thefictionvixens Chapter 150 On the Road
Chapter 150 On the Road
Douling City, although it has never been an imperial capital ten thousand years ago, is in essence a great city with a rich historical heritage.
Considering that the city would be conquered by the Sun Moon Empire in future wars, Long You was genuinely considering visiting the city.
After carefully examining the map, Long You was certain that even if he didn't move around every afternoon, as long as he could replenish the soul power consumed by his level eight healing bottle, his arrival time in the far north wouldn't be delayed too much. To be more specific, Long You and Huo Yuhao would enter the far north in three days.
"Hey Yuhao, why don't you call your brother Tianmeng out for a chat? I need to confirm something with him."
{Damn brat, your brother Tianmeng is the only million-year-old soul beast on the continent, when did he become Huo Yuhao's?}
Having already grasped Tianmeng's weakness, Longyou summoned Tianmeng Bingcan, who usually ignored him, with just one sentence.
"Tianmeng, stop struggling. You are now Yuhao's martial soul consciousness. What are you saying about not being from Yuhao's family? Can you live without Yuhao?"
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Hmph! Brother Tianmeng is magnanimous and won't bother with a brat like you. Hurry up and tell me what it is?
"It's very simple. I know that you insist on sending Yuhao to the far north to find a spirit ring. The real important thing is Yuhao's second spirit."
When fusing spirit rings, we all need some time to emerge from our meditative state. So, what about fusing martial spirits? It must take the same amount of time, right? Brother Tianmeng, do you know?
{this--}
Faced with Long You's question, Tianmeng was clearly unable to answer. Or rather, Tianmeng hadn't even considered the question before Long You raised it. Otherwise, in the original story, Tianmeng wouldn't have let Huo Yuhao travel on foot, almost causing him to miss the start of school because he had slept for too long in the far north.
"Okay, I understand. You need to go into a deep sleep, and the sleep period won't be short, but you can't be sure right now, right?"
"Alright, that's all. We'll rest this afternoon, explore the city, and replenish the baby's soul power. It might be very difficult, but I hope that by combining our efforts, we can fill the soul power storage space inside this thing."
Long You asked Tianmeng Ge casually, not expecting Tianmeng Ge to actually give him an answer. Since there was still no definite timeframe, Long You decided to just do what he wanted.
As can be seen from the original work, Huo Yuhao was not in any danger on that ice field by himself. Long You could have left the ice field immediately after finishing his own business, either going home or returning to the academy.
All they need to do is send a message to the academy saying that Huo Yuhao accidentally awakened his second martial soul while acquiring a soul ring in the far north. Long You simply doesn't believe the academy wouldn't send someone to guard this treasure. Even if no one else comes, Huo Yuhao's own teacher, Fan Yu, will definitely be there.
As long as Fan Yu arrives, Huo Yuhao will not have to worry about being late for the start of school.
After wandering around Douling City, Long You was somewhat disappointed. Cities in this era rarely displayed much character. The only thing that attracted Long You was the local cuisine, which had developed due to limited communication between cities.
After a hearty meal and a relaxing afternoon at a high-end hotel, Long You took over Huo Yuhao's work and began acting as a heartless human charging station.
The tedious journey lasted for three days. Although Long You had already made many kinds of warm soul tools while at the academy (those that stayed close to the body, those that hung on the body, and those that could form a regional barrier), he still bought the thickest clothes in the Ice City, the closest city to the far north, because he had a deep impression of the cold in the Northeast region in his previous life.
Upon entering the far north ice plains, Long You and Huo Yuhao hadn't yet sensed whether the soul beasts were ferocious or not, but they definitely felt the cold.
Even without activating their thermal soul tools, the two of them, despite wearing their thickest clothes, could still feel the bone-chilling cold wind whistling through them.
Soon, Huo Yuhao, who was still just a lowly Soul Master, couldn't withstand the cold of the far north. As usual, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm made Huo Yuhao take off his clothes and dressed him in her own molted skin. As for Long You, who was just hitchhiking, he would have to figure out a way to deal with that himself.
After pulling his clothes tighter around himself, Long You realized that he was unlikely to conserve his soul power in this awful place, so he simply took out his warming soul tool and released his battle armor as well.
Logically speaking, Long You should be back inside the soul-guided power mech at this time. The mech's cockpit is equipped with a very powerful temperature-maintaining soul guide, which is much easier than trekking outside.
However, the far north is not a place that Long You can travel to and from at this stage. The reason why Long You dared to come here is because there was a car he could hitch a ride with.
In other words, every step Long You takes in the far north depends on the protection of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. Considering that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's current protection range is quite limited, Long You simply cannot release his five-meter-tall soul-guided power mech.
(I dare not fly. Who knows if the Snow Empress can sense something, thinks it's a powerful intruder, and then comes out herself?)
If a small-scale soul-guided powered armor were released, Tianmeng's simulated soul skill would cover the area. However, according to Longyou's estimation, the constant-temperature stabilizing soul tool installed inside the small-scale soul-guided powered armor might not be able to withstand the extreme cold of the core region of the far north.
Not only will it fail to maintain a constant temperature, but it may also be directly damaged due to this extreme low temperature environment.
Fortunately, while Long You and Huo Yuhao could no longer travel by flying, they no longer needed to rely on their legs. Their specially modified anti-gravity soul-guided skateboards, adapted to the icy mode, became their mode of transportation.
Using a force field-type defensive soul tool to break through the oncoming cold wind, and stepping on an anti-gravity soul tool skateboard, Long You and Huo Yuhao, guided by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, quickly and carefully headed towards the heart of the far northern ice plains.
Even without having to travel on foot, it was clear that a single day was insufficient to reach the heart of the far north. So, at night, Long You and Huo Yuhao first dug a large enough snow cave in the ground, then set up their specially made cold-proof tent, leaving ventilation holes, before finally resting.