Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

The news of the coming severe cold spread quickly among the survivors, and the entire trading market was extremely lively, with nearly 8000 people participating, and orders were placed almost every second.

A steady stream of wood was stored in his backpack, and Zhang Shi added more wood to the charcoal kiln. Returning to the stone house, he discovered that the batch of iron ore he had previously put into the smelting furnace had been refined, producing a ratio of about 3:1 between ordinary pig iron and high-grade refined iron.

Zhang Shi felt that the potential of iron resources had not been fully developed, so he collected all the iron he had obtained and had no plans to trade it for the time being.

After investing some more iron ore, Zhang Shi checked the spoils obtained after killing the gray wolf.

[Wolf Meat 30kg (White) x1: A dangerous beast found in the wild world. Its meat is tender and a rare delicacy.]

Gray Wolf Fur (White) x1: Gray wolf fur is firm and warm, making it the perfect choice for keeping out the cold.

Although it is just ordinary grade meat and fur, the advantage is the large quantity.

Zhang Shi has accumulated nearly 60kg of fresh meat over the past few days. However, the temperature is still low enough, so preserving it is a problem.

Zhang Shi decided to take advantage of the time now to make the fresh meat into smoked jerky.

First, Zhang Shihua bought some salt at the market. He paid a high price for a large quantity, using a ratio of 1g salt to 50kg of meat. He also built some simple smoking racks, preparing to smoke half of the fresh meat tonight.

At the start of the work, Zhang Shi spent two hours just cutting the meat. Even with his sharp hands, the workload was too much. Zhang Shi marinated the meat as he sliced ​​it.

By the time all the meat was cut into long strips, Zhang Shi felt like he was going to lose consciousness.

After stuffing a plum into his mouth, Zhang Shi finally regained his breath.

The first cut of meat had been marinated. Zhang Shi lit several bonfires outside the stone house and placed the meat strips on the smoking rack to smoke.

When all the work was done, Zhang Shi looked at the time and it was almost midnight.

He boiled some water and took a bath. After a busy day, Zhang Shi finally relaxed.

After checking the market, he found that the charcoal he had put on the shelves was extremely popular and had already sold out. There were also many people in the trading comments below urging Zhang Shi to put more charcoal on the shelves.

Bloodthirsty Demon Realm's Mad Blade: Anything produced by Xiongfeng Master must be top-notch. Could you please put some more on the shelves? I'm counting on this thing to fight the cold.

Prometheus: Grandson, don’t let grandpa know your real name, otherwise I will definitely kill you offline.

Humanoid Teddy Bear: @Rejuvenate Men’s Glory, Boss, can you please pay attention to me?

……

This Prometheus has left harsh words under his transaction orders more than once.

Zhang Shi was annoyed and put him on the blacklist.

I looked at the time and it was finally 12 o'clock. It was the fifth day in the wilderness world.

Zhang Shi clicked on the cheat code and signed in.

"Thank you!"

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

[Hound (Blue) x1: Pet. In the wilderness, this is the survivor's most loyal companion, possessing excellent growth potential. Specific attributes can be viewed after the attribute panel is unlocked.]

A flash of blue light passed, and a half-grown beagle appeared before Zhang Shi. After a few seconds of confusion, the beagle took in Zhang Shi's presence. Its large eyes gleamed brightly, and it wagged its tail as it pounced on Zhang Shi's chest, licking his face fiercely.

Zhang Shi was lying flat on the bed, and the beagle accidentally took advantage of him and licked his face with saliva.

"Haha, haha, that's enough."

Zhang Shi sat up, holding the beagle in one hand and wiping the saliva off his face with the other.

When the beagle saw Zhang Shi smile, it became even happier. Even when it was being held, its little tail kept wagging and its big head twisted around, trying to break free.

Zhang Shi held the beagle with both hands and laid it flat on his stomach, and it finally stopped struggling.

One person and one dog stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

"Well, I need to give you a name first."

"Hey, I got it. I'll call you Pipi."

The beagle tilted its head in confusion, as if it didn't understand what Zhang Shi meant.

Zhang Shi thought for a moment, pointed his finger at Pipi, and spoke slowly.

"You, Pippi."

Pippi finally understood what Zhang Shi meant. He cried out happily, and his little tail began to wag like a bamboo dragonfly.

Zhang Shi was very happy because he finally had a friend he could touch. He called Pippi's name happily. Pippi heard Zhang Shi calling him and responded happily.

"Pippi."

"Wang!"

"Pippi."

"Wang!"

After teasing him for a while, I remembered that Pippi might not have eaten yet.

Zhang Shi made two wooden basins and poured some high-quality well water and broth into them.

Pippi immediately ran happily to the food bowl and started to gobble up the food.

Zhang Shi squatted next to Pippi and pointed at its little head and warned it.

"I am your master. From now on, you will follow me. You will eat whatever I eat. If I encounter danger, you must be the first to rush forward. Do you understand, Pipi?"

"Wang!"

Even while eating, Pipi did not leave Zhang Shi alone. He raised his head and a loud cry echoed in the stone house.

Zhang Shi lay back on the bed, satisfied. Pipi's attributes indicated that he was a hunting dog, indicating that he must have a talent for this. Once his injuries healed, he and the dog could work together, which would save him a lot of trouble.

After taking a look at the high-level treasure chest obtained from hunting the black bear, Zhang Shi chose to use the doubling privilege to open one first.

Ding, successfully opened the advanced treasure chest (blue), triggered the VIP privilege, doubled the items, and obtained:

[Food Cabinet (Blue) x2: Furniture used to store food, can greatly slow down the rate at which food spoils.]

[Ice Lotus Ointment 200g (Blue) x2: This ointment, made from blue ice lotus, is incredibly effective for wounds. Applying it to wounds can significantly speed up their healing process.]

Zhang Shi was very satisfied with the quality of this treasure chest. The two items it opened were both high-quality. It was a shame that he had worked so hard all night, only to look like a clown now.

Place the food cabinet next to the fireplace and put leftover fresh meat and some perishable foods in the food cabinet.

Zhang Shi returned to the bed and prepared to apply medicine to the wound on his calf.

The ice lotus ointment is refreshing and cool, and it feels tingling when applied to the wound.

Zhang Shi knew that the ointment was working.

"I hope this medicine can help my wound heal faster."

With the severe cold approaching, every day before the natural disaster was extremely precious. Zhang Shi thought carefully and realized that there was still a lot of work to be done.

Severe cold weather is bound to bring snow. Since it can be called a natural disaster, it must be accompanied by a blizzard.

The shelter is located in a relatively flat plain, and we are still unsure how to deal with the snow and subsequent drainage.

Zhang Shi even planned to dig a large pit behind the shelter. When a severe cold storm hit, he would pile up the snow there. When the storm passed and the snow melted, he would divert the accumulated water into the pit.

As he thought about it, Zhang Shi felt a little sleepy.

After re-bandaging the wound, Zhang Shi extinguished the oil lamp and fell asleep while holding Pippi.