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Chapter 263 Immediate Southward Migration!
"I never knew there was such a huge root system under the pine tree..."
As the pine tree was placed into the golden bowl, Cang Nian couldn't help but sigh.
Where the pine tree once took root, only a huge pit remains, at least a hundred meters deep.
As for its area, it is a full 500 meters in circumference!
And this, surprisingly, could be contained within the Purple Gold Bowl, giving Cang Nian even more to speculate about the Purple Gold Bowl's level.
This thing doesn't seem to be on the same level as a Zen staff or a lotus platform!
After all, this already involves spatial means!
However, after the pine tree was placed into the purple-gold bowl, its massive root system, along with the soil, already filled the bowl.
Therefore, unlike when the Black King Snake was placed inside the Purple Gold Bowl, the part of the pine tree on the ground is placed on top of the bowl's rim.
"It does look like a small potted plant."
Looking at the pine tree that resembles a Christmas tree toy, Cang Nian felt a strange sense of amusement.
Sha sha...
Feeling itself being placed into the golden bowl, the palm-sized pine tree shook its branches and leaves, expressing its gratitude to the ancient tree.
"However, after putting the pine tree into the purple-gold bowl, I can no longer make the purple-gold bowl fly up."
Even this single purple-gold bowl weighs as much as a large gold brick; it takes me quite a bit of effort to move it.
Moreover, just maintaining this state consumes a huge amount of energy from the purple-gold bowl.
It seems the Black King Serpent will have to carry us for the rest of the journey.
After sensing the state of the purple-gold bowl, Cang Nian was secretly amazed.
Magical weapons are powerful, but they are not invincible.
There is output and consumption, and consumption requires intake. This is a truth that will never change no matter how the world changes.
Activating a magical artifact does not consume much of the user's spiritual power, but it does consume the spiritual power stored in the artifact itself.
Each magical artifact constantly draws spiritual energy from the outside world and refines it into spiritual power for use.
Once the stored spiritual energy is depleted, the magic weapon cannot be used for the time being and must wait for it to accumulate enough spiritual energy again.
This is why, before the spiritual energy revived, the monks of Chanlan Temple preserved these magical artifacts only as a form of religious faith.
This is because not only is there no one with spiritual power to activate the magic weapon, but also because in an environment where spiritual energy is depleted, the magic weapon's own spiritual power slowly dissipates, making it appear as an ordinary object, and the magic weapon becomes covered in dust.
Using the skills "Subduing Demons" and "Suppressing Demons" to put the pine tree into the purple-gold bowl consumed most of the previously stored spiritual power.
Maintaining the pine trees also requires spiritual energy.
However, the amount consumed is relatively small, slightly slower than the speed at which the Purple Gold Bowl absorbs spiritual energy from the outside world and refines it into spiritual power.
Therefore, it is entirely feasible to keep the pine tree as a bonsai and let it be cared for by the black king snake.
"Ok?"
Just as Cangnian was preparing to set off to follow the herbivores in their migration, he suddenly felt that he had become stronger.
This seemingly out-of-nothing boost made Cang Nian look towards the northeast.
……
Meanwhile, in Kangcheng.
"Director Qin, we need to hurry."
Although a lot of food has been stockpiled recently, there are more than 500,000 mouths in Kangcheng that need to eat every day.
Our inventory, if we're not sure, will only last for a month.
If this cold winter only lasts for a month, that would be fine, but if it lasts longer...
All the wild animals are migrating; if we don't follow, we'll starve to death.
Even if we try our best to hunt and kill those who have stockpiled them, it's hard to say what the final outcome will be.
In the Cannes Police Station, Professor Liu, a biology professor at Cannes University, spoke in a deep voice.
How long do you expect this winter to last?
Qin Changyi pursed his lips and then asked.
"I am just a biologist, not a meteorologist. Our Kangda University doesn't even have a meteorology major."
Moreover, now that spiritual energy has revived, the whole world has changed, and it's uncertain whether past experiences will still be useful.
This harsh winter may last until next spring, or it may never end.
Professor Liu shook his head with a wry smile.
"In this weather, people will die if we migrate..."
Qin Changyi walked to the window of the conference room, looking at the swirling snow outside, his heart heavy.
Professor Liu was the one who developed the evolution potion, so Qin Changyi did not doubt his speculation.
I thought everything in Cannes was on track.
They will rebuild the old industrial system and restore the beauty that existed before the spiritual revival.
But the heavy snow soaked them from head to toe, leaving them completely chilled.
In just three days, the temperature plummeted by forty or fifty degrees Celsius, plunging us from the end of summer into the depths of winter.
Before today, Qin Changyi thought that since humans had mastered the power of fire, even the coldest weather wouldn't be a problem.
But just a few hours earlier, wave after wave of herbivores formed a massive migration southward.
The cold wave came from the north, catching all living things off guard.
Creatures from the northern regions, along with those from the surrounding areas of Kangcheng, migrated south together.
If nothing unexpected happens, within half a month, birds will disappear and animals will vanish from the vicinity of Kangcheng, completely frozen by the cold winter.
If they didn't migrate south, they would either freeze to death or starve to death.
However, given humanity's control over fire, the probability of starving to death is higher.
The migration of hundreds of thousands of people can be described as a mere casual remark.
Once it's actually done, it's not an easy thing.
The average thickness of the snow has exceeded thirty centimeters and is still increasing over time.
For a human body of this size, walking in such an environment would not only be extremely difficult, but would also be very physically demanding.
Kangcheng is not only a powerful evolved being, but also a strong and vigorous young man.
There are elderly people, women, and children here.
Even healthy and strong men are not guaranteed to survive migrating hundreds of kilometers through the snow.
How can the elderly, women, and children, who are physically weaker, withstand it?
"Those who migrate will at least survive; those who don't will all die."
When the food is used up, a person driven mad by hunger will eat anything, including other people.
Professor Liu lit a cigarette, took a puff, and his voice was slightly hoarse.
Upon hearing this, Qin Changyi was stunned for a few seconds, and the confusion in his eyes turned into determination.
"I understand."
Qin Changyi nodded, then looked at everyone in the conference room.
"Notify everyone to pack their belongings and move south immediately!"
Qin Changyi shouted.