Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 501 - 055: Entering the Plateau
The Seventh Stronghold City has been stationed here for six or seven years now.
During these six or seven years, the Dragon Nest Beastmen have never given up on exploring the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
This is not only because Austin plans to find trade routes and ways to connect the Central Earth World, but also because of some extremely rare magic plants, magic ores, and more that grow on the glacier plateau.
Due to the long-lasting ice and snow coverage and the thin oxygen, vegetation on the glacier plateau is very scarce.
However, this does not mean there are few magic resources.
In fact, due to the harsh natural environment, ordinary animals find it difficult to survive there, ultimately leading to a large number of undeveloped magic resources being hidden beneath the ice glaciers.
After many years of exploration, there has already been some progress.
Especially after the Frost Giant captives and the White Dragon Guard were dispatched to the Seventh Stronghold City, the development has accelerated.
During this exploration, despite the harsh environment of the glacier plateau, the Dragon Nest Beastmen still managed to establish a few small outposts on it.
At the same time, relying on the might of Frost Giants and the White Dragon, they absorbed some indigenous intelligent clans living in the glacier plateau, such as the Ice and Snow Plateau Wolves, Snow Wolves, etc., who all surrendered under the terrifying presence of the Frost Giants and White Dragon, becoming part of the Dragon Nest Tribe as pioneers in developing the glacier plateau.
For these lower intelligent life forms living on the glacier plateau, the Dragon Nest Tribe’s ability to provide large amounts of food is simply incredible, and every intelligent being submits from the heart.
Being strong, able to provide enough food, this is the best outcome for these intelligent beings who have grown up in environments where the weak are preyed upon by the strong.
During this period, the Dragon Nest Beastmen also gathered a few wandering Frost Giants on the glacier plateau.
Like wandering beastmen in the wild, these Frost Giants were compelled to wander alone on the glacier plateau for various reasons.
With the initial Frost Giant captives setting an example, it didn’t take long to integrate these few Frost Giants into the Dragon Nest Tribe.
Unfortunately, the Dolan Glacier Plateau is large, and after exploring for so long, the Seventh Stronghold City only managed to gather a few wandering Frost Giants. Within the range of their exploration, no other Frost Giant tribes were found.
As for the original overlord White Dragon that once lived on the Dolan Glacier Plateau, there’s not even a shadow to be seen.
Of course, the slow exploration speed of the Dragon Nest Beastmen is partly due to the harsh natural environment of the glacier plateau, but it also showcases, from another perspective, the vastness of the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
After several years of exploration, it’s unknown whether even one-tenth of the depth of the Dolan Glacier Plateau Mountain Range has been reached.
However, this is sufficient.
Especially considering the indigenous intelligent life from the plateau absorbed by the Seventh Stronghold City for exploring the Dolan Glacier Plateau, which gave Austin a temporary idea. He then took the majority of the Frost Giants within the Seventh Stronghold City, along with all the White Dragon Guard and subordinate indigenous intelligent life from the glacier plateau, deep into the plateau.
If they are to cross the Dolan Glacier Plateau, perhaps they can take this opportunity to establish a connecting outpost in the middle of the plateau mountain range.
Through this outpost, they could connect the Ireland Kingdom and the Dragon Nest Tribe.
Although establishing this outpost would consume considerable resources, and transportation due to the natural environment is a major issue, having such an outpost could at least temporarily connect the two places.
From this center, perhaps a road connecting the two places could be opened up.
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On the Dolan Glacier Plateau, the wind and snow are fierce, and a group marches forward across the vast glacier, leaving deep footprints in the thick snow.
Throughout the team, massive Frost Giants are mixed in.
Above, the White Dragon Guard glides back and forth.
Large snowflakes, mixed in the raging wind, slice across faces like knives.
Were it not for the 300-strong party all being elite extraordinary bronze high-tier or above, they might have been frozen to death or had their faces cut to ribbons by the knife-like wind and snowflakes.
The cold current, the thin oxygen.
This harsh environment is truly unbearable for the Dragon Nest Beastmen who did not grow up here.
But for the Frost Giants and White Dragon Guard, who thrive in frosty conditions, it’s like a fish in water.
Looking around, under the gloomy sky, clouds roil as if something terrifying is hidden within.
Glacier mountains stand steep and towering.
After enduring eons of cold wind, they’ve become as sharp as knives pointed skyward.
"I wonder how exactly the Dolan Glacier Plateau formed."
Within the team, Austin observes the surrounding steep mountains, pondering silently.
In his previous life, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was formed due to the movement of Earth’s continental plates constantly squeezing and rising over tens of millions of years, creating the famous Roof of the World.
But here?
The Seta World seems not to be spherical, so would continental plate movements still happen?
Doesn’t seem likely.
An inexplicable glacier plateau mountain range isolates the Central Earth World and the Kawa Great Forest.
It appears to be a naturally formed terrain,
but in this world where extraordinary power manifests, anything is possible.
Perhaps these mountains were artificially created.
"It is said, the cold winter in Central Earth is not as harsh as in the Kawa Great Forest; maybe some Great Divine Power User deliberately erected such a mountain range to the south. This way, during the cold winter, it blocks a large portion of the cold currents heading north, making Central Earth’s cold winter not as severe as the Kawa Great Forest’s environment during cold winter..."
Austin lets his mind wander.
Along this journey, it truly is boring.
They’ve left the Seventh Stronghold City ten days ago, and for ten days, nothing meets their eyes but glacier mountains.
It’s truly unbearable.
I don’t know how those indigenous creatures of the glacier plateau survive in such an environment.
Indeed, life is the greatest miracle.
"If a center outpost is to be established, it seems they will need to find some transportation animals again, such as sleds or other transportation tools; otherwise, relying on just the plateau’s production is not enough to sustain an outpost’s existence..."
The wandering thoughts return to reality.
However, all these troublesome matters should be left to the Dragon Nest Beastmen to decide.
Absorbing the immense knowledge from two entire human civilizations, they will surely find some solutions.
The only thing I need to solve is the matter Princess Sarah mentioned, about a formidable indigenous power that once occupied the central area. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Just as Austin was deep in thought,
suddenly,
BOOM!!!
A massive section of the glacier collapsed ahead, an immense shadow loomed, obscured but rising with a flurry of white snow. Even from a great distance, its indistinct outline was visible...
