This doesn't sound like a lie.
Xu Xing raised his head and continued to look at the center.
What kind of harsh environment could prevent even a tough-skinned creature like a mutated polar bear from getting close?
Moreover, as an indigenous species that has always lived within the Arctic Circle, Xu Xing may not be able to match it in terms of cold resistance alone.
Therefore, at this moment, Xu Xing quickly analyzed the pros and cons.
If you're sure you're not going, it's best to turn back immediately. After all, there's nothing worth lingering about in the entire Arctic Circle.
What we can see now cannot be converted into the resources we should have; in fact, we even lost a level 4 crystal core by coming here.
If we stay here, who knows what kind of trouble might arise, such as a creature even more powerful than that polar bear.
Once they reach the level of high-level mutated beasts, they become extremely difficult to deal with, and may even pose a considerable danger.
But then again, once you go out, it will be difficult to come back.
Xu Xing had already come this far and paid a considerable sunk cost, so turning around and leaving just because of a bear's words seemed rather hasty.
What if this bear was just lying to him?
Actually, the more important reason is that Xu Xing couldn't bear to give up that sliver of opportunity to exist.
Since being reborn, my horizons have broadened, and a certain unease within me has become even stronger.
This time, in particular, they traversed numerous areas, including grasslands, canyons, human settlements, zombie settlements, and even areas inhabited by mutated beasts.
He had a strong feeling that all of this was being orchestrated by a mastermind.
This doesn't exist. It's a matter of natural evolution. Xu Xing never thought about this kind of metaphysics in his previous life, but in this life, he has reached the pinnacle of humanity, and the responsibilities on his shoulders have become much greater.
Therefore, we must not sit idly by and wait for death as before. Although we know nothing and have no clues, the only thing we can and should do is to increase our strength.
In any case, it's good that our strength has increased.
The Arctic Circle holds countless secrets, and considering my past life, there are definitely truly significant treasures here, even more precious than source crystals.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused that innate phenomenon.
"Phew~"
Xu Xing slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. The white mist from Mianyang stretched for several meters in the biting cold of the Arctic Circle before dissipating.
"Let's go a little further in," Xu Xing comforted himself.
Although the decision this time was to continue moving forward, he was still prepared to evacuate immediately if anything went wrong.
Having made his decision, Xu Xing decided not to linger here any longer.
He pulled a frost-covered metal compass out of his pocket again.
Used to determine the direction of travel.
Unfortunately, in such harsh temperatures, no smartphone can escape damage; it can't even turn on, let alone turn on the compass.
Moreover, in this boundless expanse, like a desert, no, even more harsh than a desert.
Logically speaking, Xu Xing estimated the time.
From the time he set off until now, it should normally be around 10 pm.
But look at the surrounding environment now.
Nothing had changed since I first arrived; it was still bright daytime, and the sun remained perpetually fixed at one angle.
This should be the so-called polar day situation in the Arctic Circle, in other words, it is very likely that there will be continuous daylight for the next few months.
Therefore, even relying on stars to determine direction is useless.
Looking at it this way, having a compass is actually quite reliable.
Xu Xing discerned the distance and continued heading north, quickly skimming across, much like a low-altitude maglev train, managing to keep his feet off the ground as much as possible while running at high speed.
This speed caused the mutated polar bear, which had just been dozing off, to suddenly open its eyes and stare intently in the direction Xu Xing had left.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Luckily, this jinx didn't target me. At that speed, if we really fought, I wouldn't even be able to catch up."
However, this human doesn't seem very intelligent. Even after I told him it's very, very cold at the center, he still wouldn't listen.
Xu Xing, who had already gone far away, naturally did not hear this complaint and continued to walk forward with focus.
After the little incident with the mutated polar bear, Xu Xing became even more cautious. Unfortunately, he didn't encounter any other living creatures.
Along the way, we encountered quite a few ice sculptures that had been frozen into blocks of ice, including wolf-shaped ones, fox-shaped ones, and even a number of enlarged snow leopards.
Each one is so lifelike, like a beautiful work of art. The outer layer of ice crystals is like transparent glass, without any impurities.
Judging from the way they died, there was no struggle involved; they were most likely frozen instantly.
I guess only a mutated polar bear could survive.
The closer they got to the North Pole, the colder the weather became, just as the mutated polar bear had said.
Later, not a single snowflake could be seen falling from the sky, and the two sides of the earth reflected the sky like a transparent mirror.
The ice beneath our feet was as solid as a rock; anyone who didn't know better would think it was ice that had been frozen for tens of thousands of years.
At the same time, every short distance away, one can even find huge icebergs frozen in place, their majestic grandeur no less than that of normal mountain ranges.
It just lacks a bit of vitality.
Xu Xing dared not linger and could only quicken his pace to accelerate blood circulation in his body in order to resist the increasingly cold weather.
Now, even the breath Xu Xing exhales, the very first instant it leaves his nostrils, is as if scraped by a sharp scraper, instantly freezing into sharp ice crystals that stick to the tip of his nose.
Fortunately, Xu Xing's body was tough enough that he wouldn't be broken by such a small thing.
As he walked slowly, he suddenly looked into the distance and was surprised to find a light green glow in the distance.
This ray of light, like a silk belt, was frozen in mid-air; its actual color was very thin and narrow.
If Xu Xing hadn't had such sharp eyesight, he probably would have missed it immediately.
"The aurora borealis?"
Xu Xing blurted it out.
This thing is a special product of the North and South Poles, produced under extremely harsh conditions. Xu Xing didn't know much about it, but he seemed to know that it was the effect of some kind of particles and magnetic field.
The aurora seemed to be heading due north. I don't know how far it is from the North Pole, but it's quite far from the light itself.
As Xu Xing drew closer, his body involuntarily trembled slightly.
Finally, the temperature reached its breaking point, a temperature that was unbearable for him. At this temperature, not only would water freeze instantly, but even boiling flames would freeze into ice blocks immediately.
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