Chapter 492 - 158: [Lumberjack Chen Yan]
However, the storage equipment still cannot be maneuvered with the Sealing Spirit Technique.
Carrying a large bundle of wood, Chen Yan slung an axe over his back and headed mostly eastward.
After only about ten minutes of walking, he arrived beneath a mountain ridge.
This mountain ridge was the place that Du Li originally mapped out as the escape route.
A few days ago, when felling timber, Chen Yan had already spent a full seven days here, finally reaching the location of the mountain ridge.
Chen Yan quickly crouched low and exited the Forest Monster. After leaving the edge, he neared the mountain ridge where the snow on the ground began to thicken, crunching underfoot.
By the way, the climate in this place is quite peculiar. Since the time of revenge when it first snowed heavily, it’s as if the icy snowy weather has never stopped here.
A few days ago, when Chen Yan came here, it was continuously snowing.
And now upon his return, it’s still snowing!
Exiting the Forest Monster leads directly to the mountain ridge, which is barren and rugged with sparse vegetation—still those strange trees. However, because the land is all rocky, there’s scarce soil on the ridge, so occasionally strange trees stand lonely in the cracks of the rocks.
Without the cover of strange trees, the ridge is blanketed with thick, white snow.
Chen Yan has found a pattern.
The forest has no snow because the strange trees form a canopy, seemingly preventing heavy snow from accumulating, keeping the ground soil from being covered in snow.
It seems that the falling snow in the areas covered by strange trees disappears before reaching the ground, turning into moisture and being blown away by the wind in all directions.
This also explains why the forest is filled with muddy soil and the air is particularly cold and damp.
At the base of the mountain ridge, Chen Yan entered a rock cave.
This cave was something he discovered during a previous visit.
The cave was initially a bit moist, but he had set fires to dry it out last time, and now it appeared relatively dry.
Inside the rock cave, the walls were hard and rocky, with no grass growing. In a corner, Chen Yan had piled up some dried branches and laid out a fur blanket.
After entering the cave, Chen Yan threw a large backpack full of timber into the corner and let out a soft sigh.
The three large packs he brought were all full—at this rate, the amount of timber he could carry each time was indeed limited.
Yet each visit consumed seven days.
(Maybe this ring has other mechanisms that could allow me to freely and flexibly control my return time?)
Chen Yan pondered inwardly, but ultimately it was to no avail.
Because despite having carefully tried many times, the ring still did not respond. Every time he arrived in the Domain Realm, he had to stay for seven days before he could teleport back, and no alternative methods had been found.
Chen Yan boiled a pot of beef soup on an alcohol stove, drank it until he felt warm, and then walked to the cave entrance to look outside.
With six and a half days remaining, why not take the opportunity to explore around?
He had heard in the village that there was a tribe in the mountains focused on mining.
The strange trees here are valuable materials; perhaps the ore in the mountains is also a treasure?
Chen Yan’s mind was turning with ideas, but he didn’t immediately decide.
In this place, he maintained a sufficient level of caution. After all, he couldn’t use spells here, which severely weakened his combat abilities.
All he had were a few talismans made through the Sealing Spirit Technique.
But the greatest weapon, the "Mother’s Love Talisman," he couldn’t use himself.
And as for escape methods, like the White Fox Inner Core’s Transformation Technique that could turn into a bird and fly away... those too were unusable here.
He pondered for a moment, suppressing his restlessness, and obediently returned to the corner of the cave to sit on the blanket and rest.
But just under ten minutes after sitting down, Chen Yan’s ears suddenly twitched, and his expression changed!
Amid the howling winds outside the cave, a peculiar sound faintly emerged!
Initially distant, the sound quickly became noticeably closer!
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(As April is coming to an end, I’d like to mention in advance that I might need to take a day off during the May Day holiday. During the Spring Festival break, I didn’t stop updating, instead, I even added more Chapters. For this May Day holiday, I want to take a day off to spend some time with my child. Just giving you all a heads-up, and I’ll notify you in advance on which specific day~)
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