"Brother, what exactly are we delivering?"
"We've been traveling for almost four months now. If we hadn't taken the supplies with us beforehand, we wouldn't have even made it this far."
"In the caravan," a young man dressed in snow-white clothes asked.
His face clearly showed impatience, but he also showed a certain respect for the shirtless man in front of him.
"Wang Lin, you don't need to ask so many questions. As long as we complete this mission, we will get one hundred high-grade ice stones. With these, we won't need to go on missions for the next five years."
The naked man didn't even turn his head before speaking.
The man called Wang Lin sighed and said, "But brother, don't you think about it? Those are a hundred pieces of top-grade ice stone. It's obviously not worth spending such a high price for just a few cartloads of goods."
"What if they've asked us to transport some dangerous goods? If that's discovered, we're dead."
Wang Lin couldn't help but say.
In this world, currency is made from a very special kind of ice.
Those ice crystals were extremely rare, and the currency made from them naturally varied in quality.
Ice stones are classified into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and the rarest and most precious grade.
The exchange ratio for the first three types is 1 to 100, but only the exchange ratio for the top-grade ice stone and the superior-grade ice stone is 1 to 10,000.
However, because top-quality ice stones are extremely rare, and some people may never even see one in their entire lives, the most practical option for most people is still high-quality ice stones.
A single high-grade ice stone can be exchanged for a caravan's needs for a year, let alone a hundred.
Therefore, although these ice stones may not seem numerous, they are extremely valuable to them.
"Sigh, we've already come this far, and even if we wanted to go back, we couldn't. We might as well just complete this mission honestly."
The shirtless man also sighed and said.
He was well aware that this mission was special; even the person who handed these things over to them had his face concealed, making it impossible to investigate.
He had absolutely no idea what was inside.
"But according to what they said, these things are going to be sent to the Ice Crystal Sect, which is the only sect within a hundred thousand miles of our area, so don't think too much about it."
"If any of these goods are lost, use your brain and think about it. Do you think we can afford to offend the Ice Crystal Sect?"
The naked man shook his head and said.
Soon their caravan arrived in front of a particularly tall iceberg.
"Brother, I remember this place is a dangerous spot. Are we sure we want to go through it?"
Upon seeing the scene before him, Wang Lin couldn't help but ask.
The iceberg in front of us is exceptionally tall, nearly 10,000 meters high.
At the foot of the iceberg, right in the center, there is a crack.
The crack is about seven or eight meters wide, but no one knows its length.
At the same time, there seem to be some powerful ice beasts in this place. Every time a caravan with weak strength comes here, it is killed by those ice beasts.
Even they wouldn't come here casually.
"There's no other way. There are only five days left until the agreed time. If we want to deliver it within the agreed time, this is the only way."
"I heard that the strongest ice beasts in this place are only at the Overlord Realm. With my strength at the third level of the Emperor Realm, I have nothing to fear even if I encounter these ice beasts."
He had naturally heard some rumors about this place.
"It's so cold!"
As the caravan entered the crevice, they suddenly felt the surrounding temperature dropping rapidly. Even though they cultivated ice-attribute techniques, they were finding it difficult to cope.
"Everyone, stay alert and watch your surroundings. Don't let those ice beasts find an opening."
The naked man was also paying close attention.
He wasn't afraid that the ice beasts would suddenly attack, but rather that if they did, the cargo might be affected in the chaos.
As the caravan ventured deeper into the region, even they found the surrounding temperature unbearable.
"No, if this continues, we might freeze to death before we even get out of this place."
"Take a break, brother!"
Wang Lin was shivering from the cold, and then couldn't help but say something.
The naked man glanced back and saw that the entire caravan was already exhausted. Helpless, he could only say, "Alright, let's rest here for a bit. Everyone can take this opportunity to recover their strength, but remember not to light a fire."
"Those ice beasts are extremely sensitive to temperature."
The caravan then stopped on the spot, and the caravan members sat cross-legged to recuperate.
But what they didn't know was that just as they stopped, it seemed that pairs of eyes opened and looked at them from within the surrounding azure ice.
And those countless gazes were also shifting slightly at this moment.
"Brother, is the Ice Crystal Sect's disciple assessment about to begin around this time? Do you think I still have a chance to go to the Ice Crystal Sect to cultivate?"
When his strength had almost recovered, Wang Lin suddenly asked.
The naked man glanced at the other man and said, "You'd better not even think about it. The Ice Crystal Sect recruits disciples every five years, and you've already gone three times without being selected. This means you don't have the opportunity to go there. You should just stick to delivering goods with me. That's the right path for you."
Within a radius of 100,000 li, the Ice Crystal Sect is the only sect for cultivation. The resources available for cultivation within are countless, and many highly skilled elders even select their own personal disciples.
This is why so many people attend the admissions assessments each time they are held.
With so many people, the Bingqing Sect only recruits ten disciples each time.
Given Wang Lin's qualifications, there was no way he could have been selected.
"Tch, I refuse to believe they won't see it if I persist."
"I believe that sincerity can always move the heavens!"
Wang Lin, however, remained noncommittal, pursing his lips as he spoke.
call out!
Suddenly, at that moment, an ice spike flew towards them with lightning speed.
Who is it?
The naked man, worthy of his Emperor Realm strength, detected the attack in an instant.
Bang!
He flicked his finger, and a gust of wind shot out from his finger, shattering the ice spike in mid-air.
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