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However, it's enough for Dolly's blankets and even coats now.

As for all the wild boar entrails, although Dolly was a semi-guts enthusiast in her previous life, she only felt nauseous when she saw wild boar entrails.

There's absolutely no way she could have used spices to braise it here, so let the lucky microorganisms eat this deliberately made, original-flavor, all-natural large intestine.

Dolly buried them all and crushed them with large stones.

Then she picked a piece of meat that looked relatively tender and started grilling it. Soon the aroma of the meat wafted out, making Dolly's mouth water.

As it turns out, if the location is chosen well, even wild boar, which looks unappetizing at first glance, can be transformed into a delicious roasted dish.

Of course, it was far inferior to the taste of domestic pigs, but Dolly had been starving for almost a day, so this was the best treat for her.

After Dolly had eaten her fill and then cooked a pork soup with the melted snow water, it was already dark outside.

Winter days are already short, which made Dolly find the nights somewhat unbearable.

After all, there are no entertainment facilities here, and Dolly even has to be on high alert for possible attacks, which gives her a headache just thinking about it.

However, having eaten and drunk her fill, Dolly perked up and repaired and reinforced her shelter, only breathing a sigh of relief after ensuring that nothing but wizards could get in.

All that's left is to wait for the next day to arrive.

However, at first, Dolly was not sleepy at all.

She pondered whether she should add a little more magic.

Although 3 points are barely enough for now, Dolly might not be able to keep up if there is another intense battle.

However, 40 attribute points are enough for Dolly to enhance many things, although Dolly doesn't have much to enhance right now.

After much deliberation, Dolly decided to increase her magic power.

At this stage, magic has become more important to Dolly than simply increasing her combat power.

After all, in such a freezing environment, Dolly didn't even have a fairy silver shield, and she didn't have the confidence to charge at other wizards.

So Dolly chose to sacrifice her hair to return to her short haircut and then collect 40 attribute points.

He took a deep breath and began to enhance his magical attributes.

The enhancement process was very long. At first, Dolly tried to stay awake, but she gradually became immersed in the increase in magic power and the warmth brought by the warm flames.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, it was already the early hours of the next day, and the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Dolly was taken aback and quickly checked everything she had set up. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the last line of defense had not been breached.

However, Dolly also discovered that part of the external defenses had been breached, which was expected, but it still gave her a chill.

After all, a seemingly deserted forest and snowfield might harbor countless animals.

Don't forget that animals don't just appear out of thin air; they also hibernate. After winter, this place will surely be full of life. The current quiet is just an illusion.

They're just hiding now, or perhaps they're active at night.

Dolly put on the pigskin coat, gripped her wand, and felt her own magic.

Four points of magic power already reach or even exceed the average level of an adult wizard, although it still doesn't allow Dolly to cast spells at will.

But even now, she can unleash her full power with her shapeshifting abilities.

This gave Dolly more confidence to deal with the current situation; perhaps she could try to get out of this snowfield today.

Before that, Dolly carefully used magic to open the stones and wood covering the entrance to the shelter and looked outside.

Be ready to use magic to defeat any enemies who try to ambush her at night, if those guys are still around.

Then Dolly smelled a pungent odor of blood, which made her heart pound, thinking that a fierce battle had taken place outside.

At the same time, Dolly saw a huge creature feeding in the dim light, and she instinctively cast a Freeze spell on it.

Surprisingly, the opponent deftly dodged the spell and even roared at Dolly.

Dolly was just about to use Polymorph to trap her opponent when the screams stopped.

In the darkness, a pair of green eyes stared at Dolly, making her feel both uneasy and strangely familiar.

To Dolly's surprise, the giant creature stared at her, slowly climbed down, and made a low growling sound.

Dolly simply used an illumination spell and finally saw what this enormous creature was.

It turned out to be the wolf boy she released yesterday... no, it doesn't seem to be it.

It has grown at least a third larger than yesterday, and its whitish fur has disappeared, replaced by some blue stray hairs, making it look like some strange hybrid.

After all, a gray wolf is, as the name suggests, a wolf with gray fur. Perhaps such a wolf would have fur of different shades, but blue doesn't look like a normal hair color at all.

Dolly was puzzled, but since the wolf had clearly lost its aggressiveness, she could relax.

But Dolly didn't rush out; instead, she continued to observe her surroundings.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

The area around Dolly's sanctuary had become a bloody battlefield, teeming with wolves, foxes, wild boars, and even beasts that Dolly couldn't name at the moment.

There were more than a dozen corpses lying haphazardly; anyone who didn't know better would think they were having a duel.

However, Dolly knew very well that it was definitely yesterday's battle and the huge stench of the wild boars that had attracted them, but because of Dolly's magic, they couldn't get in.

