Chapter 1 A Month and a Half Later

A month and a half later, the Snow Plains, in the upper latitude.

A crow pierced through layers of wind and snow, and in the blizzard with very low visibility, it was fortunate enough to find the completely burnt forest through its perception star technique.

This once-burnt forest could no longer be seen, all covered by皑皑 (áiái) white snow.

Jiang Xiao flew all the way past the beacon tower, but the beacon tower was not emitting smoke.

Jiang Xiao felt a little worried in his heart, and quickly flew down the canyon, searching for the residence of Hu Wei and Cang Lan.

*Pu pu pu...*

The dark crow fluttered its wings, not even transforming into a human form, and flew directly into the mountain tunnel. It flew skillfully in the darkness.

"Hmm?" Cang Lan lay on her side on the bed, gently patting Yuan Yuan's round back, coaxing him to sleep, but she seemed to feel something.

Cang Lan frowned slightly, glanced at Yuan Yuan, and immediately got out of bed. A dagger also appeared in her slender palm.

Yuan Yuan was completely unaware of this, his little face buried in a soft fluff, sleeping exceptionally sweetly.

And the bamboo bear next to him was sleeping even more comfortably than Yuan Yuan. It lay sprawled on the thick White Ghoul skin blanket, with a big belly, even snoring...

Cang Lan stood on one side of the stone room entrance, her body close to the wall, and she gripped the dagger tightly in one hand.

A few seconds later, a dark crow hopped into the stone room.

The crow's lonely eyes emitted a scarlet light, and it looked up at Cang Lan, who was trying to sneak attack.

Cang Lan was slightly startled, and looked down at the little fellow who hopped in. She seemed to realize something, and her trembling voice was full of surprise: "Jiang Xiao?"

"Ya~" The one-eyed crow chirped softly, and its body transformed.

"Uh?" Cang Lan looked at Jiang Xiao's appearance and was completely stunned.

While Jiang Xiao took off the huge mountaineering bag, he asked, "Where are Hu Wei and Zhang Songfu?"

Cang Lan covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes locked on Jiang Xiao's face, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "You don't recognize me without the mask?"

Cang Lan looked at Jiang Xiao quietly, and after a long silence, she said, "You are so young..."

Jiang Xiao came to the bed and looked at the sleeping Yuan Yuan and the bamboo bear, nodding secretly in his heart.

The bamboo bear may not be able to play.

But in terms of sleeping, this big plush toy is an expert.

"How old are you? 17? 18?" Cang Lan asked softly.

Jiang Xiao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Why dwell on this question."

Cang Lan: "I just feel that at your age, you shouldn't have to bear such..."

Jiang Xiao smiled and interrupted Cang Lan, saying, "I asked for it."

"Hehe." Cang Lan was amused by Jiang Xiao's words, with a hint of appreciation on her face. She looked at Jiang Xiao as if she was looking at Yuan Yuan.

Jiang Xiao was immediately unhappy. What's going on? After taking off the mask, why did he drop a generation?

Cang Lan keenly sensed Jiang Xiao's emotions, her face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away. She walked to the bedside, sat on the side of the bed, and said softly, "Lao Hu and Songfu went hunting. Since you brought Yuan Yuan a playmate, our food consumption has been high."

"Haha." Jiang Xiao couldn't help laughing.

"Ugh..." Yuan Yuan rubbed his eyes, seemingly about to wake up.

Cang Lan hurriedly reached out and gently patted Yuan Yuan's back, gently and rhythmically. The little guy rubbed against the bamboo bear's fluff and continued to sleep.

Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed and whispered, "I'll go rest for a while too. When they come back, call me, and I'll talk to you about something."

Cang Lan nodded, but stood up and walked to the door, leading the way for Jiang Xiao: "I'll make the bed for you. You must be exhausted."

Looking at Cang Lan's hesitant look, Jiang Xiao followed and said, "I'll tell you everything later."

Cang Lan responded faintly, "Mm..."

She took Jiang Xiao into a stone room, carefully made the bed for Jiang Xiao, and then turned and left.

Jiang Xiao lay on the soft and thick White Ghoul fur, thinking secretly about how to word his explanation, and gradually fell asleep.

Several hours later, Hu Wei and Zhang Songfu returned to the canyon residence, dragging two huge White Ghouls each through the wind and snow.

When the two heard that Jiang Xiao had returned, their faces lit up with joy. They dropped the White Ghoul corpses and hurried into the cave.

When they approached the stone room, they saw a strange scene.

Jiang Xiao, the bamboo bear, and Yuan Yuan were sitting on the bed, playing "You clap one, I clap one"...

"Back, Jiang..." Hu Wei's words stopped abruptly. Cang Lan did tell him that Jiang Xiao had returned, but she didn't tell him that Jiang Xiao had taken off his mask.

"Daddy! Uncle Quan Quan's circles are gone!" When Yuan Yuan saw Hu Wei return, he jumped off the bed and rushed into Hu Wei's arms.

Zhang Songfu's face also showed the joy of reunion, but he said, "Brother, I thought you were ugly, but this young man is quite handsome?"

