Chapter 100
They didn’t walk very fast .
It took one day for the group to walk for thirty to forty kilometers, and once they entered the forest area, their speed was even slower . At this rate, It would probably take them two or three days to enter the Elfenland . Vivian hid her little head behind Soran all the way, but her face was still blushing red because the cold wind was strong . Aladdin had no energy to speak, and he followed the group silently . The only relaxed ones were Soran and Gloria, the former with had 20 Constitution, while the latter had the aid of magic .
It was now evening .
They choose to camp in a leeward valley . When Vivian came down, she stretched her hands and legs out . After that, she helped Soran to set up the tent . However, because of her size, she couldn’t help that much . The Halfling sat on the rocks to catch his breath before he started to help . Some of the level 0 spells were very useful now as they stacked some fairly dry wood together and made a fire . Soon enough, there was a little bit of warmth around them .
Soran sat beside the fire and was roasting some meat . Gloria was also quietly sitting there to warm herself up .
The Halfling seemed to have recovered part of his strength, but he was still not very active . He was holding a pan that had frying mushrooms . Vivian stood behind Soran and was massaging his shoulders . The little girl was trying her best, but unfortunately, her strength was too weak to have any effect . When she saw that Gloria was also quite tired, she immediately went over and massaged her too . The Halfling thought happily that Vivian might come and give him a massage too . Unfortunately, he was totally ignored by Vivian .
The temperature dropped quickly .
The temperature was around zero degrees now . Soran stretched his muscles for a bit and proceeded to take off his clothes .
The two that sat next to him looked shocked, especially Gloria, who looked at him as if he were an idiot . Soran laughed and waved to Vivian, indicating that he was okay . Then he went into the snow and covered himself with snow . After a while, almost every part except his head was buried under the snow . Both Gloria and the Halfling’s mouths become O-shaped . They were wondering if Soran had gone mad .
“It’s a way to train my resistance to cold,” he explained . His face was slightly blue, mainly because it was extremely cold .
With his extraordinary 20 Constitution some of the low-level resistance specialties can be trained automatically already . In the future, if he needed to go to higher-leveled places, especially in some areas of the Abyss, the temperature in that area has been known to be much colder . Right now, he was just giving his body some advanced training . His high Constitution gave his body some level of adaptability, so it was possible to master a corresponding additional skill in special environments .
Half an hour went by quickly .
When his lips were almost going to turn green, a row of data appeared in front of him .
“Training successful . ”
“You received 12 frost damage and built some resistance to the cold environment!”
“You have learned [Minor Cold Resistance]”
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“Woohoo!”
Soran pushed away from the heavy snow and ran to the fire for warmth . At the same time, he took out a bottle of medicine and said, “Don’t worry guys, I’m not crazy . This is just a special exercise to train my body . There are also classes who trained in extreme environments, and my body just so happens to have the requirements . ”
12 damage of frost damage .
An ordinary person would have surely died in such conditions, especially after staying under a pile of snow for half an hour .
“Shall I cast a resistance buff on you?” Gloria looked at Soran with a strange look . She really disagreed with his self-abuse, but she had heard about some classes training in extreme environments; Most of them, however, were monks and not Rogues .
Soran shook his head and explained, “No need . That would render the training useless . ”
After awhile .
Soran maintained his core temperature with some hot soup and then proceeded to take off his pants, leaving only his underwear, and went into the snow again .
The edge of the Halfling’s mouth twitched as he mumbled, “He has totally gone mental now . ”
It was almost night now .
Soran has covered his whole body in snow four times in a row . The accumulated frostbite damage has made him look pale and rather weak . Vivian heartily told him not to train anymore but Soran waved and said, “It’s all right . I can still take it . I promise I won’t delay our journey tomorrow . ”
“What a weirdo,” Gloria stared at him with a complicated look, but was still quite shocked by his persistence .
What a persistent madman .
Soran was again covering himself in snow . When the frost damage was around 60, a different message appeared in front of him .
“Training successful . ”
“You’ve suffered 6 frost damage, and built some resistance to the cold environment!”
“You have acquired the skill [Minor Cold Resistance] . ”
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Success!
With the emergence of a row of data, Soran felt a warm current flowing in his body, and his whole body seemed to have adapted slightly to the cold .
Even though he was covered with snow, he didn’t feel as much pain as he first went in .
