Chapter 433
Chapter 433 Recovery
Jonathan took the compass and asked Torrence curiously, “This is the exiled land, where not a single blade of grass grows.
Where are you heading? If you're returning to Paradiso, why don't we travel together?”
Torrence shot Jonathan an indifferent glance and replied, “I have my own plans.”
However, he did not want to reveal much.
Seeing how resolute he was, Jonathan stopped pushing him. Then, he said, “We're thirty-eight thousand miles away from
Paradiso. With my current physical condition, it is impossible for me to reach there. Besides, we have no more food.” After a
pause, he went on, “The fact that you can come all the way here and survive here shows that you know where to get food
around here. Am I right?”
Torrence nodded. “There are things that reinforce and counteract each other everywhere, so of course, there's food around here.
You can pay attention to the surrounding. The black fruit I gave you earlier is called snowberry. You just need to observe the
snow-covered ground. If there is black sap seeping through the ground, it means that there is snowberry underneath. The
snowberry is rich in nutrition, juicy and sweet. It should be able to help you survive.”
Realization dawned on Jonathan. “Thank you.”
Taking a glance at Jonathan, Torrence said, “I'm leaving. Good luck!” With that, he turned around and left the cave.
Then, he strode off in a carefree manner.
As Jonathan watched Torrence leave, he began to make speculation about the latter. Why did he come to this snowy tundra
alone? Why is he going into the depths of the tundra? Does he want to see the imprisoned Demon Dragon?
Jonathan shook his head. Forget it. I can't care about that much anymore. Torrence must have his reasons and the capabilities
to have ventured here all alone. I should just focus on this tricky situation I'm in now.”
Afterward, he turned around to go up to Yeverie.
Yeverie was sleeping soundly in the warm sleeping bag. She had eaten snowberry earlier, so her vitality recovered a lot.
As she had reached the first level of the Divine Master realm, the recovery rate of her body was high. Her body and essence
were repairing rapidly in the warm environment.
However, she was still unconscious. She still needed more snowberries.
Jonathan decided to look for more snowberries as he was no longer worried about Yeverie's safety. After they ate enough
snowberries and restored their body to their original state, they could continue heading to Paradiso.
Thirty-eight thousand miles might sound like an extremely long distance, but Jonathan and Yeverie would be able to reach
Paradiso in less than two months if they were in their prime.
In short, it was rather time-consuming.
The only thing that made Jonathan feel relieved was that there was nothing in the boundless universe that he was too worried
about.
Now that Catherine has Divine Emperor as her master, I don't need to worry about her.
His heart ached at the thought of Catherine. What kind of humiliation did Catherine suffer that night that made a person who has
no desires like her ask to be Divine Emperor's disciple? She said that she doesn't need me to protect her and that she'll protect
herself and me in the future. How hopeless she must be feeling.
Every time Jonathan thought about it, he hated his own weakness and incompetence.
Taking a deep breath, he ignored the pessimism in his head because it was not the time for him to be pessimistic.
He was not too worried about Jennifer and the others either because he believed that Ignatius would not dare to act rashly
anymore after what happened to Catherine.
Jonathan rose to his feet, still feeling weak. Yet, he knew that he could not continue waiting like that and decided to look for
snowberries out there.
Only by finding snowberries could he and Yeverie survive after consuming them.
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
Jonathan took a deep breath and exited the cave.
The cave was obviously a warm haven, so Jonathan felt like he had entered hell the moment he walked out of the cave.
It was not snowing outside, but it was windy.
The howling wind blew through Jonathan's face like a knife blade, making him feel extremely painful.
He almost lost his balance. Gritting his teeth, he bit himself hard so that he could stay alert long enough.
That kind of stimulation was somewhat effective as he regained a bit of energy. He started looking for snowberry in the snow.
However, snowberry was not something that could be found anywhere. Jonathan had walked around ten miles in the snow with
none in sight.
The wind and snowfall were so heavy that Jonathan was buried in a snowdrift several times. He was extremely exhausted.
Countless voices in his head were telling him to go to sleep and not to worry about anything else.
I'll be free from worries if I die!
Jonathan fell asleep in the snow for a while. Suddenly, he turned over and punched himself in the nose.
Blood gushed out of his nose in an instant.
That was another form of stimulation, just like taking certain drugs to destroy the potential of the body.
His blood stained the snow. He scooped the snow into his hands and shoved it into his mouth.
After that, he felt that his head was much clearer.
He then continued to search for snowberry.
Finally, he found an area stained with black liquid ten meters ahead.
