Returning to the surface after twenty-two days, the heavy snow spread over half the height of the window. When Andrea opened the window, it took a lot of effort to push it open. The zombie beast that was originally in the village may have been Covered with snow.
A gust of breeze blew across their faces, like knives cutting each other. Their exposed palms were as stiff as ice, and it was difficult to curl their fingers to make a fist.
Faced with this situation, the two looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
The temperature outside was beyond Xiang En's imagination. Although he had expected such a situation, the actual situation was worse than he thought.
He didn't have much real sense of the temperature. The lowest temperature he had ever experienced was only 3 degrees Celsius. Facing the current temperature of an unknown number of degrees below zero, he missed the spring-like environment in the south all year round.
When the wind blows on my face, it feels like skin is being peeled off, and it hurts like a prick!
The zombie beasts were also buried in the snow. They were probably frozen now and lacked the protection of their fur. No matter how special they were, they would be frozen hard by the cold temperature, just like pork in a cold storage.
The snow was still falling from the sky, and the external threats were temporarily buried in the snow. Xiang En could not imagine what unnecessary things they could do in such horrible weather.
Climbing out of the cabin through the window with Andrea, the two reinforced and raised the chimney that was about to be buried in the snow.
No zombies jumped out when they knocked on the wooden board this time. The temperature now is much lower than twenty days ago. The two of them have put on as much clothes as possible, but it is still difficult to stay on the surface for too long. .
After returning to the wooden house, the wooden house, which was isolated from the snow outside, actually felt a little warmer.
The amount of snow was more than expected, so the two simply dug a gap, set up an iron pot and started boiling water, washing away the dirt that had accumulated for more than 20 days.
A hearty fight inevitably took place at night, and Xiang En was still the loser. He even wanted to imitate Andrea and start training, but it was a pity that time did not allow for it.
The temperature seemed to reach a watershed on this day. In the next ten days, the temperature dropped again. Unprecedented low temperatures swept the entire De Aire province, making it unprecedentedly difficult for survivors outside the closed city.
The two were so frozen that they didn't even have the strength to fight hand to hand, and the firewood was consumed at a terrifying speed. Fortunately, the villagers had a little charcoal left in their homes.
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Forty days after the first post-apocalyptic winter, the wood reserves in the basement were finally exhausted, but the temperature did not rise.
One reason for the increased wood consumption is that Xiang En dug a lot of snow and burned water to increase the underground temperature.
In order to resist the low temperature that would freeze people's souls, they also nailed unused animal skins to the walls, spread them on the floor, and glued the entire basement with furs.
It looks strange, but the effect is very good.
Even so, the wood used for insulation will be gone in three or four days of burning. Xiang En also wants to use the remaining wood to carve totems. It would be too wasteful to burn it directly.
Finally, Xiang En made a decision, took an ax, demolished some unimportant wooden houses nearby, and transported the wood back to be burned as firewood!
The next day, the temperature rose slightly, but not to a level that would allow people to survive.
The two came to the surface and did some warm-up exercises for a while before struggling to open the window. The snow outside the window collapsed due to the movement of the window opening, and the snow rolled into the wooden house, burying half of the wooden house.
The two people wrapped in rice dumplings finally climbed out and immediately began to level the snow, creating an upward passage like a slide.
It has snowed for many days, and the snow in the forest has already reached a height of nearly three meters, covering the windows and making walking extremely inconvenient.
The two stepped on the wooden board onto the snow-covered surface, walked to the edge of the wooden house opposite, swung the ax and cut a big hole in the roof.
Cooperating with each other, Andrea demolished the house and Xiang En moved the wood.
After demolishing three wooden houses in a row, there was finally no shortage of firewood.
Not long after the firewood was solved, drinking water became scarce again. He only relied on the Finger Dew skill to produce drinking water every day, and it was difficult to continue to survive and consume.
Another five days passed, and no matter how much I saved, I couldn't save any money.
Andrea lost the motivation to fight hand to hand again, and had no other choice. The two of them had no choice but to drink water from the melted snow.
The water boiled from the accumulated snow only tastes a little strange, but it can still sustain their lives.
After the two of them no longer cared about whether the snow water was dry or not, their lives became a little easier. Apart from the greasy food, they did not encounter any other unsolvable problems...
After living underground for so long, both of them have almost lost their sense of time. They don't know how many days there will be in winter.
Before I knew it, many days had passed...
The dagger scratched against the wall made of mud and sand, making a rustling sound, but the sound only lasted for a moment, and a complete word "正" appeared on the wall.
Andrea sat aside blankly and looked at Xiang En who was carving words on the wall. Xiang En also stared blankly at the words on the wall.
Counting from left to right, there are as many as 18 Chinese characters on the wall, and each painting represents a day.
Of course... these records are not accurate. Xiang En and Andrea would occasionally fight together until they lost track of time because they were idle.
The schedule was chaotic for a short period of time, and neither of them had an accurate answer as to how many days had actually passed outside.
Until Forbidden Nocturne is produced, the date will be calculated based on the outside weather.
The recorded time should fluctuate around five days, which means that at least three months have passed now.
The temperature has risen a lot now. When he goes outside and is blown by the wind, he can only shiver at most. There is no longer the stinging sensation of a knife cutting his cheek. Animal skins and cotton-padded clothes that are close to leaking can keep him warm.
Counting the time, normal winter is almost over...
So he was thinking whether to leave now while the zombie beasts were still frozen.
If he waited for the snow to melt, he couldn't guarantee whether the zombie beasts would escape from the frozen state. Ordinary life has been frozen for so long, and there is a high probability that it will not survive, but this is a magical world...
"Enri, winter may be almost over, how about... we leave now?"
Xiang En, who was hesitant, finally decided to let Andrea make the choice. He was afraid that Andrea would not understand the difference between leaving early and leaving late. He analyzed: "Leaving the underground in advance can avoid some of the ghouls." The advantage of threatening to go out of the forest is safety and plenty of time, but the disadvantage is that there is no guarantee that you will not encounter a blizzard on the way!
If we wait until the snow has almost melted before leaving, we don’t know how many zombie beasts will wake up in the forest. There are also carnivorous monsters that have been hungry all winter and may appear. The advantage is that we can travel faster and it's not as cold. The disadvantage is that as mentioned earlier, both monsters and ghouls may threaten us. "
After hearing what he said, Andrea replied almost without hesitation: "I listen to you!"
"Hey... have you forgotten what I said! Think! Don't give up thinking! It's up to you this time!" Xiang En covered his face.
"Hey~!" Andrea said a long modal word, her brows were so tangled that they were about to knit together. She really didn't like to think when there was someone to rely on. It would remind her of being alone. when.
Andrea dug her fingers on the carpet for a long time. It wasn't until Xiang En urged her that Andrea made up her mind, "Let's go early!"
So Xiang Encai reached out his hand to rub her red hair with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Well, it's up to you!"
"Woo..."
Under Xiang En's behavior, Andrea squatted there and purred like a cub, lowered her head in embarrassment, and muttered: "I'm not a child, why are you touching my head?" , do you want to use this place..."
"...What nonsense are you talking about?"
Haha, it’s about time some new characters appeared.
(End of chapter)