These people, in their struggle for various resources, will constantly trigger and cross the line of ordinary society.
Therefore, after the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, cultivators in various places will need to band together for mutual support. Otherwise, if anyone is left out, they may become the target of plunder by other cultivators or groups of cultivators.
After all, cultivators don’t see laws or constraints; what they really care about is cultivating their spiritual chain, and everything else is insignificant.
At this moment, the three women in the research station all had different expectations for the future.
Having traveled for quite some time, Maria gently touched her lower abdomen and said to Charlie with a touch of shyness, “Young Master, I’m a little hungry. Would you like me to prepare some food so we can all eat together?”
Charlie, Yun Rugo, and Song Ruyu have all stopped eating and no longer need to consume food.
Maria already knew this, and her invitation showed that she genuinely wanted everyone to have a meal together.
Charlie naturally didn’t want to spoil her fun, so he smiled and said, “No problem, I’m fine with anything, it just depends on what you want to eat.”
Yun Rugo and Song Ruyu also expressed their opinions at this time.
Yun Rugo smiled and sighed, “I’ve known Mr. Ye and Ms. Lin for so long, but we’ve never had a meal together. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now.”
Song Ruyu smiled and said, “I’m quite good at cooking, but this Nordic research station doesn’t have the right cooking utensils and ingredients for Chinese cuisine. If all else fails, we’ll figure out how to cook a hot pot.”
Maria said happily, “That’s what I was thinking too. It’s freezing cold outside, it’s polar night, and there’s the aurora borealis outside the window. It would be perfect to have a hot pot meal by the window.”
Yun Rugo smiled and said, “Then let’s see what ingredients are suitable for hot pot. We have enough ingredients here, but we didn’t bring any with us, so we don’t have any hot pot base or dipping sauces.”
Maria smiled happily and said, “I am different from you. You are all cultivators who can live without eating. I get hungry if I don’t eat for a meal, so I always prepare food and drinks when I go out. Therefore, I have some hot pot base, dipping sauce and dipping water in my luggage.”
Charlie laughed and said, “That’s great. Wan’er, go get the base sauce and dipping sauce. I’ll go to the research station’s kitchen to see what ingredients we have to eat.”
Yun Rugo spoke first, “Mr. Ye, please don’t go to the kitchen. Ruyu and I will go.”
Song Ruyu quickly nodded in agreement: “Yes, Mr. Ye, you can leave the selection and preparation of ingredients to me and Sister Ruge. You can help Miss Lin out in a bit.”
Maria suddenly felt a little annoyed: “Oh dear, I didn’t bring a portable induction cooker. I only have a small stove for brewing tea. It’s not enough for hot pot. I doubt the Nordic research station has one. If I want to eat hot pot, I’ll probably have to go to the kitchen. I can’t eat by the window.”
“It’s alright,” Charlie said with a smile. “All you need is to boil water, and a little spiritual energy will be enough. You can eat it by the window or even go out into the snow and ice if you want.”
Maria’s eyes lit up, and she said with delight, “I forgot that your cultivation can also be converted into heat. If that’s true, then I’d really like to try eating hot pot on the Antarctic ice sheet where the temperature is tens of degrees below zero. I wonder if what you just said counts?”
Charlie smiled and nodded: “Of course it counts. There are only four of us within a radius of nearly a hundred kilometers, so there’s nothing to worry about when we eat outside. Here’s what we’ll do: once the ingredients are ready, we’ll take them all out. I can protect the vegetables and other ingredients with my spiritual energy so they won’t freeze.”
Maria smiled and agreed, then happily returned to her room.
Yun Rugo and Song Ruyu also went to the kitchen at the back of the research station. The Nordic research station was quite large for four people. The kitchen was more than 100 meters away. In between, you had to pass through the research station’s work area, fitness area, and dining room before you could reach the kitchen.
Charlie remained alone in the hall, gazing at the vast ice plains and the ever-changing aurora borealis outside the window. Suddenly, he recalled the mysterious thing that had been guiding him under the aurora.
It not only taught him the Vairocana Buddha hand seal, but also took him to that mysterious and vast underground city.
Charlie thought to himself, since it knew about that underground city, it must be related to those advanced cultivators.
It could even be something they left behind.
But what exactly is it?
Or rather, where exactly is it hiding?