Chapter 631: Chapter 581: Basam Attacks

「The next morning.」

Li Wei stood outside the Ice Jade Palace, gazing at the intensifying blizzard at the foot of the mountain.

He was lost in thought.

Ice and Snow City now existed in name only.

Fewer than a thousand survivors remained.

The city itself was completely frozen over, without a single trace of life to be seen.

Li Wei wanted to persuade Gu Sewei to abandon this place and move somewhere else.

The environment of the Extreme North Icefield was far too harsh.

Especially after the Ice Emperor’s awakening, it had become more than ten times harsher.

With the magical calamity raging, it was now impossible to even find food in the Extreme North Icefield.

The survivors in Ice and Snow City were now all relying on food grown from Magic Plants to barely survive.

To change the current situation, there were other options besides abandoning Ice and Snow City and moving elsewhere.

The second option was to transform Ice and Snow City.

He could turn Ice and Snow City into a utopia, a Peach Blossom Spring in the Extreme North Icefield, making it the only sanctuary in this land of ice and snow.

This would be very difficult to achieve.

But not impossible.

Li Wei could do it, but it would consume a great deal of his Divine Power.

He could transform Ice and Snow City into a place where it was like spring year-round, a city suitable for life.

’But there doesn’t seem to be much point in doing that,’ he thought. ’Unless I plan to live in Ice and Snow City forever, cut off from the rest of the world.’

’And would the residents of Ice and Snow City even be willing to accept a life of isolation?’

’Actually, that’s probably not something I need to worry about.’

’After all, the residents of Ice and Snow City have always lived that way.’

’They had some minor contact with the outside world, but the vast majority of residents would go their entire lives without ever encountering people or things from beyond the Icefield.’

’As long as their current crisis of survival could be completely solved, they wouldn’t mind living in a utopia cut off from the rest of the world.’

’In fact, they would probably be overjoyed.’

Li Wei decided to leave the choice to Gu Sewei.

If she wanted it, he would help her realize her wish.

Gu Sewei walked up behind Li Wei and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

She had noticed Li Wei was gone early that morning.

After searching all over the Ice Jade Palace, she finally found him standing at the entrance, gazing down the mountain.

Li Wei turned to look at Gu Sewei and said, "Do you want to leave this place?"

Gu Sewei froze for a moment, then asked, puzzled, "Why would you ask that?"

Li Wei said, "The current situation in Ice and Snow City is no longer sustainable. Moving to another place is the best option."

Upon hearing this, Gu Sewei fell silent for a moment, then sighed. "You know," she began.

She looked at Li Wei and said, "Ever since you left last time, I’ve regretted not going with you."

"It’s been twenty years. I’ve stayed here all this time, and I’ve watched Ice and Snow City turn into what it is today."

"Not a moment goes by that I don’t wonder: if I had chosen to lead everyone away from here, would their lives have been better? Would more of them have survived?"

Li Wei reached out and hugged Gu Sewei. "It’s not your fault," he said. "You don’t have to blame yourself."

Gu Sewei pressed her face against Li Wei’s chest. "But I’m the City Lord of Fred City," she said. "I have to be responsible for all my people."

Li Wei said, "Regretting what happened in the past won’t change anything. Focus on the present and the future. Whatever you want to do, I’ll help you."

Gu Sewei said, "Thank you."

"I want to lead everyone who is still alive out of this land of ice and snow, to let them all see the outside world... But it’s just too difficult."

Gu Sewei knew full well how difficult that would be.

It was practically impossible.

Li Wei placed his hands on her shoulders and gently pushed her back so their eyes could meet.

Li Wei said earnestly, "It’s simple. I can do it."

A look of astonishment crossed Gu Sewei’s face. "But... how?"

With a casual wave of his hand, Li Wei opened a Space Teleportation Gate beside them.

On the other side of the Space Teleportation Gate was a bustling street in Maple City.

Li Wei said, "See? Just step through this Teleportation Gate, and you’ll be in Maple City."

"Maple City?" A hint of confusion crossed Gu Sewei’s face.

The name sounded familiar to her.

A moment later, she remembered.

Her face lit up with anticipation. "Is this where you met my brother?"

"The place where you grew up?"

Li Wei nodded. "Yes, that’s right."

"If we go to Maple City, I can find a way to settle the survivors from Ice and Snow City."

He wondered how Otz would react to seeing the survivors from Ice and Snow City.

’Knowing Otz’s personality, he’ll probably be ecstatic.’

’Right now, all the survivors from Ice and Snow City are Professionals.’

’The majority are Tier Three Professionals, and there are over two hundred who are Tier Four Professionals or higher.’

’With such a massive group of Professionals joining Maple City...’

’...as long as they aren’t enemies, Otz will definitely do everything he can to recruit them.’

’It would be a huge boost to his strength.’

’Eighteen years have passed. The group of Death Warriors that Otz once cultivated using the Potential Activation Potion are now all facing premature aging and declining strength.’

’Compared to eighteen years ago, Otz’s peak power hasn’t increased; in fact, it has declined slightly.’

’The addition of nearly a thousand Professionals from Ice and Snow City would definitely be a shot in the arm for the Beixuan Kingdom.’

Gu Sewei nodded. "Alright. I’ll go make the arrangements right away."

Li Wei infused the Teleportation Gate with several streams of Divine Power, then closed it.

The "Torresta" Illusory Body that he had once stored in the Maple City Mage Tower had long since dissipated when he burned away all of his Power within the Sun.

However, the Maple City Mage Tower had not fallen into decline as a result.

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