"Is this the largest snow thorn forest on the ice sheet?"


    Renault looked at the endless snow forest with great admiration in his eyes.


    With the exception of two northern natives, including a cat and a dog, all the people in the group had the same expression on their faces.


    "Yes, Mr. Renault The reason why the kingdom of snow thorns is called the kingdom of snow thorns, and the reason why the ice field of thorns is called the ice field of thorns is precisely because of their existence. "


    Timothy the gladiator, nodding, replied.


    This kind of shrub called "snow thorn" is generally less than 3 meters high, which is not tall among the exotic shrubs.


    The trunk of snow thorn is like a gray stalagmite, with vertical stripes on the surface. The lower part of the trunk is about half a meter thick, and its diameter is about small as it goes up. The top is as sharp as a sword.


    The branches of snow thorns are small "stalagmites", which grow from the trunk and point obliquely to the sky. Each branch has a large number of smaller spines, all of which are quite sharp. It is not a wonderful thing to be stabbed by them.


    This ice sheet is full of snow thorns, with a total area of no less than 12000 square kilometers. They are dense and airtight, which is a huge "barbed net".


    “…… In this ice field, snow thorn is one of the few plants that can survive the harsh winter. Even if they are frozen by ice and snow, they will not die A few months later, the weather gets warmer, the ice and snow subsides, the snow thorns will draw out new branches, and the branches will be covered with green leaves... "


    Timothy looked up at the dark sky with a tone of regret:


    "it''s a pity that it''s 7 a.m. and it won''t be bright until three hours later If the sun comes out, you will find that this snow thorn forest is very beautiful... "


    At this time, the trunks and branches of each snow thorn all condensed a layer of transparent ice crystals, and became a beautiful "tree of ice".


    This unique ice branch structure allows snowflakes flying in the air to fall directly on the surface of shrubs, and they can''t attach at all.


    There are millions of snow thorns growing in this vast snow field. Under the decoration of the cold winter, they have changed into a beautiful and magnificent forest of ice crystals.


    Renault can fully imagine that if the sun rises and the ice crystals reflect the sunlight or are stained with red glow, this huge forest of snow and thorns will be breathtaking.


    "It''s a pity indeed!"


    Renault sighed, pointed to the sky with a little regret and said:


    "I can feel that the sky is always filled with the smell of ice and snow. For a period of time in the future, this light snow will not stop, and it is impossible to see the sunshine..."


    Another "Gladiator", Patrick, found that Renault seems to be more interested in snow thorns, and suddenly said:


    "Mr. Renault, snow thorns are a very important tree for us northerners Its branches are rich in oil, more resistant to burning than other trees, and emit more heat when burning. "


    "So, although the sharp thorns of snow thorns are a headache, before winter comes, many people in northern China will cut down a batch of snow thorns, dry them in the sun and store them as firewood for heating in cold winter..."


    Patrick spoke more and more vigorously at the seriousness of the distinguished gentleman''s face.


    "In addition, snow thorn has an extremely strange characteristic. Once the weather turns cold, it will produce a strange toxin. As the temperature gets lower and lower, the toxin will gradually accumulate It''s the last month of winter, and it''s also the most toxic period of time... "


    "If you are accidentally stabbed by a sharp needle, your body will gradually become stiff and your body temperature will drop. You must soak in hot water for a period of time, or drink a dose of medicine made from huoyancao to get rid of the toxin If the number of stabs is too many, the temperature will drop very quickly, even if you soak in hot water, you may not be able to save it.... "


    "Of course, if you are strong, such as the awakened, you don''t have to be too afraid of spikes. It doesn''t matter if you are stabbed a few times This is also the reason why ordinary people will not easily enter the thorn ice field in the cold winter... "


    "Interestingly, after the winter is over and the weather is warm, the toxicity of snow thorns will slowly dissipate When summer comes, the toxicity will disappear completely. At this time, no matter how many times they are stabbed, no one will die Fortunately, snow thorns have such characteristics, otherwise no one would dare to cut them down... "


    This remark aroused Renault''s interest. He looked at a snow thorn not far away and flicked his finger.


    "Pa!"


    A snow thorn tree less than half a meter was broken by an invisible hand and floated to him automatically.


    Then he took a breath, and the solid ice crystals wrapped around the branches disappeared, revealing the gray bark.


    Renault reached out another finger, touched the surface of the branch, and felt it attentively.


    Everyone immediately calmed down, even breathing a lot less.


    “…… Eh, there seems to be a strange power in the branches Its nature is similar to the force of ice element, but it seems to be a little different... "Murmured Renault.


    Hearing the words "the power of ice element", several ice elites in the team broke down a section of snow thorn branch, followed Renault''s practice, grasped the branch and felt it seriously.


    But they didn''t find anything.


    In the sense of several extraordinary people, the branch is just a dead thing, no different from the stone.


    Renault showed a hint of fun:


    "Hey, it''s interesting. It seems that this should be the true face of toxin The real reason for the stiffness and hypothermia of the human body is actually the force of a special element. " At a loss about what to do,


    ''s two woodlouse in North China looked at each other and felt a sense of subversion.


    The snow thorns everywhere in the North contain the power of elements?


    Are they the legendary magic plants?


    Renault pondered for a moment, looked at the extraordinary wind system in the team, and said:


    "Gruman, send a message to the snow dragon in the rear, ask them to inform the R & D system, set up a research institute in Bingquan port as soon as possible, and dispatch a group of people to study the snow thorns on the ice field."


    "Let them find out for me the nature of the special power contained in snow thorns, why winter appears and summer dissipates? I have a strong premonition that snow thorns are likely to give us a big surprise... "


    After a pause, he said:


    "in addition, let''s make a plan to conduct a comprehensive exploration on the snow thorns on the thorns ice field, find out their specific distribution, and study how to protect the development..."


    "Yes


    Named "geluman", the wind system Superman quickly carried the long-range magic communication radio station to the sky and began to send messages to the snow dragon.


    "Hey, old man, do you know what protective development is?"


    Timothy nudged Patrick and whispered.


    Patrick shook his head blankly.


    However, Schneider, the team''s chief manager, answered this question with a smile:


    "big man," protective development "means that from now on, snow thorns on the ice field are not allowed to be felled at will. Anyone who wants to felling them must obtain our approval!"


    "Ah?"


    two North woodlouse is stunned.


    What? Isn''t that overbearing?


    Can''t Beidi people even cut down the snow and thorns on their own land? What do you use for heating in winter? Isn''t that forcing people to freeze to death?


    Schneider added with a smile:


    "don''t worry, it''s not a bad thing If I guess correctly, in a short time, there will be an industrial chain formed around snow thorns in Beidi. Snow thorns will bring a lot of wealth, and people in Beidi will soon become rich. "


    "As for heating, Beidi people can use honeycomb fuel blocks in the future Believe me, it''s more convenient than the wood of snow thorns. You don''t have to worry about being stabbed all the time... "


    In the thousand Lake Republic, this has happened countless times.


    Where the sea tide leads the people to work hard, a large number of factories will be built up, and local residents will become rich quickly.


    two northern land woodlouse looked at each other doubtful, with doubts and great expectations.


    Is it true or not? In the past few thousand years, in the eyes of Beidi people, snow thorns are equivalent to firewood for heating in winter. Can they really bring a lot of wealth?


    If they had not seen with their own eyes, the noble Mr. Renault, treat snow and thorns so seriously, they would never have believed Schneider''s words.


    "Patrick, didn''t you say that there are several roads through the snowthorn forest?"


    At this time, Renault said:


    "take us to the nearest passage!"


    "Yes


    Patrick answered respectfully.