The assignment after that was smooth sailing.

Unsurprisingly, Ronald took on the task of helping the expedition collect food.

This is also the best option due to real-world conditions.

After all, for ordinary people, the danger of hunting unknown creatures and the difficulty of judging whether the prey is edible are easy things for Ronald to solve.

The original sin of greed can confirm the specific information and status of the prey.

Crushing force allows him to hunt at will.

What should have been a very serious shortage of materials was easily solved.

And in a sense, it's not just a choice for the expedition.

At the same time, it is also a win-win proposition for Ronald.

After all, one of the purposes for him and Kostatt to come to the North Pole was to find the traces of the dust beast on this vast polar continent.

Although the other party is very large.

But on such a vast area of the polar continent, it is quite difficult to find its existence.

And take advantage of the time spent walking around while hunting.

While protecting his fellow expedition members, Ronald is also better able to search for the location of the dust behemoth.

……

And just like that, on this little-visited polar ice cap.

The expedition began a new phase of its way forward.

The problem of shortage of materials has been solved, and the mood of the people in the team has generally improved a lot.

So another two days passed.

In a polar climate that has become so numb that it is impossible to feel the cold changes in the air, the expedition finally discovered something very unique.

It was an oasis embedded in a white earth—

On the cold and vast ice sheet, a touch of green that could not be ignored appeared in front of them.

Plenty of greenery grows here, and in the middle of the area, you can see the traces of sunlight reflected off the water surface. Not only is there a temperature suitable for human survival, but there is also a water source that can be used at any time!

"This ...... How is this possible? ”

Giovanni, the leader of the expedition, reacted the most violently.

As an explorer who has already been on several expeditions, the first thing that comes to his mind is not even the legitimacy of an anomaly such as the presence of green space on the ice sheet, but the significance of the location of the oasis itself.

You must know that the expedition team landed on the North Pole from the summit road, and it has always been in a clear direction and straight towards the North Pole.

In other words –

From the summit road straight to the North Pole, this oasis is a must-see.

Then it is past, present, and future.

As long as this oasis is still here, all explorers who want to make it to the North Pole can use it as a good camp to recuperate mentally and physically.

Who would have believed such a thing if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?

“……”

"It's not going to be a mirage, is it?"

Giovanni's eyes faltered wildly.

Even though he knew in his heart that the change in space had made Lilsonia a better route to the North Pole. But this kind of realization out of common sense still caused him a lot of mood swings.

"Mr. Explorer, you can rest assured of this situation."

Seeing Giovanni having such a change, the city-state inspector of Liarsonia on the side spoke up and comforted him.

It's just the content of his words to comfort Giovanni.

Some don't quite fit the mold.

"This is the land that the merciful gods have given us. If there is no place for people to live, then it should be strange! ”

"The most important thing you should do now is to be grateful for this gift."

When he said this, the expression on Zeno's face was one of gratitude and pride.

In his understanding, this Arctic continent was indeed the new territory that the gods had blessed the kingdom of Lilsonia.

So even if such an oasis appeared in the polar cold weather, he didn't think there was anything wrong, after all, everything could be explained in Zeno's thoughts.

“……”

Although the other party most likely doesn't believe it very much.

But at least explain it yourself, right?

Seeing Giovanni's posture when talking to Zeno, Ronald was a little unbearable, so he took the initiative to explain:

"That—actually, I found a book in Entrode's library called "Chronicles of the North of Entifa", which chronicles an explorer's past expedition to the North Pole."

"This oasis has actually been documented hundreds of years ago."

"Mr. Ronald, the provider of the message, should be responsible for the accuracy of his information!" Zeno's emotions immediately became excited.

He didn't even care about Ronald's identity as a spellcaster, and directly confronted him in a-for-tat tone:

"This land is definitely protected by the gods and humans!"

"Does that book you read really exist? Or is it just the gratuitous babbling of a deranged person a hundred years ago? ”

“……”

Don't try to change some people's minds.

Before the crossing, Ronald's life experience had taught him this truth profoundly.

This kind of explanation that just came out of my unbearable heart.

He can only blame himself for being nosy.

quickly reminded himself a few times in his heart, and then in the face of Zeno's emotional intensification at the moment, Ronald did not refute or get angry at all, just showed an apologetic smile, and then gently spread his hands:

"Well, maybe you're right."

“……”

"Hmph-"

Although Zeno was very dissatisfied with Ronald's statement, he still understood the ability of the man in front of him after all.

So he just snorted coldly and stopped talking.

……

After this little argument, the atmosphere in the expedition team naturally cooled a little.

However, what Ronald didn't expect was.

As he continued to move forward, Zeno's companion Shiva quietly approached and accosted him.

Although also as a city-state inspector.

But Shiva's attitude and tone were much softer than Zeno's.

"Mr. Ronald, Zeno didn't mean to offend you."

"It's just that for us Learsanians, these things are the rules that exist in heaven and earth, and Zeno is only trying to maintain this, not to be hostile to the expedition."

This is a reasonable statement.

So before answering Shiva, Ronald took a serious look at the girl in front of him.

Shiva's expression was serious, but it revealed a kind of softness, which contrasted with Zeno's firm stance, and the two formed a kind of auxiliary relationship.

These two can partner up to become city-state inspectors.

Their superiors, I'm afraid, are also careful considerations after considering the personalities of the two people.

"It's okay, I get it." And in the face of Shiva with such an attitude, Ronald naturally replied in a gentle tone, "This is not a big deal, and you don't have to take it to heart." ”

"The next step into this oasis is what we should focus on."