Chapter 604 (1/2)

Chapter 604: Anna’s Determination

Translator: TransN Editor: TransN

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Lightning flew into the castle’s office and passed the last bird’s eye view map of the snow mountain to Roland.

“You’ve worked hard.” Roland caressed the young girl’s forehead. “Do you have any new discoveries?”

“There was only snow and more snow.” She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling. “Don’t talk about demons and beasts, I didn’t even see any large animals.”

“Is that so? Looks like I imagined too much.” Roland took out the previous maps and examined them together thoroughly—although they were only drawn in sketch form, and were not as detailed and accurate as Soraya’s “photographs”, he could at least make out a full view of the snow mountain.

The body of the mountain was extremely large, and its height was approximately 4,000 meters. Standing on the mountaintop, one could clearly see the sea of clouds. The mountain peak was not as steep and sharp as Roland expected. Instead, it was a vast and flat area, and the middle portion was slightly concave, like a huge volcanic crater. The only difference was that the concave portion was filled with a frozen lake, whose entire surface resembled a spotless mirror. According to Lightning, she could see flowing water beneath the thick layers of ice.

“What did you imagine there would be at the peak?”

“Ruins, blackstone pagodas, remains of a town… these won’t be surprising.” Roland laughed. “I find it more surprising that it’s completely bare.” He pointed at the newly-drawn map. “Is this the source of Redwater River?”

“Yes.” Lightning turned her head and took one look at the map. “It’s within the clouds. If it wasn’t for the sound of rushing water, I wouldn’t have noticed it. There are many cracks on the mountain’s body, some of which are amazingly large. Their widths could be two to three hundred meters long. When near, the sound of falling water is comparable to that of thunder.”

“Did you attempt to enter these cracks?”

“Uh…”

“Be honest.”

“I did try, but I couldn’t.” The young girl pouted her mouth. “The cracks were surely big enough, and their heights were sufficient to accommodate half a castle. The problem was that the mist created by the rapids was too dense and thus I couldn’t see anything. It was also accompanied by strong winds which pushed me back very quickly.”

“Don’t try something so dangerous in the future.” Roland glowered at her. “Do you remember what you promised me?”

“I promised to ask for your permission before doing any kind of exploration.” Lightning drooped her head low.

“That’s right. I’ll forgo the homework punishment this time. Go play with Maggie.”

“Aye… how about the snow mountain?”

“We’ll halt the work for now.” He stacked the maps neatly and kept them in a drawer. “We shall wait until Sylvie returns before we talk about deeper explorations. I have to place my focus on the war with the church.”

“Alright.” Lightning nodded and flew out of the window.

“What do you think?” Roland looked behind him.