Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 128 Snow House and Rorschach Strong Man

At the same time that Purficott stepped off the train, the two steam knights also completed their warm-up engines and jumped out of the rear carriage.

Although the Steam Knight has strong maneuverability and combat effectiveness, the loss and maintenance problems of metal parts make non-combat maneuvers under normal circumstances like armored vehicles in the original world, requiring specialized transportation.

At the same time, this also puts a lot of pressure on logistics.

But considering the various situations that would occur in the fjord camp under a heavy snowstorm, Purficott still brought two Steam Riders over, hoping that they would be able to play a role when needed.

But when she walked out of the station, she found that the situation seemed better than she expected.

The main street of the camp was not covered with snow, and several soldiers wearing heavy winter clothes were sweeping it with the tools in their hands.

The snow they cleared was not piled randomly. Instead, it was transported to the pier on a small cart and piled on the frozen water.

Seeing Perficott coming with two steam knights, these soldiers quickly stopped what they were doing and stood at attention and saluted.

"No need to be polite, I'm busy with you." Purficott waved his hand, not demanding etiquette from the soldiers, but after letting go of his worries for a while, he carefully observed the faces of these soldiers.

It could be seen that they had not slept all night last night, and almost all the soldiers had red eyes.

But apart from fatigue, nothing else could be seen on them. It seemed that the blizzard last night did not have much impact.

However, Purficott was not careless and decided to visit the military camp first.

However, when she came to the military camp, the situation she saw was even better than that in other parts of the camp, which even made Purficott feel that her trip was in vain.

I saw that most of the soldiers were wearing their issued winter clothes. They were using shovels and other tools to pile the snow into a frame nailed with wooden slats, pressing it into rectangular snow bricks, and then stacking these snow bricks. Outside the tent, they were built into shapes similar to igloos.

It can be seen that a considerable number of soldiers must have survived the blizzard last night on this basis. At least Purficott could see that some igloos were built last night, and there was already a thick layer of snow on them. , the original shape of the snow bricks is almost invisible.

"Who came up with this idea?" Purficott asked White beside him, his eyes full of approval.

For ordinary people, of course they don't have the ability of an alchemist to build a house with bare hands, but it is also very remarkable to be able to come up with such a method to use local materials.

"It's Second Lieutenant Mikhail. He is a Rorschach. It is said that he once lived in Hyponia. It was he who taught us how to build a snow house, which allowed us to withstand last night's blizzard." Captain White answered Purphy Kurt's question.

"Rorschach? Have you ever been to Hyponia?" Purficott suddenly remembered a fat man who also claimed to have lived in Hyponia.

After obtaining the pioneering documents, Oliver has returned to the empire, preparing to recruit his own pioneering group, and then return to the north in the next spring. "Yes, although he is a Rorschach, he has served in the Imperial Army. When your guard was formed, he was one of the officers who took the initiative to sign up." Captain White explained, seeming to be interested in this Mikhail The second lieutenant praised him very much: "If it hadn't been for him last night, many people would have froze to death."

Purficott has no doubt about this.

Facing a sudden blizzard, it would be almost impossible to survive with just a thin tent and some simple wooden houses.

In this kind of bad weather, even if you wear thick clothes, ordinary people will freeze to death due to a large loss of body temperature within a few hours.

As for the snow house, even though it is made of snow, at least it can withstand the invasion of wind and snow, can serve as a shelter from the wind and snow, and can even light a fire inside the snow house for warmth.

"Being able to come up with such a method, it seems that Second Lieutenant Mikhail must have experience in living in a cold environment." Purficott praised, then lowered his head and got into an igloo.

The interior of the igloo is not large, almost slightly larger than the single-person tent used by the army. It is surrounded by thick snow bricks, which ensures the strength of the igloo and can effectively prevent the loss of internal temperature.

However, after walking around the igloo, Purficott still pointed out some shortcomings: "You should build a sleeping platform with snow inside, at least higher than your knees, and dig the entrance a little longer, so that at night You can ensure that you don't freeze when you sleep, because the air conditioner sinks downwards."

"I know this, but the first thing we need last night is to resist the cold wind. As for further improving the igloo, it will be work later, otherwise many people will freeze to death last night." A man spoke with a strong smile. The tall and strong Rorschach man with a sharp tongue appeared in front of Purficott.

He was over two meters tall, so that Purficott had to raise his head to talk to him.

Although the sky is full of wind and snow, and Purficott is wrapped in a thick winter coat and still feels cold, this strong Rorschach man only has a thin shirt on his body. His whole body is steaming and his sleeves are still high. He lifted up his arms, revealing his thickly hairy arms.

It can be seen that he was probably still working just now.

"Yes, your approach has saved many people's lives. It can be seen that you have experience living in cold areas." Purficott nodded in approval, and then asked: "I am very curious how you learned this."

"I was exiled to Hyponia and learned it from the locals there." Second Lieutenant Mikhail explained, but he didn't seem to want to talk about this topic in too much depth: "The ice and snow in Hyponia are not there all year round. Culture, the locals lived a nomadic life. In that environment, tents were useless, and the locals did not have enough wood to build houses, so they came up with a way to build houses with snow.

If maintained well, this kind of igloo can usually last all winter.

I'm not sure about the weather here in the north, but as long as the temperature doesn't rise suddenly, these igloos should not melt before spring. "

"Very good, I have recorded your achievements. Are you willing to be my knight?" Purficott did not admire the strong Rorschach man in front of him, but he also felt that he was a talent and needed to set an example. .

Faced with the solicitation of a count, Second Lieutenant Mikhail did not hesitate too much. He quickly nodded and knelt on one knee in front of Purficott.

　Don't try it easily in the wild. Inexperienced people digging igloos will either bury themselves alive, or the wrong method will cause them to freeze to death.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)