Apocalypse Lord - 52. Bitter Winter 1

Tailor shop.

Yunling asked, “How many stocks are there in total for cold protection items?”

Tailor A thought for a while and replied, “85 pieces of cotton clothes, 40 pieces of cotton trousers, 40 pairs of cotton shoes, 20 velvet hats, 5 pairs of gloves, and 2 scarves.”

The number of cotton-padded clothes is particularly large, because Yunling ordered to prepare travel equipment for the members of the collection team.

She originally wanted to make sure that all members of the team can be active in the wild. Unexpectedly, I underestimated the difficulty of the game. There is only a cotton coat, so there is no way to stay in the wild for a long time!

“It seems that in winter, most residents are not suitable for going out.” Yun Ling thought, “Make a complete set of cold-proof supplies, build an elite team, and send them out to hunt. This is the best policy.”

After pondering for a moment, she made up her mind, “Stop what you were doing. Tailor A makes cotton trousers, Tailor B makes cotton shoes, Tailor C makes woolen caps, Tailor d’s gloves, tailors weave scarves, and prepare as much as possible. A few sets.”

“Yes.” A, B, C, D, and W responded in unison.

Yunling looked at the five people, and felt that there was not enough manpower. Unfortunately, Level 2 can only accommodate 5 employees, and Level 3 can accommodate 10 people.

At present, there are still some copper coins short of the upgrade.

“It’s okay, you guys are busy.” Yun Ling felt heavy and left step by step.

**

Before entering the door, the fragrant barbecue smell pierced into his nose.

Yunling, “…”

Sooner or later, she will move because a barbecue expert lives next door.

“Just grilled lamb skewers, you want to eat together?” Lu Chuan warmly invited.

Yunling, “…good.”

When she walked to the neighbor’s back garden, she picked up the lamb skewers and delivered them to her mouth.

【Name: Spicy lamb skewers (frozen food)】

Quality: Normal

Use effect: 5 seconds to restore 10 points of life, stamina attribute temporarily +1 (for 1 hour).

“Cold-fighting food?” Yun Ling was slightly startled.

After eating the lamb skewers, she clearly had one more gain state-protection from the cold wind for 60 minutes.

Lu Chuan took a bunch of grilled gluten and talked while eating, “Food made from Chaotian pepper has the effect of repelling the cold. Even if you don’t wear winter clothes, you can move freely in the wild.”

“If you don’t have cold food, you must wear cotton clothes, cotton trousers, cotton shoes to barely keep warm. One less, within half an hour, basically contaminate the negative state, unless the physical attributes are extremely high.”

“The more cold-proof equipment you wear, the better the effect. You can move around freely for about an hour if you only wear cotton-padded clothes, cotton trousers, and cotton shoes. After one hour, you will still be contaminated with negative conditions.”

“Except for the three-piece winter clothes, if you wear a fleece hat, gloves, and scarf, the free time will be extended accordingly.”

Yunling was eating the second lamb skewers, and he paused slightly, “Have you tried it?”

“With your cold-proof equipment, you should do your best.” Lu Chuan said.

Lord Yun Ling looked at him with admiration, “Lingyun Town needs a player like you.”

Enlightenment is very high!

“According to my guess, spirits will also have the effect of quenching the cold.” Lu Chuan said casually, “you can try it if you have a chance.”

“Okay.” Yunling has a skewers in one hand, eating and drinking after a while, ready to work.

Lu Chuan watched her go away, his eyes filled with smiles, “Come on, Lord Lord.”

**

Yunling went into the warehouse to select materials, and then went into the restaurant kitchen to get busy.

Spicy rabbit meat, spicy chicken nuggets, pickled pepper duck blood, mapo tofu…all can keep you out of the cold!

For ten people, she picked ten NPCs with the highest physical attributes and let them eat them.

“Oh, it’s spicy.” The armor was shocked.

“As soon as my eyes are closed and a mouthful is stuffy, things will be over soon.” Yunling coaxed in a deceitful tone.

The NPCs were bitter and ate the food like poison and medicine.

Lunch time is over.

Yun Ling was very satisfied, and she waved her big hand, “Go, go out with me for a stroll.”

The NPC looked depressed, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

The spiciness is soaring, almost fire in my throat.

With this enthusiasm, the group wore cotton-padded clothes and went out again.

