"This... this really feels quite cold!"
The discrepancy in his senses made Ye Feng take out the thermometer he had previously purchased from the [Shop].
"What the... 0°C~"
Seeing the reading on the thermometer, Ye Feng was speechless.
"Has my physique's enhancement also improved my cold resistance?"
Feeling himself once more, Ye Feng couldn't help but recall that his current [Strength] had already surpassed 600, while an ordinary person only had 8...
"Xiao Xiao, here!"
Ye Feng walked back to their previous area, approached Xiao Xiao, and handed her the cold-weather clothing, snow hiking boots, and insulated gloves.
"Okay, thanks~"
Xiao Xiao immediately understood and began to put them on.
Ye Feng, however, did not put on any cold-weather gear. Instead, he did a few push-ups, stretched his muscles, and warmed up his body. He felt he could exercise in the snow...
He had experimented before; even without fighting and killing monsters, as long as he exercised, the system would automatically grant him attribute points.
"You... you are explorers?"
After a long while, the middle-aged woman finally came to her senses. "But it's almost dark now, and you're still going into the Icebound Snowfield?"
"Mm!"
Ye Feng nodded. "The sun is about to set, you should hurry back too!"
With that said, Ye Feng, dressed in a T-shirt, and Xiao Xiao, wearing thick cold-weather gear, walked towards the Icebound Snowfield.
"Okay, thank you~!"
The middle-aged woman nodded at Ye Feng but did not move. She stood in place, gazing out at the world within the ice and snow, her expression quite anxious, as if waiting for someone.
...
"Awooo!"
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao hadn't walked for long when they reached a snow-covered mound. Suddenly, a long wolf howl echoed.
Immediately after, more than a dozen pure white wolves appeared in Ye Feng's sight atop the snow mound.
"Icefield wolves!"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. He had learned from the stall owner before that there were pure white Icefield wolves in the Icebound Snowfield that often attacked humans.
"Awooo!"
At this moment, the leading Icefield wolf let out a long howl, and then all the Icefield wolves charged towards Ye Feng, baring their teeth with fierce expressions.
"Oh?"
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes, showing no intention of dodging. He charged forward with his bare hands.
"Bang~"
"Awooo~"
"Awo~"
"Bang bang~!"
...
A series of sounds of flesh meeting flesh followed, and the screams of the Icefield wolves rang out continuously.
In less than a minute, the pack of Icefield wolves that had aggressively charged at Ye Feng all lay on the ground.
"Ah!~..."
Suddenly, a human cry of pain came from the direction of the snow mound.
Ye Feng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in a padded jacket, bleeding from multiple wounds, fleeing from behind the snow mound. Several Icefield wolves were in hot pursuit, occasionally letting out wolf howls.
"Run! There are Icefield wolves nearby!~"
Seeing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, the injured middle-aged man shouted at the two as he ran.
But his expression suddenly changed when he saw the corpses of Icefield wolves lying all over the ground in front of Ye Feng.
"Awooo~ woo~"
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, several more wolf howls sounded. Then Ye Feng saw that the Icefield wolves that had been following the middle-aged man had all turned around and were rushing towards him and Xiao Xiao.
"Stimulated by the scent of blood?!"
Looking at the several red-eyed Icefield wolves and then glancing at the blood on the ground, Ye Feng remembered what the stall owner had said: Icefield wolves were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, which would make them even more ferocious.
When operating in the Icebound Snowfield, one must never have bleeding wounds, otherwise, Icefield wolves from tens of kilometers away would chase after the scent of blood...
"Awooo!~"
In just a few breaths, six or seven Icefield wolves were less than 10 meters away from Ye Feng.
"~Awo~ Bang!"
"Bang bang!~"
"~Woo!~"
...
Ye Feng strode forward, directly grabbed the tail of an Icefield wolf, and swung it like a weapon, smashing it into the other wolves that were biting at him.
Before long, seven or eight Icefield wolves met the same fate as the pack that had ambushed Ye Feng earlier.
"You... you... the Icefield wolves are all... you're amazing!"
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Feng, then at the pile of Icefield wolves on the ground, and exclaimed in astonishment.
Each of those Icefield wolves weighed at least a hundred catties, but in Ye Feng's hands, they were no different from chicks...
"Oh, not bad~"
Ye Feng nodded slightly.
To be honest, even he felt quite cold after walking in the snowy weather for a while in a T-shirt.
The direct confrontation with those Icefield wolves earlier had actually warmed him up...
Afterward, Ye Feng glanced at the direction of the arcane pointer, then turned with Xiao Xiao, intending to continue moving forward, leaving the middle-aged man with a face full of shock.
"Wait a moment~"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man called out to Ye Feng.
...
As the afterglow of the setting sun began to fade,
Ye Feng entered the stone bridge where the Icebound Snowfield was located.
"A Si, you're finally back! Are you alright? You've lost so much blood!~"
The middle-aged woman saw the middle-aged man Ye Feng had encountered and immediately rushed forward, asking with concern.
"A Hua, I'm fine, just minor injuries!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand at the middle-aged woman. "On the way back, I was targeted by a pack of Icefield wolves. I almost thought I was going to die there!"
"I didn't expect to be saved by a young man wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt!"
The middle-aged man sighed with emotion.
"A young man wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's mind couldn't help but conjure up Ye Feng's image.
"Yes, that's right. Although he's young, he's definitely a formidable figure. Not only did he wear a T-shirt in the freezing snow, but he also took down an entire pack of Icefield wolves by himself!~"
"And he had a beautiful young girl with him~"
The middle-aged man nodded and took down the small Icefield wolf corpse from his back. "That young man is also a remarkably kind person. Not only did he save me, but he also gave me some Icefield wolf meat. Thanks to him, we have meat to eat tonight~"
"It's getting dark, let's go, A Hua~"
"This time when I went into the mountains, I collected quite a bit of Four-Leaf Snowgrass... If we sell it in town, it'll be enough for our expenses for half a year..."
...
On the other side,
Ye Feng chose a spot that was sheltered from the wind and had a wide field of vision. He took out his "Small Wooden Cabin" and placed it on the ground, preparing to spend the night there.
"Big Brother, is this Four-Leaf Snowgrass?"
"It's truly magical. It can only grow in the snow!"
Xiao Xiao looked at the two green plants in Ye Feng's hand, quite surprised.
"Mm!"
Ye Feng nodded.
This Four-Leaf Snowgrass was given to him by the middle-aged man named A Si, as thanks for saving his life...
The Four-Leaf Snowgrass had four leaves, and in the center, a hexagonal flower bloomed, resembling a snowflake.
Holding it in his hand, a faint, peculiar, cool sensation kept coming through.
"Achoo~ Achoo~..."
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao sneezed several times in a row.
...