Chapter 286: The Clueless Author Won't Dream of a Title

"God of the Ice Flame Polar Circle?"

"Doesn't He only operate at the poles?"

Hearing the young man's words, Brenna, standing to the side, was very surprised.

"However, if it is the power of a god, then this blizzard makes sense."

"It is not the God of the Ice Flame Polar Circle, but His creation, the Extreme Cold Core," the young man to the side corrected. "Let's go quickly. If we wait for the blizzard to get any stronger, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."

"There are still some people on the ship," Yun Mu interjected at this moment. "I'm just not sure if it's necessary to take them with us."

The cabin of the Xiangyang was very warm; even without clothes, one could not feel the cold, but she was not sure if the crew would be alright if they continued to stay inside.

Brenna pondered for a moment: "Let them stay on the ship."

"In this kind of weather, even underground is not as warm as that. I don't think the shelter in Folaka Town can be dug very deep."

"What nonsense are you two talking about? How could the cabin be warmer than underground? Do you really think those wooden planks can withstand a blizzard?" Listening to their conversation, the young man suddenly became a bit anxious. "While the wind and snow haven't worsened yet, let's hurry and go bring them out!"

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Yun Mu and Brenna looked at each other, both feeling somewhat helpless.

Just as Yun Mu was thinking about how to explain it to the young man, Brenna suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"I am the Third Princess of the Frost Kingdom, Brena Saierliya. The cabin of the Xiangyang has the latest heating device developed by the Kingdom. In fact, if we hadn't left the cabin, we wouldn't even have known it was snowing outside."

"We only came out to find the crew members who are in the town," she paused, then added, "If the number of townspeople isn't too large, they can come to the cabin of the Xiangyang to take refuge."

". How am I supposed to believe you?"

The old-fashioned heater on his chest continuously transmitted heat to his body. The young man believed in the power of technology, but... "In this country, no one dares to impersonate my identity," Brenna said with a certain tone, seeing through the young man's thoughts.

"Alright... I've heard before that the Princess has a head of beautiful silver-white hair; perhaps you really are her."

The young man stared into Brenna's eyes, and seeing that the latter showed absolutely no sign of guilt, he continued: "However, I must go to the cabin of that... whatever-it-is ship and take a look first. In fact, although there are no problems in the town's shelter at the moment, according to my calculations, when the Extreme Cold Core passes over the town, the temperature will drop to at least minus sixty degrees..."

"Under that kind of terrifying low temperature, even the Kingdom's newly built Energy Tower can only wail in the cold wind. If what you say is true, I can find a way to persuade the townspeople to take refuge on your ship."

"What exactly is the Extreme Cold Core?"

"And why is that thing active here?"

Yun Mu listened to the young man's words and couldn't help but ask.

Just approaching the edge would whip up a blizzard of minus forty degrees; once it passed overhead from high altitude, the temperature would drop further to minus sixty!

It was simply unimaginable how cold it would be at the main body of the Extreme Cold Core, and within a few meters of Him.

This kind of power was just like a god.

Yet, according to the young man's description, the other party was just a creation made by a god named the God of Ice Flame Extreme Cold?

Truly not to be underestimated, the gods of this world. "Let's talk as we walk," the young man suggested, looking at Yun Mu.

The three of them braved the blizzard and headed toward the Xiangyang docked at the harbor pier.

Yun Mu and Brenna had not left long ago, so the distance was not far, and during the journey, the young man also told the two about the intelligence regarding the Extreme Cold Core.

"About thirty years ago, the Kingdom organized an expedition team with the target location being the northernmost part of the world—the Arctic Glacier. Folaka Town was built during that time."

"However, the exploration and investigation of the Arctic did not go smoothly because it was simply too cold there; even the latest steam engines at the time would be frozen by the extreme cold."

"But the Kingdom did not give up; instead, they gathered the country's Mechanics to specifically design a steam icebreaker capable of traveling in extreme cold zones, and it successfully reached the location of the Arctic Glacier."

"Just when everyone thought the expedition team would continue to investigate smoothly, the God of the Ice Flame Polar Circle appeared."

