168 Energy Accumulation

“Huh?”

Lisa took out a necklace from the pocket of her heavy armor. “This is the Tranquil Heart Necklace. I know that you have a way to enter a cultivation state, and the relaxing method you did previously was also very good. However, under many circumstances, such as walking for a long time, it is very difficult to truly calm down and accumulate energy.

At this time, the Tranquil Heart Necklace is more practical. Even if the efficiency is not as high as when you cultivate at night, you can cultivate for a longer time. Especially since you’re a Forbidden Spell Master, you use more skills. Energy accumulation is very important…”

“Wait, wait, wait. What are you trying to say?”

Fang Ping chewed on a pine nut and looked at Lisa in confusion. She had rambled on and on, but there was not a single full stop. He did not know what she wanted to do.

Lisa lowered her head slowly. Then, with her left hand, she covered the helmet’s visor with lightning speed. She raised her head quickly, stretched out her right hand, and slapped the Tranquil Heart Necklace into Fang Ping’s hand.

“It’s for you!”

Then, he turned around and left.

“Hey, why are you giving it to me?”

Lisa didn’t turn around either.

Fang Ping was confused. He carefully pulled the necklace out of the pine nuts. He was baffled.

After eating the roasted pine nuts, Fang Ping patted the broken pieces off the Tranquil Heart Necklace and wore it around his neck.

Fang Ping had always thought that the necklace belonged to a girl. In addition, it was not difficult for him to cultivate, so he had no intention of purchasing the necklace for himself.

Now that someone had given it to him, he would give it a try.

The necklace was very thin, like a blue wire. It was also made of metal, but it was very soft to the touch.

He took off his helmet and put the necklace around his neck. It was cold. It wasn’t like the cold wind. It was a little like applying medicated oil.

Moreover, because the necklace was very thin, it would not affect his movements.

Not bad.

Immediately after, Fang Ping felt the effects of the Tranquil Heart Necklace.

Around his body, specks of golden light appeared faintly and floated around him. Fang Ping only needed to pay attention to them, and they would float over unsteadily.

At this moment, if he walked forward, the light spots in front of him could quickly absorb it, and the light spots behind him could not catch up and slowly disappeared.

He wondered if running would be more efficient.

The relationship between speed and absorption efficiency should be a function. As for whether it was a positive proportional function, Fang Ping had long forgotten the calculation method.

Perhaps it was because the effect was good, but Fang Ping was a little disappointed. The effect was not particularly great but it was better than nothing.

But what was Lisa doing?

Was she interested in him?

Lisa was indeed not bad. She was good-looking, had fair skin, beautiful legs, and was strong.

However, Fang Ping did not dare to have any ideas.

Every time he spoke to her, he had to look up at a 45-degree angle. The pressure was too strong.

But who knew what Lisa was thinking? Maybe he was imagining things.

“Fang Ping, are the pine nuts delicious?”

Qing Niao had just snuck off somewhere and suddenly reappeared.

“Huh?”

“Lisa sent me to find you. I was wondering why she’d been baking pine nuts for so long. So it was for you.”

Fang Ping thought about it. “We used to be part of the Razor Sharp Squad’s first squad. We could be considered brothers who risked our lives together. Roasting pine nuts is no big deal.”

“Yes, yes, yes. By the way, Moon Bell is also a member of the Razor Sharp Squad, right? I wonder what will happen if she finds out.”

“Qing Niao, you’ve changed. You’re no longer the honest and shy Qing Niao from before!”

…

“Salute!”

Fang Ping’s team bowed to a row of mounds not far away. There were thirty to forty of them.

The Lord’s Guards set off from the Elf City. There were only about 200 cavalrymen. Along the way, nearly half of them died.

These were all Class 3 cavalrymen. In other places, they could be captains. Here, they were just ordinary mounds on the hill.

The strongest cavalry team in Elf City would probably not be the same when they returned.

The team continued to set off, and the Lord’s Guards seemed to have thinned out. Fang Ping’s team followed closely behind the carriage, not putting much distance between them. They were probably worried that the wild beasts would attack again.

He still did not rest and continued on his way. The sky was still dark. Fang Ping felt that today had been a long day.

After passing through the long cave tunnel, the temperature was obviously much higher. There was only a thin layer of snow on the ground, and there were still sporadic plants growing.

With the huge Snowy Mountain blocking the cold airflow, the environment on both sides of the mountain was obviously different.

“Qing Niao, do you know where we’re going? Why do I feel like we’re climbing a mountain? Forget it, I don’t think you know either.”

After walking for a while, Fang Ping began to feel sleepy again. He yawned and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He took a few quick steps forward and squeezed to the front.

“Gran, do you know where we’re going?”

“Ha! I don’t know. I’m not familiar with the Snowy Mountains.” Gran yawned and shook his head.

Fang Ping could only walk forward.

Fang Ping did not care where the team was going. He only wanted to know where they could rest.

“An… Red Camellia Snake, do you know where we’re going?”

He planned to call Andre, but he probably didn’t know. It was better to ask the Red Camellia Snake beside him.

Red Camellia Snake’s attitude towards Fang Ping was much better now. She was no longer unwilling to take a look at him like when she first went to the Dark Forest.

Red Camellia Snake and the big red snake turned around at the same time. When they saw that it was Fang Ping, they thought for a moment and said, “Now that the Lord’s Guards are severely injured, and the whereabouts of the wild beasts are unknown, our direction should be to rest and regroup. Holy City of Kailund, the dwarven kingdom.”

“Dwarves? Are they Gnomes?”

Fang Ping walked over and realized that many eyes were looking at him, waiting for Red Camellia Snake to continue.

“Dwarves aren’t Gnomes. They’re also a race, but their numbers are relatively small. In addition, they rarely interact with the outside world, so not many people know about them. However, the Dwarves have always been on good terms with us. The Holy City of Kailund is the largest dwarven city. It mainly produces ores and various weapons and equipment. Now, it’s the Snow Month, which means the roads are sealed. In the past, there would still be caravans coming and going during rainy months and windy months.”

“Then, what city is this? Is it far? How long will it take for us to rest?”

“After the cave tunnel, it shouldn’t be far. I used to come in a carriage. I don’t remember it very well.”

Fang Ping still wanted to ask, but he was too sleepy and could not think straight. He only said, “Thank you.”

He slowed down and slowly returned to the end of the line.

The further they went, the steeper the mountain path became. Some places were even 90-degree vertical cliffs.

At dawn, birds and eagle-type Magical Beasts flew out of the caves on the cliff. They were slapped down by the Demon Flame Chimera and killed by the Lord’s Guards.

Fang Ping could foresee that he would have meat to eat today.

By the time the sun rose, the mountain path was already close to 40 to 50 degrees Celsius.

Fang Ping looked up. Under the morning sun, the air was fresh and the view was excellent.

As far as the eye could see, there were tall stone buildings. This was not a creation of nature.

It seemed that their destination, the dwarven city, was finally arriving.

Fang Ping pushed his eyelids open and continued walking forward.

He was finally going to rest.

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