Moreover, the Einzbern family, located in the Bavarian Forest, not only had terrain as perilous as a natural fortress, but had also set up layers upon layers of Magic Barriers.
Even powerful magi could not detect where Einzbern was located.
If nothing unexpected happened, it would have been absolutely impossible for Fu Yuan, who knew nothing about magecraft, to find Einzbern castle.
But reality was just like this...
After Fu Yuan and Scáthach arrived in Germany's Bavarian Forest, he drove the tracked snowmobile through the forest for an entire week.
Over that week... aside from the endless white snow and cedar trees, Fu Yuan could not see any other scenery, let alone Einzbern castle concealed by a Magic Barrier.
The moving tracked snowmobile came to a stop amid the boundless snow. Fu Yuan pushed open the door and stepped outside.
Looking at the endless frozen wilderness before him, Fu Yuan could not help sighing. "Scáthach, let me tell you, the ingredients in my storage space are nearly gone. If we still can't find Einzbern, we'll have to return to a nearby city to restock."
After Fu Yuan spoke, Scáthach's voice drifted out from the snowmobile's cabin. "As long as you get close to a place with a Magic Barrier, it won't escape my senses."
Scáthach's response was somewhat languid, like an aristocratic cat that had just woken up.
Fu Yuan was not the only one who had entered the Bavarian Forest. Scáthach had come with him as well, and the queen was currently staying inside the snowmobile's cabin.
The tracked snowmobile Fu Yuan had bought could travel through the vast snowfields and had a room-like cabin. During their week in the Bavarian Forest, Fu Yuan and Scáthach had been squeezed together in this cabin.
What happened when a lone man and woman were packed into the same cabin was perfectly normal, right? Something like sparks flying... But unfortunately, nothing happened.
It was just that... Fu Yuan's resistance to feminine charm had risen considerably.
After all, how could his resistance to women not increase when he spent every day with Scáthach, an incomparably beautiful queen?
Hearing Scáthach's lazy reply, Fu Yuan said helplessly, "Could we have already passed Einzbern castle, the one protected by the Magic Barrier, and you simply failed to notice it?"
Just after Fu Yuan said that, he suddenly felt something poke his back.
They were Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows' slender toes...
Lying on the bed inside the cabin, Scáthach extended her flawless jade-like leg. She used her foot in place of her hand to poke Fu Yuan's back, venting her dissatisfaction at his doubting her.
"There's no way I would fail to detect a Magic Barrier. You simply haven't gotten close to the castle you mentioned."
With Scáthach saying that, what else could Fu Yuan say? He knew absolutely nothing about magecraft, so he could only accept her explanation.
Then, Scáthach slowly withdrew her bare foot from beneath the blanket. Looking at Fu Yuan by the snowmobile door, she lazily said, "Don't worry. I've already sensed a faint trace of magical energy from afar. We should reach it in a few hours."
"I just don't know whether it's the castle you're looking for."
"Really? That's great." Fu Yuan smiled and turned to look at Scáthach lying in the cabin. "Then I'll have to trouble you with those Magic Barriers. I need to get inside them."
"Sure." Scáthach, her bewitching eyes half-lidded, revealed a faint smile. Then she continued, "Two hours of battle."
"...Fine." Fu Yuan nodded somewhat helplessly. Since he did not understand magecraft, he could only ask Scáthach for help if he wanted to enter Einzbern castle smoothly and complete the Main Quests.
"Don't agree so quickly. I wasn't finished just now." Scáthach, wrapped in a blanket, sat up on the bed. The alluring woman smiled brilliantly at Fu Yuan. "It's 'two battles, two hours each.' Do you accept those terms?"
"Don't push your luck, you old woman!" Fu Yuan shot a glare at Scáthach as she sat up.
Scáthach gave Fu Yuan a seductive sideways glance. "Are you agreeing or not? If you don't, I won't help you."
"I can agree, but if you keep pushing your luck like this, I won't make you lunch."
"...Once it is, then. Tch, what a stingy man. You clearly have the stamina for twice, yet you won't give me even one more." Scáthach rolled her eyes at Fu Yuan in slight disdain.
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Fu Yuan could use cooking to change Scáthach's mind. It seemed his cooking had already captured the queen of the Land of Shadows.
Or perhaps it was not because of the food.
The reason Scáthach had changed her terms to twice just now was merely because she wanted to tease this overly slow-witted and clumsy man.
Fu Yuan and Scáthach's conversation ended there. Fu Yuan then left the snowmobile's cabin and went outside to prepare today's lunch.
Even after leaving the warm cabin, Fu Yuan was still dressed in long pants and a short-sleeved shirt, with only a cloak to shield him from the wind and snow.
He looked like the kind of reckless idiot who cared about style but not warmth.
In truth, Fu Yuan was not choosing style over warmth. Having cultivated Great Void Sword Qi, he was already immune to heat and cold. Even in this vast snowy landscape, he had no need for thick clothing.
Standing amid the snow, Fu Yuan opened the Honkai System interface. Looking at the few remaining ingredients in the System Backpack, he could not help letting out a sigh.
"I hope the magical reaction Scáthach sensed just now is Einzbern's Magic Barrier. Otherwise, the ingredients I've stored away are almost gone, and we'll have to return to the city to replenish them."
Although the system shop allowed Fu Yuan to buy food, he did not want to waste precious crystals on purchasing food.
If he still could not find Einzbern castle mentioned in the system mission, Fu Yuan would have to consider retreating, returning to the city to replenish supplies, and then coming back.
If the mission to find Einzbern castle were a Side Quest, Fu Yuan could simply ignore it, since he would not suffer any losses.
But this was a Main Quest. If he failed to complete it within the specified time, it would affect the final reward for the Main Quests.
However, he had a month to complete Main Quest One, and only seven or eight days had passed so far. Fu Yuan still had plenty of time to complete this Main Quest.
Steam rose slowly into the air as Fu Yuan focused on cooking lunch for himself and Scáthach. Scáthach, who had originally stayed in the warm cabin, had also come outside. She now rested her cheek on her hand and watched Fu Yuan cook with concentration.
At that moment, Fu Yuan and Scáthach somewhat gave off the impression of a married couple.
Like a husband lovingly watching his wife cook for him...
What nonsense? Fu Yuan was the one cooking, not Scáthach!
If the two of them gave off the impression of a married couple, it should be more like, "A useless wife admiringly watches her husband cook," right?
While Fu Yuan was cooking, his ears twitched slightly. He seemed to hear an unusual sound from afar.
This pristine white snowfield was a harsh place cut off from the world. Other than the howling wind, there was almost never a second kind of sound here.
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