Chapter 452
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Chapter 452: The Approaching Calamity
Days passed, and the weather seemed to get colder and colder recently.
Squatting in front of the brazier in the Hall of Political Affairs, Luo Ji, holding a stick, unceremoniously poked at the coals in the brazier.
After pondering for a moment, he told Jie Zichuan and He Liang beside him.
“It’s about time, put out the fire.”
Hearing this, Jie Zichuan quickly brought over the basin of sand he had prepared beforehand.
After covering the coals with sand and extinguishing the fire, Luo Ji extended his hand over the sand to feel the temperature.
He let the heat simmer for a while longer, then unhurriedly used the stick to push aside all the sand and the coals beneath.
Underneath the coals was another layer of mud.
That layer of mud, having been baked for too long, was now almost cracked.
Even before breaking through this mud layer, a familiar aroma wafted from its cracks, making Luo Ji’s mouth water.
He Liang, Jie Zichuan, and the other guards standing by also couldn’t help but lick their lips.
“Quick, bring the plates over.”
As he spoke, Luo Ji directly broke open the mud layer, then used a pair of chopsticks to pick out the bowl-sized, pitch-black items.
Less than a minute after placing them on the plates, Luo Ji impatiently reached for one with his bare hands.
The moment he touched it, the scalding heat made him gasp in cool air, constantly switching the item between his hands, but he found it inexplicably enjoyable.
After breaking it with force, the seemingly charred, stone-like object revealed an unexpectedly soft interior.
As a tempting orange-yellow flesh appeared before everyone’s eyes, a truly irresistible sweet aroma instantly permeated the entire Hall of Political Affairs.
Even Lu Yang, who had been diligently working moments before, couldn’t help but powerfully inhale, then his gaze kept darting towards Luo Ji.
“Alright, stop pretending and come over quickly. There’s one for everyone, and these roasted sweet potatoes are best eaten while hot; they lose their flavor when cold. Eat them quickly, then get back to work.”
Although it was still working hours, a balance of work and rest was perfectly fine!
As he spoke, Luo Ji took a generous bite, savoring the piping hot, sweet flavor filling his mouth.
No exaggeration, this roasted sweet potato was absolutely his favorite coarse grain.
And it had to be roasted over charcoal; charcoal-roasted ones tasted the best!
Watching Luo Ji eat with such a happy expression, the others in the Hall of Political Affairs were clearly tempted.
Lu Yang, who had gradually become familiar with Luo Ji’s personality, had long lost his initial reserve.
For a time, accompanied by gasps of inhalation, the entire Hall of Political Affairs was enveloped in the sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes.
Meanwhile, on the other side, curled up in a warm quilt, Hill spent her 7th day living in Mirror City. Luo Ji had arranged a small but very neat and clean room for her.
In these 7 days, she had slept in for 7 days.
Hill could swear by the God of Wind and Snow that she had never been so lethargic before. Yet, the warm quilt deprived her of any desire to emerge from it, until her rumbling stomach could no longer endure it.
With effort, she poked her head out from the quilt.
The brazier in the room had long since extinguished.
Feeling the cold outside the quilt, Hill suddenly retracted her neck.
Then, as if realizing something, her brows gradually furrowed.
The cold she felt in the south was definitely not because her cold resistance had weakened, but because the temperature here was noticeably dropping!
Realizing this, Hill’s heart leaped in alarm.
There was no time to lie in bed; even for her own life, she had to quickly get out of this warm quilt.
She swiftly put on the winter clothing the soldiers had given her earlier.
Hill rushed out of her room, and in that instant, the surrounding temperature immediately dropped even further.
This further confirmed Hill’s suspicions, and she quickly stood on tiptoe, gazing towards the northern sky.
The scene that met her eyes made her expression change completely.
“The Day of Calamity is sweeping in!”
She had originally thought that by migrating south, she could avoid the approaching calamity.
But she never imagined that this calamity would sweep all the way to the south!
Confirming this, Hill’s ice-blue eyes quickly fell upon the two soldiers guarding her door.
As a newly submitted barbarian, Luo Ji had not restricted her movements but had assigned two soldiers to follow her.
One of these soldiers was a previously submitted barbarian soldier, and the other was an ordinary soldier.
On one hand, it was naturally to keep an eye on her, and on the other, it was to prevent any trouble due to Hill’s language barrier.
Of course, this was only what was visible; secretly, there were also members of the Secret Division watching.
At this moment, Hill quickly spoke to the two soldiers.
“Quick, I need to see him, I need to see His Majesty the Emperor! Any later, and it will be too late!”
Hill’s tone, clearly tinged with panic, did not sound like a joke.
Considering her identity, the two soldiers quickly exchanged glances, then ultimately bit the bullet and reported the matter.
At this moment, Luo Ji had just finished eating his roasted sweet potatoes and was preparing to get back to work.
Upon hearing the guard’s report, his expression also froze for a moment.
After pondering for a while, he finally nodded.
“Take her to the Audience Hall; I’ll be there shortly.”
After speaking, Luo Ji didn’t delay.
He swiftly donned his beast-skin greatcoat and then, with his personal guards, hurried towards the Audience Hall.
By the time he arrived, Hill was already standing there waiting.
The undisguised anxiety in her brow made him clearly realize that something truly troublesome had likely occurred.
“Speak. What is so urgent that you needed to see me?”
“The Day of Calamity is approaching!”
“Huh?”
Luo Ji felt a moment of bewilderment.
“The Day of Calamity? Doesn’t sound like a good day. What is that?”
“According to the prophecy of our Winter Tribe’s Great Shaman, the Day of Calamity is the wrath unleashed by the God of Wind and Snow. At that time, the entire northern region will be engulfed by powerful wind and snow. Countless people will be buried in the snow, and some weaker tribes will even be directly annihilated by this calamity…”
After listening to Jie Zichuan’s translation and learning about the prophecy Hill spoke of, Luo Ji’s expression was subtle.
He never believed in such mystical things.
However, the climate changes in his Myriad World Civilization this year were indeed vastly different from previous years.
After summer, the temperature cooled very quickly.
Light snow had begun to fall 2 or 3 months in advance.
And in the past few days, the snow had not only continued but had grown heavier, with temperatures dropping continuously.
Considering the climate changes in his Myriad World Civilization, combined with Hill’s description of the Day of Calamity, Luo Ji’s heart suddenly leaped.
He thought of a possibility.
This sweeping phenomenon wasn’t some “Day of Calamity;” it was an unprecedented blizzard!!
