He couldn't enter through the narrow tunnel that the insects drilled out like a ghost. But he could dive into the Arctic Ocean outside the extreme north continent and then slowly approach from the side. That way, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
Of course, diving into the Arctic Ocean had its risks. First, he had to be able to resist the endless cold, and he also had to be wary of those vicious extreme north sea beasts.
"Gongzi, let's go in a few days."
When Xiao Ya heard that Du Feng was going to dive into the Arctic Ocean, she suggested that he go later. Because it would be the fifteenth in a few days. At that time, the temperature of the Arctic Ocean would rise a few degrees, and people wouldn't be frozen into popsicles immediately. The fifteenth of every month was the most precious fishing period for the fishermen.
At that time, even those refugees would bite the bullet and enter the Arctic Ocean to fish, freezing the seafood they caught to be stored as rations. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive a month just by eating insects.
Oh, so it was like that. Du Feng finally understood, no wonder the refugees didn't starve to death despite there being so many of them. If they only relied on those Ice Devouring Insects, they wouldn't be able to survive. Because today was the twelfth, and there were three more days until the fifteenth. In other words, the food that the refugees caught last month had already been eaten up. So these few days, their days were especially tough.
Du Feng continued to ask around. On the fifteenth, other than the refugees going into the sea in large numbers, the residents living in the extreme north continent would also go out to sea. At that time, the Arctic Ocean would be very lively. Usually, those boats made of ordinary materials wouldn't be able to sail in the Arctic Ocean. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford boats made of special materials.
Only on the fifteenth, everyone would be able to put their own fishing boats into the sea and fish to their heart's content. Of course, in the process of fishing, there would be the harassment of sea beasts, and it was inevitable that a few people would die.
In order to encourage the residents of the extreme north continent to fish in large numbers on the fifteenth, the soldiers would also be responsible for cooperating on the shore. If a large demonic beast appeared, they would use a spear to kill it. The spear didn't fire round bullets, but iron forks with barbs. Not only could it kill large sea beasts, but it could also be dragged ashore. Slicing the sea beasts and freezing them would be enough for the soldiers to eat for a long time.
The fishermen catching hundreds of thousands of small fish wouldn't be as satisfying as the soldiers killing a large sea beast. Du Feng could imagine that the Northernmost Region would be very lively on the fifteenth day. Since that was the case, he was not in a hurry to go into the water today.
In any case, there were still two and a half days left, so Du Feng decided to wander around the territory of the far north first. He found that the extreme northern continent was a very poor place. It should be said that it was boring enough. Compared to the bustling cities of the four continents, there was no way it could compare at all.
Basically, there were no restaurants or shops. Occasionally, there would be a simple and crude ice house with a few sea beast skins on display. For the residents of the extreme northern continent, it was already considered good if they could afford to wear clothes. If they could wear armor made from the skin of a sea beast, they would be considered to be from a wealthy family.
Huh? Du Feng walked around in a circle and felt bored. He was about to go back to sleep. Suddenly, he saw a steaming hot shop in front of him. There were many people gathered in front of the shop. More importantly, this shop was not an igloo made out of ice, but a large tent made out of thick animal fur.
Interesting, the residents of the extreme northern continent all used ice to build houses, even Xiao Ya was no exception. There was actually an ingenious person who didn't use ice to build a house, but a tent instead. And there was a constant stream of water vapor coming out of the tent. It seemed to be quite lively.
"Come, come, come. One bowl per person, don't take more."
Du Feng walked closer. There was a very kind-looking auntie guarding a big pot. The big pot was boiling a lot of fish heads and bones. It turned out that she was making fish soup. But interestingly, this auntie didn't charge for the fish soup. She only needed the people who came to drink the soup to contribute a fish bone each.
"Auntie Gongsun, can you give my child another bowl?"
A middle-aged man dressed in thick clothes wrapped himself up tightly. He brought a little boy with him, who was also wrapped like a dumpling. The two of them brought two bowls of fish bones over, so they each drank a bowl of fish soup. But the child was greedy. After drinking one bowl, he wanted another.
"Sure, the child needs to nourish his body. Let him drink another bowl."
Du Feng had long seen that Auntie Gongsun didn't open this fish soup shop to make money, but to do charity. This insulated animal skin tent, the tables and chairs, the iron pot used to make the soup, and the burning materials were all provided by her for free. She didn't charge a single cent.
On the surface, the fish heads and bones were brought over by everyone themselves. But in fact, the fish heads and bones that everyone brought were leftovers after eating the meat at home. The meat on it had long been stripped clean. The frozen fish had been carefully sliced with a small knife. The fish fillets had to be stored for a month, and after being sliced, only the bones were left.
Auntie Gongsun cooked the soup for everyone. She didn't drink it herself, nor did she charge any fees. It was equivalent to doing charity. Moreover, she had to add some seasonings herself.
"Auntie, can I come in?"
Du Feng felt that it was quite interesting, so he went in to join in the fun. He knew the rules. He had to hand over the fish bones. But he didn't prepare the fish bones. This was not a problem at all. There were so many fresh fish in the small world of the necklace. He only needed to remove the fish meat.
In order to disguise it better, Du Feng deliberately froze the fish bones with a cold attribute cultivation technique. This way, it would look like the fish bones owned by the residents of the extreme northern continent.
"Oh, your fish bones are fresh. I can drink two bowls."
Auntie Gongsun's eyes were very sharp. She could tell at once that Du Feng's fish was freshly caught and didn't belong to the surrounding sea. But she didn't say much. She just told Du Feng that he could drink two bowls of the fish soup.
Just like that, Du Feng found a stool and sat down. He took out a porcelain bowl and asked Auntie Gongsun to fill it with soup. He smelled the aroma. The fish soup was really good. Apart from the fish bones, there were obviously many other things added in.
As the son of the Alchemy Emperor, Du Feng could naturally distinguish them. There were astragalus, codonopsis, atractylodes macrocephala, wolfberry, and licorice in the fish soup. It was just that they were all ground into a fine powder and mixed in the fish soup. Ordinary people couldn't taste them.
No wonder Auntie Gongsun agreed to let the children drink one more bowl. She probably pitied the residents of the extreme northern continent for living too hard and deliberately did charity here. But interestingly, she didn't allow the refugees who couldn't hand over the fish bones to come in and drink the soup.
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