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Large snowflakes fell to the ground, turning the entire earth silvery-white.

whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

The north wind howled, and a biting chill seeped out from the cracks in the windows.

"I'm really fed up with this weather, it changes so suddenly."

The person speaking was exhaling breath, jumping around in place, and rubbing their hands together to keep warm.

"Oh, is it that cold? I feel fine. How come you, a Northeasterner, are even less resistant to the cold than me?"

He was so shocked when he saw his companion wearing shorts next to him that his eyes popped out of their sockets.

"Holy crap! Are you made of iron? Don't you get cold?"

"It was a bit cold just now, but it's okay now. My skin is numb, which means I've gotten used to it."

"...Dude, you're practically freezing to death!!!"

He made a sharp popping sound and quickly took out a cotton-padded coat from the cabinet to wrap his companion in.

"You stay here, I'll go outside and get you some snow to rub on."

As he spoke, he picked up the basin and walked out, opening the guild chat and asking:

"Headquarters building, are there any pastors here? Could you please come to room 217 and help treat my roommate? He has frostbite."

Shortly after the message was sent, a notification sounded.

Ding!

"Someone replied so quickly?"

He turned to look at the channel, saw the sender's name, and couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"

Xiao Yun: "On the first floor, on the far right, I've built a hot spring. The temperature inside is already set. Take your frostbitten brother to soak in it. Start from the low temperature and gradually increase the temperature. Do the same for everyone else. If you have frostbite, go quickly. This is no joke."

"The president actually replied to me personally!"

His face flushed with excitement, and he shakily raised his hand to type a few words:

"Roger that! The president is awesome!"

Then, countless repeaters appeared in the guild channel.

Soon, cheers erupted from the headquarters building.

A group of boys rushed into the hot spring with shouts.

"Holy crap, this hot spring center is huge! It's almost like a hot spring resort."

"Oh my god, this is awesome! Soaking in a hot spring in another world, we're finally living the good life!"

"How come I have a buff that restores health and sanity? Hey, look at the guild panel, our guild has a new blessing called [Prosperity]."

"It was the president who put it there! Waaah, I can never repay the president's kindness!"

Inside the hot spring center, in a private room.

Xiao Yun listened to the commotion outside, smiled helplessly, and then began to study the announcement released by the system.

[Server-wide Announcement - Winter is Here!]

In winter, temperatures will gradually decrease; the number of wild animals will decrease; the growth rate of wild plants will slow down significantly; the growth rate of crops will slow down significantly; and severe weather such as blizzards will increase...

[Special Effect - Death Transformation: In the cold state, everyone will suffer continuous mental damage, and those who are severely affected will turn into 'White Walkers']

[Special Effect - Resource Points: Resource points will randomly spawn outside of each independent area. The valuable resources produced at these resource points will be your reliance for surviving the winter.]

[Special Effect - World Boss: Powerful bosses will randomly spawn in the world. They will actively destroy the nearest area. Defeating a world boss will yield generous rewards.]

[Special Effect - Death Moon: The effects of the full moon will be more intense during winter; please prepare accordingly.]

[Special Effect - Undead (Unlocked as the world progresses)]

[Special Effect - Winter Festival (Unlocked as the world progresses)]

[Special Effect - Winter Conqueror (Unlocked via special method)]

【…】

"While these special effects do offer rewards, they actually make survival more difficult for ordinary people. However, it's not all bad."

Xiao Yun looked at the most prominent message at the top of the announcement.

[Starting with the arrival of winter, daily settlements will be upgraded to weekly settlements.]