Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 912 - 140: Searching for the Prophecy

The so-called small mobile energy tower is actually the version where the originally towering giant energy tower is reduced to a size that can be loaded onto mobile vehicles for portable transfer through precise engineering and alchemy methods.

Though branded as "small," its actual size is still quite considerable, nearly equivalent to the size of a standard train carriage.

In fact, when Perfikot initially conducted conceptual designs, it directly installed the tower onto the chassis of existing train carriages.

This simple and crude solution, while lacking aesthetic appeal, is highly practical in engineering efficiency, allowing quick deployment via the existing rail network and saving the time costs of designing a dedicated mobile chassis.

However, as the research deepened, Perfikot quickly discovered many limitations in this design: the fixed nature of track laying severely restricted deployment range, and the cumbersome steel wheels raised concerns regarding mobility in complex terrain.

After repeated trials and improvements, Perfikot finally designed a dedicated mobile chassis for this small energy tower.

The new chassis adopted a modular design, and the mode of movement was upgraded from traditional rail wheels to an all-terrain track system.

This improvement, though increasing manufacturing costs, greatly enhanced deployment flexibility.

Whether in rugged mountains, soft snowfields, or war-torn ruins, its eight tracks have been used.

Functionally, the finalized small mobile energy tower almost retains all the core functions of a large energy tower.

It can still provide stable heating services and unfold the constant temperature field necessary to sustain life.

More excitingly, Perfikot also installed a high-power generator, allowing it to provide stable energy supply to surrounding mechanical equipment.

This seemingly simple improvement upgraded the energy tower from a mere heating device to a multifunctional mobile energy station.

Of course, as a consequence of miniaturization, these mobile energy towers inevitably experience a reduction in performance parameters.

The originally vast heating field covering a five-kilometer radius has now been compressed to less than one kilometer.

This remaining effective coverage radius of over seven hundred meters is indeed inadequate when facing large-scale communities.

The reduction in heating range also means that more units need to be deployed to achieve the same effect, undeniably increasing logistical support difficulties.

But it's undeniable that for outdoor workers operating in extremely cold environments, such a mobile energy tower is a real godsend.

Mining teams can deploy it near work sites, scientific expeditions can bring it for polar adventures, and front-line troops can rely on it to establish warm shelters at outposts.

Despite the limited coverage range, compared to enduring sub-zero cold, the seven hundred meters of warmth radius is already considered luxurious.

As the energy tower ignites, the constant temperature field covers, all the busy workers can't help but exhale a long sigh of relief.

The salary offered by Perfikot is indeed high enough to make these people continue working in the icy and snowy environment, but if given a choice, everyone would still prefer to stay within the embrace of the constant temperature barrier.

Around this small energy tower, the camp is beginning to take shape.

The circular wall is constructed using snow mixed with gravel around the entire temple ruins. This resourceful building method saves the consumption of material transport and provides good wind resistance in extremely cold environments.

Inside the wall, dozens of igloos of various sizes are scattered in an orderly manner.

These hemispherical structures perfectly illustrate the wisdom of Hyponia people from Roshar in coping with severe cold.

Each igloo is built with neatly cut snow blocks, with the seams frozen with snow water, forming a solid and seamless structure.

Some larger igloos are cleverly carved with ventilation holes, ensuring airflow without allowing excessive cold air to invade the interior.

In such extreme cold conditions, this traditional architectural style is indeed the most convenient and suitable temporary dwelling.

After all, the continuous sub-zero temperatures, combined with the violent snowstorms that might attack at any moment, make setting up tents completely impractical.

Ordinary canvas tents not only fail to withstand chilling winds but are also prone to being uprooted in the snowstorm.

Igloos not only provide relatively stable indoor temperatures, but their rounded exterior allows the howling cold winds to slip past, greatly reducing the risk of being buried by snow.

Inside the largest snow hut in the center of the camp, Perfikot is bent over a makeshift work table.

The table is covered with rubbings of murals and writings from the temple walls, and each print is imbued with an ancient and mysterious aura.

The energy tower's constant temperature barrier and the nearby fireplace keep the indoor temperature comfortable, although the breath turns white in the cold air.

"This passage describes the ritual where the goddess purifies the souls of followers with frost..." the scholar cautiously explained, pointing to one of the rubbings, his fingertips gently sliding over the twisted ancient symbols: "And this one records the mythology of the birth of winter constellations..."

However, under the scholar's detailed and professional translation and introduction, these precious ancient documents were just lavish praises of some Ice and Frost goddess or mythological stories full of metaphors.

Despite containing descriptions of cold winters and eternal night, they never mentioned the exact prophetic content regarding the end-time winter that Perfikot urgently wanted to find.

"Have you heard of the 'White Star' prophecy?" Perfikot bypassed these contents that were meaningless to her and directly and frankly asked the scholar. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"'White Star'? I'm sorry, Regent, I have never heard of the prophecy you mentioned about this 'White Star,' could you elaborate if possible?" The scholar shook his head, indicating his lack of knowledge.

Perfikot sighed, but still explained to the scholar: "'The White Star from beyond brings destruction, the land will be frozen by the cold wind blown by Safura, and the world will become a white hell', have you heard of this prophecy, or the Divine Safura mentioned in the prophecy?"

"Safura? This isn't the goddess name that we found in this temple." The scholar picked up a rubbing and introduced the Divine of this temple to Perfikot: "This temple worships Nephthys Hecate, the Frost Goddess in ancient myths of the Desert Kingdom, her name means divine frost or perfect ice.

She is called the Lord of Silver Sand, and should be the ancient Desert Kingdom ancestors' worship arising from witnessing the freezing white frost caused by the diurnal temperature variation of the desert…"

The scholar's analysis was very detailed, but Perfikot showed no interest in it; she only wanted to find clues about that apocalyptic prophecy.