"That god, who was quite ancient in the records of the Church but whose traces of existence had never been discovered by people, appeared before the Kingdom's expedition team for the first time."

"He used a blizzard to drive away the expedition's ships and forbade all humans from approaching the locations of the North and South Poles. His creation, the Extreme Cold Core, is constantly patrolling the glaciers of the poles..."

"The Kingdom specifically designed a machine for this purpose, capable of sending a message after detecting the presence of the Extreme Cold Core, and my father was one of the members of that expedition team."

"As for why the Extreme Cold Core came here, we don't know. Logically speaking, He should only be active at the location of the polar glaciers."

"That failed Arctic exploration... I have heard of this matter," Brenna said, walking at the very front without looking back. "It's just that I didn't know the reason for the failure, and the records regarding the Arctic God of Ice Flame are also pitifully scarce."

"After all, that was thirty years ago," the young man said, watching the Xiangyang gradually become clear in his line of sight, and slowly exhaled a breath of hot air. "The Kingdom has given up on exploring the poles ever since then."

"The current focus is all concentrated on that distant New Continent. The Kingdom, the Heling People, the Federation, the Dwarf, and even the Elf are all fighting for that land. Ha, but these have nothing to do with me."

"After all, Folaka Town is just a forgotten place, and the land in the Arctic cannot grow crops either. The extreme cold weather makes it a wasteland without any value; it can be said to be completely worthless."

The young man seemed to have opened the floodgates, and coupled with his own resentment toward this matter, and Brenna being a princess, it made him unable to help but start complaining.

"Are you wanting to leave this place?" Yun Mu felt a certain familiar feeling from this guy and couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, I left this town a long time ago. This time I just came back to find my old man, hoping he would go live in the big city with me; it's just that he isn't willing, and I'm trying to find a way to persuade him."

"Don't look at me like that; actually, I am already a Senior Engineer certified by the Kingdom."

"This is my medal."

The young man proudly took out from his chest a certification medal with a steam gear as the base, imprinted with a wrench, and the word 'Senior' written underneath it.

However, he only took it out to show Yun Mu and Brenna for a moment before putting it away.

"Clang, clang."

He tapped the casing of the heater on his chest lightly with his finger: "This thing is what I repaired. It should have been left behind by the people who built the shelter earlier. There are many of the same model inside; I found one that wasn't damaged too badly and then dismantled useful parts from other heaters..."

"We're here."

Yun Mu interrupted the young man's words. As they saw, in the howling wind and snow, the sea level was frozen into thick, solid ice, and the Xiangyang was moored steadily at the port of Folaka Town.

"Although I don't know why, I believe your words a little bit now," the young man said, looking at the Xiangyang in front of him.

"Hehe, let's go." Yun Mu laughed softly and climbed onto the deck of the Xiangyang with quick movements. The wooden planks that were originally placed on the ship had already been crushed by the blizzard; if one wanted to board the ship, they could only climb up.

She and Brenna, as Transcendental, of course had no problem, but the young man was just an ordinary person, and he was still wearing a clumsy coat, so it was still a bit strenuous for him to get up.

So Yun Mu found a rope on the ship, let the young man hold it tight from below, and pulled him up.

"Ha, ha, if we are to transfer the townspeople here, we can't use this method to board the ship," the young man said, somewhat panting.

"You guy, why are you so weak? I was the one doing the work just now," Yun Mu couldn't help but tease him when she saw him like this.

"." The young man opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was just an engineer, but thinking of the gender of Yun Mu and Brenna, he immediately shut his mouth.

Of course, the main thing is that when you open your mouth, the wind rushes in, which is somewhat uncomfortable.

"Let's hurry, I feel like the Blizzard is getting stronger." After catching his breath for a moment, the young man stood up and said.

"Mm, follow me."

Yun Mu led the young man to the entrance of the ship's cabin; having only left for a moment, it had already been covered over again by the Blizzard.

However, compared to other places, the snow accumulation here was still relatively thin.

"I can't believe it, it's actually not cold at all here."

Walking into the interior of the ship's cabin, the young man took off his frosted windproof goggles, his face full of astonishment.

