The next day, as dawn broke, Ye Feng awoke to the reminder of his biological clock.
He skillfully opened the [Shop].
[Sufei Sanitary Napkins x5, Survival Coins 150]
[Snow Trekking Boots x2, Survival Coins 100]
[Advanced Cold Protection Suit x2, Survival Coins 200]
[Cold Protection Gloves x2, Survival Coins 100]
[Windproof Goggles x2, Survival Coins 80]
[Solar Heater x1, Survival Coins 200]
[666 Cold Relief x10, Survival Coins 400]
[Snowmobile x1, Survival Coins 800]
"What the hell?"
Ye Feng was speechless. The [Shop] had been refreshing with cold protection supplies for several consecutive days.
Today was even more outrageous. There wasn't even any food, only cold protection and warming supplies, and even a snow-specific transport vehicle, a snowmobile...
He knew that the place he was currently in was very hot, and he felt hot even wearing just a t-shirt...
Although somewhat dissatisfied, to accumulate luck points, he calculated and purchased all the supplies. The total cost was 2030 Survival Coins, with luck points at 146/400.
...
After breakfast,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao continued to move in the direction indicated by the arcane pointer.
Ye Feng didn't rush his journey. Instead, he exercised while walking, stopping occasionally to observe his surroundings.
Based on his previous understanding, countless adventurers dreamed of finding the Lamp of Creation but avoided discussing the methods, precisely because the location pointed to by the arcane pointer was too outlandish and dangerous.
Therefore, Ye Feng proceeded with great caution.
...
At noon,
A place with somewhat crude conditions, yet it was crowded with people, resembling an ancient post station.
The people at the post station were diverse. There were adventurers clad in armor and carrying various weapons, people in coarse linen clothes carrying goods on shoulder poles, appearing to be doing business, and some who were simply passing by to watch the excitement...
"Not this one~"
"This one is close, but he doesn't have a beard~"
"Damn it, lift your head!~"
"I heard your expedition team has a new recruit? Let me see what they look like!"
...
As Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao arrived at the post station and found an empty table, about to sit down for a rest.
Suddenly, a commotion arose.
"What's going on?"
Ye Feng turned his head in confusion.
He saw in the crowd at the post station, several fierce-looking men holding large sabers, maces, and great hammers, pushing their way through the throng.
These men also held a piece of paper, which seemed to be a portrait.
As they walked, they checked the faces of the people in the post station one by one, comparing them to the portrait. Anyone uncooperative was met with either beatings or scolding...
"Are these people looking for someone?"
After a brief observation, Ye Feng understood.
"Two adventurers, would you like something to eat or drink~"
At this moment, a post station attendant walked up to Ye Feng and greeted him.
"Ah!~......"
Before Ye Feng could reply, a shrill scream suddenly rang out.
"Crack crack~ crack~"
"Speak, speak!~"
"You won't admit it!"
...
Following this, there were more sounds of whip lashes and interspersed curses.
Ye Feng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man tied to a tree not far away, bound with ropes. Beside him, a robust man was whipping him while cursing.
"I... I... My name is Li Ergou, I... I'm really not Zhang San!~"
The young man, whose skin was torn by the whip, replied weakly.
"Crack crack~"
"Ah~......"
As he spoke, the robust man's whip struck the young man again, and the young man screamed in pain.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm not Zhang San, I'm Zhang Da Niu!"
"And I don't look anything like the person in the portrait! Ah~"
At this moment, a voice laced with obvious fear reached Ye Feng's ears.
Ye Feng looked towards the source of the voice and saw a rather thin man being grabbed by the collar by a large man holding a mace.
"Your nose is a nose, your eyes are eyes, and you're surnamed Zhang. You must be Zhang San!"
The mace-wielding man glanced at the portrait held by his companion, dragged the man to a tree not far away, and tied him up.
"These... these guys are looking for me?"
Ye Feng was puzzled and instinctively pulled down his sun hat.
Although Ye Feng had realized early on that "people fear fame, pigs fear being fat," so he had simply adopted the alias Zhang San.
From the messages in the [Regional Chat Channel] yesterday, it seemed to have served its purpose...
But he hadn't expected to encounter people causing trouble for "Zhang San" himself today.
"Hey, kid, take off your sun hat!~"
At this moment, a fat, bald man holding a large saber walked up to Ye Feng and yelled loudly.
Ye Feng remained silent, slowly stood up, and looked curiously at the portrait in the other man's hand.
"Damn it~!"
Upon seeing the person in the portrait, Ye Feng couldn't help but curse inwardly.
He had been wondering earlier how these people got his portrait.
When he saw the middle-aged man in the portrait with a face full of flesh and a beard covering his chin, he was utterly speechless...
"Kid, I'm talking to you, take off your sun hat!"
At this time, the fat, bald man shouted at Ye Feng again.
Ye Feng did not do as he was told but asked with some curiosity, "You are looking for Zhang San, and Zhang San looks like the person in the portrait?"
Saying this, Ye Feng pointed to the paper in the fat, bald man's hand.
"Uh... That's right!~"
Ye Feng's composure surprised the fat, bald man. He looked at Ye Feng, then at the portrait in his hand. "Kid, we are indeed looking for Zhang San. If you have any leads, remember to report them to us, and we'll give you a reward, 10 Arcane Yuan Coins~"
"Zhang San's head is worth 1000 Arcane Yuan Coins. Isn't 10 Arcane Yuan Coins too little?"
"With 1000 Arcane Yuan Coins, I can go back to the village and marry Xiao Fang~"
After answering Ye Feng's question, the fat, bald man actually started talking to himself, occasionally grinning.
"This..."
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao exchanged glances, seeing the speechless expression in each other's eyes.
"Hey, Zhu Guangtou, what are you spacing out about?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man carrying a great hammer, with half a tiger tattooed on his exposed shoulder, walked over.
"Hu... Boss Hu Chui, I was just looking to see if this kid was Zhang San~"
"I compared the portrait and found that this kid isn't Zhang San!"
The fat, bald man explained nervously to the middle-aged man, appearing somewhat afraid of him.
"Bang!~"
Hu Chui slapped the fat, bald man's shiny bald head and cursed, "You saw nothing! This kid is clearly Zhang San!"
After speaking, Hu Chui gave Ye Feng an extremely sinister and triumphant look, then his gaze shifted to Xiao Xiao beside Ye Feng, with a lecherous expression...