I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Let's go back and have my master's sister give us some nourishment...

Ye Qianxue took off her gloves and stuffed them into her pockets. Suddenly, a cold light appeared on the tips of her slender fingers. With just a slight flash, a piece of ground about half a meter away was cleared, which she held in her hands.

"Has it all turned into permafrost at its source...? Master is right, it could very well be a major disaster..."

Observing the patterns and structure inside the rock, Ye Qianxue dug a few more meters deeper and came to this conclusion.

"We need to go and see which areas the permafrost has spread to."

Simply confirming the situation here is not enough. Ye Qianxue also needs to know how fast the ice field is spreading and how far it has expanded to now. These are the goals of her trip.

She followed the path she had come from, and walked for about five kilometers before stopping there.

The snow grew thinner and thinner until it disappeared completely, revealing the ground beneath. Ye Qianxue lifted a piece of the ground under her feet and found it to be normal soil, indicating that the spread of the ice field had temporarily stopped.

"Half an hour... Ah, only two minutes left!"

Ye Qianxue hurriedly prepared to return. Now that she had explored the edge, she could easily report back.

Just as she was about to head back, Ye Qianxue was horrified to discover that there was a faint figure on the mountaintop several kilometers to her left!

She quickly hid, her whole body seemingly devoid of vital signs. Her blood flow slowed to a minimum, almost to the point of cessation, and her heartbeat dropped to three to five beats per minute, blending into her surroundings.

The other person seemed unaware of their presence, simply standing atop the peak, gazing motionlessly into the distance.

Then a gust of wind stirred up snow, and after it passed, the figure had disappeared. After carefully checking her surroundings, Ye Qianxue immediately emerged from the spatial rift and circled around for a long time before returning to the camp.

"I'm six minutes late."

As soon as she emerged, Mu Mu delivered a swift chop to Ye Qianxue's forehead, then asked, "What did you find?"

"The area of ​​the ice sheet has indeed expanded..."

Ye Qianxue recounted what she had seen and heard to those present, but temporarily omitted the most crucial part.

"I see... The ice sheet has been expanding all along, but it expands particularly fast at sunset... Let's just assume that for now."

A foreman-like technician, named Xu Yan, addressed everyone, saying that he looked to be around forty or fifty years old and should be a senior expert. In fact, he was the leader of the group of technicians.

Xu Yan quickly jotted down the key points in his notebook, then closed it. "We'll be conducting a few more tests tomorrow, so everyone remember to be prepared. You're all tired today, so go get a good night's sleep."

"Okay." "Then I'm going to sleep." "Sigh, staying home is fine, but going out is a nightmare..."

The technicians clamored to go back to their tents to sleep, and Xu Yan gave Ye Qianxue a slight nod: "I'll have to trouble you again tomorrow, please understand."

After saying that, he went to the instrument and equipment section to take his shift. Although he needed to rest, he still had to leave one or two people to keep an eye on things to avoid missing any information.

Mu Mu clapped his hands together, and the technicians had arranged their work schedules; now it was time for the combat personnel to get to work.

Of the eighteen combatants, apart from Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue, there are two high-level fighters, and the rest are all at the sixth level, making them a very powerful force.

However, this force would be easily swallowed up in Africa.

"Today is the duty of Team One. Remember to stay hidden. If there is no other need, try not to move. Remember to speak softly. If there are any problems, report to Team One immediately. If the team leader cannot make a decision on his own, then come to me. That's all."

"Yes."

People were speaking at normal volumes. The second and third teams had all returned to their tents. Since the only female team member was Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu, Ye Qianxue naturally ended up sharing a tent with Mu Mu.

"Let's go inside and talk." Mu Mu glanced at Ye Qianxue, knowing that this guy was still hiding something.

As she spoke, Mu Mu opened the tent, revealing a blackout curtain to prevent light from being exposed when people entered or exited.

Mu Mu turned around and pulled the tent up before opening the blackout curtain. The light, which had been glaring from being in a low-visibility environment for so long, rushed out.

"Tell me about it." Mu Mu got into position and opened his arms to Ye Qianxue. Ye Qianxue took off her military uniform and obediently crawled inside.

"Master, are there any other forces here besides us?"

"No, at least I wasn't notified."

"But Qianxue saw a figure when she went out just now."

“A figure? I’ll keep an eye out; it might be Odyssey’s gang.”

Mu Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, then relaxed again, and she looked at Ye Qianxue, who was nestled in her arms like a cat, with a smile. "Speaking of which, shouldn't we do something to warm up on such a cold day?"

Ye Qianxue: "..."

79. The birthplace of the center

The next morning, it was only a little past seven o'clock, and it was barely dawn when Ye Qianxue got up, because everyone else had already gotten up and were preparing to start work.

