Chapter 1 The Ice Palace

Inside the carriage, Li Ang slightly raised the curtain, looking out at the boisterous, chaotic blizzard.

The wind howled, and the snowflakes were like knives. The vast expanse of white seemed to be the only color in the world.

Even for players, the wind and snow here were mysterious and unpredictable.

Originally, the spiritual sense that could sweep across large swaths of mountainside could barely reach beyond the carriage on this snowy mountain. There was no way to see the palace on the summit through the blizzard.

The last time he felt this blindfolded was in Dusheng Village.

Li Ang savored the memories of the past, his expression neither sad nor happy.

"We're almost at that ice palace,"

Yan Gui's low voice interrupted Li Ang's recollection. "When do we make our move?"

After Li Ang used those Japanese, Russian, and Korean phonetic symbols to complete his sentences, the other teammates also began to learn this Frankenstein-esque way of speaking to prevent the local residents from eavesdropping.

Yan Gui was no exception.

Li Ang glanced at him and said calmly, "The mission objective requires the complete magic mirror. Now we've brought all the magic mirror fragments. The only problem is how to piece them together.

"The female physician told me before that the spring water in the palace has the effect of 'healing damaged objects.'

"Judging from all the information we've gathered so far, that spring water is very likely the key to integrating the magic mirror.

"We'll make a move, but not now."

"When do we have to wait until?"

Yan Gui licked his lips, glancing uneasily out the window. "I have a feeling that the magical beasts on this snow mountain are getting more and more restless."

This Latino youth had been disguising himself as an ordinary assassin throughout the script mission, but he was actually a well-known beastmaster.

His main combat power came from the several magical beasts he kept in his body.

At this moment, in Yan Gui's eyes, the entire snow mountain seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloomy clouds, brewing a terrifying power that could completely collapse the mountain.

The faint howls of magical beasts in the wind and snow did not imply predation or deterrence.

More of it was fear.

Fear from the instinct of beasts.

"Something's going to happen,"

Yan Gui said softly. "Something terrible."

Li Ang smiled casually, picked up the newspaper on the carriage, and asked his companions while flipping through it, "When you went out to collect items and information before, was there any news in the city?"

"Who cares about news at this time?"

Bob's mouth twitched, but he honestly said, "Well, just like Mori City, the city is holding a ceremony to welcome the mermaid delegation.

"The Ruen Kingdom was originally going to hold a celebration for the Ice Queen in the past few days, and with the mermaid delegation's visit, the celebratory atmosphere is even more intense.

"The streets and alleys are crowded with people, all holding banners and waving flags to welcome the mermaid delegation.

"Didn't we all see it when we left the city before?"

Li Ang nodded noncommittally. "Any other suspicious news?"

"Uh,"

Bob scratched his head and exchanged a look with John Joyce. "The gravedigger in the south of the city discovered several unknown tombstones in the cemetery. After digging them up, they found corpses that had been burned and were difficult to identify;

"Some families have reported that thieves flew over their roofs at night, but there have been no reports of financial theft;

"There have been large-scale physical discomforts in the hospital, and most of the patients are elderly and children, which is estimated to be related to drinking water pollution..."

As he spoke, the carriage gradually stopped.

The summit had arrived.

Li Ang opened the curtain and glanced outside, seeing an ice palace standing not far ahead.

This crystal-clear palace relied on the towering and steep mountain peak. The overall style was Gothic, with three main buildings and four spires distributed around it.

The wind and snow at the top of the mountain had subsided a lot. From a distance, the entire palace was set off by the purple-red glow, with magnificent colors. It was more magnificent than any photo or painting.

At this time, a security guard came over and knocked on the carriage. Li Ang lowered his voice and quickly instructed, "If I can confirm the effect of the spring water, I will send a signal to let you know.

"Then you can decide whether to create a riot or directly break through the security team's defense line and rush into the palace."

After speaking, Li Ang rolled the newspaper on the table into a paper roll, stuffed it into his loose sleeves, and got out of the carriage.

Outside the carriage, the female physician Carly was ready.

Princess Anna, wearing a heavy cotton-padded jacket, was still in a semi-conscious state.

Her face was flushed red from the low temperature, and her body was sitting upright in a specially modified wheelchair.

The wheelchair was made of a special alloy structure, covered with a layer of high-grade leather, and the inclined back angle made it look very high-end.

Unlike ordinary wheelchairs, it looked a bit like the space capsule seat that astronauts sit in...

Anyway, Li Ang immediately thought of the advertisement slogan, "I want to be an astronaut since I was a child, and my grandparents gave me the biggest smack on the mouth that I love most."

In addition to Princess Anna lying in the wheelchair, the female physician Carly also prepared all the props that Li Ang had proposed before—a large pile of medical tools and extraordinary materials, all stacked on a wooden sled.

At the front of the sled, there were also two reins tied.

Obviously, the female physician Carly did not prepare any sled dogs or reindeer for Li Ang.

And Princess Anna, who was sitting in the space capsule wheelchair, had no chance to help pull the sled.

Li Ang exhaled a breath of turbid air, which quickly turned into a pillar of air in the icy world.

He pushed Princess Anna's wheelchair with one hand, and picked up the reins from the ground with the other.

"Your Excellency Monk,"

The female physician Carly looked at Li Ang and bowed solemnly, "I beg you, no matter what method you use, you must cure Her Royal Highness... She is our future hope."

Li Ang nodded, and with a hard tug, dragged the sled loaded with a large number of items forward a few meters, pushing Princess Anna's wheelchair, and walked straight towards the ice palace in the gaze of everyone.

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