Magic Farm 188

Chapter 188

The sixth day of the Ice and Snow Boss event.

Perhaps because he had gone to bed early the night before, when Qi Yu woke up, the sky was still dark.

He opened the survival panel and saw that it was seven in the morning.

There was still about an hour until sunrise.

He didn’t rush to get up, but lay in bed, recalling everything that had happened yesterday.

So, I’m not human?

Nor am I someone from the apocalypse.

Dan Xingyu hadn’t guessed wrong—I am a native of the Survival Game world.

I am an elf.

Teacher Egnol is my kin. I have many, many relatives who care about me.

I grew from a tree; the tree I saw that day, the one that felt so intimately familiar, was transformed from a single leaf of the Mother Tree.

Teacher Egnol said that as long as he ate well and grew up properly, he could live for a very, very long time.

From the inherited memories, he now knew many things about the elven race, but he still didn’t know why he had wandered from this world into the apocalypse.

Teacher Egnol had said, “Once you’ve fully awakened, we’ll tell you about it.”

He had comforted Qi Yu, “Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious. Everything has already been resolved.”

He had said, “Children shouldn’t think about so much. All you need to do is cultivate diligently and grow up well.”

Qi Yu had wanted to ask about the Survival Game—why so many people from Blue Star were being drawn into this world.

The elf teacher had shaken his head at him: “There are some things we still can’t tell you. Right now, you’re a participant, just like before. According to Its rules, just live your life well.”

Qi Yu understood—there were restrictions.

Restrictions that even a powerful Archmage couldn’t easily break.

It seemed the Survival Game was even more formidable than he had imagined.

He asked, “Then can I tell my friends about myself?”

“Of course you can. They’re your friends. Even if you announced it to the whole world, it wouldn’t matter.”

There was nothing shameful about being an elf.

His elf teacher told him, “Don’t be afraid of attracting trouble. There’s hardly anything in this world that could trouble an elf.”

Hearing this, Qi Yu let out a breath of relief.

Long ago, when he’d first heard rumors about the elves, he’d worried about bad things.

How had the former rulers of the continent suddenly vanished from human history?

Such records always seemed tinged with some ominous event.

But now, listening to Teacher Egnol, it was clear the elves hadn’t encountered any great disaster.

That was good.

Qi Yu rolled over in bed, hugging his blanket, and happily burrowed for another ten minutes.

Time to get up!

After washing up, he stepped out of the treehouse, looking at his territory and shelter with entirely new eyes.

What had once seemed like coincidence now, in retrospect, made sense—Teacher Egnol must have noticed him from the moment he first entered the Survival Game.

The personally written books, the elven treehouse modeled after a level-three shelter, the Guardian Mage’s robe, the Idelan Bow, the War Ancient Tree… It turned out he truly was fated to be connected to the elves.

The plants were still asleep.

Only the alchemical golems, which didn’t need sleep, were patrolling diligently.

Qi Yu opened the survival panel and navigated to the Ice and Snow Boss event page.

First, he sincerely said “thank you” to the survival panel.

He used to think he’d been mistaken for a Blue Star person by the Survival Game and pulled into this world by accident.

Now he knew that the Survival Game had deliberately fished him out of the apocalypse and brought him home.

He liked the Survival Game even more now.

After expressing his gratitude, he got to work—redeeming the Ice and Snow Boss event items.

He currently had 833 Ice Crystal Gems left.

He had already exchanged for the magical sleigh and the limited-edition Ice Knight outfit.

First, he spent 500 Ice Crystal Gems to redeem the event’s grand prize: the Territory Appearance.

[Detected that player possesses a new Territory Appearance. Would you like to change it?]

Qi Yu was very curious—what did this “change” mean?

He chose “Change.”

A surge of icy blue energy radiated outward from him in all directions.

Snow began to fall from the sky, and the roads turned into paths lightly dusted with snow.

Stepping on them, the sensation was incredibly real—he could hear the soft crunch of snow, though the temperature didn’t feel cold. On the grass, in the garden, around the blue resource ponds, in the woods… every plant was covered with a thin, pristine layer of snow.

The biggest change was to his treehouse.

No, now it wasn’t a treehouse anymore.

The great tree was gone, and so was the treehouse.

In their place stood a magnificent, glittering castle with icy spires.

At the same time, his survival panel’s territory module was dotted with many new red notification dots.

He clicked them open and found there were many new appearances he could change for his residents.

[Alchemical Golem], [Guardian].

Choosing to change it, the original outfit was replaced with ice crystal armor.

[Energy Tower], now available to switch to the [Ice and Snow Energy Tower] appearance.

After switching, the energy tower became a giant snowman, with a scarf around its neck.

He also saw a little wooden house with snowy stained-glass windows, hung with bright little snowflake lanterns—absolutely beautiful.

…

These little snowflake lanterns were everywhere in the territory, so even at night, the whole place was never dark.

It was like a world straight out of a snow and ice fairy tale.

There was even a “temperature selection” on the survival panel.

You could change the appearance without altering the territory’s constant temperature ecosystem.

