【It must be warmth supplies! Otherwise, you'll definitely be frozen into a popsicle!】
【I thought of a method. First, synthesize four Ice Walls to block the wind, then make a few grass mats to put inside, and light a Fire Pile next to them. That should last until dawn, right?】
【This... will it work?】
【Is there no other way?】
【It seems there really is no other way!】
【Yes! Make quilts! But you need cotton. I only found one portion of cotton, and one quilt needs 10 portions of cotton, not to mention the fabric!】
【This... I'll just make grass mats then...】
Chen Mo shook his head at the cold protection plan proposed by a certain enthusiastic player.
But there was clearly no better way...
Alright!
Since he had the Ice House synthesis blueprint, he didn't need to build Ice Walls that leaked wind from the top.
As for bedding, he could only make some grass mats like the others.
Chen Mo opened the manufacturing interface to check the required materials.
【Ice House: crushed ice (16/100), freshwater (0/4)】
【Description: A hemispherical Little Ice House, very sturdy, with an arched entrance. The internal space is not large, but it provides wind protection.】
【Grass Mat: grass rope (0/2), grass bundle (6/6)】
【Description: A cold-insulating mat. Usually, several pieces need to be used together to provide warmth.】
Synthesizing grass rope requires 2 grass bundles. Calculating it, one grass mat needs a total of 10 grass bundles.
If sleeping, laying three layers underneath and covering with three layers on top, at least 60 grass bundles are needed!
Chen Mo rubbed his temples, feeling the workload was huge!
Calculating based on salvaging about ten ice blocks each time, he would need to salvage at least five or six times before dark!
As long as he could gather enough grass bundles, the crushed ice for making the Ice House would definitely be sufficient by then!
Chen Mo looked into the distance and saw a large area of crushed ice approaching.
He moved closer to the Fire Pile to warm himself and his hands, planning to salvage the ice blocks in the best condition when they got closer!
He wouldn't miss a single grass bundle!
He secretly made his plan, but then heard the Old Floating Ice beneath his feet groaning and whimpering, like it had a toothache!
“Old Floating Ice, what are you whimpering about?”
“Ow... there's a bunch of little shrimp nibbling on Old Ice floe!”
Chen Mo suddenly became energetic. The ice blocks were still far away, so why not salvage some little shrimp now!
“Where are they?”
“Below! Lots and lots!”
“Lots?”
Chen Mo couldn't stay calm. According to the Old Floating Ice, he could salvage a whole pile just by scooping randomly!
He immediately gripped the fishing net tightly and scooped a netful from under the Floating Ice.
He dumped it onto the Floating Ice!
A large pile of little shrimp was dumped out!
They were still bouncing around!
The only problem was... they were really too small. One netful wasn't even enough to fill a bowl!
Even a mosquito is meat!
Chen Mo quickly scooped another netful and dumped it!
【Obtained: Little Shrimp x61!】
Continue!
【Obtained: Little Shrimp x57!】
【Obtained: Little Shrimp x41!】
【Obtained: Little Shrimp x22!】
...
【Obtained: Little Shrimp x3!】
Chen Mo salvaged more than ten times consecutively, only stopping when he couldn't salvage even one more!
He didn't have time to deal with these little shrimp because the Floating Ice blocks opposite were about to arrive!
Chen Mo hurried to warm himself by the fire, but the Fire Pile was unhappy!
“I'm almost extinguished! Can you add some wood before you warm yourself?”
“No time! If you extinguish, I'll revive you later!”
“What???”
“Hahahahaha! Old Ice floe finally doesn't have to be roasted by the fire anymore!”
“Old Floating Ice, don't gloat!”
“Shut up, both of you!!! Don't delay me from salvaging the ice blocks!”
With Chen Mo's roar, both guys became obedient!
Finally, he clearly heard the calls from the ice blocks opposite.
“Salvage me, salvage me, salvage me, salvage me...”
“I have wood, I have wood!”
“I have grass bundles, I have grass bundles!”
You're the one!
This wave of ice blocks was very cooperative. Chen Mo salvaged all the ice blocks containing grass bundles with hardly any effort!
The remaining ice blocks drifted away, so he started to decompose them!
A few minutes later, Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction. He obtained 11 grass bundles and 22 crushed ice pieces.
“The harvest is pretty good!”
He looked up and saw that the ice blocks further away would take a long time to drift over. Taking advantage of this time, Chen Mo decided to make a grass mat first.
He first synthesized two grass ropes, and then used 2 grass ropes and 6 grass bundles to synthesize a bedsheet-sized grass mat.
This thing looked quite rough. Its warming effect wasn't non-existent, but it was negligible!
Without two or three layers, it was practically useless!
After being busy in the cold wind for a while, Chen Mo felt a bit cold. He took a piece of wood and stuffed it into the precarious Fire Pile.
The flames suddenly grew larger, and with that, the Old Floating Ice started cursing subtly again.
Chen Mo ignored it, collected all the little shrimp in a small iron basin, put in a piece of crushed ice, and placed it on the grill to cook.
When he got hungry later, he could just drink this basin of shrimp soup. It would warm him up and replenish some water.
However, Chen Mo guessed the taste wouldn't be great.
He warmed himself by the fire, rubbing his hands, waiting for the crushed ice in the small iron basin to melt. Just then, a seabird swooped down from mid-air, actually darting fiercely over Chen Mo's head and accurately pecking the Floating Ice!
“Ow! That hurts!”
The Old Floating Ice cried out in response!
Chen Mo was slightly stunned. Did this seabird come just to peck at the ice?
Looking closely, he realized that the seabird wasn't pecking at the ice, but at a few little shrimp he had missed!
He was impressed!
Those tiny little shrimp, which were hard for him to find, the seabird actually spotted from far away?
Seriously!
“There's another one! Aim! Dive!”
“What the heck?”
Chen Mo was astonished to find that he could actually hear the seabird talking!
Although this was quite ordinary for him since he had awakened the system, hearing a seabird say a few words like this still made him a bit surprised!
With a whoosh!
The seabird circled halfway, swooped down, and pecked the Old Floating Ice!
Accompanied by a loud cry, Chen Mo clearly saw that the seabird accurately pecked and carried away a tiny little shrimp!
“Delicious, delicious! Are there more? Let's look again!”
Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly had an idea!
“Hey! Little bird! How about I give you shrimp to eat, and you tell me if there are any Floating Ice blocks ahead?”
Before Chen Mo finished speaking, he saw the seabird suddenly tremble and drop a significant distance, as if startled!
“My goodness? You can understand me?”
Being able to say this meant normal communication was possible.
Chen Mo became interested. He directly scooped out a few little shrimp from the small iron basin, “Tell me what you've seen, and all these little shrimp are yours!”
Hearing this, the seabird flapped its wings and circled above Chen Mo's head, flying and calling out.
“Let me taste one first, let me taste one, I'll taste one first!”
“Cut it out! Tell me one thing, and I'll give you one little shrimp!”
“One is too little, one is too little!”
“Three!”
Anyway, the little shrimp weren't big, so giving a few more wasn't a big deal.
Chen Mo looked at the seabird above his head and saw it open its beak, as if thinking about something.
A few seconds later, it spoke!
“There's a Floating Ice ahead of you. There are two people on the Floating Ice. They look fierce and scary!”
“One Floating Ice? Two people? Fierce-looking?”
Chen Mo suddenly had a bad feeling. Could the other party be allied pirates?