My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 71 Snowfield Secret Realm: The Land of Extreme Ice

Three days later, almost all the supplies Zhou Lu had purchased arrived, so he prepared to head to the Snowfield Secret Realm.

The night before departure, Hanabi excitedly helped Zhou Lu pack supplies.

Warm clothing, fuel for starting a fire, tent, sleeping bag, food...

Apart from consumables, we prepared two sets of everything else.

Such thorough preparations also rely on the skills of "Transportation" and "Miniature Kingdom".

Zhou Lu even considered the issue of keeping the fireworks warm.

Fortunately, as a spirit beast, Firework has a certain resistance to the cold, and the sticky baby's mucus has a certain heat insulation and cold protection ability at a certain concentration, so there is no need to worry about the grass being frostbitten or frozen to death in the extreme ice land.

The next day, Zhou Lu arrived at the Explorers Association early in the morning.

A considerable number of people, mostly senior students, had already gathered at the entrance to the Snowfield Secret Realm.

Thanks to the spread of the internet, the Land of Extreme Ice has become a place of metaphysics recognized by beast tamers.

Regardless of whether their pets' evolution will be enhanced by the Frozen Land, many Beast Tamers choose to go there to complete their evolution.

Many of them had actually been to the Snowy Secret Realm before. Zhou Lu glanced around and saw that they were all carrying large and small bags, ready to climb the snow-capped mountains.

Zhou Lu, who only brought his spirit pet with him, became an anomaly.

Many people couldn't help but laugh when they saw Zhou Lu arrive at the entrance of the Snowfield Secret Realm in this state.

This person is definitely a newcomer, completely unaware of the bone-chilling cold and terrifying blizzards of the Snowfield Secret Realm.

Several enthusiastic senior students came over to remind Zhou Lu to prepare for the cold.

Zhou Lu smiled and thanked them one by one.

Seeing Zhou Lu's confidence, the others gradually stopped reminding him.

After signing the statement, Zhou Lu entered the Snowfield Secret Realm through the Secret Realm Gate.

Zhou Lu's destination was the thirty-third teleportation node, which was the closest teleportation point to the Frozen Land.

Without a doubt, this is the place with the most beast tamers.

As soon as Zhou Lu opened his eyes, he saw many beast tamers carrying large and small bags and walking towards the distant snow-capped peaks.

Actually, among the beast tamers heading to the Frozen Lands this month, Zhou Lu had the least preparation time.

The best time to travel to the Arctic region is in winter, when most spirit pets have already completed their winter preparations.

If you come to the Arctic region this month, you should either let your pet molt in a cold environment like a freezer, or take precautions to protect it from the cold.

Looking at the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, Zhou Lu did not rush to catch up with the main group.

He clearly remembered that the extraordinary evolution recorded in the ancient books needed to take place in the rain in the icy land.

Putting aside whether it will rain in this godforsaken place, there's not even a hint of snow here right now.

Going up at this time would undoubtedly be a waste of time.

Zhou Lu planned to take a stroll around the neighborhood first.

He had kept Xiaoxi's words in mind all along.

Want to explore the secrets of the polar ice cap?

me?

Zhou Lu would never have had such thoughts. He believed that such things should be done by heroes and had nothing to do with an ordinary person like himself.

However, Zhou Lu's mindset is somewhat different now.

It wasn't that he intended to actively do anything adventurous, but rather that his intuition told him that the source of this secret might be related to the "seven days of rain" mentioned in ancient texts.

It was this sentence in the ancient book that made Zhou Lu lack a bit of confidence in the evolution of fireworks.

From ordinary roadside weeds to a legendary herb, such a leap is akin to a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

The absence of any one of these conditions made Zhou Lu feel that it could be a reason for failure.

Firework nestled inside Zhou Lu's winter coat, curiously observing the outside world.

It rarely snows in Sinanju, so from birth until now, Hanabi has never seen real ice and snow, except for helping Zhou Lu shovel ice out of the refrigerator.

The high price is indeed justified. Feeling its owner's body temperature, the firework felt a little dizzy.

In this dizzy state, Hanabi felt as if she were having a dream.

In my dream, a continuous drizzle was falling.

From day to night.

From spring to winter.

Zhou Lu sensed that the firework's emotions had calmed down, and knew that the little grass had probably fallen asleep.

I wonder what the little grass dreams about.

But Zhou Lu knew he couldn't let Hanabi just fall asleep like that, since he still needed the branches left behind by Hanabi to guide him.

There are no plants on the snowy plateau.

In an environment where snow blindness is highly likely, any markings are crucial.

However, no matter how Zhou Lu called out to her, Xiao Cao remained lying softly in his arms.

This made Zhou Lu somewhat anxious.

What exactly happened?

This has never happened before with fireworks.

Something nearby must be affecting the fireworks.

Zhou Lu quickly analyzed the problem in his mind.

Hanabi is still alive, and from the perspective of a beast tamer, she is very healthy.

But it remained unconscious, as if it had entered a long, deep sleep.

Zhou Lu took a deep breath and quickly calmed himself down.

Looking around, everything was a pristine white expanse.

Only the branches of the firework plant that remained on the snow were particularly noticeable.

and many more?

Zhou Lu looked at the divided plant and immediately narrowed his eyes.

Some peculiar white spots appeared on the divisions of these fireflies.

Infection? Virus? Or skill-related?

Zhou Lu squatted down, pinched the leaves of the divided plant, and frowned.

Thinking this, Zhou Lu reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bag containing purple powder.

Spores of the purple heart mushroom.

This was a gift from Wu Xiaoqing. He only remembered it when he was changing clothes and reaching into his pocket, so he casually put it in his own pocket.

Unexpectedly, not putting it at the fireworks display actually helped me a lot.

Thinking this, Zhou Lu pinched a handful of spores and sprinkled them on the divisions of the Firework, hoping to find the culprit that caused the Firework to fall into this state by relying on the tracking of the Ghost Heart Purple Mushroom.

Once the spores come into contact with the division, they begin to swell and grow rapidly.

In no time, several Ghost Heart Purple Mushrooms covered with white spots appeared in front of Zhou Lu.

*Pfft! Smack!*

With a popping sound, purple powdery spores were ejected from the body of the Purple Heart Mushroom.

The purple spores transformed into a purple cloud in the air and flew rapidly in one direction.

We've found the source!

Seeing this, Zhou Lu also chased after him without hesitation.

Regardless of the reason, what exactly caused Hanabi to enter this strange state?

The purple spores fly very fast.

Zhou Lu could only do his best to chase after him, falling down in the snow several times and rolling around before he could barely regain his balance.

Fortunately, these purple spores remained within Zhou Lu's line of sight.

Zhou Lu couldn't help but sigh that although Xiao Xi sometimes talked nonsense, there was still some truth to the saying "to control beasts, one must first control oneself".

If he hadn't paid more attention to physical training, he would never have been able to keep up with the flight speed of the Ghost Heart Purple Mushroom spores under these circumstances.

After nearly half an hour of running at full speed, Zhou Lu's physical strength had reached its limit.

The cold air rushed into his nasal cavity, seemingly freezing his alveoli.

Zhou Lu even suspected that if he coughed now, he might cough up blood.

Fortunately, the spores finally stopped.

They all collapsed on a patch of snow.

The spores fell and somehow formed an irregular circle.

Without hesitation, Zhou Lu pounced on the snow covered by spores and dug it open with his bare hands.

(End of this chapter)