"Fire, come!"
Ethan took out a torch, casually condensed a large fireball, and used it to light the torch.
Putting on a live demonstration for Mr. White, Ethan waved the torch in the snow. Sure enough, something in the snow quickly burrowed through it, instantly carving a trail through the flat snowfield.
"It's ice gall! It really is ice gall!"
Mr. White was shaking. He immediately burst out laughing and said, "With this, paired with that Magic Spirit Wine from the old era, now that's what you call delicious."
"The old era?", Hearing this, Ethan suddenly remembered that when Mr. White talked about Magic Spirit Wine earlier, he seemed to have mentioned the era of spiritual energy revival. He quickly asked, "You just said Magic Spirit Wine is a product from the era of spiritual energy revival, and now you're talking about the old era. What do you mean?"
"I'll explain it to you later. Catching ice gall is more important right now."
However, Mr. White hurriedly put on a furry hat, took out something that looked like a bug-catching net, and rushed into the snowfield. He began swinging the net rapidly through the snow, scooping up ice gall.
"Hahaha! Look, I really caught an ice gall!"
Mr. White laughed like a kid.
Seeing this, Ethan also took out the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Then he aimed at the spot where something was wriggling under the snow and slashed down with one strike.
After digging away the snow, an ice gall appeared underneath, already cut halfway open.
The spikes on the ice gall were still stretching and contracting continuously.
At their longest, they could extend to about half a meter.
But when they shrank back, they could contract to only two or three centimeters. It could extend and retract freely, even more impressive than that… that golden hoop staff thing.
Even better than that.
[Ice Gall: A delicacy that hides in the snow. Although it has a hard shell and long spikes, its delicious ovary is an indispensable ingredient in ice-fresh cuisine.]
[PS: Although this creature is called ice gall and appears covered in ice crystals, it is actually a fire-element creature. If you're lucky, you might find a fire-element beast core inside the Ice Gall King.]
'Interesting.'
Looking at the so-called ice gall, Ethan realized it looked almost exactly like a sea urchin.
Aside from being bigger than a sea urchin, having longer spikes, and being a different color, it was basically identical.
And once the icy shell was cracked open, inside were the same golden-yellow ovaries and reproductive sacs.
The smell was a bit fishy, but the moment it was opened, the ice gall actually released a wisp of steaming heat?
Ethan took a bite.
The inside of the ice gall was actually warm.
And it was very fresh and sweet.
'Truly amazing.'
Crack!
However, right then, Ethan accidentally bit into a fire-element beast core, nearly chipping one of his teeth.
[Fire-Element Beast Core +1]
Not bad luck. It was a little rough on the teeth, but he had just been worrying about not having enough fire-element beast cores.
Talk about perfect timing. Awesome.
"Lord!"
Seeing the lord digging around in the snow, apparently searching for something, Cook Four felt a little distressed and asked, "Should I call everyone over to help?"
"Having everyone help is fine," Ethan nodded, "Go notify everyone to gather at the dining hall. But they're not allowed to step on the snow. Wait in the dining hall first. Got it?"
"Yes, Lord!"
Cook Four nodded and immediately headed back toward the kitchen, going through there toward the dormitories to notify everyone.
Meanwhile, Ethan thought to himself that it was about time to distribute equipment to everyone.
After all, with weather this cold, he couldn't let the residents keep working in such thin clothes. This was the perfect chance to hand out the heating gear so everyone could survive the freezing night in warmth.
[Self-Heating Fur Coat: Crafting requirements: Advanced Beast Hide 2006/2, Hemp Thread 482/1 (Water Ghost Green Silk 4102/2), Fire-Element Beast Core 124/1]
[Self-Heating Gloves: Crafting requirements: Advanced Beast Hide 2006/1, Hemp Thread 482/2 (Water Ghost Green Silk 4102/2), Fire-Element Beast Core 124/2]
[Self-Heating Insoles: Crafting requirements: Advanced Beast Hide 2006/1, Hemp Thread 482/2 (Water Ghost Green Silk 4102/2), Fire-Element Beast Core 124/2]
Ethan took a look.
To make a full self-heating set, it actually required 4 advanced beast hides, 6 strands of Water Ghost Green Silk, and 5 fire-element beast cores.
That was a lot of materials.
And if he crafted them now, he needed at least forty-five sets.
Plus the ninety sets he planned to loan out, that meant a total of one hundred thirty-five sets.
Calculating it… He would need 540 advanced beast hides, 810 Water Ghost Green Silk, and 675 fire-element beast cores.
He still had extra of the other materials.
But the fire-element beast cores… Ethan only had 123 in his backpack.
He checked the warehouse again and saw there were another 245 fire-element beast cores inside. Those were probably gathered by the residents today.
But even combined, that was only 368.
He was still short by 307 compared to the required 675.
In the end, Ethan decided to first make the forty-five sets of self-heating gear for the residents.
Then later he could open more ice gall and collect additional fire-element beast cores.
[Advanced Beast Hide -180, Water Ghost Green Silk -270, Fire-Element Beast Core -225]
[Self-Heating Fur Coat +45]
[Self-Heating Gloves +45]
[Self-Heating Insoles +45]
Just as Ethan finished crafting the self-heating gear, the residents had already gathered in the dining hall.
One by one, they rubbed their arms desperately. Some even wrapped animal hides around themselves, yet they still trembled uncontrollably.
That showed just how cold the weather was.
Ethan didn't waste time. He waved his hand.
Immediately, countless white fur coats, gloves, and insoles fell onto the tables.
"I won't say much. Everyone hurry up and put the clothes on first!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
Seeing this, the people were so moved they nearly cried.
They had thought they might freeze to death in their rooms tonight.
They had even planned to squeeze together into one room to share body heat, hoping they could barely endure the night.
But who would have thought their lord would bring them warmth instead.
"Wuwuwu! It's so warm!"
"It's really so comfortable. The inside of this fur coat is actually warm."
"The lord treats us so well. These clothes are amazing, and the gloves are so warm."
"There are insoles too! Put the insoles into the Gale Boots. It's super warm, it feels as good as soaking your feet."
"Hoo! This feels incredible. Even putting my feet in my wife's arms isn't this comfortable."
"Thank you, Lord. It's so warm! Really so warm!"
Everyone was deeply moved.
[Loyalty +2]
[Loyalty +1]
[Loyalty +1]
[…]
[Loyalty +50]
However, among all the loyalty increases, there was actually one +50 loyalty.
That immediately surprised Ethan.
After all, most of his residents' loyalty levels were already almost maxed out.
Only a few were still about ten points away.
So gaining fifty points should have been impossible.
Ethan quickly checked the entry with +50 loyalty.
Only then did he realize it came from the new resident, the Honest Man.
No wonder.
After everyone finished putting on the clothes, Ethan casually raised morale.
"Everyone, do you feel warm?"
"Warm!"
"Very warm!"
"It's warmer than a sauna!"
The residents responded enthusiastically.
Hearing this, Ethan nodded with satisfaction.
"Since you're warm now, listen to my orders. Half of you light torches and follow me into the snowfield to catch ice gall."
"Yes, Lord!"
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