When they arrived at the territory, it was already past ten in the evening.

The snow began to intensify every two hours since one o'clock in the afternoon.

Until now, the heavy snow was swirling in the gale, falling like the sky was collapsing.

In such heavy snow, there was no visibility to speak of.

Fortunately, Zong Shen could use the Guide Module to navigate and plan his route forward.

It also helped him avoid obstacles on the road, allowing him to drive blindly.

The dense snowflakes fell without leaving much space, filling the space between heaven and earth.

It's hard to describe such heavy snowfall, as everyone was covered in a layer of snow.

Driving the Burden-Bearer Mecha against the wind, Zong Shen turned into a "snowman."

The snow first clung to him, then accumulated on the driver's seat.

Making his body appear a full size larger.

When the two Burden-Bearer Mechas drove into the Central District one after another and stopped outside the Lord's Courtyard.

As the lead car, Zong Shen was already unrecognizable.

Only a pile of snow remained on the driver's seat.

"Phew!"

The pile of snow suddenly shook, Zong Shen shook his head and stood up.

The snow covering him clumped together and fell at his feet.

Other warriors were also freezing, but the soldiers in the cargo compartment were better off.

They could crouch, huddling together for warmth.

They tightly wrapped their bodies in the Double-sided Sheepskin Cold-Resistant Suits.

Buried their heads in their knees, avoiding the snow and wind.

All the gaps among them were filled with snow.

In such a fierce climate, the heating effect of the Magic Energy Thermal Ball was completely suppressed.

Compared to the warriors riding the Burden-Bearer Mechas, the Wolf Cavalry Squad and female hunters had it even worse, as they had no Heat Ball to aid them.

On the way back, Korby and Luna led their teams following behind the Burden-Bearer Mechas, blocking part of the cold wind.

Even so, they were almost frozen to the bone, even the wargs and black panthers under them, covered with sheepskin exterior suits, were having a hard time, shaking dramatically on the spot.

In fact, going out to hunt Frosty Snow Beasts in this weather was just asking for trouble.

Staying put in the territory and launching a passive counterattack against invading yetis would be much more comfortable than going out.

The formula of strength + effort + luck = harvest applies to almost any situation.

"How's everyone doing?"

Zong Shen jumped off the Burden-Bearer Mecha and started asking about the warriors' conditions.

But no one answered; the cargo compartment was piled high with snow, almost burying everyone.

"Wenresa?"

"Did you hear me?

Zong Shen called out again, just as he was about to take action.

The pile of snow in the cargo compartment suddenly shook, and a slender figure with a hood slowly stood up.

Stiffly shaking off the snow on her body.

"Cough, cough..."

"I hate winter..."

The first to respond to the call was Wenresa. After she stood up, the other soldiers began to help each other up from the snow.

In extreme weather, the Magic Energy Thermal Ball's effect was completely suppressed.

Most of the warriors were so frozen during the return journey that they were disoriented.

Their bodies stiff, their eyes bleary as if they had endured a long night's watch.

Zong Shen couldn't care less about transferring them to the living quarters now.

He, along with Wenresa, Luna, Korby, and the Dragonized Spear and Shield Warriors with better constitution, began quickly transferring the relatively frail Shooters and Mages to the Lord's Small Tower.

Marie and Doris, hearing the commotion, came out quickly to help receive them.

A path was trampled through the snow from the tower's entrance to the courtyard outside.

After all the warriors were settled into the small tower, Zong Shen returned to gather the Burden-Bearer Mecha and Heat Balls, and after dealing with that, he was the last to enter the small tower.

The City Lord's Mansion, after several upgrades, had a hall on the first floor of about one to two hundred square meters.

Large enough to accommodate the dozens of accompanying warriors, along with the wargs and black panthers.

In the fireplace, flames burned brightly, and Doris also placed a Magic Energy Thermal Ball there.

The entire first-floor hall was filled with the faint pine scent emitted by the ignited Pine Tar Blocks.

This made the room very warm, quickly melting the ice and snow frozen on the Cold-Resistant Suits, making the floor wet.

The frozen warriors began to rapidly recover, the warmth and control of their bodies returning together.

Zong Shen removed his drenched Battle Helmet, not wanting to see non-combat related casualties in the territory.

Thus, he began to check on the warriors' conditions one by one.

The Crossbowmen and Mages were not in good shape, and the system marked them with the prefix "frozen stiff."

The Wolf Cavalry and Female Hunters were slightly better off, as they at least remained conscious.

As for the Dragonized Spear and Shield Warriors, Luna, Wenresa, and Korby, they managed to withstand it due to their relatively high physical attributes.

Now, having entered a warm environment, everyone's condition was quickly recovering.

Never mind that the Magic Energy Thermal Ball seemed uncooperative when placed on the terrace and couldn't face extreme weather.

However, indoors, the Heat Ball could unrestrainedly radiate warmth.