"Miss Yun, and Princess, you've returned?"

Seemingly noticing the commotion, Lita hurried over with a group of crew members, and upon seeing Yun Mu and Brenna, she immediately relaxed.

"Mm." Yun Mu first nodded, then immediately said sternly: "Time is tight, so I'll keep it brief. Folaka Town is about to face a minus sixty-degree Blizzard. I need to transfer the townspeople to the Xiangyang. You all get ready and come with me to escort the townspeople."

Lita was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Alright, I understand!"

As a member of the Xiangyang, Lita would naturally follow Yun Mu's arrangements, and with her previous experience working in the Guard Hall, she adapted quickly.

As for the remaining crew members, Yun Mu had already used her ability to gain their trust last night, so they naturally had no objections to her arrangements.

Although they were all ordinary people and did not have the old-style Heater that the young engineer had, their physical fitness was not bad; wearing thick coats, there should be no problem moving through the snow.

As for the reason for bringing them along, it was because Yun Mu was worried about the children or the elderly in the town, who did not have the physical stamina of the young man.

If it became difficult to move through the Blizzard, these crew members could help.

"Let's go!"

Once the crew members were all gathered, Yun Mu did not waste any more time and decisively let the young engineer lead the way for them.

The Blizzard became increasingly Mania, and when the crew of the Xiangyang left the cabin, almost all of their expressions changed.

It was clear that one couldn't feel the cold at all inside the cabin; the temperature outside was simply worlds apart from the cabin!

Yun Mu did not waste her breath explaining, but silently led everyone toward the direction of Folaka Town.

"How much further is the Extreme Cold Core from here?"

Beneath Folaka Town, the elderly mayor, wearing a thick fur coat, stared at the middle-aged man standing beside him and asked.

"Another 1,500 kilometers, it is rapidly approaching from the sea. It is estimated, estimated... it will arrive at Folaka Town in three hours."

The middle-aged man looked at the numbers displayed on the instrument in front of him with a nervous expression as he spoke.

"500 kilometers per hour..."

"Are you sure you didn't misread it?"

The mayor's presbyopia made it hard to see the numbers on the instrument, but based on his experience, he knew the instrument's values had not been set incorrectly.

"It's really not wrong, that's what it says on the machine."

Hearing the mayor's words, the middle-aged man checked carefully two more times and confirmed.

"..." The mayor was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Has the distress signal been sent out?"

"The telegram has already been transmitted, but I don't really understand the Sacred Rune of the Heling Empire... so I'm not sure when they can arrive."

"Then that's it, everything that could be done has been done." The mayor was tired of standing at this moment, so he simply sat down on the ground: "For the rest, there is only Wait."

"The shelter is right below here. It was improved from the original residence of the Arctic expedition team. The Heater at that time was far inferior to what it is now. If you wanted to be Stationed at the northernmost part of the continent, you had to dig holes."

The young engineer led Yun Mu and the others to the mountain behind Folaka Town. There were quite obvious traces of manual excavation here. Following the stairs dug out of the mountain body downward, a tightly sealed metal Gate appeared before everyone.

"Ugh, ah, ah..."

The young man's gloved hand gripped the valve in front of the Gate, exerting force to the left, yet the metal valve did not budge.

"Ha, ha, the weather is too cold, it seems to have frozen." Seeing everyone looking at him, the young man responded somewhat awkwardly.

"Let me." Yun Mu glanced at him speechlessly, then placed her palm on the cold metal valve.

She was not worried at all that her palm would get stuck.

Creak—

A teeth-grinding sound of metal friction rang out in the cave. Yun Mu felt as if her ears had been raped, and a very painful expression appeared on her face.

What kind of shitty noise is that? "Let's go." Gently pulling the Gate open, Yun Mu tried her best not to recall that piercing sound.

"Remember to close the door."

Walking at the very front of the group, Yun Mu suddenly thought of something and said to the crew members following behind her.

Although they would have to bring the residents of Folaka Town out later, just in case, it was better to close the Gate first.

At most, it would just be the effort of opening the door again, which wasn't much trouble.

(End of this chapter)