97: Zhang Liwei, are you ready?

Item: Single-Channel Radio Walkie-Talkie (Pair)

Quality: Excellent

Function: Press the button to communicate with another walkie-talkie within three kilometers.

Note: Communication failure due to external environmental factors or ability interference is not considered a product quality issue. Once sold, no returns!

Cheng Zhen said a few more words into the walkie-talkie, then ended the call.

“What should we do next?” Brother Tian looked at the Snow Giant Beast, nervously wiping sweat.

Even knowing the boss's action mechanism, facing it directly still made people feel a bit fearful.

“Wait.”

Cheng Zhen said calmly, “Even if the snowman accelerates or starts a countdown, that basically only activates the mechanism after we've taken multiple actions.”

“We just reverted, so there's no need to worry now.”

The two didn't know what Cheng Zhen was waiting for, but since he said so, they didn't ask further and waited with him.

Although waiting, Cheng Zhen wasn't completely idle. He strolled leisurely between the houses, as if window shopping, completely unconcerned about the decreasing number above his head.

As he moved, the surrounding snowmen reappeared.

‘Hoo…’

Cheng Zhen wasn't flustered at all. He calmly pulled out a campfire and placed it nearby, then stood at attention again.

Brother Tian was puzzled because they had tried using fire and other methods to stop the snowmen before, but it had no effect.

Because as soon as a snowman was damaged, the curse stacks would increase.

Even if a snowman 'touched porcelain' to the campfire, the stacks would be added to the owner of that item, which was Cheng Zhen.

Cheng Zhen wasn't worried; he just silently placed another pile of ice blocks around him.

Brother Tian looked closely and realized that they weren't ice blocks at all—they were people frozen into ice!

Were they the previous customers? No, their appearance and attire seemed a bit different.

And… how could these ice block people have emoji bubbles above their heads?

Brother Tian stared blankly, watching the pile of snowmen stick to the ice block people one by one, then shatter into pieces.

The ice block people felt nothing internally, and even had a slight urge to laugh.

Weak strength, no food?

I'm bathing in a 45℃ hot spring, and you're pouring 20℃ water on me, asking if it's hot?

The emojis above the ice block people's heads all turned into Covering mouth and laughing (covering mouth to laugh), almost making the Snow Giant Beast angry enough to cause high snow pressure.

The two were about to ask, when they suddenly felt a vibration from under their feet.

Brother Tian & Lizi:?!

The ground moved? I'm not playing anymore!

Before their terrified eyes, the ground beneath them undulated, as if something was about to break through.

Then, like a gopher popping its head out, the ground suddenly caved in, and a person emerged!

“My Lord!”

The person was wearing a thick fur coat and had a standard European-style bearded face.

He climbed out of the pit, then looked around at the ice block people, exclaiming:

“Oh, look at these poor fellow survivors, let me help them!”

Immediately after, a wooden sign appeared above the person's head. Then, a pile of wood appeared from nowhere, Puff puff puff (sound of falling) drawing a semicircle and falling into the campfire.

The campfire didn't grow stronger from the added firewood; instead, it… transformed into a giant furnace!

Brother Tian & Lizi:?! !!!

No, how did this happen???

Why does adding wood to a campfire turn it into a furnace?!

As the furnace appeared, its warmth spread outwards like a halo, radiating towards the surrounding ice block people.

And those ice block people, after being touched by the warmth, miraculously revived on the spot!

“Thank you, Lord!”

The defrosted and revived ice block people said in unison, “Let us rebuild civilization together and resist the severe winter!”

As early as entering the instance, Cheng Zhen already had a new advertisement in mind.

If he didn't choose [Endless Cold Day], it would be like eating dumplings without vinegar, or choosing Li Hua without Gua Sha—it just wouldn't feel right!

Start with one person and one piece of wood, end with a doomsday base!

Upon entering the instance, Cheng Zhen first cautiously explored the surroundings with others. After confirming that this instance was not a 'brothers come and gnaw on me' combat type, he didn't have to worry about combat power.

Before entering the ice fortress in the central area, Cheng Zhen went ahead to activate his ability—

[Beep, target selected—Endless Cold Day!]

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“Hello, Lord.”

Buster (the bearded man from the Endless Cold Day advertisement), wearing a thick fur coat, greeted Cheng Zhen:

“You look very tired; you should rest.”

“It's fine.”

Cheng Zhen shook his head.

Perhaps because Buster's ability was stronger, the stamina and mental energy consumed by activating this skill far exceeded previous times.

And this, in turn, made Cheng Zhen look forward to his ability even more.

“Buster, can you build a base here?” Cheng Zhen asked.

But Buster shook his head in difficulty: “My Lord, although there are many trees here for me to chop, I need a spark to build a base.”

A spark? That must be the big campfire, right?

Cheng Zhen thought about taking out the campfire, but then suddenly changed his mind.

“I saw in the advertisement… I mean, I seem to remember you have the ability to store wood? Can you continuously chop and store wood?”

“No problem!”

Buster patted his chest: “If you need me to, I will continuously gather wood to help more survivors!”

“Good, very spirited!”

Cheng Zhen patted his new laborer's shoulder and handed him a walkie-talkie:

“Do you see that pointy-topped building? You go chop a lot of wood and gather resources first. After I contact you, you bring the wood resources and come find me!”

Buster nodded: “As you command!”

Thus, the famous painting “Buster Chopping Trees” was born.

The painting depicted Cheng Zhen solving puzzles, Cheng Zhen standing at attention, and Cheng Zhen playing with boxes.

What, you ask about Buster? He's chopping trees!

Finally, after receiving Cheng Zhen's call, Buster finally set off with a heavy load of wood.

The gate-keeping snowmen had already left after their forced transactions. And the snowmen in the main hall had all disappeared after the explosion.

Buster easily entered the long corridor.

But there were snowmen blocking the way in the corridor, and many fork in the road (forks in the road), leaving him unsure how to proceed.

“Buster, knock on the ground at the entrance of the corridor!”

Cheng Zhen's instructions came through the walkie-talkie, so Buster took out his axe and started tapping.

Soon, he noticed that the sound from one spot on the ground was off, like… it was hollow?

Buster knocked harder, and then that spot easily collapsed.

He looked at the collapsed area before him, surprised.

A smooth, flat tunnel appeared before Buster!