“Minor Cold Resistance [Personal Ability]: In the process of fighting the cold, you have gradually adapted to this environment, and you be fine in most of the cold climate . Your resistance to extreme cold has also increased . From now on, you are immune to any cold damage below 1 . When attacked by spells or spell-like attacks, any damage with cold effects will be reduced by 1 . ”[Prerequisite: 16 Constitution or above]
Soran’s face soon regained its color . He dried his whole body with a spell and then quickly put his clothes on .
The change could be said to have occurred in an instant, and the two next to him were staring at him in awe . At first, Soran was frozen till stiff and pale, but now he looked like someone who’s okay . The Halfling was shocked for a moment and murmured, “That’s a real training?”
Aladdin couldn’t help but show an eager look to try, but he eventually gave up .
He was scared that he might freeze to death .
Soran used to swim in the icy waters for several days before he mastered [Minor Cold Resistance] . Now, he had an extraordinary physique and regeneration skills, which allowed him to challenge more difficult training methods . However, it would be exponentially harder to level up the skill from now on . For example, to get to [Weak Cold Resistance], special environments would be needed . Conservatively speaking, it would probably require training that accumulated more than hundreds of damage of frostbite to acquire [Weak Cold Resistance] . Consequently, it would be difficult to succeed in a short time without the help of a Priest .
Reduced 1 point of cold damage seemed trivial, but in critical moments this could be life-saving . Furthermore, as the skill leveled up, it would also increase the person’s resistance to an array of ice spells . Many Northern Fighters have cold resistance because of their natural living environment, which was also the reason why Gloria was relatively resistant to the cold .
The hardest thing to train for, however, was fire resistance . One couldn’t just get burnt to train fire resistance .
Only slow injuries could produce training effects . One also had to let the body gradually adapt to produce the corresponding resistance . Soran had previously trained for flame resistance in volcanic environments; in the end, he leveled up because he fell into lava . The easiest to train was toxin resistance, but the training process was more painful and would take longer; Soran has not yet had time to give it a go .
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On the second day .
Soran was obviously having an easier time . The pain from the cold had drastically reduced .
The Halfling, after seeing the effects of training, tried to fight the cold as well, but he wasn’t as crazy as Soran, who just wore a shirt to train .
His lips trembled with cold when he came out . But there were still some effects, as his body gradually adapted to the cold climate, and it was not so painful anymore . If he wanted to acquire [Minor Cold Resistance], he would need to train for a longer time . But the short-term training effects had made him adapt to the colder weather like the northerners .
The group journeyed for three days .
Soran had carried Vivian for more than a hundred kilometers . When the trees around them became more arranged and the traces of the road became more obvious, they knew they were approaching the Elves’ territory . This was a place blessed by the gods; like Autumnfall, where the snow only formed a thin layer . There was always some power in the place that the gods protected . Otherwise, the gods in other fields could drop random disasters freely . Like, the Goddess of Plague and the Goddess of Disease .
They would spread plagues and diseases because fear among the mortals would strengthen them .
So, there was definitely no shortage of worshippers in this world who prayed in reverence .
With less snow and ice on the road, there were more animals moving about . Soran noticed symbols carved on trees, which were left by the Elven patrol guards . Elves were more resistant to other creatures, but they do not show obvious hostility .
It’s not easy to enter their territory, but it’s not very difficult either . In the afternoon, they saw a village of the Elves . It was not as beautiful as they had imagined, rather it was just a more detailed and refined tree house . The Elves also cut down wood to build houses .
The glory of the High Elves had faded along with the destruction of the Arcane Empire . The remaining Elves were simply a little more sophisticated than other creatures .
The Elves were obviously more beautiful and handsome, but it was not to a profound degree . They were just generally were better looking than humans .
Vivian looked around curiously . The Elven guards in the village warned them not to cause trouble and then proceeded to let them in . The outer Elven villages were closely linked to other creatures; the closer it was to the forest, however, the stricter it would become . This was especially true near the Elven capital . Ordinary people weren’t allowed to enter .
There were Humans Half-Elves living here, but the number was relatively small . The Elves also farmed for their food since they wouldn’t be able to support so many people from just hunting and gathering .
The villages were surrounded by clear rivers and fresh farmlands . The ordinary Elves didn’t seem very elegant or noble since they weren’t born professionals .
Their skill was also acquired through training and working .
The most striking thing in the village, however, was the Elven Skytree . Every Elven village had one in the middle of the village . Legend has that the Ancient Tree Guardians (Challenge rating 12) lived there .
But right now, they were still silently sleeping .
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