Chapter 37: Something Important
"Whew!" Martin let out a long sigh of relief after removing the snow from the entrance of the igloo. www.biquge.info If it was in an ordinary cold place, the breath he exhaled would immediately condense into a white mist in the air. However, in this particularly cold area, after this breath is exhaled, it immediately turns into ice crystals scattered on the ground. Tiny ice slags were shiny, like thin crystals.
This is the legendary cold zone where you can hear your own breath falling to the ground. Martin smiledβor rather, the muscles in his face twisted, and he didn't want to make a vivid expression on his face after a long day's work in such cold weather. But Martin's attention wasn't on that now, but on the fact that even with his powerful ears, he didn't hear the sound of exhaled ice crystals hitting the ground. It seems that that statement is still an exaggeration.
Feeling the biting cold, Martin couldn't help but feel glad that he was a white man. The tall bridge of the Caucasian nose is designed to be set up in an environment where the air is cold enough to frostbite the lungs, allowing the cold air to warm up in the nasal cavity before entering the trachea to avoid that condition. But if he runs into the tropical desert, Martin probably wishes he was a black man, and the black body's body is easier to dissipate heat there. Of course, Martin had also heard of a yellow race that was said to be more accustomed to both hot and cold environments.
Looking up at the sky for a while, Martin slapped the snow dust off his body and turned his head into the igloo. It was precisely in order to prevent the accumulation of too much snow that would block the gate of the igloo that he had to leave the relatively warm igloo and go outside in the extreme cold. When he entered the igloo, he moved cautiously, first setting off a cool breeze to blow in, causing the girls who stayed inside to let out a cry of dissatisfaction from the girls who were as warm as marmots in a cave.
It's not that Martin is dissatisfied with the fact that he took on the task of cleaning up the snow on his own and retaliates with the air conditioner, but that Martin is worried that he will be "burned". You know, the temperature outside is minus 30 degrees Celsius, and the temperature inside the igloo is a little above zero. It's not pleasant to experience a temperature difference of almost 30 degrees all at once β even though the temperature in the igloo would be as cold as an ice cellar if you had been placed elsewhere. This reminded Martin of a joke: if there was a dragon breathing in the sun, then what he spewed out was not a heat attack, but a frost attack - because the temperature in the sun was thousands of degrees higher than the dragon's breath!
"How's the situation out there?" said Zarie without looking up, busy playing against Natasha. After living together for a while, she and Martin and the others have become acquainted, and the demeanor of the former underground wanderer has faded a lot.
"Well, I guess the weather is about to turn around. Martin replied as he watched as Natasha moved the pawn assassin to a position where he could threaten Zarie's pawn king. Originally, he could have reminded him out loud. But out of dissatisfaction with Zali's attitude, he decided to use the famous Far Eastern saying that he is a true gentleman who does not speak when watching chess to justify his behavior of "seeing defeat and not saving".
"Alas, I feel moldy in the nest, and I really want to leave early. After Natasha finished moving the pieces, she turned to Martin and said.
The girl who was rescued by "......" didn't say anything, but seemed to turn the page to show her attitude.
"Okay, well, depending on the weather, it won't be long. β
It is said that if you want to incite a person to kill, you only need to keep two people of the same sex in a hut 18 feet wide and 20 feet long for a month. Human nature cannot tolerate this.
Of course, the situation on Martin's side is different. On the one hand, there are more of them, even if the girl named Shirley who was rescued basically doesn't open her mouth to speak, then at least these three people can talk to each other. And although their house was smaller, at least they didn't stay that long.
Of course, even so, a dull and boring life breeds discontent. If there were two fewer maidens here, they could pass the time with an ancient human amusement. But when there are at most three girls huddled together, Martin still shouldn't be delusional about that kind of thing.
Long nights, no sleep. At this time, there are only ...... I've played the game. Martin didn't bring the cards. And the general game of chess can only be played by two people. So Martin plans to try to pass the time with wargames. Martin was unambiguous about doing such things, and Zarie, a wanderer, was undoubtedly trained to do so undergroundβthough Drow's wargames were not the same as those on the surface. The surface is generally generic E version to run the group, while the underground world is the general R version to run the group. But these can be reconciled. And to everyone's surprise, the girl they saved was actually a mage (why would a mage run to such a dead magic zone where you can't cast spells?). And though she didn't explain, there was no doubt that she was very skilled at the adventurer's game - the only problem was that she was too talkative, making it difficult to do a lot of things. In addition, Natasha, who was born as a nomad, did not know anything about the art of wargame deduction, so this proposal naturally failed.
But after making such a fuss, I also looked forward to the sunny weather. Although it was so cold outside, the three of them almost ran outside to pack their bags - Shirley still looked so old-fashioned, if it weren't for the prettier face, then she would have been numb.
"Go first, find my stuff. Shirley suggested after the group had been busy pouring water on the bottom of the sleigh to freeze it into a pillar of glass (which would greatly reduce friction) and packing everything up.
Speaking of which, it was the first time in a long time that the three of them had heard Shirley take the initiative.
"Does it matter?" Martin frowned. You know, after staying for so long, even if there is that big stupid bear to replenish it, both food and fuel have already been consumed. Coupled with the addition of a new member, supplies are tight. Especially in snowy areas, it is necessary to eat enough food that provides sufficient calories to protect against the cold. Martin didn't want to make any trouble here, and Lyukria was still waiting for him to find the artifact.
"Important. Shirley said simply. The tone was not firm at all, it was still so plain and bland. And there are no particles, such as "extremely", "very", and "special". But Martin got what she meant: it really matters.
