The Arctic wolf tribe has always lived in the cold far north, but with the fall of the beast god, human footprints gradually moved north, and more and more slave traders risked everything to attack the Arctic wolf tribe for gold.
Fanny's tribe was attacked by Egard's men, and their Arctic wolf tribe was forced to flee to the Adimas Empire.
Although it was unclear what Xu Milu was collecting polar plants for, Greer still answered methodically:
"We used to live on the Arctic wilderness, where our thick fur could protect us from the harsh winter. Many kinds of ice-type magical beasts lived on the wilderness, and the Arctic mammoth, the wind fox, the ice python, the white bear, and the polar blue leopard were all our hunting targets."
The tribe occasionally kept earth dragons, but the wasteland was too cold for them to produce magic crystal cores, so they stopped keeping them.
As if afraid of missing something, he added a few more sentences:
"If we encounter extremely cold weather, with ice storms raging across the wilderness and heavy snow burying the hunting grounds, we will also hunt some small game to survive the winter."
The ice sheet is inhabited by something called the polar ice worm. They can only grow to the size of a python at most, and even children in the tribe can catch them. But they have a lot of meat and taste very good.
Many ice-type plants grow on the ice plains. The roots and stems of the blue willow tree are edible. Children in the tribe use willow branches to grind their teeth, and sometimes they dig up the willow roots to chew on. They taste very sweet.
There are also sweet potatoes that grow inside the ice layer. These don't flower; they just grow in large patches. When you want to eat them, you dig them out along the leaves and boil them to make a pot of sweet porridge.
As he spoke of this, it seemed as if he was recalling the past. Greer's cold and stern face slowly softened, and a hint of tears welled up in his eyes.
Xu Milu had read some information before, and the environment of the Arctic Wasteland was even harsher than the surface environment of The Wandering Earth.
If a human gets close, their blood will freeze instantly, then shatter into powder and become nourishment for the ice field. Only the Arctic wolf clan, the darlings of the beast god, can live there.
If it weren't for human greed, the resources in the far north wouldn't be so scarce, and Fanny and her friends would live quite well.
Thinking of this, Xu Milu didn't ask Greer if he was willing to return to the far north.
Xike County is far from the far north, and their original tribe has been destroyed. Now, this group of small, crippled people might be captured by slave traders as soon as she sends them back.
Besides, Fanny is still young. If she had to choose, she would definitely stay. It would be better to wait until Fanny is older and let her make the decision as the clan leader.
I imagine Greer probably thought the same thing.
Xu Milu continued the previous topic: "The far north wilderness is a cold and forbidden zone, and ordinary mages would not easily set foot there. How did the people of Aigard manage to do it?"
Greer glanced at Xu Milu, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"A plant called 'Sun Fruit' grows in the polar wasteland. It flowers twice a year but only bears fruit once. The mature Sun Fruit continuously emits heat. When worn, it allows both magicians and knights to move freely in low temperatures."
Although the Sunfire Fruit burns for only twelve hours, our tribe was caught off guard by the slave traders' attack, which is why… Does Your Excellency need the Sunfire Fruit?”
Xu Milu could tell from Greer's expression that he had misunderstood. She shook her head, making no attempt to conceal her purpose:
"I do need a lot of Sun Fruits, but like you, I utterly despise the existence of slavery. No matter which continent it is, those two words should never appear."
Therefore, I assure you that I will not use the Flame Fruit to harm your own kind, much less use it to become a notorious slave owner.
"Lord Qingluan, please forgive my overstepping."
Greer's beast ears twitched, and a look of annoyance appeared on his face:
"As your knight, I should unconditionally trust every decision you make, instead of causing you trouble. Please punish me severely!"
As he spoke, he immediately removed his light knight armor, revealing a well-defined, muscular upper body with old whip marks still visible on his bronze skin.
"Please punish me, Your Honor."
Seeing that Xu Milu had no reaction, Greer respectfully knelt on the ground and even drew his knight's sword from his waist and presented it with both hands, as if to say, "I won't get up unless you punish me."
Xu Milu was silent for a moment, then called William in to take the person away.
Punishment is punishment, but why are you taking off your clothes?
It made her seem like a pervert.
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William's work ability was unexpectedly strong. After receiving the shopping list from Xu Milu, he didn't ask her what she wanted these things for. In just three days, he bought everything on the list.
"Lord Qingluan, here are 1,000 catties of Blazing Sun Fruit seeds, 500 catties of Icefield Honey Potato vines, 500 catties of Blue Leaf Willow seeds, 5,000 unhatched Icefield Insect eggs, and 1,000 ripe Blazing Sun Fruits. They are all in my storage ring. I have already counted them. The quantity will only be more, not less."
William held an antique-style emerald men's ring—space items are extremely precious, and only royal magicians are qualified to make them. This ring was also a relic from the past, belonging to Egard.
"No need to count anymore. Continue collecting seeds related to the far north wilderness. Perhaps you can open up a new trade route in the future. You can keep this ring."
Xu Milu emptied the supplies from her spatial ring and put them into the system slots, patiently continuing to give instructions:
"The same as before: if anyone from the Empire comes, treat them to good food and drink, but do not agree to any of their requests."
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