The snow in the micro-world started falling and lasted all day, continuing into the evening. The group could only discuss countermeasures inside the wooden house.
The already small wooden cabin suddenly felt crowded with more than a dozen people, but it also became much warmer.
"After this snow, many of our actions have been restricted, and the most troublesome thing is obtaining food."
“We still have a lot in stock. The dried meat we made last time is enough to feed everyone for another two weeks. With some dried fruit, jam and winter plants, we should be able to last a month if we’re careful with our spending,” Wang Bing said.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Food is not a problem for now, but we are unsure if the snow will get heavier, so once the snow stops or lightens up a bit, we will all go out to collect food. We will put everything else aside for now."
Everyone nodded, and then Jiang Bo said, "The pottery-making shed has a furnace, so it's not cold. But the timber-storing shed only has a roof and no walls, so it will be too cold to work."
Chen Yang thought for a moment and said, "Then Brother Jiang Bo, you and Brother Guo don't need to hunt for now. Focus on building the fence around the shed. Brother Guo, could you please do the work of making a fireplace for the shed?"
The livestock sheds are well insulated, so there's not much to worry about. However, collecting animal food will be a heavy burden. Chen Yang assigned this task to the team responsible for base construction, asking them to collect animal food while they were out collecting other food.
"Woof woof woof!" The European Emperor, who was playing in the camp, suddenly barked. When everyone went out to see, they found that it was the little black bear who had come, with a pheasant hanging from its mouth.
Ever since this little black bear started eating cooked food, it's become quite picky about its food. However, it does know how to be self-reliant and will hunt its own food to hand over to the others for processing.
"Looks like we'll be relying on these two little guys for food this winter," Guo Zifeng said with a smile, looking at Chen Yang with some envy.
Although these two little ones get along with everyone, they are clearly more obedient to Chen Yang and closer to him.
The European king is already amazing. As an underage dog, he has the fighting power of a wolf. Now a black bear has appeared. Even the Dubai tycoons are nothing compared to him.
After finishing the pheasant he had brought, the little black bear obediently ran into the fireplace in the house and fell fast asleep.
"Looks like this lazy bear is about to hibernate, it can't be relied on. Let's see how lucky the lucky one is," Chen Yang said with a smile.
If we raise the little black bear for a few more days, it shouldn't destroy the house anymore. It's quite smart, unlike a husky.
On the first snowy night in the micro-world, no one wanted to leave, so they sat by the fireplace chatting while drinking hot ginger tea.
"Brother Yang, I heard from Ye Wu that you were the school's heartthrob back in college?" Jiang Yining suddenly asked.
Chen Yang smiled helplessly and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm just average-looking and I don't have any money. How could I possibly be a male god!"
"fart!"
Xiao Qi angrily said, "Boss, how dare you say that? Back then, so many girls I dated ended up falling for you. If you keep being modest, you're just insulting my charm."
Everyone fell silent, even Chen Yang was speechless. Ye Wu then added, "That's right, all the girls I've dated have said they'd rather try dating you."
"Wow, God of Wealth Yang, you were so amazing before! I'm under a lot of pressure now," Li Su'er exclaimed.
Xiao Qi patted Li Su'er on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the boss is different from before. He's much more reserved now. You don't need to feel pressured. Although the boss is still charming, you have the advantage of being close to him. I'll buy you some information about the boss for ten yuan. How about that? He used to sell it to girls in college for a hundred yuan a set."
"make a deal."
"Can you two keep your illegal activities a secret from me?" Chen Yang complained.
"Chen Yang, what happened to you in college? You used to be the kind of person who was very sharp and ambitious, but you don't seem like that at all now," Guo Zifeng asked with a smile.
Xiao Qi and Ye Wu fell silent again, but Chen Yang said naturally, "He's getting old, and he broke up with his ex-girlfriend back then. Brother Guo, you've been through this, you understand. Young people always suffer a bit after a breakup."
“I understand, I understand. It’s an experience, isn’t it? By the way, is your ex-girlfriend the girl I met last time?” Guo Zifeng said again. “Judging from your attitude last time, it seems you’ve already let it go.”
"There's nothing to let go of, it's all in the past. Let's discuss our next steps."
Guo Zifeng nodded and didn't ask anything more. Li Su'er, who had been listening intently, also looked slightly disappointed.
Jiang Bo chimed in, "After the snowfall, I plan to build a bigger house. Many of the structural components are already finished, and we have enough tiles. We can't stay in this house forever."
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Okay, but we need to find food first. Brother Jiang, you should quickly renovate the shed first, and then look for food. We can all help with the construction of the new house later."
If the snow gets too deep, getting around will become very inconvenient, and we'll have plenty of time to stay at the base, which will make building houses much faster.
Apart from that, only Guo Zifeng still had charcoal burning work to do; the others were temporarily assigned to the hunting team.
Guo Zifeng and Bai Jing went off on their own, tasked with gathering firewood and collecting some fruits that could be eaten in winter, just like everyone else.
Because of the snowfall, many of their plans were disrupted and had to be rearranged. However, Chen Yang was prepared, so he was able to arrange everyone's work in an orderly manner.
They also have some fur left over, so even if newcomers arrive, they can be guaranteed not to freeze, and at least some warmth can be provided.
Moreover, one of the main reasons why Chen Yang is confident about getting through the winter is that his combat power is already 84.
In fact, his combat power had been at 84 for three days. He could feel that the higher he went, the harder it was to improve. To reach 85, it would take at least a week and a half, by which time he would be traveling alone.
The number of people in the micro-world will also exceed 20 next month, thanks to the addition of Grandpa Yun, and the age difference of 50 has already been reached.
Chen Yang estimated that it would take at least half a year for his combat power to rise to over 90. The difference between each point after that would be huge, and Chen Yang didn't know how the APP calculated it.
The upgrade of the micro-world will inevitably bring about significant changes, and these significant changes will certainly improve their quality of life; it can't be that the upgrade makes things worse.
The inhabitants of this micro-realm are now self-sufficient, possessing fishponds, livestock, horses, dogs, and bears. They are capable of hunting, gathering, building, cooking, and raising animals, and are preparing to begin planting. They achieved this in just about three months, which is truly remarkable.
Initially, there was only Chen Yang. Then Jiang Yining, Li Su'er, and Wang Bing joined. Later, Guo Zifeng, Ye Wu, Jiang Bo, Bai Jing, Hou Yu, Li Ye, Li Sen, Chen Liu, Grandpa Yun, and Yun Shi were introduced.
This first snowfall gave Chen Yang a lot to think about, such as why the Microworld app chose him, and he didn't believe that he really picked up the stone slab himself.
However, thinking about such things yields no results, so Chen Yang can only be sure that he's quite happy right now. If it really is a game played by gods or aliens, then he'll just enjoy it and treat it as a real game.
(End of this chapter)
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