In order to avoid accidents, Yunling took people around the town and did not go far.

Twenty minutes later.

Yun Ling frowned, “Strange, why can’t you see a mob?”

This is unreasonable.

If it is normal, walking for five or six minutes, how can you encounter prey.

Although sometimes the other party is crowded and has to circumvent it, there is never a situation that has never been missed.

“Could it be…” A bad premonition faintly appeared in Yun Ling’s heart.

Continue to wander aimlessly with the NPC.

For thirty minutes, he saw nothing but a black wild boar.

At this point, Yunling finally confirmed, “In winter, monsters hibernate and the targets that can be hunted are greatly reduced.”

**

“The weather is too cold, and all the air out of him is white.” Mo Yan complained, rubbing his hands by the way.

She is wearing thick cotton-padded clothes and cotton trousers, cotton shoes on her feet, and a scarf around her neck. She protects her ears by the way, but her hands are empty.

Ahead, the seven companions marched silently, without talking.

Mo Yan was inexplicably annoyed, “Who said that others can’t make it out? We have winter clothes, so we can take advantage of the opportunity to practice and widen the level gap? How do I feel that I am looking for sin…”

How good is it to stay in the territory? The temperature is right, there is no cold wind, and you can find someone to chat when you have nothing to do.

What about after coming out? The prey was missing, and the cold wind filled his stomach.

Seeing her fingers getting stiffer and stiffer, she felt worse and complained in private.

“It seems that the plan is wrong.” Captain Chong Lin stopped and said solemnly, “It is not the hunting team that should come out, but the gathering team. Others are trapped in the territory, surrounded by resources, let them pick.”

This is the advantage of going out in winter.

Mo Yan suggested hopelessly, “Should we go back and replace them?”

“Alright.” Unexpectedly, Captain Chong Lin responded. It’s just that he thought about it, and added, “From tomorrow, the team members will be divided into two teams. In the morning, the hunting team and the gathering one will go out, and the hunting and gathering two teams will go out in the afternoon.”

In this way, the safety of the members of the collection team can be guaranteed.

Hearing that he would be able to go back soon, and that he would only need to be out for a long time in the future, Mo Yan suddenly sighed in relief.

**

On this day, the harvest from going out was unprecedentedly low.

After spinning around, three mobs were killed in a daze. Except for copper coins and wood, nothing else has fallen.

Later, Yunling simply trained the combat NPC in the direction of gathering. Meet the mobs and fight against the mobs, but don’t meet the mobs for collective picking.

Time flies, and an hour is fleeting. The gain status disappeared, and the NPC realized what cold is called again.

Some purple sweet potatoes, bamboo shoots, and potatoes were picked nearby. Yunling saw that the NPC’s negative state was serious, so he didn’t stay any longer and turned around and led the team back to the town.

Lingyun Town.

The bonfire was swaying, and the surrounding residents were warming.

The women do some handwork, the elderly are busy knitting, and the children are playing with eagles and chickens. There is a joyful and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

Am I worrying too much? Yunling thought.

Harvest in autumn, hoarding food. In winter, you can live in the territory and eat and store food. After 30 days, you will be able to overcome this difficulty. Maybe the game is that simple?

Thinking back to spring and summer, Yunling is secretly wary.

She said to her heart, it’s impossible, the spicy chicken game can’t be so kind and easy to let the players pass the level.

There must be a back hand!

No matter what, she will stock up on food so as not to change.

**

The 102nd day, winter, disaster day.

At the meeting place, several players looked nervous and said in a discussing tone, “Boss, winter is not suitable for going out, or forget it?”

Some people are more direct, “Boss, can you take a 19-day holiday? Can’t you wait until Christmas Day, and then release with the group?”

Seeing everyone repelling going out, Yunling nodded very understandingly, “Yes.”

“I was just about to tell you that it is cold in winter and it is not convenient to collect, so the employment is temporarily cancelled.”

“When the weather picks up, we will re-assemble the team.”

Hearing that, the player was overjoyed, “Thank you boss for your compassion!”

They were really afraid of their opinions, and since then they fell apart, even if they couldn’t find work in the spring next year.

It’s great that the boss is willing to be considerate of their difficulties.

The opinions were agreed, and the players left happily, ready to go home for the winter.

Yun Ling stayed in place and explained to the members of the collection team who came one after another.

