"I'll take this fine-forged longsword with me first."

"If possible, please forge some curved sabers for the wolf cavalry next."

"They are the warriors in the territory whose weapons wear out the fastest."

He said with a slight smile, patting the dwarf uncle on the shoulder.

After inspecting for a while and chatting a bit, it was now just a few minutes before twelve o'clock noon, and he had to take Marie back to the Lord's Small Tower.

Then, just wait quietly for the arrival of the third phase of the Frosty Winter.

Only when the third phase officially begins can Zong Shen use the guide module to lock in the location of the treasure chests.

Compared to the Frosty Winter Treasure Chests, the Frosty Snow Beasts are nothing.

Zong Shen had already had enough of the days of hunting Frosty Snow Beasts in the past two days.

He led the main force team and Doris's mage team to kill a total of seventy-seven Frosty Snow Beasts.

Cumulatively bringing him 77,000 points in points earnings.

Equivalent to eliminating 0.77% of the total number of Frosty Snow Beasts refreshed in the entire area.

This result is quite remarkable.

A normal lord can only take out one or two Frosty Snow Beasts.

To achieve this level, Zong Shen endured a lot of hardships.

Risking their lives, leading the warriors to stay outside in extreme blizzard weather while carefully dealing with battles.

As a commander-level template boss, the Frosty Snow Beasts are not to be trifled with; their solo combat ability is formidable, and even Zong Shen cannot ignore them.

These are all rewards obtained from risking strength, enduring risks, and hard work.

Zong Shen bade farewell to the dwarf uncle with Marie and then drove the

back towards the central area.

When he put the drilling machine away and took Marie back to the Lord's Small Tower, there were just two or three minutes left until twelve noon.

He gave a few simple instructions, telling the ladies not to wander this afternoon, then found an empty chair in the living room and adjusted to a comfortable sitting posture, waiting for the start of the third phase.

Noon arrived quickly, and the white light representing the time-stop state filled his vision right on time. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

After a moment, the white light dispersed, and the time-stop state officially began.

Lines of announcement subtitles from the Lord System began to appear.

[The Frosty Winter Challenge has been underway for 72 hours]

[The second phase of Frosty Winter has ended]

[You have acquired a total of 3600 basic survival points in this phase]

[Number of casualties in the territory: 0]

[The third phase of Frosty Winter will now begin]

[Frosty Winter's Sorrow]

[Randomly determining the locations for the arrival of Frosty Winter Treasure Chests and Icefield Monsters, locking in 1000 treasure chests]

[This phase will last 24 hours]

[This announcement time-stop will end in one minute]

These system announcements were extremely conspicuous, and regardless of whether a lord was unconscious, asleep, or in any situation or place, as long as they weren't dead, they would see these announcements.

Everything outside during the time-stop state would be at a standstill.

Of course, lords also cannot move during the time-stop period.

The appearance of this announcement signifies the official arrival of the third phase of Frosty Winter.

This is also the last phase of the Frosty Winter Challenge.

Once this phase is over, it means the end of Frosty Winter.

Zong Shen patiently awaited the conclusion of the time-stop effect.

When the unknown force shackling the chronological order disappeared, everything returned to normal.

"Please tell me the future weather changes."

Smartened up, the first preparation Zong Shen made for each new phase of the Frosty Winter Challenge was to ask about the upcoming weather changes.

(12 PM to 6 PM, rapid warming, temperature will rise to 5°C, from 6 PM to 8 PM, it will slowly cool to -30°C, from 8 PM to 2 AM, rapid cooling to -50°C, from 2 AM to 4 AM, super cold water freezing rain, from 4 AM to 10 AM, continue to cool to -70°C)

Zong Shen finished reading the golden strategy tips, and the picture of the future weather changes over the next twenty hours unfolded in his mind.

In the third phase, the snow will cease, after all, the snow accumulation by now has reached a terrifying level.

If high-intensity snowfall continues to appear, the land would practically be buried alive under the snow.

In this final phase, there is only severe temperature fluctuation, along with a super cold water freezing rain in the early morning, with the lowest temperature dropping to -70°C.

As the temperature rises, the snow will begin to melt and collapse; when the temperature drops again, the collapsed snow will freeze into solid ice.

This situation is somewhat similar to the sunny day towards the end of the first phase, where it warmed up first and then cooled down.

Based on the current snow thickness, after the first temperature rhythm is completed, the ice layer will reach about 70 centimeters thick, and all the snow will become part of the solid ice.

After the super cold water freezing rain falls in the early morning, the final ice layer thickness may reach about one meter.

By then, stepping outside would be like witnessing a glacial era, with the ice layer freezing the lower half of buildings.

People can only walk on the ice surface elevated above the ground, with every step like skating.

It's worth mentioning that this situation might boost the sales of .

With the future weather changes clear in his mind, Zong Shen was immediately prepared.

Before the super cold water freezing rain falls, collective outings can actually still be undertaken.

The Burden-Bearer Mecha cannot push through snow overloads but can travel smoothly on the ice layers.

Most of those who got frostbite yesterday were crossbowmen; Doris's mage group didn't suffer as severely, with only a few cases of frostbite.

Thinking of this, Zong Shen took out the Communication Crystal and contacted Doris in the residential area.

He instructed her to bring the mage group to the central district, driving the Burden-Bearer Mecha, after the snow melts and collapses.

Today will not see any extreme weather changes for the whole day, and he told Doris the approximate timing of the temperature changes so she could make her arrangements.

Having arranged all these affairs, Zong Shen stood up, letting others either move freely or rest.

He also instructed Marie to take advantage of the good weather to search the

for valuable resources and materials.

The main force team from yesterday's hunting expedition has no tasks today, and they can rest as they please.

As for Zong Shen himself, he quickly left the Lord's Small Tower, and along the snow-covered path he made on his return, he went to the Lord's Courtyard to collect the freshly produced

and .

Then, he headed to the open space outside the courtyard.

Though only a few minutes had passed, just as the strategy suggested, the dark clouds that had been compressed in the sky for a long time began to disperse slowly.

Like a large black-grey curtain, it moved, gradually separating and disappearing.

The

reappeared in the open space outside the courtyard.

Zong Shen skillfully opened the cover, started the drilling machine, and drove towards the south.

His destination was the , located about a kilometer away in the central circle.

At this moment, Aisha was carrying out her meditation cultivation in the , and Zong Shen was going to get her.

The drilling machine, like a mole above the ice layer, effortlessly burrowed a path.

About two or three minutes later, he arrived outside the .

He stopped the drilling machine, opened the cover, skillfully jumped, and stepped into the hall.

All the entrances and exits of the

were covered with leather curtains.

He lifted the curtain, warm air flowed out from inside to meet the cold outdoor air and eventually dispersed.

Following the guidance of the strategy tips, Zong Shen accurately found the meditation room where Tasuya was cultivating.

He gingerly lifted the thick black curtain; Aisha was deeply focused, maintaining a cross-legged position with her eyes tightly closed, immersed in the spiritual world of meditation.

Zong Shen gently roused her.

"My lord..."

"Why are you here?"

Aisha, in her meditative state, was very calm inside.

She slowly opened her eyes and asked in a slightly puzzled tone.