Chapter 366: Chapter 364: Seems Like Just a Minor Problem
Knowing the current price of Magic Crystals is a skill every Mage must possess, as they are the source of Magic Power for all Magic Items.
Basic Magic Crystals: 5 silver coins; Intermediate Magic Crystals: 1 gold coin; Advanced Magic Crystals: 20 gold coins.
This is the standard quality pricing, officially guided, but the real pricing varies based on quality and Magic Power content, though it won’t exceed this range.
Pure Magic Crystals are exceptions, rare-grade items not within guided pricing.
And the shop owner in front, a low-level Magic Crystal with some rune engravings, sold directly at the price of an Intermediate Magic Crystal...
Even while sitting with Pamisha and Manica in one of the sled cars, Hilia still didn’t quite understand.
Surely the rune used to reduce magic transmission loss couldn’t be that valuable, could it?
Hilia thought she could modify it herself, making the loss reduction value multiply several times.
Pamisha’s little maid, Manica, seemed to sense Hilia’s confusion. While Pamisha drove the sled car, she turned back and whispered to Hilia: "That’s right, our Extreme North Supply Town has a chronic shortage of Magic Crystals, so it’s only natural for prices to be expensive."
An increase in price due to supply shortage was understandable, but such a steep rise seemed a bit absurd.
"Good thing I didn’t buy Magic Crystals in town." Hilia chuckled.
Pamisha glanced back and said: "It’s unavoidably expensive, Miss Xiluo, because that guy tampered with the Magic Crystals so that only his Magic Crystals can power the sled cars; others cannot."
"I see."
Hilia sense the presence of a hidden resonance rune on the Magic Crystal. This rune restricts the release of Magic Power when not in resonance; Magic Power can be utilized only when resonated with the rune.
Although the resonance rune was quite crude, to be honest.
...
The speed of sled cars cannot compare to regular trains or war cars, but in the snow, they swiftly transcend glaciers, slopes, and ravines. As long as the ground beneath is ice, it adjusts movement fast, avoiding falling into the ice layers.
As they slowly ventured deeper into the Land of the Far North, everything gradually got veiled in white snow and ice, with only sporadic small trees growing.
Gradually, the trees vanished, turning the surroundings into the world of ice plains.
Further on, the ice plains got slowly covered by layers of thick ice glaciers.
These glaciers were each as big as a house; some places seemed flat while others were entirely cracked open, with glacier-to-glacier gaps three to four meters wide and bottomless crevasses like natural moats.
Ordinary people facing this would struggle at every step.
Thankfully, the sled cars were crafted for these challenges, easily crossing ice cracks three to four meters wide.
"Roar!"
A thunderous roar suddenly echoed from one side.
A gigantic figure emerged from behind an ice glacier, leaping towards the two sled cars.
It was a Tier Two magical beast, a polar bear - a specialty of the Land of the Far North.
Goriff saw this and shouted: "Good timing!"
Then he stood up, pulling out his weapon - a heavy broadsword.
The polar bear rushed near the sled cars, spotted the provocative Goriff, and immediately lunged at him.
Goriff swung his broadsword with force.
Boom!
The broadsword collided harshly with the polar bear.
The next moment, the colossal polar bear, like a kite without strings, crashed into a crevasse in the glacier beside.
Yet Goriff’s expression remained unchanged, steady.
Except—
The sled car he and Anthony rode wasn’t so stable.
Under the polar bear’s immense force, the sled car tipped over onto its side.
Goriff timely jumped out during the rollover, unharmed, but Anthony wasn’t so lucky.
He rolled in the snow several times before standing up bewildered, looking at the overturned sled car.
His face turned pale the next moment, "My equipment!"
Anthony scrambled and crawled over next to the sled car, laboriously lifted it to reveal the package underneath.
Pamisha maneuvered the other sled car to stop by them.
She glared at the two angrily, "How can a regular polar bear flip you over?"
Goriff appeared embarrassed: "I didn’t anticipate this car being so fragile, sorry."
Meanwhile, Anthony checked the instruments from the bag carefully, breathed slightly in relief: "Luckily, only one lens is damaged; everything else is fine."
Pamisha asked: "Is it still usable with a broken lens?"
"The Memory Recorder’s core remains intact, so it is, though it cannot perform fine projections, everything else is normal."
"Then that’s fine."
Hilia jumped down to inspect the sled car’s condition, saying: "The sled car suffered some damage. It doesn’t affect driving, but if another incident occurs, you’ll have to run."
Goriff scratched his head, "Promise no next time, never rode this thing before, didn’t expect it to be so frail."
"Because it’s made of ordinary materials."
After confirming all was okay, they set off again.
Goriff no longer showed off, jumping off the car to fight when facing polar bears.
Every time he defeated a polar bear or other magical beasts of the Far North, he’d glance at Pamisha.
Unfortunately, her focus appeared solely on driving the sled car, continuing ahead, unaware of the battles happening behind.
Sitting at the back, Hilia noticed his little actions.
Thinking to herself, the young girl murmured: "Is this mercenary Goriff fond of Pamisha?"
Rose nodded, "Even fools could see; you’re realizing it only now?"
Hilia pulled a face inwardly at Rose, "I’ve never been in love; how would I know this is affection?"
Rose chuckled, "You’re often being gazed at secretly, aren’t you?"
"Hilia’s appearance and talent are quite matched, long accustomed to such matters~!"
Then, Hilia pouted, "What love, that’s simply admiring someone’s looks. If Manica looked better than Pamisha, believe Goriff would immediately focus on Manica?"
"Manica is easier to woo than Pamisha." Rose laughed.
Hilia’s heart stirred; she laughed: "Lord Rose~ whom would you look at?"
Rose replied coolly, "The Divine Contract is too low, no look."
"So Lord Rose only looks at the Divine Contract, not appearances?" Hilia murmured, oddly feeling both happy and disappointed.
Just then, Pamisha leading the front spoke up: "Everyone, pay attention. We’ve officially entered the deeper Land of the Far North, and magic monsters may be lurking in glaciers ready to attack. Mr. Goriff, Miss Xiluo, we rely on you."
"Rest assured, we’ve got this." Goriff instantly replied, representing Hilia too.
Just as he finished speaking, the glacier nearby suddenly exploded into countless shards of ice, violently striking them.
Boom!
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