Snowy Night's Tale 19

  Tasia's thoughts, of course, were not to be shared with outsiders. Although she still wanted to probe Du Fan a few more times, as for Du Fan, she had traveled thousands of miles together, but her understanding of him was not as much as what she had read in the materials before, and for a while, she didn't know how to probe him either.

  But Du Fan, this guy, although he is a standard scumbag and a pervert, how can he be bothered with the girl in front of him who can be played with, when his mind is all about how to take advantage of the Temple of Gods.

  Although he was still politely sitting there with a smile on his face, Du Fan's mind was turning with all sorts of sinister and vicious ideas to trip him up. This made Chen Chen, who could vaguely sense his thoughts, shudder all over, and in her eyes, if those methods were really used, not to mention others, even she, who knew Du Fan very well, would probably end up dead without a place to be buried.

  Tasia suddenly sighed and said, "Du Fan, what do you think the success rate of our trip to the Temple this time is?"

  Du Fan's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and his head was still a bit dizzy. He looked at Tasia and asked, "Miss Tasia, what did you just say?"

  Tasia frowned and said, "Du Fan young master, didn't you hear my words clearly just now? I asked you, what is the percentage of success for our trip to the Temple of Gods this time?"

  Du Fan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but he sighed and said after a long time: "This... probably only the heavens know."

  Tasia said: "How can Master Du Fan say such a thing?"

  Du Fan let out a bitter laugh and said, "Although we've had no major incidents on our journey so far, the road ahead won't be easy to travel. If that Northern Legion guy wasn't lying to me, this Wooden Town can be considered the last small town in the northern part of the Empire. This also means that from now on, we won't find any supply points on our northward journey. Moreover, due to the Ice-Sealed Forest being in the north, even the Northern Legion doesn't really take care of that area because it's impossible for any enemies to attack the Empire from there. The Northern Legion is mostly concentrated in the northeast, defending against the Ice-Sealed Alliance from the northeast direction. So, the place we're heading to next can be said to be a region without human habitation for thousands of years. In such a place, storms and heavy snow are just minor issues, but what I'm most worried about is the demonic beasts. This place is literally a paradise for demonic beasts, and it's easy to become their food if you're not careful. Although the Temple Knights are all extremely powerful, with Miss Tasia and Nicolas being unparalleled powerhouses, we simply have too few people. If we encounter a group of demonic beasts by chance, we'll be done for."

  Tasia also rarely revealed a wry smile, she knew there was another reason that hadn't been said, originally only needing to walk for a few days, because of her relationship with Nicholas, it's likely to be slower again, this northern ice field, the more days you stay inside, the more danger you'll face, plus the people from Roland Academy don't know when they'll catch up again, considering this, the next journey is truly fraught with extreme danger.

  It's just that there are dozens of people who have reached this point, and without saying anything else, even if it's for the sake of the God of Light, they must continue on their journey. Perhaps at this moment, the only thing they can do is pray for the guidance of the God of Light.

  The next day, early in the morning, the Knights Templar began to bustle. Since they already knew where their destination was, this time everyone didn't rush to hit the road.

  Several of the Templars went to the town of Wood to purchase a large quantity of food, while several others prepared dozens of sets of warm clothing. The road ahead was extremely difficult, and the carriage could no longer be used; Tasia and Nicholas had no choice but to follow the main army on foot.

  The northern wind and snow were all made of knives. Although they had set out on the road, those Templar Knights voluntarily surrounded Nicolas and Tasia in the center, but the cold wind still kept blowing, making people's hearts feel suffocated to the extreme.

  It wasn't until the end, even after Du Fan had exhausted his energy using the Bright Light Fist, that he still couldn't resist this chill. It was then that Du Fan more deeply realized that when he was in the Imperial Capital, he really had thought this trip would be too easy.

  Although according to Chen's words, as long as Du Fan is willing to use his Wan Fa, relying on his wind attribute affinity Dou Qi, he would naturally not fear this cold wind. However, Du Fan's brain had not been kicked by a pig before, and in his heart, he clearly distinguished which was more troublesome between this great secret and a little bit of "cold".

  They trudged on like this across the ice for two days, and what was originally a high-spirited group became one by one disheartened.