The vines of snowberry constantly produced the strange sap. Even if there was a snowdrift, the vines would still grow outward
and discharge the sap.
Otherwise, it would be really hard for people to locate a snowberry.
Ecstatic, Jonathan immediately went up to dig the snow.
Soon, he managed to remove the snow cover, only to find the frozen soil underneath as hard as rock.
He was stumped. It was not difficult if his strength had recovered, but it was a challenge to him under his current condition.
As an idea popped into his head, he got up and stomped his feet hard.
With all his strength, he finally managed to make a crack in the ground.
Afterward, he put on the Dragon Binding Gloves and began to dig three feet into the ground.
It was still very hard to dig into the ground, but he knew that he would succeed soon. He remained confident as he had Dragon
Binding Gloves with him.
It took him half an hour to dig three feet into the ground before he finally found the snowberry buried in the ground.
Initially, he wanted to pull the vines out. On second thoughts, he realized that snowberry could no longer grow if the vines were
pulled out. I can't do such a despicable thing.
His effort paid off handsomely as he dug out a total of ten snowberries.
Holding those hard-won snowberries in his arms, he was overjoyed.
Without further ado, he put away Dragon Binding Gloves, peeled three snowberries, and wolfed them down.
The flesh of the three snowberries was tender and juicy. After consuming them, Jonathan felt a wave of warmth surging through
every inch of his body and limbs.
At that moment, he was suffering from nutritional deficiencies He was so hungry he could eat a horse.
Hence, those three snowberries were just enough to quench his thirst.
As three snowberries were not enough for him, he ate another two.
It was still not satisfying for him.
However, he did not continue to eat more as he had to save some for Yeverie.
Still, his physical strength and spirit had improved a lot.
With that, he stood up and headed back to the cave.
As everything was covered with a blanket of snow, it was easy for one to lose their way.
Fortunately, Jonathan had the compass that Torrence left him, so he did not have trouble finding his way.
After walking for a while, he was pleasantly surprised to find an area with a large puddle of black sap.
It was discharged by the vines of snowberry.
Jonathan estimated that there must be at least thirty snowberries in the ground.
He burst out laughing and began to dance with joy in the uninhabited place.
Then, he ate the remaining five snowberries, giving him more strength. He stepped forward to remove the layer of snow and
stamped his feet on the frozen ground.
As a result, a large area of ground was cracked.
He proceeded to put on Dragon Binding Gloves and began digging.
In the end, he dug up a total of sixty snowberries.
He was lucky to have a spatial ring, or he would have no place to keep them.
Then, he consumed thirty snowberries in one go.
He would stop at nothing for the complete recovery of his body.
He had maintained a strong sense of crisis. He felt that it was too dangerous if his strength did not recover while they were stuck
in that deserted place.
Thirty snowberries had provided him with a large amount of heat.
Sitting cross-legged, he felt that the cells in his body had begun to fully absorb the heat.
Half an hour later, he opened his eyes, which glinted with vigor.
At that moment, his strength returned to its heyday.
He felt great to have all his strength back.
He jumped three feet high and quickly ran toward the cave.
He was fast like a flash of lightning.
It took him a short time to return to the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, he saw that Yeverie had sat up.
Although she was weak, her complexion improved a lot. After all, she was resting in a sleeping bag in the cave, which allowed
her body to recover on its own.
She did not see Jonathan after she woke up, so she was quite worried. Being smart as she was, she knew the fact that she was
set up so comfortably probably had something to do with Jonathan. It would be difficult for them to reunite in the snowy place
once they were separated.
Therefore, she decided to wait in the cave first.
Now that she finally saw Jonathan, she could not help but shout joyfully, “Your Majesty!”
Similarly happy, Jonathan urged, “You're awake. That's great. Come on. Eat this.”
As he spoke, he went up to Yeverie and took out all the snowberries.
He peeled a snowberry before handing it to her. “Eat up. You'll recover after eating it.”
Yeverie was curious. “What fruit is this? Where did you find it, Your Majesty?”
Jonathan flashed her a smile. “It's a long story. I will tell you all about it when your body recovers after you eat these
snowberries.”
“What about you, Your Majesty? Are you not going to eat it?”
“You silly girl, would I be so energetic if I didn't eat it? Look at me. I'm fully recovered now,” Jonathan said with a grin.
Seeing that Jonathan's spiritual energy was indeed at its peak, Yeverie breathed a sigh of relief. Thus, she took the snowberry
and started to munch it.
The way she ate was so charming that one could not help but want to kiss her red lips.