I heard that there is no need to go out in the cold wind, and most people are very happy. They didn’t say anything and went back the same way.

Several people looked sad, “There is not enough food at home…If you don’t go out to collect, what will you eat later?”

Among them, Pang Yu is the most.

The wife finally recovered. He asked his friend to borrow some money and finally bought his own cabin. Seeing that the day is getting better, suddenly it encounters a big winter. When going out for a while, people will freeze and it is inconvenient to walk.

But the money at home is used to buy a house, pay off debts, and buy furniture, and nothing is left. Although I stocked up some food, it was far from Anxin.

Thinking that there might be no food to eat in the future, Pang Yu’s heart and liver trembled slightly, his expression indescribably anxious.

“There are edible plants nearby. If you are not afraid of the cold, you can go out with the group.” Yunling reminded, “State in advance that the team will only provide cotton-padded clothes. I will not be responsible if it freezes out or becomes sick.”

“You, do you care about us?” The player who spoke was panicked.

“The rules of the collection team have not changed, and work clothes are still provided. It’s just that winter is not as good as summer, and it’s not necessarily useful to wear a cotton-padded jacket. If you want to collect with the team, think about it before answering.” Yunling said.

In fact, the shortest members of the collection team were hired for more than 40 days. Just get the salary, and save some flowers enough to survive the winter.

Those who prepared in advance all went home. Those who haven’t prepared in advance are tangled here.

Hearing this, the only three remaining hesitated.

Pang Yu turned his mind and stepped forward first, “I’ll go.”

When buying a house, my wife reminded me that I should keep some money in her hand. He said that only if he had a personal space, he could live in peace, and if he insisted on buying, his wife would agree to it.

It was his decision-making mistakes that made the family embarrassed. No matter what, he has to work hard, make money, and make up for his mistakes, even if he might encounter danger.

Everyone was surprised.

Yun Ling looked at the other two people, “How about you?”

His lips moved, and no one answered for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Yunling understood. She waved her hand to signal the NPC to follow, “Go.”

**

It’s freezing cold and the prey is extinct. Where can I get food?

The answer is by the river.

The monster ran away, but the fish in the river were still there.

Yunling found a small river for fishing, and ordered the NPC to take Pang Yu to gather nearby.

The bait was thrown out, and she took out the material from her backpack, ready to do some manual work while waiting.

【Name: Brown Leather Backpack】

Quality: Normal

Materials needed: brown leather*5, gold thread*1.

Needle and thread shuttled, and the backpack was quickly made.

View item attributes.

【Name: Brown Leather Backpack】

Quality: Rare

Durability: 70/70

Wearing effect: 8 storage compartments, each compartment can store 99 identical items, no load on the back, and no equipment compartments.

“The old cotton backpack is badly worn and just replaced with a new one.” Yun Ling said as she sorted her belongings.

It was too late and then soon, her blood volume continued to drop. The shadow has horns on his head and looks weird.

It’s a shadow monster.

Wearing a cape of fire feathers, Yunling automatically inflicts 3 fire spell damage to surrounding enemies every second. Therefore, he ignored them and went to work on his own.

The shadow monster launches an attack and reflects 50% of the damage.

Every second, he suffers damage from fire spells and his HP is -3.

Within a few breaths, the shadow monster died, dropping copper coins and silk threads.

“It’s hard to send experience.” Yunling has been busy for a long time, and finally moved all the items into the new backpack.

At this moment, the fishing line was pulled.

“The fish is on the bait.” Yunling quickly took the line and flicked the hook. As a result, he harvested a big black fish.

…

Fishing, make backpacks, and occasionally make bandages to hoard them. In the blink of an eye, the grass basket was filled with fish.

Yun Ling stood up and shouted from a distance, “When the work is finished, please go back.”

After waiting for a while, the NPC appeared.

Behind them, Pang Yu shivered and shivered from the cold.

“Are you okay?” Yun Ling asked with concern.

“It’s okay!” Pang Yu clenched his teeth, but his teeth kept fighting.

Yunling, “…”

It doesn’t look like it’s all right.

She didn’t say much, just walked ahead and led the team back to town.

When he arrived in Lingyun Town, Yunling handed out mixed grain steamed buns and white porridge, “This is lunch. Go out in the morning, go out in the afternoon, and rest at noon. Come early in the afternoon, remember not to be late.”

