Inside the ice house.
Everyone was tired and exhausted.
Hours later.
The initial wind died down. Although the temperature was still very cold, they no longer needed to block the entrances.
Qin Feng pulled off the seal skin, took out the prepared sleeping bag, and tethered the penguin.
"Everyone, sleep."
The seal oil lamp burned, emitting a dim yellow glow.
The four of them fell asleep, and snoring soon filled the air.
Suddenly!
An hour later.
Sun Haikun’s eyes snapped open, and he nudged Qian Tong, who was snoring.
Qian Tong groggily woke up.
The ice house was small.
Their whispers could be heard.
Sun Haikun used his finger to write on Qian Tong’s palm, easily legible in the candlelight: "We have the ice house, food, and water. We can live without Qin Feng."
"In his eyes, we're not even as good as penguins!"
"Instead of being treated like dogs, why not seize control?"
Qian Tong was startled.
He was afraid of Qin Feng.
Killing Qin Feng?
He hesitated.
"If you kill him, not only will you take control, but that little vixen Xiao Ruoruo… don't you want her?" Sun Haikun wrote again.
Qian Tong stole a glance at Xiao Ruoruo, but he was still undecided.
A beauty, who wouldn’t want her?
But…
Qin Feng was too terrifying!
"Coward!"
Sun Haikun crawled out of his sleeping bag, quietly took out a boning knife, and approached Qin Feng.
Qin Feng was very tired.
He seemed to be sleeping soundly, and faint snores could be heard.
Seeing that he couldn’t count on Qian Tong, Sun Haikun crept over alone, the blade pointed at Qin Feng’s neck.
*Swish!*
At the critical moment.
A dagger shot out from the sleeping bag.
"Ah…"
His wrist was pierced, and the boning knife clattered to the ground.
Blood gushed out.
Qin Feng stood up.
Astonishingly!
The zipper on the sleeping bag had never been closed!
If the sleeping bag were zipped up, it would have restrained him.
"Captain, spare me…" Sun Haikun was filled with terror.
When he realized the sleeping bag wasn’t zipped, he knew Qin Feng hadn't been asleep and had been waiting for him to make a move.
Qian Tong had already woken up.
Xiao Ruoruo was also awakened by the noise.
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
Qin Feng remained silent.
The dagger plunged in with astonishing speed.
The final stab pierced Sun Haikun's throat.
"Ah…"
Xiao Ruoruo shrieked in horror.
Qin Feng unbuckled Sun Haikun’s personal terminal, tossed the body out of the ice house, and said, "Sleep."
"Captain…" Qian Tong’s lips trembled.
"You want to kill me too?" Qin Feng asked.
Qian Tong shook his head frantically.
"I hope not."
Qin Feng rolled over and glanced at Xiao Ruoruo. "He wanted to kill me, so I killed him. Makes sense, right?"
Xiao Ruoruo trembled with fear.
How could she possibly sleep?
…
The Great Xia live stream.
It was already late at night, and many people were still awake.
Even.
Netizens from many countries had come specifically to watch Qin Feng.
The other adventurers were not very interesting, too boring.
But Qin Feng,
He acted like a madman, with all sorts of absurd actions.
No one knew what he would do next, which made it captivating.
—'Holy shit! He killed Qian Haikun!'
—'Qian Haikun attacked first, so Qin Feng was actually acting in self-defense.'
—'Just sticking to facts, I support Qin Feng this time!'
It was rare in the live stream chat for people not to curse Qin Feng as they had before.
…
A few days passed without them realizing it.
Ever since Sun Haikun was killed, Qian Tong had become even more subservient, often avoiding Qin Feng’s gaze.
On the other hand, Xiao Ruoruo.
Her wariness of Qin Feng began to decrease.
Initially, she had believed Qin Feng was competing with Li Dajun for her, driven by romantic intentions.
However, Qin Feng had never made any inappropriate advances towards her.
If he had wanted to do something, why would he have waited so long?
"Come and eat."
