He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 494 Environment
After leaving the Great Snow Mountain, Jiang Lin's figure kept shuttling through the cracks in space.

With the help of the Giant Flow Arm Armor, one step can reach 200 miles, and it only takes a few steps to reach a distance of a thousand miles.

He originally wanted to stay at least ten thousand miles away from the Snow Mountain. After all, the ice and snow creatures there, tens of thousands of meters high, were too powerful.

Although this is a fragment of the long river of history and everything is taken for granted, Jiang Lin still does not want anything to go wrong with the seedlings of the ancient purple gold tree.

The third step was taken and they arrived at a place six hundred miles away from the Great Snow Mountain.

It is still very cold here, with ice and snow covering the entire sky and earth.

There were many houses scattered around the vast white space, and there were actually living people there.

But these people did not live a happy life. The extremely cold and snowy weather almost blocked all roads.

In the howling cold wind, Jiang Lin could hear the low sobs in the house and the cries of hungry children.

Jiang Lin had no intention of paying attention to it. After all, there was no need to care too much about the people and events in the long history.

But a tiny figure appeared in the field of vision.

He was a middle-aged man, covered in only two layers of animal skins.

The wind and snow turned his hair and beard white.

His hands were tightly holding the hemp rope behind him, to which was tied a small piece of the leg of some unknown beast.

Although half of his body was covered with ice and snow, Jiang Lin could still clearly sense the strong smell of blood on him.

This man was seriously injured.

His eyes were almost dazed, and he was moving forward entirely by willpower.

He walked through the snow with great difficulty until he stopped in front of a house. He raised his hand to knock on the door, but before the door opened, he collapsed due to exhaustion.

After the door opened, a woman screamed and quickly dragged the man into the room. Soon, her loud crying could be heard.

Jiang Lin frowned slightly. Although he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, given his personality, he really couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.

Even a fragment of history is, to a certain extent, equivalent to the real world.

Jiang Lin's figure flashed and then appeared in front of the door.

There was firewood burning in the house, and the black smoke made it difficult to breathe.

But the temperature brought by the flames can prevent them from freezing to death.

A little boy of three or four years old, wrapped in animal skins, squatted beside the firewood, staring blankly at the injured man.

The flames melted the ice and snow, revealing the man's wounds.

Half of his body was almost rotten, as if he had been pierced by a sharp weapon. The terrible injury could directly take his life.

However, he did not die. With great willpower, he returned with the food he had finally found.

Of course, death is not far away.

Jiang Lin stepped in and carefully felt the man's injuries.

The sudden appearance of the figure startled the woman, but she just hugged the man in her arms tighter and looked at Jiang Lin with fear on her face.

After making sure that the man was only seriously injured and had lost too much blood, Jiang Lin stretched out his hand.

Star-like lights gathered from all directions and turned into a round pill.

In the world of [A Picturesque World], Jiang Lin possesses abilities that are almost godlike.

If the quality of the item is not particularly high, you can simply create something out of nothing.

He flicked the healing pill into the woman's hand and said, "Give it to him, and he can survive."

After saying that, Jiang Lin turned around and was about to leave.

But after walking a few steps, he turned back and saw that the woman had not moved at all.

Jiang Lin reminded: "If you don't give him food, he will die."

The woman finally came to her senses. She looked down at the pill in her hand, seeming a little hesitant.

After all, Jiang Lin was wearing armor, weapons, and carrying a bow and arrow, and his body was almost touching the beams.

Such a figure, coupled with the extraordinary aura brought by the Daowu realm, is intimidating.

A powerful man of unknown origin gave her a mysterious pill, and she hesitated whether to give it to her man.

Jiang Lin sighed. Most women are indecisive, so it's hard to say anything.

He could only turn around, exert a burst of energy, roll up the pill and put it into the man's mouth.

The pill melted in his mouth, and its powerful medicinal power quickly repaired the man's injuries.

At this moment, Jiang Lin suddenly seemed to sense something.

He walked over, squatted beside the man, and touched his wound.

A tiny ice crystal was pulled out from the wound.

Staring at the ice crystals that had not melted on his fingertips, Jiang Lin clearly felt a trace of vitality.

This is not ice, it's more like a living thing.

Just like...those ice and snow creatures.

Jiang Lin, who had originally planned to save the people and leave, now had no way of escaping.

