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47.59% Law Of The Devil / Chapter 98: Du Wei’s Speculation

Chapter 98: Du Wei’s Speculation

Less than half way up the mountain, Du Wei already felt exhausted. He feared that unless they spend another day or two, they wouldn't reach the top.

Because flying in this place is a patented right of the dragons, so even Aragon had to rely on his own two feet when he wanted to climb the mountain.

In addition to cold weather in the environment, Du Wei was also tormented by another painful problem.

Sunburn!

This problem seemed very contradictory, but is a real issue.

In his past life, Du Wei often saw TV programs similar to authentic national magazines. In those shows, the expedition team members would often receive sunburns while traveling through the Arctic and Antarctic circles. Most people would often think this is incredible; however, this is the truth in reality!

The ice and snow have been just like a giant spotlight mirror because it was focusing all the gathered UV lights from the sun. And thinking about it, the far north and south had very thin atmospheres, so the harmful rays of the sun are even more likely to penetrate through.

Du Wei felt his body is covered in sunburn. His face, hands, and any exposed skin looked like it had been steamed through with its pink and red coloration. Now, even the slightest touch is enough to give him a severe burning pain. To make matters worse, during the night when the temperature drops, the pain from the blowing wind was like having a knife constantly cutting at his body!

As for his comrades, both Hussein and the old magician seemed to have the same problem, but the two were more tolerant to the pain than he was.

In addition to the sunburns, Du Wei was also suffering from pain in his eyes.

Even during the night, the blue lights reflecting off the snow were very strong and will damage a person's eye if exposed for a long period of time. In his past life, those that traveled through the Arctic and Antarctic Circle would always wear protection glasses against the reflecting lights. Unfortunately, there isn't any equipment like that in this world. Left with no choice, Du Wei could only put on the sunglasses left behind by Dadaneier, this way, it would be better than having nothing on.

Among the group, the one that was the least affected by this situation was surprisingly Medusa because her skin was that of a snake. Her delicate skin was still as pale as ever, and since her eyes are always closed, she was completely indifferent to all the changes around them.

The next afternoon, the group was finally able to bypass the winding mountain road and reach the halfway point of the mountain. Using the backside of the mountain as a shield against the sun, Du Wei could finally take a breather and attempt at lighting a fire.

"Let's take a break for now and continue walking at night." Du Wei's was gasping for breath as he spoke. From his appearance, the skin on his face was beginning to peel off and the slightest sensation of the wind blowing would cause him excruciating pain. The only remedy he had was to wrap his face in layers of torn clothing, this way only his eye would be exposed to the environment.

The old magician nodded at his suggestion. Working his magic, the old magician gave birth to a bonfire that ran entirely on magic and not an ounce of wood. This method expended a lot of energy, but without any other option, this was the only way to gain some warmth.

Moving closer to the flames, Du Wei stretched opens his arms to bask the front of his body in warmth….. Then turned around to do the same with his backside.

He had to do this because his body was stiff cold by now.

With his back against the flames, Du Wei sat at the edge of the mountain with only the cliffs in front of him…. Moreover, the direction he was facing is exactly to the north!

North of the Holy Mountain!

As he looked into the distance, he couldn't help but wonder what was further into the north, so he once again asked: "North of the Holy Mountain, what exactly is there?"

"No one knows for sure." The old magician shook his head: "But according to legends, the Holy Mountain is the barrier guarding the human world, and continuing north is the place where certain races forsaken by god lived! These races betrayed god, so they were exiled from the Roland continent. It is said that an evil world lies beyond the north. This world is believed to be just like the Roland continent, but the inhabitants are races that believed in the Devil during ancient times, so after the defeat of the devil, they were thrown out of the human world. Left without a place to live, these races headed north and went through the north to another world."

"Another world." Hussein frowned: "What could there possibly be? This place is cold enough to freeze a person alive! If it wasn't us, ordinary people would have long fallen victim to this weather! Further north? I can't even begin to image how much colder it would get if one were to continue heading north! How could any race live in such horrid conditions?"

The old magician smiled wryly: "That's why this is the punishment given to them by God…. I don't really know, but that's what's written in the legends."

"I think that may not necessarily be so." Du Wei suddenly cries out a laugh, but then quickly closed his mouth in silence after noticing the odd look he was getting from both Hussein and the old magician.

