treasure trove awaited their exploration.
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