he came from the void

Fighting at worst, with this mentality, he took out the black ice pendant from his body, hung it on his finger and displayed it, to try his luck.

The result of doing this is nothing more than two, the other party is either a party close to the Frost Witch, who will give them convenience to a certain extent; or a party who hates the Frost Witch, leading to worse consequences.

The black ice swayed under Kahn's fingers. The war mother stared at the small object, her eyes gradually narrowed, her brows were deeply wrinkled, and her expression was thought-provoking.

Chapter 616 The Sea of ​​Ice

The black ice hung between Kahn's fingers, exuding a low temperature hundreds of times colder than the surrounding cold wind.

The magic on the ice crystal is extremely ancient, it is primitive, fierce, and only part of its power has been released.The Warmother could feel its magic through her skin, and the thrill of that power almost made her intoxicated.

Foreigners want to offer this thing in exchange for not killing?

Attracted by the luminescent pendant, she got off her mount and walked straight towards Kahn.Then, she stretched out her hands to the cold ice crystals... Before her fingers touched the black ice, the cold had already climbed onto her hands, and the frost condensed on her fingertips out of thin air, causing severe pain to burn all over her body in an instant.

The war mother quickly withdrew her hand, and at this time, runes appeared on the black ice pendant.Thin lines were engraved on the surface of the black ice, forming the writing of the runes.

She clenched her fists and gave up her plan to touch the black ice. What happened just now made her confirm one thing.

Anyone who is a Freljord knows that the True Ice is part of the Frostguard's faith, and they regard the True Ice as a sacred gift of the three sisters.

The true ice, which contains the power of ancient elements, is harder than steel, and it will never melt. Even if it is placed in the hottest furnace, it will still be chilly.Even if it is only a part of the weapons made of Zhenbing, it is the honor of the holder and the great religious significance.The technique of making true ice weapons has long been lost, and the existing pure ice weapons are all sacred relics, all of which are inherited from ancient ice-born heroes.

A powerful warrior needs a powerful weapon to match, but not everyone is qualified to pick up the True Ice Weapon.Only the Iceborn can pick up the True Ice Weapon, and anyone else, no matter who they are, will be sentenced to death.

Ordinary people who want to hold such a noble holy object will experience such a situation, engulfed by the killing power of Zhenbing, and frozen into ice.Fortunately, even though the war mother withdrew her hand, no more ice magic entered her body, but even so, her hand was almost frozen to the point of losing consciousness.

And black ice is the symbol of Lissandra.

It is said that her magic is dark and merciless, dyeing the eternal ice black.Although the color has changed, the effect of black ice is the same as true ice, and the same detection method is still valid for black ice.

After confirming that the pendant in Kahn's hand was genuine black ice, the battle mother put on a dignified expression and re-examined the three of Kahn.

She gestured to the three of them to stay where they were, and then climbed onto her mount and returned to dispose of the prize.

Kahn and Kasha looked at each other, watching them help each other and put Ernuk's body on the back of the mount, and then it was their turn... They were asked to sit on the back of the white beast and follow the group of riders back to their tribe.

"I hope they can guide us to our destination." Kahn climbed onto the back of the mount and grabbed the gap between the saddle boards with his hands.Having spent some time in Bilgewater, he could feel that these saddle boards seemed to be made of timber removed from the hull of the ship.

On the other side, Kai'Sa climbed onto the mount with Annie on her back, and fixed herself with a rope, and the hunting team started their return journey.

I didn't expect this trip to last for a whole week.

Kahn felt extremely painful, no matter in what sense it was.These people have traveled so long in order to obtain food.When they crossed the snow-covered mountains, a sea of ​​ice suddenly appeared in front of their eyes.

"There is actually a flowing sea here, I thought the water was frozen."

It was the first time they had stopped all day, and the riders slid out of their saddles, stretching their backs and moving their numb legs.Kaisha also took advantage of this time and came to Kahn to talk to him.

"Sea water is salty, as hard to freeze as wine. And it's summer, so it shouldn't freeze, even though the Freljord summer is short."

