Chapter 1346: Snow Capital? Blood Capital! (Bonus Update)
Katerina took two steps forward, slipped, and fell into a snowdrift in a sitting position!
٩(◔д◔ิ๑) "Ah~ Aiya~ This ground is really slippery~"
Jiangnan: (Oᄑ_ᄑ)
Are you sure you're not making fun of us?
City roads are slippery, and people's hearts are even more complicated!
Instead of easing the awkwardness, it made it even more awkward!
Jiangnan and the others got up, patted their butts, and pretended nothing happened!
They tacitly agreed not to mention the fall just now.
(๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Da... um~ Little Poison Tongue? What just happened at the airport? It seemed quite lively?"
Katerina glanced at Zhong Yingxue and the others, smiled, and waved a greeting.
Then she said, "Oh~ nothing much~ Just now, some people from the Aka organization came to the airport and robbed a batch of Spirit-Binding weapons that the military was transporting here."
"This batch of Spirit-Binding weapons was originally to support the Permafrost No Man's Land to suppress the Spirit Calamity, but now they've been robbed."
Jiangnan looked surprised: "They dare to rob strategic supplies? What's the background of Aka? Are they that tough?"
Back then, Spirit Ruins erupted in no man's lands all over the world, causing Spirit Calamities everywhere.
The Permafrost No Man's Land was one of them.
Unexpectedly, the Western Frontier suppression was completed long ago, but the Permafrost side hasn't finished yet, and it's still going on?
Katerina shrugged: "After annexing White Shark, Aka should be the largest arms dealer on Lan Xing so far, cooperating with multiple countries and forces."
"As for this matter~ call it robbery or picking up goods, there always needs to be a reason, right?"
"Who knows if the Aka leader has cooperation with the higher-ups?"
Jiangnan's eyes twitched. Using the pretext of supporting the no man's land, they were actually secretly delivering goods to Aka? Tsk tsk tsk~
It's all about interests. There are many tricks here, huh?
No wonder the Permafrost Spirit Calamity suppression hasn't ended yet. It's not that they lack the ability, but they don't want to end it?
Do they need such a Spirit Calamity to persist?
The group left the airport while chatting.
On the streets, eight-wheeled armored vehicles occasionally passed by, with a squad of Blizzard troops in white ghillie suits sitting on them.
The citizens on the street were long accustomed to this scene.
(乛◡乛๑) "Little Poison Tongue knows quite a lot, huh?"
Katerina tilted her head.
(๑¯᷄～¯᷅) "Hmph~ Don't you see where I hang out?"
"Don't try to get friendly. Are we that close?"
As she spoke, she came to Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao's side and wrapped her arms around their shoulders.
"First time in E Guo? Come on~ I'll take you to soak in a snowy mountain hot spring, super harasho~"
"After soaking, skin becomes fair, mood becomes great!"
Xia Yao bit her lower lip.
(･᷄～･᷅) "I... I'd better not go first. Let's do the mission first."
Seeing Xia Yao's sad expression, Katerina's heart softened, and she squeezed Zhong Yingxue's hand.
"Then at least change clothes? You're wearing too little."
Zhong Yingxue shook her head: (⇀‸↼‶) "The mission is important. We're all Spirit Warriors. It's only minus thirty-something degrees. It's fine."
Katerina's eyes reddened as if she remembered something, and she looked at Jiang Tianqing pleadingly.
(๑ớ﹏ờ)
Jiangnan stretched lazily.
٩(๑•～•)۶ "It's still early. Let's go make the contact first. Where is the Crown Bar?"
Katerina raised an eyebrow: "I'll lead the way!"
The group headed straight for the Crown Bar.
This bar was also the meeting point mentioned by Beiqiu. Jiangnan planned to first find that Nicholas to ask clearly, then decide.
They crossed the city center and headed to the Eastern District.
What surprised Jiangnan was that in Blood Capital's central square, there was a giant ice sculpture over 300 meters tall.
It was carved entirely from azure ancient ice.
It depicted a woman with an outstanding figure, wearing a light gauze long dress.
Her long hair hung straight to her waist, her hands formed a mudra in front of her chest, and she wore a veil on her face.
Only her eyes were visible, mysterious and beautiful.
She stood like that in the wind and snow, with thick snow accumulated on her head.
Jiangnan asked curiously: "Who is this woman? To have such a large statue in a place like Blood Capital?"
Katerina was filled with awe.
"It's carved of the Snow Maiden Bai Kou! The strongest Dao Heaven in E Guo! Eleven years ago, a once-in-a-millennium blizzard swept through the Permafrost, lasting three months."
"Countless scavengers got lost in the Permafrost, facing the danger of freezing to death."
"And at that moment, Bai Kou, in a white dress, stepped out from the Permafrost, and the blizzard dissipated upon meeting her."
"She protected those scavengers, and this Blood Capital was the place where the Snow Maiden Bai Kou was first discovered by people back then."
"To commemorate her, the scavengers built a city here and named it Snow Capital."
Jiangnan was stunned: "Snow Capital? Isn't this place called Blood Capital?"
Katerina looked at the statue: "It was originally called Snow Capital, but as time passed, it gradually changed its flavor and became an internationally renowned lawless land."
"The pure and flawless snow color turned into a deep red blood color, and as people called it, it became Blood Capital."
"But no matter how fierce the fighting, this statue has never been dared to be touched."
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva, remembering that Brother Jian once mentioned something about the Snow Maiden to him.
"Is she strong? What do you mean by first discovered by people?"
