Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 703 - 64 The Gift of the Pioneer_1

Chapter 703: Chapter 64 The Gift of the Pioneer_1

"If you, or all of you, need to use this room, it means your situation is not very good." The parchment was filled with an ancient aura, seeming to have been kept for many years, yet its writing remained clear, "I don’t know exactly what situation you’re in, but obviously, at the very least, you have not received assistance from the frost spirits, or even lost your way on the icy plains. I hope the latter isn’t your condition as it implies a high level of danger. If you happen to have a direction-finding device, the shortest route from here is south-east by 21.3 degrees, at a distance of 247 kilometers from the edge of the icy plains. Given the speed of movement on the plains, this would require about four to five days. Of course, this is assuming you haven’t lost your direction. I hope this information is useful to you."

"Unfortunately, dear pioneer," Freya sighed and said to herself with a bitter smile, "I don’t have such a device, and I don’t know where exactly 21.3 degrees is pointing towards, plus it’s impossible for me to keep walking for four to five days; I don’t have enough food or clean water. However, I still appreciate your kindness. Rest assured, when I leave, I will put your letter back in its original place. I hope that in the future, the room will continue to provide timely assistance to adventurers in distress like me."

Freya shook her head and turned the parchment to the second page. The same neat handwriting started off with a cheerful smiley face, indicating the author was in a good mood, "247 kilometers may seem far, but it isn’t unsurmountable. If you’re lost and cannot determine the correct direction, you should follow the southeast direction. You’ll eventually exit the icy plains. The above contents were intended for lost adventure teams. If you’re alone, please see below."

"Below?" Freya, puzzled, flipped the parchment to the third page with the same typeface, "If you are alone, then you are indeed very unlucky. You must have encountered a serious accident and separated from your teammates, but don’t worry, your teammates must be looking for you anxiously. For now, consider this place your temporary shelter until your teammates find you via the trails you left behind. If you are truly a victim, I have prepared two gifts for you, hoping they will be helpful. However, if you do end up needing them, please replace them when you return here in the future, so that future visitors are not denied these gifts."

"Gifts?" Freya looked around the room, which showed no sign of any gifts, "Where could they be? I hope they’re not difficult to find."

"The first gift is hidden under the ice wall on the left side after entering the room." Her worries seemed a bit excessive as the parchment quickly provided the answer, "After you enter the room, turn left and walk two meters along the wall. Look closely at the ground. There, you’ll observe an inconspicuous protrusion. That’s where the first gift is located."

Following the instruction on the parchment, Freya quickly found the mound on the ground; a not so obvious square ice block, an area with a diameter of approximately 80 cm, slightly raised from the surrounding ground. Without any light, detecting this anomaly would have been nearly impossible. Upon a closer look at the protruding part, the surrounding area of the circle was wrapped with a layer of glue that separated the two layers of ice from freezing together. At the center of the protrusion were two small holes that can hold two fingers. The girl reached her fingers into the holes, lifted, and to her surprise, a large circular piece of ice was quite heavy. However, the strengthened power of a Legendary Rank professional allowed her to lift it with two fingers. She shined a lamp underneath, and observed a bundle that had been wrapped in several layers of animal skin. Upon unwrapping the cover, she was astonished to find a small, delicate crystal energy stove, which, despite being a small portable model, was enough to keep a person warm. Next to the stove were four or five crystal stones, enough to provide around eight to ten hours of use for the crystal energy stove.

"The planning was quite thorough." Even though Freya was distressed and stressed about her predicament, she couldn’t resist grinning at the pioneer’s thoughtful preparations, "These alone are enough to sustain a few survivors for several days. This unknown friend truly is kind. It’s too bad there’s no food, even in this low temperature environment, food will spoil after dozens of years. Otherwise, it would be just perfect."

"How is it, well prepared, correct?" She turned another page of the parchment; it was as if the author could guess Freya’s thoughts, radiating happiness at being able to help others. "Actually, it was not my idea but a fool’s. I merely wrote it down. Yet, consider your gratitude as mine, hehe, I won’t mind. You must be looking forward to the second gift by now, don’t fret, the gift is under the table, with the same traits, making it easy to find."

"Indeed, I am looking forward to it." Freya nodded in agreement. She followed the instructions and sure enough, found another protruding ice cover under the table. Underneath it was a space containing a package made from beast skin. As she placed the package on the table and unwrapped it, her complexion suddenly changed. Inside the package were four crystal vials, each with a capacity of about a liter, but she had no idea what was inside.

"You must be troubled by hunger, it’s really hard to find food on the icy plains, even that fool couldn’t find it." The next page of the parchment continued, "That’s why we left this behind; honey sealed at low temperatures can be preserved and remain edible for a thousand years. Wine, on the other hand, gets better with age, and both can be used to replenish energy. That’s the only food we could leave behind. Unfortunately, there’s not much honey and wine. The honey is what he had left after cooking food these past days and the wine is what I snuck in. There’s not much, but it’s better than nothing, hope you enjoy."

"Phew." Freya took a deep breath, her right hand trembling slightly as she picked up a vial. Using the lamp’s light, she peered through the crystal at the thick, golden liquid inside, realizing that it was not just honey, it was a beacon of survival.

"Thank you very much." Freya declined to open the vial, suppressing her hunger, she gently placed the vial to the side, and turned another page of the parchment.

"There are technically three items in the two gifts, it should be common sense." The elegant handwriting drew a cute smiley face, "The last gift is underneath the animal skin of the second bed. It’s a thick piece of clothing, very comfortable. Although he said clothes lose their ability to preserve heat over time, I still secretly left it anyway, hehe. If it’s still wearable, consider that an unexpected gift. If it’s not, consider it a keepsake." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend, vote or leave a tip at qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users can check out m.qidian.com to read.)