On this day, there was no fighting in the "Waterfront City".

For the past three days, the bitter winter wind has been like a mighty hand, pushing the thick black clouds from north to south, sweeping the countless fallen leaves of the forest from the branches to the ground, and the soft river water into hard ice. This hand also completely separated the two warring armies.

In this world, no creature can maintain its dignity under the majesty of the god of winter, and in this season, he can dictate your destiny and life and death at will.

The big banyan tree, which is supposed to live in the warm south, has taken root in this cold area for some reason, and grows so burly and strong.

However, the huge size does not mean that it has enough confidence or that it does not need to respect the authority of the god of winter, in fact, when the first cold snap hits, when most of the deciduous trees are still trying to retain their leaves, the great banyan tree has already surrendered to the lord of winter. Countless leaves fell, and soon the islands and rivers were covered, and now, all that remained of the great banyan tree was its bare trunk and branches, as if it had little self-esteem left after surrender.

In this world, the highest creatures are all kinds of insects, no reptiles and amphibians, no birds, and no mammals. At least the protagonist has never seen anything more advanced than an insect. Because there are no warm-blooded animals, no animal dares to risk their lives when they go out in the daylight without daylight.

Most insects have short lives, winter is their end, and after autumn, they stop eating, hiding in leeward places and crevices, trying to survive, as if this will slow down time. But in the end, they end up quietly freezing and falling, and then life quietly slips away from their bodies.

But life never ends, and these delicate and dying insects have placed their eggs, which symbolize hope, in the relatively warm underground. By the following spring, countless butterflies, moths, beetles, and worms will be active in every inch of the land.

Some insects choose to migrate long distances to the warmer south, but these are insects with excellent flight capabilities, such as large butterflies, moths, locusts, etc.

For example, the famous black vein butterfly is the only migratory butterfly on Earth. The black veined golden spotted butterfly, also known as the great birch spotted butterfly, the monarch spotted butterfly or the monarch spotted butterfly, has conspicuous orange and black markings on its wings, and its wings are 8.9-10.2 cm wide.

They migrate every year, with the goldenrod butterfly migrating south from August to early frost in North America and returning north in spring; In October, the tribes of the Rocky Mountains migrate to temples in the Mexican state of Michoacán, and the tribes of the West spend the winter in southern California. In Australia, the goldenrod butterfly also makes a limited short-distance migration.

Born in early summer, the golden-spotted butterfly has a lifespan of only two months, and they are unable to migrate. Only those who are born last in the summer will enter diapause and will live for more than 7 months. During diapause, they migrate to one of the places where they spend the winter. The wintering generation generally does not breed and only breeds when it leaves in February-March, and it is often the second, third or fourth generation of the goldenrod butterfly that returns to its native habitat in the United States and Canada.

When they arrive in the warmer south, they hang on the branches in large groups, so many that they bend the branches down. The warmth here is relative, and the low temperatures at night are still deadly, and the black-veined golden-spotted butterflies must gather together to hibernate, and any butterfly that falls from the tree will inevitably die. In order to prevent predators from hunting, the hibernation of the black vein golden-spotted butterfly is also highly poisonous.

It is not until the beginning of spring of the following year that the hibernating black-veined golden-spotted butterfly will wake up, and then fly back to its northern hometown again; The Rocky Mountain Hordes migrate north to Texas and Oklahoma in the spring.

Relatively speaking, a few insects, such as ants, are lucky, they have nests buried deep in the ground as shelter, and they can enjoy the warm weather and abundant food reserves in the cold winter.

If there was no war, this winter would not seem so harsh.

- I'm the dividing line -

For three days in a row, because the weather did not improve, the Paving Ant Barbarian Army was unable to launch an offensive.

This was good news for the defenders of Waterfront City, as most of the soldiers could enjoy a few days of relaxation, except for the sentries who were on guard. The room temperature in the "Waterfront City" is warm and the food is abundant, so as long as you don't go to the colder outside world, the ants live a life that is not much different from that in the warm spring.

In particular, the defenders of the original "Waterfront Castle" are provided with a large amount of meat by the protagonist without discrimination, which is dried mealworm meat or dried maggot meat transported from "Dongyang Castle", as well as a small amount of high-end salted meat marinated in rock salt. These ants had never eaten so much meat before.

Under the power of the Divine Envoy King and the temptation of meat, the protagonist easily won the support and love of the original defenders.

The short break will soon pass, and the protagonist has already observed that the sky is improving, and the temperature is not continuing to drop, although the clouds are still thick. When the sun comes out again, the halftime battle will start again.

The protagonist doesn't know what the enemy will make when he launches an attack next time after a few days of adjustment, and the protagonist has no plans to change his defensive tactics, and the current tactics are a better choice in terms of both defense and lethal effects.

However, once it is found that the casualties caused by the enemy offensive to the defenders have increased, and the "Waterfront City" is in danger of being lost, the protagonist will not hesitate to activate the backup plan. After all, the protagonist also has nowhere to escape in "Waterfront City", and ensuring safety is the most important thing.

- I'm the dividing line -

On the afternoon of the third day, when the protagonist climbs out of the cave again, he notices a heavy snow in the sky.

Heavy snow should have been going on for a while. The howling wind had stopped, and the snowflakes slowly fell to the ground in an almost straight line, and most of the area as far as the eye could see was covered in paleness, except for a few trees and boulders that were still bare with dark undertones.

The protagonist grew up with a big jaw and looked at the scene in front of him in a daze, this scene is so holy and beautiful, as if the misfortune and blood between heaven and earth have disappeared in an instant, leaving only the concept of "beauty" in the world.

This is the first snow of the winter, and now, no one knows what the white snow portends for the world.

The protagonist doesn't know either!