672. Grudges

Northern Territory, within the Dwarf Ruins.

By now, the place had completely changed. It was clean and orderly, the old sense of ruin swept away. Aside from being a little deserted, there was no problem living here anymore.

And now, it had one resident.

Inanna, whom Linden had dragged over, held a bowl of Mushroom Wine.

Beside her, the Ice Elemental Lord in a long gown of ice crystals drifted lightly back and forth.

The elemental power from her body kept spilling into the surrounding space, pulling the Northern Territory bit by bit toward the bitter cold of the Ice Abyss.

Inanna had barely taken two sips of the Mushroom Wine in her hands before it rapidly cooled, then froze solid.

A little worried, she asked through the Mycelium Network, "Boss, those people we rescued won't freeze, will they?"

Inanna was referring to those slaves, especially the ones who had once been soldiers of The Kingdom.

"Don't worry. As long as they were rescued, they'll all survive."

Linden was not lying to Pink Puji. To ensure their survival rate, he had even specially prepared some diluted Water of Life.

Combined with the recovery ability after Mycelium Parasitism, as long as their heads were still on their necks and they could breathe, they could be saved.

And Linden would not treat them differently just because they were missing arms or legs. Norris's Jida squad even had a Jida pilot like that.

Only after hearing Linden's words did Inanna finally relax.

She still cared quite a bit about those soldiers who had fought alongside her.

"Oh, right. Where did Cave Four go?"

The Luo River was the only seasonal river in the Northern Territory. Although the temperature had dropped under the influence of the Ice Elemental Lord, the river had not completely