2198 Call Ice Bite out! Previously, every tribe was silent during winter. The tribe members went into a state akin to hibernation and did all they could to reduce their energy loss. The current situation was largely related to the Soldier Ration Radishes that had been distributed. But Luo Lan did not agree with what her female attendant Ni Xing said. No matter how intense the fighting became, stomachs still had to be filled. If stomachs could not even be filled, the Iron Hammer Federation could not hope to develop. Frankly, Luo Lan knew that the issue with the Platinum tribes was not the only one. The Black Iron, Light Bronze, White Silver, and Yellow Gold tribes were all also butting heads constantly. It was only that the fighting between the lower-ranked tribes was not as intense and, therefore, eye-catching as that of the Platinum tribes. If the Black Gold tribes had not already divided up the territory, none of them would have backed down in a clash of profits. All of them wanted to be able to boast that they came out as the winner of the conflict. Luo Lan’s tightly clenched fist relaxed, and she went back to massaging her forehead. But this time, it was not because she was dizzy from a lack of rest but because she did not want to spend any more time addressing the fights between the Platinum tribes. Since she knew that she would not be able to solve the issue, she decided to leave it in the hands of someone who could. Currently, the people of the Iron Hammer Federation were filled with happiness, but none of the tribes were focused on development. Rather, all they could see were potential profits. Since this was the case, it was time for a painful wake-up call for all the factions. Luo Lan stood up and unfurrowed her brow as she said, “I’m going to get some sleep. I’ll sleep until I naturally wake. There’s no need for you to wake me up. The six of you, send the message down that six days later, I will be holding an imperial meeting with tribes that are Platinum and above.” Luo Lan left immediately after she was done speaking. When she left, her six female attendants were left looking at each other. They did not understand the reason behind Luo Lan saying such a thing. Currently, the Platinum tribes were in the thick of fighting. It was clear that they had gained momentum. The tribe leaders would never stop what they were doing and travel thousands of miles to come to attend an imperial meeting. When the previous king was still alive, he never held an imperial meeting during the winter season, no matter what happened. Although they could not figure out a reason, the six of them immediately went to carry out Luo Lan’s order. While Luo Lan was lying on the bed, she took out a piece of light gold paper and looked through the conversations she had with Lin Yuan on the Thoughts Letter Paper. Lin Yuan, I’ll have to depend on you again! At that moment, Lin Yuan had no idea what Luo Lan was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely feel glad. There were times when dignity did not come from stubbornness. Rather, there were times when problems could be better solved by relying on each other. This meant that Luo Lan trusted him. Each piece of snow on the rivers of the Iron Hammer Federation was around the size of half a palm. The snow that fell added heavy weight to the people they fell on. The icy wind was like knives that slashed through the flesh of lifeforms. Even the beasts that were made to live in such a climate were unwilling to leave their homes in such weather, even at the risk of starvation. In such weather, even the streets of the Freezing Hammer Tribe were quiet. The only sounds were during mealtimes when the food vendors would call out to attract customers. But in the midst of the snow and wind, it was difficult to hear their voices beyond two meters. In such terrible weather, the fights between the tribes were in full swing, and every bloody clash ended in blood and death. During these fights, many snow beasts decided to break their fast. Even the bear-species feys that hated to be awoken decided to halt their hibernation. While on Blackie’s back, Lin Yuan witnessed many of these fights but did not stop any of them. When Su Yiren saw the expression on Lin Yuan’s face, she immediately knew that Lin Yuan might start an even larger operation for the Great Lush Federation once he met up with Luo Lan. After being by Lin Yuan’s side for so long, Su Yiren could clearly sense his bias toward the Iron Hammer Federation. But as an observer, Su Yiren knew that fights had broken out amongst the Platinum tribes because they wanted to develop themselves. Now that they were warm and fed, their ambitions would flare up rapidly. If the fights were allowed to go on, the winning Platinum tribe would not be able to catch up with the Black Gold tribes even after ten years of development. “Young Master, Luo Lan must be out of ideas now. You said that you wanted to investigate Snow Celestial Mountain. During that time, I’ll stay to help Luo Lan. I want to push back the recovery of the Dark Continent. It can begin after everything is settled in the Iron Hammer Federation.” Lin Yuan immediately understood what Su Yiren meant. It could be said that Su Yiren’s greatest wish was to recover the Dark Continent and bring light back into the Seven States of Darkness. Ever since Lin Yuan promised her that he would fulfill her wish, Su Yiren’s wishes only became more evident. For Su Yiren to be willing to push back on achieving her dream in order to help Luo Lan, it meant that she and Luo Lan shared a deep kinship. Su Yiren would need help from Luo Lan when she was trying to recover the Seven States of Darkness. Lin Yuan was not in disagreement with this. The Astronomical Parliament was a large family, but each member was an individual. If any two members became close enough that they were even willing to help each other out, it proved that the members of the Astronomical Parliament were close. “I only need Big Brother Liu with me when I head to Snow Celestial Mountain. With you helping Luo Lan, she’ll have a much easier time. Luo Lan is soft-hearted. With you around, she’ll be able to make firmer decisions.” Su Yiren nodded gently when she heard what Lin Yuan said. But given Su Yiren’s understanding of Luo Lan, the latter had to have undergone a transformation for her to decide to eliminate all of her relatives from the Freezing Hammer Tribe. Now that Luo Lan had experienced giving out a death sentence, she would not be overly soft-hearted. A quick decision was the best solution in a complex situation. What the Iron Hammer Federation needed now was that quick decision to fix its complex situation. Luo Lan had urgently invited Lin Yuan to the Iron Hammer Federation because she was aware of this. She wanted to borrow his strength to cut off the Iron Hammer Federation’s rotting parts. Liu Jie listened to the wind whistling in his ear as he silently stood by Lin Yuan’s side. In the past few days, Liu Jie had turned two insect-species carcinoma feys in succession into fairies. As such, his combat power was completely different from what it used to be. As he looked at the endless snowy landscape in front of him, Liu Jie raised his hand, and the chubby Dimensional Light Moth appeared next to him. Liu Jie immediately ordered the Dimensional Light Moth, “Fat Dimension, call Ice Bite out!”