Chapter 337 Snowfield Pioneers

Up in the higher dimensions, within the snow-covered wilderness, inside the canyon dwelling.

Torches illuminated the enormous stone chamber, casting a bright light on the couple's bedding. On top of the thick White Ghoul hide, the round, cuddly form of a bamboo bear lay sprawled out.

As proven time and again, your elders always know best.

Regardless of the location, bamboo bears always receive the finest treatment.

The bamboo bear showed no interest in its new surroundings and paid little attention to the group, contentedly sleeping on its "White Ghoul mattress."

Yuan Yuan, on the other hand, curiously squatted beside the bamboo bear, observing this novel creature.

Yuan Yuan occasionally reached out a small hand to pinch its fluffy ears and pat its large head.

The bamboo bear had also survived for a long time in the Shadow of Calamity, growing rapidly to a height of nearly 1.7 meters, its massive frame approaching that of an adult bamboo bear.

However, its docile demeanor lacked the majesty befitting a platinum divine beast. It resembled a large plush toy, round and fluffy. Yuan Yuan grew increasingly fond of it, and finally... the little one couldn't resist climbing on top.

The bamboo bear remained unresponsive to Yuan Yuan's actions, continuing to slumber peacefully.

Yuan Yuan looked up at her mother with delight, her voice soft, as if afraid to disturb the bamboo bear's sleep, "Mommy, it's so soft and fluffy."

Cang Lan had been guarding Yuan Yuan's side, fearing something might happen.

Of course, she was aware of the archetype of this extra-dimensional creature and could easily make associations.

However, this was the first time Cang Lan had seen an extra-dimensional creature. She had entered the snow-covered wilderness as early as 2011, while the Bamboo Forest extra-dimensional space had only appeared on Earth in late 2015.

Cang Lan's eyes were filled with affection as she crouched down and gently ruffled Yuan Yuan's hair, saying, "Be friends with it, don't make it angry, be nice to it."

"Mmm." Yuan Yuan nodded and slowly lay down, directly on the bamboo bear's body, her little arms attempting to embrace the bamboo bear's massive form, her little face buried in the bamboo bear's back, rubbing back and forth, laughing happily, "Hee hee."

For some reason, Cang Lan, who should have been happy, felt a pang of sorrow at the sight.

She had always been uncertain whether Yuan Yuan's birth was a blessing or a curse.

To be precise, she had always believed that her and Hu Wei's actions were extremely irresponsible towards their child, towards Yuan Yuan.

Indeed, the couple's life in the snow-covered wilderness was difficult, especially in the third year when their mental state was extremely poor.

The couple that Jiang Xiao saw was a couple filled with love and responsibility, an incredibly strong couple.

But in the third year after entering the snow-covered wilderness, the couple had traveled long distances, exhausted, and still saw only a vast expanse of white. In a state of near despair, people were capable of anything.

Madness, suicidal thoughts, and the like had long filled Cang Lan's mind.

"Three years" were just two words, but they represented the couple's long, miserable, and even desperate lives.

Then, Yuan Yuan was born.

From that moment on, the couple stopped searching for the so-called exit, stopped fantasizing about that so-called hope, they chose the canyon dwelling, lived in peace, and nurtured this small life.

Yuan Yuan was undoubtedly the couple's savior, giving them strong motivation and the will to live.

But conversely, was it responsible to have a child born here, who might face this endless snow for the rest of their lives, and who might even live out their days in solitude after their parents died?

So, when Cang Lan saw how much Yuan Yuan loved the bamboo bear, her already complex emotions could no longer be contained...

Cang Lan felt so selfish for bringing him into this world, unable to give him what he wanted, unable to let him know the world outside, unable to live the life he deserved...

"Cough cough." Two soft coughs came from the stone table not far away.

Cang Lan raised her teary eyes and saw Hu Wei's gaze. She forced a smile, turned her back, wiped away her tears, and walked over.

Jiang Xiao was fiddling with a military watch, muttering, "They say this thing can last 3-5 years, might as well use it."

Jiang Xiao took out a small clock from his bag and handed it to Hu Wei, saying, "Eight-day chain, winding it once will last 7-8 days, pay attention to the time."

