Chapter 5: But There Is a Wonder Here

The Magic Snowfield, or rather, the Silent Snowfield.

In the mythology of the Norscans, there are generally only two states for people who reach this region.

One is being the dregs abandoned by the gods, the other is being a divine revelation upon whom the gods place high hopes.

As for the Norscan expedition team currently trekking across the snowfield and climbing that small hill, they believe they are the ones chosen by the gods.

Because their leader, the great Monster Hunter Wufuruike, has brought a child of god who walked out of the starlight, guiding them to search for even greater traces.

For the Norscans who believe in the Dark Gods, they are undoubtedly walking on the path of legend.

Wufuruike is a great Monster Hunter, even the most powerful Monster Hunter in Norsca in the last few decades, or even the last hundred years.

Therefore, the fact that Wufuruike received the blessing of the gods and brought back an avatar or even a guide of the gods is, in reality, beyond any doubt for these Norscans who were brought out.

Furthermore, the dozen or so people present were already Wufuruike's confidants; they did not doubt for a second that Wufuruike's ability would lead to such a miracle.

However, for Wufuruike himself, who was walking in the back, and his close friend, the situation was different.

"Wufuruike, do you think that kid is a blessing from the gods?"

The man wearing a wolf-skin hood walked to Wufuruike's side and asked in a low voice:

"I don't think that kid is any grace of the gods; I haven't sensed any divine blessing on him. And although the High Priest was silenced by you, he is very dissatisfied; this is blasphemy. What exactly did you see?"

"I don't think he is any grace of the gods either, but I will observe."

"What did you observe?"

"When that kid speaks, he isn't using our language at all."

Carrying a giant axe and a greatsword, Wufuruike, wearing that blood-stained leather armor, walked on the snow peak and said in a low voice:

"But I was here, watching from the moment that kid fell, and I understood his words.

Yet his lip movements were not Norscan Language at all. In fact, there wasn't even a trace of any language; he just opened his mouth."

"……Really?"

"Really."

Wufuruike nodded calmly, looked at his friend whose expression was somewhat stiff, and walked together in the back, saying in a low voice: "I watched him for over ten minutes; he thinks he is disguised very well.

It's like a monster wearing human skin thinks it is talking. But his voice didn't come from his throat at all; it came from inside his head.

So he had better be a blessing from the gods; if he isn't, I'm not sure what that thing is, but in any case, it is not something we can understand. It is best to stay away."

"Can't we just kill him?"

"From what I feel, killing him probably wouldn't have much meaning. He has no hostility, but also not much fear; that expression just felt that death would be a waste of time, so he tried to communicate with us. He also hopes to leave here."

To his friend's question, Wufuruike shook his head.

"So I trust him, understand?"

"If it's your feeling... then I accept it."

"Of course, if we are being deceived on this patrol, we will have to question him no matter what when we return. We have no way out; the ships and food are not enough, and there isn't much drinking water left, so we can only take it one step at a time."

Even if it means being with demons, so what? Norscans have always lived like this.

Watching the high-spirited expedition team in front, Wufuruike sighed and walked up.

Norscans are naturally capable of something as a race of hunters and raiders. With a level of technology far below the southern Humans, they can always find the enemy's weak points and carry out precise strikes and penetrations; what they rely on is naturally not just the strength of so-called barbarians.

As a giant beast hunter, Wufuruike is even confident that he is the best giant beast hunter in the entire Norscan race; he has considerable confidence in his own perception and feelings.

That boy who fell from the sky has no hostility; on the contrary, when looking at the others and the slaves, his feeling is equal.

The boy's gaze is less like hostility and more filled with a kind of love.

Yes, love.

A hair-raising love.

Not lust, not possession, not doting, but a terrifying and vast love that purely hopes for the Norscans and the slaves to continue.

For Wufuruike, he could feel that when the boy looked at the Norscans and the slaves, that expression was less like fearing they would die, and more like worrying that they were missing something.

He could feel that although the boy's words about the blasphemous factory were disguised, if it served their interests, he would truly do so without hesitation.

It's just that this creepy, terrifying love would probably be even more shocking if spoken aloud, so Wufuruike kept his mouth shut.

Walking silently on the rugged mountain road, Wufuruike and the others soon arrived at the location where he had seen Li Ang.

"There is nothing here, it's still just a snowfield; have we been deceived?"

His friend stood beside Wufuruike, squinting his eyes as he looked around and asked in a low voice.

"……No, I'm afraid not."

Wufuruike looked uncontrollably in a certain direction.

The moment Wufuruike's gaze passed over, the originally endless snowfield and blizzard seemed to be split by an invisible sword, tearing open a huge gap.

Countless massive metal structures seemed to be born from the blizzard, presenting that huge creation, which far exceeded the Norscans' worldview, before them.

And the moment Wufuruike saw that massive metal creation, a waterfall of data appeared in Li Ang's mind.

【Planet-class super-large artificial Wonder: Ancient Ones' Experimental Zone (Damaged)】

【The first primitive Experimental Zone built on this planet by a population called the Ancient Ones by the planet's natives, used as a research site for planetary transformation and biological modification.】

【Originally, this area was to operate as the planet's transformation device, but with the occurrence of certain accidents, this Experimental Zone was abandoned, and the Ancient Ones chose other plans to transform and repair the planet. The result is clear; they failed. This Experimental Zone also became a remnant of history.】

【This Wonder has a total of eleven stages of repair progress, each requiring different repair labor and item consumption to proceed with repairs.】

【Current stage: Dormant】

【This Wonder will initially awaken after being incorporated into your sphere of influence. Any unit stationed in this Wonder will gain four points of universal work points. These work points will be converted into food, productivity, research points, culture points, precious metals, Magic resources, and any other resources according to your needs.】

【Wonder initially provides work positions: One hundred】

【Remaining Wonder functions can only be understood after unlocking】

"……"

Convert the settlement into a city, now.

The moment he saw the Wonder value, Li Ang made his decision.

(End of chapter)