Above the mage

Chapter 218 Something Fell From the Sky

"How is that possible?"

Du Wei's first reaction was disbelief.

Three days have passed since he last met Gaode.

He didn't slack off at all during those three days.

In Du Wei's mind, this ignorant and arrogant newbie should have been left far behind.

He even believed that Gao De had most likely given up and withdrawn from the snow-capped peaks of Dandong.

But the eyes don't lie.

That "newbie" is indeed moving towards that position.

The distance between the two is at most one or two hours' journey.

Now that he is in a superior position, he can see the other person, while Gaode seems to have not yet spotted him due to his position.

Du Wei stood there stunned for a moment.

Then, he stopped looking at Ellaheim and Gaud, and strode upwards.

This time, we must leave this "rookie" far behind!

Du Wei said fiercely to himself.

A glorious legacy often comes with excessive pride.

These two are symbiotic.

Gaode did not use the "Endure Environment" skill.

He needs to adapt quickly using [Adaptive] before the temperature drops to a level his body can't handle.

If you cast [Endure the Environment] from the start, it will be comfortable, but the spell's effect will cause [Adaptive] to no longer work.

If your current environment is comfortable, then you don't need to adapt.

Gao De's bag now contained three more Ice Soul Stones and a piece of frozen beef.

The three Ice Soul Stones naturally came from three small ice elementals.

The beef came from a bull yaks we met yesterday, and the meat weighed over 500 pounds.

However, due to the weight issue, Gaode could only cut off the most tender piece of pork tenderloin to take with it.

His mind was focused on his rapidly increasing "cold resistance" and the ley line creatures that might pop up at any moment, so he naturally didn't notice Du Wei above him.

He would never have known that, without his awareness, this proud young man had already begun to challenge him.

An hour later.

Gaode also arrived at the halfway point.

Like Du Wei, he chose to rest here for the time being, and also took the opportunity to enjoy a bird's-eye view of Ellaheim.

After a quick resupply, Gao De checked on Flora's condition again.

"Lady Flora, aren't you cold?"

"Master, you've asked this so many times already," Flora said, puzzled.

"Repeated questioning is a way for humans to express concern."

"Oh~ Oh!"

"Shall we continue on our way?"

"It's up to you to decide."

"Since we're traveling together, we should naturally consult Lady Flora's opinion before making any decisions."

"Then ask again."

"Shall we continue on our way?"

"Yes!" Flora replied immediately, quite decisively.

What a good child who is good at listening to opinions.

"Let's go!"

Gao De tightened his clothes and took another step in the increasingly biting cold wind.

The sky darkened again.

But before that, Gaode had already found a "natural" and excellent foothold.

It was a leeward rocky slope, the ground of which was so smooth it looked as if it had been tidied up.

Of course, Gaode didn't know that it wasn't just similar, but that it had been dealt with.

The young man, who was just tidying up this place to use as his lodging for the day, suddenly realized that if he stayed here, there was a great risk that Gaode Maps would catch up with him.

So he gritted his teeth, abandoned the place, and continued upwards.

Unaware of the situation, Gaode simply set up his tent comfortably on a leeward slope where it required almost no tidying up.

Then, as usual, I first used [Druid Tricks] to predict tomorrow's weather.

But this time, what appeared before him was no longer the golden ball representing a clear sky, but a small tornado.

This means tomorrow will be a windy day.

"Lady Flora, it seems we'll be stuck here all day tomorrow," God said to Flora after a moment's thought.

Why?

"Tomorrow will be a windy day."

"What's wrong with such a windy day?"

"Windy days are dangerous."

"How dangerous?"

"They might kick me out," Gao De said wistfully.

"!! That's really dangerous." Flora flapped her little wings warily.

If a monk of such a large stature could be snatched away, wouldn't she be sent flying to heaven?

Danger!

Gao De reinforced the tent's frame and then placed several stones on the four corners of the tent.

Hopefully, it can pull through. After doing everything he could, all Gaode could do was pray.

Although the tent's windproof and warmth-keeping effects are not significant, having a roof over one's head while sleeping in the snow in the wilderness always makes one feel more at ease.

They simply started a fire, took out the frozen beef tenderloin, and grilled it over the fire.

As for seasonings, there were none.

However, it's not a big problem. In this situation, having a hot meal is already an extremely happy thing.

What's more, Gaode also used a "magical trick" to simply season the beef with salt.

Then, as usual, he went into the tent and began his daily practice, much like doing his homework.

Then, amidst the constant howling of the wind outside, I drifted off to sleep.

Even without "adaptive" technology, people can adapt to their environment very quickly.

For example, Gaode Maps is now almost immune to the constant rumors and speculation from the outside world.

The next day, early in the morning, rumors started to circulate.

Flora was awakened very early. She first peeked out of the tent, but was almost blown away by the strong wind, so she quickly crawled back into the tent.

She flew in circles above Gaode's body.

She wanted to wake Gaode, but was afraid of disturbing him.

She felt it wouldn't do not to wake Gaode.

So Flora flew to God's ear, lowered her voice, and called out in an extremely faint voice, as if she were trying to wake God from his dream.

There was nothing she could do; the wind was so strong outside that Flora was a little scared.

"Master, Master, Master."

Although he was almost immune to the noise of wind and snow, Gaode's subconscious mind still remained in a state of light sleep when resting in this environment.

So he still noticed Flora's extremely soft voice.

I opened my eyes and turned my head to look in the direction of the sound.

Eyes wide open.

"What is Lady Flora doing?"

Flora blinked. "It's very windy outside."

"I know," Gao De said.

Flora fell silent.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep." He turned over, preparing to continue resting.

Flora immediately panicked and flew from one side to the other, continuing to stare at Gaode.

"It's very windy outside," she said seriously, staring at Gao De.

"Is Lady Flora afraid?"

"Yes."

Gao De had no choice but to get up.

"It's alright," he reassured her.

"They might just take the person away."

"That was just an exaggerated description; it won't actually knock people away."

"I see." Flora said thoughtfully.

woohoo~~~

Waaaaah~~~

Next, the two people, one big and one small, stared at each other in silence inside the tent, listening to the wind and snow.

boom!

No iron horses or icy rivers entered my dreams.

It was just one person who came.

A person tumbled down from some unknown height and accurately hit the tent that had been holding firm in the strong wind for most of the day.

It smashed a huge hole in it, almost knocking down Gaode Maps inside the tent.

While the fact that throwing objects from high-rise buildings will be a criminal offense is certainly something to be shocked about, Gaode (the map service provider) has a great attitude and even has the mood to make a slightly sarcastic comment in his mind.

The person who fell from the sky seemed to have fainted and lost consciousness, lying face down in the center of the tattered tent, motionless.

There really was such an unlucky person. Gao De shook his head. There was nothing he could do. He couldn't even mourn for the tent. He bent down and struggled to pry the person's body open.

Gao De wanted to turn him over first, to prevent him from suffocating to death before he even died from the fall.

"Master."

"Um?"

"Lady Flora told you she would take people away, right?"

"I was wrong."

(End of this chapter)