More than a month later.
When Huai Shi opened his eyes, he felt a burst of discomfort in his nostrils. He took two deep breaths before he felt the remains in his nasal cavity fly out and hit the ground like cannonballs.
The ice cubes mixed with a large amount of iron chips shattered on the ground.
Immediately after, a burning pain emerged from his nostrils. His nasal mucosa, which was relatively fragile compared to his armor, was frostbitten.
He spat out two mouthfuls of fire with great effort, and his stiff body finally warmed up a little. When he moved, the frozen scales made a sharp sound, and a large amount of thin frost fell to the ground, making the crisp sound of metal colliding.
Huai Shi twisted his neck and felt the bones in his body creaking. He could not help but sigh.
"When will these days come to an end?"
【-190.75℃】
At Huai Shi's feet, the frozen giant thermometer still maintained the last display before his death. Huai Shi shook his head.
It was ten degrees lower.
As he moved his body and ate a large amount of iron ore again, the temperature in his body gradually rose, melting the thin layer of frost under his feet.
The body temperature, which was like an oven, turned a large amount of frozen water into hot air and spread out, causing the kobolds in heavy protective clothing around him to moan in comfort.
Huai Shi yawned, still feeling a little sleepy.
As the temperature gradually dropped, even someone as energetic as him gradually felt sleepy a few days ago. When he could not take it anymore, he took a nap.
"How long did I sleep?"
"Six hours." The person in charge of the smelting center said, "It's time to start work. According to the production plan, we still have a gap of about 14,000 tons. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no big deal."
Huai Shi smacked his lips and looked up. "Prop up the biggest furnace. We might as well finish it in one go."
"Will it work?"
"At most, I'll sleep for a while after I'm done."
Huai Shi waved his hand nonchalantly. There was no wind in the vacuum. Nowadays, everyone could only communicate through radio when they were outdoors.
Giant Beasts could communicate with Origin Substances, but they had to be careful when talking to normal people, especially someone like Huai Shi. His Origin Substance had already crystallized into tens of thousands of tons in his bone marrow. If he raised his voice just a little, it would be easy for him to turn a normal person into a vegetable.
Deified creatures were scary to ordinary people. Even a sublimator would get a headache if they talked to Huai Shi for too long. It didn't matter how hard Huai Shi tried to suppress his will.
Under Huai Shi's orders, the engineering team started to restart the production line and the factory to complete the warm-up.
Ever since the weather became colder and colder, the huge metal smelting furnace that had just been built a few days ago was abandoned because it wasted too much heat and was not cost-effective enough. Only an existence like Huai Shi would be able to save a little more effort and time and get it done in one go.
Before the ceiling opened, Huai Shi warmed up his body. He took a deep breath and spat out a few wisps of flame. When he felt the temperature rise, he took a deep breath.
Scary flames spewed out. In an instant, the furnace in front of him was burning red.
Only the beginning stages of smelting ores could use such a crude method. As long as the temperature rose, it would be easy to do anything.
But the weather was too bad. This time, Huai Shi had to spit until his mouth was dry before he was able to boil the molten steel.
He was so young, but he didn't have enough firepower.
Huai Shi fell into a deep depression. He started to think about whether he had been too reckless and his body was starting to feel weak.
That couldn't be right. Aside from some slight signs of rheumatism, there was nothing wrong with him.
This damned weather was too annoying.
Since two months ago, the temperature had been dropping day by day. Now, it was almost two hundred degrees below zero, and it didn't seem to be stopping.
According to the scholars' estimates, the temperature would not stop until it dropped to two hundred and seventy degrees below zero.
By then, it would be close to absolute zero. With the current technology, it could only reach this level. No, it should be said that thermodynamics had drawn this boundary from the beginning to maintain the greatest degree of stability.
Even the heat death of the apocalypse would not be exaggerated to go below two hundred and seventy degrees. The area below that was meaningless even to hell.
At the very least, in the current Abyss exploration, except for the talents of some creatures and the authority of the Lord of a large group, there was no environment in hell that could reach below absolute zero.
For Huai Shi, there was no need for the temperature to reach two hundred and seventy degrees. He had already begun to miss his woolen trousers.
"By the way, what do you think about my woolen trousers?"
The person in charge of the smelting center was silent for a long time. His tone was complicated. "Fox thought you were joking … I didn't mention it again.
But his expression at that time was very interesting. It was the kind of expression that said, 'You must be joking, right? Please tell me you must be joking. 'His expression … To be honest, I don't think it's very realistic. "
"Why is it not realistic?!"
Huai Shi's eyes widened. "I have contributed so much to the Empire. Why won't the Empire give me a pair of woolen trousers?"
"… You have to be able to afford it, brother!"
The person in charge glanced at him helplessly. "Forget about the woolen trousers. Knitting a pair of underwear for you will use up all our current thermal insulation materials."
"…"
Huai Shi was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said seriously, "You reminded me. I don't wear underwear."
"…"
"So, can you find a way to make one for me?"
"…"
"If it's not possible to make a pair of boxers, bullet pants will do."
"…"
"Can't we at least negotiate now?"
