Novel Full Chapter 245 - Frigid Moonflower & Metropolis
As Albion and Fenriri continued to trek through the thick snow of the Netherfrost Blizzard Realm, seemingly without a clear destination, Albion shortly turned to his side and asked, "Do you remember where the nearest neighboring tribe was, Fenriri?"
"We are actually walking in the direction of one, Master. We just have to past another three hills roughly before we see it," Fenriri answered casually, but it was clear that she was slightly feeling the coldness of the freezing weather.
Still, she was in a far better situation than what the average Iceborn Wolf-person would feel due to the heightened cold resistance from her ancestral bloodline.
"I see, that's convenient," Albion nodded casually before he said, "Tell me more about this tribe. Fenriri."
"Yes, Master!" Fenriri quickly complied.
"The tribe ahead of us should belong to the Netherfrost Tiger Tribe. Like us, they are also a tribe of mixed descent between humans and beasts. However, their tiger ancestor was not as noble as ours."
"Supposedly, their Netherfrost Tiger Ancestor only reached the Late-stage Aura Emperor Realm. Still, this isn't a realm many can reach nowadays. At most, reaching the Aura King Realm is already considering a f—Master?"
As Fenriri explained, she suddenly noticed that her master has trailed off course and squatted on the side by a single stalk of blue flower.
"This world is truly full of treasures. I didn't expect another rare find so soon," Albion chuckled softly as he harvested the blue flower, filled with icy power, before depositing it into his Ashura Ring.
After finished his task, Albion sighed with a contemplating look, "Seems like my luck has improved tremendously in recent days, but I wonder why?"
Albion's gaze shortly paused on Fenriri before he concluded, "It must be the head pats. Patting a wolf-girl brings home all the good luck."
Even if it was not the truth, there was no need to be bothered with the details so long as he was happy with it.
In truth, he was too lazy to think too deeply into it and accepted it as is.
Albion shortly called Fenriri over before giving her plenty of head pats to replenish his 'good luck,' causing Fenriri's tail to wag at the unexpected comfort and affection.
A few moments later, Fenriri shortly praised him, "Master, you have a keen eye for herbs. This Frigid Moonflower is an excellent ingredient for making minty-flavored tea. Not only is it refreshing, but it also promotes Life Aura."
"Ah, but not many get to enjoy—or rather, not many can endure its benefits due to the freezing weather we already live in. Only Aura Kings can enjoy the tea made from the Frigid Moonflower. However, Master is already an Aura God, so you don't have to worry about its side effects."
"The Iceborn Wolf Tribe only used Frigid Moonflowers to brew herbal tea…?" Albion gazed at Fenriri as if he had heard wrong.
"Yeah!" Fenriri confirmed his suspicion before she asked obliviously, "Is something wrong, Master?"
"Haiz… your tribe is too extravagant," Albion shook his head with a sigh and said, "The effects of the Frigid Moonflower can only be maximized through alchemy."
"Oh…"
According to the Dark Emperor's memories, there are several uses for the Frigid Moonflower depending on which pill the material is used to concoct.
One was to concoct the Pure Yin Pill to awaken the inherent ice talent of a person born with the Pure Yin Physique.
Another was to concoct the Ice-spirit Manifestation Pill, allowing an ice-attribute cultivator at the Spirit Manifestation Realm to promote a level.
Alas, it was only good for making tea in the Iceborn Wolf Tribe.
After shaking his head for some time, Albion patted Fenriri's lowered head before he said, "Well, don't worry about it. Let us continue on our tour."
"Yes, Master!" Fenriri's mood was quickly lifted again.
As the two trekked over two hills, Fenriri's fluffy ears suddenly perked up before she informed, "Master, there seems to be a lot of noise coming from up ahead!"
"Un," Albion nodded without surprise, having heard the noises ahead for some time now.
Shortly after they reached the top of the next snowy hill, an out-of-placed metropolis full of tall skyscrapers was revealed in the far distance, protected by a dome-shaped barrier surrounding it.
The noises seemed to come from the countless hovercrafts traveling within the megacity.
"This… is this the fabled lost city of At—ah, probably not," Albion shook his head and said, "I didn't expect the Netherfrost Tiger Tribe was so much more prosperous than the Iceborn Wolf Tribe. Why didn't you mention that they were much more technologically advanced?"
"Err…" Fenriri smiled wryly and replied, "Master, Fenriri can assure that Fenriri has seen the Netherfrost Tiger Tribe before, and it does not look anything like that…! Rather, that looks more like a human city from your world, Master."
"Hm, even human cities on Earth weren't this developed. Seems like it comes from another civilization," Albion concluded before pondering, "Does that mean this entire city was transported from another world? Or…?"
Albion recalled the rift below Stronghold GC-01 before he muttered, "Are the world layers overlapping again? Another world within another world… What is this? World-ception?"
"What does that mean, Master?" Fenriri raised an eyebrow at the unfamiliar term.
"Eh? Don't worry about it. It's just some random nonsense from me," Albion waved his hand nonchalant without much explanation.
Even if he explained the reference, the world would not get it, let alone Fenriri, who was not a native of Earth.
"Let us go check it out."
"Okay!"
Roughly half an hour later, Albion and Fenriri reached the outskirts of the megapolis before they stopped in front of the barrier that protects the city from the heavy blizzard.
"Master, this part of the city has been sealed off by the barrier of blue energy. We will have to find another way inside," Fenriri mentioned.
"No need.. Taking a detour is too much of a hassle," Albion raised his hand nonchalantly before he said assertively, "No barrier nor wall shall obstruct my path. We go straight through it!"