Amid the blizzard.
Lu Ran and General Ha continued moving through the snow.
By now, they had ventured deep into the "danger zone."
The environment here was so harsh that they had not encountered any other mining teams.
Guided by the map Manager Ying had provided, Lu Ran kept finding extreme ice.
That was certainly a good thing, but on the other hand, General Ha felt as though its mouth was almost numb.
It felt as though a casual breath from it could now create a blizzard.
After eating so much ice, it now wondered whether it would have an upset stomach when it got back.
"Woo..."
General Ha looked utterly hopeless. It tasted good, sure, but why couldn't it feel happy?
"Let me see."
Lu Ran pried General Ha's mouth open. Looking at its sharp teeth, white as ice, he nodded slightly.
"Good teeth, good teeth."
"As long as it's working."
"But I'm getting a little tired."
Lu Ran panted.
"Woof." General Ha rubbed its head against Lu Ran's trouser leg.
It meant: If you're tired, let's go take a break.
Sudden Death King's evolution was still coming up, so conserving his strength was more important.
It... really did not want to eat any more ice. It was about to throw up.
It wanted beef-tallow hot pot!
"True." Lu Ran nodded. He wanted to keep soul enhancement active throughout Sudden Death King's evolution, too.
He had to face it fully rested mentally.
"But I can just rest by myself. You're not tired."
"If you want hot pot, I'll make it for you now. Once you finish, keep eating ice."
Lu Ran called out, "Manager Ying, are you there? I'll be leaving Cloudy to you next. Please help look after General Ha, too..."
"I'm going to rest in my Exclusive