Qin Feng held out some krill.
The penguin still hid in the corner.
Qin Feng was troubled.
Half the plot had passed, and their relationship hadn’t improved at all. This couldn't go on.
He had to 'win over' the penguin before the plot ended!
"Why are you so good to it?" Xiao Ruoruo asked cautiously.
"It's my pet," Qin Feng lied.
"You're doing it wrong."
Xiao Ruoruo thought for a moment and said, "Every time you offer it krill with your hand, if it doesn't come, you throw it to it."
"It will think that as long as it refuses at first, you'll just throw it."
That’s it!
Qin Feng’s eyes lit up.
This time, he didn't throw the krill to the penguin. Instead, he put it back in the bag.
Let it starve.
From then on, every mealtime, he would offer krill to the penguin.
He held the krill in his hand, and if the penguin didn't come, he would immediately retrieve it, letting it continue to starve.
Finally.
The next day, the penguin couldn't take it anymore.
"Quack quack quack…"
Seeing Qin Feng offering krill, it cautiously shuffled over.
It took a bite and ran away.
Qin Feng smiled.
It worked!
Seeing there was no danger, the penguin ate its mouthful and came back again, took another bite, and ran off.
By the third day.
It no longer took a bite and ran away.
Instead, it stayed until it was full.
…
Central Africa.
Adventurers from various countries gritted their teeth and endured the time.
The temperature was relatively friendly.
It remained around two to three degrees Celsius.
With cold-weather gear and sufficient food and water, enduring it was not difficult.
A very small number of unlucky individuals encountered tornadoes.
But!
As long as not everyone was wiped out, their country was not in danger.
Only one day left!
If they endured it, they would successfully pass the challenge.
…
Inside the ice house.
Qin Feng showed a rare smile.
He paced back and forth, and the penguin followed him closely, clearly considering him its owner.
"Krill or small fish?" he asked.
"Quack…"
The penguin didn't understand what he was saying.
"Then small fish."
He took out a small fish.
"Quack…"
The penguin nuzzled closer and swallowed it in one gulp.
Qin Feng glanced at Qian Tong.
This guy had no value anymore.
However, he hadn't made any moves like Sun Haikun.
After all, they were on the same team; he couldn't kill him without a valid reason.
Huh?!
He suddenly noticed that Qian Tong, while eating seal meat, kept stealing glances at Xiao Ruoruo from the corner of his eye.
Being stuck in the ice house was too boring. With such a beautiful woman around, it was normal to have thoughts.
"It will be over by tomorrow morning."
He looked at the two of them and said calmly, "The team will be replenished, and there will be more than three of us then—rest well, and welcome the new members tomorrow."
"Yes, Captain," Xiao Ruoruo replied.
After spending this time together, her wariness of Qin Feng had greatly diminished.
If he had truly had such intentions, how could he have held back for so long without acting?
"Sleep!"
Qin Feng, holding the penguin, crawled into his sleeping bag.
Qian Tong couldn't sleep.
Under the light of the seal oil lamp, he kept glancing at Xiao Ruoruo.
There were only three of them now.
Tomorrow, the team would expand.
Not only would there be more people, but they wouldn't be confined to the small ice house anymore, giving him even less opportunity.
"Anyway, his only interest is that penguin."
"As long as it doesn't threaten him, he probably won't care, right?"
Thinking this.
Qian Tong quietly crawled out of his sleeping bag and walked towards the sleeping Xiao Ruoruo.
He tiptoed and unzipped her sleeping bag.
Suddenly!
Xiao Ruoruo woke up.
Seeing Qian Tong's face, her face turned pale with fright: "You…"
"Be quiet!"
Qian Tong lunged forward and covered her mouth.
The timidity he displayed in front of Qin Feng had completely vanished at this moment.
With the boning knife against her neck, he leaned into Xiao Ruoruo's ear and whispered, "Just once! Let me have you once, or else… don't blame me for being heartless!"
"Anyway, the captain doesn't care about us, only about that penguin!"