With that, she divided a piece of ginger that she had just collected and gave it to Pang Yu, “Making a cup of ginger tea to drink is good for fighting off the cold.”

“Thank you.” Pang Yu was extremely grateful.

After saying goodbye, Yunling walked towards the restaurant with a straw basket.

She decided to change the menu. Recently, she mainly sells grilled fish and fish ball soup, while saving other ingredients.

The words are divided into two ends.

Pang Yu took his lunch home, saying only that it was not convenient to collect in winter, and he would not go out for a whole day in the future, and he didn’t mention anything else.

The wife glared at him angrily, “The old Hu next door has returned long ago. You thought I didn’t know that other people were living in the territory for the winter, so you went out to gather in the cold wind?”

Pang Yu, “…”

He was speechless for a while.

“Here, I sew the newly made cotton shoes one by one.” My wife said involuntarily and stuffed the shoes. “In the afternoon, I will find someone to buy some cotton wool. Maybe I can gather the materials and make a pair of cotton trousers.”

“It will be warm when you put it on at that time, and you will not be afraid of freezing when you go out.”

Without being scolded, Pang Yu felt warm.

He vowed to make a promise, “I will work hard! Sooner or later, I will let you live a good life!”

“What are you talking about? Days are not bad now.” The wife smiled gently.

**

“The first line of the scarf needs to be woven like this, everyone look carefully.” Qiaoqiao said and demonstrated, slowing down deliberately.

There was a circle of people around, in addition to women, there were teenage children.

Qiaoqiao didn’t drive people away, but made a demonstration in front of them.

A little girl couldn’t bear her temper, she thought about it, she wanted to go out and play. In the end, my mother gently patted, “What are you doing? Get up and study hard!”

The little girl had no choice but to look at Qiaoqiao with eager eyes.

It’s a pity that Qiaoqiao’s fingers shuttled flexibly, and a row of scarves was woven. As for how to do it, she couldn’t understand it.

“Knit the first line, and then it will be easy, as long as we knit the simplest pattern.” Qiaoqiao continued to demonstrate.

Surrounding audience: easy? not at all! !

“In addition to knitting scarves, we can also knit sweaters and cotton socks. If anyone is interested, I can teach them later.” Qiaoqiao gave everyone a demonstration, and pointed out the students’ deficiencies one by one, and finally concluded with this.

A student was about to cry, “I remember when I was studying, but I forgot to clean it up after studying. What can I do with my goldfish head?!”

Qiao Qiao said, “If you do more, you will become proficient.”

The students will be skeptical and have no confidence in themselves.

At the end of the course, students either go home or take a small bench to sit down next to the wooden shed to review and consolidate the newly learned knowledge. If there is anything you don’t understand, ask it a few times.

A woman found Qiaoqiao and asked her, “If you have the materials, please help knit sweaters and cotton socks. How much does it cost?”

Qiao Qiao answered, “The sweater takes a long time, 200 copper coins for a piece. Cotton socks are time-consuming and short, a pair of 60 copper coins.”

“So expensive?” The woman listened, and immediately took a breath.

“Not expensive.” Qiaoqiao said with a smile, “They are all cold-proof equipment, and they are especially warm to wear. Whether it is craftsmanship or efficacy, it is worth the price.”

“I’ll go back and ask, I’ll talk to you if I make sure to order it.” The woman dropped this sentence and hurried away.

Qiaoqiao is not annoyed, so he concentrates on doing the work at hand, giving the students a sentence or two from time to time.

**

On the way home, An Hong reprimanded in a low voice, “I didn’t tell you before I took you out to learn how to knit a scarf? Did you forget everything my mother said? Why didn’t you learn?”

Daughter An’an has a sad face, “I can’t learn, so boring.”

“You don’t care, how do you know that you can’t learn it?” An Hong persuaded her heartily, “Mom won’t hurt you. In today’s world, learning a craft is better than anything else.”

An An looked up and asked curiously, “Has my mother learned it?”

An Hong, “…”

Tian was caught off guard to be chatted to death like this.

“Mom has other crafts, so I don’t need to learn.” She was composed and didn’t blink her eyes when she lied. “An An has to study hard to make a lot of money and live a good life, you know?”

An An seemed to understand, “I see.”

Suddenly, she sneezed and said softly, “Mom, I’m cold…”

“Everyone is cold, forbearance.” An Hong didn’t care.

