Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1227: Secrets of the Snowy Land
Chapter 1227: Secrets of the Snowy Land
The thousand-year-old sheepskin scroll placed before Zhang Yi, having survived to this day, was absolutely priceless.
This sheepskin scroll could even be considered a national treasure, and only in the hands of the great chieftains of the West could it have been preserved intact until now.
However, such ancient artifacts hold little value in the present era.
In times of peace, antiques are prized; in times of chaos, gold is king.
After the apocalypse, only supplies are truly precious.
Zhang Yi glanced at Pagyi Gesang. This high-ranking figure of the Southwest Region shouldn't be so foolish as to gift something worthless.
Since he gave it, there must be another meaning behind it.
Zhang Yi reached out and took the thousand-year-old fragment, saying, "Thank you for your kind gesture. I will read it carefully."
Pagyi Gesang's smile widened even more. He eagerly escorted Zhang Yi and the others outside the door, only returning after they had gone far into the distance.
On the way back, sitting in the car, Zhang Yi flipped his right hand, and the sheepskin scroll appeared in his palm.
He wore silver-gray gloves, part of his combat suit, which even ordinary sniper rifles could hardly penetrate, so he didn't need to worry about poison on the scroll.
"What is his purpose in giving me this fragment of the 'Epic of King Gesar'?"
Zhang Yi frowned in thought.
Inside the RV, the others also looked at the fragment in Zhang Yi's hand.
After the apocalypse, they had accompanied Zhang Yi through many experiences and were no longer as naive as before.
They also didn't believe Pagyi Gesang's actions were without meaning.
Yang Xinxin spoke up, "Wouldn't we know if we just look at the contents inside?"
"The complete 'Epic of King Gesar' is tens of millions of words long. This sheepskin scroll contains at most tens of thousands of words. Pagyi Gesang must have a special meaning in doing this. I think the answer is probably written on the scroll itself."
Hearing this, Zhang Yi nodded.
He carefully reached out to open the sheepskin scroll.
With his All Things Follow Traces ability, he wasn't worried about a sudden attack hidden within.
Zhang Yi's movements were gentle, as the scroll was very ancient, and he feared accidentally destroying it.
Once the scroll was fully opened, Yang Xinxin immediately leaned over.
It was densely covered in a script like a heavenly book, but by the mid-21st century, AI applications were already quite mature.
The ancient script of the plateau people was directly translated into Chinese through a database.
Zhang Yi looked carefully.
This fragment told of the legendary Demon Kingdom of the Snowy Plateau Region.
It said that the people of the Demon Kingdom all had terrifying appearances, standing thirty meters tall, with six eyes on their heads.
They could communicate with hell, gain power by sacrificing living people, and often slaughtered the people of the Snowy Plateau Region, cooking and eating them.
In the Demon Kingdom's capital, there was a huge dark abyss. The king of the Demon Kingdom would periodically throw large numbers of slaves into the abyss as sacrifices to the demons.
The more Zhang Yi read, the more serious his expression became.
During the meal, Pagyi Gesang had specifically mentioned this part of the story.
And now, the ancient epic chapter he gave Zhang Yi was again about the Demon Kingdom coming from underground.
Wasn't this clearly hinting to Zhang Yi that in the Snowy Plateau Region, there also existed beings similar to those beneath Star Island's Mist Valley and the Qinling Abyss?
Moreover, these mysterious and terrifying subterranean world beings hadn't always been lurking underground; they had once appeared in the world and interacted with humans.
Such an obvious purpose could be quickly discerned even by Zhang Yi.
Not to mention the clever Yang Xinxin beside him.
She stared at Zhang Yi and said calmly, "Pagyi Gesang wants you to go to the Snowy Plateau Region."
Zhang Yi suddenly looked up, remembering Pagyi Gesang's invitation to attend the Prayer Festival.
In his mind, he also recalled that the number one and number two figures of the Southwest Region couldn't attend the Shengjing gathering.
Suddenly, everything became clear to Zhang Yi.
It seemed that after the apocalypse, secret realms like those beneath the Qinling Mountains were gradually emerging.
The Snowy Plateau Region also had its own problems, which was why the Lord of the Charnel Ground and the head of the Yasha Langtai family were busy dealing with issues there.
However, after his journey beneath the Qinling Mountains, Zhang Yi felt even more awe toward those mysterious and unknown worlds.
Whether it was the Black-armored Strange Man or Bai Longzi, they both possessed terrifying strength far beyond Zhang Yi's current reach.
Zhang Yi really didn't want to risk his life again.
Yang Xinxin saw the reluctance on Zhang Yi's face. She looked down at the sheepskin scroll in his hand, thought for a moment, and said calmly to Zhang Yi:
"Zhang Yi, the so-called Demon Kingdom might be a different kind of existence from the secret realms we've seen before."
Yang Xinxin's cool voice was like a clear, sweet spring, bringing Zhang Yi back to his senses.
"Hmm? What are you thinking?"
Yang Xinxin said, "Didn't the book say? Over two thousand years ago, the people of the Demon Kingdom emerged from hell and ruled that land."
"It was King Gesar who appeared out of nowhere and overthrew the Demon Kingdom's rule. This shows that the Demon Kingdom's power wasn't that terrifying. Because if we calculate backward in time, the Huaxu Kingdom was still in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period at that time."
"Just by making this horizontal comparison, we can basically determine that the Demon Kingdom's power was limited. Far from reaching the level of today's superhumans."
Zhang Yi nodded, agreeing with what Yang Xinxin said.
"The large-scale emergence of superhumans leads to the birth of powerful individuals, like raising gu insects. Such a phenomenon didn't exist in the past, so individual superhumans wouldn't have been too powerful either."
"But how do we explain the existence of the subterranean world then?"
This was another new question.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and said slowly, "And what is Pagyi Gesang's purpose? He probably hopes to ask me to help him with something, most likely related to the so-called Demon Kingdom forces underground."
"But if there really are unknown forces, wouldn't asking all the major regions to act together be more effective?"
Yang Xinxin said, "Brother, don't forget, your identity is unique."
"In the entire Huaxu Kingdom, among all the Epsilon-level superhumans, only you don't belong to any faction."
"You fight only for your own interests, with few entanglements behind you." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"But if other Epsilons were involved, things would become very complicated."
"The situation in the Southwest Region is intricate. Pagyi Gesang is merely the head of the second-largest family. I suspect the most likely reason he's trying to win you over is for—seizing power!"
This statement made the atmosphere in the car turn serious.
Power struggles were not uncommon after the apocalypse.
Several major regions had experienced such phenomena.
For example, Li Changgong in the Northwest Region, or Gao Changkong's rebellion in the Jiangnan Region.
The Southwest Region was led by the four great chieftains, with no single faction forming absolute rule.
Thus, the struggle for power and profit was probably even more terrifying than in other regions.
Zhang Yi leaned back in his seat, frowning slightly, carefully pondering the logic.
After thinking for a long time, he placed the sheepskin scroll in Yang Xinxin's hand.
"Xinxin, after we return, study the humanities and history of the Snowy Plateau Region carefully. If Pagyi Gesang really wants us to do something, he will contact us soon."
Zhang Yi said calmly.
Author's Note
