No one here would say a single word to you. The only sounds you heard were your own muttered words.
"It's so cold!"
"I hate the cold most of all!"
Other than talking to yourself as you traveled alone, there was nothing else.
Sometimes, hearing the low whines of wolves from the darkness would make you excited. Of course, that excitement was not because of any so-called "prey"; it was simply the joy of knowing that, in this world of ice and snow, there were other living creatures besides yourself.
The aurora was considered one of nature's most beautiful sights, a wonder countless people would never witness with their own eyes in their entire lives.
When players first entered the game, they could not help but marvel, The scenery here is truly beautiful. If I ever wanted to settle somewhere far from civilization, this would seem like a pretty good choice.
At first, people could easily die in the snow. But as they gradually explored the game, players began to understand how to resist the cold, how to find food in the snow to fill their stomachs, and even how to wake up during winter nights.
By now, players could walk through endless stretches of white snow. They had gone from struggling miserably just to catch a rabbit to hunting black bears alone.
Fully equipped players could travel through the darkness with backpacks full of supplies, or curl up indoors beside a warmly burning stove.
This winter was no longer so hard for players to endure.
But there were no living people here, and no one to talk to.
The only people they saw were corpses frozen stiff by the roadside. The only thing they could do was say a few words while stripping supplies and clothes from them,