"Alright, then let's go. He said helplessly.
Luckily, the place where Shirley was looking for something wasn't very far from their campsite. Although Shirley was about to come out of her camp to search for the bear she had encountered, and then ran away from the bear for a while. But even if it were, it wouldn't take more than half a day to get there.
However, the search took a short time, and Shirley's tent had been blown down by the wind. Things were scattered, and with the wind and snow, it wasn't easy to find what she was looking for. It's going to take a lot of work.
"Hey, here's the utensils for three people...... Martin asked Shirley keenly aware of the situation.
"Escaped. β
...... It's so simple, who knows what's going on. Martin sneered. Even though he knew that Shirley was very, very unpleasant, he still asked, "What's going on?"
"I couldn't stand it and ran away. Shirley replied to Martin in a few more words than she had just said.
It seems that she hired a helper, probably because she couldn't stand this crime, so she became a deserter. However, seeing that she didn't mean to pursue it, Martin naturally ignored it. Since those two helpers can come in, it will definitely be no problem to escape with the supplies, and there will probably be no danger. Although Shirley is a mage, she can't show her strength here because it's a dead magic zone, so she can't stop it. Probably because of the lack of food later, he took the risk to try to hunt, and then met the big bear. Martin reasoned.
From time to time, Martin or someone else would pull out of the snow a garment with layers of lace or some other corset. Originally, this kind of clothing was supposed to give people a lively and cute feeling, but the all-black color completely wiped out that feeling, and on the contrary, created a sense of mystery that was forbidden to touch. And some of the weird clothes made of leather, which make people feel gloomy and decadent, only enhance the feeling of gray decadence. Come to think of it, these are the daily clothes of this female mage. Although the female mage kept all of these things, Shirley replied to Martin and others' inquiries of "Is this what you are looking for?" with a gentle shake that almost made her hair tremble slightly.
Suddenly, Zari digs out a broken bear doll from a snowdrift. Judging by the extent of the damage, it was already scarred before, and it was not this blizzard that made it like this. Originally, it was nailed with a black clasp as an eye, but only one of them was still nailed in its rightful place. The other is tied to a string and dangles around its nose. One of the ears is missing, and the remaining one is bald. As for the body, the left arm swung on the other side of the body like a broken one, and from the armpit, it seemed to be a half-broken thread. And the right leg is simply missing. It's a patch on the buttocks. The Ragdoll Bear wore a blue short shirt, but it was particularly neat and looked like it was worn later.
"This thing ......" Before Zari could finish speaking, Shirley had already moved. She snatched the bear doll directly and hugged it directly in front of her.
It's the first time I've seen her react so violently!
"Xiong Ji is a very important partner for me. Shirley said quietly but firmly.
The second time I took the initiative to speak, and it was a complete sentence that did not lack two pounds and shorts in grammar, and used adjectives at the same time!
"Is this what you're looking for?" Martin asked, recovering from his shock.
Shirley nodded, then added, "And." β
However, just as Martin and the others were about to insert a branch into the snow to probe for their search, Shirley shook her head, walked away, and motioned for Martin to follow.
So Martin told Natasha and Zari to pack up the sleigh first, after all, Shirley still had some supplies left here that were useful, and it would be a small supplement to bring to the sleigh. Then, I followed Shirley to find another important thing for her.
This time, she had the same clear goal as before, and it didn't take long for Martin to take him under a big tree. Martin looked at the bear cave under the tree, and it dawned on him that it was here that she had met the bear, and that she had lost another important thing at that time.
Martin searched for it in a blank manner, and wondered what the other thing was, whether it was a kitten puppet or a rabbit's puppet, called Meow Mei or Rabbit or something......
"Ahh As he looked, he saw Shirley digging her hand deep into the thick snow and dragging the massive weapon out of it.
At first, when he saw the wooden handle, Martin thought it was just an ordinary mage using a staff. But when the weapon was taken out by Shirley in its entirety, Martin's mouth was wide open, completely oblivious to the amount of heat it would emit.
In Shirley's hand was a large scythe with a long wooden handle that made it difficult to wield it with both hands. The huge crescent-like curved blade is more than two feet long. After the grinding of the snow and ice, it seemed to appear sharper, and it also shone with a terrible cold light in the faint sunlight. And the cold light made Martin feel more cold than the weather in the snowy region.
A terrifying scythe, a broken doll in Shirley's arms, and a silver butterfly that has been hanging around her neck. A strange feeling came over Martin, making him feel that the environment here in the snowy region was so unworthy of Shirley. It seems that her background at the moment should be a towering and gloomy castle, adorned with the hovering crows and the broken flag......
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En, how can Xiao Meiyan say that she is three nothings, she is rippling.
I always say that my role is too stiff, but this time I tried to put in some effort. In fact, it's probably for this reason that the update has been delayed until now. Zari the Dark Elf Wanderer, Natasha, a nomadic girl, and Shirley, the three Unable Teachers, and a character who has yet to appear. I'm going to make them all so that at least everyone can feel their attributes.
Especially the character who hasn't played yet, I'm going to put a lot of effort into shaping her.
But the question is, does the heroine Liu Kelixia look too thin? In the future, it will take more effort to shape her image!
Speaking of which, is it hard to give it to a friend online? The author who wrote about the monster gallery, steamele. Can someone pull me along?
In the end, it seems that I got a revelation in my dream again.
The question is, revelation to revelation, what do I do? What can I do? What can I do so that I can ......