"It had to start a year ago." The old man himself took a bowl of broth and held it in his hand.

Ling and Kate sat down by the fire.

"When I was younger, I was also involved in the construction of the third arrondissement. Although the environment on this side of the Third District is a little worse, it is one of the few places on the earth that has not been affected by 'that war' at that time.

The establishment of the three districts can be said to be the result of the concerted efforts of the people who originally lived here.

However, the good times did not last long, although the three regions were not directly affected by the war, but because of the slow reversal of the magnetic poles of the earth itself, the three regions became colder.

After the war, the residual toxic substances in the air also spread to this side with the air current, because the weather became colder and the clouds thickened, so those toxic gases were trapped in the sky over this side, causing a lot of extreme weather here.

In the past, the main area of the three districts was in the plain under the snow-capped mountains, which belonged to the depression area, and the temperature was also suitable, so you could raise some hardy livestock and grow some grain, and the end of the snow-capped mountains was the sea, and you could go out to sea to fish when the weather was good.

But a year ago, the weather suddenly became bad, I still remember that the clouds in the sky began to gradually dissipate, until the thick clouds were not visible in the sky at all, the sky turned blue, the temperature also rose, and the snow around it began to melt, and this weather lasted for about a month, just when people began to get used to it, the weather suddenly became cold again, and the snowstorm for six days in a row, the sudden change of weather, so that the weak people were sick, and the poor did not survive.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, those who were sick were sent here, given a little food, and left to fend for themselves.

That was about half a year ago.

After that change, the weather in the three districts was hot and cold, and the grain planted froze to death before it could be harvested, and the sea was not calm, and we had no way to go to sea, and many problems were placed in front of us at once. This side also sent people to report to the Hunters' Association, but there has been no news, and not only the weather, but also outside the three districts, there are many fierce animals, they often come to the three districts to find food, and they will also attack people.

Until now, the weather has been like this, I have been here for almost half a month, and I don't know what it is like in the center of the third district now. When the old man said this, his eyes were slightly red, and his tone was full of helplessness.

"Now it's all human beings looking for it themselves! People are always willing to find some excuses in their favor, but they don't know that it is human beings themselves who have pushed humanity to the brink of destruction. Kate said.

"This little brother is right, but what can be done to change it."

"Old man, can I ask you something?"

"Just ask. It's been a long time since I've spoken to someone. ”

"Is there something called Ice Heart here in District 3?"

"Ice Heart? Haha, it turns out that your purpose is also Bingxin. ”

"Listening to you, there are still people who are also playing with Bingxin's idea? What exactly is this Ice Heart? Kate asked the old man tentatively.

"In fact, the ice heart is just the purest thing in the world that has crystallized ice and snow after tens of thousands of years of precipitation, but for people, the ice heart is of no use at all, and it cannot be eaten or appreciated.

The young Bingxin is not pure enough, and the cold Bingxin that has experienced the years is pressing, and ordinary people have no way to get close.

Although it is not useful to us, but maybe it will be useful to others, before you came, a group of people passed through here, and they were also going to the third district, and they also begged for a bowl of soup from me, and then they also asked me about Bingxin.

Are you all in this together? ”

Ling and Kate looked at each other, and someone else came to ask about Bingxin?

"No, it's actually my friend who is injured and needs the cold of ice to heal, and we also heard that there is something called Ice Heart here in District 3 that may be able to cure diseases, so we want to look for it.

I don't know, do you know where to find Ice Hearts? ”

"That thing didn't work for us, before or now. As far as I know, the longest ice age should be the 'ice-free lake' on the top of the snow-capped mountain. However, the terrain over there is dangerous, and no one has gone up there since the change of weather. I don't know what's going on over there at the 'Frozen Lake' right now. ”

"Is there anything left over from the past in District 3?"

"I don't know."

"Then how do we get to the 'frozen lake' you mentioned, and how do we tell what the ice heart is?" Ling asked.

"I haven't seen Bing Xin's appearance either, and I've heard of it, but it shouldn't be possible for you to go to the 'Frozen Lake'. I still followed adults to go there when I was a child, and my memory should be in the snow-capped mountains before reaching the top of the mountain, the lake is a strange lake, although it is hidden in the snow-capped mountains, it does not freeze all year round, it is said to be a lake, it looks more like a washbasin embedded in the snow-capped mountains.

I still remember that my father told me that this lake is the heart of the entire snow-capped mountain, and that the lake is the blood of the snow-capped mountain, and when the lake freezes, the snow-capped mountain will die.

Then there is an Iceland in the middle of the lake, and my father said that it is the essence of this snow-capped mountain, and now I think about it, it must be the heart of ice.

That's all I know. ”

"Thank you. Have you spoken these things to those who came before us? ”

"That's not it, those people seem to be very familiar with Bingxin's origin, and I didn't dare to ask more."

"And how many of them are there? When did you leave you? ”

"Seven people, a week ago. If you want to climb the snowy mountains, you may or may not encounter them. ”

"Thank you. We have to make a trip, because now I can only trust Ice Heart to save my friend. ”

"You can go to the third district first and ask the district chief, and besides, it is impossible to go up the snowy mountain with these things you are bringing now, and before you can climb up, you will already freeze and starve to death."

"Thank you."

"There is still some time before the sky will shine, I think you should rest here first, recuperate your strength, and then leave at dawn." The old man poured some more soup for the two of them, then hesitated for a moment and gave Ling and Kate two pieces of boiled white meat in the pot that they didn't know what they were.

"This, old man, this ......"

"Eat, I don't think you're used to drinking this soup, so let's eat meat. This meat is the meat of a cow, although it has been cooked and has no meat taste, but it is also a piece of meat, I am old, I don't have a few days to live, I can talk to you before I die......"

Ling looked at the meat in the bowl......

"Old man, we didn't bring much food with us this time, and we didn't expect the environment in District 3 to be so hard, so please accept this little thing, and please live well." Ling took out the rest of the food in her backpack and put it on the table. All that was left on the wolves' side was some meat, and now there was only some compressed, high-calorie food left.

"You still have a long way to go, and you can't get food in the third district, you better take these away, I still have something to eat." The old man pointed to the small bag under the table.

"We'll figure out how to eat it ourselves, and my companions still have it, so you can take it, and I'll eat this meat."

"Okay, okay."

The two of them talked to the old man about some other important things.

Kate went out to see what was going on outside, and although the sun wasn't visible at this time, it was noticeably brighter.

"The old man, we're on our way, and my friend is still waiting for me to go back."

Ling and Kate sorted out their things and said goodbye to the old man.

"Well, you two have to be careful."