As Ang gazed at the mountain peak shrouded in mist, his curiosity grew even stronger.
Ever since arriving in the Milaginbi Mountains, he had grown accustomed to the strange environment here. Yet the mountain before him seemed to hide some unknown secret, drawing him to uncover it.
Ang circled around the Mountain Ridge Tribe, trying to find a path leading to the summit.
But no matter how carefully he searched, he could not find any road leading up the mountain.
From time to time, he saw Lizardmen busily moving back and forth, but their activities never came near the mist-covered area.
Unwilling to give up, Ang tried asking the nearby Lizardmen for information. But whenever he mentioned wanting to climb the mountain, these Mountain Lizardmen immediately turned cold. They either fell silent or deliberately avoided him. Some even turned and left outright, as though that mountain were a forbidden topic.
"Could there really be some secret hidden on that mountain?" Ang wondered to himself, his doubts deepening.
Since he could not get any answers, Ang temporarily gave up on reaching the summit and returned to the wooden hut Longya had arranged for him earlier.
Night gradually deepened, and the air was filled with a faint dampness. The mountains carried a touch of chill after dark.
Before long, a young Mountain Lizardman girl entered carrying dinner.
She was much slimmer than ordinary Mountain Lizardmen. Her light brown scales were smooth and fine, and there was a timid look in her eyes. She was clearly still underage.
The girl gently set the meal before Ang. He lowered his head and saw a piece of magical beast meat giving off a fishy aroma, along with several dark yellow plant roots.
The magical beast meat had obviously only been simply roasted. When he stuck