Chapter 440: Do You Really Have to Do This?

After the Bitter Winter Season, which lasted over two months, ended, the Aozang Season starting from February finally began to poke its head out from the accumulated snow.

A warm current from an unknown source finally blew into this land of bitter cold, the North Continent where the Frost Kingdom is located.

Today is the day the Energy Towers in cities across the country officially cease operation.

However, as the billowing black smoke dissipated, scattered bits of snow unexpectedly began to drift down from the sky.

"Hoo." Leaving the room, Yun Mu let out a gentle breath; even though the weather had become warmer, because the Energy Towers were shut down, the temperature inside the city actually felt colder to the touch.

But this bit of temperature didn't count for much; it wasn't as cold as when she had first transmigrated here.

For the Frost People who were already accustomed to the cold, this temperature could already be considered comfortable.

Though, there was one thing that was quite uncomfortable.

"Plop, plop."

The temperature, which was neither high nor low, caused the city streets to be covered in snowmelt; as Steam Cars drove by, the semi-melted snow would turn into a dirty grayish-brown.

It looked quite disgusting.

Under these circumstances, unless one's boots were completely waterproof, it was impossible to avoid having one's feet soaked by the icy water.

Hmm, for Yun Mu, it just felt a bit dirty.

Although the Bird Demon Feather Boots didn't look like they were very waterproof, they were, after all, a Supernatural Item, and not so embarrassing as to let water in.

"Haa~"

Yun Mu yawned against the cold wind; in this weather where the air was slightly Damp and the temperature was low, it was inevitable to feel sleepy while staying in the bedroom.

It had taken a great deal of willpower for her to get up from the quilt, which felt as if it had a sealing spell cast upon it.

Now, after being blown by the cold wind, she felt much more spirited.

"Miss Yun, won't you come with me?" Brenna, who planned to make a trip back to the Royal Capital, looked at Yun Mu pitifully, just like a small animal about to leave its owner.

Of course, she was only using a metaphor; there was no other meaning intended.

"Sorry, Brenna, I don't really want to travel back and forth lately," Yun Mu said, looking at her with a hint of apology on her face.

She hadn't been joking when she said she wanted to rest for two months; having finally found some free time, Yun Mu wanted to take this opportunity to explore more of the city she had transmigrated into.

If she could, how could she not want to stay comfortably in her room, enjoying a pleasant afternoon tea while admiring the scenery outside the balcony?

It was just that reality rarely gave her such an opportunity.

"Sigh, alright." Brenna also understood Yun Mu's thoughts, but having grown accustomed to Miss Yun's presence, parting ways always made one feel reluctant.

Even if it was only temporary.

"Then Miss Yun, have a good rest. Once I finish handling matters in the Royal Capital, I'll be back soon!" She regained her spirits, smiled, and put her hands on her hips.

"I'll see you off at the station."

The two chatted as they walked toward the station; because they were about to part, both tacitly refrained from hailing any Steam Taxis on the street, and their walking speed was not much different from that of a normal person.

And upon arriving at the station, with only five minutes left until departure, Brenna said goodbye to Yun Mu.

"I'll bring back some local specialties when I return, Miss Yun, please look forward to it~"

"Alright, then I'll look forward to you coming back soon~" Yun Mu smiled and waved.

Watching Brenna slip into the train carriage, accompanied by the roar of the Steam Engine starting up, this Steam Train heading to the capital, Han Shuang City, slowly pulled out of the station.

It was a pity that due to safety concerns, there was no scene like in movies where one sticks their body out of the train to say goodbye... eh, never mind, thinking about it carefully, such a dangerous action didn't seem worth regretting at all.

What if a child saw it and imitated it, leading to an accident?

Not lingering too long at the station, once the train disappeared from sight, Yun Mu set off toward the Painter Association as planned.

She also bought some food at the station in Frostfall City to compare it with the food from the Federation.

The answer was obvious.

"As expected, the food sold at the station is not very good."

Whether it was Frostfall City or the Federation station, the taste of the food sold was not very good; there was no point in comparing them.

Yun Mu estimated that only those workers who worked at the station, or those who bought standing tickets for the train, would buy food at the station to eat.

Because it was located by the sea, the train to Frostfall City was basically the last stop.

And if one were to travel from Frostfall City to somewhere else, and didn't have the money to buy a private carriage, one would experience the true portrayal of taking a train in this era.

Standing or squatting on the constantly shaking floor in a stuffy, crowded carriage with poor sanitary conditions, waiting for dozens of hours just to have a resting space at a transfer station.

However, when the train passed through other cities, it would stop for at most ten minutes before heading to the next city.

People either chose to carry dry rations with them, or they could only run out of the train in those short ten minutes to buy food at the station and run back.

As for using the toilet, that was simply hell. Yun Mu estimated that she would never want to experience that feeling in this lifetime.

"Huh, where is this?"