"So, the sea will still freeze, right?" Kaisha doesn't know the reason why ethanol and salt will lower the freezing point of water. She only needs to know that pure water is the easiest to freeze.

"Well, it will be when winter comes."

After resting for a while, about the time Annie finished eating a piece of jerky, the riders continued on the road.This last journey took several hours, and at last they came to the shores of the Ice Sea, where the Horde of the Warmother was camped.

Several tents made of various animal leathers are strewn along the coast of the Ice Sea. They are more than ten meters high and look like a witch's pointed hat. The stitching marks are very rough and conspicuous.

The riders unloaded Ernuk's frozen corpse from the back of their mounts and dragged them into these pointed leather tents.

"I said why didn't they drive the herd over here? It turns out that the hunting ground is so far away from the station." Kahn saw Kaisha walking over with Annie and said to her.

"This looks like a temporary residence, but there are ships at anchor at the pier, and this tribe should also go fishing." Kai'Sa noticed that a pier was built on the coast, and was immediately surprised.

"When winter comes, the land and the sea will be covered with ice and snow. At that time, it will be difficult to find food. So people will try their best to collect food now."

"Oh." Kai'Sa nodded, probably having a general understanding of life here.

During the short months of summer plunder, warriors roam the Northlands, looting anything of value for their own use.As winter sets in, they anchor their ships and build temporary shelters, preparing to wait out the long cold nights until the snow melts again.

The three of them held hands and stood side by side on the edge of the settlement, the cold wind blowing non-stop, the snow here had already turned into ice crystal fragments, hitting them mercilessly.

"Annie, is it cold?" Kaisha squatted down, just at eye level with little Annie.

"Not cold, sleepy." Annie yawned, reaching out to rub the frost off her eyelashes.

She rubbed Annie's head, showing a bitter smile. The environment in the Freljord was really much harder than she imagined, and Annie felt a little wronged.

But Annie behaved very well along the way, without making noise or losing her temper.Kahn was also worried that she would vent her anger irritably and throw Tibbers out to hurt others. Unexpectedly, she spent most of the time sleeping, like a hibernating bear... No, it was a Siberian hamster.

"From Mount Dongthorn to the sea of ​​ice, such a long journey is enough for us to go directly to Frostguard Fortress." Looking at the sea in front of her, Kai'Sa sighed helplessly again.

"You're not right. The location of the Frostguard Fortress is hidden. If you don't have someone to guide you, even if you find the surrounding areas, you won't be able to enter."

Kaisha heard the language she could understand, turned her head in surprise, and looked at the person who made the sound.

Chapter 617 Frost Priest

This is a man dressed as a priest, walking towards them from the stronghold, with a bear skin on his shoulders, a helmet with parallel horns on his head, graffiti on his face with strange ink, and a one-eyed eye on his forehead.

"Frost Priest?"

The man nodded without denying it. "One-eyed is always watching you. I am the Frost Priest, and I am one of Lissandra's representatives in the world."

"Isn't Lissandra not alive?" Kahn looked at the frost priest.The latter replied indifferently: "She walks in the dreamland, walking on thin ice, maintaining a fragile balance."

Kahn moved his lips, and finally held back the thought of rebuttal.

The Frost Priest had been misleading them from the very beginning. Lissandra was actually in the same world as them.Even if she was asleep, her real body must be lying somewhere in the fortress.

It's just that he didn't understand why Lissandra would enter Taliyah's dream, but not enter his dream to communicate with him.Are you busy weaving dreams?Still afraid to watch them?

"Have you ever left the Freljord?" Kai'Sa asked.

No one else in the tribe could speak outside language, only this priesthood, which surprised her.

"I have never left the ice field, but I have learned how to communicate with people outside the ice field with my teacher Drakron. He is one of the highest-ranking priests, receiving direct orders from the Frost Witch herself, and at the same time he is all One of the most fanatical and knowledgeable members of the Frostguard." The Frost Priest shook his head and chuckled, but the ink on his face made his smile look weird.