Cang Lan came to the stone table, habitually picked up her long hair, brushed it over her chest, slowly sat down, looked at Jiang Xiao, took a deep breath, and said, "I don't know how to thank you."

Jiang Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm also a little hesitant. You don't have a sense of time, but you live well. I'm now breaking your habits. I'm not sure... whether your mentality will gradually change as you watch the clock ticking."

Cang Lan leaned forward, reached out, and gently pressed on Jiang Xiao's arm, saying, "That's not what I meant."

Jiang Xiao's movements paused slightly. Beside him, Zhang Songfu sorted out two bundles of books from a large bag, carried them over, and placed them on the stone table.

Zhang Songfu jokingly said, "You bought children's books? Should've bought some preschool education stuff, the kid has to start with pinyin."

"Hehe." Jiang Xiao smiled, the curvature of his mask becoming more eerie, "Why don't you teach him? There are also toiletries like toothbrushes and towels over there. I brought a lot of toothpaste, so don't be stingy with it. If the watch breaks, I'll take it to get it fixed, and if the toothpaste runs out, I'll buy more."

Zhang Songfu: "..."

Jiang Xiao said, "There are cotton socks and cotton shoes and stuff over there. I didn't bring many clothes, I think cotton shoes are the most important... Oh, put those medicines away, I know you guys are healthy, you've made it through a lot of wind and snow, but it's still better to be safe than sorry..."

Jiang Xiao's words were interrupted by Hu Wei, who leaned forward and grabbed Jiang Xiao's hand, "Thank you, Jiang Xiao."

The couple's movements were almost identical, except that Cang Lan pressed on his arm, and Hu Wei pressed on his hand.

Jiang Xiao was a little uncomfortable, pulled his hand back, and leaned back slightly.

In a slightly unnatural state, Jiang Xiao blurted out a sentence, "Do good deeds, don't ask about the future."

Cang Lan sat up straight, turned her head to look at Yuan Yuan, who was lying on the "fluffy toy", already falling asleep, and even saw saliva flowing from Yuan Yuan's mouth, the little appearance was extremely cute.

Cang Lan softly murmured, "Don't ask about the future?"

Putting the sentences together conveyed one meaning.

But singling out the latter sentence completely changed the meaning.

Jiang Xiao also turned his head to look at Yuan Yuan, and like the bamboo bear, both cute creatures were so endearing and lovable.

Such a scene could indeed bring a smile from the heart.

Jiang Xiao stood up, came to an unopened package, picked it up directly, and returned to the table, "The future, you can ask about it."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao opened the package and took out a small pouch, accompanied by the rattling sound of glass beads colliding.

"Shadow Crow Star Beads, 100 of them." Jiang Xiao placed them in front of the couple and beckoned to Zhang Songfu, signaling him to sit down.

Zhang Songfu put one hand on Jiang Xiao's shoulder and sat down with a smile, "Shuigong Jiang, or Meinv Jiang (lit. Water Worker Jiang or Beauty Jiang)?"

Jiang Xiao smiled. It seemed that the couple hadn't told Zhang Songfu their names, it was just that Hu Wei was too excited just now and blurted out Jiang Xiao's name.

"Jiang of Changjiang (Yangtze River), Xiao of Poxiao (Dawn)." Jiang Xiao pointed to the pouch on the table, saying, "1-Star Skill Illusory Crow, summons a flock of crows. 2-Star Skill Exploding Crow, injects star power into the flock of crows, causing them to explode. The important thing is the third Star Skill, Shadow Crow, which allows you to transform into a crow, so you can fly and explore the map with me in the future."

Cang Lan's reaction was the greatest, her hands trembling as she picked up the pouch, opened it, and saw a pile of Star Beads.

When the three of them came here, they were all Star River Stage, now, they were all Star Ocean Stage, with 8 empty star slots.

Jiang Xiao said, "This type of Star Skill is compatible with warrior star charts, and all three of you are warriors."

"Good good good!" Zhang Songfu nodded repeatedly, "This kind of Star Bead is perfect for us, and it's also suitable for our current situation. This is a product of Kang Kejinde, you..."

Jiang Xiao was silent for a moment, and said, "I... I got it when I was on a mission abroad."

Zhang Songfu was stunned. He was a Night Watchman, he knew the duties of the Night Watchmen, to carry out missions abroad?

