Chapter 61: A Journey Alone

300,000 square kilometers of permafrost ice field, shrouded in white all year round, looking around, there is no reference around to determine their position, in addition to the ice field, there are only icebergs, the sun appears and disappears in the fog, but does not bring a trace of temperature. Looking back, I could only see a series of shallow footprints on the frozen snow on the ground, and looking ahead, the white ice and snow extended into the misty mist, all the way to the horizon.

I can't see the road, I can't see behind me, I can't see the front of me, the world shrouded in thin mist is chaotic, everything in the world seems to have gone away, and Freya is left alone in the lonely space, just like forgotten by everyone, walking alone in this chaotic world. There was an empty space all around, and there was a deathly silence, no voices, no wild beasts, not even the sound of the wind, except for the occasional slight crack in the depths of the ice due to the change in temperature, which was usually faint but now sounded very clear. In addition, only the sound of the girl's footsteps kept ringing on the empty ice field, and in the dead silence, Freya could even clearly distinguish the faint sound of the frozen snow and broken ice brought by her footsteps as they fell back to the ground.

"Huh. The girl let out a sudden shout, and the sound waves spread out across the open field, quickly melting into the thick fog, like water absorbed by a dry desert, leaving no effect.

"Loneliness is my only friend, whether it is early in the morning or at dusk, whether it is poor or rich, whether it is happy or sad, he will never leave me, he will always be by my side, ignorant mortals, you will never know how to enjoy the happiness of loneliness, you will only foolishly pursue that fleeting pleasure, but you do not know that only the happiness brought by loneliness is truly eternal. Freya amused herself and sang a line from a classic opera in an aria, and her wine-like voice sounded a little hoarse. It seems to have been sung for a long, long time.

More than ten hours have passed since the ice storm ended, and in these ten hours, the girl experienced the ecstasy of despair, the anxiety of an unknown situation, the despair of not seeing hope, and the forced rebuke of reluctance. And then after cheering up, because of the harsh natural conditions and lonely environment brought about a deeper despair. I don't know if it's an illusion, Freya felt that the weather was getting colder and colder, and the cold air crept through the cracks like knives in the thick cotton clothes where the thick cotton clothes were torn by the broken ice. The skin and muscles in those places had become numb from the cold.

The first thing that comes with the cold is often hunger, not the mental hunger, but the real hunger that the body feeds back to the brain. The throbbing stomach reminded her that eating had become the highest priority, and her increasingly cold body was a clear reminder that if she couldn't eat in time. Her body could no longer resist the hellish environment, let alone maintain her current level of movement. However, hunger is the main theme on the ice field, and there is no living thing, no plants, no animals, nothing on the barren ice field, and the only thing that can be used to fill the stomach is the ubiquitous ice and snow. But it is clear that ice and snow do not provide any energy to the body. It will only bring more cold pain to yourself.

In order to combat the multiple despairs brought on by cold, hunger, and loneliness, Freya had been singing since two hours ago, and her artistic quality was indeed not comparable to that of a little girl like Lina who only reads knightly novels, and large passages of classic passages kept coming out of her mouth. Arias and recitatives are not a problem, and the hymns that require the highest voices are also very easy, and even in some unpopular plays, the girl can sing all the classic passages accurately, but all of this. But it didn't make her feel better, and the unresponsive performance was like a down-and-out entertainer entertaining herself in an empty theater, with echoing sounds and a silent environment, but it only accentuated her loneliness and loneliness. But the girl can't stop singing, and only by constantly making sounds can she be freed from loneliness, even if this relief is false. So she sang intermittently for two hours, her voice began to become hoarse, and a trace of tears oozed from the corners of her eyes.

"Where the hell are you, big sister, Pannis, Vivien, Lina, and Eva, come and help me, I'm going to run out of it. Freya finally couldn't sing anymore, and her voice was vaguely nasal. After all, she used to be a beautiful princess, living in a noble and comfortable environment, no matter how strong her heart is, in the face of this sudden crisis, she is still a little vulnerable and helpless, unlike several other girls, who have been moving forward with danger and pain, and have a strong resistance to any blow. However, the girl was a proud princess after all, and her inner pride did not allow her to be depressed, so Freya quickly took a deep breath, sniffed, and said to herself: "I must find a place to spend the night, I need enough rest to reduce the consumption of energy." Huh, I'm so hungry, the most important thing now is to find a shallow ice crack, where there are plants, there should be bugs, and if there are bugs, there may be small monsters to hunt, so that there will be food to eat. ”

However, the reality is often so full of irony, when everyone needs to hurry, the ice cracks are one by one, blocking everyone's progress, but when Freya wants to find the ice cracks, those cracks that seem to be everywhere seem to be hidden, all the way to more than ten hours of walking time, even the sun is about to disappear from the sky, but only three are found, and the depth of those three is bottomless, it is impossible to fall to the bottom along the rope.

"No, even if you can't find food, you won't starve to death all night. Time made Freya finally give up the search and accept the fate of a night of hunger: "But if I don't find a place to spend the night as soon as possible, I will definitely freeze to death in one night." Shelter, shelter, where can I find a place to live?"

In the adventure group, it is usually Pannis or Catherine who is responsible for finding a camping site, but this does not mean that the rest of the people do not know about these matters, in fact, everyone is very clear about the knowledge of choosing a camp and how to build a camp, so Freya slows down and looks around purposefully. (To be continued.) )

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