Chapter 256: Magic Plant Fruit Tree

Another drop of Third-Rank Ice Marrow entered his eye, and after half an hour, Gao De opened his clear, crystalline eyes.

After absorbing the ice-elemental energy in this drop of Third-Rank Ice Marrow, the rank of his Mandola Magic Eye had already risen to (47/72), the progress of advancement was already more than half, and the improvement could be described as rapid.

The ice-elemental energy of one drop of Third-Rank Ice Marrow is equivalent to the energy of 22 drops of First-Rank Ice Marrow.

But in fact, if taken for exchange, one drop of Third-Rank Ice Marrow can even be exchanged for more than thirty drops of First-Rank Ice Marrow.

So if you pursue cost-effectiveness, it is obviously better to exchange it for low-rank Ice Marrow than to directly use Third-Rank Ice Marrow.

It's just that Gao De didn't do that.

One is that he is unfamiliar with the place and has no such channel, and "possessing a jade ring becomes a crime"; with the huge value of Third-Rank Ice Marrow, it is inevitable that he will be targeted by people with ulterior motives.

The second is that for Gao De, the most important thing is to improve his current strength as soon as possible.

With the improvement of the Mandola Magic Eye, Gao De's microscopic field of vision has also become more and more significant.

Although he hasn't tried it yet, now he is confident that with the help of the Mandola Magic Eye, his own process quantity level can easily reach 7, and even higher.

And the process quantity level of 7 is already the level of a Second-Rank Rune Constructor.

When the east is not bright, the west is bright.

Gao De's main purpose for entering the Northern Realm is to plant trees, and so far he has gained nothing in this regard.

But it is only in tree planting that he has gained nothing; there have been many gains in other aspects, including the improvement of various abilities.

In fact, with the ability of the Mandola Magic Eye alone, his trip to the Northern Realm can already be considered worthwhile.

The auxiliary ability of the Mandola Magic Eye is very powerful, and for a Rune Constructor, it is even more of a divine skill.

After a slight joy in his heart, Gao De slowly got up and left the room.

Since Luo Yiqi and Catherine did not restrict his freedom of movement, he didn't want to stay in the room honestly, but was prepared to go out and stroll around to deepen his understanding of the largest tribe in the Northern Realm and Phoenix.

Gao De thought for a moment and walked along the widest main road of Phoenix toward the square in the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe where the Sword in the Ice challenge was held.

For the Sword in the Ice challenge that the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe went to great lengths to hold and almost spread to every tribe on the snowfield, it would be impossible to say he wasn't curious.

Phoenix is considered the largest city in the Northern Realm, but it is only relative; in reality, it is not big, so even relying on walking, Gao De quickly arrived at his destination.

This is a huge and magnificent square, with dozens of solemn ice crystal pillars standing around it.

Strange patterns are carved on the pillars, which should be ancient symbols of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, possessing some special significance, and perhaps even possessing strange power.

And in the center surrounded by the ice crystal pillars is a high platform.

Standing next to the high platform are two Enduring Zhenbing Tribe guards wearing refined iron armor.

Placed on the high platform is a black, crystal-like rectangular rock.

A crystal-clear Sword in the Ice is inserted obliquely into it.

Under the sunlight, this Sword in the Ice is like a bright pearl, shining with light.

And around the sword body, it emits a faint chill; the surrounding air is drifting with tiny ice crystals because of this chill.

This scene is enough to see the extent to which the chill possessed by the Sword in the Ice has reached.

Logically speaking, the momentum of the Sword in the Ice challenge is so vast, this place should be very lively.

The fact is also true; this square is indeed very lively.

It's just that the liveliness does not stem from the challenge, but because all around the square are various stalls, which has clearly become a bustling market.

On the contrary, the Sword in the Ice, which should be the protagonist, has not attracted much attention.

Gao De thought about it slightly and figured it out.

The unbearable chill of the Enduring Zhenbing is already a consensus among the Ice-Born; even if there are some people who don't believe in evil, in these three months, they have almost all come to try it once.

With the decrease in challengers, the Sword in the Ice naturally doesn't attract much attention.

Gao De shook his head and stopped looking at the Sword in the Ice.

To be honest, in that instant just now, he had the thought of trying to pull out the Sword in the Ice.

