Chapter 424 The Frozen Continent

Chapter 424: The Ice and Snow Continent. After staying in this county for some time, the Striker continued flying forward, arriving this time at the teleportation array of the Zhuye Empire. There, after paying sufficient compensation, the Space Mages directly teleported him to the military headquarters of the Yao Song Empire. Then the mage returned to his own stronghold.

"Xueye, these materials are what we haven't collected yet." After inventorying the items brought back by Shaoke, the Female Mage quickly listed the names of some magic materials.

"These materials are said to have only appeared on this continent tens of thousands of years ago, and now there's no news of them at all." The Female Mage then took out some papers and detailed the information recorded on them. This was all the data they had gathered about those magic materials from back then, but unfortunately, the era was too distant, and the mages lacked sufficient information.

The mage frowned deeply. Now only a few dozen types of magic materials were missing, but these had not appeared on this continent for tens of thousands or even millions of years. If they wanted to find them now, they had no idea how long it would take to gather them all.

"I need to go to the Ice and Snow Continent," the mage finally made his decision after some thought. "There might be the magic materials we need there." Seeing Roman the Female Mage's confusion, he then explained in detail the information he had obtained from the white-robed warrior. What he said today would also be carefully recorded by Mage Roman into the books of the Roman Family for future generations to consult.

"I'll have Anling go with you," Roman the Female Mage finally whispered her idea after some deliberation. She knew the stronghold couldn't do without her, so she could only reluctantly choose Anling, who had now advanced to Ninth Rank. "I believe she can help you in some matters."

Shaoke shook his head in refusal. "None of us know the situation there. I only heard about it from that warrior; I can't be sure that after crossing the Mist Forest, there will definitely be an empire. Moreover, there are too many high-level magical beasts in the Mist Forest, and I'm certain there are Legendary-ranked beasts there." He didn't want anyone to accompany him on this exploration because the dangers along the way were too great.

But the Female Mage was not satisfied with Shaoke's decision, and the two debated until Lan Wei'er and the others returned to the room, still trying to convince each other. Perhaps due to Shaoke's persistence, everyone eventually agreed that the mage would go to the unknown Ice and Snow Continent alone. However, before that, the mage had to stay home peacefully for a year, during which he had to spend quality time with his family. Faced with this request, the mage did not refuse. Over the following year, the mages almost abandoned all their work, dedicating their whole hearts to their small mage tower.

A year passed quickly. One morning, after an intimate farewell, the mage kissed the foreheads of his two wives, straightened his mage robe and the already prepared items, and without even eating breakfast, tore through space and left. After the mage vanished, the two Female Spellcasters, who had been lying motionless in bed, wept uncontrollably, their sorrowful tears streaming down without end. Even the arrival of their three daughters to comfort them could not stop the tears. The reason was clear to them all: exploring an unknown continent was an extremely dangerous endeavor. Moreover, the dangers deep within the Mist Forest were well known to these powerful professionals.

As recorded in the books of the Blue Feather Empire, the Mist Forest was vast, truly vast. After flying through the forest for a month, he had only just entered the territory of Tenth Tier magical beasts.

There, he was completely subjected to attacks from these powerful beasts. Of course, in ordinary circumstances, the mage did not engage in combat with them, as such fights were meaningless. The mage could not gain what he wanted from these battles.

It took a full two years for the mage to finally traverse the Mist Forest. Fortunately, he still had the unique exploration and defense tools of mages, and through the increasingly cold weather, he judged his current location. As the trees became sparse, the mage realized he had arrived at the Ice and Snow Continent mentioned by the white-robed warrior.

The conditions on the Ice and Snow Continent were not much different from the northern parts of the Yue Yu Song County where Shaoke had originally been. Large amounts of snow covered the ground, and as far as the eye could see, everything was white. The mage suddenly released all his mental strength, condensed it into a thin line, and probed northward.

