Chapter 3373

Hearing Xia De ask this, Major Lades suddenly realized:

"Since they came specifically to maintain these warships, they must have brought spare steam engine sets. And the Aurora family, as an old shipbuilding force, also designs and produces this special model of steam engine. You want to steal, ahem, I mean get one?"

"I'll handle this matter. I'll set off to find the Aurora family's fleet now. It's just that after the replacement, Major, if the technicians in your engine room find that the new and old degrees and scratches of the steam engine are different, you still need to find a way to cover it up."

"This is a small problem."

Major Lades waved his hand immediately:

"As long as this steam engine can work again, no one will look for trouble to manage those small things. I don't have that kind of stubborn person here. However, the serial number inside the steam engine and the production batch label of the steam bag need to be modified."

He told Xia De these information. After Xia De remembered it, he held the box in one hand and carried the coffin in the other, and used illusion to become invisible on the spot.

Major Lades needed to continue to guard here, while Xia De returned to the deck, jumped from the deck to his small boat, and then manipulated the small boat to speed towards the distant channel.

Xiwei and Miss Ilese were expected to arrive at the port this afternoon. In fact, they had already entered the Star Fall Bay area. So under the rapid sailing of the small boat, he soon found and boarded the "Radiant Messenger," the flagship of Xiwei's fleet.

Xiwei and Miss Ilese didn't expect to see Xia De in advance, but seeing him climbing onto the deck carrying a coffin, they knew he had something urgent.

"Looking for a steam engine? What model? Oh, this is no problem. Modifying the serial number and the production batch label of the steam bag are also small problems. But do you need a drink of water?"

The Great Witch of Light also said very thoughtfully:

"You don't have to worry about problems afterwards. Next, we will board the White Pearl for another maintenance. At that time, we will register that steam engine directly, and it will become real even if it is not real."

Afterwards, Xia De transported the steam engine "toy" back and forth, and made an appointment with Major Lades to meet again tomorrow, which took him another hour and a half. During this period, most of the time he was driving the boat at high speed. This time, he also knew the speed limit of this ship. Specifically, it was about the same as the most advanced small steam-powered ship of this era.

When he appeared in the snow mountain hall carrying the coffin held by the black skeleton at two o'clock this afternoon and asked if there was any lunch, it really scared Elder Harald and Elder Vilda:

"This wouldn't be a coffin you dug out of the snow mountain, would it?"

"What? No, no, it's not. This is something I got from somewhere else. Now there is an Infinite Snake inside... is there any lunch?"

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away. Young people nowadays don't even care about eating when they are busy. Is there no one around you to remind you... what snake did you say?"

Claire was also in the town. When she heard the news and rushed over, Xia De was already eating lunch. Elder Harald and Elder Vilda studied the coffin together, and the final conclusion was just that this was a divine spell of some "God of Death."

"The problem now is how we deal with that snake."

Xia De, who had finished his meal and was sitting on the bench in the banquet hall, said:

"Last time Emilia reversed time, but the problem is that the degree of spellcasting was not a skill she truly possessed. Even if I call her out of class now, I'm afraid she won't be able to restore the Infinite Snake to a dead object again."

Claire and Miss Larson both had snake sloughs, and Xia De hoped they could think of a way. After all, eliminating the Infinite Snake could increase his influence on the "stage." If he relied on the mark on his right hand, he might be able to eliminate this newborn snake, but the gain was too small.

The girls also knew Xia De's meaning, and after Xia De explained his thoughts and the situation of the snake to the two elders, the old men looked at each other:

"We haven't heard of any Infinite Snake or error of fate, but I think we have a way to deal with this thing. If the Holy Mountain is really that important, really sealed with the error of fate as you told Claire, then theoretically, it can also deal with this troublesome thing in the coffin."

Claire then guessed:

"Is it the water vein where the corpses of the Great Elders of the past generations are buried? Since the corpses of the elders can melt in the water, maybe the snake can too."

But Xia De shook his head:

"No, that water vein is crucial. I'm worried it will be polluted by the snake. Moreover, that water vein needs time to melt the corpses, but the sealing effect of this seal on this snake will end at dusk tonight at the latest."

So at that time, it will be transferred to the 【God's Gift Box】.

Elder Harald stroked his beard:

"Claire, you have really been away from home for too long. Don't you remember the stories I told you when you were a child? There are many secrets in the snow mountains that even we Fatum people can't figure out. Among them, there is a cliff. Anything that falls from there will disappear without a trace.

Ancient Fatum people discovered that during the All Souls' Day, throwing sacrifices down that cliff would make the climate of the following year more pleasant. Didn't I tell you when I told you the ritual process a few days ago?"

