["That District Seven Lord is really disgusting. Fine if he can't do it, but he's actually pulling this kind of fake stunt,"] General Shakun's adjutant chimed in.
["Although I don't know what the District Seven Lord is up to, I suggest everyone not believe a word he says,"] District Five Lord Masachika also stepped out to speak for General Shakun, ["I think the lords of our districts should cooperate and properly deal with this number one liar, the District Seven Lord."]
["I agree!"]
District Nine Lord Duma sent three raised-hand emojis.
And the other lords also quickly joined this newly formed alliance.
Video: [Ethan stands in the middle of an open area, then with a wave of his hand, 15,695 water ghost bones and 85 ghost claws appear on the ground. Then with another wave, the water ghost bones and ghost claws disappear. In their place are 1,466 pieces of snow monster fur. The snow-white fur blends with the snowy ground, shimmering with faint silver light, making it easy to tell how extraordinary it is.]
However, before the video even finished playing, countless players had already started leaving comments below, ["As everyone knows, videos can't be faked."]
["Oh my god, that fur looks so warm. If I could get a set made into a coat for my wife, that'd be amazing,"] Player Louise @Ethan, ["Lord Ethan, are you selling that fur? I'm willing to pay a high price!"]
["Honey, it's fine,"] Player Louisa @Louise said, ["I think as long as I have you, I'm warm enough."]
["Those wet-looking bones earlier looked really eerie. They're not from the same creatures as the fur, right?"], Bane from the Clown Troupe said, ["Looks pretty scary. Does anyone know what kind of bones those are?"]
["Water ghosts!"]
Player A replied to Bane, ["There's a small pond near my place that has those things. Each one looks kind of like a kappa, but way more terrifying. Their mouths are full of sharp teeth. And in the middle of the night they make sounds like a woman crying, super creepy."]
["I know about that white fur coat,"] Player Ding Baiwei immediately replied, ["The Lord lent me one. After identifying it, I found out it's snow monster fur. Snow monsters are creatures that live in icy, snowy environments. Their fur is extremely warm. You can think of them like polar bears."]
["I'm so jealous of you guys in District Seven. Not only do you get skill books to learn, you can even borrow coats."]
["Speaking of which, have you guys noticed it's getting colder and colder?"]
Player B sent three freezing emojis.
Soon after, she got plenty of responses, ["If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed. I just went to check the window, and it's frozen shut. I can't even push it open."]
["I think it's already several degrees below zero outside. I left my pants hanging out to dry today and forgot to bring them in. When I just brought them back, they were stiff like a sculpture. I couldn't even bend them."]
["So cold! Just looking at the District Seven Lord's fur makes me feel warm."]
At this moment, Ethan posted a second video: [Ethan walks into a room with a lit fireplace, then dumps all the wood from his warehouse. 6,033 units of wood instantly pile up, filling the entire hall of his villa.]
[Caption: No one doubts what I said now, right? There's no way I could've gathered all this alone. Thanks to the players and residents of District Seven for helping me get so many materials.]
[Player A: Admiration +10]
[Player B: Admiration +15]
[Player Very_Sweet_Girl: Envy and Jealousy Critical Hit +35]
[Player Jerry: Jealousy Critical Hit +30]
[Player Momo…]
Admiration values surged once again.
Watching the numbers skyrocket, Ethan's heart started racing along with them.
However… The admiration value eventually stopped at [93356/100000], and then started increasing very slowly.
Before, it had been jumping by one or two thousand at a time, but now it only went up by ten or twenty each time. Later on, it was only ticking up by a few points at a time.
"One more wave!"
"Damn it! Just one more wave and my admiration value will be full!"
Actually, Ethan was also very curious what kind of reward he would get at this level of admiration.
After all, the previous admiration rewards had brought him quite a lot of benefits.
Many of them were things he urgently needed.
And… Ethan had a feeling that this next reward might be something important.
As the admiration value plateaued, Ethan started feeling a bit troubled.
He glanced around, just then, Cook Four walked in and said, "Lord, I've already prepared your clothes. Would you like to go swimming or head straight to the shower?"
"With snow this heavy outside, the pool is probably frozen, right?"
While thinking of a solution, Ethan casually replied to Cook Four.
Cook Four nodded helplessly, "Yes, Lord. I just went out to check. Although our pool isn't completely frozen, the water inside is already close to zero degrees. It's like a slushy mix. You probably can't swim in it."
"Then forget it. I'll just take a shower later."
Ethan waved his hand, not paying much attention.
"Alright, Lord," Cook Four responded, then added with a sigh, "It's a pity our pool isn't a real hot spring. If it were a real hot spring, it wouldn't freeze."
"And I've heard that soaking in an outdoor hot spring in winter has a completely different kind of feeling."
"If we could find a hot spring source in the future and move it over, that'd be great…"
"Wait!"
Ethan quickly interrupted Cook Four, because he felt like he had just heard something important, something that might help him quickly fill up his admiration value. But what exactly it was, he couldn't quite put his finger on.
It just felt like he had almost grasped something.
"Lord, what's wrong?"
"What did you just say at the end?", Ethan asked.
"If we could find a warm spring source in the future…"
"Not that, the one before that!"
Cook Four repeated like a recorder, "And I've heard that soaking in an outdoor hot spring in winter has a completely different kind of feeling."
"Not that either!", Ethan felt like he was just about to catch it, but still a little short, so he pressed on, "What else did you say just now?"
"I also said… it's a pity our pool isn't a real hot spring. If it were a real hot spring…"
"Yes! That's the one!"
Ethan was overjoyed and immediately stood up, "That's it! You've solved my big problem! This is great!"
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