The existence of Shen Feng and the news of him were like a mountain, unchanging yet suffocating. A mere glance upwards revealed faint clouds in the sky, clouds that drifted in the vast expanse where even breathing was difficult, let alone surviving. Ping Ping Shun Feng floated freely in the sky, rushing to any situation the moment it arose.
Under such circumstances, although Shen Feng had not shown himself, legends about him had already begun to circulate among the esper community. The reason for this was an informant who had leaked the news that Shen Feng could fly. Consequently, people were reluctant to fight Han Shu to the death, choosing instead to observe the development of the situation. They would not use their trump cards until the last moment.
Shen Feng was also aware of the situation on the ground, as Yu Ren Shu was always in the sea and would immediately send him news of any developments.
Now, Shen Feng understood that his position had been exposed. If he did not show himself, those below would not fight desperately, and time would be wasted. The supplies he carried in the sky were limited, enough to last only three months. If the battle was not over within three months, he would need to find other places to resupply.
"Do you need me to go to the ground to gather information? After all, if I go to the ground, I can also help you fight. The sea is full of icebergs, and my esper abilities can be fully utilized!" Mu Ying asked.
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng rejected the suggestion and said, "Don't worry, I haven't made a move yet. Now, I only need to use my skills to make the people below fight with all their might!"
At this moment, Shen Feng appeared full of confidence, with a faint smile on his face, not looking panicked at all.
Mu Ying did not understand why Shen Feng said this. Clearly, delaying the matter would put them at a significant disadvantage, yet Shen Feng claimed to have a way to change the course of events, which was very strange.
"Your esper ability is to control wind, not to control human actions. How can you be so sure?" Mu Ying asked.
Xu Xing also walked over and said, "What the City Lord says must be correct. If he says he has a way, he definitely has a way!"
"What kind of reason is that? Isn't that just blindly believing someone? Can't you have your own opinion?" Mu Ying said unhappily.
Xu Xing replied, "It's because I believe the City Lord can definitely make the right decisions. You don't understand this. The reason he is our City Lord is because he is our hope!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ying shrugged and said, "Then I'll wait and see what good ideas you have. If you can speed up the battle between these people and the sea beasts, that would be the best. If not, it's not too late for us to make a move!"
Shen Feng said to Mu Ying, "Esper abilities in this world can generally be divided into three types: natural types, which utilize the various forces of nature to produce effects; enhanced body types; and matter-controlling types. The strongest esper abilities are undoubtedly the natural types!"
"Are you here to show off your power? What's the use of saying this? Now is not the time to compare strength. If you can kill everyone below, you can directly snatch the meteorites without having to float around in the sky!" Mu Ying misunderstood Shen Feng's meaning, thinking he was showing off.
Shen Feng quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to compete with you. I want to explain how my skills came about. To utilize skills more effectively, one needs to understand physics more!"
"What? Do you have any brilliant ideas? Tell me now!" Mu Ying asked.
Shen Feng then explained, "In the past, I thought wind was simply the flow of air, which is how wind is generated. But later, after learning more about meteorology, I discovered that wind is not created out of nothing. In other words, air flows because of uneven heating and cooling within the air, which leads to unstable pressure. Therefore, areas of high pressure constantly flow towards areas of low pressure, creating global air currents. Wind can influence the entire world!"
Mu Ying nodded and said, "Continue, I'll listen to your insights."
Shen Feng said, "After I understood this, I could possess greater power, which is to fundamentally control the flow of wind. This way, I would be an absolute natural disaster, because I only need to utilize the convergence of warm and cold air currents to create various extreme weather conditions!"
Mu Ying felt something was wrong after hearing Shen Feng's explanation and quickly asked, "Logically, shouldn't you only be able to control the flow of wind? At most, you could form a huge typhoon. Can you do anything else?"
Shen Feng said confidently, "When one understands one thing, one understands everything! Before, I didn't understand this, so I could only use typhoons. But after I understood the relationship between climatic phenomena and wind, I realized that as long as I mastered the convergence of warm and cold air currents, I could artificially create various weather changes. In fact, this is also called weather warfare!"
"What are you planning to do now?" Mu Ying asked immediately.
Shen Feng said, "This is the Arctic Circle after all. Every night, you can see the aurora. In a while, this place will become eternal night, and the sun will be invisible in the sky. Furthermore, you cannot get any replenishment here. In such a situation, who can last for a long time? I plan to give them a surprise and let them understand that life in the Arctic Circle will be even more difficult!"
