Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1248: Snowy Plateau

Chapter 1248: Snowy Plateau

At this moment, Pagyi Gesang was filled with worry all day long.

After the apocalypse, the blizzard descended, making all transportation to and from the entire Snowy Plateau Region extremely difficult.

During his last trip to Shengjing, he had taken the opportunity to transfer a portion of his assets. However, to avoid arousing suspicion from the other families, and holding onto a sliver of lingering hope, the majority of his businesses and private soldiers remained in the snowy region.

Of course, this approach was bound to be discovered.

Now, with the approach of the Prayer Festival, the pressure from the Yasha Langtai Family on his Pagyi Family had intensified even further.

If not for considering the solemnity of the Prayer Festival and clinging to a shred of reverence for esoteric Buddhism, Pagyi Gesang even felt that the Yasha Langtai Family might strike against them at any moment.

But even if not now, that day would come sooner or later.

He either had to seek outside help, flee, or... wait for death.

Surrender was not an option; the Yasha Langtai Family would never allow Pagyi Gesang, who held extremely high influence in the snowy region, to live.

Just as he was fretting, Zhang Yi's communication came through.

Seeing this, Pagyi Gesang immediately ordered his loyal personal bodyguard, Suolang Deji: "Clear everyone out!"

The iron-tower-like giant, Suolang Deji, nodded. With a wave of his hand, he promptly escorted all the maids out of the luxurious room, then summoned fully armed private soldiers to guard every corner with the utmost vigilance.

Only then did Pagyi Gesang answer the call.

Zhang Yi had grown somewhat impatient waiting. Pagyi Gesang put on an ingratiating smile and said, "My apologies, Mr. Chaos. It's just that communicating with you is of utmost importance. I absolutely had to clear everyone out."

Zhang Yi said lightly, "I understand. It's right for you to be cautious. Let me ask you, among the people under your command now, how many know you've been in contact with me?"

Pagyi Gesang wiped the smile from his face and said seriously:

"After leaving Shengjing, every single communication I've had with you has been conducted in absolute secrecy. I haven't told anyone."

"As for in Shengjing, I hosted banquets for representatives from every major region. It would be very difficult for anyone to guess it was you, sir."

Zhang Yi let out a derisive chuckle. "It's always wise to guard against others. Who knows if there are spies from other families among your subordinates?"

Hearing this, a chill ran down Pagyi Gesang's spine.

"The guards and maids by my side are the most loyal. Their families have served the Pagyi Family for generations. Their backgrounds are clean."

Zhang Yi said, "None of that matters. You still believe in that? Everyone has a price. If the price is right, anyone can betray you. That's why I don't believe in it."

Pagyi Gesang was momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.

He thought to himself: According to your logic, wouldn't that mean there's no one in this world you can trust?

In reality, Pagyi Gesang exercised very strict control over the people around him.

In the information age, whether it was passing intelligence out or secretly contacting someone, it was far too easy to detect.

Zhang Yi said, "Let's talk about the Demon Kingdom instead!"

Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes. "I'm quite interested in that thing. I want to go take a look."

Pagyi Gesang's heart leaped with joy.

After all his efforts to curry favor with Zhang Yi, he had finally received a positive response from the other party's mouth.

Hope rose in Pagyi Gesang's heart.

Perhaps he could survive well in the Southwest Region. There might even be a chance to overthrow the Yasha Langtai Family and reclaim dominance over the Southwest Region!

Pagyi Gesang swallowed hard. "I will tell you everything you wish to know, holding nothing back! As long as you can help our Pagyi Family survive here."

Zhang Yi said calmly, "That depends on how much benefit I can get from you. I'm someone who works for payment."

Pagyi Gesang said, "Don't worry. If you can successfully help me seize the Demon Kingdom's treasure beneath the Great Snow Mountain, your gains will be far greater than you can imagine!"

Zhang Yi let out another scoffing laugh.

"Then it's settled."

The legendary entrance to the Demon Kingdom, sealed beneath the Great Snow Mountain, had not been opened for over two thousand years.

Zhang Yi simply thought it might be an underground mysterious civilization, possibly containing substances similar to the Divine Source or sacrificial spirits, which was why he intended to go take a look.

If, when the time came, he found none of those things, he would simply turn around and leave.

The two men settled on a date.

There was less than a month left before the Prayer Festival commenced.

According to Pagyi Gesang, the relationships between the four major powers on the Snowy Plateau were becoming increasingly tense.

The Yasha Langtai Family was trying to win over the other two families to encircle and suppress the Pagyi Family.

However, the other two families—the Xia Zha Family and the La Min Family—were not so easily used as pawns.

Moreover, on the Snowy Plateau, there existed a group of rebels unwilling to submit to the Khenpo of Sangha Monastery, who had been continuously creating chaos across the region.

Zhang Yi and his group planned to conceal their identities for this trip, going under the guise of mercenaries.

After all, all the factions had been recruiting troops and buying horses recently. Mercenaries frequently appeared among the various sides, and it had become a common sight.

Zhang Yi decided to set out in a few days, as he still needed to arrange some matters at home.

After agreeing on the time, the two ended the communication.

Immediately after, Zhang Yi called everyone in the shelter over and informed them about the upcoming trip to the Snowy Plateau.

After listening, everyone's faces showed expressions of curiosity or anticipation.

"The Snowy Plateau? Isn't that the territory of the Southwest Region? That place has always been shrouded in countless mysterious legends. It makes one yearn to go there."

Yang Siya said with a look of anticipation.

"Maybe we can go to Sangha Monastery to worship the gods and pray for the end of the Ice Age."

Not far away, her cousin Yang Xinxin said bluntly without any courtesy:

"The snowy region is mysterious, but it's not a peaceful place. Since ancient times, there have been many terrifying legends from there. Especially some of the traditional customs of esoteric Buddhism. I'm afraid if you saw them, you'd be sick to your stomach."

Zhang Yi spread his hands. "This trip to the Snowy Plateau is different from the one to Shengjing. We are going as invited guests, and with a purpose."

So far, Zhang Yi had only discussed the details of the matter with Pagyi Gesang with Yang Xinxin. The others were not aware of the specifics.

However, today, Zhang Yi still explained the whole story from beginning to end to everyone.

Hearing that it involved such complex power struggles, everyone also put away their relaxed expressions.

"So it's a power struggle within the Southwest Region. But is there really treasure beneath that Great Snow Mountain? If so, if we seize the initiative and become the first to eat the crab, we might be able to obtain astonishing wealth!"

Zhou Ke'er analyzed calmly.

Zhang Yi nodded. "That's exactly what I think. I've been considering this matter for a long time. The apocalypse has arrived. This world is far more dangerous than we imagined."

"If possible, I wish we could live here carefree for the rest of our lives. But right now, we clearly don't have sufficiently safe living conditions yet."

Zhang Yi rubbed the back of his hand, looking seriously at each person.

"So, everyone must not slack off. Strive to become stronger, so we can all live well together."

Author's Note