Chapter 344: Chapter 344

"This is the left one, so there should be a right one too, right?" Han Qiwu picked up the ice bull horn, infused 10 life points into it as prompted by the system, and threw it into the distance.

No wonder he felt that this time the ice bull seemed a bit harder.

Turns out it was because he hadn’t infused life points into the horn.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

The horn spun in the direction it was thrown, looking quite beautiful as it spun like a small blue whirlwind.

He watched for three minutes, and the horn showed no signs of stopping.

Han Qiwu was quite satisfied, as ten life points could make it fly for so long; the cost-performance ratio was decent.

While mining, he waited for the Bull Horn Boomerang to come to a natural stop.

After waiting for a full fifteen minutes, the Bull Horn Boomerang finally lost momentum and flew back into Han Qiwu’s hand.

"Good stuff, this is practically a mobile area slowing skill." Han Qiwu weighed the horn with satisfaction, thinking that he should get a symmetrical one back someday.

He took the inactive compass and marked the ice bull horn into it.

Lil’ Spark, upon hearing Han Qiwu’s muttering, pouted, a bit unconvinced.

This thing can’t be as handy as I am!

But Lil’ Spark also knew that this thing was lifeless and wouldn’t compete with him for the thunder light fish.

If the master likes to use it, let him.

This was something he learned from Xiao Lai.

After digging out all the iron ore in this area, Han Qiwu also saw the stairs leading to the next level.

He originally wanted to just leave, as he was quite curious about the scenery below.

But just then, the ice bird statue fragments, which had been inactive for a while, started to move, and a line of prompts appeared in front of Han Qiwu.

[A force from the center of the seventy-seventh layer of the mine is attracting you]

"Right, I haven’t finished collecting this thing yet." Han Qiwu put away the mother copper pickaxe, called Lil’ Spark over to explain a few things, then quickly approached the direction of the attraction.

Lil’ Spark quickly flew towards the depths of the mine layer.

About ten minutes later, while drinking water, Han Qiwu heard the familiar sound of an ice bird again.

"Good timing, just right to test the Bull Horn Boomerang’s effect." Han Qiwu quickly climbed onto a higher ice rock nearby, held the ice bull horn with both hands, infused 20 life points, and threw it hard in the direction of the ice bird.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

The ice bull horn flew out at a faster speed and collided head-on with five ice birds flying from behind Lil’ Spark, hitting them squarely as it spun among them.

Because the rotation process of the ice bull horn wouldn’t be interrupted, its effect was very strong when colliding with the ice birds.

Simply put, the ice birds were hitting themselves.

The ice birds, flying at high speed, were dazed by the ice bull horn, and the five ice birds caused a chain collision event among themselves.

Han Qiwu didn’t expect the Bull Horn Boomerang to work so well against the ice birds.

He seized the opportunity.

Han Qiwu held an ice rod, jumped down from high in the air, and smashed hard onto the wing of the ice bird with the strongest attraction.

This time, the passive effect of the Firework Ring was triggered; the ice rod spontaneously ignited without wind, sparking a red flame several centimeters high.

The flaming ice rod smashed this ice bird to bits, and the remaining force cracked the bodies of the surrounding ice birds just with its shock wave.

They looked quite pretty.

The other four ice birds, having recovered their senses, were just about to fly up to counterattack.

But as they flapped their wings, they found themselves surrounded by a mist of ice that didn’t belong to them, sharply reducing their speed.

This was still thanks to the ice bull horn.

Han Qiwu was becoming more satisfied with this thing.

No more playing around, finish off this batch of ice birds and collect the fragments.

Han Qiwu held a large rod and knocked them out one by one.

Besides the regular [Emerald] drops, a piece of [Ice Bird Statue Fragment Three] and a piece of [Ice Bird Statue Fragment Five] lay quietly on the ground.

"Two dropped at once? No wonder the attraction was so strong." Han Qiwu picked them up one by one, comparing them, and found that ice bird statue fragment one, which was missing, should be at the wing position.

[A force from the east of the seventy-eighth layer of the mine is attracting you]

"Looks like I can assemble it today." Han Qiwu was in a good mood, returned to the staircase he made earlier, and slowly walked into the staircase after eating and drinking his fill.

While eating, he was thinking it would be nice if there were a mount or something in the mine.

Running around every day is indeed a bit tiring.

The main issue was that Lil’ Spark’s body was just too small to ride.

[You have arrived at the seventy-eighth layer of the mine]

After entering the seventy-eighth layer of the mine, Han Qiwu saw that the ice layer had become thinner, and from the distance came the trickling sound of water, louder than the water sounds from the previous mine layers.

"Feels like it’s starting to thaw." Han Qiwu sensed it, and the east direction where the ice bird statue fragment pointed also happened to be the direction of the water sound.

He decided to go check it out together.

He moved towards the sound of water, mining as he went.

After walking for a few minutes, he discovered an unexpected surprise brought by the thinning ice layer.

About a dozen snow fruits lay quietly in the ice layer, looking very intact, and somewhat like reserves.

Without further ado, Han Qiwu swung his ice pick and chopped away, quickly gathering the twelve snow fruits.

Not only that, but after collecting the snow fruits, he found a trickle of transparent liquid flowing behind them.

Curious, Han Qiwu took a jar and patiently dug a hole to collect it.

Of course, he was patient because this transparent liquid emitted a faint glow.

After collecting for more than ten minutes, the liquid filled half a jar, and a line of prompts appeared.

[Half Jar of Ice Spring]

[Note: Ice spring has a unique taste]

"Ice spring? That’s quite authentic." Han Qiwu chuckled. It seemed there should be a spring or an outlet nearby.

He took a tentative sip from the jar.

So cold it was teeth-numbing.

This small sip of ice spring made him feel like he wasn’t drinking water.

More like eating ice.

After the chill passed, it left a sweet aftertaste, and the texture was smooth.

Indeed, it’s good water with a unique flavor.

It’s just a pity it’s not convenient to collect.

Han Qiwu left the jar there, planning to collect some first, and maybe pour it into the spring later.

This must be a special water source.

Following the water sound, Han Qiwu arrived at the riverbank, where the ice river was flowing strongly, and the ice floes on the surface were thin. Upon closer inspection, he saw a type of fish shining with silver light swimming upstream.

"This fish looks really nice."

"Why not catch one to taste?"

The nearby Lil’ Spark twirled excitedly in agreement.