Chapter 472: Meeting Acquaintances Again

Meeting Acquaintances Again

"Whoosh—"

The cold wind howled, biting and bone-chilling.

The snowflakes kicked up by the gale were not soft; the ice shards swirled and poured down, looking like invisible plows scraping the earth wantonly, plowing thousands of gullies and textures into the snow-white expanse.

Cheng Shi shivered.

His consciousness had not yet recovered, but his body had already begun to react. This unexpectedly low temperature made his whole body tremble, his muscles contracting involuntarily, and he woke up after a while.

There was no smell to detect, no sound to hear; there was only the sky full of wind and snow, roaring and howling to welcome the players' arrival.

Cheng Shi opened his eyes, but immediately closed them again.

No other reason—it was too bright.

Even though the sun was still in the sky, it was like the giant sun phantom Hu Xuan had turned into—empty brightness without temperature. Cheng Shi was stunned for a moment, thinking this harsh environment had forced Hu Xuan out of her original form.

But upon closer thought, among the five figures that had flashed by just now... there didn't seem to be Hu Xuan's shadow.

Not matched?

No, it should be said, it was impossible to be matched!

Cheng Shi frowned, took out a fur coat against the wind and snow, covered it in front of him, and squinted his eyes open. Because the fur coat blocked his forward view, he only saw two figures beside him.

These two people were clearly not among the teammates who had prayed together just now. However, Cheng Shi was not surprised by this at all; in this situation, if he could still meet the teammates who had just prayed, that would be truly strange.

On the left was a male with a somewhat arrogant and strange expression. His clothing was very gorgeous, with bright colors and many patterns, high collar and cinched waist, wide sleeves and long robes, plus the hem of the skirt blown open by the gale—at a glance, it looked like he was cosplaying some medieval noble.

On the right was also a male, with fair skin, curly hair, and a high nose bridge. He looked very refined and dressed very steadily. A suit of old-fashioned style made him look like a pedant, but who would have thought his behavior was somewhat jumpy.

The reason for saying so was that Cheng Shi saw he had already climbed onto the roof of a low-rise building beside him, and from that high place covered in white snow, he broke off a half-person-long thing similar to a lightning rod.

Cheng Shi frowned, his scrutinizing gaze looking around. After seeing a vast snowy field and the surrounding buildings of varying heights, he realized that the place where they had descended was actually a square, a square filled with wind and snow.

So what was that broken lightning rod just now?

Cheng Shi couldn't see the details on the roof, but he instinctively felt that the thing didn't seem to be a lightning rod, but more like a gnomon used by many civilizations to tell time in the ancient era.

But he wasn't sure. However, soon the teammate on his right came back laughing, leaning on the "long stick" against the wind and snow.

"Even if the gnomon isn't used to tell time... ah, ptooey, it's also excellent as a cane... ah, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, sorry, the wind is too strong..."

"It seems we have come to the north of the Continent of Hope. I hope this is not such a difficult trial, of course, wind and snow not included.

How should I address you, my friend?"

It really was a gnomon!

So could this teammate be...

Cheng Shi looked at this cheerful teammate, his gaze tightening. His left hand, supporting the wind-blocking fur coat, instantly took out a pocket watch under the cover of the fur coat and glanced at the time on it. It had just passed twelve o'clock; it was noon.

At noon, with the sun overhead, there was actually such a strong wind and snow. This weather was very strange, so it was no wonder this teammate would find a "hiking stick" in advance to defend himself.

This cheerful teammate was still walking toward Cheng Shi, reaching out his hand toward Cheng Shi with a brilliant smile.

Cheng Shi returned a brilliant smile, but didn't shake hands with this person, instead raising the fur coat in his hand to indicate that he was busy now.

"Cheng Shi, nice to meet you."

The cheerful teammate was stunned, then blinked and said:

"Your name is the same as a friend of mine, what a coincidence. I don't know if you know him; he is a Fate Weaver, a very famous one."

Cheng Shi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Oh? How famous?"

"It seems you don't know. Hmm, then where should I start?

To explain this matter clearly, first you have to know a swindler named Zhen Yi.

Oh? Looking at your expression, you've probably heard of her. Very good, then our topic can continue.

The Zhen Yi you know has that... kind of relationship with my friend. That's right, your expression is good, it's exactly the kind of relationship you're thinking of!

Ha, shocked, right? When I first found out about this, my expression was even more exaggerated than yours."

As he spoke, this cheerful teammate was actually still leaning toward Cheng Shi. Looking at his appearance, it seemed he wanted to squeeze in with Cheng Shi under this one-person-sized fur coat to shelter from the wind together.

"......"

Cheng Shi looked at this very familiar teammate with a strange gaze, speechless.

How come I don't know I have a friend like you?

When did we meet?

Who are you?

Seeing this teammate about to lean in front of him, Cheng Shi suddenly stepped back to clear space and then smiled politely:

"If nothing goes wrong, I am the friend you mentioned.

So, how should I address you, my 'old friend'?"

"......" Now it was the cheerful teammate's turn to be silent.

He looked up in astonishment, blinked in confusion, and said in shock: "It really is you?"

Cheng Shi's tone was even more teasing: "What, how long has it been since we met that you don't even recognize me?"

"......"

The cheerful teammate's smile froze on his face. He awkwardly poked the ground with the gnomon and muttered in a low voice under the cover of the howling wind and snow: "He looks pretty good, but why is this temperament like Chen Shu's?"

Of course, Cheng Shi didn't hear this. He just saw the other party mutter something and then stand on the spot with a dry laugh.

Seeing that the other party had no malice, Cheng Shi smiled casually and turned the page. He lowered the fur coat slightly and looked forward against the wind and snow.

Upwind in the square, there were three other teammates. The three of them were not standing close, and they didn't seem to have any intention of approaching each other. They just stood in the wind and snow like sculptures. If it weren't for the fact that the three people's eyes were still looking around, one would really think that a few human statues had been newly built in the square.

The wind was wild and the snow was heavy, very blinding. Against the wind and snow, Cheng Shi could only vaguely see the external characteristics of the three people, but couldn't see their faces at all. But just by seeing the appearance, he discovered that there were actually acquaintances among these three people!

And not just one, but two!

One "old acquaintance," one "new friend"!

The man standing in front of him, that is, directly in front of the medieval male noble, was exactly the burly 【War】 assassin who had prayed with Cheng Shi in the Grand Marshal's camp just now—Gaping Iron Thorn, Da Yi! ===== CHAPTER 473 =====