"No way, one of the people who died today is someone I know, and heās extremely timid. As long as thereās no task, he wouldnāt leave the treehouse. So, it shouldnāt matter whether he was in the treehouse or not, right?"
"Um... maybe itās because the treehouses in our District 188 are stronger, so weāre fine?"
"...Damn it!"
"Explorers, hurry and put some items on the alliance trading platform! Weāre all allies now, we want the same treatment!"
They were all discussing the recent mysterious deaths of survivors.
Perhaps, these survivors, like Shi Wanyun, were teleported to a place of extreme danger?
I donāt quite understand, but fortunately, no issues occurred for people of District 188 today.
They had originally planned, during this last period, to bring in survivors wanting to join them from near the activated Transmission Array by Niu Fugui.
But the situation in District 1, where over a hundred people died, served as a wake-up call for them.
Especially after learning about Shi Wanyunās incident, the explorers unanimously decided not to let them come over for now.
Anyway, the Transmission Array is always there; there will be opportunities in the future, no need to risk benightment now.
Today, most of the survivors in District 188 stayed obediently in their treehouses, resulting in not a single death.
Nice.
From the world channel, it appears that other regions who have activated Transmission Arrays had a few inexplicable deaths here and there.
So, now globally, whether itās still snowing regions or not, everyone is working together to quickly end this winter!
The unknown danger is the most frightening!
At this moment, the sound of teleportation array convergence was heard outside the treehouse.
Xu Xin looked outside the window and saw Jin Yue leap out of the purple-black vortex, then kneel on the ground due to the teleportation doorās side effects.
Jin Yue is back!
Xu Xin immediately glanced at the leaderboard and found Jin Yueās name at the end.
She successfully climbed!
So fast!
It must have been... only three hours!
Xu Xin immediately swung down from the treehouse.
By this time, Jin Yue had already taken Qi Xuefeiās pill, dispelling the side effects, and stood up.
"Task is complete." Seeing Xu Xin approaching, she gave a slight smile and said.
"Well done." Xu Xin nodded, "You can rest now, leave the rest to me."
The shortcut of the Transmission Array was easy to navigate.
Itās just a spiral stairway ascending through Xue Feng.
Just need to find two more people.
"Actually, Iām not tired..."
At this time, footsteps came from the jungle, Xu Xin turned and saw Lou FeiāEr.
"Where did you go?" Xu Xin asked, seeing her slightly furrowed brows and somewhat breathless appearance.
"I was... Oh, Jin Yue, youāre back!" Lou FeiāEr looked up and saw Jin Yue, immediately ran over, "Did you encounter any danger?"
"Danger?" Jin Yue seemed puzzled, then shook her head, "No, my climb went very smoothly this time."
"Oh..." Lou FeiāEr pondered.
"Did you discover something?" Xu Xin asked.
"Yes." Lou FeiāEr nodded, "Iāve been focused on observing the surroundings recently because what that person said made me curious, and as a result, I indeed found something unusual!"
"From the window, I saw a short figure flash behind a tree! I immediately chased after it!" She pointed towards the jungle.
"Didnāt catch up?"
"Yes... but not entirely wasted." Lou FeiāEr touched her backpack, took out an item, and handed it to Xu Xin.
"This is...?" Xu Xin asked, holding the treasure pearl that emitted a glowing white light, somewhat surprised.
Treehouse core?
"I found it where the figure disappeared; it should have been left behind." Lou FeiāEr explained.
Looking at the treehouse core in his hand, his mind was slightly befuddled.
What does this mean?
"At least it proves I wasnāt mistaken, there must have been someone there just now!" Lou FeiāEr glanced back at the jungle, crossing her arms, "That person probably wanted to use the treehouse core for something, but fled recklessly after noticing I discovered them, leaving the core behind."
That should be it.
Xu Xin also frowned slightly.
What are they trying to do?
He linked it to Shi Wanyunās experience.
Could it be...
He glanced at the bare jungle.
"Weāll deal with this later." Xu Xin put away the treehouse core, "Letās first activate the teleportation array Jin Yue climbed."
"Leave this to me, count me in!" Lou FeiāEr promptly said, "I also want to see what the shortcut is like, besides, Iām fast too."
"Then Iāll stay nearby." Jin Yue spoke, "Let me scout for enemies around here."
Alright.
Jin Yue doesnāt seem to want to rest now.
"Donāt go too far. The forest is still dangerous now."
"Okay."
After pondering for a moment, Xu Xin called over Zeng Tao.
"Ah! Lou FeiāEr!" Zeng Tao, upon seeing Lou FeiāEr, rushed over, trying to tackle her to the ground.
But Lou FeiāEr dodged nimbly, and she ended in a void.
"What are you dodging for!" Zeng Tao glared at Lou FeiāEr, "I want you to know the cost of teasing me when I was weak!"
"Forget it, little one, you canāt even touch me." Lou FeiāEr teased.
"You...!"
"Enough." Xu Xin stopped their antics, then addressed Zeng Tao, "Arenāt you bored? Go with Lou FeiāEr and unlock that Snow Mountain Array."
"Unlock the Snow Mountain Array? Alright!" Zeng Taoās eyes lit up and instantly agreed.
After everything was arranged, Xu Xin returned to the treehouse.
Qin Fuās green light point was still in the Hilly Resource Zone.
And he still couldnāt be contacted.
Xu Xin was now almost certain that the guy was caught up in some activity.
He took a break and contacted the other explorers.
Since he hadnāt sent replies to other top figures in District 1, they have now contacted Ji Chaoyang and expressed their goodwill.
For now, the word "alliance," although not enough to dispel suspicions between the two regions, is considerably more negotiable than when they had no relation.
Li Wenxi also sent a voice message, saying her furnace sped up the refining of meteorite iron, and it could be done by the latest tomorrow morning.
Shi Wanyun still had no news, and Xu Xin dared not message her to disturb. Luckily, her name was still lit up.
In his free time, he went to the art room to do blue-level art carving.
Immersed in art, without realizing the time passed, his watch vibrated.
It was a voice message from Zeng Tao: "We reached the summit! Quickly summon Jin Yue over; the three of us will activate the array! Hurry, hurry, itās the last one! Donāt let others snatch it!"
The last one?
Xu Xin looked outside the window.
During his carving, another array had been activated.
Their array, once activated, will be the thirtieth!
Jin Yue didnāt have a watch and was patrolling outside the treehouse. Xu Xin immediately went down, using his extraordinary hearing and vision to find her and inform her of the situation.
Jin Yue promptly activated the teleportation array and went.
Soon after, within minutes, the last purple-black beam shot up into the sky.
Simultaneously, mysterious voices echoed in all survivorsā ears worldwide.
[The thirtieth Snow Mountain Transmission Array has been unlocked, conditions satisfied!]
[From now on, winter ends!]
Winter, finally ended!