Dragonspine, whether the Dragon Scourge was eliminated or not, it always remained shrouded in wind and snow.
On the snow-covered path halfway up the mountain, a group of people was climbing towards the summit, facing the wind and snow.
"Lisa, you're wearing so little, aren't you cold?" Yu Jin looked up and saw Lisa's skirt being blown by the strong wind, revealing a large expanse of white skin.
Lisa adjusted the witch's hat on her head that was almost blown off and rolled her eyes at Yu Jin, but she didn't mind his gaze.
To be honest, after knowing Yu Jin's level, she let go of her guard against him. In every aspect.
Her and Yu Jin's levels were too far apart. Lisa naturally assumed that Yu Jin wouldn't have any other thoughts about her.
A person would at most only be interested in an ant. As for anything else, that would be the ant's wishful thinking.
Obviously, Lisa was overthinking. Yu Jin's level was very high, but he was constantly restraining himself.
Usually, he was no different from a normal person, at most his thoughts were just a tiny bit more unconstrained.
"Hmph! A lady's business, you needn't concern yourself with it," Lisa steadied her witch's hat and said to Yu Jin.
Who would have thought that the wind on Dragonspine would be so strong? Lisa had originally thought that the most deadly thing about Dragonspine was just its severe cold.
Out of confidence in her own strength, Lisa went up the mountain wearing her favorite witch's outfit.
"Click!" The sound of mechanical parts turning, which Lisa found slightly familiar, came, and then she could no longer remain calm.
"Lanssangx! No pictures!" Lisa covered her still fluttering skirt and shouted indignantly at Lanssangx, who was busy taking pictures.
"Alright, alright, I won't take any!" Lanssangx saw Lisa looking like she was about to snatch her Kamera, so she immediately caved in and put away her Kamera.
Speaking of which, this thing is quite fun. You just press a button and it prints out a picture, much faster than drawing!
Lanssangx touched the Kamera in her hand, pondering whether she could replicate it when she returned.
Although she knew nothing about machinery, her followers certainly would. Humans, of course, were a given, and the intelligence of the beast tribe was even higher than humans. They definitely wouldn't have a problem.
"Lanssangx, be careful! You're also exposed!" Yu Jin turned his back to Lanssangx and reminded her.
Lanssangx, in her human form, was wearing a ceremonial white gauze. It was truly beautiful, but also truly loose.
Normally, there was no problem, but as soon as a strong wind blew, the degree of exposure was even greater than Lisa's.
"Ah? Oh!" Lanssangx heard Yu Jin's words and only then noticed her state, belatedly tidying up the light gauze that was about to fall off.
"By the way, where is Albedo? Why haven't I seen him yet?" Yu Jin looked at the endless green in the distance, kicking a pebble at his feet as he asked.
Women are so troublesome!
If possible next time, he would definitely switch with Albedo.
Testing the Golden Tree's cold resistance, he could easily handle such a simple task. Yu Jin could not only test the Golden Tree's cold resistance but also its heat resistance at the same time!
"It should be soon, Albedo should be not far ahead," Lisa looked around, confirming their current location before saying so.
"That's good! If we don't get there soon, this wind will make me all fuzzy!" Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they were almost there.
"Let's go!" Lisa tidied her clothes and took the lead, walking further into the depths.
"Catch up, catch up!" Seeing this, Yu Jin immediately grabbed Lanssangx's dragon horns, who had started taking pictures again, and followed… The scene before them became increasingly familiar, and finally, a wide clearing appeared before everyone, which was the location of the Frostbearing Tree.
However, the Frostbearing Tree before them seemed a little different from before. The red crystals on its trunk were brighter, and its trunk was even whiter.
Yu Jin looked down and found familiar figures—Albedo, Lumine, and Paimon.
"Hmm… I didn't expect there to be such a magical tree in the snowy mountains," Albedo seemed to be completely engrossed in his research.
He touched the bark of the Frostbearing Tree, feeling a familiar sensation.
"Yes! It's really amazing, I didn't expect that just by breaking a large chunk of ice, the big tree would suddenly turn white!"
Paimon also imitated Albedo, stroking her chin, but unfortunately, she couldn't discern anything and could only repeat the magical scene she had just witnessed.
"It's like it suddenly came to life," Lumine looked at the blood-like clots on the Frostbearing Tree and also felt a familiar aura.
"It's not 'like,' it *has* come to life," Albedo looked at the Frostbearing Tree before him, and as a master alchemist, he could already sense the faint life force within the large tree.
Although he was very interested in the large tree before him, Albedo still forcibly suppressed his curiosity. Because he had more important things to do.
Albedo picked up the flowerpot placed at his feet, in which the Golden Tree Sapling was growing.
Although it hadn't grown much in size, the Golden Tree Sapling's color was purer. Its main trunk had no Variegated other than gold, and the green leaves on its crown were as vibrant as jade.
"Al… Albedo, are… are you that rich?" Paimon and Lumine, who had just met Albedo, noticed the Golden Tree at his feet, and their mouths immediately began to water.
A sapling made of gold and jade, how much Mora must that be worth? If they had one, they wouldn't have to run to the snowy mountains and endure the wind and rain to do those troublesome commissions.
"Hey, hey, hey! Your drool is dripping! What are you thinking about?" A familiar voice came, and Yu Jin gently tapped Lumine and Paimon on the head.
"Wow! Yu Jin?"
"Senior?"
Paimon and Lumine looked surprised. Isn't Dragonspine sparsely populated? How could they see Yu Jin here too?
"And me too, cutie."
"Me, me, me! I'm here too!"
Lisa and Lanssangx also followed closely behind.
"It seems everyone is here," Albedo handed the Golden Tree Sapling to Yu Jin and continued, "The Golden Tree is very resilient and can certainly survive in Dragonspine."
"I originally wanted to plant it here, but…" Albedo pointed to the recently revived Frostbearing Tree, his meaning self-evident.
"You two did it?" Yu Jin looked at the Frostbearing Tree, which had been re-colored, and understood.
No wonder it didn't react when he sang to the Frostbearing Tree back then; it turned out it was hibernating.
A miscalculation, a miscalculation.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, Lumine split open the big ice block with a sword, and it came to life," Paimon nodded, even gesturing Lumine's action.
Lumine wasn't as carefree as Paimon; she scratched her head and said nervously, "Did I perhaps hinder everyone's plans?"
Lumine looked at Albedo, Lisa, and Yu Jin, knowing without a doubt that they must have had their own objectives in the snowy mountains.
"It's a bit troublesome, but no big problem," Albedo frowned slightly. This was a good spot. Plenty of sunlight, gentle wind and snow; it was one of the few mild places in Dragonspine.
To find another such good place in the vast snowy mountains, who knew how long that would take.
Watching Yu Jin walk step by step towards the Frostbearing Tree, Albedo came back to his senses and said to Yu Jin:
"It's best not to cut down this tree; it has many things worth studying. At worst, I'll work overtime, and it won't take long to find a similar place."
There aren't many things in this world that can pique Albedo's interest, and the Frostbearing Tree is precisely one of them. If possible, Albedo hoped that both it and the Golden Tree would grow well.
"Who said I was going to cut down this tree?" Yu Jin's words dispelled Albedo's doubts. He stroked the trunk of the Frostbearing Tree.
The trunk was very white and smooth to the touch, unlike bark. These were branches formed by the Ley Line extending above ground; by following its root system, one could find the Irminsul buried deep beneath the earth.
"Hahaha, Ley Line branches, it seems the Irminsul will be easy to find! What a stroke of luck."
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