“I, my head is a little dizzy.” Before finishing speaking, An An was unconscious.

An Hong was shocked, “An An, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare your mother!”

Seeing her daughter’s face flushed and her eyes closed, she shouted anxiously, “Come on! Come on! Help…”

**

Coincidentally, at the same time, other residents in the territory fell into a coma.

You Qingwen was talking to Aunt Zhao, a tailor specially trained by the team, and the other party suddenly fainted.

“What’s the matter?” You Qingwen was surprised.

“I don’t know, first send the person to the bed and let her lie down.” Zheng Mingyue said decisively.

Together, the two changed positions for Aunt Zhao.

You Qingwen thought hard, “Aunt Zhao has been staying in the territory and has never been out. How can I feel dizzy?”

She thought back and forth, and even suspected that she had said something wrong just now.

“It has never happened before. Could it be the season?” Zheng Mingyue guessed.

“Then why is she dizzy, we are all right?” You Qingwen asked.

Zheng Mingyue was asked.

The more you delve into it, the more questions you have. The two simply stopped speculating at will, and quietly waited for Aunt Zhao to wake up.

In a blink of an eye, an hour passed.

Aunt Zhao woke up leisurely, “What’s wrong with me, me?”

“Aunt Zhao, you suddenly fainted just now and scared me to death.” You Qingwen hurriedly helped him up.

“Fainted? Me?” Aunt Zhao was stunned.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the attribute panel, and she almost jumped up in surprise, “How could this be?!”

“What’s the matter?” Zheng Mingyue asked.

“I don’t know how to say it, you can see for yourself.” Aunt Zhao said as she set it to “public” mode.

The panel shows, [You are sick because of a cold, Strength -5, Dexterity -5, Stamina -5, Intelligence -5, Spirit -5. 】

[The basic recovery speed is changed to: 1 point of health/5 minutes, 1 point of mana/5 minutes. 】

【Three days of resting (without cold for three consecutive days, working time <one hour) can restore health. 】

"Cold a cold?" You Qingwen was slightly startled.

Aunt Zhao herself felt puzzled, "How can I catch a cold if I am not out of the territory?"

Instead, Zheng Mingyue looked down and thought, faintly thinking, "Aunt Zhao, you are busy making winter clothes for everyone these days. You wear the same clothes you used to wear, right?"

"Yes." Aunt Zhao admitted, "There are many team members, and I am the tailor alone, so I am a bit busy. I think, anyway, it is a living player who stays in the territory to do manual work all day, so I don’t have to go out to do it for myself. ."

"You mean," You Qingwen recalled, "Even if you stay in the territory, players need to wear cold-proof equipment to keep warm?"

"It's possible." Zheng Mingyue does not deny. "Based on the experience of spring and summer, non-game items are basically useless. Even if you wear a down jacket, you can't resist the invasion of cold. This inference is very reasonable."

You Qingwen had no expression on her face, "In other words, even if you don't go out, players have to make winter clothes to wear?"

Zheng Mingyue sighed, "I think it is."

The two of them were worried that the stored materials were not enough, but Aunt Zhao was worried, “You can recover your health by resting for three days (three consecutive days without cold, working time <one hour)? What about the work that is piled up on hand?”

You Qingwen and Zheng Mingyue were startled at first, then frowned, and began to worry.

The room leak happened to rain overnight, which is probably the case.

**

Those who are familiar with Yunling are either advanced combat players or NPCs. In addition, she is not idle in winter, and she goes out fishing in the morning and afternoon, so she has only heard about the residents' illness.

"Is anyone in the territory sick? You have to put on cold-proof equipment or burn for a long time to be okay?" Yun Ling was surprised.

Seeing that Pang Yu's lips were pale, she told him to rest, who would have heard such news by accident.

"Yes." Pang Yu feels sorrowful, "So in the past few days, everyone is either transplanting pine or cypress or picking up branches. I originally stocked some firewood, which I thought was enough. Now I look at it, it's far away!"

"Speaking of which, fortunately, green plants and wells regulate the temperature, otherwise there are more people sick."

It is no wonder that applications for digging pits and planting trees are frequently received recently.

She also wondered why in the winter, the residents didn't stay in the territory, but instead ran around. It turned out to be forced to do nothing.

Yunling then reacted.

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