"He told me there are unfrozen lands beyond the Freljord, where the dirt is hot dust and no one knows what snow is. The sun beats down relentlessly. Even the rain is rare .So the earth, day after day, longs for rain."

"There is indeed such a place. It's called the desert. That's where we came from." Kai'Sa crossed her arms. The Frost Priest was a talkative person, and the conversation didn't seem to end in a few words.

The Frost Priest continued with a smile: "I used to think he was lying to me. There might be places in the world where there is no frost and snow and no ice. And some of them almost never set foot outside the walls of the fortress. How do you know what's going on outside the ice sheet?"

Kahn was silent and asked the priest to continue talking.

"It wasn't until later that our consciousness was connected, that I realized that what he said was true. There really was a land that Anivia had never touched. It was my short-sightedness, I only experienced winter."

"I have never heard of the existence of frost priests in this land. Outsiders' perception of the Freljord is a group of uncivilized barbarians."

The Frost Priest was not angry, he said: "On the contrary, our history is longer than any other civilization. Have you heard the legend of the Three Sisters?"

"I've heard it before, so I don't bother you to repeat it." Kahn took out the black ice pendant, his face solemn, and got straight to the point: "We have something very important to find Lissandra."

The Frost Priest took over the Black Ice Pendant, but his hands were not affected by the deadly power of the Ice like the Battle Mother, and the frost did not appear in his palm and spread like a heart.

He realized that this priest was an Iceborn, with the blood of ice, not afraid of True Ice.

The priest said: "Since you have heard the legend of the three sisters, you must know that the mistress of the Frostguard Fortress is not someone who can meet if she wants to."

"What's the condition?" Kahn narrowed his eyes, and his eyes became sharp.Generally speaking, it is to set a threshold for yourself, and it may not be too easy to meet Lissandra.

His eyes met those of the Frost Priest, but the latter turned to look at the stronghold.

"The Frosthorn tribe is one of the thousands of tribes in the Freljord. I came here to spread the will of Lissandra, to heal the sick with magic, to solve doubts, and they kept me in the tribe. , providing three meals a day. Now, the Frosthorn Tribe is in trouble, I can't sit idly by, but I can't get away..."

"You want us to help?"

"Yes, the long winter is coming, and the Frosthorn Tribe needs more food to fill up the granary, so as to ensure that there is enough food to survive the long winter night."

"Didn't they just hunt a group of Ernuk?" Kahn looked at the busy riders and questioned.

"There are too many mouths in the tribe that need to eat. Not only humans have to eat, but animals also have to eat, and this amount is far from enough. There shouldn't be a problem of food shortage, but the sea beasts harvested a full load of ours. The boat was hit and sunk, so we need to collect food again, but time is running out, and winter is coming."

"Then why didn't they bring back all Ernuk? Let go so many."

"Killing half and releasing half is the most reasonable way to choose. Wait until the next harvest season, and there will be as many Ernuks as before."

No matter how tricky Kahn's questions were, the priest could always find a reason to deal with them.Gradually, Kahn lost his patience.

"How much food can the two of us bring back, unless those mounts are lent to us."

During the week he spent with the Frosthorn Tribe, Karn had seen those riders remove the giant horn armor more than once to feed their mounts.Those white beasts gradually turned into wolf-like creatures, but were turned into deer by the protective gear.

"Those mounts are named White Death. Warriors will never lend their mounts to others. But I can lend you a small boat. You only need to go to the small island on the other side of the sea, fill the boat with food and bring it back. .”

Kahn glanced at it, and there was indeed a small island covered with ice and snow about a day's journey across the sea.In the description of the frost priest, it is a rich place.

It's just that he was very surprised, why they didn't go hunting in such a close place, but went all the way to Dongthorn Mountain to hunt?Back and forth wasted at least half a month.

There must be something strange in this, he must be careful.

"As long as we bring back food, will you tell us how to get to Frostguard Fortress?" Kahn confirmed with the priest.