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, pointed to his nose, and said, "This is called handsome? This is called handsome, okay?"

"Haha." Zhang Songfu smiled and walked over, hugging Jiang Xiao tightly and patting him hard on the back. "Welcome home!"

Jiang Xiao grinned. Welcome home. What beautiful words.

In this frozen world, there are still such people guarding and waiting for his return...

A few minutes later...

Cang Lan left Yuan Yuan and the bamboo bear in the "master bedroom" to play. She walked back to the stone room where Jiang Xiao was, and just saw Hu Wei holding a stone kettle and placing it on the campfire. The three of them were chatting about something.

"You're here." Jiang Xiao nodded to Cang Lan at the door and said, "The reason I came back this time is because I made great progress in my last exploration."

Cang Lan leaned against the stone wall, occasionally observing the children playing in the next room through the small hole in the wall.

"In the blink of an eye, it's been more than half a year." Hu Wei sat at the stone table, pouring hot water into Jiang Xiao's stone bowl, and sighed, "Since you brought us the clock, time has passed so quickly."

Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "I didn't find the entrance to the lower Snow Plains, and I didn't find a way home."

Hearing this, Cang Lan's face dimmed and she sighed softly.

Hu Wei smiled indifferently, as if he didn't care.

Jiang Xiao changed the subject and said, "But I found a way up."

"Hmm?" Zhang Songfu quickly asked, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Xiao took the three people's stone bowls and drew a triangle on the table, and then explained the Alien Ball Theory to everyone.

Unsurprisingly, everyone's expressions were stunned, as if they were listening to a fairy tale.

Jiang Xiao paused for a moment, and continued, "Last time, the old man, He Yun, who is also our great pioneer, took me around the Alien Ball.

As I said, the Alien Ball is another version of Earth, with day and night, and the four seasons..."

As Jiang Xiao spoke, the expressions of the crowd couldn't help but become excited, and their hearts beat violently.

Ordinary people may not believe it, but they desperately need to see the night, desperately yearn to see the morning sun, and they really dream of experiencing the taste of spring, summer, and autumn...

The upper Snow Plains imprisons not only their bodies but also their souls.

Jiang Xiao said, "The reason why I didn't wear a mask this time is that I'm not going to hide anything anymore. Moreover, I think... you have already guessed in your hearts that I am not a real person, but a summoning star technique, right?"

The trio looked at each other and didn't say anything, and there was no surprise on their faces.

Jiang Xiao nodded and continued, "The reason why Senior He Yun guided me to the path leading to the Alien Ball is because I am not afraid of death.

The reason why Senior He Yun didn't rescue you from your suffering is because the Alien Ball is too dangerous. The star warriors in the Star Sea stage, who you think are overlords, are nothing in the Alien Ball."

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiao sighed helplessly and said, "In fact, I died as soon as I entered the Alien Ball..."

Hu Wei's face tightened: "Ah?"

Zhang Songfu: "Brother, you..."

Jiang Xiao waved his hand and said, "It's okay, thank you for your concern. It's not as serious as you think. I'm used to dying."

Cang Lan: "..."

Jiang Xiao told a lie in order to appease the three of them. Jiang Xiao would never be able to get used to death.

However, after his Decoy star technique was promoted to Diamond quality, he could directly summon a decoy and then replace the previous decoy, so he was spared the process of death, which made Jiang Xiao feel much more comfortable.

"Getting back to the point, let's talk about something serious." Jiang Xiao tapped the stone table with his fingers and said, "I found a safe place to live in the Alien Ball, which is called the Birch Forest Tribe."

Zhang Songfu asked curiously, "Tribe? Savage tribe?"

"Mm-hmm." Jiang Xiao nodded to confirm, "Yes, the creatures in the Alien Ball are very intelligent. I just told you about the projection and weakening of strength, so the biological bodies in the Alien Ball are the original versions, and have not been weakened."

Jiang Xiao paused to give them time to digest the information, and continued, "There were humans who entered the Alien Ball, a mother and daughter, the mother's name is Zhu Yu.

Ms. Zhu Yu is highly respected in the Birch Forest Tribe, and it was she who enlightened the Birch Forest Tribe and led these savages into the Iron Age, the Agricultural Age..."

The more Jiang Xiao said, the more the trio looked forward to it.

"So..." Jiang Xiao ended his long speech and said, "The Alien Ball is indeed very dangerous, not a place for people to stay at all, but I found a place to settle down, where the savages can provide us with shelter, and we can also teach them martial arts, knowledge... are you going?"

Zhang Songfu was about to agree, but he stopped abruptly and turned to look at Hu Wei.

Cang Lan also looked at Hu Wei with a pleading look. In their hearts, Jiang Xiao's proposal didn't need to be considered at all.

Hu Wei looked at Jiang Xiao and slowly stretched out his hand.

Jiang Xiao was slightly surprised, reached out and shook it, but Hu Wei grabbed him and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you, brother, I don't know how to thank you..." Hu Wei's strength was great and he was very excited.

Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "Forget about thanks. I brought a bunch of crop seeds this time. After you go to the Birch Forest Tribe, study how to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes."

Hu Wei: "Uh..."