My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

Orson said with a smile.

"Well, let's get going without further ado?" Elsa suggested.

"Yeah." Orson nodded.

……

On the other hand, Li Te gathered the oppressed villagers in the village and held a meeting.

The villager who had previously reported the ugly deeds of Rice and others to Litt and others was called Arnold. He was elected as the representative of the village.

Then, Litt gathered everyone together, including Rice and others.

"Ahem, the new village chief has been elected, and it's Arnold. Do you have any objections to his taking office?"

Everyone knew that Litt was asking this to Rice and others. When they heard this, they quickly shook their heads.

"Then, regarding the future of the village, many people asked us to take away all the supplies from you and exile you, but I thought about it and realized that this is inhumane after all, and you will not be compensated for the mistakes you made."

"My idea is very simple. You write an IOU with all the materials you looted from the village. Then you can slowly repay them with your hunting gains in the future. After you pay them off, you will not be exploited again and you will not have to hand over your personal income to the village. The village chief will only be responsible for managing the normal operation of the village and will not collect taxes from you. How do you do it?"

After hearing this, Rice and others nodded in agreement, although they were unwilling.

The ninth-rank boss was kind-hearted and it was good that he didn't kill him directly. The people in the village didn't have a good relationship with him. They didn't dare to resist because of his power for so many years. For them to offer such generous conditions, it can be seen that Litt and others had been mediating for a long time.

"We have no objection," Rice said.

"Okay, you better have no objection." Li Te nodded. "I don't want you to live in hatred. You all came here because you couldn't make it in the south. The conditions here are not good. If you continue to fight among yourselves, none of you will survive."

"Similarly, I will leave a beacon in the village. If you dare to violate the contract you have signed now, you can try to escape to the ends of the earth to see if we can catch you."

"In short, if you want to live a stable life and don't want to be in fear all day long, just be honest."

After saying this, Lit looked at Arnold.

"Village Chief Arnold, from now on, these people will obey your orders."

"I know." Arnold nodded and then came to Rice.

He held out his hand toward Rice.

"When you stole my things before, I hated you so much that I wanted to kill you, but if you are willing to repent, I am willing to forgive you."

"Thank you..." Rice lowered his head in shame, then stretched out his hand and shook hands with Arnold.

At least on the surface, the two men reached a reconciliation, and Rice would not have the power to resist Arnold afterwards.

All their weapons were taken away, leaving only bows and arrows for hunting and knives for skinning beasts. The remaining weapons were distributed to other villagers.

They originally used various means to recapture the villagers one by one, and then used the weapons and numerical advantage in their hands to oppress them.

Today, the number of villagers has surpassed that of Rice's group. In addition, their weapons have been confiscated, and the balance of power has changed. Even if Rice and others want to cause trouble, they have to consider whether it will backfire on them.

Not to mention the threat from Lena, they don’t want to know the consequences of angering a ninth-level boss.

After resolving the issues in the village, Litt and the other two did not stay in the village, but headed deep into the snowfield.

Litt made up her mind. The three of them had reached the level of second graders. In that case, why couldn't they go and help Orson?

It is said that there is a temple deep in the snowfield, so let's go and take a look. If we find it, it will help Orson and the others.

……

"Orson, what kind of existence do you think the gods that the Laplanders believe in are?" At night, in the camping site, Olivia sat next to the campfire, looking at Orson who was also warming himself by the fire, and asked.

"I don't know." Orson shook his head. "Humans always exaggerate their descriptions of heroes, but there is one thing I can confirm."

"What is it?"

Olivia asked curiously.

"That god must be very lonely," said Orson.

"Lonely?"

"Well, if it's true as Grandma Sherni said, the environment deep in the snowfield is extremely harsh. It's basically impossible for any living creature to survive there. If that's the case, there shouldn't be anyone taking care of the temple."

"I've been to the Limusa Temple. At least there are regular worship activities there, and there are orc priests stationed in the temple. Limusa is at least treated very well, and his creations all remember his grace."

"But don't the Laplanders also always remember their gods?"

"That only exists in myths and legends. I guess no one has actually been to that place for a long time, right?"

"So, you think that gods can be lonely too, right?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded.

Having once talked with Limusa, he knew that gods were not as cold as stone. At least, not all gods were emotionless.

Another week passed, and the three of them went deep into the snowfield. Just when they thought they were going to lose their way in the vast snow, suddenly, obvious undulations in the terrain appeared in the distance.

"Orson, look!" Elsa was the first to see the mountain peak in the distance.

"There's a mountain over there! Is it the legendary... snow-capped mountain that towers into the clouds?"

"Well, let's go up the mountain first." After finding the destination, Orson regained his spirit and led the two people towards the snowy mountain.

However, it is only a small hill.

When Orson and others reached the top of the mountain in the wind and snow, they could only see higher peaks in the distance.

"This place... seems to really be the place in their legends." Olivia couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the spectacular scene in front of her.

"Then... where is the bottomless ice cave?" Elsa asked back.

"do not know."

Orson shook his head.

"The road is probably still very long, we still have to walk a little further."

"But since we've come this far, cheating... shouldn't be prohibited."

Having said this, Orson pulled out the blanket.

"My magic will be consumed very quickly here. If I can't hold on any longer, Elsa, you will take over."

