My name is Ren

Chapter 384 Fear of death is not something to be ashamed of, shameful people become selfish because of fear

The environment on the ice sheet is "much milder" than Ryan imagined. In his opinion, the entire upper layer of the ice sheet should be like a layer of glass as smooth as a mirror, with occasional snow and no plants.However, after going through the rugged path with thousands of twists and turns, I discovered that there is actually a lot of vegetation here.These plants have a completely different appearance from the plants outside the ice sheet. In places farther south of Demaragu, the leaves of the plants are flatter and more fleshy, which can provide more light-receiving surfaces for the plants and store more energy. moisture.

However, there are almost no fleshy leaves on the branches of plants on the ice sheet, and they are all things with a hard texture like thorns.And all the plants look very dry, and the appearance of the plants is full of dry cracks.Ren remembered what he had learned in school when he was a child. Plants in hot areas, such as cacti, are structured to retain water. Presumably, the plants here should be the same as the cactus in the desert. They all develop unique structures to adapt to the environment. .

Some of these plants still have traces of gnawing on them, and Robardo immediately explained, "The ancient giant beasts on the ice field have always been the favorite consumer goods of the nobles, and the shortest giant beasts are almost Three to four meters high, the largest one is like a small mountain. Most of them are vegetarian, and only giant beasts over ten meters in size will eat everything."

"We call this kind of plant thorny fern..." Robardo walked to a pile of thorny ferns. These thorny ferns are like giant thorns piled together. The spikes become thicker and sharper, and the whole body presents a kind of It is gray and white, and it is difficult to find it if you stand farther away in the ice and snow.As soon as Robardo took two steps, a knight raised his spear and pressed it on his shoulder. He looked back at Ren with an ugly expression.

Ren waved his hand, he knew what Robardo was going to do, and he was not worried that this guy would run away.In the entire ice field, or in other words, the entire Orlando Empire, who else can save Robardo's life except him, Rennes?Not even Queen Pars!
The knight nodded slightly and moved aside. Robardo lowered his head, and the flying dragon fell to the ground with broken wings. He had already anticipated his future situation on the day he was humiliated by the beast.Facing the knight's humiliation, he showed no surprise. He walked to the edge of the thorn fern, pointed to a circle of obvious cracks between the spikes and the branches, and said to the eager knight behind him, "Cut in here."

The knight turned over and dismounted, with his hands on the hilt of his sword, and he walked cleanly. Every step he stepped down gave people a feeling of going forward bravely.A cold light flashed at his waist, and with a whoosh, the long sword passed across the crack directly, and the spike, which was almost one meter long, fell in response.Robardo quickly grabbed the spikes with both hands, ran to Ren's car like offering a treasure, and turned the spikes one by one, pointing down.

The cut cross section is fine and uniform, but in the middle of the spike, there is a small hole that is flowing with a thick yellow liquid.As the yellow liquid slowly flowed out, there was also a faint scent of grass and trees.

"This is thorn fern oil!" Robardo took out the scythe from his pocket, pulled it with a jab, and pointed it at the small hole, and a flame burst out instantly, which lasted for a long time. "Thorn fern oil is one of the best fuels. It can be used not only as fuel, but also as edible oil."

Ren looked at the ignited thorn fern oil and was slightly taken aback.The natural world is really miraculous. Plants directly contain vegetable oil that can be ignited, which is simply unheard of.But if you think about it carefully, it does make sense.If it is water, then at such a cold temperature, it may have already frozen.In the process of crystallization, ice will stick out sharp spikes and destroy the cell wall, which is why many things will be destroyed after being frozen.

Oil, there is no such problem, even when it has to be solidified, it will be quite mild, which is why the lubricating oil used in many precision instruments is the best animal lubricating oil.

"You mean, we should carry some of these spikes?" Ren's response was as fast as ever, and keeping warm on the ice sheet was a problem.There is indeed a magic base in his carriage that can provide warmth, but this trip is not for one or two people. A small carriage cannot accommodate so many people, so keeping warm is the top priority.

Robardo is just like Wade next to Queen Pars, with a hunched waist, a flattering face, and a sweet voice, "My lord, you are really wise, such a thorn can burn for half an hour, Enough to provide a decent portion of the heat."

Under Ren's signal, each of the three hundred knights picked up ten spikes, wrapped them up and hung them on the saddles, and the team moved forward again.