Yun Mu, who had originally intended to find a taxi on the street to go to the Painter Association, unexpectedly arrived at a familiar place.

If she remembered correctly, this should be the street she was on the day she first transmigrated.

At that time, she should have been leaning against this wall.

Arriving at the location in her memory, Yun Mu looked at the alley on the side of the wall.

It was right here that she had encountered the Bloodline Living Corpse.

Thanks to the fact that the guy had only just been resurrected and hadn't yet consumed human blood, otherwise, with just that broken knife of hers, she would have been in mortal danger right after transmigrating.

A strange feeling welled up in her heart, prompting her to walk toward the depths of the alley.

She skillfully lifted the manhole cover above the sewer exit, then followed the stairs downward.

"Plop."

The sound startled some rats hiding in the Darkness; besides that, a dirty middle-aged homeless man was also awakened and cast his gaze over.

Yun Mu glanced at the other party, but didn't feel much.

It was common knowledge that there were many homeless people in the Frost Kingdom, and she had never thought about changing anything.

Many factories are hiring, and even those without legal status can get in, but to be honest.

Compared to the guys who work every day, the homeless are not necessarily less healthy; lung disease, metal poisoning, mechanical accidents—the number of workers who die every year for various reasons is far higher than that of the homeless.

Circling around that homeless person, Yun Mu continued to walk in the direction of her memories.

Before long, the familiar collapsed camouflage appeared within her field of vision.

"Oh?"

Arriving at the place where her predecessor lived before the transmigration, Yun Mu was surprised to find that the Stone covering the entrance seemed to have traces of having been moved recently.

And more than once! Clearly, someone had discovered and chosen to live here.

Under the probing of Blood Perception, there was no one below; Yun Mu moved the Stone aside and jumped into the narrow space.

The space and such were of course the same as before, only the items inside had changed somewhat.

The original dirty and hard blanket had been replaced with a new one; it wasn't that new, though, it should be a second-hand item picked up from somewhere.

And the wooden box that her predecessor had DIYed had completely disappeared; it must have been thrown away.

The most magical thing was that Gas Lamp; Yun Mu twisted the valve with her hand, and there was actually still gas inside!

One can only say that the Gas Company is indeed a big enterprise with deep pockets; they haven't discovered the problem after so many years.

Perhaps some poor sap nearby is footing the bill for the gas consumed here?

Because her predecessor only turned on the light occasionally, it wasn't discovered? Yun Mu felt this possibility was quite high, but then again... what is this? In the Darkness of the space, Yun Mu clearly saw that on the counter made of nails and wooden boards on the wall, there sat something suspected to be a Gas Stove.

No way, how did they even get a Gas Stove? Two black lines fell from the top of Yun Mu's head; if she guessed correctly, this thing should be used like this—she reached out and twisted the base of the Gas Lamp twice, unscrewed it, and then screwed on the thing suspected to be a Gas Stove.

The size was actually just right! Slightly turning the valve, a pale blue flame suddenly ignited on the stove with a 'Bang'.

This was the maximum firepower, and it should be no problem to use it to simply boil water or cook a meal.

And the original Gas Lamp clearly could not emit this level of flame.

Yun Mu extinguished the flame and continued to patrol the space.

Scattered on the counter were bits of trash of unknown use, and a hammer with a handle that clearly didn't match the head.

And a screwdriver with its tip worn flat... using this thing to turn screws would truly be a miserable ordeal.

These things here... are they broken mechanical toys? And there are gears of various models, no idea where they were obtained from.

Yun Mu gradually constructed an impression of the person living here in her mind.

First, the other party has no money; this is certain, as they wouldn't live here if they had money.

Second, he or she should be very smart, otherwise they wouldn't have found this place, and from those salvaged broken toys and gears, one could see that the other party was usually researching something.

And that Gas Stove, she hadn't looked at it carefully before; observing it again now, Yun Mu found that although this thing wasn't purely handmade, it had quite obvious traces of modification.

The most direct one was at the gas input interface; in order to adapt to the gas interface here, the modifier directly connected a Gas Lamp interface under the Gas Stove, then removed the Gas Lamp from the Gas Lamp interface, forcibly stuffed it under the Gas Stove, and assembled it with nails—it was truly a rather crude improvement, but Yun Mu had to admit that this thing could actually be used!

"Phew, it's about time to go back."

Yun Mu had seen enough of the situation here, left a few Silver Frost Coins, and intended to head back.

At the same time, as if some important matter had been settled, she suddenly felt her body become lighter, and the Spirituality in her mind became even more agile at this moment.

【You have completely digested and integrated the soul residue within your body.

Your level has increased! Current level: lv58. Your Max HP +10, Attack +12, Spell Strength +20, Defense +5, Resilience +1, Dodge +15, Speed +2, Precision Correction +25, Critical Hit +8%!】(End of chapter)