"That's right." The Frost Priest nodded: "But you have to hurry up. In three days, Anivia will flap her wings and come with a bone-piercing wind. At that time, there will be endless heavy snow. Everything will be frozen, including your way back."

Kahn pondered for a while, and finally decided to accept the proposal of the Frost Priest.

"Then hurry up and prepare the boat, we'll set off right away."

In three days, except for the two-day round-trip journey, the real time left for them is only one day.

It must be done as soon as possible, Kahn has no patience to waste more than half a year waiting for winter to pass.

Chapter 618 Hunting Ground

The Frost Priest asked the people of the Frosthorn Tribe to prepare the boat at the pier, and Kahn left immediately after receiving the news.

A primitive and crude small sailing boat with cables tied to stakes at the pier, and nothing on board except two wooden oars and a rope sled for dragging things. This is the boat Kahn is going to sail this time.

"This is too primitive." Kahn looked at the sailboat and complained: "Fortunately, it is a small boat. It would be outrageous to replace it with a big boat and fill it up."

"We can't row a big boat." Kaisha joked with Kahn, jumped into the boat, and began to check whether there were any holes in the hull and whether the canvas was intact.

Kahn untied the cable from the stake and asked casually, "Are you going too?"

"Of course, when did we part. What's the matter, you think differently?"

"I originally wanted you to stay and take care of Anne, just let me go alone."

"Three days is too long, are you willing? I am not willing." Kaisha looked at Kahn, then glanced at these fierce warriors who did not understand the language and were full of danger, and shook her head: "I will definitely go with you. I don't feel worried about putting Annie here alone, so let's take her there too."

"That's right." Kahn shook his head, carried Annie from the pier to the boat, and suddenly felt that this child had endured a lot of pressure that he shouldn't have to bear at this age.

"It's my first time on a boat." The boat slowly left the pier, Annie was quite excited, with Tibbers in her arms, her eyes were gazing randomly on the calm sea.

"Then you have to do it well, don't fall." Kaisha reminded kindly, she and Kahn were rowing with a wooden oar, and there was really no free hand to catch Annie.

Although the sea water in the sea of ​​ice has not yet frozen, it has reached the freezing temperature of pure water. If the child accidentally falls, he will not survive even if he does not drown. If the clothes are soaked in the sea, there will be nothing Anything used for heating.

"Brother and sister, why are we dressed tightly, while these northerners are shirtless?" Little Annie suddenly asked.

"Who?"

"The one with the eyes painted on his head."

Kahn looked back, and the Frost Priest appeared on the pier at some point.He didn't put on the bearskin vest, his arms were bare, and he watched the three of them leave with indifferent eyes.

"He is an Iceborn, so he is not afraid of the cold by nature." Kahn explained to Anne, and looking at the eyes of the Frost Priest, he suddenly remembered a sentence the other party said.

"The one eye is always watching you."

……

After a day's travel, the boat arrived at its destination.

This is an island in the sea. After Kahn docked the boat, he found that there was a snow-capped land in front of him, which was not as rich as imagined, and there were prey walking around everywhere.

They disembarked and dragged the sled trailer ashore, and Annie sat on it and dragged it along.Taking a boat and a car, Anne thought she was here for tourism, and Kahn kept telling her that there might be danger here.

After taking two steps on this island, Kahn realized that something was wrong.He dragged the trailer with little effort at all, and the smooth feel made him look down.

The ice surface is smooth and transparent, and one can see the cold and dark deep sea below at a glance, and there seem to be creatures swimming in it.

"There is an old saying in the Freljord that no shoes can be worn on thin ice. Some parts of this island are made up of ice floes. We should pay attention when walking to prevent being swallowed by ice crevasses."

"Understood. I'm going to search for prey." Kai'Sa put on the skin armor, walked away from Kahn quickly, and ran along a slope to the top of the mountain, using the skin armor's senses to search for nearby creatures.

They only have one day, and searching aimlessly will waste many hours.

"Bloodstains..." The ground here contains magic power, but Kai'Sa still clearly distinguishes the traces of blood.