"Tell us why you want to join us."

Airships hover over the edge of the city. In one of the rooms, a girl pushed the door open.

Artificial sunlight shone in obliquely through the window, and it was a sweet-looking girl in a long dress. She has a vigor and strength in her eyes that are different from her appearance.

Joyce asked her the same question, and the document in her hand showed that the girl's name was Ringo.

Lin Yi pressed the hem of his skirt and sat next to them, put his hands on his knees, and replied calmly: "My father is the head of the Apple Circus in the 7th Ring District. He thinks I should inherit his estate, and I think the best way to inherit it is to carry forward the circus as an actor. So we have a disagreement. ”

"You seem to be calm." A petite woman with blond hair hugs her shoulders. "I thought normal people would be emotionally charged at times like this."

"Actually, I understand him very well." "From the point of view of a person in charge, a qualified successor is more important than a circus actor. From a father's point of view, it is his responsibility to keep his daughter away from dangerous flames. ”

"So I'll guess." The blonde woman stretched, her chest full and ready to come out. "You want to live forever so that your father doesn't worry about you anymore?"

"That's right."

She scoffed, "So what gives you the illusion that eternal life is immortal?" ”

"I've always had good luck." The girl, who seemed to be the embodiment of sweetness, looked at her: "I just don't want to be full of gray hair and fat in the future, so I have to put on a tights and jump the fire ring." ”

"For the sake of ideals and father...... Joyce On the other side, Anthony, who was participating in the interview for the first time, muttered to himself.

"And a fire as beautiful as an elf." Lin Yi added.

"Welcome to the Eternal Society." Joyce said.

"Hey, don't just agree to join the club without asking anything." The blonde woman next to her complained dissatisfied.

Joyce ignored her, Haruka held out her palm to Ringo.

"It's your big show."

……

"It's your big show."

Joyce's lips lifted slightly, and the torches crossed the arc and landed on the trees poured with gasoline.

The raging sea of fire blocked the solemn faces of everyone.

The death of one member and three residents not only created a gloom in everyone's hearts, but also brought the number of survivors down to 998.

"She's here to save me......" the member she saved said in a self-reproachful tone.

Mu Su suddenly rushed forward and knocked him down with a punch: "Then give me Lin Yi's share and live well!" ”

The member fell to the snow, looking up at Mu Su who was clenching his fists with an unhappy face. His lips twitched, but he couldn't speak.

No one knew if Mu Su was playing a joke or serious, they preferred to believe that it was the latter.

No matter what, they have to keep going.

Back at the camp, unloaded their bloated gear, the members returned to their respective posts. Because of the shortfall in numbers, a team escorted several residents to the Lindsay wetlands again for one last persuasion.

This time it's almost effortless. The arrival of a small cold wave has gradually relieved some people. Hearing about the generous treatment of Camp Dawn, hundreds of people stood up and wanted to become residents of Camp Dawn. In the end, only 30 people were brought back.

The population of Dawn Camp reached 1,028 people, and the population problem was solved.

The three spies who infiltrated the camp were quickly identified. They may have been kept as captives before they were replaced. But at this time the population was sufficient, and Joyce left them to the inhabitants to settle on their own.

Food reserves reached 20 tons. It's still far from what happened, but it's barely enough to get through this winter.

Chen Yue took the place that should have been Lin Yi and became the arsonist of the forest burning.

Because most of the mutant creatures hibernate and don't have time to escape, she gains experience even faster than the previous one. Two days later, Chen Yue became the second person to break 100 in a single attribute after Mu Su.

100 Strength, Extraordinary Attributes.

Once you've reached 100 points for a single stat and are rewarded with an Extraordinary Stat, you can choose one of the following three options:

+5 for all stats

+20% Attack vs Mobs

Enemies have a chance to generate fear when fighting you.

Chen Yue chose the last one, but there were no conditions for the experiment.

On the third day, the group changed into bloated gear and went to the burned forest two kilometers away to cut charcoal. The temperature has dropped to minus 20°C, and after wearing all the equipment, it can barely support it. The Hunter Squad and a handful of young residents followed them along.

After spending the whole day getting enough charcoal, they returned to camp.

On the tenth day of the arrival of the small cold wave, the base suddenly fell into darkness.

The river froze.

The members no longer go out. Those who have been prepared for a long time have oil lamps and candles ready. A soothing tune flowed through the music player, and they took out their playing cards and gathered in twos and threes to pass the time.

They had never experienced the winter so easily.

If it's a dream, they want not to wake up again.

The temperature of the cave is extremely close to 10°C, and the weak inhabitants are brought to live in the base, where the temperature is higher.

To prevent the spread of the disease, Joyce ordered residents to wash themselves every three days. At the same time, if you find signs of illness, go to the rest area of the member for treatment in time.

The fish ran out on this day, and the members had to start eating the same food as the residents.

A mixture of meat puree. The taste is poor and the nutrition is poor, but it fills people.

In the dimly lit base, whispers rang out from everywhere.

This group of people in darkness is waiting for the moment of dawn.

Click-

A music player that uses battery power to support a song will automatically jump to the next song when it finishes playing.

The soothing and calming tune gradually unfolds. The people who heard the prelude stopped what they were doing and looked up in a daze.

Hy does the sun go on shining? ）

Hy does the sea rush to shore? ）

Don't they kno,"

it's the end of the orld…… (It's the end of the world...... ）

Mu Su lay on the floor, his hands on his pillow, staring at the ceiling in the darkness, stunned and didn't know what to think.

The thick darkness around them suddenly turned into substance, spreading out in all directions. As soon as Mu Su reacted, he was swallowed up by darkness.

The same scene happened among all the members.

All the sounds in my ears faded away. Ten seconds later—

【The first snow melts】

In the darkness, a subtitle emerges.

[The stream rolls up the broken ice and pushes it downstream]

【Green Shoots Break Through Hard Ground】

[You have survived the winter]

The last line of subtitles faded and came back on.

Power was restored to the base, and cheers rang from the rest of the base. Residents are celebrating that they have survived this winter.

AIC skipped the six-month-long winter.

The winter that should have been on the verge of a great enemy was spent in a dramatic way.

While everyone was relieved, they were faintly disappointed.

And at this time, the main quest update appears in time.