Annan carefully stuffed the young beast, which had shrunk into a ball of white marshmallows, into his arms.

Because the tricolor scepter could not be given to others and had to be held in his hand at all times, Annan only had one hand to use.

This kid is so small...... Even with Annan's size, he could grab the young beast's back from behind with one hand. If it's an adult's palm, you might be able to sit it directly in the palm of your hand.

But for the sake of safety and convenience, Annan can't use this hand directly to drag the dog. So in the end, Annan stuffed it in his clothes - Annan did not wear the dress given by Sir Silver on this trip, but put on a white cardigan thin trench coat on the outside, and a sweater and shirt on the inside.

He tucked the young beast between his sweater and shirt so that its claws and head could peek out of the collar of the sweater. Because the puppy has a similar hair color to Annan, Annan looks a little like a marsupial dragon with a cub.

…… How to say it.

If it's really a fox dog, then it's a good idea to keep warm. But even if Annan, as a winter clan, would not be attacked by the frost beast, the coldness of the frost beast's fur still exists.

Now, Annan can clearly feel a chill in his front heart - as if he had covered other people's cold hands in winter into his own clothes.

This feeling is surprisingly not annoying.

After that, they didn't encounter any more twists and turns.

Cycle all the way up, from the ring road to the Viscount of Dolgoruki.

It's not so much a viscount as a lighthouse.

This is obviously an additional building based on the lighthouse, which has been renovated. It still has the architectural function of being a lighthouse, but the lights have been extinguished – of course, it may be because it saves fuel during the day.

Because of this, when Annan was down the mountain, he did not notice this strange lighthouse.

Although it may seem strange here, at least you can see the servants inside, at least not as a trap.

Annan stood at the door, subconsciously looking to the west.

It's not yet twelve o'clock, and it's still early to see the sunset.

But even with the two layers of barriers, the sparkling sea can still be seen clearly at this height.

The gently undulating black sea was dead silent, devoid of any birds or boats.

- This sea, hundreds of years ago, had the name of the Sea of Whalebones.

Before the Great Barrier collapsed, this area of the sea was originally used by the elves for whaling. At that time, Wrangel was not only a mine, but also a port.

And now, with the unification of the enchantment shattered.

After using the power of the old grandmother to form a new barrier, Rinwinter ...... This sea is separated from the barrier.

The curse of the "gray mist" form is not actually a "mist" in the form of a droplet. According to Annan's understanding, it is more similar to an aerosol particle that can dissolve on the surface of living organisms.

It does not float too high, nor does it forcibly penetrate the earth and the sea, and can continue to float in the air for a long, long time without easily dispersing...... But on this basis, it can still be blown by strong winds, and it will settle very slowly to the land and sea surface over time, continuously polluting the land and sea surface.

In the land polluted by the curse, all the original plants will die quickly, and eventually only a fern with curse and poison can grow, that is, the "poison fern"; Aquatic animals in shallow waters die quickly, and sponges quickly decay into tentacles that resemble poisonous ferns.

According to the research of Noah's transformation wizards, the cause of death of large aquatic animals is total organ failure. This is somewhat similar to the herbivores that live outside the Great Barrier...... Their corpses, occasionally, also show this symptom.

As for how it is caused and what is the order of organ failure...... Due to the lack of conditions for continuous observation in the gray fog, it is still unknown.

But it can also be simply inferred that its lethality to ordinary people and animals whose souls have not yet materialized is not so high.

The higher the animal, the slower it will decay in the gray mist...... According to the observations of the villages and towns exposed to the Great Enchantment, more than 80% of the deaths of those residents were due to dysentery or food poisoning caused by eating food that spoiled too quickly; The remaining 20% are complications caused by the inability of the wound to heal and the rapid decay of the wound when exposed to the gray mist.

Winter's Great Barrier is embodied in the form of an Extremely Cold Hurricane - an Arctic storm that surrounds the entire Winter and is enough to freeze the gray mist and blow it upwards. But at Noah, the Great Enchantment was just a thin thin film of silver...... There are also a very small number of people who have been living outside the Great Enchantment.

It's not the same as in Natashire.

These people, in general, are death row prisoners for waste use - they are deported to live outside the Great Barrier and live in the small town that was born next to the Great Barrier. You can sell your own life information or pick up the carcasses of herbivores that are almost monsters in exchange for a small amount of clean food and water...... The reason for their existence is mainly to observe the way in which the gray fog affects the human body.

Anyone who survives in the gray fog for more than a year with the help of a simple gas mask and cloak will develop significant rickets, multiple pustules on the surface of the skin, an extremely thin and demon-like face, and unprovoked tears in the skin at the joints...... They usually die at this stage from an infection that does not heal from the wound.

Humans will not experience organ failure for at least two years.

Oddly enough...... Although the whale is also an aquatic animal, it is different from fish in that it is more resistant to gray fog - which allows it to not be killed by gray fog even if it is occasionally exposed to the surface.

Annan speculated that this may be because whales are mammals...... It's just that the humans of this age have not yet discovered this.

The Great Barrier of the United Kingdom was built on a statue sunk into the sea. To this day, there are still fishermen in the United Kingdom who cross the Great Barrier and go out to sea to hunt whales - as long as they don't go too far, they can come back even if they are injured.

Even injuries sustained outside of the gray mist can be healed with magic or rituals as long as they return to the Great Barrier - ordinary herbs are useless, because the wounds are already infected by curses, and these strong curses must be removed first.

…… It stands to reason that there should be whalers on Winter's side.

Although the Great Winter Barrier was extremely violent, the wind near the surface of the sea was not strong enough to sweep the ship into the sky for fear of smashing the creatures approaching the surface of the sea. All you need to do is use the "chain of iron cables" to prevent you from being blown disoriented.

Therefore, mortals can sail abroad in a boat.

The Frozen Water Port was originally used to trade with Noah in the cold winter.

And for the Duchy of Winter, which is severely short of food and fuel, especially the cities in the north that are cut off from the freight subway in the south, resulting in a shortage of food, whaling will bring huge benefits - it can save many winters from freezing to death and starvation.

After seeing the lighthouse, Annan originally thought that when he reached the top of the mountain, he would see a whaling ship operating offshore.

But it's so quiet outside.

Not to mention a whaling ship...... Even the harbor has become desolate.

- It's not normal.

Although coal is also produced here, it is almost disconnected from the south by the subway in the northern cities. From here, it can be difficult to import and export resources.

Why, then, did the province of Wrangel, with its whaling tradition, carry out the complete abolition of the whaling industry?

For the sake of the environment? Or is it ecological protection?

…… But don't be, the winter year has been going on for decades, and the winter people can't live happily. Not to mention, this viscount is not the kind of person who looks good.

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly, and walked into the Viscount's Mansion without a trace.

His intuition told him that this should be one of the fragments of the truth.