Yang Yi had obtained an Exquisite piece of equipment.And it was a piece of ship equipment, one that would be a total game-changer in the Extreme Winter Sea![Name: Hearth of Life][Type: Ship Equipment (Relic)][Quality: Exquisite][Description: A special hearth that can be installed on the wall of any room and lit simply by tossing in a living creature. It will occasionally emit a pulse of life-light, increasing the attribute gain rate of players (excluding Spirit).]This hearth could be installed in a room to raise the temperature. In the dead of winter, it would be invaluable. Best of all, the condition for lighting it was simple: just throw in a living thing. A Long-legged Sardine would do nicely. He planned to install it as soon as his vision returned."Suna, it's getting late. You should get some rest," he instructed. "Be mentally prepared to face the severe cold. It's only going to get worse."Afterward, he returned to his cabin. Blind, all he could do was browse the game logs and the world chat, which was still a dumpster fire of players raging against the system's sudden acceleration of the winter sea. Taking advantage of the stable market, he spent 11,000 Conch Coins on a fresh stock of 2000 units of wood.He mentally sorted through his recently acquired loot. The wind-attribute bow was for Suna. The longsword and axe, he'd keep as tools. Everything else, he'd sell. As for the plate armor, he'd try to repair it tomorrow. A full suit, even damaged, would fetch a fortune.As his plans solidified, he drifted off to sleep.………….The next morning, Yang Yi woke up on time, his vision fully restored. He tried to push his door open and was met with heavy resistance. With a firm shove, it finally swung open to reveal a deck buried in knee-deep snow. The wind howled, and for the first time, he truly felt the cold.

A biting wind chills to the bone. Fish catches will be reduced. Remember to wear winter clothes… or risk hypothermia.Location: Extreme Winter SeaTemperature: -4~0°C"-4 degrees already?" Yang Yi frowned.He retreated into his cabin and bundled up in every piece of winter gear he owned before stepping back out into the crunching snow. It was still coming down hard. A safety hazard.He grabbed a handful of snow, sniffed it, then gave it a lick. No taste. "It's fresh water."He commanded the skeletal arms to clear the deck, piling a manageable amount in the courtyard to be melted later and sweeping the rest into the sea. His outdoor campfire was officially out of commission.He went to the bow and scanned the horizon. Small, brittle sheets of ice now dotted the sea. They were no threat now, but he knew they would get bigger.Just then, the door to Suna's room opened. She emerged, huddled against the cold, hesitating for a moment. But after a few experimental movements, she adapted. The Fire-Velvet Sweater was warmer than she'd thought; her shivering was just a conditioned reflex to seeing so much snow."Suna, just the person I was looking for. I got a hearth from the gacha yesterday. Take a look and see how we should install it."If it were installed in either of their cabins, it would only heat that one room. After a brief discussion, they came up with a plan: cut a hole in the wall between their rooms and mount it there, like a shared air-conditioner in a cheap apartment.He got to work with his axe, hacking a rough opening before refining the edges with his sharper dagger. After installing the [Hearth of Life], the entire structure of the wall changed. A large, rustic, black-brick hearth now sat between their rooms, a chimney magically sprouting from the ceiling above it, curved perfectly to keep out the snow."Let's test the effect," Yang Yi said, crossing his arms, his eyes narrowed. After all, it was a Relic. Unlit, the hearth radiated an unsettling cold, like a black beast with its mouth wide open."Suna, you still have live spiders, right? Bring one over," he suggested. Fishing would take too long.A few minutes later, Suna returned from her lab with a juvenile Fire-Velvet Spider."There are only 8 left," she stated. "I can give you 1 at most. I have use for the others.""Don't worry," he said, taking the spider from her ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) hand. "In the future, I'll raise a few Long-legged Sardines specifically for lighting fires!"He carefully pinched its back to avoid being bitten and tossed it into the hearth, which was already filled with wood.

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