Believe Me

Kate returned to the cave and told the other two about discovering the goblins.

Mel Carlo hadn't fallen asleep yet, but he didn't think much of the goblins from another world. In the game, they were just easy-to-kill beginner monsters. The only annoying thing was their attack frequency.

If these small monsters swarmed you, your health bar would be depleted quickly, so you absolutely couldn't let the goblins corner you.

What were the goblins from this other world like? They were the same as in the game: club-wielding, knife-wielding, archers, armored, shamans, and great shamans. In the game, goblins were divided by level. Trolls were a variant of goblins, with reduced intelligence but larger size.

"You two rest first? I'll take watch tonight." Kate volunteered for the task.

There wasn't a better arrangement. If Freli took watch, they might get dismembered by goblins in their sleep.

They fell into a deep sleep.

In his dream, Mel Carlo was taken back to his childhood. His childhood wasn't happy, so much so that it would take a lifetime to heal. His mother's wooden stick beat him, and his father was either in jail or on his way to jail.

The poverty of his material life made him fearful. He stood in the cold wind, shivering.

"Hit me! Just kill me!"

The suppressed words in his heart couldn't and wouldn't erupt. He knew how weak he was and could only curl up tightly, using his back to bear more wounds.

He often wondered if he was truly their son. Why did she hit him like he was an animal? Why did his father never look at him more than once?

He could only keep moving forward, gritting his teeth and moving forward, always walking until he reached a place with light. The sunlight would dispel the cold from his body.

The direction of the dream gradually turned into a vast expanse of white until he slowly opened his eyes. It was the second day. The snow hadn't stopped; it was falling oppressively, but the light outside was real.

Through the clouds and accumulated snow, light still fell on the ground. However, the wind and snow were heavy, making it impossible to see into the distance. The cave entrance had been reinforced with the carriage, and there was a thick layer of snow outside.

"We're unlucky, but not entirely. Such thick snow? At least the goblins won't be moving." Kate looked at the snow outside the cave. In just one night, it had become difficult to move.

"With thicker snow, the goblins won't easily leave their nests." Freli stretched. He hadn't slept well last night, constantly worried about being attacked by goblins.

"You two prepare breakfast. I'm going to rest for a bit, Mr. Freli." Kate unfolded her sleeping bag, preparing to rest first. She hadn't rested at all yesterday after traveling all day.

She had even chopped wood afterward. Being able to last one night now was already her limit.

Of course, they couldn't just sleep directly on the ground. Even in the cave, the rocks and dirt were still cold. If they lay down directly, they would surely be unable to bear it.

Mel Carlo looked out through the gap in the cave opening. The road was no longer visible. The snow had fallen heavily. In just one night, everything had changed.

According to the map, this wasn't even a very northern area, as there was the Northern Snowfield further north. That place was marked on the map and had a vast area, but it should also be very dangerous.

Compared to the heat of summer, winter was actually the season less suitable for human survival. Crops couldn't grow during this season, and human production was very limited. This world didn't have such good industrial foundations, making winter difficult to endure.

For breakfast, they ate some flour, cooked into a mush. Although salt was added, this stuff could only fill their stomachs. Cooking flour into bread – who invented this? They should be dragged out and executed.

For the next week, the wind and snow grew heavier. Mel Carlo stopped practicing [Theft] and had to maintain his magic power and spirit.

He practiced [Mighty Slash] 100 times daily and [Back Hop] 50 times daily.

A week later, the snow hadn't stopped, but their food was running out. Freli had already begun rationing the food.

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Mel, however, wasn't worried about this at all. His focus remained on cultivation.

[Mighty Slash] Proficiency increased from 100 to 800.

[Back Hop] Proficiency increased from 3451 to 3801.

Effort: 33941 increased to 34991.

There was a large amount of stored Effort. If it were all used for the lottery, they could probably obtain a lot of supplies. The supplies in the System space alone hadn't been used up yet:

50 bags of chips, 50 bottles of cola, 40 bags of instant noodles, 50 bottles of mineral water.

"This can't go on. We're running out of food." Kate proactively brought up the issue. When people get hungry, they might fight over food. "I'll go out hunting!"

The wind and snow outside hadn't stopped. The path below the cave was completely buried, meaning they would have to wade through the snow to move forward.

The risk would be very high, and encountering wild beasts in such conditions could lead to death.

Visibility was extremely low in this weather. Even if the wind and snow occasionally subsided, as long as the sky didn't clear up, it was still possible for it to snow again.

"Let's not go." Mel Carlo stopped Kate.

"But we don't have much food. If we don't go, what else can we do? And hunting isn't that easy."

"Trust me, just wait patiently." Mel Carlo didn't reveal his secret, just said it with a very confident tone.

He could only say so much. If Kate still insisted on going out, no matter what accidents happened along the way, he would show no mercy.

Either choose to trust me, or bear the risk.

"Alright, looking at you, you're not joking. I'm just very curious, can you conjure food out of thin air or something?"

Looking at the sky, it was impossible to tell if it was morning or evening because the sky was always so dark.

Mel Carlo naturally didn't want his secret to be exposed so quickly, but sometimes he had no choice. If Kate and Freli both collapsed, he might not be able to reach Oak City alone.

Let's wait and see. If the food runs out, then he would have to reveal his hidden secret.

An entire morning passed, and the sky seemed to begin clearing. The accumulated clouds dispersed, and sunlight began to shine on the earth, causing the snow to melt slowly.

The group didn't rush to set off immediately. They needed to wait for the ice and snow to melt a bit more, at least until the path was clear before they could depart.

Kate looked at Mel in surprise. "You knew the snow would stop?"

Mel didn't know why, but he nodded anyway. At least his secret wouldn't be exposed.

Claire, standing nearby, looked at him with admiration.

"Let's wait until the snow on the road melts, then we can set off."

"That might take until tomorrow," Mel Carlo glanced around. After all, no one had cleared the snow from the roads here, so they could only wait for it to melt naturally.

If the temperature continued to rise, it would naturally melt, but if it dropped again in the middle of the night, it could very well be another heavy snowfall.

But what else could they do? Humans couldn't fight against nature, so they would wait.

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