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

Chen Beipan is not the only acquaintance active in the chat channel. Zhang Shi followed the chat channel for a while and found that Wu Qing and Ge Dalong were also selling props and resources. It seemed that they were also preparing in advance for the next natural disaster.

Wu Qing's farming business developed even before Zhang Shi's, and she already sold a variety of fruits, vegetables, and medicinal herbs, which had already made her well-known. Coupled with her cool and beautiful appearance, whenever she appeared in the chat channel, she would be praised by a large number of survivors, making her even more popular than Zhang Shi.

Ge Dalong's business was somewhat confusing. He primarily focused on acquiring goods, purchasing a large number of magic items, mana-replenishing potions, and equipment that increased his magic power. His trading method was primarily barter. Zhang Shi suspected that he might be motivated by his previous failure in the dungeon and wanted to work harder to prepare for his next adventure.

Zhang Shi switched to the trading market, intending to buy some vegetables and equipment. No one would have too much resources.

As soon as he set his eyes on the system panel, Zhang Shi found a large number of messages under his order information. After checking them one by one, Zhang Shi burst into laughter.

"Brother Zhang Shi, please take me in. I'm fair-skinned, beautiful, and have long legs. I eat little and am very capable. I've sent you the coordinates of the shelter privately. Please give me a hug."

"Boss, I was ignorant before and followed the crowd to slander you in the chat channel. I hope you can forgive me and don't take me seriously. There are many people outside, so I kowtow to you here. [Link video]"

There were countless messages of loyalty, apology and amends like these. Zhang Shi guessed that everyone knew that he had killed Chen Hu and had the means to teleport to other survivors. In addition, his strength was relatively strong, so the survivors who had offended him felt insecure and came to apologize on their own initiative.

To be honest, Zhang Shi never intended to take the initiative to seek revenge, but the deterrent effect of the traveler's notes was surprisingly good, which saved him a lot of trouble. At least there were fewer overt targets, and even the mutual aid association was more restrained.

A private message from Zhao Feng interrupted Zhang Shi's thoughts.

"Shi Tou, I've been doing hard labor for you all day, so at least make sure I have dinner."

Zhang Shi smiled and sent the traveler's notes directly over.

"Come right over and have dinner together."

A moment later, a white light flashed, and Zhao Feng appeared in the courtyard.

"Wow, Stone, you expanded again?"

Zhao Feng immediately noticed the more spacious courtyard. Zhang Shi kept no secrets from him and told him about his discovery of the mine and glacier, as well as his experience relocating the shelter.

The two climbed up the sentry tower. Zhao Feng became interested in the Black Mist Guardian and touched its body. Even in the daytime, he could feel a chilling aura.

Zhao Feng retracted his hand and said with lingering fear.

"This thing is really weird. It can hide in the body silently. Next time we explore it, we must make some preparations in advance."

Zhang Shi nodded. The dungeon of the Village of Doubt had been recorded in the challenge letter, and they would definitely have to explore it again, but that would be after they had greatly improved their own strength.

Zhao Feng looked at the mine in front and the glacier behind and asked.

"Shitou, how big do you think this wilderness world is?"

Zhang Shi pondered for a moment and replied.

"Since being teleported here, aside from Chen Hu, I've never heard of any survivors meeting each other. I imagine that each survivor must be quite far away from each other. And there are 10,000 survivors in our section alone. If you count everyone in the world, the size of this wilderness world is immeasurable."

After chatting for a while, both of them felt a little hungry, so Zhang Shi went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Zhang Shi had a plentiful supply of vegetables, so he couldn't afford to treat his brothers badly. He made mashed potatoes from high-quality potatoes as the staple food, and used high-quality fresh meat and various vegetables to make four dishes and a soup.

Zhang Shi has been single for many years. Although his cooking skills are not as good as those of a hotel chef, he can easily handle family banquets.

Seeing the rich variety of dishes, Zhao Feng grinned and took out a dozen beers from his backpack.

"I just bought this from the market. We two brothers haven't had a drink together in a long time. The food today is so good, we must not leave until we are drunk!"

Neither of them could hold their liquor very well, and after a while, they were both feeling a bit dizzy. Zhao Feng, taking advantage of not being completely drunk, teleported back in a daze. Zhang Shi didn't even clear the table, but fell onto the bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, the familiar hangover feeling gave Zhang Shi a headache. He woke up rubbing his forehead and found that it was covered with a layer of fine sweat beads.

Zhang Shi sat up and looked out the window, and was surprised to find that all the snow outside had melted overnight, and the snow water made the yard muddy.

I opened the window and felt the temperature outside. It was no different from an ordinary summer day, at least 23 or 24 degrees Celsius. My villa was still heated, and I covered myself with a quilt when I slept. No wonder I was sweating.

On the seventh day of the severe cold weather, Zhang Shi lifted the quilt, opened the system and clicked to sign in.

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

[Central Air Conditioning System (Green) x1: This system provides continuous cooling for the shelter, offsetting the heat load. It's a fantastic way to escape the heat and is also very energy-efficient.]

Without a second thought, Zhang Shi used the Territory Control Module to install the air conditioner inside the villa. In a flash of light, a complete set of pipes and a main unit appeared on the ceiling, along with a temperature control system mounted on the wall.

Zhang Shi turned on the air conditioner. In an instant, a cool air blew out from the air conditioner main unit. Zhang Shi turned off the main unit with satisfaction.

"The temperature is still suitable now, so we won't need it for the time being."

Zhang Shi looked at the muddy courtyard and decided to repair it today before going out to look for some supplies and treasure chests nearby.

He acted immediately. In addition to reserving some land for farming, Zhang Shi decided to pave the rest of the yard with stone slabs.

Through system construction, Zhang Shi only needs to consume the most basic stone resources to obtain neatly cut stone slabs.

After flattening the mud on the ground with a shovel, Zhang Shi laid the stone slabs tightly together in the courtyard. Although the courtyard was spacious, the area required for paving was not large after excluding the space for the villa and other buildings. Zhang Shi finished the work in less than a morning.

After wiping the sweat from his head and taking a big gulp of high-quality well water, Zhang Shi looked at the neat and flat yard with satisfaction, feeling that his hard work was worth it.

As the sun rose in the sky, Zhang Shi felt that the temperature was rising faster than he expected, and he became more wary of natural disasters.

"It's almost 30 degrees, it seems I need to do more while I can still move."

Zhang Shi did not dare to rest. He bought two large water tanks at the trading market and placed them in the shady back of the yard. He also covered them with iron plates.

Afterwards, Zhang Shi came to the glacier behind. Although it was called a glacier, it had completely melted after a night of warming. The water was clear and many fish and shrimps could be seen swimming in it.

Zhang Shi worked hard for the whole morning, his clothes soaked with sweat. He was in no mood to appreciate the scenery. He took out a lot of wooden barrels to fill with water, put them in his backpack, and then filled the water tank in the shelter.

"This water can be used for domestic use or to irrigate farmland, but I don't know how much will be left after the high temperatures arrive."