Not necessarily... Du Wei could not help but give out a sigh in his heart.

The further north you go, the colder?

These people will certainly think so in this world and age.

But who is he? Du Wei's past is that of someone from a technologically more advanced civilization than this world!

The further north you go, the colder. This saying seems correct from a contextual point of view.

However, once we take into account the geographical location…..

Let's assume the planet shape of this world and his previous are the same, both are in the shape of a ball.

No, Du Wei was almost certain of this… Assuming the Roland Continent is located on a planet with the shape of a ball. Then, assuming the sun, moon, and even the Big Dipper is all the same! He even suspects this place is a planet in a different space!

In any case, at least he can be certain that this world is a planet! According to the geological location of the Roland Continent: the north is cold and the south is hot.

What did that prove? It proved that the location of the Roland Continent is located on the planets northern hemisphere! Continents in the northern hemisphere would be colder as you head north because you would be closer to the North Pole! But if you head south, it would get hotter because the area is closer to the equator!

This is the simplest explanation.

However, because the ball is round (of course, in this world, we should say "this planet is round"), it will be colder as you will draw closer to the 'Arctic'. But then, what would happen if you continue going forward once you reached the North Pole?

Scientifically speaking, this shouldn't be considered north any longer. In fact, once you crossed over the arctic, you are actually heading south!

If that is the case, it will be warmer instead of getting colder!!

This logic is something even a middle school student would understand back in his previous life. Of course, he feared no one in this world would know about this.

So... In his heart, he kept wondering what kind of world lies beyond the Holy Mountain?

There is no way the weather would be cold, so the possibility of another land mass like that of the Roland Continent is possible!

So, to the North... No, I should say what is there in "front" of us?

Losing himself in his thoughts, his legs were already dangling off the edge of the cliff and his eyes were staring far into the distance...

North of the Holy Mountain, the land was still a vast sheet of ice, but it wasn't as flat and vast as its southern counterpart. From the flat land lines visible to the eyes, one could faintly make out the shapes of multiple snowy mountains…. And starting from the foot of the Holy Mountain, there are strangely shaped black rocks protruding out of the ground…..

Within his view, Du Wei suddenly noticed something sticking out at the bottom of the Holy Mountain. Some unknown item with a silvery white color was hanging off a protruding black rock…..

Du Wei is after all a magician, so it was natural that he would have keener senses and longer eye sights than the average person. Struck with a thought, he immediately removed a strip of cloth from his face. Ignoring the fact that it was frozen from the weather, he rolled it up like a cone and peered into the distance….

In accordance with the basic principles of the pinhole, this method allows further sight with the naked eyes. The moment he could make out the true identity of the item hanging off the rock, Du Wei was so shocked that his heart missed a beat!

That's a pair of bones!

Who knows how many years it's been there, but the body muscles have long been dried by the ice crystals. Now, the only thing left was the husk of a mummy hanging off the protruding rock. From the shape of its body, the arms were exceptionally long, far longer than that of any humans. As for its legs, it was exceptionally stout, but short at the same time. Looking over the body, there was still armor hanging off its rib cage, but the strangest thing of all was that it was missing a head!

Du Wei looked even further into the distance, only to find even more similar cases like the one he saw. There were other dead bodies, each and every one of them hanging off a protruding rock. Under careful examination, he could see all of these bodies were very different and strange when compared to a human!

The bodies are not human! Some of the leg ratios were far too long, and some only hand three fingers on their hands….. It was like some kind of animal exhibit?

The more he looked, the more he frowned. Finally, after carefully looking around, he noticed two bones with similar shapes to that of a human…. These may have similarities to that of humans, but they were far too thin! Even a slender woman may not have such slenderness. Other than only having slimmer bones, the residual body clothing's and armor were unusually gorgeous…..

The only common thing was that their backs were always facing him! And, without exception, there were no heads! 


Chapter 99: Dragon Clan’s Cave (part one)

"Do you see that?" The old magician was standing behind Du Wei for who knows how long, but his tone was very bitter as he spoke: "I saw those things two hundred years ago, at this exact spot."

"You and Semel came here?" Du Wei bitterly asked: "two hundred years ago?"

