kvmb Chapter 520 Root
Chapter 520 Root
"Okay, I have used elemental power to agree to the platform's permissions. Now you can use it to leave here at any time." Rednos stood up and turned around and said.
"Well, thank you very much." Mo Yan nodded solemnly.
"Then let's go quickly." Kailin put down her hands and smiled.
"Well, everyone, see you later!" Mo Yan took a deep breath, then turned around and spoke loudly to all the people who came to see him off.
"Bon Voyage!"
Funina, Klee, Clara, Monáe, Linnie, Tabak, Gretsch, Mona... and everyone else sent their blessings in unison, with sincere smiles and reluctance on their faces.
Mo Yan, Kailin, Zhao Heng, Zixuan, and Tianlang boarded the lift platform one after another. Before leaving, Kailin took one last look at this strange world, and suddenly she was in a trance.
"Wait a minute, if we're going to the glacier, shouldn't we prepare some cold-weather gear?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Yan, Zhao Heng, and Zi Xuan all lowered their heads to think.
"Tsk, yes, since it's called a glacier, it must be extremely cold. We were so busy rushing that we even forgot this basic common sense." Zi Xuan said with a frown.
At this time, Tianlang smiled helplessly: "Hehe, don't worry, everyone, although it is indeed a world of ice and snow, under the management of Rexorus, although the environment has not changed, people can hardly feel the cold."
"Ah, is this true?" Karen asked doubtfully.
"It's true, you don't have to worry." Rednos said.
Hearing this, Kailin breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "Huh, that's good. I don't want to turn into a popsicle as soon as I get to the glacier."
As soon as the words fell, the platform began to rise slowly.
"Well, everyone, goodbye!" Everyone stood on the ground and waved.
Mo Yan took a last look at the figures below who were gradually getting smaller but still waving their arms vigorously, and a smile gradually curved up the corners of his mouth.
……
In the valley, a dark shadow rose from the magic circle. When the elemental power completely dissipated, the five people finally returned to the surface. At this time, the sun had not yet risen.
The valley was filled with the cool mist before dawn, and the air was filled with the moist scent of earth and grass.
Karen took a deep breath, the long-lost breath of nature made her stretch lazily.
"Hmm~ The air outside is still fresh." She smiled, then looked at Tianlang, "Then I'll ask you to show me the way."
After hearing this, Tianlang smiled and nodded.
Karin put her hands on her hips, then turned around and took out her ring to summon the newly repaired off-road vehicle.
She opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, and then looked out the window.
"Get in the car, this time we don't have to worry about not going fast enough." She patted the steering wheel and said in a light tone.
Hearing this, the four of them smiled at each other and then got into the car.
……
Kailin drove the off-road vehicle out of the valley and drove on the road with clear view again. Under Tianlang's oral instructions, the shadow of the iceberg soon slowly appeared on the sky.
The car had been driving for about two hours when a village suddenly appeared in front of her. Seeing this, she lightly stepped on the brakes, but couldn't stop not far away.
"There is actually a village here?" Karen said as she glanced at the village in front of her through the car window.
"Of course. Even if we leave Linglang, there are still many villages stationed at the border of the territory. What we see here is just one of them." Tianlang said with his arms folded.
At this moment, Mo Yan shrugged: "It seems that we have to walk a long distance again."
"Do I need to tell you that? I've gotten used to it after so many times." Karen said with her hands on her hips.
After getting off the car, she put it back into the ring and then walked into the village under the guidance of Tianlang.
Since it was morning, when we walked into the village, what caught our eyes was a bustling market.
Everyone was walking among the crowd, looking around from time to time.
The air is filled with a medley of scents: the wheaty aroma of freshly baked bread, the grease of roasting meat, the sweetness of fresh fruit, and the scent of earth and livestock. The cries of vendors, the haggling of customers, and the laughter of children interweave to create a vibrant picture of life.
"Wow, it's so lively here!" Karen looked around curiously, her eyes attracted by the dazzling array of goods.
"Yes, it reminds me of the days when we had to get up early to go to the market in the village." Zhao Heng said calmly, with an unintentional smile on his face.
"Oh, are you from the village?" Karen turned and asked.
"I guess so. When I was a kid, I often went to the market with my grandparents. Later, after I moved to the city, I rarely experienced this kind of atmosphere anymore." Zhao Heng's eyes swept across the bustling market with a hint of distant nostalgia.
"This is the helplessness of being a corporate slave." Zixuan shrugged and said with a smile.
"Haha, who said it wasn't?" Zhao Heng spread his hands and smiled.
Hearing this, Tianlang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Actually, I've always wanted to ask, since you're so unhappy in reality, why do you want to go back?"
The moment the words fell, everyone stopped.
"Isn't it? Here you don't have to worry about the intrigues and deceptions in reality, and you don't even have to worry about your livelihood tomorrow. What's more, you have friends like me, Yaohui, Sister Xueqi and others around you. Isn't such a life easier and happier than reality?" Tianlang's eyes were full of confusion. He really didn't understand why these people gave up the stability in front of them.
"That's true, but that's where our roots are after all," Mo Yan said.
His voice was calm, yet filled with undeniable determination.
"No matter how good this place is, it's ultimately 'someone else's world.' We have family, friends, a past we can't let go of, and reasons to go back. Reality may not be as 'easy' as here, but that's our roots, the starting point and destination of our story."
Kailin also stopped laughing and nodded seriously, "Yes, this place is like an incredibly real dream, but dreams... must always end. We can't live in dreams forever."
Zhao Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "Responsibility. There are still unfulfilled responsibilities in reality." His words were brief, but weighed a thousand pounds.
Zi Xuan sighed softly, a relieved smile on her lips. "Besides, treating this place as a safe haven to escape reality is also disrespectful to the world and to those friends who treat us sincerely. We are just passing through after all."
Tianlang looked at them, with a hint of sadness in his eyes. He was silent for a while and nodded slowly.
"I understand," he said, his voice less playful and more serious. "'Roots' and 'responsibility'... are very important. Just like our protection, protecting this land and the people who live on it is also our unshirkable responsibility."
He turned around, his eyes gradually darkening.
"Let's go. After passing through this village, we should reach the border of the glacier in another 50 miles. I hope you can successfully obtain the Ice Emperor's guardian certificate."
"Tianlang..." Mo Yan stood there, feeling indescribable, "Thank you."