The mage's probe soon yielded results. This place was inhabited by ordinary residents, but their bodies were noticeably larger than those on the Barbarian Continent. Just as the mage was probing, dozens of powerful and irritable mental forces came from afar and locked onto the mage. These mental fluctuations were not much different from the mage's own. Shortly after, the mage noticed dozens of powerful professionals flying swiftly toward him.

Three or five giants over ten meters tall appeared here, followed by various professionals of normal stature who quickly surrounded the mage. The powerful mental lock prevented the mage from making any movements.

"You are not from the Ice and Snow Continent," a man in a white cloak said in a hoarse voice. "Descenders? But I can't sense the aura of a Descender on you!"

"Respected strong ones, I am a visitor from the Barbarian Continent south of the Mist Forest. I am here to find some magic materials," Shaoke conveyed his thoughts with difficulty through mental power. "I have come here to seek some magic materials." The mage once again expressed his sincerity through mental power.

It was still the man in the white cloak, whose hoarse voice made the mage very uncomfortable. "The Barbarian Continent, huh? Do you have any proof?" He flew a bit closer to the mage and signaled the others to relax their suppression. After all, under the suppression of more than a dozen Twelfth-order Practitioners, a Tenth Tier Mage could not make any moves at all.

The mage quickly took out some tokens from the Blue Feather Empire and the current Barbarian Empire, explaining their origins in detail. After examining these tokens, the professionals completely relaxed their suppression of the mage. However, Shaoke sensed that the three giants over ten meters tall kept staring intently at the black crown on the mage's head.

"Young one, tell me, where did you get that crown?" a giant asked the mage in a low voice. "If you cannot give a satisfactory answer, I think the ice and snow here will freeze you forever." Saying this, the giant looked at the crown on the mage's head.

"Respected strong one, I obtained this crown from a barbarian tribe in the Mist Forest," Shaoke explained in detail how he had acquired the crown, then hesitated for a moment before removing it and offering it to the giant. However, the giant just shook his head and signaled the mage to put it back on. They would not rob any professional of their belongings, especially those of lower rank.

The group hovered in the air and conversed. At the request of these strong ones, the mage listed the magic materials he needed, and they listened with great interest. Finally, the mage in the white cloak gave Shaoke a definite answer. "Young one, what do you plan to exchange for these items? What you need, we have here, but they are also quite precious to us."

"Books. I only have books and some magic materials here, but I don't know if these materials are of any use to you." The mage took out more than a dozen spatial rings and emptied their contents: dozens of precious books and some magic materials he considered valuable.

When these books appeared, the three giants became excited. "We can provide you with all the magic materials you need, but most of these books are copies, not original editions!" The giant sighed, feigning regret.

Shaoke looked at the books and then said regretfully, "This is my best effort. I have no more books to exchange with you. On our continent, original books are very precious to us. I am just an ordinary Tenth Tier Professional and cannot obtain those precious books."

"Did you get the news about the Ice and Snow Continent from the guardians of the continent?" a clear female voice interrupted the mage. This woman had long silver-white hair, and a strange harp floated beside her. From the fluctuations she inadvertently leaked, Shaoke knew she was also a powerful Spellcaster.

"Yes, respected strong one." The mage performed the etiquette of Ancient Spellcasters toward her and then recounted in detail his encounter with the white-robed warrior.

After the mage answered the female Spellcaster's question, the atmosphere fell silent for a while. A moment later, the three giants turned and flew into the distance, their bodies turning into white streaks of light, disappearing from the mage's sight just as they had appeared. The other professionals also left one by one, leaving only the female Spellcaster with the harp floating beside the mage.

"We discussed it a moment ago. They have gone to prepare the magic materials for you," the female Spellcaster said to Shaoke with a smile. "The books you brought are of great interest to us, as the knowledge between the two continents differs somewhat. Perhaps your books will help us deepen our understanding of Spells or other aspects." Saying this, the female Spellcaster descended, casually leaning against a tree trunk, and Shaoke followed her down.