Chapter 408: Fortress

Two days later, Amestris, Northwest Region.

The cold wind howled, and everywhere he looked was pure white; this was the world of snow, the northwest.

Su Xiao had been heading northwest for two days. There was no road here at all; the roads had long been covered by snow, and he could only distinguish the direction according to the map and compass.

Su Xiao sat on a snow sled. No need to think, the one pulling the sled was naturally the miserable Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

Initially, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang refused. In Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's words, it was: "Riding me is already too much, and now you want me to pull a cart? Impossible!"

When Su Xiao took out a size 45 big slipper, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran to the front of the snow sled voluntarily.

The sled drove silently after leaving two tracks in the snow, with only the crunch, crunch sound of Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang stepping on the snow in front.

Su Xiao wanted to reach his destination, which required at least three days of travel. Everywhere he looked along the way was white snow.

The weather was very clear. It didn't snow in the northwest today, but Su Xiao would rather it snowed here.

Not snowing was truly too cold. The current temperature reached minus 45 degrees, and spitting in mid-air would freeze into a lump of ice.

People living in warm climates had a misconception, which was that snowy days were colder; this was actually wrong.

Snowy days weren't cold; it was when the snow stopped and a strong wind blew that it was truly bone-chillingly cold.

The north wind howled, and the snow on the ground was blown into the sky. The cold wind instantly pierced through the leather clothing, gradually taking away Su Xiao's temperature.

Although Su Xiao's stamina attribute was 35 points, it couldn't resist this cold climate. Under the great power of nature, he was still too insignificant.

Tightening his winter clothes, Su Xiao had a feeling of being drowsy.

"Xiang Bubu, stop."

Su Xiao jumped off the snow sled, took out an iron plate, and started a fire on the iron plate.

The cold retreated a bit. Su Xiao was warming himself by the fire when the wind around him suddenly stopped.

The sky became exceptionally clear, without a single cloud for ten thousand miles.

Sunlight shone down, but Su Xiao didn't feel any temperature; instead, he felt cold all over.

"This kind of weather..."

Su Xiao leaped onto the snow sled. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was completely confused at this moment.

"Run at the fastest speed, run to which side!"

Su Xiao's face didn't look very good. He recalled an experience he once had in an extremely cold region.

The sudden stop of the strong wind and the sudden clearing of the weather were definitely not good things.

Although the snow scene was beautiful now, Su Xiao had no heart to appreciate it; a blizzard was coming.

Please don't underestimate a blizzard; a blizzard on the snowfield was just as dangerous as a storm on the sea.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran forward at full speed, and Su Xiao kept observing the changes in the weather.

Snowflakes drifted across the sky sparsely. Initially, it was only a small amount, but after brewing for a few minutes, goose-feather-sized snow drifted over.

Woo~.

The cold wind appeared suddenly, and the drifting snow was blown to tilt in one direction.

The blizzard really came. After Su Xiao discovered this, he untied the tether on Xiang Bubu Teni and abandoned the snow sled; this thing had no use in a blizzard.

The strong wind slapped the snowflakes onto his face, and the cold snowflakes gradually turned into snow water, like a greedy little insect, taking away a trace of Su Xiao's body temperature.

The world became a vast expanse of white, with a visible distance of no more than five meters.

It was difficult to move an inch on the snow. Although the temperature wasn't low now, the temperature after the blizzard ended would be low enough to make people's hair stand on end.

Su Xiao's face didn't look very good, but Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was exceptionally cheerful; its fur could resist the cold, and it liked snow.

……

Five hours later, in a vast expanse of white plain.

Bang.

A fist broke through the snow, and Su Xiao climbed out of the snow pile with difficulty, shaking the snow off his head.

The blizzard wasn't enough to bury him, but an avalanche could. After the blizzard ended, the surrounding snow mountains became very fragile, and any sound would trigger an avalanche. Xiang Bubu Teni Wang let out a sound, and then an avalanche occurred.

Patting the snow on his head, Su Xiao exhaled a puff of white air.

"Xiang Bubu."

After Su Xiao's shout, the snowfield was quiet and still.

Not long after, the snow not far from Su Xiao moved, and he immediately stepped forward.

After digging in the snow for a while, he saw Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's tail. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was upside down in the snow, and it was still digging downward continuously.

Being buried by heavy snow, what was terrible wasn't the cold, but losing the sense of direction.

Many travelers buried by snow died in the snow, unable to judge up and down in the snow. If the victim was unlucky, they would dig downward.

This wasn't a funny matter; such cases were common in the real world.

There was a simple way to solve this situation, which was to spit a mouthful of saliva.

According to the direction the saliva fell, one could judge which side was directly above, so as to escape from the snow.

Su Xiao grabbed Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's hind legs, just like pulling a radish, and pulled Xiang Bubu out of the snow.

One person and one dog began to move forward with difficulty in the snow, walking in snow waist-deep. If they were unlucky, they would disappear with a thud while walking, falling into a snow pit.

……

Four days later, Su Xiao, holding a map, looked at an iron fortress not far away.

He finally reached his destination. This towering fortress in front of him was the northernmost part of Amestris.

The fortress was over a hundred meters high in total, with a steel structure, standing between two snowy mountains. This was the only entrance and exit for the north to enter and leave Amestris.

Precisely because of this, "Briggs Fortress" was frequently attacked by other countries.

The cold climate formed a sturdy folk style, and long-term turmoil made everyone here, men and women, soldiers.

Standing in front of the fortress, Su Xiao didn't walk directly toward the fortress. Although "Briggs Fortress" was already semi-autonomous, his identity as a wanted criminal was still valid here.

Walking toward the snowy mountain beside the fortress, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang followed closely.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had suffered a lot these past few days. It couldn't even gnaw on a bone; the temperature was too low, and when Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang gnawed on a bone, the bone would freeze harder than steel, which made it very angry.

It was impossible for ordinary people to enter the hundred-meter-high fortress from the snowy mountain on the side, but Su Xiao wasn't an ordinary person.

Climbing up the snowy mountain, the Jie Duan Xian popped out, wrapping around the middle of the fortress, and Su Xiao infiltrated the fortress with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

Just as he got a foothold outside the fortress, he heard footsteps coming.

Su Xiao hid to the side. Several soldiers wearing white winter clothes walked past. These soldiers looked serious and were meticulous when patrolling.

Avoiding these soldiers, Su Xiao flashed into the fortress.

He had already memorized the detailed map of the fortress; this was provided by Mustang. With Colonel Mustang's position, getting such a map wasn't difficult.

A large number of soldiers were stationed inside the fortress. Su Xiao could sense the patrol trajectory of the soldiers and avoid them in advance.

The structure inside the fortress could be described as intricate and complex; this was built intentionally. If enemy spies infiltrated, without a map, this place would be a maze.

An hour later, Su Xiao walked into an office.

There was no one in the office, and this office also came with living functions, fully demonstrating the simple and direct style of "Briggs Fortress."

Sitting behind the office desk, Su Xiao took off his coat, finally feeling warm.

After waiting for a few hours, footsteps came from the door, and a woman pushed the door and entered.

Seeing Su Xiao behind the office desk, the woman was stunned for a moment, then immediately drew the thin sword at her waist.

"Who are you? Eh~, I seem to have seen you before." ===== CHAPTER 409 =====