Zhang Songfu put one hand on Jiang Xiao's shoulder and suddenly blurted out, "Does your Light Chasing Squad have a number?"

"There are also Star Beads that are not suitable for warriors, but I still brought them." Jiang Xiao ignored Zhang Songfu and took out a "brocade pouch" from the package again. Although this brocade pouch was large, it obviously couldn't hold 100 Star Beads.

With the previous experience, Jiang Xiao's introduction this time was more complete, "Blazing Fire Master Puppet Star Bead, from the Fire Source Mountains of the Imperial Capital, this is a pure magic Star Bead, you can summon Blazing Fire Puppets and Blazing Small Puppets. According to the biological characteristics of the Blazing Fire Puppets, they are very suitable as nannies, as for the Blazing Small Puppets..."

Jiang Xiao was slightly embarrassed and said, "Uh... the Blazing Small Puppets are suitable as playmates. The main purpose of bringing this Star Bead is that they can all be used as torches, and they can keep warm. As summons, they can also help you explore unknown dangers and guard your home."

Hu Wei said, "I'll do it. Master Fu's star chart is a monk, Lan Lan's star chart is a weapon, I'll pick the tallest among the dwarves, my star chart is more suitable."

Your Rope Star Chart is suitable for what? Are you going to use the rope as an animal taming rope? That's not the same thing at all...

"This." Jiang Xiao took out a large brocade pouch and handed it directly to Cang Lan, "Lilybell Star Bead, 1-Star Skill Lilybell Thread, the micro-manipulation type, 2-Star Skill Lilybell Mist, drags the target into an illusion, 3-Star Skill Lilybell Weapon, conjures weapons, weapons can explode, dragging enemies into the illusion you create."

Jiang Xiao looked directly at Cang Lan and said softly, "You can take Yuan Yuan to any place you want to go, take him to see the colorful world, take him to..."

"Oh, Jiang Xiao... Jiang Xiao..." Cang Lan could no longer bear it. The tears she had held back finally gushed out. She covered her eyes with one hand, lowered her head, and sobs followed.

Letting Yuan Yuan face the endless snow for the rest of his life was the thing she regretted the most, but Jiang Xiao gave her the opportunity to make amends. Even if it was a dream, an illusion, in such an environment, Jiang Xiao had done his best.

Zhang Songfu looked at this scene and hurriedly interjected to avoid embarrassment, saying, "Peninsula Star Bead? From the Northeast and the Northwest again? And you're taking their specialties. Brother, do you go out to carry out missions all year round? From the Northeast to the Northwest? Your path is pretty wild?"

Jiang Xiao didn't know how to react, heard Zhang Songfu's words, turned his head to look, and said, "You..."

Swish swish!

Jiang Xiao's words stopped abruptly. Almost at the same time, Zhang Songfu, Hu Wei, and Jiang Xiao stood up and looked towards the door.

Cang Lan was also stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned her head to look.

"It seems that you have found the motivation to survive." An old voice came from the dim tunnel.

The tunnel was not as brightly lit as the stone chamber. Under the light of the torches at the entrance, an old face was revealed, flickering on and off.

"Jiang Xiao, a good name." The old man, dressed in a White Ghoul coat, walked in, of medium height, with a round face and round eyes. He should have had a kind face, but because of the deep nasolabial folds, he looked extraordinarily serious.

When Zhang Songfu saw the old man, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly. Wasn't this the old man he had met once before?

Jiang Xiao quietly looked at the old man and said, "He Yun, also a good name."

The old man was slightly surprised, then shook his head and chuckled.

Hu Wei was full of vigilance and said, "Who is it?"

Jiang Xiao silently looked at the old man and said, "Pioneer Army·He Yun, Pioneer Number 0, male, Manchu, 177 cm, age 46 at the time of disappearance, time of disappearance: August 1999."

Hu Wei looked astonished and looked at the stranger in disbelief, "Pioneer Army? Disappeared in 1999!?"

Jiang Xiao said softly, "042 is the number of his team, 001 is his own number. And this snow-covered wilderness extra-dimensional space was developed by Pioneer Army Team 037 and Team 042."

Only then did everyone realize that standing in front of them was not just a senior, but also the person who developed this snow-covered wilderness.

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