"A spray that can help mask human scent~!"
Ye Feng explained briefly, not elaborating further.
Xiao Xiao felt quite puzzled, as environmental concealment potions did more than just mask scent...
However, she merely frowned slightly and didn't interrupt.
"Oh, alright~"
Lian didn't doubt her, nodded, and was very pleased.
Afterward, the group tidied up a bit, confirmed their direction, and set off again.
...
Evening,
The group arrived in front of a large, wind-sheltered rock face, preparing to set up camp, as there were no supply stations nearby.
Except for Xiao Xiao, Lian, Liu Lao Tou, and Lei Jian all wore peculiar expressions.
This was because Ye Feng had chosen the spot for their overnight stay. It was barren, with nothing but a large rock face, let alone any caves.
And the frozen snowfield at night not only harbored all sorts of ferocious monsters but also possessed extremely low temperatures...
Under the surprised and bewildered gazes of Lian and the other two, Ye Feng's hand flashed, and a Tang saber instantly appeared, swinging towards the rock face...
"Clang~"
A crisp sound rang out, and the Tang saber deeply embedded itself into the rock face.
"This..."
Lian, Liu Lao Tou, and Lei Jian's expressions all changed. Ye Feng's action reminded them of the scene in Twin Fish Town where Ye Feng had cleaved Wang Wangwang and his mecha in half with a single strike...
"Speaking of which, why was that fox that let out a special super-stinky fart called a Bao Wen Stinky Fox?"
Ye Feng asked, while using the Tang saber to cut large rocks from the mountain face, about a question that had been bothering him.
"Yes, that fox was very smelly. Why not just call it a Stinky Fox and add 'Bao Wen' in front?"
"It sounds a bit like a person's name~"
Xiao Xiao chimed in, clearly sharing the same confusion as Ye Feng.
"Uh~"
Lei Jian was momentarily stunned. Snapping back to reality, he took a large rock, cut by Ye Feng's saber, from Ye Feng's hand. "That Bao Wen is indeed a person's name."
"There was once a man named Zheng Bao Wen who was covered in oozing boils and had a disgusting, overpowering body odor that could be smelled from a great distance. He was as stinky as the fox we just saw, and Zheng Bao Wen became infamous for it!"
"Over time, people started calling that kind of stinky fox a Bao Wen Stinky Fox!"
Lei Jian explained as he piled the large rocks to the side.
"Of course, there's another theory: that a wicked old rogue named Zheng Bao Wen, relying on powerful backing, bullied villagers and committed all sorts of wicked deeds. His reputation was so foul that some people likened him to the stinky fox we just saw~"
"And that's how the name Bao Wen Stinky Fox came about~"
At this moment, Lian chimed in and also stepped forward to help move the large rocks Ye Feng had dug out from the rock face.
Liu Lao Tou also stepped forward to lend a hand!
It was clear they now understood why Ye Feng had chosen this spot. Digging a cave in this wind-sheltered rock face for the night was the best option.
Furthermore, the large rocks dug out could be used for observation and defensive fortifications at the cave entrance!
Xiao Xiao, however, did not help move rocks. Since Ye Feng was digging alone and the three of them were carrying, it was more than enough. She was using binoculars to observe their surroundings...
With the sharpness of the Tang saber and Ye Feng's extensive experience with various digging experiments, a stone cave large enough to accommodate five people for dining and resting was completed in less than 20 minutes.
"Big Brother, there seems to be a treasure chest over there~!"
Ye Feng was taking a short rest on a large rock when suddenly, Xiao Xiao's voice, holding high-powered binoculars, rang out.
"Where? Let me see!"
Ye Feng was overjoyed.
He hadn't found a treasure chest in a long time, it seemed like ever since the City of Despair, then Twin Fish Town, and now, he hadn't found any...
Soon, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao headed towards the treasure chest's location.
"Big Brother~ It's a bronze treasure chest~!"
Xiao Xiao stepped forward and, after a quick inspection, exclaimed happily.
Ye Feng had previously taught her how to distinguish between bronze and gold treasure chests, so Xiao Xiao quickly confirmed it.
"Mhm!~"
Ye Feng nodded, his attention focused on the survival coins on the lock of the bronze treasure chest.
He remembered that the adventurers had mentioned that the survival coins on the treasure chests in the Frozen Snowfield were different from those on ordinary treasure chests, seeming to possess ice attributes!
Immediately, Ye Feng took the survival coins off the bronze treasure chest. Their appearance was the same as those on ordinary bronze treasure chests, but their surface had a layer of frost, and they felt ice-cold to the touch...
Ye Feng tried to have the system absorb them to increase the daily refresh of survival coins, but it failed.
"What the heck?"
Ye Feng was puzzled, but the system did not respond.
"How wonderful, it's an ice-attribute Arcane Yuan Coin!"
At this moment, Lian walked over, looking with some envy at the frost-covered survival coin in Ye Feng's hand.
"Besides containing ice-attribute arcane energy, does this ice-attribute Arcane Yuan Coin have any other special properties?"
Ye Feng asked, following Lian's terminology for the survival coin.
"Uh... Ice-attribute arcane energy is the biggest special property~!"
Lian was slightly taken aback. "In the world of Ember, most Arcane Yuan Coins on treasure chests have no attributes. Every elemental Arcane Yuan Coin, regardless of its attribute, holds immense value!"
"The greatest value of these elemental Arcane Yuan Coins is as cultivation resources for practitioners of arcane energy!"
"Generally, powerful arcane energy practitioners cultivate using the elemental Arcane Yuan Coins found on treasure chests."
"Although Arcane Yuan Stones also carry elemental arcane energy and contain more arcane energy, Arcane Yuan Stones are even harder to obtain than Arcane Yuan Coins."
"After all, treasure chests sometimes drop from the sky in considerable quantities, but Arcane Yuan Stones can almost only be mined from veins."
"And those Arcane Yuan Stone veins are basically controlled by major powers..."
"Of course, these ice-attribute Arcane Yuan Coins also have other important uses, such as being able to induce rainfall in completely desert areas, making them very precious..."
Lian explained slowly to Ye Feng.
"Oh, I see~"
Ye Feng, who had not yet awakened his innate arcane energy and was unable to cultivate arcane energy, had no choice but to temporarily store the frost-covered survival coin in his spatial warehouse.
A moment later,
Flames lit up in the cave Ye Feng had dug into the rock face earlier, and wisps of food aroma drifted outwards...
...
The next day,
Ye Feng and his group continued their journey deeper into the Frozen Snowfield.
...
At noon,
"Big Brother, it looks like a blizzard is coming!!"
"And it's much bigger than the one we encountered before!"
After the group had finished lunch, they hadn't walked for long when Xiao Xiao suddenly stopped, closed her eyes, sensed for a moment, and spoke.
"This..."
Having experienced it before, everyone attached great importance to Xiao Xiao's words, even though the sky was clear and there were no signs of snow.
"Ye Feng, what do you think?"
Liu Lao Tou observed their surroundings and then asked Ye Feng.
"Uncle Liu, look over there!"
Before Ye Feng could answer, Lei Jian's voice rang out, his expression serious.
Everyone followed Lei Jian's gaze and saw that the sparse clouds in the distant sky had suddenly thickened, and the area was rapidly expanding. Eventually, the horizon even began to darken...
"Not good, it's a frigid storm!"
Seeing this, Liu Lao Tou's face immediately changed.