This world was just backward, but the people here weren't stupid.
The manager and the odd-job workers brought all the ice over and used a wooden stick to cover a net to place the ice beside the white bear.
When the third ice block was placed, the white bear crawled out of the stream, hugged an ice block, and rolled on the ground while humming non-stop.
It could be seen that it was like a prostitute meeting a prostitute. The temperature was 40 degrees Celsius, and it felt comfortable from head to toe.
After more than a dozen ice blocks were placed, the white bear wrapped itself in ice and hummed contentedly.
"It works! It really works!" The manager was overjoyed.
Although it hadn't been fed yet, the white bear had changed from its half-dead appearance for the past month.
"Quick, go and ask what we should do next," the manager shouted as he kicked the odd-job worker beside him a few times.
Ren Baqian looked at the odd-job worker in front of him with a face full of resentment.
What should he do? Feed it! The bear was finally comfortable. Why wasn't he feeding it now? With the horrible weather here, it wouldn't take long for the ice to melt.
"Forget it, I'll go and take a look." Ren Baqian waved his hand and said, "Both of you, help me!"
When the guards and odd-job workers helped Ren Baqian to the bear garden, he was sweating profusely again, and the wound on his abdomen was a little wet.
If he guessed correctly, the wound was bleeding.
However, this was a small problem, and the white bear was the big problem.
Ren Baqian ignored the manager who came to greet him and leaned against the wall to look at the bear below.
The white bear was happily hugging a pile of ice cubes on its left and right sides. Those ice blocks were its precious treasures.
However, the ice blocks had shrunk by a third.
"Continue to make ice according to the method just now. Put the ice in the basin and let it melt under the sun. Dry it, and continue to make ice with the remaining white powder. Throw some fish and meat to it, "Ren Baqian instructed.
"Yes!" Seeing that Ren Baqian was able to make ice that they had never seen before with just a little powder and that the white bear was much more energetic, the few people here regarded Ren Baqian's words as an imperial edict and hurriedly followed his instructions.
…
In a large hall, a woman wearing a red robe with rusty patterns on it and a golden crown on her head was playing with a sparkling and translucent piece of ice in her hand. A cool sensation spread from her fingers to her heart.
Below, dozens of people in armor and robes stood on both sides and whispered to each other. Their gazes were focused on a basin-shaped ice block in the middle of the hall.
"Was this done by that person?" the woman asked with interest.
"Yes, I saw him turn the water into this ice with my own eyes." The guard who was holding the ice earlier knelt on one knee.
"Not bad." The corner of the woman's mouth curled up. She held the ice cube in her hand and looked down. "What do you think?"
"Let me see." An extremely tall and muscular man in armor stepped forward and touched the ice. Then, he hugged the ice in his arms and said with an intoxicated expression, "It's so cold!"
"Let me try."
"Let me try as well."
"I'm a high-ranking official, give it to me!"
The group of people immediately crowded around the ice cube. The man from before dashed left and right in the crowd, but he was outnumbered. In the end, he was thrown out with footprints on his butt.
The woman on the throne did not care about the chaos below. She played with the ice cube in her hand for a while before it completely melted into water.
"Alright, stop fighting." After a long time, the woman said lazily. The people who were originally huddled together immediately separated.
Only one person was hugging half of the ice cube and rubbing it on his face. As he rubbed it, he muttered, "It's so cold. It's really so cold."
After a while, he reluctantly put the remaining half of the ice cube back to where it was and retreated.
"Your Majesty, this person is talented, very talented. It's just that his origins are a little shady. Why don't you let me bring him back and train him properly? After confirming that there are no problems, I will send him to you. "The man who started the fight shouted.
"I'm the best at training people. In your hands, he will be tormented to death in two days." Another person quickly said.
"Stop arguing. This person has some use. Let him stay in my palace. "The corner of the woman's mouth twitched. She waved her hand like she was waving away flies to shut everyone up.
Seeing that she had spoken, the others immediately quietened down.
There were men and women in the hall, and all of them had a vigorous aura. However, they were extremely respectful of the people above them.
"Bring the envoy from the Yun Nation here! I heard that he has something to say to me, "the woman said lazily.
"Bring the envoy from the Yun Nation to the palace —!" Someone at the door immediately shouted.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a white face and a long beard was brought in. He cupped his hands and bowed. "Envoy from the Yun Nation, Ge Qing, greets Your Majesty. I wish Your Majesty …"
"Alright, if you have something to say, say it. You have already sent me several invitations. I also want to know what you want to say. "The woman interrupted him impatiently.
Ge Qing's expression did not change, but he cursed in his heart, "Barbarian."
Then, he straightened his body and said, "Your Majesty, Ge Qing is here for the matter of the merchants from the Zhang Family and the Hong Family. Your country arrested our merchants for no reason, threw them into prison, and confiscated their properties in your country …"
Ge Qing spouted a lot of things. The content was: You have no reason or basis to arrest our kind merchants, confiscate their properties, and make our merchants panic. The Yun Nation will not allow their merchants to be arrested like this. Therefore, we are here to protest. If they didn't release the captured merchants within the time limit, return the confiscated goods, and provide an explanation for this matter, the Yun Nation would definitely seek justice for their subjects and people, even to the extent of meeting them on the battlefield.
The woman stretched out her hand. Immediately, a maid beside her wiped her hand clean with a handkerchief.
Only then did the woman ask, "How long have you been here?"
"Ge Qing has been in your country for three months," Ge Qing replied.
"Yes, drag him out and behead him!" The woman said lightly.
"Even when two countries are at war, envoys are not beheaded. Moreover, Ge Qing is only narrating the facts and stating the pros and cons. Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the Yun Nation by doing this? "Ge Qing hurriedly shouted.
However, the woman had no intention of paying any attention to him.
Many of the civil and military officials at the side also looked down. Some of them even grinned at Ge Qing, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Your Majesty … You are courting disaster … Your Majesty … The emperor of Dayao …" Ge Qing shouted as he was dragged out.
The people in the hall heard him screaming miserably as he left and finally stopped abruptly.
"Tell the Yun Nation that their ambassador has died of a sudden illness. Ask them to replace him," the woman said.
"Yes!"
"This gigolo still dares to talk about meeting us on the battlefield? Even if the Yun Nation has the guts, their emperor wouldn't dare to do so, "someone laughed.
"The Yun Nation merchants maliciously lowered the price of furs and skins, sold fake goods as genuine goods, and mixed sand into the rice they sold. The Zhang family and the Hong family are the worst. Let's teach them a lesson this time. If they still think that the people of Dayao are fools, we might as well kill them all next time, "someone suggested.
"If we kill them all, there will be no more merchants coming." Immediately, someone stood up and objected. "Dayao has more mountains than plains, more hunting than farming, and a lot of goods need to be brought by those merchants."
"We can't possibly rely on them for everything. It's best if we can do it ourselves. "
"Do it ourselves? Do you or who? I say it's best to fight and snatch it back. "
…
"Alright, stop quarreling. Is there anything else? If there's nothing else, please leave, "the woman said as she sat up.
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