"Heat lamp?"
Looking at the heat lamp in Ye Feng's hand, Ling's eyebrows curved, and she leaned closer to observe, "There are so many strange patterns on it, they seem to be some kind of diagrams or text!"
"The thing inside the heat lamp can absorb arcane energy and produce some kind of change. It should be a coordinate. It was only because the supplies sensed its signal that they could be delivered precisely!"
Ye Feng looked at the strange text on the heat lamp, which felt inexplicably familiar, and explained.
"This..."
Ling's mind seemed a bit muddled. She took several deep breaths before continuing, "Ye Feng, you haven't explained how that cable car carriage suddenly appeared!"
"If you observe carefully, you'll notice that the supply stations we've seen along the way, the peaks they are located on are all similar, especially the structure of the mountaintops!"
"They all have a passage leading directly to the supply station at the foot of the mountain!"
"They should have been deliberately arranged... and..."
Midway through his sentence, Ye Feng directly took out his Tang saber, ran to the edge of the cliff, and quickly sliced through the thick layer of ice and snow until large patches of rock were exposed underneath.
The rocks were also covered with very obvious strange runes. The difference was that these runes seemed to be made of some kind of metal.
"Big brother, these runes... look so similar to the ones on the heat lamp!"
Xiao Xiao, who was better at observation, immediately reacted.
"Yes!"
Ye Feng nodded, "You can think of this supply station and the mountaintop it's on as a large, fixed heat lamp!"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Ling, Liu Lao Tou, and Lei Jian were all deeply shocked.
"As for the cable car carriage that suddenly appeared, it should have come through something called an arcane energy cable!"
"Logically, the cable car carriage would have returned after delivering the supplies, but something went wrong..."
"And using the heat lamp for emergencies, you can't be too far from the supply station, otherwise, the supplies can't be delivered!"
At this moment, Ye Feng's voice rang out again.
For the past few days, he had been pondering the miscellaneous fragments in Chen Jindong's thick notebook, and after some verification, he had finally grasped the general idea.
"Big brother, why would someone build shelters in advance?"
"And design such a complex way to deliver supplies, and have emergency measures like heat lamps!"
Xiao Xiao tilted her small head and looked at Ye Feng with some confusion.
"This is probably something we can only find out by going to the legendary City of Glacial Ice, as the supplies should have been delivered from there!"
Ye Feng spread his hands.
"Ling, Ye Feng, it's getting very dark. Let's find a place to rest first!"
Liu Lao Tou glanced at the darkening sky and suggested.
"Okay!"
Soon, Ye Feng and his group arrived at the foot of the mountain, the Elietus Supply Station.
Since it was abandoned, the supplies within the station had long been cleared out. The stone gate was not closed, and Ye Feng and his group walked in.
And the explorer teams they had seen before were already inside.
Seeing Ye Feng and the others arrive, the explorers who were warming themselves by the fire, roasting monster meat, made way and looked quite nervous.
Clearly, after what had just happened, they all knew that this group before them was not to be trifled with!
...
The next day,
After breakfast,
Ye Feng and his group set off on their journey again.
"Hey, boss, are those people crazy? They're still heading east?!"
"Yeah, being able to get here means they're probably from some major power. Don't they know that direction leads to the Death Zone!"
"Moreover, on this route, the Elietus Supply Station is the last one. There are no more supply stations ahead!"
"Who knows? No one who has entered the Death Zone has ever come out alive!"
"Compared to the Death Zone, this place we are in is practically paradise!"
"Hmph, this world never lacks arrogant explorers!"
...
Watching the direction Ye Feng and his group were heading, the explorers Ye Feng had met yesterday discussed animatedly, with shock, pity, disdain, and mockery...
...
Ye Feng was unaware of what the explorers were saying. At this moment, he was quite excited because he was not far from the place where Chen Jindong had mentioned the possibility of arcane origin stones existing.
"Ye Feng, you said that tower-like iron thing you 'summoned' with the heat lamp yesterday evening, what was that?"
This morning, as soon as it was dawn, Ye Feng ran to that iron thing to study it. Ling couldn't help but be curious.
"That thing seems to be some kind of energy tower, used for heating and things like that~"
Ye Feng replied as he walked.
"Energy tower?"
"Oh, someone told me it's a device made by the City of Glacial Ice to combat the extreme cold..."
"Someone?"
...
Around 1 PM,
"Old Liu, what's wrong?"
Shortly after the group finished lunch and walked a short distance, Liu Lao Tou stopped.
"We've reached the end of the map. From now on, we'll have to explore on our own!"
Liu Lao Tou sighed and put away the yellowed map he was holding.
This map was given to him by President Wu Ye and recorded the approximate location of the City of Glacial Ice.
These days, after confirming the direction with Ye Feng, they had basically followed the route on the map.
Although there were dangers, they at least had a general idea. From now on, it would be...
"Ye Feng, where are you going next?"
Inevitably, Liu Lao Tou asked for Ye Feng's opinion.
"Straight east!"
Ye Feng pointed in a direction.
According to Chen Jindong's notebook, after the Elietus Supply Station, walking east for about half a day's journey would lead to the place where arcane origin stones might exist.
"East? What do you guys think?"
Liu Lao Tou frowned tightly and turned to look at Ling and Lei Jian.
Ling and Lei Jian both turned to look at Ye Feng.
"Uh, right, the place where arcane origin stones might exist is called the City of Glacial Ice!"
Ye Feng suddenly remembered that the location mentioned in Chen Jindong's notebook was a place called a volcano crater, but Ye Feng's research suggested that it was more likely the legendary City of Glacial Ice.
"This... Alright then, let's follow Ye Feng and explore first!"
Liu Lao Tou was silent for a while before nodding in agreement.
"Uncle Liu, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, Ling couldn't help but ask.
"Our trip to the Frozen Snow Domain was too rushed, and much of the intelligence is still being confirmed, especially regarding the dangers!"
"Some intelligence is only known among major powers. This time, for the sake of secrecy, we haven't contacted any party..."
Liu Lao Tou's tone was quite solemn, and his expression was very serious.
At this moment, Ye Feng's expression also became more serious. According to Chen Jindong, there was an extremely dangerous area near the City of Glacial Ice, and there was almost zero intelligence about it, only that it was almost certain death.
"Xiao Xiao, take out your exoskeleton armor and put it on!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng also took out his AK47.
"Okay!"
Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously, put on her lightweight exoskeleton armor, and also picked up an AK47.
Ling, Liu Lao Tou, and Lei Jian all took out their Mauser 98k rifles.
Then, the group cautiously headed east!
"Hmm?"
Before Ye Feng and the others had walked far, the sky in the entire area suddenly became hazy.
"It's foggy?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly.
Suddenly, a chill ran down Ye Feng's back. It was a fear that came from an instinctual sense of danger.
"Bang bang bang!..."
Ye Feng spun around sharply, and the AK47 in his hand spat out a burst of fire.
...