binnovel Chapter 424 Extreme Cold Moon
Chapter 424 Extreme Cold Moon
The second month of winter brought the coldest month, and the cave entrance was completely blocked. In addition to the fire crystals that were originally placed inside the cave, many more bonfires were added.
Because the weather is getting colder, Ruan Mianmian wants to raise the temperature in the cave. The safest course of action now is to continue exchanging fire crystals on the exchange platform.
In the past few days, it seemed as if a huge hole had been torn open in the sky, and large snowflakes, like goose feathers, fell one after another, adorning the whole world in a silvery white.
Last night, the wind raged fiercely, like a ferocious beast roaring and howling through the valley, howling all night long.
The beastmen on duty at the cave entrance stamped their feet incessantly to ward off the cold. Standing at the cave entrance, they listened to the howling wind and snowflakes lashing against the mountain walls and cave door, secretly grateful that their tribe had such a warm and sheltered place.
In the morning, after a simple breakfast, everyone gathered together to discuss how to open the tightly closed cave door.
“Right now, the outside is probably completely frozen solid. In my opinion, we need to figure out how to attack from the outside,” a burly werewolf beastman said first.
"Hmph! No matter what we try, it won't work. We're all trapped in this cave now, unless we can open the door from the inside." Another jackal beastman retorted, frowning.
"How about we try using fire-based abilities to bake and melt the ice and snow?" the hyena-tribe beastman suggested.
"Don't talk nonsense! This gate is made of wood. If you throw a fireball at it and the fire gets out of control, everything will be ruined!" Immediately, a dissenting voice rang out.
For a time, everyone was arguing and talking at once, with one saying that this approach wouldn't work and another saying that approach wouldn't work either.
Finally, someone couldn't contain themselves any longer and shouted to everyone, "This won't work, that won't work, what do we do to open the door?!"
A hush fell over the room. Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment, no one could come up with a practical idea.
Sen, Yong, Mu, Lie, and other orc chieftains sat below Ruan Mianmian, discussing how to open the cave door. Now it wasn't just a matter of the orcs going out for fresh air; Ruan Mianmian also needed a large amount of snow to exchange for supplies.
Lie and several other tribes who joined this year were puzzled by this. He looked at Ruan Mianmian with doubt and said, "Chief, these days are the coldest month. Going out rashly might cause frostbite. Our tribe has no shortage of food or firewood. Why don't we just wait and see how things go this month?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Mao and Mu, the newly joined groups, meaning that he wanted them to join his camp.
In his view, with enough to eat and warm to sleep in, this cave was undoubtedly the safest place. Whether he could get out or not was irrelevant.
Mao, Mu, Jiang, and the others looked at each other without saying a word, staring at Lie as if he were a fool.
Mao thought to himself, "What's this stinky lion showing off for? Didn't you see all the big shots were keeping quiet? Only you keep talking. If the leader wanted to stay in the cave and never come out, what's the point of holding this meeting? This lion must have been buried in snow and ruined its brain!"
Mu looked at Lie with pity. Since he had joined the tribe, he should just listen to the chief. He was afraid that they would not be able to kick him out!
Seeing that no one agreed with him, Lie lowered his head somewhat sheepishly. He really didn't mean anything by it; he just felt that things were fine as they were, and there was no need to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Ruan Mianmian looked at the group below and sighed helplessly. It's true what they say, too many people mean too much trouble; managing so many orcs is really difficult.
She still misses the days when there were fewer people and everyone worked together.
Sen noticed Ruan Mianmian's displeasure, and he suddenly stood up, unleashing the majesty of a primordial beastman upon the several clan leaders below.
Yong and Yu, having been forged by the "miracle," still possessed a sliver of power to resist. Mao and the others who joined later were not so fortunate, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to utter a word.
Sen looked at them, snorted coldly, and said, "When you joined the tribe, you swore an oath to the Beast God to be loyal to the tribe and the chief to the death. I hope you will not forget your oath. The chief's decisions are not for you to interfere with. I hope you will learn to obey from now on!"
As soon as Sen finished speaking, the orc chieftains present realized they had been unjustly attacked. They glared at Lie, secretly thinking that they must find a time to have a proper "sparring" with him.
Just then, Ruan Mianmian, who had been silent all along, stood up.
"Alright, Sen, I've come up with a solution."
All eyes immediately turned to her, showing their obedience.
“I can make a small opening at the bottom of the wooden door, and then the ice-type ability beastman can slowly remove the ice and snow outside the door. The fire-type ability user can then slowly melt the snow outside the door. As long as the heat and speed are controlled, the wooden door shouldn't burn.”
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing that.
Yong said, "That's a good idea, worth a try."
So, according to Ruan Mianmian's plan, she first bought a saw blade from the system store, and then had Meng and other strength-type orcs saw off the wood at the bottom of the wooden door.
Then several ice-type ability users stepped forward and used their abilities, and soon the ice and snow around the small hole were removed.
Next, the fire-elemental user carefully released a small fireball, moving it towards the snow outside the door. The flames licked at the snow, melting it little by little.
Everyone watched nervously, fearing something might go wrong. Slowly, some of the snow melted, revealing a crack in the doorway.
As more snow melted, the crevice grew wider. Eventually, a passage large enough for a person to pass through was successfully created.
The beastmen cheered, and Ruan Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief. Now they could go out to collect snow to exchange for supplies, and the beastmen could also get some fresh air.