While walking, Ren said to Robardo: "If you can catch Sistine this time, I will take credit for you. I know what you want, as long as there is conclusive evidence, those big men you are afraid of , will become a thing of the past.”

"Thank you Earl for your protection, this time we will definitely be able to capture Sistine and get the ledger in his hand," Robardo flattered, he is now more bachelor than others thought.It is impossible for anyone who can treat selling as a transaction to have a firm belief.This kind of person must be selfish. No matter how tortured he is, as long as he speaks, it means that he has bid farewell to the past and has become a brand new person.

In order to save his own life, there is nothing that cannot be given up.Rennes is even more aware of this than Robardo.If the trip goes well, then there is no need to say anything, and you will go back to the dynasty with the witnesses and evidence.If it doesn't go well, Robardo is very likely to rebel again.

This kind of dog is unfamiliar!
From their crossing on the ice field to the Yueshu Department, it takes about four days. The road is covered with endless ice and snow. Fortunately, although the weather is cold, there are no dark clouds, and the sun hangs high in the sky. Among them, it is still a face for Ren.

The first day's itinerary was uneventful, and he didn't encounter any living things, and Ren was glad that he didn't kill Robardo under the ice sheet.On this endless ice field with almost identical scenery and no contrasting objects, it is very dangerous to lose your way.This is also one of his negligence, he did not consider the particularity of the ice field at all.Fortunately, Robardo was prepared. This staff member who had crossed the ice field hundreds of times with the smuggling group in the past few years knew everything on the ice field like the back of his hand.

When resting on the first night, Robardo provided a way to rest-find a thorny fern bush, find a leeward place, wrap the horses with quilts, and besiege the city in a circle.Knights could huddle together to keep warm, with thorn fern thorns lit in the center of the circle.Although it will still be very cold this way, no one will be killed.

It's a pity that Ren didn't praise his method, but chose a simpler and more effective method - building an igloo.

The construction of the igloo is simple, using local materials, and the process is not difficult. It is just stacked together, but the effect achieved is amazing.As long as the air outlet and air inlet are reserved, the temperature in the igloo will climb to around zero degrees quickly after the thorn fern is lit.Because of the rise of hot air and the airflow formed by the air inlet, harmful carbon dioxide will be discharged in time along with the air outlet, so there is no need to worry about poisoning.

Robardo, who knew everything about the ice field, stared dumbfounded at the knights who went into the igloo to enjoy the rare warmth. He couldn't turn his mind for a while. How could this kind of house made of ice keep warm?What's even more outrageous is that the torches were lit in the igloo. Why didn't the ice cubes melt?

Maybe these two answers, he can't solve them all his life.Compared to his shock and bewilderment, the knights are much simpler, they have a place to sleep and don't need to worry about being sent to death, that's fine.

They didn't see even a single living creature during the three-day journey. Robardo also briefly explained that in order to provide enough bargaining chips in exchange for more strategic materials, the ice barbarians had already killed the giant beasts and fled in embarrassment. Before the core area of ​​the ice sheet, there were not many giant beasts to be seen.

Such a boring itinerary did not usher in a change until the evening of the third day.

Two tower-like ice barbarians stood side by side on the ice field, looking at the approaching Ren and his party, neither showing hostility nor deliberately avoiding them, they stood right in front of Ren and his party, as if Been waiting for them.

In the temperature environment of more than 30 degrees below zero, these two ice savages only wore a simple animal skin, and one of them even wore a naked upper body, revealing a body as if forged from fine steel.

When the distance between Ren's frame and the two ice barbarians was less than 20 meters, one of them raised his hand, "Stop coming." He spoke the lingua franca, the ancient Biedemara said The lingua franca is even more standard, "This is the resting place of the supreme god, and outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission!"

Facing the three hundred knights, the two ice barbarians didn't seem to be afraid at all. Ren, wearing a coat made of the fur of an ice giant beast, got out of the carriage.The snow-white fur coat was like a huge fur ball, wrapping him in the middle, only his head was exposed.

"I am the gold nobleman of the Orlando Empire, the patriarch of the Alcanian Thorn family. I am here to capture Sistine, an important fugitive from the empire. I need your cooperation."

There was a blush on the dark face of Bingman, who was bare-chested, and he didn't know if it was blown by the cold wind, or because he was ashamed of lying, "I don't know what Sistine is, there is no high priest in the Forbidden Land of Ice Field No one is allowed to enter with the consent of the party. The person you want to arrest is not here!"

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