Or you could adjust the temperature, turning the territory into a true “ice and snow world.”

Qi Yu walked into the brand-new ice castle version of his shelter, and found that not only had the appearance changed, but every decoration inside the castle had transformed as well—even the floor was now a clear, icy blue, and when he stepped on it, snowflake effects drifted down at his feet.

He saw an ice throne, with the butler standing beside it—who had also changed appearance, now wearing a coat with a fur collar, looking even more robust, almost like a snow bear.

“This is truly a delightful change, my lord,” the butler said. “I feel as if I’ve witnessed the birth of a wondrous world.”

Qi Yu replied happily, “It’s the new territory appearance. Do you like it?”

The butler answered, “You seem very happy. As your butler, my master’s preferences are my own, so I like it very much.”

Qi Yu spun around in delight, checked the time, and saw it was already past seven-thirty.

He snapped a bunch of photos and posted them all in the 01 Survival Squad chat.

[I Love Survival Games: The Ice and Snow Boss event’s territory appearance looks great.]

[Serenity: You switched to it? It does look good, but it looks so cold.]

[I Love Survival Games: It’s just an appearance, it doesn’t change the temperature inside the territory.]

[Serenity: Then that’s not bad.]

[Afraid to Open My Eyes: Wow, is that a castle? The change is that dramatic? So cool. I’m still working hard to save up gems.]

After showing off, Qi Yu continued redeeming other items.

The Snowball Launcher, an item tied to the territory appearance, looked similar to the energy tower’s new skin—a snowman over a meter tall. In front of it sat a machine Qi Yu couldn’t quite figure out.

[Snowball Launcher: Magic weapon. Automatically fills with ice and snow, converts it into snowball projectiles.]

Qi Yu let it demonstrate: the snowman suddenly “came to life,” bent down to scoop up a pile of snow from the ground, and placed it in the machine’s slot.

About two seconds later, a snowball about twenty centimeters in diameter was launched from the machine, flying far across the territory.

Its function seemed similar to the energy tower—it could be used as a weapon to defend the territory.

But Qi Yu understood why it had to be tied to the territory appearance—this snowman wouldn’t take more than a couple of steps, it could only stand fixed, bending down to scoop snow and fill the machine.

Without the “never-ending snow” of the territory appearance, there wouldn’t be enough real snow to keep it going.

He exchanged for two of them first, costing 100 Ice Crystal Gems.

Next was the Fine Equipment Exchange Voucher, 100 Ice Crystal Gems.

After redeeming it, Qi Yu found he could actually choose his equipment. The selection included a full set of fine-grade Ice Knight gear.

There were more weapon choices: Ice Knight’s longsword, Ice Knight’s lance, Ice Knight’s longbow, Ice Knight’s shortsword.

He could pick any one of them.

In addition, there were the Ice Knight’s under-armor, shield, ring, and boots.

Clearly, this set was meant to be paired with the event outfit.

It looked cool, and the stats weren’t bad either.

Unfortunately, you could only pick one piece.

Qi Yu didn’t hesitate: for weapons, he already had the Idelan Bow and the Giantwood Heart Staff; for defense, he had the Guardian Mage’s robe.

He couldn’t see his exact agility stat now, but it was definitely high. Besides, he had the Emerald Boots, which suited him better.

All things considered, the best choice was the unlimited Ice Knight’s Ring.

He chose to redeem it.

[Ice Knight’s Ring: Fine equipment. Grants +2 Strength, +2 Courage. When the wearer is in an ice and snow environment, all base stats are increased by 10%.]

Qi Yu’s eyes lit up.

Clearly, this was a “divine artifact” with a specific use environment.

Its fixed stats were ordinary—among fine-grade equipment, they were even a bit lackluster.

But, like the magical sleigh, in the right environment, it had effects far beyond its grade.

A ten percent boost to base stats.

Before his “bloodline awakening”—that is, before all his stats turned into asterisks—after becoming a four-star mage, his base attack stat, without equipment bonuses, was already 65.

That 10% boost would add 6.5. That alone was already considerable, and the Ice Knight’s Ring boosted all stats.

Defense, agility, health, and Qi Yu’s astonishingly high spirit.

After awakening, those stats would be even higher.

This ring was clearly something Qi Yu could use even in the late stages of the game.

Even with the environmental restriction, it was absolutely a great item.

The Ice Knight’s Ring was silver, with a cross-shaped longsword on its face.

After putting it on, Qi Yu now had six rings on his hands.

Next came the event-exclusive avatar and avatar pendant—both cheap, costing just 20 Ice Crystal Gems in total.

Qi Yu equipped them all.

Because he bought two Snowball Launchers, he had spent a total of 870 Ice Crystal Gems.

The shop was now completely cleared out, with 113 Ice Crystal Gems remaining.

Ice Crystal Gems couldn’t be gifted or traded.

Qi Yu exchanged for two more Snowball Launchers, after which the survival panel showed he’d hit the exchange limit—the maximum was six.

In other words, after collecting enough gems for two more Snowball Launchers, he wouldn’t be able to exchange for anything else.

There were still two days left in the event.