The witch suddenly realized, and Xia De frowned and thought for a while:

"Does this count as a sacrifice?"

Elder Vilda nodded:

"Yes, we generally sacrifice there four times a year, once in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, among which the All Souls' Day in winter is the most grand. According to the ancient traditions passed down, the sacrifices are not meat or gold, silver, and jewelry, but silk, silk fabrics with specific patterns made by the women in the tribe according to tradition, and wood carvings made by carpenters."

Every year, the elders and priests of the Snow Mountain Council will assign tasks, so every household is very busy before All Souls' Day:

"The patterns on those silks are all ancient snake patterns, so I thought of that place. Things thrown down from that cliff can't be found by any means afterwards. Many years ago, the three major academies even sent people to study it. Although they were driven away by us, they didn't think it was a special spatial phenomenon."

"Has anyone tried to jump down from there?"

Miss Larson asked in a low voice, and the elders knew what she wanted to ask:

"For so many years, of course, there have been young people who are not afraid of death who have done so, but living people jump down and nothing happens, that place only accepts sacrifices."

Although he didn't know if this would be useful, Xia De never refused to try:

"Then let's go. Speaking of which, where is that cliff?"

Claire gave the answer:

"That is the second highest peak of the Fatumunster Snow Mountains. Locals generally call it 'Shadow of Helm', which means the shadow of frost. The high places of the mountain are covered in strange frost fog all year round, and even the sun at noon in midsummer is difficult to completely disperse those frost fogs.

If we set off now, even if we take the fastest mountain climbing path, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to arrive before dusk."

"Let's fly up directly, let Miss Larson ride Ellie. Elder Harald, you stay, Elder Vilda, you come with us."

The old man wearing a bull horn hat refused immediately:

"Although my injury hasn't healed yet, it's no problem to accompany you on a trip."

Xia De then stood up:

"That's good, let's set off now. If this method doesn't work, I'll use other methods."

Miss Larson went to find Ellie, and the elders needed to prepare before setting off. After all, it was a sacrifice to the snow mountain, and the old men had their own rules and steps.

Xia De and Claire waited in the courtyard of the snow mountain hall, and Xia De asked curiously:

"Do all the peaks of the Fatumunster Snow Mountains have names?"

Claire shook her head:

"Of course not, only the top three highest peaks and some meaningful peaks have names. For example, the mountain peak I climbed for the ritual last Sunday is named 'Crown of Glory'."

"Then what are the names of the third highest and the highest peak?"

"The third highest mountain peak is called 'Spine of the White Dragon' by our locals. This is of course not because there are white dragons in the mountain, but because the mountain peaks there are winding and steep like dragon spines, and the climbing path is very difficult to walk. However, that place has never been a must-pass for the 'All Souls' Day' fire transmission ritual, so even we Fatum people rarely go there."

In fact, Sylvia's tower is near the "Spine of the White Dragon," the third highest peak of the snow mountain.

"As for the highest peak, that is there."

She stood in the courtyard and pointed to the highest part of the snow mountain:

"Shanfeng of Fate - we believe that is the most sacred place in the entire Holy Mountain, and also the place with the most power, even a place that allows individuals to be reborn and fate to be reshaped. So generally speaking, unless the Snow Mountain Council agrees, no one can climb the highest peak of the snow mountain without authorization.

Whenever the Fatum people encounter major events that cannot be solved and will lead to the extinction of the tribe, the tribe will go to the Shanfeng of Fate to seek a turning point in fate. People from the Old Continent first arrived on this island, the Prophet Society landed on the island to grab the Holy Mountain, the expansion of the City of Time, the arrival of the steam age, for so many years, it has always been able to protect us. Although most people in the tribe will not have the opportunity to reach there in their lifetime, everyone feels that the Shanfeng of Fate is in their hearts.

And according to the ancient legends of the tribe, when a person sincerely repents of his crimes or longs to reverse fate, he can also get salvation at the Shanfeng of Fate. If the sinner from hundreds of years ago mentioned by my grandfather is willing to come back, he can actually be accepted by the tribe again through ascetic repentance after climbing the Shanfeng of Fate."

"Is it possible that the Upper Spring is actually there?"

Xia De also looked up, but Claire shook her head:

"I climbed up once after becoming a Ringed Shushi, and there was nothing there, just a fairly flat snowy ground."

"Upper Spring, ancient god temple, ruins, nothing?"

"Yes, the view there is very open, and you can overlook the entire island. At least in my opinion, there is nothing there."

(End of chapter)