Chapter 4: Cold night

The black forest shrouded in darkness is more dangerous than in the daytime. Not only does the temperature drop to the point where water drips into ice, powerful monsters also like to come out and hunt prey in the dark.
In this vast area, the remains of the dead are layered under each rotten leaf.
Those terrible beings have all kinds of weird addictions. They may like to chew living flesh and blood, or torture poor souls, or they may destroy a village just because of boredom.
In a cave deep in the forest, Todd the barbarian was struggling to block a big rock with only a small gap to let the wind through. He did the job very carefully, because any negligence would pose a deadly threat.
"I don't understand how a rookie like you would run to the Black Forest alone." Todd blocked the hole and looked back at a bonfire inside the cave. "It's not suitable for a novice like you."
Zhou Qingfeng was busy filling firewood into the bonfire to make the flames burn more vigorously.
But Todd shouted again, "Do n’t burn too much, do you want us both to suffocate to death? Or do you want to consume all the firewood in the middle of the night and freeze it alive? I still want to ask once, you How did you live to this day? "
Despised by a stinking savage, Zhou Qingfeng could only bear it.
This big man is a big man being escorted by goblins during the day. After being released, it is at least two meters high, with thick arms and legs, and a tower-like figure. He said he was wanted by the tribe's shaman for repeatedly robbing the Maglu tribe in the Black Forest.
He was caught by a team of goblins because Todd was drunk in a village and then sold by a black-hearted and stupid guy.
The barbarian was strong and rude, with a straight temper and a bad temper. They were courageous and extremely tough, with nothing too much flamboyance. If they were angry, they would rather use an ax to chop people, too lazy to talk too much nonsense.
Zhou Qingfeng gave himself a pseudonym 'Victor'. He opened the cage and helped the barbarians to remove the ropes that bound their hands and feet, so that the other party would be free again.
Todd took Zhou Qingfeng to find a temporary shelter. Otherwise, he will not be killed by monsters, but will also be frozen to death by the severe cold of the night.
For both parties, it is lucky.
The wild is Todd's home. From the moment he was born, the barbarian was learning how to adapt to this brutal and ruthless world.
With Todd in, Zhou Qingfeng learns to identify those places in the Black Forest that are dangerous, those places are safe, those things can be eaten, and that way can be taken. For him now, this knowledge will never change.
"This snake-necked chicken is also unlucky. It was actually killed by a rookie like you. It may have just fought other enemies who invaded the territory. Otherwise, it can continuously fire magic missiles to kill you."
Todd ridiculed, ignoring Zhou Qingfeng's ignorance. He returned to the bonfire and looked at the chicken grilled on the fire with eyes narrowed. "The snake-necked chicken is actually terrible. I usually don't want to provoke it. But this chicken is delicious and very delicious."
On the fire stand, the weird chicken that Zhou Qingfeng hunted was plucked, the intestines were broken to remove the internal organs, and the stick was grilled through the rack. The chicken was grilled golden, dripping with fat, sizzling, and fragrant.
Todd stared. He was not afraid of hotness, so he tore out a thick chicken leg and chewed with a black mushroom.
Zhou Qingfeng roasted the fire while twisting another chicken leg. Before he unscrewed the chicken leg, the barbarian ate the chicken leg into three bones.
This chicken really weighs twenty pounds, and one chicken leg weighs three or four pounds. Zhou Qingfeng finally tore off his hot chicken leg, and Todd was very polite to hold the rest of the chicken in his hands, eating Hasse.
After a long day of tiring and running, Zhou Qingfeng's hungry chest was stuck to his back, but he couldn't eat like Todd. He took a sip and ate, and before he finished, Todd ate the whole chicken with only a skeleton.
This so-called "snake-necked chicken" is very tender and very delicious without any seasoning. There is also the humble black mushroom, which is crunchy and raw, which not only replenishes water, but also has a sweet taste.
Zhou Qingfeng felt that he couldn't finish the big chicken drumstick in his hand. But it was eaten and eaten, and it was destroyed for him. When the stomach felt full, he breathed a long, comfortable breath, warming himself, and feeling relaxed.
"Todd, are you rewarding that the Maglu tribe is strong?" After being full, Zhou Qingfeng wanted to ask his current state.
"Not strong. What's so strong about Goblin?" Todd shook his head first, but after a while he resentfully reprimanded: "Those green-skinned guys are numerous and can't be killed. The whole Black Forest is everywhere It's their lair, at least a hundred thousand. "
One hundred thousand doesn't sound like much.
In Zhou Qingfeng's impression, there are more than 100,000 people in a town. Such towns are full of ox hair in flower gardens. He continued to ask: "What do you mean by the Black Forest? How many towns are there? How far is it from our nearest human town?"
This problem stumped the savage man in the rectum. Todd wondered for a long time and shook his head. "I don't know what the Black Forest looks like. I just know where to go.
The black forests of the Icefields are too cold, too dangerous, and there are not many humans and large towns. There are only poor small villages. I am afraid that there are only two or three thousand people. "
Only two or three thousand?
By this comparison, it seems that the goblins of the Maglu tribe are very powerful. After all, ants bite like elephants.
"Since it's so dangerous here and human strength is small, why don't everyone move away?"
"Move away? Where can I move?"
Todd smiled bitterly: "After the day of eternal darkness, the entire Northland becomes very dangerous. Humans are not safe anywhere, and they may encounter monsters crawling out of the abyss at any time.
The ice field is wood except for the cold wind, which is already safe here. If they go to other places, ordinary people can only be slaves to their superiors. If you really want to move, you can only move to the warm and bright south, which is not easy. "
Zhou Qingfeng stayed for a few seconds, panic inexplicably. He asked in a low voice, "What is the day of eternal darkness?"
Todd was also stunned. "Boy, where did you come from? Why didn't you know the day of eternal darkness?"
The barbarian scratched his head again. "I heard what others said. A few decades ago, a powerful demon came to the earth from the abyss, and an iron curtain was built to cover the sky in the north.
Later, although the devil was killed jointly by the powerful human beings, its descendants remained and continued to harm the north. The iron curtain covering the sky cannot be destroyed, and the sun can no longer illuminate the ground. Thousands of miles around the north land fell into eternal darkness. "
There is no sun in this ghost place!
How can someone live?
Without sunlight, human farmers cannot farm. Food has plummeted, population has fallen, cities have become barren, and civilization has naturally withered.
Don't think about it and know how terrible it is.
"So what do human beings rely on now?"
"I don't know anywhere else. Humans in the Black Forest depend on gathering, hunting, and logging. Although the bitter cold here, there are many special products. Many adventurers come here to make a fortune.
As long as the money is made, naturally a merchant brings in bread and ale. Even without money, there are many black mushrooms and many prey in the woods. As long as you are strong enough, it is impossible to be hungry.
But now more and more monsters, even goblins have become extremely mad, life in the Black Forest is not good. "
Listening to the sighs of the barbarians, Zhou Qingfeng grabbed the big mushroom at hand, and realized that this thing was food.
Can you eat enough to eat mushrooms?
No wonder!