Mu Ying vaguely understood something, but she still found it hard to believe, as she could not believe that this man in front of her could influence various weather changes.
That night, many people were resting on ships at sea. It was nighttime, and they were not convenient to continue their actions. With icebergs everywhere, moving carelessly meant the risk of colliding with an iceberg. If they truly hit an iceberg, they would be like Jack and Rose, drifting at sea and waiting for rescue.
So, many people rested in their beds at night. If anyone was interested, they could lie on the deck and watch the aurora in the distance. These auroras could only be seen in the North and South Poles, and the auroras in the Arctic Circle were particularly abundant. After all, there were many islands around. As long as they stopped on an island for a moment, they could see the green aurora flashing in the sky in the distance, which was very spectacular.
However, a strong wind suddenly struck, and many cold air currents swept past. People involuntarily tightened their clothes. They all felt a chill, and then, in the middle of the night, it suddenly began to snow.
Snow and ice were very common phenomena in the Arctic Circle, so everyone thought it was just snowing and nothing to discuss. The snow would naturally disappear after a while.
However, these people found that they had miscalculated. After it snowed, the next day, hailstones began to fall from the sky. These hailstones, the size of fists, would at least crack a person's head if they hit it.
Under such extreme conditions, people dared not leave their ships and could only hide in their rooms. Even when they went onto the deck, they had to be constantly wary of attacks from above, as ice blocks could fall from the sky at any moment.
What was worse, the sea surface began to freeze again due to the extremely low temperature. Large amounts of ice formed. Some people, who had managed to advance with their icebreaker ships, now found themselves in danger and could no longer proceed. They also had to constantly be careful of what was above them.
"This damned weather is really strange. It wasn't this extreme before, but now it's snowing and hailing. Are they letting people live?" Someone discovered the abnormal climate and couldn't help but curse.
Most people believed that this extreme weather was caused by the ice age. After all, the Earth's temperature was very cold now. Although it had not reached the historical lowest temperature, it was definitely an ice age, and few animals could survive in such low temperatures. This abnormal and strange phenomenon was not worth paying attention to. Even in the summer of the Northern Hemisphere, there could be snow and hail.
As a result, this extreme climate became more and more pronounced. For five consecutive days, there were extremely low temperatures, the sky was overcast, and heavy snow fell from the sky. Hailstones continuously pounded the water, making splashing sounds.
Some people realized something was wrong. If they stayed put and did nothing, the food and fuel on their ships would be greatly consumed. To survive, they needed food and warmth, and warmth required fuel. The fuel they carried was not enough to sustain prolonged consumption at sea, especially since they now needed to consume fuel for heating, which made their situation even more dire.
"I understand, it's all Shen Feng's doing. He's in the sky and unaffected. He only needs to bring some oxygen tanks to live in the high altitude. As for us on the ground, we have to be constantly vigilant. This is his plan. He wants us to exhaust the remaining food and fuel we have, while he can sit back and reap the rewards in the sky. Now, we have no other option but to speed up our fight with the sea beasts!" Silinova said.
Upon her reminder, the others suddenly understood.
After realizing this, countless people cursed at the sky, because they knew that Shen Feng was definitely in the sky, and this continuous snow and ice weather must have been caused by Shen Feng. Only he could do such a thing.
"Shen Feng, you scoundrel, you're a venomous snake who only strikes at the last moment, and you need us to risk our lives for meteorites while you wait to harvest. If you have any conscience at all, come down to the ground and fight with us!" These people shouted at the sky.
Shen Feng, however, could not hear their complaints. At this time, he was still drifting in the sky with his subordinates. They were wearing thick clothes and slept in space bags at night. The space bags were made of aerospace materials and had excellent thermal insulation, making it possible to sleep even in the snow.
The only drawback in the sky was the lack of oxygen. After all, the summit of Mount Everest was already a region that was difficult for humans to reach. Without an oxygen mask, one could not survive. And now, they were drifting at an altitude of 20,000 meters. Without oxygen bags, they could not get enough oxygen.
Fortunately, Shen Feng had a disciple who used oxygen as his esper ability, so he could replenish the oxygen tanks at any time, solving the most difficult problem in the sky.