This meeting was destined to be brief.

After all, whether it was Ronald or Audrey, they both had missions at hand at this moment.

So after a short rest underground to recover, the Inspector nun awakened four bewildered human Casters, then, with the summoned creature captives, set off back toward Entrod.

Ronald escorted this group back to the surface.

Finally standing on the ice field, he watched as Audrey and the others left safely, and only then did Ronald turn back, starting to destroy all entrances to this underground cave system.

Afterward, Ronald entered it alone.

He spent most of the day conducting a thorough sweep of the cave.

Whether it was the remaining summoned creatures or suspicious items left behind, Ronald cleaned everything thoroughly, then chanted a spell and flew into the air, continuing to catch up with the exploration team.

...

The journey afterward.

Ronald had no intention of wasting any time.

But clearing these summoned creatures lurking in the north took him several real days.

Plus, over on the expedition team side, Costate was taking care of things, and they had the protection of the Absolute Sea Lantern.

Therefore, the expedition team's speed was undoubtedly fast.

To the extent that in the first two days of the journey, Ronald really didn't spot his companions.

Instead, there was this cold and clean sky.

That made Ronald suddenly nostalgic for his past experiences of crossing worlds.

The polar environment on Earth also isn't suitable for human survival, but in such sparsely visited areas, nature always unreservedly displays its grandeur.

Heading north.

Ronald adjusted to a height convenient for searching the ground.

He could capture all the breathtaking scenery with his excellent vision.

The Arctic of this world, as it turns out, was somewhat similar to Earth's Antarctic continent.

From the Latogya continent all the way north, all roads finally converge into a ginkgo leaf-shaped terrain. And here is also the only passage leaving the Latogya continent to reach the northern continent.

This place is actually a mountain range.

But due to crustal movement and surface oceans, the mountain's sides have been completely submerged by seawater, leaving only the mountain top peaks winding forward, forming the only land sticking out of the sea in this scenario.

Here, Ronald finally discovered the traces of his fellow expedition team members.

They had left a camp here.

Although the tents and such had long been taken down, the reindeer droppings and traces of campfire were still here, serving as evidence that this place was recently used as a camp.

Because Ronald had specifically adjusted to a height for enjoying the scenery.

He happened to see these.

"Am I finally catching up..."

Spotting these traces, Ronald immediately descended to the ground to inspect the camp's details.

However...

The scene in front of him made Ronald feel a bit awkward.

His original plan was to land on the ground to check the traces left at the camp, then use this to judge the distance between them and confirm how long it would take to catch up with the expedition team.

But now, looking at the frozen remnants on the ground...

To be honest, Ronald didn't really have the skill to make a correct judgment from such traces.

In a normal environment, he certainly could make some reasonable guesses.

However, in the Northern land, or after leaving the Latogya continent.

The summit of the peak connecting to the Arctic glacier, the temperature is so cold that all the leftover traces are preserved too perfectly by this extreme weather.

Ronald's knowledge reserve.

Did not include judgments under such extreme circumstances.

"Uh..."

"As expected, this is still quite different?"

Sighing slightly, Ronald decided not to get caught up in it.

He just scratched his head and then continued on the northern mountain road.

It's alright if he can't estimate the time, as long as they move toward the common goal, they would eventually meet again on this land.

...

Another half-hour trek.

With Ronald's excellent mobility, he had reached the end of this underwater mountain range.

Just a short distance ahead, icebergs were already appearing sporadically on the surrounding sea, along with a white ice cap connecting directly with the mountain's peak, extending to the edge of the horizon.

No doubt.

Up ahead was the Arctic Continent of this world!

An exposed part of an underwater mountain range had astonishingly become the single passage connecting the two continents.

In the past history of this planet.

What kind of geological events must have occurred to create such an astonishing spectacle?

"Even as a tourist, this would be a rare sight..."

Sighing at the spectacular and somewhat touching scenery before him,

Ronald couldn't help but slow his pace.

Everything that entered his sight at this moment truly made him mesmerized.

Because a mountain connects the Arctic Continent with the normal continent, the pole of this world isn't completely cut off by the ocean like Earth's Arctic.

And precisely because of this,

A greater number of animals have traversed this mountain road to the ice cap continent, evolving their unique ecosystem.

Life forms that can maintain their body temperature in temperatures tens of degrees below zero typically have a thick layer of fat, or a fine and soft coat sufficient to resist the cold.

The life of the entire world,

All seem to be hidden like wonderful spirits beneath thick cover, entirely different from the usual biological systems.

And there's something that makes Ronald rather pleased.

There are no penguins littering the ice cap here, which directly enhanced his perception of the place.

"Once everything settles..."

"Could I find a way to build a house here as a leisure retreat?"

Ronald couldn't help but have such a thought.

He himself is a person who likes snowy environments, even at the time of fully activating the "Divine Comedy", he was in the final trial of the "Purgatory" section, a trial world extended from his mind, was also primarily a realm of snow and ice.

If he could have such an ice oasis for leisure amidst ordinary relaxation.

Ronald would absolutely be thrilled to no end!

Not to mention his current physique as an Original Holder.

The temperature tens of degrees below zero of this world's Arctic poses absolutely no threat to him.

It's simply the ideal place!

Thinking alone like this.

Ronald enthusiastically admired the surrounding scenery while continuing to move north.

Luck seemed to arrive at this moment.

Just before nightfall, Ronald's maximized 'Fury' reconnaissance spell.

Finally at the periphery.

Captured tangible signs of human activity!

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