It was evident that the Snowman Captain had no intention of responding to Han Qiwu’s mockery.
Instead, it casually pulled out another chunk of old ice from its belly and flung it over.
"Whoosh!"
Having learned from experience earlier, Han Qiwu didn’t bother dodging the old ice. He grabbed his refined Longsword and charged directly at the snowman in front of him.
Pick the weakest one to bully!
A few seconds later.
The chunk of old ice smashed into a rock wall about seven or eight ters from Han Qiwu, clanging noisily.
See? Dodging would’ve been a waste of ti.
How can soone with aim this terrible even be a captain?
As he neared a regular snowman, Han Qiwu snatched up his refined Longsword and thrust it forward.
Swish, swish, swish—
As the sword struck, Han Qiwu could imdiately feel that these snown were different from the ones he’d encountered before—the kind that liked to work alongside their buddies.
Their snow was noticeably tougher.
"Sothing feels off," Han Qiwu muttered, glancing toward the cable car station. Fighting cautiously while retreating, he deliberately lured the snown into other passageways.
At first, Han Qiwu worried that his speed might be too fast, potentially losing the attention of the snown. But after running for a few minutes, he realized he was overthinking it.
These guys are snown, after all! Their skiing prowess is off the charts.
What’s more, they didn’t need skis or boards. They simply laid on their bellies, using them as contact points, crawling rapidly with their limbs. Their bodies zipped toward Han Qiwu like speeding bullets.
They looked oddly like baby turtles.
Strangely enough, the Snowman Captain didn’t slide over like his minions. It leisurely waddled behind, holding that chunk of old ice high in the air.
A captain truly stands apart from the rest.
During this monster-luring phase, Han Qiwu didn’t waste any ti. He skillfully alternated between firing Fishbone Arrows and mysterious Crossbow Arrows, attacking the nearest snowman whenever their cooldowns allowed.
Five minutes later, the snowman he’d been relentlessly targeting was nearly completely dismantled. The once bulky figure was now reduced to just a torso and a head.
"Alright, no need to make this harder for you. Rest in peace," Han Qiwu said, finding an opening to charge forward. Ignoring the damage from the other snown, he finished the weakened one off with a single sword thrust.
"Chilly, chilly, chilly—"
Without pausing to check how much health he’d lost, Han Qiwu quickly gathered the loot from his fallen enemy.
After grabbing the loot, he imdiately distanced himself again.
Taking advantage of Han Qiwu’s proximity, the remaining snown plunged their hands into their bellies, forming snowballs, and hurled them at his head.
Hearing the wind whizzing behind him, Han Qiwu quickly ducked into a nearby passage.
Glancing at his health bar, he noticed that just four hits had shaved off 26 points of his life.
"You don’t know how to hold back at all. I can’t keep playing with you guys next ti," Han Qiwu muttered disdainfully, shaking his head. He retrieved the loot he had just gathered from his storage compartnt.
[Snow Armor Component I]
[Incomplete, cannot be equipped]
[Base attributes locked (1/2)]
[Note: Snow Armor will be a useful companion in your deeper explorations.]
A set? No, wait, this isn’t part of a set.
Snow Armor Component I resembled the right half of a cuirass.
To be precise, it seed to be only a piece of the Snow Armor.
Judging by its appearance, it needed to be assembled with other components before it could be equipped or reveal its attributes.
"Based on this description, could it be that there are high-temperature environnts deeper in the mine?" Han Qiwu wondered aloud, dragging the remaining snown behind him.
Whatever, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
That said, it was clear that completing the Snow Armor wasn’t feasible today.
He’d already run out of Fishbone Arrows, which seed to be crucial for dealing real damage to snown.
The mysterious Crossbow Arrows he was now using were proving much less effective against them.
No rush. I’ll return when I’ve upgraded my gear!
Estimating his position, Han Qiwu cracked a slight smile. It was ti to make his exit.
Seizing the right mont, Han Qiwu spun around and bolted toward the cable car, sprinting full throttle until he safely climbed aboard and departed the level.
Before leaving, Han Qiwu even waved at the Snowman Captain. "See you next ti! And don’t forget, I’ll have Xiao Lai warm you up next round."
After returning to the first level of the mine, Han Qiwu didn’t head ho right away. Instead, he took the cable car to the thirty-fifth level.
During the past few hours, he had collected 46 pieces of iron ore. With sprinkler crafting on his mind, he now needed to mine so copper ore.
Gotta do it all. Gotta do it well.
[You have arrived at the thirty-fifth level of the mine]
Back in a normal-temperature mine, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but feel like a level-40 veteran revisiting a level-20 dungeon. He briskly made his way down the stairs to the thirty-sixth level.
Where are those little spiders? Co, show yourselves!
With the Century Mysterious Ice Pendant equipped, Han Qiwu was confident he could pin them to the wall and obliterate them!
Plus, his bait and animal feed at ho were running low, so this would be a good chance to stock up!
Three hours later.
Exhausted in body but exhilarated in spirit, Han Qiwu rode the cable car back to the first level of the mine.
He had stumbled upon a massive copper vein on the thirty-ninth level, making for an incredibly satisfying mining session.
In three hours, he had mined over 80 pieces of copper ore, as well as a dozen or so pieces of earth crystals and athysts.
The Mother Copper Pickaxe perford spectacularly.
Han Qiwu was now eagerly anticipating the upgraded Copper Axe’s capabilities.
Maybe it could chop 99 pieces of wood in one swing.
One strike to rule them all!
As he exited the mine, the horizon was graced by a glowing sunset.
Making the most of his remaining ti, Han Qiwu rushed to the blacksmith’s shop and headed straight to the basent, knocking on the door to the [Ice] forging room.
"You’re here," Master Shuzi greeted without lifting his head, engrossed in forging a sword blank.
"Master, I found sothing again today. Can you see if it’s useful?" Han Qiwu retrieved a snowman essence from his storage space and laid it on the table.
"Leave it there. I’ll take a look in a bit," Master Shuzi replied with a slight nod, continuing to forge the sword blank in front of him.
Watching the master work so intently made Han Qiwu itch with curiosity. Standing on tiptoe, he tried to sneak a peek at the sword blank.
One glance threw him completely off.
Why is the sword blank shaped like a cylinder?
Clang!
With a heavy strike from Master Shuzi, sparks flew everywhere, creating a dazzling visual effect.
Seeing this, Han Qiwu felt reassured.
It’s a sword blank, after all. It’s bound to go through more refining.
Good things take ti. No rush.
Turning back, Han Qiwu began hamring away at his own piece of molten rock, finding enjoynt in practicing the moves from "Seven Colored Sunshine" as he worked.
Two hours later.
Han Qiwu had successfully shaped the molten rock into the desired size. Rubbing his sore arms, he called out to Master Shuzi: "Master, I’m done tempering the ore. Later, I’ll be selling so gemstones. Should I just leave them at the counter?"
"That’s fine. I’ll settle up with you after my break."
"Got it."
Exiting the basent, Han Qiwu leaned against the counter and began arranging the jade, earth crystals, and athysts he had mined earlier.
Ti to go fishing!
Let’s hope today’s crab traps yield sothing decent. Fewer trash items, please.
A nice four-pound lobster would be amazing.
If not, a couple of abalones would do.
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