Chapter 448: The price of hunting, utilitarianism(1/2)
When they arrived at the territory, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
The snow level will start at 1 p.m. and will increase every two hours.
Until now, the heavy snow in the sky was flying in the strong wind, falling like the sky was cracking.
Under such heavy snow, there is no so-called visibility at all.
Fortunately, Zong Shen can use the strategy module to navigate and plan his way forward.
It also allows him to avoid obstacles on the road, allowing him to drive blindly.
The densely falling snow flakes did not leave many gaps at all, and filled the sky and the earth in flutters.
It is difficult to describe in words such a heavy snowfall. Everyone was covered with a layer of snow.
Zong Shen, who was driving a loader mecha against the wind, turned into a "snowman".
The snow first adhered to his body and then accumulated on the driver's seat.
It made his body look completely bigger.
When two loader mechas drove into the central area one after another and stopped outside the lord's courtyard.
Zong Shen, who was the leader, could no longer see his human form.
There was only a pile of snow left on the driver's seat.
"Pooh!"
The pile of snow suddenly shook. Zong Shen shook his head and stood up.
The snow covering his body condensed into chunks and scattered around his feet.
The other soldiers were also very cold, and the soldiers sitting in the cargo hold also felt uncomfortable.
You can squat down and hug each other to keep warm.
They wrapped their bodies tightly with [double-sided sheepskin warm clothes].
He buried his head in his knees to avoid the snow and cold wind.
All the gaps in the crowd were filled with snow.
In such a violent climate, the heating effect of [Magic Heat Ball] was completely suppressed.
Compared to the warriors riding in the Weight Bearer mecha, the Wolf Cavalry team and the Huntresses had to work harder, as they did not have the assistance of thermal spheres.
On the way back, both Colby and Luna led the team to follow behind the loader mecha, blocking part of the cold wind.
Even so, they are almost frozen now, and even the wargs and panthers wearing sheepskin sheaths underneath them are having a hard time, and are swinging in place with an extremely exaggerated frequency.
In fact, going out to hunt winter snow monsters in this weather is just asking for trouble.
If you stay in the territory honestly and passively fight back against the snow monsters that invade the territory, it will definitely be much more comfortable than going out.
The law of strength, effort, luck = gain can be applied to almost any situation.
"How is everyone doing?"
Zong Shen jumped off the loader mecha and began to ask about the soldiers' situation.
But no one answered. The cargo hold was filled with snow, almost burying all the members.
"Vereesa?"
"Did you hear it?
Zong Shen called out again, just when he was about to take action.
The snowdrift in the cargo hold suddenly shook, and a slim figure wearing a hood slowly stood up.
Stiffly shaking off the snow on his body.
"Ahem..."
"I hate winter..."
It was Vereesa who was the first to respond to the call. After she stood up, the other soldiers began to help each other stand up from the snow.
In extreme climates, the effect of the magic heat ball is completely suppressed.
Most of the soldiers were stunned by the cold when they returned.
Their bodies were stiff and their eyes were hazy, as if they had stayed up late for a long time.
Zong Shen didn't even bother transporting them to the living area.
He, Vereesa, Luna, Colby, and the dragon-turned-gun-and-shield warriors with better physiques began to quickly move the relatively weak archers and mages to the lord's small building.
Mariel and Doris heard the news and quickly came out to help.
A path was forcibly carved out of the snow from the entrance of the small building to the yard.
After all the soldiers were settled into the small building, Zong Shen turned back and took back the loader mecha and the thermal ball. After dealing with this problem, he was the last one to enter the small building.
The City Lord's Mansion has undergone several upgrades, and the hall on the first floor is one to two hundred square meters.
It was enough to accommodate the dozens of accompanying warriors and the wargs and panthers.
The fire was burning brightly in the fireplace, and Doris also placed a [Magic Heat Ball].
The entire hall on the first floor was filled with the faint scent of pine oil after the pine tar blocks were burned.
This made the room very warm, the ice cubes and remaining snow frozen on the cold-weather clothes began to dissolve rapidly, and the ground became wet.
The frozen warriors began to recover quickly, and their temperature and body control returned together.
Zong Shen took off his wet helmet. He didn't want to see non-combat attrition in the territory.
So he began to check the status of the soldiers one by one.
The condition of the crossbow shooters and wizards is not very good, and there is a "frozen" prefix in the system label.
Wolf Cavalry and Huntress are slightly better, at least they can still stay awake.
As for the dragon-turned-gun-and-shield warriors, Luna, Vereesa, and Colby basically withstood them with their relatively high physical attributes.
Now that we have entered a warm environment, everyone's condition has begun to recover quickly.
Don’t look at the [Magic Heat Ball] when it is placed in the open air, it does not live up to expectations and cannot face the extreme weather.
But when it's indoors, the thermal ball can radiate temperature unscrupulously.
The thick limestone walls can isolate all wind and snow.
Heat is not lost quickly.
After seeing that no one's life was in danger, Zong Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
Water was boiling in the kitchen, and the copper kettle with a curved mouth quickly boiled under the fierce heat on the stove.
Cups of boiling water were brought out on trays. The emptied copper kettle was refilled with water and placed on the stove to boil water again.
After only a few minutes, the frozen soldiers began to slowly wake up.
With the help of others, I picked up the cup of boiling water and slowly drank a cup of boiling water.
After a lot of trouble, everyone's situation finally stabilized.
At this time, warmth is the best medicine.
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Then, he checked everyone's limbs.
After seeing that no one's limbs were necrotic, Zong Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there was no necrosis, the frostbite on the limbs was shocking.
The chapped skin looked like bloody mouths, with eye-catching dry blood scabs next to them.
Especially the thin-skinned mage wives like Milani, Tasia, and Aysia suffered a lot.
Due to cold and dryness, the originally delicate skin begins to shed dandruff.
The frostbite cracks are simply shocking.
Traveling is risky, so be careful when going out.
This time, everyone was collectively frozen, and Zong Shen had to take the blame.
The fundamental reason is that they went too far and ignored climate change over time.
To be continued...