Chapter 467 (1/2)
Siberia, one of the coldest regions in the world, where a large population of humanity exists. When talking about Siberia, many people inadvertently think of a dull, monotonous wasteland. But, it is an extremely vast area. Aside from snow and gelisols, there is also a large area of tundra filled with mountains, cold vegetation, and icy swamps. Tens of millions of people live in this cold and snow-covered wilderness. Most of them are clustered in the few milder and more temperate towns in Siberia, while other areas are sparsely populated.
Unfortunately, Hao Ren and the others were not there to enjoy the life and culture of this fighter nation. They were actually in the most desolate, most inaccessible place in Siberia, just next to the Arctic Circle where humans were a rare species.
Before their departure, they had prepared thick coats. Although most of them were not afraid of the cold, the coats would at least help them to blend in. Looking at the desolate wilderness and the snow, which was vaguely visible in the the end of the horizon, Vivian instinctively pulled her clothes closer to herself. “I remember being here in the Arctic Circle…”
“Why were you here?” Hao Ren glanced at her. “If we rewind time and look a few years back, I’m afraid you probably didn’t see a single human in Siberia, did you?”
“My memory fails me.” Vivian scratched her head. “It’s not that you don’t already know. But for the most part, it’s probably because I was poor.”
Everyone was speechless.
At this time, Hao Ren felt something wriggling on his collar. Lil Pea poked her head out, holding on to the furry collar of his coat tightly. She watched excitedly at the vast world outside. “Big… Big… So big!”
She was struggling for words to describe what she saw. All she knew was “big”. It seemed that the little one still had a long way to go.
Hao Ren quickly put his hands around the collar to prevent Lil Pea from falling out. At – 30 °C, if the little one fell out, the warm water fish would become a piece of frozen fish in no time. In fact, he did not want to bring Lil Pea with him in the first place. After all, they were going to an icy cold place, and Lil Pea was a child, who would hibernate in freezing temperatures. At sub-zero temperatures, she would be frozen, but he just could not stand her nagging.
Nangong Sanba mentioned that the vengeful spirit was entrenched in the ancient house of a reclusive elite family. The house of the family, whom he called a “parvenu” was still hidden deeper in the snowy steppe. After the MDT teleported them to a wide-off-the-mark location in Siberia, there were still a long way from their destination. Hao Ren looked around, and it was definitely not a place for sightseeing. He reached into his Dimensional Pocket and said, “We’ll drive there.”
Nangong Sanba was a little startled when he saw Hao Ren yanking out a vehicle out of nowhere. But then he calmed down quickly. Meanwhile, Wuyue came up to him and giggled. “You seem to be more composed, eh? Not surprised anymore?”
Nangong Sanba hemmed and said, “Who doesn’t have a secret weapon? On top of that, he’s someone who runs a shelter. I’m used to it, so to tell you the truth, even if he pulls out a spaceship from his pocket now, I won’t be at all surprised.”
Hao Ren glanced at him. “Are you sure?”
Nangong Sanba was appalled. “Do you really have one?”
Hao Ren was not very worried about revealing too much high-tech stuff in front of this outsider. He was at the very least experienced at this point. He had been met with bigger trouble before, so this little thing did not worry him. He just needed to ensure that he complied with the administration’s system, or else he would be grilled by the goddess.
Nangong Sanba was not taking Hao Ren seriously; he was just acting surprised. He turned to look at the vehicle Hao Ren yanked out of “nowhere”, and said, “Do you think this will work with all the snow in Siberia?”
Hao Ren glared at him. “You’re looking down on it because of its small displacement, isn’t it? Let me tell you, although it looks tiny from the outside , it’s really big inside.”