The twenty thousand troops that Ju zi had brought with her, all drawn from the northern regions of the Sun Moon Empire, were soldiers well-adapted to the cold. Moreover, they came fully prepared. But upon arriving here, many soldiers still suffered frostbite.
Especially the more than five thousand mining professionals who followed, their cold resistance was even weaker. Among them, the Soul Masters fared somewhat better due to their stronger physical constitution. But out of the five thousand plus people, Soul Masters were but a tiny minority; most were ordinary people. As they worked day by day, people quickly began to falter, and there had even started to be cases of death.
The blizzard tonight was exceptionally fierce, and it was unknown what might happen tomorrow. With such adverse weather conditions, it's feared that the progress will slow down even more.