Katerina's expression became serious.
(๑•̀◠•́)و "Just discovered. No one knows where the Snow Maiden Bai Kou came from."
"Before 11 years ago, there were no records of Bai Kou at all. It was as if she was a Dao Heaven-level powerhouse who appeared out of thin air."
"It's said that when she first appeared, she couldn't even speak, and she didn't have an ID card or anything."
"There are also rumors that she is from the Gusu era and has been living until now."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes.
(꒪ͦд꒪ͦ) "Nonsense! The Gusu era was thousands of years ago. What kind of person can live that long? A monster?"
"Even a turtle wouldn't brag like that."
Katerina quickly covered Jiang Tianqing's mouth, looking nervous.
(′◔﹏◔`) "You must not say such things carelessly! The Snow Maiden Bai Kou is really strong to the point of being abnormal."
Jiangnan looked back at the statue and mentally took note.
But he developed a strong curiosity about Bai Kou. How strong? More abnormal than Baldr?
Chatting, the group arrived at the Crown Bar. Even outside, they could hear the explosive music from the dance floor.
But Katerina didn't take them through the main entrance; instead, they came to a side door in an alley.
A bald burly man with headphones was guarding the door.
With a barrel-like figure and a full beard, Jiangnan seriously suspected that this guy's hair grew in the wrong place.
He carried a battle axe and looked extremely fierce.
Katerina was about to push the door and enter, but the barrel man blocked the group with his axe.
(๑ᄑ┏Д┓ᄑ) "Who are you? Do you have the boss's invitation? This is not a place for any Tom, Dick, or Harry to enter."
Katerina glared and raised her foot, kicking the man hard in his vital spot.
A "crack" sound was heard. The man's eyes bulged in pain, and his face turned red.
(‧̣̥̇ଵ┏꒨┓ଵ‧̣̥̇)
Before he could speak, Katerina pressed his face and slammed it hard against the steel door behind him.
"Clang!"
The steel door was dented in a round pit. The man crouched on the ground holding his crotch, sweating in pain.
Katerina's expression was cold.
(๑‾́～‾́) "Are you blind? You dare to block me, the Golden Viper? Invitation my ass! This is the invitation you wanted."
"Is it strong enough?"
The man was almost crying from pain.
(‧̣̥̇థ┏益┓థ‧̣̥̇) "En... enough!"
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao behind her stared at Katerina in shock.
(⌯꒪꒫꒪) This...
Is she always this simple and crude?
Jiangnan quickly stepped forward to show off.
(˵ಡдಡ) "Exactly exactly! Aren't those two holes under your eyebrows for breathing out?"
"You don't even recognize me, War God Tianqing?"
The man was about to speak when his eyes bulged, filled with red blood vessels.
The next moment, two streams of white air blew out from the man's eyes. His eyelids fluttered from the air, making a sound like a releasing balloon.
(‧್̣̥̇┏口┓್) Puff~
The man looked at Jiang Tianqing in horror, rolling on the ground clutching his eyes.
"Ah~ My eyes! My eyes!"
At this moment, everyone's eyes were all on Jiang Tianqing.
Including the guests waiting in line to enter the bar.
Their eyes full of horror.
(유口유|||)
Holy crap! So human eyes really can be used to exhale air?
What kind of principle is this?
Jiangnan's forehead dripped with sweat as he quickly covered his mouth.
(乛ლ乛‧̣̥̇)
Oh man, no way? The Word Spirit Gum can even do things like this?
Who knew that something I casually said could come true?
I can't just not speak, right? Some pet phrases can't be changed.
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva, suddenly discovering a new use for this thing.
"Let's... let's go inside quickly!"
Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue couldn't help but recall the strange things that happened on the plane.
Xiao Nan... is not right!
To avoid being implicated, they instinctively moved three meters away from Jiangnan.
The steel door was smashed through, and Jiangnan quickly slipped into the bar.
The people waiting in line quickly gathered, poking the man.
(๑•̌ᗜ•̑)☛ "Hey bro~ That move was cool. Can you teach me how to exhale air through your eyes? I want to learn too!"
The man's eyes were bloodshot from the air exhaling: !!!
(ꐦ°᷄┏益┓°᷅ꐦ) "Learn your ♞! You think I want this? That woman is too sinister. What kind of perverted ability is this? Seeing a ghost!"
The man hurriedly ran inside, quickly pulled over his buddy, and pointed at Jiang Tianqing on the dance floor.
"That woman is really sinister. She said my eyes would exhale air, and they really did!"
"Her mouth must have been blessed."
The buddy glanced at Jiang Tianqing: "Are you bullshitting?"
The man got anxious: "Look at my eyes! Believe me! You have to believe me!"
On the dance floor, many scantily clad young ladies were dancing, and on the booths sat many fierce-looking big shots.
Lights flickered, music was wild, and the bar was filled with a debauched atmosphere.
The Crown Bar was divided into an inner bar and an outer bar. The outer bar was for ordinary people. Those who could enter the inner bar were naturally of no ordinary status.
The arrival of Jiangnan's group caught the attention of many people, all looking over.
Katerina turned back and said something to him, but the "boom chaka boom chaka" sound was too loud, and Jiangnan couldn't hear clearly.
"Geez~ How annoying? Turn the music down for me!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Inside the bar, over twenty speakers exploded simultaneously, and the place instantly fell silent, dead quiet.
Everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Tianqing, full of astonishment.
(ºДº(°△°(°Д°ノ)ノ
Jiang Tianqing instantly became the center of attention.