Six hundred miles away from the Great Snow Mountain, someone was injured by ice and snow creatures?
Considering that the ice and snow creatures had traveled thousands of miles from the Great Snow Mountain to the Blacksmith Camp to attack and kill him, it didn't seem strange at all.

Jiang Lin looked at the woman and asked, "What hurt him?"

The woman looked terrified and replied, "It could be the Snow Fairy."

"Snow fairy? What is a snow fairy?" Jiang Lin asked.

The woman said quickly, "It has existed between heaven and earth since ancient times, and was born from ice and snow."

Jiang Lin immediately understood that this must be a creature from ice and snow.

But the man was obviously out looking for food, so why would he come into conflict with creatures of ice and snow?
Logically speaking, those ice and snow creatures should not need to eat.

Even if they need to eat, they don't eat the same things as humans.

The woman explained, "The Snow Fairy summoned the wind and snow. If you want food, you must sacrifice human blood."

Jiang Lin frowned when he heard this. The ice and snow creatures needed human blood sacrifices?

He subconsciously thought of the giant's leg bone under the dark sea, which also used a living person as a "sacrifice" to attract bloodworms and extract spiritual fluid.

Jiang Lin had a natural aversion and hatred for this kind of sacrifice.

He immediately asked, "Why does the Snow Fairy need human blood?"

"Only human blood can give birth to a snow fairy." said the woman.

Jiang Lin was even more surprised after hearing this. Were the ice and snow creatures born from human blood?
How is this possible? According to what I heard before, this is a creature evolved from the spirit of ice and snow.

What does something that is born from nature and raised by nature have to do with human blood?
Could it be that the creatures of ice and snow were not born naturally by heaven and earth?

"Where shall the sacrifice be offered?" Jiang Lin asked again.

The woman raised her hand and pointed in a direction: "There is one every hundred miles."

But she had never traveled far and was not very clear about the exact location.

At this time, the man had slowly woken up. When he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Lin, he was shocked.

Upon learning that it was the elixir given by Jiang Lin that saved his life, the man immediately knelt on the ground and expressed his gratitude.

Jiang Lin helped him up and asked him in detail about the ice and snow creatures.

What the man said was no different from what the woman said, except that he specified the specific location.

This village is less than thirty miles away from the place where human blood sacrifice took place, which is considered to be a relatively close place.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to walk back and forth in such extremely cold weather with his seriously injured body.

But many people, although they successfully offered sacrifices and obtained food, died on the way.

In this respect, he is already lucky.

But this amount of food was not enough to sustain the family for too long. If Jiang Lin hadn't been there, even if he didn't die, he would have had a hard time walking freely before the food ran out.

What awaits this family can only be the woman going out to offer sacrifice.

As for whether you can come back alive with food, it depends on God's will.

If the woman doesn't come back, the man and the child will die.

And this is not an exception. It is the same for all living people in the area covered by wind and snow.

And this snowstorm is said to cover an area of ​​ten thousand miles.

Even if they wanted to escape, they had no chance.

In such an environment, being able to walk fifty miles is considered amazing, and five hundred miles is almost impossible.

Five thousand miles?
That is even harder than climbing to the sky.

"It is really impossible for us to survive here. Although human blood sacrifice seems inappropriate, in fact, without the food given by the Snow Fairy, I am afraid that we can hold out for a shorter time."

The man spoke with an air of resignation.

It has been like this for generations and they have never thought about why such an environment exists.

These people have succumbed to fate.

Jiang Lin did not try to persuade him. After all, things that were imprinted in one's mind and instinct since birth could hardly be changed with just a few words.

Just like the little boy sitting by the fire, he witnessed what his parents did and will do the same when he grows up.

It has been passed down from generation to generation and gradually became an instinct.

Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, then waved his hand.

A large amount of food appeared in the house.

All kinds of things, everything available.

This miraculous skill left the whole family stunned and amazed.

They immediately fell to their knees and called out to God.

Jiang Lin said: "This food is enough to sustain you for a while."

The man hesitated, but still kowtowed and said, "Please give more food to the others. Almost all the villages here are short of food, and some families are unable to offer sacrifices. Without the help of the gods, we will surely die."

The history of offering sacrifices to the Snow Fairy and obtaining food has been passed down for many years.

