Lightning returned to the camp tent, took off her goggles and gloves, and put her numb hands above the brazier.
A burning sensation and a slight tingling sensation came from his fingertips.
Winter had passed for nearly half a month, but the snow did not seem to be getting any weaker. Instead, it was getting heavier and heavier. Every time she came back from an expedition, she could feel the top of her head was wet, and it took a while for the skin on her face to recover.
When her hands were a little warm, she moved a stool and sat beside the brazier. Then she took off her wet boots and put her feet above the flames. She could clearly see that the front of her cotton socks was steaming, and her cold toes were getting a little warm. As for the smell... The little girl turned her head away in embarrassment. She had been stuck in her boots for so long that there would be some smell of sweat.
Now she finally understood why her father would emphasize that a great explorer should have a great team behind him to support him. If the First Army had not prepared a brazier or even hot water in advance, she would not have been able to devote herself to the exploration. The thought of returning to the camp with a cold body and having to make a fire to boil water was a devastating blow to her enthusiasm for exploration.
"But probably only His Majesty's team can provide hot water in the wild all day long..." Lightning thought. In the stories of his father's adventures, it was undoubtedly very difficult to have a hot bath in the middle of winter. Damp firewood, rotten leaves covered with snow, and the extra physical effort needed to collect them were all obstacles to bathing. Therefore, most of the time, the members of the adventurer team would only have a chance to thoroughly wash their bodies after the end of the expedition.
But the machines built by His Majesty completely changed everything. The camp was built not far from the river bank, and the boilers on the three cement boats had never been extinguished, providing the whole camp with a steady stream of hot water. When they wanted to use hot water, they just needed to carry buckets to get it.
In addition, the same was true for food.
A uniquely shaped concrete boat took care of everyone's rations. Its upper level was like a mobile kitchen. Using the steam from the boiler, it could cook a large amount of oatmeal every day. Together with cooked jerky and salted fish, it was much more delicious than the hard dry rations.
According to her father's standards, this was probably the best logistics team in the world.
After warming up her hands and feet, Lightning took out her notebook and began to record the contents of today's adventure.
[On the 16th of spring, the excavation continued. The thick mountain hindered the abilities of Sylvie and Maggie, especially Sylvie. Traversing through the rock layer would consume a lot of magic power. To ensure safety, each search must reserve enough magic power for the return trip, so there was no way to dive too deep. "
[Limited by the distance, Sylvie could only roughly choose a few directions and let Miss Fran try to dig. By the way, Miss Fran, though frightening in appearance, is surprisingly amiable, and when she eats she is scarier than Maggie. I do hope that one day she will regain her original appearance. "
From the moment they arrived at the foot of the snowy mountain, it was already the thirteenth day of their exploration. The only thing that could be confirmed was that there was indeed a huge hole in the mountain, and it seemed to be formed by many caves. However, it was not easy to smoothly find the main cave that might contain the ruins, not to mention digging a spacious passage for the First Army to enter.
In this regard, she and Maggie could not help much, they could only be responsible for guarding the periphery, or entering those strange caves to explore the deep trenches and mountain faults that the Magic Ark could not easily cross.
Compared to exploring the mysteries of the ruins, finding the right path to the destination was always the most time-consuming, and also the most energy-consuming work.
It was just like what her father always said, an explorer is always on the road.
The little girl blew two hot breaths into her palms, and then continued to write —
[Finally, the most outstanding explorer of Graycastle, Lightning's new discovery. "
[Under the ice layer at the peak of the Great Snowy Mountain, there is a long black shadow moving. It looks like a huge fish. I don't know how long it has lived to grow so big, but I think it must taste very good. Unfortunately, Anna did not come, so we have no way to cut the ice layer to fish it out — Maggie's claws can only leave a few scratches on the ice, and using explosives on the mountain top is also a big taboo. Perhaps we can only wait until the snow melts in summer to think of a way. "
At this point, Lightning could not help but lick her lips. In order to explore the Snow Mountain, she had not eaten charcoal grilled fish for a long time. Perhaps when Maggie came back, the two of them could go to the Concealing Forest to get some food before the night fell? As long as I prepared a portion for Sister Vendy, she should not blame me, right?
[There is another less important discovery. There is a phenomenon of demonic beasts gathering to the east of the Concealing Forest, but His Majesty's city wall will definitely be able to stop them. "
After recording these, Lightning stuffed the sheepskin book into a waterproof leather bag, wrapped it, and put it back into her backpack — it was a necessary habit for an explorer to record what she saw and heard every day. Just like the captain's log, it was not only a proof of the explorer's personal honor, but also a beacon to guide the future explorers. When the owner accidentally met with an accident, other explorers could also analyze the reason based on the log, so as to avoid walking the same path.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.
It was Vendy who opened the tent curtain.
"Agatha and the others are back." Her voice was a little anxious. "There was an accident in the cave. Fran is missing!"
"What?" Lightning stood up in surprise. "Missing?"
...
When the witches who stayed in the camp arrived at the end of the tunnel left by the devouring worm, the soldiers of the First Army had already set up a fire and a sentry post. Agatha was arguing with the Taquila witches about something.
Lightning looked out and suddenly gasped. In front of her was a bottomless pit. She could not see the top or the bottom. She could only hear the continuous sound of water coming from above.
The edge of the tunnel had collapsed. She took out the Stone of Lighting and bent down. There was a lot of slippery mucus left in the crack.
"Miss Fran fell from here?"
"At present, it seems so... Sylvie found the right direction. Unfortunately, Fran was unlucky." Edith answered her. "She opened the way to the big pit, but because of the sudden cliff, she fell to the bottom of the cave."
"Seems?" Lightning noticed the wording of the other side.
"At that time, Sylvie and Maggie were searching on the other side, a place where they could see Fran. According to Sylvie, Fran's magic reaction suddenly disappeared from her sight." Edith shrugged. "I don't know how your ability works, but Miss Sylvie's Eye of Magic should be able to see the scene in a very far place, right? But when they arrived here, they couldn't see anything at the bottom of the cave. "
"Couldn't... see?" The little girl was stunned.
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