Chapter 2

【Critical hit multiplier: 10!】

The familiar white light appeared in front of the wooden house.

Bread, bacon, and sausages slowly appeared on the ground.

【Holy crap!】

【Holy crap!】

【Oh my god!】

Countless people on Earth watching the live broadcast let out an exclamation.

Thirty days of food, piled up to half a person's height on the ground!

The corners of Zhang Bei's mouth curled into a smile, and he picked up a piece of bread.

No manufacturer, no date.

The bread lay alone inside a transparent packaging bag.

He tore open the packaging and took a light bite; the rich aroma of wheat immediately filled his mouth.

Zhang Bei narrowed his eyes and quickly finished a piece of bread.

Only then did he move the things on the ground into the house.

The whole house wasn't big, with only a small bed made casually from wood.

He placed the food in a corner and looked up.

The sky had already darkened by now.

Zhang Bei reached out and took out a suitable wooden board, placing dry grass on it.

The wooden stick in his hand spun wildly on the board.

Soon, accompanied by a wisp of blue smoke, a faint flame appeared in the wooden house.

After adding dry firewood, Zhang Bei sat on the wooden bed to rest.

It had been three days since he arrived in the Ice Age.

Basically, besides eating a few nuts in these three days, he had only drunk some ice water.

And now, looking at the room full of food, Zhang Bei's consciousness slowly entered a dream.

The sky had just brightened when Zhang Bei opened his eyes on time, like an alarm clock.

Looking at the firelight still emitting residual warmth, he casually added a few pieces of firewood.

Suddenly, the watch on his wrist emitted a sound.

"Congratulations to player Zhong Jiang for triggering a trade, reward: one Fire-attribute Vermilion Fruit.

The online platform will open in ten hours, please be prepared."

Zhang Bei was stunned, and then his eyes narrowed.

Although it was only a short sentence, the information revealed was not small.

First, there was that reward; since it had an attribute, did that mean that extraordinary power would appear?

Second, the appearance of the online platform meant that everyone in the Ice Age would be able to exchange information.

Perhaps there might even be the appearance of a mall and a trading platform.

Zhang Bei took a deep breath and reached out to push away the wood blocking the door.

He couldn't help but shiver as he faced the morning sun.

Today was the fourth day of living in the Ice Age, but facing the year-round sub-zero temperatures, it was still somewhat difficult to adapt.

He casually picked up a piece of bread and gnawed on it with the bacon.

His gaze turned to the map in his hand.

According to the sun in the sky, Zhang Bei quickly found his position.

He was currently in a position leaning toward the east, according to the guidance on the map.

As long as he continued to walk north for a distance, he would see a large river.

He narrowed his eyes; Zhang Bei quickly made a plan. Today's goal was to explore the surroundings.

Collect all usable supplies.

Surviving 100 days in the Ice Age was not such an easy thing.

Although it seemed that the problems of food and shelter had been solved for now.

But Zhang Bei knew very well that all of this was only temporary.

Mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, snow leopards—these carnivorous animals would definitely appear sooner or later.

Zhang Bei reached out and set up traps at the entrance of the wooden house to prevent anyone from suddenly breaking in.

With the map in hand, he headed toward the marked river.

Along the way, Zhang Bei thought for a moment, then reached out and swiped on his watch.

"May I ask if I can watch the live broadcast?"

The watch's answer came quickly.

"Players cannot watch the live broadcast; for more content, please check the live broadcast instructions."

Zhang Bei touched his chin; not being able to watch was within his expectations.

He reached out and clicked to view.

Soon, the corners of Zhang Bei's mouth curled into a smile.

Presumably, many people now didn't realize the role of this live broadcast.

But his system needed popularity points, and this thing was related to the number of viewers in the live broadcast room.

Zhang Bei even had a feeling.

Although it was said that survival had only just begun in the Ice Age.

What about the future?

Would there be more places, and would new people be added here in the future?

Zhang Bei firmly believed that the purpose of this live broadcast was definitely more than just promotion.

He made some adjustments to his live broadcast room on the watch screen.

Accompanied by the click of confirmation, a small translucent screen appeared in front of him.

It clearly displayed his live broadcast room.

And at this moment, those watching Zhang Bei's live broadcast also discovered the changes in the room.

What they said could be turned into bullet comments and sent to the screen.

Zhang Bei waved his hand.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Bei. Thank you to everyone who could get up in the early morning to watch my live broadcast."

Gong Jingsheng: 【Holy crap, this is what a live broadcast should be!】

Ba Yang Yan: 【Ah ah ah, finally able to send bullet comments, so cool!】

Tao Gangjie: 【I just want to ask one thing, you aren't hiding in the house, where are you going?】

Zhang Bei looked at the rapidly scrolling bullet comments and smiled: "I got a map in yesterday's reward, and now I'm planning to head toward a river on the map."

Suddenly, Zhang Bei's forward steps stopped, and his gaze looked at a spot in the snow.

"Does anyone know what this is?"

Hong Hui: 【A Xiang?】

Zheng Duo: 【This is some animal's feces, right?】

Qiu Xingwen: 【What's so good about looking at poop?】

Zhang Bei looked at the bullet comments and shook his head: "Whether in the Ice Age or in the wild, if feces appear, this is something that must be paid attention to."

As he spoke, Zhang Bei squatted down and picked up a wooden stick to the side to poke it a few times.

"This feces is at least three days old, and the footprints around it are very messy."

Speaking of this, many people in the live broadcast room had already reacted.

Qiu Xingwen: 【Great migration?】

Tao Gangjie: 【Upstairs, explain, what is that thing?】

Hong Hui: 【Ice Age mammal great migration, can't be that there's someone who doesn't even know this?】

Zhang Bei nodded lightly: "That's right, it is indeed the great migration of mammals."

The information needed had been collected, so Zhang Bei stood up and continued to walk forward.

He explained as he walked.

"The Ice Age can be roughly divided into two periods.

The first period is the mass extinction of species that everyone is familiar with.

In this period, countless mammals headed toward the vicinity of the Earth's equator.

The temperature there was still above zero, allowing the vast majority of creatures to survive."

Seeing that everyone in the live broadcast room had learned something, Zhang Bei smiled and continued to speak.

"And the second time is the Great Flood period, which is also the melting period of the Ice Age. Facing the global Great Flood, mammals once again carried out a great migration."

Chatting with the audience in the live broadcast room along the way, Zhang Bei quickly arrived at the riverside marked on the map.

Suddenly, Zhang Bei's line of sight focused on the side of a dead tree.

A broken stone bowl lay alone in the snow.

Zhang Bei reached out and picked up the stone bowl.

The watch on his wrist immediately emitted a sound.