Ice Blue Shelter was a grade-4 Shelter.
The guardian here was a female ice-type sky dragon whose combat strength had stagnated at ninth-rank True God for many years.
Although Ace Star, where the Shelter headquarters was located, was covered in ice and snow all year round, it was much more prosperous than ordinary Shelters.
There was no other reason than there was an ancient battlefield site within the jurisdiction of the Shelter — the Frost Territory.
In fact, most of the planets within the jurisdiction of Ice Blue Shelter were covered in ice and snow, mainly due to the frost aura emanating from this site.
Although it was winter all year round on Ace Star, the largest market on the planet was bustling almost every day.
It was snowing lightly, and the market was decorated with lanterns and streamers. Pedestrians dressed in oversized clothing jostled shoulder to shoulder, and the cries of various shops rang out incessantly.
Looking at the bustling scene in front of him, Lin Huang felt as if he had returned to Winter City in the gravel world for New Year's Eve.
"I wonder how Xin Er is doing now …" He could not help muttering in a low voice, "And Xiao Xuan …"
Lin Huang walked on the streets of the market with the two Sword Servants. When in Rome, the three of them did as the Romans did and wore bulky down jackets. It was not because they were cold, but to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.
Since a large number of non-cultivator residents lived in Ice Blue Shelter, they would inevitably need to wear thick clothes to keep warm in such cold weather.
Although cultivators were not afraid of the cold, it was easy to attract the attention of ordinary residents if they did not wear them. Therefore, when most cultivators came here, they would do as the Romans did and put on oversized clothes.
Of course, there were a few cultivators who did not care whether they would be noticed by ordinary people or not, and they still wore thin clothes.
Lin Huang glanced around the market and saw three people in unlined clothes, one of whom was a female cultivator in a short skirt.
Naturally, the cultivators did not think much of it, but a few ordinary residents in the market were secretly whispering.
"It's such a cold day, isn't that girl cold wearing stockings?"
"She's a woman. For the sake of beauty, what's the big deal about being cold?"
"Why do I feel like she really isn't cold …"
When Sword302 heard this, she could not help glancing at Dao 301 who was next to her.
Before she came here, she wasn't willing to change her clothes. Later, when Lin Huang spoke up, she changed.
Noticing Dao 301's gaze, Sword302 turned her head and glared at him.
To ease the awkwardness, Dao 301 cleared his throat and asked Lin Huang, "Lord Swordmaster, is there anything special about this market?"
"Nothing special. It's just an ordinary market square." Lin Huang explained with a smile, "The Frost Domain will only open in two days. You can rest for a bit during these two days."
"Frost City? The name of this ruin sounds familiar … "Sword302 seemed to remember something.
"I know this ruin. It was a fragment of an ancient battlefield. It was said that it had been left behind by a battle between two ice-attributed Overgods. There were a large number of ice spiritual seeds in there. I went there more than a million years ago, but I don't remember there being a sanctuary near the ruins. When I first entered these ruins, the surroundings were desolate. There were no habitable planets at all … "
"Ice Blue Shelter was only established thirty thousand years ago. Ace Star in the Shelter and several other planets around it were later transformed into habitable planets by the sky dragon named Ice Blue, "Lin Huang, who had read the information on Ice Blue Shelter, explained.
"So that's how it is …" Sword301 finally understood.
"Do you have any other memories about this ruin?" Lin Huang asked 301 quickly.
Although he had done his homework in advance and bought information about the Frost Domain on the black market, he still wanted to hear if there was any information worth paying attention to in Dao 301.
"I don't have a deep impression of this ruin. I only remember that this ruin was completely open back then, and anyone below lord-level could enter. I was at heavenly god-level at the time, and before me, many heavenly god-level powerhouses had already entered. As far as I can remember, I don't think I obtained anything particularly valuable. I only remember that there were heavenly god-level ice spirit seeds inside, and I even hunted two of them, "Dao 301 answered after some thought.
Sword302's answer had no reference value to Lin Huang, so he did not bother to ask further. "This ruin is now monopolized by the Combat God Temple. To prevent the depletion of resources, the Lords of the Combat God Temple must have set up a barrier. Now, heavenly god-level powerhouses are restricted from entering.
"The Combat God Temple opens to the public once every sixty years, and each time it is open for two months. It opens to the public once every one hundred and twenty years, and it is only open for a month each time. During the period when it is open to the public, all members of grade-5 and above organizations can enter and exit directly with their identity token. Members of grade-5 and below organizations must submit an application to the Combat God Temple, and they will only be allowed to enter if their application is approved.
"This is also why I urged the two of you to complete Death's Scythe's reserve mission in the next few days and obtain the Black Sickle identity token. This is because the Combat God Temple only recognizes official identity tokens. Whether it's a grade-6 or grade-7 organization, even if it's the Combat God Temple's own people, a reserve identity token cannot enter this ruin.
"Lord Swordmaster, do you have any missions for us when we enter this ruin this time?" Dao 301 asked again.
"Both of your missions are very simple, which is to hunt monsters and obtain resources." Lin Huang glanced at the two of them. "Although both of you are in a sealed state and your combat strength is affected by me, so you don't need resources to cultivate, you still have to spend money on daily expenses, right?
"In the future, both of you will be responsible for your own expenses when you're in the great world. You don't have to tell me how many monsters you hunt and how much you sell them for. Just spend how much you earn. " Lin Huang's attitude toward the Sword Servants was to let them grow. After all, it was unrealistic for him to raise hundreds of Heavenly Gods by himself.
"If there's really a mission … keep an eye out for Virtual God rank-9 rank-4 monsters during your hunt. If there is, don't kill them, just let me know. "
"You mean, you want to hunt alone?" Sword302 asked immediately.
"That won't do! At least one of us must follow you to ensure your safety, "Dao 301 said immediately.
"It's not like you don't know how strong I am. In your current state, if I can't handle an enemy, it's useless for both of you to be there. It's better to hunt separately so that everyone can maximize the resources they obtain. "
Seeing that the two Sword Servants still wanted to say something, Lin Huang continued.
"It's fine if both of you have to follow me. But I want to set a rule. After both of you come out of the ruin this time, I won't spend a single cent for either of you. Including meals and hotel accommodations, you'll have to pay for them out of your own pocket. Whoever earns the money can spend it, and you're not allowed to borrow from others! If I find out that anyone wants to borrow money, I'll drive them back to the Great Heaven Territory! "
"Then let's hunt separately …" Sword302's attitude changed immediately.
"Alright, we've indeed increased Lord Swordmaster's financial burden these days …" Dao 301 also gave up on resisting.
"Don't worry, we don't need to stay for a full month on this trip to the ruin. I only need to hunt a few Godheads. If I'm fast, two or three days will be enough; if I'm slow, a week should be enough. When I'm done, I'll inform you to leave together. "Lin Huang smiled and patted Dao 301 on the shoulder.
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