Lightning returned to the camp tent, took off his goggles and gloves, and put his hands on the brazier, which was a little numb from the cold. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

There was a burning and subtle tingling sensation in the fingertips.

Nearly half a month has passed since winter, but the heavy snow has not weakened at all, but has become heavier and heavier recently. Every time she came back, she could feel a wet coating on the top of her head, and it would take a while for the skin on her face to regain consciousness.

When her hands warmed up a little, she brought a bench and sat down by the brazier, then took off her snow-soaked boots and rested her feet on the flames. It can be clearly seen that there is a white air rising from the front end of the cotton socks, and there is a trace of warmth on the cold toes. As for the taste...... The little girl skimmed her head a little embarrassed, she would smell a little sweat after being stuffed in her boots for so long.

Now she finally knew why her father would emphasize that a great explorer should have a great team behind him. Without the First Military having a brazier, or even hot water, she couldn't devote herself to the exploration - the mere thought of returning to camp in the cold and having to make her own fire and water was devastating.

However, it is probably only His Majesty Roland's team that can supply hot water around the clock in the wild...... Lightning thought to himself. In my father's adventures, it was very difficult to take a hot bath in the middle of winter. Wet firewood, snow-covered rotten leaves, and the extra physical effort required to collect them all became obstacles to bathing. As a result, most of the time, members of the party will only have the opportunity to wash their bodies thoroughly after the expedition.

But the machines His Majesty had built changed all that - the camp was built not far from the riverbank, and the boilers on the three cement boats had never been extinguished, providing a constant supply of hot water for the entire camp. When you want to use it, just carry the bucket and pick it up.

Other than that, the same goes for food.

There is a cement boat with a unique shape that takes care of everyone's rations, and its upper level is like a mobile kitchen, using the steam of the boiler, it can cook a large amount of wheat porridge every day, with boiled jerky and salted fish, which is better than the dry food of the hard Bangbang, I don't know where it tastes.

By my father's standards, this is probably the best logistics team in the world.

After warming up her hands and feet, Lightning took out her notepad and began to record the contents of today's expedition.

"On the sixteenth day of spring, the excavation continued, and the thick mountain hindered the abilities of Sylvie and Maggie, especially the latter - walking through the rock formations would increase the mana cost, and in order to be safe, each search had to reserve enough mana to return, so there was no way to dive too deep. 」

"Due to the distance constraints, Sylvie can only roughly pick a few directions for Miss Fran to try to dig. By the way, Miss Fran is terrible, but her personality is surprisingly kind, and she eats more scarily than Maisie, and I wish she would be restored to her original appearance one day. 」

From the moment we arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, it was now the thirteenth day of the expedition. The only thing that is certain is that there are huge cavities in the mountain, and it seems to be made up of many cave complexes. It's just that it won't be easy to find the main cave where the ruins may have remained, let alone dig a wide passage for the First Army to enter.

Neither she nor Maisie could help much in this regard, so they could only take care of the perimeter guards, or enter the strange caverns to explore the deep ravines and mountain faults that the Ark of Magic could not easily cross.

Finding the right path to your destination is always the most time-consuming and laborious task than exploring the mysteries of the ruins.

It's like my father used to say that explorers are always on the road.

The little girl took two hot breaths into the palm of her hand, and then wrote-

"Finally, Greycastle's most brilliant explorer, Lightning's new discovery. 」

"There is a huge black shadow moving under the ice at the summit of the Great Snow Mountain, and it looks like a huge fish, and I don't know how long it has been alive to grow this big, so I think it tastes good. Unfortunately, Anna didn't come, and we couldn't cut through the ice to catch it - Maisie's claws only left a few scratches on the ice, and dynamite on the top of the mountain was a no-no, maybe we had to wait until the snow melted in the summer. 」

Writing this, Lightning couldn't help but lick her lips, in order to explore the snowy mountains, she hadn't eaten charcoal-grilled fish for a while. Maybe when Maisie returns, the two of them can go to the Hidden Forest to get some food while the night has not yet fallen? As long as Sister Wendy prepares a copy, she shouldn't blame herself, right?

"In addition, a less important discovery is that there is another gathering of evil beasts east of the Hidden Forest, but Your Majesty's walls will certainly be able to stop them. 」

After recording this, Lightning stuffed the parchment book into a waterproof leather pouch and put it back in the backpack - a must-have habit for an explorer to record what he saw and heard every day. Like a captain writing a logbook, it is not only a personal proof of honor for explorers, but also a beacon to guide those who come after them. When the owner is accidentally killed, other explorers can also analyze the cause based on the log, so as to avoid going down the same path.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

It was Wendy who lifted the tent curtains.

"Agatha and they're back," her voice was a little anxious, "there's an accident in the cave, Fran is gone!"

"What?" Lightning said in surprise, standing up, "gone?"

......

By the time the witches left behind in the camp reached the end of the tunnel left by the devouring worms, the First Army soldiers had set up fires and checkpoints, and Agatha was arguing with the Tachira witches over something.

The lightning probe looked at it, and suddenly gasped, what appeared in front of her was a bottomless pit, with no top or bottom, and she could only hear the sound of water above her head.

A piece collapsed at the edge of the tunnel, and she pulled out the Light Stone and leaned down, revealing a lot of slippery slime left in the crack.

"Miss Fran fell from here?"

"It seems to be the case at the moment...... Sylvie found the right direction, but Fran was unlucky," it was Edith who answered her, "and she made the way to the pit, but fell to the bottom of the cave due to a sudden cliff. ”

"It seems?" Lightning noticed the other man's words.

Sylvie and Maggie were searching on the other side, and a location that happened to be visible to Fran - according to her, the other's magical reaction suddenly disappeared from view. Edith shrugged, "I don't know exactly how your abilities work, but Miss Sylvie's magical eyes should be able to see far away, right?" ”

"Look...... No?" the little girl was stunned.

"There's no ground in sight, there's no devouring worm in sight," Edith said, "Either this hole is incredibly deep beyond the eye of magic, or something is interfering with her observations, and whatever the answer is, it's not good news." She paused and looked at the Ice Witch and the others, who were still arguing, "And what they are arguing about is whether to go down and rescue Fran immediately." ”