Traveling with the two Grand Scholars, the speed of their return journey was not fast.
Upon reaching You Guang Ji and meeting up with Big Dumb Bear Grof who had been waiting there, the team now had four Phantom Beast Knights—enough to traverse the Snowfield and pass through Mountain River Trade Route.
Along the way, Snow Ghosts were a frequent sight, but not a single Snow Demon made an appearance.
"It must be that during the great battle, Snow Giant Da summoned all the Snow Demons, leaving none behind, and now the void they left has not yet been filled," Roland speculated. Otherwise, traveling the trade route at this time of year would require utmost caution, as Snow Demons would typically be encountered.
"It's possible," Russell agreed deeply.
Not only did the team not encounter any Snow Demons during the day, but even at night, as he rode the Little Dream Dragon around, Russell still couldn't see any Snow Demons.
