Jin Sha looked at Bai Ye's confused expression and couldn't help but ask, "You don't know the Ice God Pillar Regice?"
Bai Ye shook his head. "No."
Jin Sha saw Bai Ye's genuine bewilderment and didn't seem to be lying. She asked, "Then why are you here?"
"I stumbled into the boundary and ended up here. There's no other reason," Bai Ye blurted out, not intending to mention the Xenomorphs and Predators. He then asked, "That Lei something you mentioned?"
Jin Sha replied, "Regice."
"Ah, right," Bai Ye said. "What exactly is Regice?"
"A summoned beast!" Jin Sha didn't hide it. So many people were here for Regice, so it didn't matter if one more person knew. She directly stated, "Not just any summoned beast, but a legendary one."
"Regice's image comes from Hebrew legend, a golem, a servant of earthly powers. Its body is made of ice from the ice age, and it can manipulate cold air at minus two hundred degrees Celsius."
"In legend, Regice perpetually sleeps deep within the glaciers. About six days ago, someone spotted Regice in this glacier, leading to rumors that it had awakened. Those who heard the news, especially people from the summoned beast world, naturally became excited and flocked to the glacier."
Bai Ye chuckled, "Wanting to subdue Regice, right?"
Jin Sha also laughed, "Isn't that obvious?"
Summoned beasts, Bai Ye wasn't very familiar with them.
However, if Regice was as legendary as Jin Sha described, it would be at least a red-quality summoned beast, if not gold.
Given the current state of the world battlefield and everyone's strength levels, Bai Ye considered this purely wishful thinking. Forget subduing it; people should first worry about not getting killed.
But…
Bai Ye looked at Jin Sha and said, "But I feel, from your tone, that not everyone is here for Regice?"
Jin Sha replied, "Regice happens to be a summoned beast from my world, so I'm very aware of its power. As one of the three legendary ice-element summoned beasts, Regice isn't easily subdued. However, there is hope, as subduing a summoned beast doesn't always rely on strength…"
"Then what?" Bai Ye couldn't help but interject. "Love and justice?"
Jin Sha rolled her eyes. "Appealing to its preferences, matching its personality. It's even possible that some summoned beasts might take a liking to you at first sight – what's called fate. Or, through long-term interaction, like humans, summoned beasts can develop feelings and be subdued without force."
Bai Ye smiled, "I don't know much about summoned beasts, but I know the probabilities for the former are very low, and the more intelligent the summoned beast, the lower the probability. If Regice is truly a legendary summoned beast, it's even less likely. As for long-term interaction, while special circumstances exist, how can you interact with it long-term if you haven't subdued it?"
Jin Sha nodded. "Yes, so I don't have any hopes of subduing Regice."
Bai Ye asked, "Then your reason for being here? You're not just passing through like me, are you?"
"Of course not!" Jin Sha replied. "While I don't have any designs on Regice, don't forget that Regice is a summoned beast from my world. I understand some of its habits. When a legendary summoned beast like this appears, it will surely attract other summoned beasts, and among them, there will be powerful or rare ones."
Bai Ye showed a look of realization. "So, your target is actually those summoned beasts that have appeared in the glacier because of Regice?"
Jin Sha snapped her fingers. "Correct."
Bai Ye nodded, then glanced at his cup and smiled, "Thank you for the cocoa."
"You're welcome," Jin Sha said. "It's all just supplies from the monitoring station. I just did a favor. By the way…"
Jin Sha trailed off, sizing up Bai Ye. She was more convinced that Bai Ye had arrived by accident, not for Regice, because his attire was rather thin. He wasn't wearing a down jacket or a padded coat, which wasn't suitable for entering a glacier.
Jin Sha pointed to a door on the side. "You'll be in trouble dressed like that. There are some padded jackets hanging there; you can get one to wear."
"Okay!" Bai Ye said. "Thank you."
Bai Ye nodded in acknowledgment and walked towards the room Jin Sha had indicated, his mind racing.
Bai Ye's first thought was that he had entered the wrong area.
While it was a glacier, it wasn't the glacier he intended to reach.
After all, Bai Ye had actually been in this area in his previous life…
However, he had never heard of the legendary Ice Pillar God Regice.
After a moment of thought, Bai Ye felt that something unexpected must have happened, and this should indeed be the technological area he was looking for.
The reason was simple: the outer wall of the monitoring station bore a logo – a large golden circle with the English letters "JW" inside. This logo was the insignia of the conglomerate owned by the great tycoon Vilander. J and W were abbreviations of Vilander's full name.
Therefore, he concluded that this monitoring station was built by Vilander.
If this was correct, it meant that this glacier was indeed being explored by the expedition team established by Vilander, and the pyramid-shaped ancient human ruins were located beneath the glacier. He hadn't come to the wrong place after all.
So, what about the Ice Pillar God?
How did Regice suddenly appear?
Bai Ye pondered this as he opened the door and entered the room.
It was a storage room for daily necessities. Padded jackets were hanging in a large wardrobe on the side. Bai Ye casually picked one that fit his size and put it on, instantly feeling warmer.
In fact, with Bai Ye's current physical attributes, he could have endured the icy weather in just a t-shirt. But why suffer when he could be warmer?
As Bai Ye put on the jacket, he suddenly stopped, looking at a shelf on the side.
On the shelf were two photo frames, one of a man and one of a woman, presumably a couple and both members of the expedition team.
And in a larger photo frame was a group picture of about twenty people, all key members of the expedition team. Bai Ye found a blond man in his fifties in the center. Based on his memory, Bai Ye was certain this man was Vilander.
This confirmed entirely that he hadn't entered the wrong area.
"Ah!"
Just as Bai Ye was contemplating…
A scream suddenly rang out.
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