"Dragonspine, legend says this is the burial place of the dragon Durin."
Stelle looked at the map in her hand and the majestic snowy mountain in front of her, a slight ripple in her heart.
She had walked for a full day.
Leaving in the morning, it was now night; according to the time on her phone, it had been a total of nearly thirteen hours.
Of course, the actual distance between Dragonspine and Mondstadt City was still very far; ordinary people definitely couldn't walk it in a dozen hours like her.
Stelle had, after all, agreed with Amber to return within three days, so she inevitably walked a bit faster and basically took a straight path.
That is to say, she came by traversing mountains and ridges, not following the road.
In any case, she finally reached the foot of Dragonspine.
She was still wearing the same clothes, still wearing her short skirt.
Walking here, she could already feel a slight chill, but for someone with the power of a Pathstrider, this level of cold was nothing.
Perhaps compared to Vision wielders, she had an even greater advantage in this regard.
"But the snowy mountains in the darkness are truly magnificent…" Stelle looked up at the towering mountain range in the distance, a little lost in thought.
It reminded her of the snowfields of Belobog, though it was even colder there than here.
Shaking her head, Stelle pulled herself out of her memories and continued walking forward.
The sooner she dealt with that Cryo Hilichurl Armor King, the better; even after walking all day, she didn't feel very tired.
According to the map, there should be an Adventurer's camp at the foot of the snowy mountain…
"Ah, there really is." Stelle hadn't walked far before she found the Adventurer's camp marked on the map.
It was brightly lit, very conspicuous in the dark night.
They seemed to be preparing to cook.
"Hmm? You are…" The Damselette in the Adventurers' Guild uniform quickly spotted Stelle.
She put down what she was holding and looked at Stelle with some caution.
"I am an Adventurer from Mondstadt, and I accepted a task related to Dragonspine." Seeing that the other party had already discovered her, Stelle simply walked towards them.
"An Adventurer? There shouldn't be any commissions related to Dragonspine recently… Wait, did you accept the one about the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King??" The person who looked like a chef suddenly asked in surprise.
"Yes, to defeat a Cryo Hilichurl Armor King." Stelle nodded, taking the opportunity to observe the few people in the camp.
They seemed to be led by that female Adventurer, and the others didn't appear to have much combat capability.
"Are you alone?" The man with glasses looked around and couldn't help but ask.
Qian Xun
"Just me."
"Come and sit down first, little girl." The female Adventurer sized up Stelle, then called out.
Stelle didn't refuse, nodded, and walked to the tables and chairs where they were gathered, then sat down.
"My name is Yu Xia, I haven't seen you before." The female Adventurer introduced herself first, then sat across from Stelle.
"It looks like this is your first time coming to Dragonspine."
"Uh, yes." Stelle thought for a moment, but still didn't tell Yu Xia that she had only recently become an Adventurer.
However, Yu Xia… This name's style was completely different from a Mondstadter's, instead feeling a bit like Xianzhou.
"How much do you know about this place?" Yu Xia frowned slightly and asked.
She had seen many Adventurers like Stelle who came to the snowy mountains for the first time, and many of them turned back halfway.
A small number who didn't listen to advice remained here forever.
So gradually, as an experienced Adventurer, Yu Xia took on the responsibility of advising those new or overconfident Adventurers.
This was a place where anyone could come, but not everyone could leave unscathed.
"To be honest, not much." Stelle smiled awkwardly, answering truthfully.
She had left directly the day after accepting the task, without making much preparation at all.
Hearing this, Yu Xia's frown deepened; the little girl in front of her seemed to completely misunderstand the dangers of this place.
She decided to persuade her thoroughly, lest this cute-looking little girl meet her demise here.
"This place is very dangerous; your body temperature will rapidly deplete in the extreme cold…"
Yu Xia's words stopped abruptly.
She stared blankly at Stelle's face, losing herself for a moment.
She hadn't looked closely just now, but now, meeting Stelle's gaze, her heart suddenly started beating uncontrollably.
"Miss Yu Xia?" Stelle looked at her suspiciously, a bad premonition forming in her heart.
Had her physique taken effect again?
But Yu Xia clearly seemed to be a mature female, not a Damselette like Lumine or Amber.
Logically, it shouldn't be, Rosaria was fine…
"Anyway, courage cannot be equated with recklessness. If you haven't made thorough preparations, I hope you don't go rashly." Yu Xia regained her composure, somewhat flustered, and continued her previous sentence.
"Yes, little girl, besides, the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King is too dangerous, how can you do it alone?" The chef next to Yu Xia also spoke up to persuade her.
"It's fine, I'm very strong." Stelle shook her head, not accepting their kindness.
"But you don't even have a Vision, how strong can you be?" Yu Xia couldn't help but say.
"Many people blessed by the gods have died in this snowy mountain, you must think clearly, you are still young…"
"Hmm… Speaking of which, what exactly does your Adventuring team do?" Stelle didn't directly respond to what Yu Xia had just said, instead asking another question out of curiosity.
"We are employed by the Knights of Favonius to conduct historical investigations of Dragonspine." The young man with glasses next to her said.
"Yes, he is the scholar in charge of the main research, named Stevens." The chubby chef nodded, then gave Stelle a smile, "I am the chef here, named Harris."
"Including the commission for the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King, it was actually submitted to the Adventurers' Guild and the Knights of Favonius after we investigated the situation."
"Ah~ So you know the exact location of that Cryo Hilichurl Armor King?" Stelle's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked the few people.
"Well, we do know…"
"Please give me directions, I'll go deal with that thing in a bit, that way I can probably go back tomorrow."
"…"
For a moment, Yu Xia and the others couldn't tell if the Damselette in front of them was too arrogant or if she truly had great ability.
How could someone without a Vision defeat a Cryo Hilichurl Armor King alone?