"Okay." Elsa nodded, and then the three of them got on the flying carpet and flew towards the highest mountain in the wind and snow.

Chapter 19: Cave Scene

The higher they flew, the more they could feel the temperature around them dropping rapidly. If a normal person could barely survive in the village where they were before as long as they dressed warmly, the environment here now required at least a fourth-level strength to survive.

Magicians can create a warming barrier around them, or use fire magic to keep warm, while warriors can rely on their strong physique to get through it.

Fortunately, the environment here is not like the original desert. No matter how powerful humans are, they cannot enter normally without relying on some means. It’s just that the temperature is low.

The three of them reached the top of the mountain, and Orson's magic power was only half consumed.

Standing on this mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding terrain.

To the south is the direction the three people came from. The terrain there gradually becomes flatter. Looking further north, although there are still mountains, the terrain is generally getting lower.

The location where Orson and others are now is undoubtedly the highest point around.

"So, we've found the towering snow-capped mountains, but what about the bottomless ice cave?" Elsa asked while standing on the top of the mountain.

"I don't know." Orson shook his head.

Olivia was pacing on the spot. Suddenly, she felt something was wrong. Then she stomped her boots hard, and the ground made a dull sound.

Orson and Elsa's attention was instantly attracted, and then everyone shoveled away the snow under their feet, revealing the true appearance of their feet.

The rocks are covered with a layer of transparent ice, making them look like ordinary mountains. However, if you look closely, you can see the patterns on the rocks.

The patterns on the stones can be completely ruled out as the work of nature, because they all point in the direction of going down the mountain.

"Could this be a clue?" Elsa said, looking at Orson and Olivia.

"Do you want to follow these trails?"

"Okay." Orson nodded. He was about to use magic but was stopped by Elsa.

"Orson, you just used up a lot of magic power, I can do this part of the journey."

As she said this, the temperature around Elsa suddenly rose, and the snow around her melted at an extremely fast rate, and then quickly evaporated.

Everyone walked down the mountain along the traces of stones under their feet, and soon they reached the halfway point of the mountain.

The pattern on the stone broke here, and just when everyone was at a loss, the snow on the mountain wall next to Elsa suddenly moved.

"Be careful!" Orson, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, noticed this and immediately warned Elsa, and then he flew towards her.

As soon as Elsa heard what Orson said, she saw several snowflakes falling.

Looking up, she saw the snow on the mountain wall falling towards her.

I just terminated the magic and now I can't activate it again for the time being.

At this moment, she suddenly felt her body lighten, and then her vision changed rapidly, and she was out of the range of the avalanche in an instant.

She raised her head and saw Orson's profile. She could also feel Orson's arms on her shoulders and knees.

At this moment, Orson was still breathing slightly because of the quick action just now, but he did not ask about Elsa's situation immediately. Instead, he looked in the direction of the avalanche with a focused look on his face.

Feeling the close contact between the two people, Elsa's face turned red instantly.

Olivia is watching next to us!

But Orson didn't care about these at the moment. He was more concerned about what was exposed on the mountain wall after the avalanche.

Elsa blushed and looked at Orson, then looked at Olivia, and found that Olivia was not looking in their direction, but was also looking at the mountain wall.

At this time, Elsa followed their gaze.

The mountain wall that was just covered with snow now reveals its original appearance.

Beneath the snow is a patch of solid ice.

Behind the solid ice is a huge cave.

The story of Sherni at that time suddenly emerged in Elsa's mind.

The hero with three wings on his back buried the cave when the yeti was resting. Since then, the yeti has never been able to invade Lapland again.

The huge cave in front of me was almost the same as the one described in the story.

Orson was the first to react. He looked at Elsa in his arms and gently put her down. Then, as if to change the subject, he spoke first.

"It looks like we had a blessing in disguise."

"Ah..." After being put down, Elsa didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only nod with a red face. "Yeah."

Olivia also noticed the two of them at this moment. She narrowed her eyes. Although she felt a little unhappy, what Orson did just now was not wrong, so she could only keep her jealousy in her heart for the time being.

"What, do you want to go in and take a look?" Olivia asked.

"Okay." Orson nodded and then came to the front of the cave.

At this moment, the cave is separated from the outside world by a layer of solid ice, but the ice is like a barrier, only one meter thick, and it can be seen that not all the inside of the cave is frozen.

It is conceivable that this layer of ice is probably man-made.

Orson used magic, and a ball of fire attached to the ice. Within a few minutes, it melted a hole that was big enough for several people to pass through.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Having said this, Orson took the lead and walked in front.

The cave was bottomless. After walking in for dozens of meters, there was no light source. Orson had no choice but to use magic to light a torch and explore inside the cave.

The overall trend of the cave is downward, which Orson and others felt as they walked.

After walking a few minutes further in, Orson's torch illuminated a large piece of ice.

"Strange, the temperature in the cave is quite high, why is there ice here?"

Orson thought so and shone the torch towards the ice.

Then he saw a huge lower limb in the ice.

It's not over yet.

Orson released the lighting magic, completely illuminating this part of the cave, and then he saw a huge ice sculpture standing in the cave that was dozens of meters high.

Frozen in the ice sculpture were creatures that Orson and the others had never seen before.