"Yes, in search of Aragon's inheritance two hundred years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't have the prophecy with me at the time. In the end, I couldn't open Aragon's treasure and had to go back empty handed." The old magician whispered, "Two hundred years ago, I already saw those bones at the northern foot of the mountain."

"They are... What?" Du Wei puts forward his question.

"They are the legendary races exiled by God during the ancient periods. Originally, they lived alongside the human race on the Roland Continent, but later on, they betrayed god and was exiled to the north. Once they left the Roland Continent, these races traveled to the northern lands, passed the Holy Mountain, and continued onwards to the unknown lands past this point. No one really knows what lies beyond the Holy Mountain, but one thing is certain, that place is where the exiled races dwelled. As for the dragon clan, they are here to guard against those in the land of the exiled. Since ancient times, members of the exiled races will try to return, but none were able to make it past the Holy Mountain. If by the odd chance, one of these beings does make it past the Holy Mountain, they wouldn't make it far….. Awaiting them afterwards is the terrifying snow storms of the 'Forgotten Ice Field', as well as the freezing cold, ice covered forest filled with magical beasts! Based on these obstacles, the exiled races can never return to the Roland Continent!"

The old magician spoke as he pointed towards the bottom of the mountain: "Those bones, all of them belonged to powerful individuals of the exiled races. By relying on their immense strength, these individuals tried to bypass the barriers set by God, but all of them failed. In the end, they were killed by the dragons stationed here on the Holy Mountain."

Du Wei's eyes gleamed with wonder, "How do you know all of this?"

"The dragon chieftain told me." The old magician smiled: "I've been here once two hundred years ago…. The chieftain is a very complex being. Once you meet him, you will understand why."

On the third day of their climb, the group finally reached the top of the mountain.

On top of the Holy Mountain was an enormous cave. From Du Wei's perspective, this cave was just like a hive with seven to eight openings. From inside the cave, a faint dragon's roar could be heard while a group of dragons flew over their heads like sentinels.

The sight and hearing of Dragon's are far superior to other organisms. So on top of this flatly laid out ice field; they could clearly view any sudden movements as far as 10 miles away!

The gigantic black dragon and supposed sentinel leader has already been impatiently awaiting the group. With a low growl: "You're too slow! The Chieftain is already waiting for you!"

Once finished, the dragon pointed one of his paws towards the biggest cave entrance: "Go! But don't go anywhere you are not supposed to!"

The cave was very big, or it's better to say it's super big!

Seeing such a scene seemed to have a strong impact on Du Wei. The metallic mountain of high purity seemed to be hollowed out and faint bursts of wind could be felt coming from the inside.

Upon entering the cave, the insides weren't even dark. On the contrary, there is even a ring of light!

Even more surprising, the walls were embedded with all kinds of valuable treasures: gold, gemstones, and a variety of shiny objects reflecting a brilliant light!

Du Wei thought this was strange, but the old magician ignored all of this and pulled against him tightly to lead the group further into the cave.

After coming all the way to the deeper sections of the cave, what welcomed them was a huge iron gate with a cross shaped winch in the front and a chain dangling above the door! Although unsure of the chains use, it had an obvious faint black coloration to it.

Soundly asleep next to the huge Iron Gate was an enormous black dragon lying on the ground. Each snore it made was comparable to a loud thunder strike and each puff of air it breathed out to create fierce blasts of wind in the air!

Coughing once to clear his throat, the old magician shouted: "We, human friends, come looking to seek an audience with the dragon chieftain!"

The Dragon did not respond.

This time, the old magician's cough was much louder: "Oh great dragon chieftain, this old human friend came to see you!"

The Dragon still did not respond.

The old magician was somewhat angry now. Despite being the same height as the dragon's head, the old magician walked over in big strides and stood at the edge of the dragon's mouth. Taking out his wand, he lightly pointed it at the dragon's nose and spoke: "I haven't seen you for two hundred years, yet a guy like you is still such a heavy sleeper?"

Wiggling his nose a bit, the dragon took in a deep breath of black smog and suddenly sneezed with its jaws wide open!

ROAR!!

This one giant ROAR nearly deafened Du Wei's eardrum and under the intense hurricane like winds, the hat on top of the old magician's head was sent flying into the air!