"…"
After the person in charge cleaned up the blood he spat through the mask, he took two deep breaths and waved his hand righteously. "I don't think it's possible! You don't have to think it, no one can think it's possible … "
"Tsk, capitalists really don't shed any blood or tears."
Huai Shi glanced at him in disdain. He raised his hand and scratched his teeth. Then, he used his ability to pull out two iron pillars that were hundreds of meters long. When he held them in his two hands, they felt like two slender iron skewers.
"… Wait a minute, what are you doing?"
"Knitting trousers."
Huai Shi put his two hands together and kept twisting a thick steel cable. He rolled it together like a ball of yarn and tied it into a huge ball.
The two iron skewers collided and burst out a burst of dazzling sparks in the vacuum.
Huai Shi moved his fingers a little to find the feeling. He raised his head and asked, "Do you want to learn? I will teach you … You don't look like you have a girlfriend. You can knit a sweater for yourself later. "
"No, thank you!!!"
For some reason, the person in charge seemed to be very angry. Was it because he couldn't learn how to knit?
That was strange.
Huai Shi shook his head and clicked his tongue twice. He didn't pay any more attention to him.
He didn't think about whether the steel cable wool trousers could keep him warm or how embarrassing it was to wear a pair of dog sleigh wool trousers …
The days of trying to find joy in the midst of bitterness came to an end when the temperature officially fell below 200 degrees.
"Huang Qianqian can't hold on any longer."
At the emergency meeting, Fox brought another piece of bad news.
As their only source of drinking water, Huang Qianqian had been under considerable pressure. After all, it was okay to have no electricity and no food, but having no water was no joke.
Moreover, compared to personal use, the shortage of industrial water was the biggest problem. Huai Shi's large-scale smelting center was even more water-consuming. A large amount of toxic wastewater was produced during the refining and synthesis of some rare alloys. It couldn't even be used twice.
Now that Huang Qianqian was gone, it was undoubtedly bad news.
"Wasn't it fine two days ago?"
"At this temperature, I can't wait to peel off my skin and make a cotton-padded jacket when I go out, let alone a jellyfish." Fox said expressionlessly, "It's not easy to hold on until now … If you have time later, say goodbye to her."
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By the time Huai Shi saw Huang Qianqian again, he almost couldn't recognize her.
In his original impression, the beautiful jellyfish that was large enough to cover the entire city was now broken into pieces, twitching in the warm pool with difficulty. He could vaguely see the small organs in it slowly pulsating, full of pain.
Even if she didn't really die during the Witch's Night, the pain she felt before dying definitely wouldn't be any less.
In fact, it might even be stronger.
After all, the Behemoth's large size meant that it had more nerves and more sub-brains. One portion of pain could even become two portions.
After using the medicine, her condition finally improved a bit. An Origin Substance figure slowly rose from her body, as if it was using her original appearance. It was a middle-aged woman wearing glasses, wearing a suit, and looking capable.
After seeing Fox and Phoenix, she slowly nodded. "I didn't disappoint you, my friends."
Before this, she had already exhausted the last of her ability to create a massive iceberg in the extreme cold. It was almost as large as Huai Shi.
With the current purification cycle, it was enough to support the next generation of industrial purifiers.
Otherwise, her condition wouldn't be so bad.
However, the Phoenix and the Fox also agreed to this action. Even though it would be painful for her, before she was on the verge of death, it was better to take advantage of the fact that she still had energy to recover as much as possible.
"Thank you for your dedication," Fox asked. "Is there anything else we can do?"
"No need. The research that needs to be done has already been completed. I should have left a long time ago."
Huang Qianqian shook her head, and the Origin Substance slowly dissipated.
"I wish you good luck."
In the warm pool, the jellyfish's body suddenly collapsed inch by inch, melting, and dissipating. In the end, what appeared from her body was a dark green spring.
An endless stream of water flowed out from it.
This was the final gift she had left behind. Even though it wasn't enough to supply industry, it was more than enough clean water for all the evolved races to drink.
After a short period of silence, Fox stared at the pool and couldn't help but sigh.
"Next, we need to carry out the migration plan."
He turned around and said seriously, "According to the map drawn by the previous satellite, we need to find another area with abundant geothermal energy. According to the plan, everyone should start preparing. "
The sorrowful atmosphere was instantly dispelled, and everyone once again threw themselves into their busy work.
About a month later, the metal city enveloped in a thick layer of insulation was pulled by thousands of tower cranes and slowly landed on Huai Shi's back.
It fit perfectly with the base.
As Huai Shi slowly stood up, the metal city on his back didn't move in the slightest. It didn't even shake in the slightest.
"This time, I'm really going to become a sled dog."
Huai Shi turned around. His four hands tightened the steel cable straps on his body. After moving his body a bit, he pulled on the Sorrowful Rope.
With the support of the tracks, the enormous iceberg suddenly shook and slid out with him into the depths of the icy darkness.
Without saying a word, they embarked on the path of migration.
In the original city, only layers of frost appeared from the entrance of the underground fortifications. There was no sound in the silence.
Only the originally lonely satellite still flickered with a dim light, illuminating Huai Shi's back.
They gradually went further and further away.
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