Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A town meant that people lived there. Gu Ning could ask the locals some questions to avoid taking too many detours when he went to the ice pond mountain range.
Gu Ning stepped on the snow-covered ground and came to the small town that looked like it was carved out of ice. Soon, he heard people talking to each other.
However, Gu Ning also found that the residents here were dressed differently from those in the federal base, even if their economic level was almost the same as that of the federal base.
It was as if they had gone through many eras.
The people here still depended on going to the market to buy their daily necessities. In an instant, Gu Ning felt like he had traveled back to a society hundreds of years ago in the original world.
Fortunately, after the Blue Star Federation was established, all human beings, including those who did not live in the federation base, could speak the same Blue Star language, so Gu Ning could communicate with them.
Gu Ning’s sincere and gentle personality also made the residents of the ice lake town lower their vigilance. They were willing to sit down and have a cup of tea with Gu Ning.
Thus, Gu Ning started to talk about the main topic. “Grandma, to be honest, I’m here to catch the contracted beasts in the Ice Lake Mountain Range. Do you know which one is easy to walk on?”
“The Ice Lake Mountain Range?” The grandma looked incredulous.
Gu Ning scratched her head. “Yes, Grandma. Do you know which way to go?”
The grandma shook her head and stood up. “The Ice Lake Mountain Range is just a legend. It has been retold down several generations for so many years, but we’ve never met anyone who lives here.”
The Grandma left after saying that, leaving Gu Ning alone.
Gu Ning didn’t give up. He continued to ask the other residents. However, no matter if they were young or old, Gu Ning only got one answer: The Ice Lake Mountain Range was just a legend.
After so many negative answers, Gu Ning started to doubt himself.
Gu Ning had to talk to Xiao Hong in his mind. “I didn’t get any useful answers. They all said that the Ice Lake Mountain Range doesn’t exist. Xiao Hong, is there something wrong with your perception?”
“Impossible. Xiao Hong, I’m a god-level familiar now. It’s easy for Xiao Hong to sense the existence of fierce beasts. There’s no way I could have made a mistake,” Xiao Hong answered.
“The residents here are misleading us, or they have some secret. The Ice Lake Mountain Range can only be entered via a specific way. The residents at the foot of the mountain have never seen it before.”
“A specific way?” Gu Ning said, “But we are so unfamiliar with this area. How can we go to the Ice Lake Mountain Range without the help of the residents?”
“Without the right way, we can only rely on Xiao Hong’s perception to keep moving forward,” the red dragon queen answered.
Gu Ning thought about it for a while, then nodded. “In that case, we can only rely on ourselves.”
After that, Gu Ning continued to follow the directions of the red dragon queen, driving forward in the wind and snow.
Finally, after several hours of searching, the huge ice mountain appeared in front of Gu Ning.
“We can officially go up the mountain now,” Gu Ning said.
In order to not let Gu Ning be alone, the Red Dragon Queen came out of Gu Ning’s body and walked on the mountain with Gu Ning.
The Red Dragon Queen could appear in human form in this world, but due to the rules of the plane, she could not transform into a true dragon.
“Xiao Hong, can you still sense the aura of that special familiar?” Gu Ning asked as they walked.
The red dragon queen nodded and answered, “The closer Xiao Hong gets to it, the more powerful its energy is. It can’t run.”
The red dragon queen looked up at the top of the mountain. “Xiao Hong can feel it. There is a powerful source of energy coming from there. Just keep walking towards the top.”
“Although there may be some beasts here, the second contracted beast is definitely of good quality and talent.”
Gu Ning nodded and continued to go up the mountain with the red dragon queen.
On the way up the mountain, Gu Ning, who had never hunted in the wild, could feel the changes in the Ice Lake Mountain Range.
It seemed that no human had entered the Ice Lake Mountain Range for a long time. The scent of man had completely disappeared.
Today, Gu Ning’s arrival made the whole mountain awaken its scent of humans again, which was most deadly! Human beings were food to the beasts!
Gu Ning walked on the snow-covered ice mountain. The wind was strong, but Gu Ning could hear the roars of the beasts in the wind.
It was as if the beasts had been waiting for Gu Ning in the dark! They were just waiting for the right time to kill Gu Ning in one strike!
Or, they were waiting for their leader to attack first!
If that was the case, Gu Ning would be in big trouble!
As if to prove Gu Ning’s suspicions, the iceberg not far away from Gu Ning suddenly collapsed. An avalanche was coming! Snow covered the sky and the earth!
Gu Ning reacted quickly. He ran to the cliff on the other side with the red dragon queen and successfully avoided the avalanche.
However, Gu Ning never expected this to just be the appetizer. The main course had arrived!
Suddenly, a huge red-eyed white ape emerged from the snow! It kept hammering its chest and howling into the sky, like the king of beasts in the whole mountain range!
“This thing must be at least five meters tall. Is this a fierce beast that grew up in the wild?” Gu Ning, who had lived in the base of the Blue Star Federation since he was a child, could not help but exclaim.
Gu Ning, who had taken a Beastmaster course, could easily tell that this white ape was at least a commander-level beast!
After hammering its chest, the white ape turned its eyes to Gu Ning! It was over! Gu Ning’s heart skipped a beat.
After locking onto Gu Ning, the white ape immediately ran towards Gu Ning! While it was running, the white ape raised its right hand, and a huge axe was formed in the air!
The white ape waved the huge axe in its hand, aiming at Gu Ning! The huge axe drew an arc in the snow, forming ice crystals!
Gu Ning gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and was ready to fight!
However, the moment the huge axe was about to touch Gu Ning, it stopped.
It did not die suddenly, nor was it pushed back by some force, nor was it frozen. It just held the huge axe in the air, stunned.
Gu Ning found that the white ape was no longer staring at Gu Ning, but at the red dragon queen beside him.
At the same time, Gu Ning also found that the red dragon queen’s eyes had changed from a human’s to a dragon’s vertical pupils!
The red dragon queen smiled and looked at the white ape. The white ape’s eyes showed fear and panic!
In the end, the white ape abandoned the axe and ran away!
“Don’t worry, Master.”
The Red Dragon Queen explained to Gu Ning, “With Xiao Hong here, no matter how many beasts come to mess with us, they will all be scared by Xiao Hong.”