Chapter 663

In March, the grass grows and the warbler flies.

But snow ice fields are not.

There is snow all year round, and every day and every second is a bitter winter.

Everyone living here is wearing thick fur coats. The fur of wild animals is cut into clothes that don't fit well. Whether it's good or not, it's OK to keep out the cold.

Reindeer skin, bear skin, fox skin, seal skin, even wolf skin and dog skin. The fur of any beast that can survive here is very thick. If it is made into a fur jacket, it's OK to wear one. There's no habit of wearing underwear here. Men and women are the same.

It's warm and convenient.

Wild animals are ferocious and few have the ability to hunt. The price of thick and durable clothes is often very high. The clothes worn by most people are broken and old. Some have been worn for several years or more, and some are simply handed down by their parents, or even picked from others——

Dead, or dying.

This is a small village with a total of dozens of people.

The nearest town is also 20 kilometers away. It is difficult to walk in snow and ice. It takes half a day to go back and forth. It often goes in the morning and comes back in the evening. If you can get back——

Although the sledge is easy to use and not too difficult to make, the training dogs for pulling the sledge are too expensive. There are only more than 50 dogs in total. They belong to no one, the hunting team and the whole village.

A small village is a small tribe, and everyone is related.

It can't be planted here. If you want to live, you can only fish and hunt.

Fishing requires technology and is relatively safe. Hunting is more dangerous, because none of the creatures that can survive in this place are easy to deal with. Whether it's snow ice bears, whales in the sea, or even ice wolves, winter wolves and ice foxes are their prey.

But sometimes, prey is not necessarily prey, and hunters are not necessarily hunters.

As long as hunting, there may be casualties.

In such places, as long as you are injured, it will become a burden, and the difficulty of hunting will become greater and greater.

If they can't get enough food, neither a person nor a family will starve to death.

But everyone starved to death.

It is normal for everyone in a village to freeze and starve in the snow ice field.

No family planning.

As long as there is enough food, you can produce as many as you can, because there are many people and great strength, because only by constantly adding new blood can you supplement the lack of labor caused by death.

In other places, such as the Principality of Qiandao, the average life expectancy may reach 40 or 50 years, and some may even live 70 or 80 years.

But in the snow ice field, even if the physical quality is better, few people can live to 40.

After the age of 30, even if you don't freeze to death, starve to death, or are killed by wild animals in hunting, you will be gradually eliminated because of the continuous decline of physical fitness.

The harsh natural environment has created a cruel law of survival.

Food is not divided equally, let alone distributed on demand.

Whoever has the ability will get more food.

Survival of the fittest.

"The weather is getting colder and colder!" Watt murmured as he examined the sledge.

It's a severe winter. It's the coldest time of the year. It's 50 or 60 degrees below zero at night. Old John in the east of the village died yesterday.

Cold is not the only reason, and hunger.

He is not the first to eat too little and reduce his resistance.

Five have died this year.

Twenty years ago, there were almost 300 people in the village, but now there are less than 200.

It's getting harder and harder to live.

"Stop complaining and hurry up! The captain said, do a big job this time! Take out the bear nest in the North!" A strong man snorted and said, "there's no food!"

Watt's face darkened.

According to the previous habit, you should save enough food two months ago to spend the coldest time.

But not this year.

There were 27 people in the hunting team last year, but only 18 this year. Three were dead, four were disabled, and two ran away.

The winter goddess seems to be in a bad mood. This year is colder than ever. Even the wild animals are restless. It is more and more difficult to hunt. As a result, there is not enough food. She has been hunting all the time.

Or you'll starve to death.

Watt sighed.

In the bear nest in the north, there are more than a dozen Adult Snow Ice bears and many bear cubs. If you can bring them, you can get a lot of food.

The key is to take bear skin and bear gall to the town 20 kilometers away and get at least 10 amulets from the winter goddess church!

Wearing a talisman can keep out the cold. You don't need to wear a thick and heavy leather jacket at all!

Thinking of this, Watt touched the amulet in his arms and sighed again.

The amulet left by dad has long been invalid. This thing is valid for one year.

I don't know if I can get one.

As long as one piece is worn by the wife and children in turn, they can live through the winter.

As for yourself?

I'm in good health. I think... No problem?

Those snow ice bears are difficult to deal with. Some are level 1, level 2 and level 3. If they weren't in a hurry, the captain couldn't let the big guys deal with them. Who made the nearby beasts disappear!

"It's time to go, Watt." Said the strong man.

Someone came to train the dog, put it on, and a group of people came together.

"Where's Mel? Why didn't he come?" The captain counted the number and frowned.

"I'm sick, maybe... I can't get through it." Someone answered.

Watt lowered his head and sipped his mouth.

Is there any hope?

Is there any hope in this village?

"Let's go." Said the captain.

"Yes." Watt got on the sledge with a bow and arrow on his back and a machete. He was not happy.

God, shouldn't she protect her believers?

Great winter goddess, you are the master of winter. Why can't you make winter less cold?

We are all your people!

Should a god like you really exist?

Why don't you die?

"Look, there's a man there!"

Just arrived at the entrance of the village, someone exclaimed.

Someone?

These days, there are people running to our small village?

Watt looked up and was stunned.

There was a man who was wearing a very thin robe!

Are you kidding?

In the snow and ice fields, if you wear such a thin robe, don't you want to die? Freeze to death!

"Alert!"

The captain's eyes shrunk and ordered to stop and draw the knife.

In this weather, wearing robes and still alive, who is it!

Such people are too dangerous.

"Stop, outsider, you are not welcome here!" The captain drank.

The man stopped.

But soon a gentle voice sounded:

"I'm a traveler from Azeroth Kingdom and want to go to the nearest city. Can any of you be my guide? I can pay for 10 silver coins."

The captain frowned: "sorry, no one in this village can be your guide. Please leave."

"That's a pity. May the gods of Azeroth protect you and the holy light be with you."

The man raised his hand, a cloud of light flew over, divided into 17 parts, fell on everyone, and then turned and left.

The captain wanted to hide at first, but he couldn't.

Then suddenly his face changed.

He felt so warm and comfortable that he even recovered a lot of strength and his spirit was much better.

If we can keep this state all the time, hunting may be easier!

In addition, no wonder the man is still alive with so few clothes. He still has this means!

Such a person may be dangerous, but if he can stay

"Outsiders, if you can help us, I'd like to be your guide." The captain murmured.

"Well, that's great."

The man heard the speech, turned around, opened his hood and showed a young face.

There was a bright smile on his face.