Chapter 32

For three consecutive days, the two of them finally arrived at their destination, swaying and staggering along the way.

"Ahchoo!"

The little guy tightened his small leather coat, shivered, and sneezed loudly.

This place was the Frozen Forest, a unique area where a peculiar type of abyssal tree gathered. This small forest was discovered by Er Dongsheng during one of his explorations.

The Frozen Forest was about three to four kilometers in diameter. If the cave where Er Dongsheng and his companions lived was the center, the forest was located to the northwest of the cave, about 100 miles away. Although it wasn't too far, the dense, overgrown forest and the little girl's burden extended what should have been a one-day journey to four or five days!

Although abyssal creatures have long lifespans, they shouldn't be this wasteful, right?

"Let's treat it as a picnic!" Er Dongsheng thought to himself as he draped another piece of leather over the little succubus.

As the name suggests, the Frozen Forest was almost entirely frozen, especially now that the abyssal rainy season had just ended, making it truly deserving of its name.

At this moment, countless icicles hung from the frosty trees, and large patches of ice chips covered the ground. The ice crystals reflected the dim light of the abyss, making this small forest suddenly bright!

The reason for the unique environment here was due to these special abyssal trees. The leaves of these trees release a peculiar liquid that continuously absorbs the surrounding temperature, causing the temperature to drop rapidly. Even if the leaves are picked, they continue to release this liquid until the moisture in the leaves dries up!

Although a few leaves can only affect a small area, when there are many trees, the amount of liquid released increases, and the heat absorption ability becomes more pronounced, clearly affecting the surrounding temperature.

However, why such peculiar trees exist is something Er Dongsheng couldn't know.

In the cold conditions, these peculiar leaves can last for a year or more!

At that time, Er Dongsheng had a sudden idea to use these leaves as a natural refrigerant for his storage room. This was an excellent, durable, and natural refrigerant, non-toxic! As for how he knew it was non-toxic, he had tested it on an animal. Although the Toto beast's tongue almost froze off, its body showed no signs of poisoning!

After a few seconds of mourning for the Toto beast, Er Dongsheng decided to build his own frozen storage room. With this, he wouldn't have to roast the difficult-to-eat meat of excess prey! This was the origin of the frozen storage room in his cave.

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As they entered the forest, the temperature dropped further, and the ice chips on the ground became more numerous. Er Dongsheng had never been to the innermost part of the forest, and even now, he still felt a deadly threat emanating from the center of this eerie frozen forest.

Curiosity killed the cat. Although Er Dongsheng was also very curious, his current strength was severely lacking, and it wasn't the right time to explore such a dangerous place! He wasn't ready to die yet!

Stopping at the edge of the forest, Er Dongsheng looked at this unique forest with some nostalgia. How long had it been? More than a year, the last time he came here was during the dry season, and the ice crystals on the outer edge had melted. He didn't know if there were any inside, and he hadn't dared to enter even then, so he had no way of knowing.

"Crunch crunch!"

Turning his head, Er Dongsheng saw the little girl still eating small ice chips and frowned!

The little girl was seeing ice for the first time, and she was very curious. His frozen storage room only contained some meat, not water, so this was the first time the little succubus had seen transparent, crystalline ice!

"Girl, eat less of that. If you eat too much, you might get a stomachache!" He had to warn her again; this was already the third time he had reminded her.

"Crunch crunch!"

"Okay! Lulu knows!" She said, taking another big bite of the ice chips. It seemed she really liked it!

Shaking his head helplessly, Er Dongsheng thought it was fine. Abyssal creatures' stomachs weren't that weak, so if the little girl liked it, he would let her eat!

"Stay here and wait for me. I'll go pick some leaves from the trees. Don't run around! Understand?"

"Okay! Crunch crunch! Lulu knows!"

Er Dongsheng looked around the giant frozen abyssal tree, found a relatively thick branch, and with a stomp of his foot, jumped onto the tree. Instantly, a chill spread from the scales on his feet! He didn't expect the tree trunk to be so cold!

It was like a super ice factory!

Taking out his nearly broken curved knife, he began to look for a target.

Picking leaves also had its techniques. He avoided stems that were too thick, as they were too difficult to cut and not worth the effort. Although the branches and leaves of abyssal trees weren't as tough as the trunk, they were still quite challenging!

Leaves that were too small were also not suitable, as they would use most of their energy for growth, and the secretion of the liquid would be relatively less.

"Right, these leaves are perfect!" Er Dongsheng aimed at a leaf of moderate size, about the size of a human head, and started chopping with his knife!

This task took him a good half-day. When Lulu was almost impatient, Er Dongsheng finally jumped down from the tree!

He placed the basket full of leaves and stretched lazily.

"Let's go, brother, I'll take you to try the local specialty!"

"Huh?"

"Come on, little glutton!"

"Okay!!!"