It's not that he didn't believe in evil, but that his cold resistance increase had exceeded 200% 【Intermediate Ice-Blessed Body】, making Gao De feel that he might have a little chance to do this.

—After all, the requirement for the Sword in the Ice challenge is just to pull out the Sword in the Ice.

This process will not exceed ten seconds at most. Perhaps the Intermediate Ice-Blessed Body is not enough to make him ignore the chill of the Sword in the Ice, but it is very likely to let him endure it for ten seconds.

But after careful consideration, Gao De gave up this plan.

Pies don't fall from the sky.

The Enduring Zhenbing Tribe offered such generous conditions as rewards for the Sword in the Ice challenge; was the purpose really just to hold an "event"?

Naturally, it wouldn't be that simple; there must be other follow-ups.

Without knowing the inside story, Gao De would not do such an extraordinary thing.

Luo Yiqi and Catherine alone were already making it difficult for him to get away.

If he got involved with the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe again, his tree-planting plan in the Northern Realm this time would be completely ruined, and he would even permanently lose his most important personal freedom.

Thinking this way, Gao De had already walked along the square and strolled through the numerous stalls.

These dense stalls were mainly based on various food and daily necessities, attracting a lot of popularity.

Gao De was just strolling, mainly looking.

First, he didn't have much interest in these goods, and second, he didn't have many valuable things on him; even if he liked something, he would likely not be able to produce equivalent items for exchange.

While looking, Gao De's footsteps suddenly stopped in front of a stall.

This was a small stall, and on the simple wooden shelf were placed a few baskets of berries unique to the snowfield.

Berries are the most common "fruit" on the Permafrost Tundra.

Although these berries are not large in size, let alone filling, for the Northern Realm people who never see vegetables and fruits all year round, they are definitely one of the important flavor seasonings, a rare gift of nature, so they are generally not worried about "sales."

After eating meat for a long time, one especially wants to eat vegetables and fruits; many people should have deep personal experience of this kind of experience.

The stall owner was a lame middle-aged man.

But the reason Gao De stopped was not because he was attracted by the berries, but because he looked at a small sapling placed casually on the stall owner's left hand side.

The sapling had white leaves that were not lush, but they were already very shriveled, as if it were not far from being frozen to death, and the leaves were about to be blown away by the cold northern wind at any time.

And hidden among those shriveled white leaves were seven or eight small blue "berries."

Looking at it, it should be a small berry shrub seedling.

Gao De squatted in front of the stall, looked at the various wild berries placed in the baskets on the stall carefully, and finally pointed to the berry shrub seedling seemingly casually.

"What kind of berry is this, why is it this color, and it still has a seedling? Can it still be planted alive?"

After these days, Gao De's Aisi language had become unusually proficient.

The stall owner didn't think much and answered frankly: "I don't know either; where do these berries have any definite names?"

"But this is the first time I've seen this kind of berry, and plus its seedling body is not big, it looks quite healthy, so I thought it might be planted alive, so I dug it back."

"As a result, as soon as it was dug out, it quickly became this appearance; it is estimated that it is unlikely to be planted alive, but at least the berries on it are still fresh."

After speaking, the stall owner smiled, and the sales meaning was already very obvious.

Gao De thought for a moment, took out a Zero-Rank Ice Soul Stone from his robes, and then pointed to the two baskets on the stall and the wilted tree seedling: "Exchange this for these, deal?"

That lame stall owner took the Ice Soul Stone in Gao De's hand, looked at it carefully, thought about it, and finally nodded: "Deal."

Gao De carefully put away the two baskets of berries and the fruit seedling, and left the stall with satisfaction.

The lame stall owner also carefully put away the Ice Soul Stone.

Both sides were very satisfied with the transaction.

"Lady Fu Luo La, are you sure it can still live?" Leaving the square, Gao De asked through spiritual communication.

"Of course, because Lady Fu Luo La is here!" Fu Luo La was certain and affirmative.

Gao De couldn't help but look at the fruit seedling in his hand that seemed to have died again; this was the goal of his "shopping" this time, and the two baskets of berries were just extra additions.

The reason he suddenly bought it was not a whim, but because Fu Luo La discovered its extraordinariness.

This is a magic plant fruit tree! Buddy is back!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 257 =====