"Who is it that woke me?!" The Dragon shook his head in annoyance and opened its big yellow eyes. Staring at the old magician, its eyes turned a few times before finally releasing some of the tension in its voice: "You, you are…."

"I am a human being and your friend. I am here to seek an audience with the great dragon chieftain."

Finally, completely awake, the dragon stood up with its massive body and looked down at the insignificantly small person in front of it. Puffing out a cloud of gas from its nostrils, the dragon suddenly cried out: "I remember now! You came here the last time!"

"Yes." Carefully reorganizing his hair, the old magician continued speaking: "Honored guard, please open the door and allow us passage to meet your chieftain."

"I don't like you." The Dragon Roared: "I hate being woken up from my slumber!"

"But I'm in a hurry." The old magician shrugged: "Also, I have a contract with the dragons. So I have the right to seek an audience with your chieftain."

"Fine then….. According to tradition, you must first make it past me!" With that said, the dragon stood up with its wings spread open and a grin on its face.

Can it be that we need to first start a fight?

If they must start a fight inside the cave, a magician is not suitable for fighting in an enclosed space. Already quietly standing behind the old magician, Hussein was ready at a moment's notice. Out of everyone in the group, he was the strongest in close melee combat, so it is only natural that he is the first one to deal with this dragon.

But the old magician only turned his head to smile back at Hussein. Waving his hand, the old magician indicated with his hand movement that force was not necessary. Then, looking back at the dragon, he asked: "So, old rules?"

"Yes! As long as you can use your wisdom to defeat me, I will open the door!" The dragon growled: "Those who win can pass, but those that lose must stay outside the door!"

Du Wei was stunned. Both Du Wei and the old magician gave each other a glimpse at the same time: "You get it now? This is a fight of intellect! This individual dragon is the dragon chieftain's leading dragon guard. Over seven hundred years ago, he was already the dragon clan's number warrior! But instead of seeking power and strength, he is seeking wisdom..."

Talking up to this point, the old magician suddenly blinked at Du Wei.

Sure enough, the Dragon immediately roared proudly at the statement: "Yes! I am already the dragon clan's number one warrior! Now I want to pursue the title of being the dragon clan's 'number one wisest dragon'! State your question! Unless you beat me, don't ever think of getting inside!"

Compete with the Dragon... On intellect?!

Du Wei was stunned.

The old magician has already turned around and pulled Du Wei over. Pushing him a bit, the old magician smiled: "I know you are very smart, so you're on your own now! The game is set by two wins out of three sets. As long as we beat him twice, we may enter…. Otherwise, don't even think of getting inside."

Du Wei sighed: "So it must come to this?"

The dragon beats him to the punch. Holding up its massive head, the dragon roared with pride: "This is my rule!!"

"Fine then." Du Wei thought for a moment, then nodded.

Competing with a dragon on intellect….

Dragons are widely recognized as higher organisms and even more advanced than humanity, but humanity thought otherwise.

The Dragon race had a longer life span, higher intellect, and wielded powerful strength. With higher intellect and longer life span, dragons had more time to learn new things than a human does in a lifetime…. Theoretically speaking, all these points give dragons a better advantage over humans.

But, all of this is just a theory.

"So, what are the rules in this competition?" Du Wei walked to the front of the dragon and smiled.

"It's easy, as long as the question you raised can stump me." The Dragon proudly smiled: "But I need to remind you, do not underestimate my intelligence! I have fully mastered your so called human intelligence! Lord Chieftain has gone to the human world before and learned a lot of things about your human civilization. He taught me a lot! Human, don't think of deceiving me with your human trickery!"

"Any questions?" Du Wei blinked.

"Any questions!" The Dragon nodded.

"Okay." Du Wei was smiling maliciously: "Then I'll start the question."

Gently coughing, Du Wei lightly laughed: "My topic is this, a very simple mathematical problem: Assuming, there is a row of houses. The first house had one person; the second had two people, the third had three people, and the fourth had four people….. Continuing like this, the next house would always have one more than the previous house! My problem is this, how many people in total are there after the one thousandth house?

1 house = 1 Person

2 houses = 2 Person

3 house = 3 Person

4 house = 4 Person

Combining everything, how many in total is there by the 1000th house? 


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