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

Zhang Shi was exhausted both physically and mentally by these wild beasts and had no desire to sleep at all.

After checking the spoils, Zhang Shi put ordinary snow ape meat on the trading market as usual.

As for the meat of the Snow Ape King, it would enhance cold resistance if consumed, so it would be a shame to sell it directly. After some thought, Zhang Shi decided to let Pipi handle it. Eating it might even improve his stats.

His eyes fell on the fur of the Snow Ape King, and Zhang Shi suddenly had an idea.

The weather outside is so bad, but the snow ape can move freely in the wind and snow with just its fur. It seems that it has a good ability to resist cold. If clothes are made from its fur, they should be able to withstand the severe cold and wind and snow.

Zhang Shi did not have a suitable design drawing, so he decided to use the template unlocked by the system to make it.

Clicking on the construction interface, Zhang Shi selected the fur coat.

After putting in the materials for making it, a blue light flashed, and the fur of the Snow Ape King in front of him disappeared, replaced by a finely crafted coat.

Zhang Shi picked up the coat and examined it, and found that it was actually a high-quality item.

[Snow Ape Coat (Blue): Cold Resistance +3, Constitution +2. Made from the fur of the Snow Ape King, this coat offers excellent defense and cold resistance.]

Zhang Shi tried it on and found that the leather jacket was very thick, but it did not affect his movements. He could feel a warm current flowing through his body when wearing it. He thought that the effect of low temperature resistance was taking effect.

Suddenly, the system made a "buzzing" sound. Zhang Shi clicked it and saw that it was a message from Zhao Feng.

"[Revelation (Green) X1: Able to predict impending disasters. Next natural disaster: extreme heat. Within the haze, everything is predetermined.]"

"There's a new twist in the Apocalypse. The next natural disaster is extreme heat. Stone, make some preparations in advance."

The wind and snow were still blowing outside. Zhang Shi took off his heavy clothes, lay on the bed, looked sideways at the courtyard, and thought about his next plan in his mind.

The next natural disaster is extreme heat, and water will be the key to survival for the survivors.

Coupled with the activeness of wild animals, they will appear in groups even during the day and raid shelters, making it even more difficult for survivors to survive.

Zhang Shi felt he needed to hurry up and explore. Finding a water source would be ideal. Even if he couldn't find one, he needed to find a good spot near the mine to move the shelter there.

For the entire night that followed, Zhang Shi kept a close eye on the trading market and began to buy large quantities of necessary items regardless of cost.

Right now, the wilderness is covered in ice and snow, and the price of water has dropped to freezing point.

Although Zhang Shi owns a high-quality well, more water resources are always better.

In the end, Zhang Shi stockpiled a whole backpack of bottled water and even built a warehouse specifically for it.

……

The fourth day of the severe cold weather.

As soon as Zhang Shi opened his eyes, he clicked the sign-in button.

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

Snowmobile (Blue) X1: A Wild World exclusive technology product, powered by electricity, with a maximum speed of 300 km/h.

Zhang Shi glanced out the window. The wind and snow had stopped, and the sun appeared outside, a rare sight. The sunlight shone on the white snow, reflecting off dazzling rays of light.

Zhang Shi simply ate some bagged food and then fed the livestock as usual.

The flock of sheep showed no signs of producing milk. Instead, the two chicks had grown up quietly and their appetites had also increased. It looked like it wouldn't be long before the two little guys would reach adulthood.

Walking out of the birdhouse, Zhang Shi felt that the temperature today was not as cold as yesterday, perhaps because of the snow ape coat or the appearance of the sun. He silently thought about going out to explore.

Suddenly, Zhang Shi remembered that the CD of the title [Take the Lead] has been refreshed, and began to think about how to use this upgrade opportunity.

At this stage, a rare quality compound bow can already kill a beast with one strike. Even a high-quality beast can't withstand a single skill from Zhang Shi. Upgrading the weapon further would be a bit of a waste.

Zhang Shi thought about the charcoal kiln and smelting furnace again, considered it carefully, and silently passed it up in his heart.

The charcoal business was temporarily in a slump due to the suppression by the Mutual Aid Association, and the smelting furnace was out of use for the time being due to lack of iron ore replenishment.

After thinking it over again, Zhang Shi decided to upgrade the farmland.

When we arrived at the greenhouse, many vegetables were almost ripe and the entire farmland was lush and green, forming a sharp contrast with the white outside.

Zhang Shi selected the farmland where high-quality potatoes were planted and used the title effect on it.

A flash of green light passed, and the farmland's grade was upgraded to exquisite. However, the potato stems and leaves, which had been growing thrivingly, turned withered and yellow as the farmland was upgraded.

Zhang Shi was suddenly at a loss and hurriedly called Wu Qing via video to inquire about the situation.

It was too early, and Wu Qing took a while to answer the video call.

On the other side of the screen, Wu Qing was rubbing her eyes sleepily, asking Zhang Shi what was the matter that made him video call so early, with a hint of resentment in her tone.

Zhang Shi didn't care about anything else. He described the situation of the potatoes to Wu Qing and then turned the video to the farmland.

Unexpectedly, Wu Qing covered her mouth and chuckled after listening to Zhang Shi's description, shaking her head as she laughed.

"The sign that potatoes are ripe is that their stems and leaves turn yellow. Don't you know that?"

Zhang Shi was stunned. He had never heard of this saying.

"If you don't believe me, dig up the potatoes and see."

Zhang Shi dug out one of the potatoes with its roots suspiciously.

Just as Wu Qing said, there were a lot of earth-yellow fruits growing from under the rhizome, each one was plump and full.

Zhang Shi identified the potatoes and found that the whole plant was of high quality.

[Potatoes (Blue) x10: High-quality potatoes. Eating them increases Strength by 1 point and Stamina recovery by 20%, lasting for 30 minutes.]

Zhang Shi heaved a sigh of relief, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

He took two potatoes and traded them to Wu Qing as a thank you.

Zhang Shi harvested all the potatoes in the farmland, then planted more fruits as usual and waited for the next harvest.

After this little episode, Zhang Shi's mood became particularly good. Seeing that the weather was good, he packed up his equipment and prepared to go out exploring with Pipi.

After locking the iron gate, Zhang Shi took out the snowmobile.

The snowmobile comes with a helmet and goggles. Zhang Shi put them on and put a leather hat on the outside.

After everything was ready, Zhang Shi started the engine. The snowmobile kicked up gusts of flying snow, and the man and the dog quickly passed through the white wilderness.

The snow in the wilderness was so thick that if someone walked on it, they would probably sink half their body into it. However, the snowmobiles were as smooth as flat ground. After a while, Zhang Shi and Pipi appeared in front of the mine.

After putting away the motorcycle, Zhang Shi put Pipi in his arms, observed for a while, and slowly came to the entrance of the mine.

Looking towards the cave entrance, Zhang Shi's face became extremely cold.

The pile of stones placed before leaving was dug up by someone, revealing a big hole. The snow in front of the hole buried all traces. The hole was quiet, and there was no sound of the mining machine running. I don’t know what the situation inside the cave is.