I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 571 - 456: Cold Tree Barrier

Chapter 571: Chapter 456: Cold Tree Barrier

The night enveloped the earth.

Inside the Ice Extreme Pass, the prepared ice lamps all lit up.

These lamps, crafted from special ice crystals, emitted a dazzling white light, not too harsh, as if shrouded in a thin veil, only barely illuminating a few meters around the lamp, sketching out vague outlines of the ice houses and passages within the pass.

The wind and snow were several times fiercer than before nightfall.

The gale blew past the towers of Ice Extreme Pass, making a “woo-woo” eerie sound, akin to the wailing of lost souls, tightening one’s heart.

The swirling snowflakes were driven by the violent wind, like sharp icy blades, pounding against the ice walls and ice houses, making a “ss-ss” sound.

In a blink, the city walls of Ice Extreme Pass were covered by new snow, its thickness increasing visibly.

The temperature continued to drop, the chill in the air seemed to transform into tangible ice needles, piercing the skin painfully.

The soldiers on the city walls were wearing the Empire’s highest level cold-proof clothing; equipment capable of maintaining body temperature in minus one hundred degrees environment now seemed a bit inadequate, the fabric of the cold-proof clothing had long been frozen hard, clinging to the body like cold iron armor.

The Spiritual Ability Weapons had been stored in temperature-controlled warehouses in advance.

This equipment, relying on spiritual energy circuits, faced the risk of these circuits freezing once in a sub-minus one hundred degrees environment, rendering them non-functional at best, or completely damaged at worst, thus becoming a burden if kept.

Instead, the soldiers wielded Cold Iron Cold Weapons.

After changing equipment, the soldiers reformed their ranks, standing tall and continuing to guard on the city wall, their gazes vigilantly directed towards the darkness beyond the wall.

This was Qin Tian’s first experience enduring the extreme night on Mingwang Planet; he didn’t stay inside the warm ice house but rather patrolled slowly along the surrounding city walls.

Firstly to familiarize himself with the defense situation under extreme night, and secondly to show the soldiers through his actions that he, as Military Lord, would face the cold and any impending crisis alongside everyone.

The soldiers on the city wall softened their tense expressions from the cold upon seeing Qin Tian’s presence.

The piercing cold wind brushed against Qin Tian, yet he did not flinch, occasionally stopping to remind the soldiers to keep warm and alert to any unusual sounds.

His shared hardship with the soldiers acted like a warm current, dispersing some of the biting cold, warming everyone’s hearts.

During the patrol, Lan quietly followed behind Qin Tian.

He wore only a thin robe, without hefty cold-resistance gear, nor did he possess the robust Qi and Blood cold-resistance like Xiong and Terreda, yet intriguingly, the fierce wind and snow seemed to favor him.

Whenever the violent wind carrying snow grains approached within half a meter of him, it would automatically disperse, snowflakes landing on his ice-blue long hair only lingered briefly before transforming into tiny ice crystals and dissipating, not a corner of his robe was wetted by the wind and snow.

This scene was observed by the soldiers and officers on the city wall, everyone realized that Mr. Lan was not only a friend of the Military Lord and an esteemed guest of Ice Extreme Pass, but also a formidable powerhouse keeping a low profile.

They had seen many Tier Six powerhouses, yet it was the first time seeing someone like Lan, seemingly integrated with the snow and wind.

After completing the wall patrol, Qin Tian did not return to the ice house to rest but brought Lan to an open space within Ice Extreme Pass.

With a thought, a faint blue Gate of Space unfolded above the open space, accompanied by “swish swish swish” sounds, trees shimmering with blue crystals flew out from the gate, landing stably on the ground.

Qin Tian didn’t extract all the Cold Trees; he opted for just one-fifth of the amount—he wanted to test whether these Cold Trees could survive in the environment of Ice Extreme Pass.

Under Qin Tian’s mental command, scattered Cold Trees automatically arranged neatly, followed by slight loosening of the frozen soil below, the root systems of the Cold Trees slowly burrowing into the earth as if alive.

Qin Tian raised his hand, his palm emanating a dense green glow, the Life Force kindled by the Sovereign of the Verdant Wilds talent, he evenly spread this glow over each Cold Tree, facilitating their adaptation to the new environment and stabilization of their root systems.

Within moments, Qin Tian sensed that the roots of these Cold Trees had initially anchored into the soil, seemingly stable on the surface.

He stood still, quietly observing the condition of the Cold Trees, by this time, Xiong, Terreda, Li Qi, and Poisonous Widow had also arrived upon hearing the news, surrounding the Cold Trees with eyes full of wonder.

Especially seeing the branches adorned with faintly glowing blue crystals, everyone faintly sensed the pure energy contained within them.

A short distance away, several curious soldiers quietly stood by, gazing from afar at these previously unseen peculiar trees.

“Boss, where did you get these trees from?” Terreda asked curiously.

Qin Tian explained with a smile: “I found them in a Secret Realm, which is also where I met Lan.”

He added: “The crystals on these trees contain very pure icy energy, completely usable as a source of energy. If they can be cultivated extensively at Ice Extreme Pass, not only will it solve the energy problem, but surplus crystals can be sold externally, creating a stable revenue source for Ice Extreme Pass.”

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of astonishment.

This was the first time anyone had seen trees bearing energy crystals.

However, minutes later, the smile on Qin Tian’s face gradually faded as his brows slightly furrowed.

Through the feeling of the Sovereign of the Verdant Wilds, he discovered that despite the Cold Trees having anchored their roots into the soil, they were like floating driftwood, failing to absorb nutrients from the earth, a seemingly invisible barrier lay between their roots and the soil.