As for the gray wolf boy... Dolly was initially puzzled by its motives, but as the sun gradually rose, Dolly saw the battlefield more and more clearly, and a possibility emerged in her mind.

Gray Wolf Boy had various different scars on his body, and most of the dead beasts also had similar scars. And look at Gray Wolf Boy's teeth...

"Did you kill them all?"

Dolly didn't think the gray wolf boy in front of her could understand her; she was essentially just talking to herself. But the gray wolf boy actually raised his head, looking proud.

It even flicked its tail twice, making Dolly think that what was in front of her wasn't a gray wolf, but a... dog?

This is an absurd idea; Dolly witnessed its ferocity firsthand just yesterday.

But since she had this idea, Dolly decided to give it a try, so she said, "If you can understand me, then stretch out your right front paw."

The gray wolf boy clearly understood, and then extended its left front paw.

After a two-second silence, it seemed to realize something was wrong and retracted its left front paw, replacing it with its other paw.

Seeing that Dolly still hadn't reacted, it switched its left front paw back and started tossing its paws around incessantly, looking every bit like a husky going crazy.

This made Dolly burst out laughing. It seemed that the wolf boy had indeed understood her words, but its intelligence was limited, and it couldn't even distinguish between left and right.

But what exactly happened is really strange.

Dolly touched her skin, which was dry from the cold wind, and a series of possibilities flashed through her mind. Suddenly, she realized something and said, "You came to find me last night and then protected me?"

Dolly's eyes lit up as she looked at the gray wolf boy in front of her, and the wolf looked back at Dolly calmly, as if it were swearing its loyalty in this way.

Dolly felt even more incredulous. What exactly happened in between? Had she accidentally skipped the year-long process of getting to know the wolf?

Dolly quickly gave up on figuring out the reason, since the environment wasn't suitable.

Moreover, when it comes to magic, there's not much that needs explaining, since all the magic here is purely subjective.

So Dolly first cast a healing spell on the gray wolf, and then gave it a large piece of the remaining wild boar meat.

The gray wolf, its injuries gone, jumped up and spun around excitedly. When it saw the food Dolly was feeding it, it nudged the food towards Dolly, indicating that she should eat first.

Dolly shook her head and said, "I have more, I'm cooking it now, this is for you."

The gray wolf seemed to understand again, and then began to devour its food with gusto.

This made Dolly even more certain that the wolf not only understood her words, but even regarded her as a leader or similar creature.

Wolves are highly organized social animals. Although this wolf may have been the alpha of a pack, it must have started as a follower when it was young.

It wouldn't be surprising if they now turn around and submit to Dolly.

What really puzzled Dolly was the wolf's change and how it understood human nature so well.

However, Dolly didn't plan to think about it too much. She ate roast pork and drank pork soup as usual, and waited until her body was fully warmed up before going out again.

The gray wolf had finished the food Dolly had given it and found a flat area around Dolly's sanctuary, where it was basking in the sun with its eyes half-closed.

Upon seeing Dolly emerge, he immediately raised his head and then let out two soft growls.

Dolly looked at it, considered for a few seconds, and said, "Since you can understand me, then I'll speak frankly."

“I am a human, and you are a wolf. I can’t stay with you in the wilderness forever.”

“If you’re doing this to repay a debt of gratitude, then you’ve done your part. I’ll leave you the remaining wild boar entrails and bones. Let’s part ways amicably.”

"If you really want to follow me, it doesn't matter if you follow me all the way to the human world."

Dolly pulled out a collar made of wild boar hide and walked step by step toward the gray wolf.

The gray wolf looked at the collar and became visibly tense, raising its head and gathering its strength.

Seeing this, Dolly didn't insist. She simply threw off the collar and prepared to leave alone.

Just as she said, although the gray wolf has become very valuable now, Dolly wouldn't force a creature with intelligence if it really didn't want to.

So Dolly turned to doing her own thing.

She plans to make skis to replace her movements in the mountains and forests.

With Dolly's physical abilities, learning to ski shouldn't be difficult.

The gray wolf watched Dolly work quietly, but when she finished, it finally couldn't sit still any longer.

With its head drooping and tail hanging low, it picked up the collar that Dolly had thrown on the ground, slowly walked to a spot not far from Dolly, and let out a soft whimper.

Seeing this, Dolly couldn't help but laugh and waved at it.

The gray wolf continued to approach cautiously, but its body became lower and lower until it lay down in front of Dolly.

Dolly may appear to be making no move, but she is actually prepared to dodge and use her shapeshifting ability at any time.

But clearly, both sides' caution was unnecessary.

Finally, Dolly took the collar from the gray wolf's mouth and put it around its neck.

At this point, Dolly had truly tamed the gray wolf.

"Since I subdued you in the snow, I might as well call you Snow."