This could be considered her first day living on the icy plains.

Where should we place it this time?

Ye Qianxue held a strange 'flag', which was mechanically made and had a detection ball on its head. It was only a little over two meters tall and looked like a high-tech device.

However, Ye Qianxue, who had been on a mission last night, knew that this was the thing that measured temperature and climate.

"It would be best to place them at least five kilometers away from the edge of the area, and then install these surveillance cameras. If possible, please pay close attention to the surrounding area and install as many devices as possible."

Xu Yan gave Ye Qianxue a large box, which was packed full of equipment and was extremely heavy.

Ye Qianxue fell silent for a moment.

The other party wants Ye Qianxue to find a place to install a device whenever she sees something noteworthy; it seems she's destined to be doing this hard labor.

But there's nothing I can do. After all, I'm one of only two high-level spatial ability users in China. With great power comes great responsibility, and spatial ability users can do just so many things.

As if it were nothing, Ye Qianxue lifted the box, which most people couldn't possibly lift, and began her busy work.

The other technicians were also busy, recording data everywhere, and several of them went out to conduct research under the cover of the combat personnel. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Mu Mu generally doesn't do any work. Her most important task is to ensure the safety of the camp. Asking her to do any other work would be irresponsible and endanger everyone's lives.

At that moment, she received a call from China.

"it's me."

"Xiao Mu, it's me."

"Oh, it's Grandpa Tianhai. Is there anything you want to tell me?"

The caller was Qin Tianhai, one of China's top combatants, a being at the Divine Gathering Realm. However, it was quite unusual for him to call; usually, it was Yan Shan or Huang Tao who would call.

"How's life in Africa? Are you hungry? I've never been there before..."

Qin Tianhai first gave a brief greeting, then became somewhat serious: "To be honest, the data you sent back yesterday has made the whole country very uneasy."

"Are you referring to the expansion of the ice sheet?"

"That's right, the speed is too fast. Everyone felt a sense of crisis, but we suspect that this is definitely not the limit of the expansion of the ice sheet."

Mu Mu's expression hardened. "Why do you say that?"

"The charlatan only informed us of the problem in Africa yesterday. Do you understand what that means?"

"...This means that the anomalies there occurred within the last few days, and may even have happened on the very day the charlatan noticed them?"

Mu Mu continued what Qin Tianhai wanted to say next.

"That's right. We subsequently investigated data from meteorological satellites from various countries and confirmed this view. This phenomenon occurred the day before yesterday. In such a short time, the ice sheet could not possibly have grown to this size."

Qin Tianhai's statement clearly conveyed one meaning.

—The day before yesterday was a turning point. Something must have happened that day that caused a dramatic change in this land of Africa!

This dramatic change directly led to the emergence of ancient glaciers on the tropical continent of Africa, which should never have existed before!

“You arrived in Africa only a day later than what I mentioned above. It’s very possible that the scale that existed yesterday was formed overnight, but the data you sent back last night was obviously too low.”

"In other words..." Mu Mu held her breath.

"It is very likely that this phenomenon will occur again in the future, with several large-scale expansions, rather than just expanding to a small area like last night."

At this moment, Mu Mu's expression had completely darkened. "Understood. I will pay attention. If I find the source, I will try to solve it first."

"Okay, but be careful. This is clearly a supernatural phenomenon. Maybe some force has been secretly causing trouble for a long time."

Qin Tianhai sighed and suddenly said, "The whole world is paying close attention to this change. We've also sent Xue Yunling there, and she should arrive today. You guys do your best to find out the results quickly, and we'll start working on countermeasures as well."

"Ah."

.......

The phone hangs up.

Unexpectedly, Xue Yunling was sent even when the team was short of manpower, which shows how much the Chinese team values ​​this matter.

Fortunately, with two ninth-level experts present, Mu Mu's burden wasn't too heavy.

"This is so troublesome..." Mu Mu grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, she looked to the side and saw some fluctuation in the distant sky, which rippled in her perception.

There, a snow maiden, shrouded in white snow, walked across the glacier, like the queen of this land of winter, becoming the center where all origins converge. Snowflakes fell neatly one by one, and this ice queen, stepping on snowflakes, approached this place step by step.

It's Xue Yunling.

In Mu Mu's perception, her current combat power was comparable to that of a being in the Void Mirror Realm. The amplification this world provided to her was immense, even greater than the one she experienced in Siberia.

[Another difficult person to get along with...] Mu Mu sighed inwardly.

She and Xue Yunling didn't get along very well. Xue Yunling's aloof and icy demeanor seemed to constantly remind others "don't mess with me," which made many people feel cold and intimidated.