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

Zhang Shi was quite satisfied with Lao Bai's work. The appearance of the two robots freed his hands and took care of the tedious affairs in the shelter for him, allowing him to have more time to explore the wilderness and shift his energy to other things.

Thinking of the stone wall damaged by homemade explosives, Zhang Shi decided to go all out and used the newly acquired golden stones to make a brand new wall to replace the original stone wall. He also reserved a platform and battlements on the top of the wall to fight back against the invading enemies.

The golden stone wall shimmered with a faint golden light in the night, providing a weak illumination and brightening the shelter considerably. Zhang Shi and Zhao Feng each used their fine iron weapons to test the wall's strength.

Even if the two of them chopped at the wall with all their might, the swords and axes made of fine iron could only leave a faint white mark on the golden stone.

"That's it! Not to mention homemade explosives, even if the Eagle Regiment came with grenades, they wouldn't be able to blow this thing up."

Zhang Shi was also very satisfied with the new wall. He used golden stone to make a new gate to replace the original iron gate, thus improving the external defense of the shelter to the extreme.

At night, Zhang Shi soaked in the bathtub with crushed ice in it. The cold bath water washed away the heat from the outside. Zhang Shi took a big sip of iced cola and felt indescribably refreshed.

Since the spiritual energy had gathered within the shelter, the overall temperature inside had dropped somewhat, becoming considerably cooler than the near-45°C heat in the wilderness. Zhang Shi was worried that the temperature would continue to climb, eventually making even the interior uninhabitable, so he began to think about how to shield the shelter.

Zhang Shi's original idea was to build a giant sunshade to cover the shelter, but due to the large area of ​​the shelter, the materials were difficult to find in both quality and quantity, and eventually the plan had to be shelved.

When talking about this with Wu Qing and Ge Dalong, Ge Dalong opened the video to show his shelter.

This is a cave built inside a cliff, and its openness is even greater than that of a mine.

Ge Dalong had made preparations at some point and actually moved the entire shelter into the cave, like a cave civilization.

The top of the cave is open to the sky, forming a natural skylight. During the day, the sun shines in and the light is very bright. At night, there is also air circulation and it does not feel stuffy.

"The reason an extreme heatwave becomes an extreme heatwave is that the temperature rises to a level that is difficult for living things to adapt to. I discovered this mountain a while ago and moved my family here before the extreme heatwave arrived."

Seeing this, Wu Qing also showed off her shelter.

What surprised everyone the most was that her shelter was as bright as day. This brightness was not caused by lamps, but by a giant sunflower.

Wu Qing's shelter was filled with a variety of plants, and even the house was covered with countless vines, giving it a vibrant look. Giant sunflowers shaded the entire shelter, blocking the harsh sunlight during the day. The dense vegetation also helped regulate the temperature, making the temperature inside Wu Qing's shelter less unbearable.

At night, the giant sunflower releases the sunlight stored during the day, illuminating the area around the shelter as bright as day. Any wild beast approaching will be discovered, so Wu Qing has not been attacked by too many wild beasts.

Everyone has his or her own way of survival. Zhao Feng even jokingly called the two of them the Cavemen and the Botanical Garden. Although it was a joke, Zhang Shi also thought that these two nicknames were very appropriate.

The four of them discussed the Eagle Group's movements. Ge Dalong was puzzled. Ever since the mercenary group was repelled, the Eagle Group had seemed to have gone silent, completely silent. He suspected that Bell might be plotting something major, and warned Zhang Shi to be more cautious. Unexpectedly, he soon became a victim.

……

The next day, Zhang Shi signed in as usual.

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

[Wild World VIP Membership Card 7 days x1]

Backpack Upgrade Card (Green) x1: One-time item, untradeable. Use to expand backpack space to 50 slots.

Zhang Shi used the two items separately, and the familiar aura of kingship was added to his body, and his space backpack was further enhanced.

"Shitou, check the team chat! Something's happened to Lao Ge!"

Zhao Feng got up at some point, and with a shout he woke up Zhang Shi, who was still a little sleepy.

Zhang Shi opened the system and found a message from Ge Dalong asking for help. Because the incident had happened suddenly, Ge Dalong hadn't explained the situation clearly, simply mentioning that a group of people had entered the cave early in the morning and had a conflict with him. He didn't even specify the exact number of people or their weapons.

Zhang Shi had a certain understanding of Ge Dalong and knew that he was a very careful person. The current situation was enough to show that he was in big trouble and could not escape for the time being.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shi no longer hesitated. He put on his protective gear and used the Traveler's Notebook to apply for teleportation.

Since the Traveler's Notebook limited the number of coordinates to one per day, only one of Zhang Shi and Zhao Feng could go to support. Zhang Shi decided to let Zhao Feng stay at the shelter while he prepared to go alone.

Not long after, Ge Dalong agreed to the teleportation request. Zhang Shi turned into a white light and disappeared. When he appeared again, he had arrived inside Ge Dalong's shelter.

Seeing Zhang Shi coming, Ge Dalong obviously relaxed a little and explained the situation to him without waiting for Zhang Shi to ask.

Early this morning, a group of people suddenly broke into the cave. Since Ge Dalong's shelter was built on the cliff, he usually didn't even see any wild animals, so he was not very vigilant. There were no defensive facilities outside the cliff, which made it easy for the group to sneak into the cave.

It was not until the other party approached the shelter that Ge Dalong realized it and hurriedly used ice cones to scare them.

The two sides confronted each other for a moment. There were three intruders in total, claiming to be an exploration team from the Eagle Group. They accidentally found this place and wanted to temporarily avoid the high temperature.

As soon as Ge Dalong heard the other party announce the name of the Eagle Group, he knew that today would not be a peaceful ending. He hurriedly sent a message for help to the group and began to deal with them.

The opponent's patience was soon worn out. Seeing that he was the only one in the entire shelter, he stopped pretending and took out his weapons to attack.

Ge Dalong's shelter does not have walls as high as Zhang Shi's, and its defense facilities rely entirely on various traps and mechanisms.

The other party was obviously well prepared. He took out a broom-like tool to explore along the way and destroyed all the traps set by Ge Dalong.

Ge Dalong could only use his skills and spells to resist the enemy, and although he achieved some results and injured one of them, the enemy, after figuring out his tactics, began to dodge back and forth inside his courtyard. Ge Dalong was unable to split his forces and, for safety's sake, could only temporarily hide in the house and wait for reinforcements to arrive.