The snow spirits hovered above the city, illuminating it with their faint glow.
Su Fan was startled, a guess forming in his mind.
Perhaps the snow spirits on the ice mountain were merely absorbing sunlight. After replenishing their energy, they would descend to continue lighting the city.
To verify his theory, Su Fan found a snow spirit and observed it closely, making no sudden moves, wanting to see if it would stay or disappear.
About an hour and a half later, the snow spirit vanished from Su Fan's sight.
This time, Su Fan hadn't touched it; it had disappeared on its own. This meant his guess was correct. The creature was indeed just a tool to provide illumination for the city below.
"Who has such deep pockets to have a level 68 elite monster working as a light source?"
Su Fan was somewhat shocked.
Su Fan wanted to go in and see, but he didn't know where to enter. He could only temporarily set this matter aside and continue his ascent up the mountain.
He didn't provoke the snow spirits anymore, and since he didn't bother them, they didn't attack him either. They were neutral monsters.
Fortunately, the ice mountain wasn't solely inhabited by snow spirits. Su Fan soon encountered another type of monster.
Snowball
Level: 70
Health: 50,000,000
A fluffy little snowball, it looked so cute.
"Such a cute little thing, it must taste delicious, right?"
Su Fan suddenly felt hungry, wondering what this adorable little creature tasted like.
The Snowball discovered Su Fan, its large, innocent eyes staring intently at him, seemingly very curious. It even hopped closer to Su Fan.
Su Fan found it amusing that the little creature wasn't afraid.
"Little one, let me touch you, and I won't kill you."
Su Fan reached out his hand, intending to stroke the Snowball's fluffy body.
The Snowball seemed to be provoked. Its eyes instantly turned red, its mouth split open, revealing a mouth that occupied most of its body. It lunged towards Su Fan's hand with its cavernous maw.
Fortunately, Su Fan reacted quickly. The moment he sensed something was wrong, he retracted his hand, narrowly escaping.
Seeing Su Fan withdraw his hand, the Snowball returned to its previous appearance, its large, innocent eyes fixed on Su Fan.
Su Fan was still a bit shaken. This thing was called cute? It was terrifying!
"To hell with it, wasting my emotions!"
Su Fan lifted his leg and kicked the Snowball away.
After being attacked, the Snowball immediately revealed its true form. In mid-air, it opened its large mouth and propelled itself forward like a jet, lunging at Su Fan.
Good heavens, this thing could fly?
Su Fan looked at the Snowball, which had no hands, feet, or wings, and couldn't understand how it flew.
Dragon's Fire Annihilation!
A single Dragon's Fire Annihilation instantly dealt a tenth of the Snowball's health.
The Snowball bounced a few times on the ground and then charged at Su Fan like a cannonball again.
Su Fan didn't hold back and unleashed another Dragon's Fire Annihilation. The Snowball, like a brainless single-celled organism, felt no pain and no fear. No matter how Su Fan beat it, it would still attack him, and its attack methods were simple: ramming and biting.
It was defeated by Su Fan in no time. This Snowball didn't disappear like the snow spirits, so it probably wasn't an employee of the city below.
Su Fan gained a large amount of experience. The experience from a level 70 creature was quite substantial. Su Fan leveled up directly, reaching level 66.
He was one step closer to the Celestial Pivot Realm.
Su Fan found many more Snowballs in the vicinity and defeated them one by one, gaining more experience.
Unconsciously, Su Fan also felt hungry.
He had felt hungry earlier and had endured it until now.
In reality, his body was different from its in-game state; it required food and water.
Moreover, Su Fan didn't dare to go out at this moment. He remembered what Long Aohai had said before leaving: he would be waiting outside. Su Fan didn't believe he could escape unscathed if he faced the combined assault of the Long family's many experts.
Therefore, it was better to leave only when his strength was sufficient.
Su Fan took out a portable gas stove, instant noodles, hot pot seasoning, beef slices, lamb rolls, luncheon meat, and other food items from his storage ring. Eating hot pot in the snowy mountains was incredibly satisfying!
He lit the portable gas stove and directly put snow into it. At this altitude, there was no need to worry about pollution. Besides, this world had no heavy industry, so where would pollution come from? This snow water was absolutely pure and harmless!
The snow quickly melted into water. Once the water boiled, he added the hot pot seasoning. After it boiled again, he added the beef slices.
In the boiling water, the beef rolls cooked in mere seconds. He picked up a slice of meat coated in red oil, dipped it into melted sesame paste, and it was spicy and fragrant. The aroma of the sesame paste mixed with the spiciness of the beef hot pot, completely satisfying his appetite. It was incredibly delicious!
Su Fan enjoyed a delicious hot pot meal, especially in this setting. It was too exhilarating!
"What are you doing? Who let you come here?"
A voice suddenly came from behind Su Fan, startling him. How could anyone be in such a place? At minus sixty or seventy degrees, it was impossible for ordinary people to survive.
Su Fan turned around in surprise and saw a girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, looking at him with innocent eyes.
The girl was wearing a thick padded coat and a hat made of some kind of fur. Her small face was red from the cold, and she was actually quite cute.
But Su Fan remembered how terrifying the last "cute" thing had been, so he wasn't deceived by her appearance.
"Who are you?"
Since the other party could speak, communication was possible, and he could... no! He could learn about her identity through conversation.
"My name is Han Jiangxue. You... what are you doing?"
Han Jiangxue looked at the unfinished hot pot in front of Su Fan, where a few slices of meat could be vaguely seen in the bubbling red broth.
The rich, spicy aroma filling the air made Han Jiangxue involuntarily swallow.
Su Fan looked at the hot pot in front of him, then at Han Jiangxue, who looked hungry.
He shook his head with a wry smile.
It seemed the other party was indeed human, and a naive girl with no ulterior motives.
"Do you want some?"
Su Fan beckoned to Han Jiangxue and asked.
Han Jiangxue immediately shifted her gaze from the hot pot and looked at Su Fan warily.
"Daddy said not to talk to strangers!"
Han Jiangxue said to Su Fan, her eyes full of caution.
"But we've already talked a lot, haven't we? I even know your name is Han Jiangxue. Are we still strangers?"
Su Fan asked the cute Han Jiangxue with a smile.
"That's right."
Han Jiangxue seemed to suddenly realize.
"But I don't know your name yet. We're still strangers, so I can't talk to you!"
With that, Han Jiangxue covered her mouth, indicating with her actions that she would not speak to Su Fan.