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At that moment, Snowball No. 1 finally finished digging and had just backed out of the igloo. Go Okrim immediately roped him into helping.

"Snowball No. 1, come lend me a hand."

Snowball No. 1 who is eager to join in on any lively activity, happily trotted over when called.

"Woof!"

Snowball No. 1 bit down on the rope Go Okrim was holding and started pulling.

Go Okrim smacked the Snowball No. 1 lightly on the head. "The bucket isn't even in the water yet. What are you pulling for?"

Snowball No. 1 whined softly, letting go of the rope, and waited for Go Okrim to lower the bucket.

Both the human and the Cryo Wolf were impatient. Meanwhile, Kim Haru had already caught three more fish when the pair finally managed to pull up a bucket that seemed to contain something alive.

"Shrimp?" Go Okrim peered into the bucket and saw creatures about the length of a finger. They looked somewhat familiar.

This immediately delighted Kim Haru. "Perfect! I love shrimp."

He'd heard shrimp were easy to raise. He decided he'd go to his study later and look up what preparations were necessary.

Shrimp were a true delicacy, after all.

After reading about all the preparations and factors needed for raising shrimp in a pond, Kim Haru quietly closed the book.

As for the pond shrimp, he decided to let nature take its course. When spring came and he started planting rice, he could try raising shrimp in the rice fields instead. It would be much simpler than raising them in a pond.

Kim Haru jotted down the idea in his notebook before heading out to prepare dinner.

The main dish, of course, would be the Sunbreak Fish he had just caught. While Kim Haru was researching, several large red-shelled shrimp had been pulled up from the ice hole by Go Okrim.

"You keep playing, I'll handle the fish," Kim Haru said, patting Go Okrim on the shoulder. "Catch more shrimp. We might be able to make spicy shrimp for a late-night snack."

Whether Go Okrim was looking forward to the snack or not, Kim Haru certainly was. He had always enjoyed ordering takeout, and it had been a long time since he had a proper late-night snack. Barbecue, crayfish, those spicy, garlic-flavored, five-spiced, and even some strange-flavored ones—just bring a plate in front of him, and Kim Haru was sure he would finish it in minutes!

Go Okrim could only give an OK gesture, and then turned his attention back to watching the ice hole closely.

The Sunbreak Fish were indeed as easy to handle as the Ginseng Spirit had said. All that was needed was to cut a ring around the tail, lift the fish skin, and pull it downward. The entire fish skin would separate from the flesh.

Kim Haru didn't forget what the Ginseng Spirit had mentioned about the fish skin having special healing properties. After cleaning it, he placed it in a box. Once all the fish skins were peeled and properly cleaned, the box went into Kim Haru's system backpack.

He didn't need the fish skins. Apart from Go Okrim, none of the creatures on this small farm were normal humans, not to mention they wouldn't know how to use it. Even Go Okrim, who could control zombies, wasn't likely to get hurt.

When he first heard about the effects of the Sunbreak Fish skin, Kim Haru's first thought was that it would be suitable for use at the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

Once space cleared up at the safe zone, he would send the fish skins to the research institute.

While thinking this, Kim Haru skillfully continued to process the remaining fish meat.

Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander, Moon Baein, had been incredibly busy these past few days. This year's ice storm had arrived earlier than usual, and the temperature had dropped even more severely. If it weren't for the Pyeongseong Safe Zone's advancements in recent years, facing this winter's conditions would have resulted in countless deaths.

Fortunately, they now had the Unmelted Frost Bamboo Tree and the Cryo Wolf. The Unmelted Frost Bamboo Tree, a mutant plant with extraordinary abilities, softened the hard, iron-like snow and ice, while the Cryo Wolf could dig through the ice as easily as if it were foam, greatly improving the efficiency of the rescue operations in the safe zone.

Additionally, the batch of mutated silk warm clothing that had been woven earlier was distributed in advance to the people who were most likely to encounter danger. For those buried under snow, food, water, and warmth were no longer a concern. Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

However, time was still running short, as the air below the ground was uncertain, and they didn't know how many days it could last.

Finally, the rescue operation was nearing its end, and it was time to begin repairing the buildings, particularly the functional ones, such as the water and electricity supply systems. The worst-hit areas were the pipes. The ones that weren't strong enough had already broken during the storm. Even the sturdier pipes, exposed to the elements without proper heat circulation, had already frozen solid from the inside out.

The pipes buried underground were somewhat luckier; although they too had frozen, there were still gaps deep beneath that allowed some flow, and they could be thawed out slowly.

All of this needed to be managed by Moon Baein, the Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander.

There was also the resource searching team that had set off before the storm arrived.

Just thinking about this team made Moon Baein's heart tighten.

With such a massive ice storm, he had no idea what had happened to them. If they had made it to a town with buildings, they would be fine, but if they had ended up in an isolated area with no shelter, even with a vehicle to use as cover, they would not survive in the storm.

Not a single one would make it.