The average life expectancy of these people is very short, and they are lucky to live to middle age.

No one can tell exactly when the Snow Fairy appeared and when the history of obtaining food through sacrifice began.

All they know is that there are fewer and fewer people around them, and maybe one day everyone will die until the ice and snow completely submerge everything.

Jiang Lin looked up and saw that most of these houses were built with wooden boards mixed with snow blocks, and could not block his sight at all.

Everywhere I looked, I saw that people were living in misery in almost all the houses.

Only a few people can have food.

Most people sat in the house with sad faces, pale and thin bodies, and despair in their eyes.

Some families don't even have firewood to make a fire.

Wrapped in animal skins, shivering from the cold.

Without additional help, they would have had a hard time holding out for long.

three days?

Or one day?
In an extremely cold environment without food, a few hours is enough to kill a person.

Being able to survive this long is already very strong.

Jiang Lin sighed in his heart, but since he had done it, he might as well do more.

Anyway, in the world of "Picturesque World", there is no need to worry about wasting time.

He nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about other people's affairs. Just live your life well."

After a pause, Jiang Lin continued, "As for the so-called Snow Fairy, I will find a way to deal with her."

The man was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Does the god mean to... kill the Snow Fairy?"

"Of course." Jiang Lin said.

Since the current situation was caused by the ice and snow creatures, killing them is the best solution.

However, when these words came out, both men and women looked horrified.

They knelt down and kowtowed again, begging, "God, please don't do this. If the Snow Fairy is gone, we will have no place to get food and will die. Please have mercy on us and spare our lives!"

Jiang Lin was surprised, but could easily understand their thoughts.

In such an environment, relying on the food given by the Snow Fairy is their only way to survive.

For a long time, they have been accustomed to this way of life.

If the Snow Fairy disappears, they will lose their means of survival.

Jiang Lin frowned and said, "It is those so-called snow fairies who make your life so difficult. Only by killing them can you live a normal life."

"Of course we understand this principle, but have you ever thought about this: even if the Snow Fairy is gone, the ice and snow will not melt in a short time. How long can we hold on?" said the man.

Jiang Lin said: "Didn't I give you enough food?"

"But there are still many people without food, not just in our village. There are countless villages that rely on the snow fairies for survival. Unless you give each family enough food to sustain until the ice and snow completely melt and other livestock reproduce and recover, otherwise we..."

Jiang Lin didn't ask any more questions. The man was telling the truth.

It takes time for ice and snow to melt. Such extreme cold weather obviously cannot be caused by those ice and snow creatures.

Even the great snow-capped mountains may not have the ability to cover thousands of miles.

What's more, it takes time for the ice and snow to melt and for all things to revive, and it is not clear how long it will take.

But Jiang Lin didn't think this was a problem. He could provide food to these people, which would naturally allow the livestock to reproduce rapidly.

In the world of "A Picturesque World", it is not an exaggeration to call Jiang Lin a god.

It’s just that for things like this, there’s no need to explain it too clearly to the other party.

Seeing how frightened they were, Jiang Lin said, "In that case, I will consider it carefully and not act rashly. You don't need to worry too much."

"Thank God!" The man and the woman kowtowed repeatedly and pulled the children beside the fire over.

The child kowtowed several times under the pressure of his parents, but he still just looked at Jiang Lin curiously.

He had never been out of the house, so he didn't know what was outside, nor did he know what the existence of Jiang Lin meant.

Only men and women have heard from distant legends that not all places in the world are as difficult as here.

Many places are filled with birdsong and fragrance of flowers, as beautiful as a fairyland.

It’s a pity that they never had the chance to see it in this lifetime.

Jiang Lin didn't say anything more. He went out and distributed food to everyone in the village.

Having received everyone's gratitude, he did not stop.

The giant flow arm armor tore open a crack in space, and Jiang Lin stepped in.

When his figure disappeared, the cracks in space healed and many eyes looked at him from the windows and door cracks, full of awe.

They had never seen such magical means, let alone such a powerful existence.

Jiang Lin took a step forward, and a small snow mountain immediately appeared in front of him.

At the foot of the mountain, some figures can be seen here and there.

Some were climbing up the mountain, and some had just come down from the mountain.

Others simply rolled down and died, leaving only the cold food and their bodies buried along with the wind and snow.

(End of this chapter)