  This is already the northernmost part of the Roland continent, less than a few days' journey from the Ice Forest. This place, although occasionally visited by mercenaries and adventurers to capture magical beasts, is absolutely not a good place to be.

  Although the map in Du Fan's hand was quite detailed, it didn't bring any benefits to this group of people rushing on their journey. After all, in such a snowy and icy place, no matter how good your eyesight is, there are limitations. Can you still find direction by relying on your eyes?

  Fortunately, Nicholas also knew that now was the crucial moment, and he didn't have the energy to pretend to be a ghost, so he could only rely on his divine power to barely sense the direction, and with Du Fan's map in hand, this group of people wouldn't get lost.

  However, since all the horses froze to death a day ago, this road has become increasingly difficult to walk.

  The Knights Templar have lost their usual elegance, each of them has taken off their armor and put on thick cotton clothes, and they carry food on their backs. As for the weapons and equipment, except for the knight's sword that cannot be abandoned, all others have been buried in a place to be dug up and used on the way back.

  As for Nicholas and Tasia, they sat on the stretcher, barely resisting the wind and snow. Fortunately, their status was high, so the Temple Knights who carried the stretcher, although tired, did not show a single impatient expression.

  Du Fan and Alfred walked at the very front of the team, taking deep and shallow steps, their expressions extremely gloomy.

  Although the sun was still high in the sky, Du Fan didn't feel any warmth at all. He only felt that he had been chilled to the extreme, and his hands, which were red from the cold, were numb despite his constant rubbing of them. Judging by Du Fan's knowledge from his past life, the temperature here was probably minus ten degrees Celsius or so, which meant that even if snow fell from the sky, it would freeze into ice before it had a chance to melt.

  Damn it! In a place like this, if you're not careful and fall into the snow pile, by the time someone digs you out, you'll probably have turned into an ice stick.

  Although the journey was difficult, Du Fan still felt a hint of luck in his heart. Along the way, except for encountering a few stray magical beasts, he hadn't encountered any large groups of them. The road was tough, but he hadn't suffered any losses in terms of manpower, which could be considered extremely fortunate.

  You know, those mercenary groups that used to dare to come to this place to make a fortune, which time didn't they enter in large numbers and then have only a few people run out?

  Under this icy sky and snowy land, it is unknown how many vengeful spirits were left behind after fierce battles with monsters until death.

  Du Fan walked along, turning his head to glance at the team behind him. He saw Tasia and Nicolas wrapped up in a ball, surrounded by several small fireballs that had somehow appeared around them - naturally, this was Tasia's handiwork as a magician.

  Du Fan immediately saw that this was the lowest level of magic, and although it was a bit of an overkill to use this kind of magic just to warm up, seeing Tasia and Nicolas' half-dead expressions, Du Fan didn't say anything more. However, in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh at the physical quality of these mages, which was indeed one of their biggest weaknesses.

  The sky has gradually darkened, and I don't know when it started, but the surroundings can be seen with sparse large trees.

  Fortunately, there were not many trees, so they did not affect Du Fan and his party's advancing speed.

  They arrived at the back of a large tree, a place sheltered from the wind. Duvan and Alfred finally stopped in front, waiting for everyone to catch up before looking around and saying, "Let's rest here tonight."

  "Live here?" Tasia looked around the environment and couldn't help but frown, "Du Fan, can't we find a better place? Although it's you and Alfred who are in charge of leading the way, you can't choose a place like this!"

  "This is an unavoidable thing, Miss Tasia," Dufan sighed. "Can't we find a hotel around here? Wherever we rest these days, it's all like this. Everyone is rushing on the road and is exhausted after a day, so let's just bear with it. As long as we can hold on for a few more days, once we reach the valley where the temple is located, it shouldn't be so hard."

  Tasia and Nicholas exchanged a glance, both of them shrinking back slightly, but also tacitly acknowledging the situation.

  At that time, the Knights Templar began to take action. Due to their already familiar relationship, they dug a hole in the snow in no time as a temporary camp - this was still taught by Du Fan, digging a hole in the snowy ground for overnight stay is much better than being blown by cold wind outside.

  The remaining people, except for a few who went to prepare food, the rest of them started setting up various traps around.