Jin Sha looked at Bai Ye's confused expression and couldn't help but ask, "You don't know the Ice God Pillar, Regice?"
Bai Ye shook his head. "No."
Jin Sha saw that Bai Ye genuinely looked bewildered and didn't seem to be lying. She asked, "Then why are you here?"
"I stumbled into the area boundary and ended up here. There's no other reason," Bai Ye said casually, not intending to mention the Xenomorphs and Predators. He then asked, "That Regi what's-his-name?"
"Regice," Jin Sha replied.
"Oh, right. Bai Ye said, "What exactly is Regice?"
"A summoned beast!" Jin Sha didn't seem to be hiding anything. So many people were here for Regice, so it didn't matter if one more person knew. She directly said, "Not just any summoned beast, but a legendary one."
"Regice's image comes from Hebrew legends as a golem, a servant of earthly powers. Its body is made of ice from the ice age and can control cold air at minus two hundred degrees Celsius."
"In legend, Regice sleeps deep within glaciers for long periods. About six days ago, someone saw Regice in this glacier, which led to rumors that Regice had awakened. Those who heard the news, especially people from the summoned beast world, were naturally excited and all flocked to the glacier."
Bai Ye chuckled. "They want to capture Regice, right?"
Jin Sha also laughed. "Isn't that obvious?"
Summoned beasts were not something Bai Ye was very familiar with.
However, if Regice was as legendary as Jin Sha described, it would be at least a red-quality summoned beast, if not gold quality.
Given the current state of the world battlefield and everyone's strength levels, this seemed like a pipe dream to Bai Ye. Forget about capturing it; they should first consider whether they would be killed.
But…
Bai Ye looked at Jin Sha and said, "But I feel, from your tone, that not everyone is here for Regice?"
Jin Sha replied, "Regice happens to be a summoned beast that exists in my world, so I know how powerful it is. As one of the three legendary ice-element summoned beasts, how could Regice be easily captured? However, there's always hope. After all, capturing a summoned beast doesn't necessarily rely on strength…"
"Then what?" Bai Ye couldn't help but interject. "Love and justice?"
Jin Sha rolled her eyes. "Catering to its preferences, personality compatibility, and even, it's possible some summoned beasts might like you at first sight – that's what they call destiny. Or through long-term interaction. Summoned beasts are like people; once emotions develop between them, they can naturally be captured without force."
Bai Ye smiled. "I don't know much about summoned beasts, but I know the chances of the former are very slim. And the smarter the summoned beast, the slimmer the chance. If Regice is truly a legendary summoned beast, it's even more impossible. As for long-term interaction, although special cases exist, how can you interact with someone long-term if you haven't captured them?"
Jin Sha nodded. "Yes, so I don't expect to capture Regice."
Bai Ye said, "Then what's your reason for being here? You're not just passing by like me, are you?"
"Of course not!" Jin Sha exclaimed. "Although I don't have any aspirations for Regice, don't forget that Regice is a summoned beast that exists in my world. I understand some of its habits. When a legendary summoned beast like this appears, it will definitely attract other summoned beasts, and among them, there will be powerful or rare ones."
Bai Ye showed a look of sudden realization. "So, your target is actually those summoned beasts that appeared in the glacier because of Regice?"
Jin Sha snapped her fingers. "Correct."
Bai Ye nodded, then glanced at his cup and smiled. "Thank you for the cocoa."
"You're welcome," Jin Sha replied. "It's all stuff from the monitoring station anyway. I just did it as a favor. By the way…"
Jin Sha trailed off, then sized up Bai Ye, becoming even more convinced that he had accidentally arrived here and wasn't here for Regice. This was because Bai Ye was dressed too lightly, without a down jacket or padded clothes, which wasn't suitable attire for entering a glacier.
Jin Sha pointed to a door on the side. "You're dressed like this, and you might get into trouble. There are some cotton-padded jackets hanging there. You can go get one to wear."
"Okay!" Bai Ye said. "Thank you."
Bai Ye nodded in acknowledgment and walked towards the room Jin Sha had indicated, his mind racing.
Bai Ye's first thought was that he had entered the wrong area.
While it was a glacier, it wasn't the glacier he was supposed to be heading to.
After all, Bai Ye had actually been to this area in his previous life…
However, he had never heard of the legendary Ice Pillar God Regice.
But after some thought, Bai Ye felt that something must have gone wrong, and this should indeed be the technological area he was looking for.
The reason was simple: the outer wall of this monitoring station had a logo, a large golden circle with the English letters "jw" inside. This logo was the emblem of the conglomerate of the great tycoon, ViLand. J and W were actually abbreviations of ViLand's full name.
Therefore, he concluded that this monitoring station was built by ViLand.
If this was correct, it meant that this glacier was indeed being explored by the scientific expedition team established by ViLand, and the pyramid-shaped ancient human ruin was located beneath the glacier. He shouldn't have come to the wrong place.
Then, what about the Ice Pillar God?
How did Regice suddenly appear?
Bai Ye mused as he opened the door and entered the room.
It was a storage room for daily necessities. Cotton-padded jackets were hanging in a large wardrobe on the side. Bai Ye casually picked one that fit his size and put it on, instantly feeling much warmer.
In fact, with Bai Ye's current physical attributes, he could completely endure such icy, snowy weather wearing just a t-shirt. However, if he could be warmer, why would he seek discomfort?
As Bai Ye put on his jacket, he suddenly paused and looked at a shelf on the side.
Two picture frames were placed on the shelf, containing a man and a woman, presumably a couple and members of the scientific expedition team.
And in a larger frame was a group photo of about twenty people, all of them core members of the expedition team. In the center, Bai Ye found a blond man over fifty years old. Based on his memory, Bai Ye was certain that this man was ViLand.
This way, he could be completely sure that he hadn't entered the wrong area.
"Ah!"
Just as Bai Ye was thinking…
A scream suddenly rang out.