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

The Gray Wolf King lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Ge Dalong hit the Gray Wolf King with an ice spike, slowing it down. Zhao Feng then attacked the Wolf King with an axe, ripping it open.

Zhang Shi stepped forward, took a look at the Gray Wolf King who had lost the ability to resist, and ruthlessly beheaded him.

At this point, the feud with the Gray Wolf King was completely understood.

When the little wolves saw the wolf king being beheaded, they had no intention of fighting anymore and turned around to escape.

Of course, Zhang Shi could not leave hidden dangers for himself again. He joined forces with the Black Mist Guards to eliminate most of the remaining wolves, and handed the rest over to the guards to practice. Zhang Shi and others stood aside to supervise the battle.

The number of wolves decreased sharply, and the little wolves that had no intention of fighting were eliminated one by one. Soon, the wolf pack was wiped out by the spears of the guards.

After the battle, all soldiers were promoted two levels. Zhang Shi allowed them to freely allocate attribute points, significantly boosting the guards' combat effectiveness. Most importantly, one actual victory was more effective than ten drills. They had become a battle-hardened team, and with their actual combat experience, they would be more adept at facing future battles.

In addition, after the death of the Gray Wolf King, an exquisite-level treasure chest was revealed. Zhang Shi first saved the treasure chest and planned to open it after the number of privileges was refreshed tomorrow.

The first thing Zhang Shi did when he returned to the fortress was to take a cold bath with ice.

The temperature outside showed no sign of dropping. After a battle, Zhang Shi's shirt was completely soaked.

Everyone ate dinner together, except for the Black Mist Guards and robots, who didn't need to eat. Zhang Shi was worried that the guards might eat too much, so he asked Xiaomei to make more.

Xiaomei worked from sunset until the sky was as dark as ink before she brought the food to the table.

As the lord, Zhang Shi gave a speech in a formal manner, which basically encouraged the guards for their heroic performance in this battle. At the end, he did not forget to make a big promise, promising that if anyone killed a high-level beast or enemy, they would get his special reward.

In short, these soldiers were both loyal and respectful to Zhang Shi, and the effect of the speech was unexpectedly good.

With the help of the system, Zhang Shi built two more wooden houses in the courtyard and distributed some daily necessities. Zhang Shi managed to temporarily accommodate the soldiers.

Buildings above the stone house require blueprints and are more troublesome to build. Zhang Shi decided to wait until the development is complete before building dormitories in a unified manner.

Late at night, Zhang Shi lay in bed waiting for 12 o'clock.

The time limit for recruitment was too troublesome for Zhang Shi, and he was unwilling to delay the progress of the troop expansion plan, so he persevered and stayed up until midnight.

After waiting for a long time for the recruitment to be completed, Zhang Shi got up and couldn't wait to go to the barracks to check it out.

Sure enough, the genders of soldiers differed depending on the type of military service. The summoned support soldier was a female, the engineer was an old man in his fifties, and the scout was not even a human, but a humanoid creature with wings.

Zhang Shi named the two assault soldiers Zhang Ba and Zhang Jiu, and then ordered them to stay in the barracks for one night.

Then he paid close attention to the scout. As if he had noticed Zhang Shi's strange gaze, the scout knelt on one knee and saluted Zhang Shi.

"Report to the Lord, I am a Winged Man. I can fly and am good at reconnaissance and detection."

Zhang Shi nodded, and the other two recruits began to introduce themselves.

"Reporting to the Lord, I am good at logistics work, and my skills can restore the energy of friendly units. In addition, I am also proficient in the preparation of some basic potions."

"Your Excellency, I'm skilled in constructing various buildings, equipment, and materials. If you provide me with the blueprints, I can memorize them and create a template."

Zhang Shi's eyes lit up. These newly recruited soldiers were indeed special. They even had their own skills, but their ability values ​​remained at around 5.

Zhang Shi gave full play to his imagination and named them according to their military branches.

The engineer's surname is Gong, so the old man is called Gong Yi; the support soldier's surname is Yi, so the female is called Yi Yi; the scout's surname is Cai, so the wingman is called Cai Yi.

After settling the soldiers, Zhang Shi recruited new soldiers, still two assault soldiers, and one each of the other three branches of the military.

By tomorrow morning, Zhang Shi's army was expected to expand to seventeen. Zhang Shi felt he was one step closer to his dream of establishing himself in the wilderness and expanding his territory. Despite his excitement, his wallet was rapidly shrinking, and his once ample gold coin reserves were running low.

"Scouts are 300 gold, Engineers are 400 gold, and Supporters are 400 gold. Well, my wallet's a bit tight right now, so I need to plan my troop structure first."

After thinking silently in his mind, Zhang Shi returned to the room, opened the cheat code and clicked to sign in.

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

[Resource Acceleration Card (Pink) x2: After use, it can accelerate the resource generation speed within the shelter range by 100%. ]

Zhang Shi studied the resource acceleration card and found that it could not only accelerate the growth cycle of livestock and crops, but also speed up the recruitment of barracks and even the construction of the system.

Zhang Shi smiled and put away the two resource acceleration cards, ready to use them tomorrow morning after everyone woke up and was ready.

The emergence of the resource acceleration card not only increases Zhang Shi's troop production speed, but can even speed up resource production. The manufacturing of refined iron and bricks also enjoys the acceleration effect. Zhang Shi has a plan in mind and intends to work hard within the time when the resource acceleration card is effective and make a lot of money.

Before going to bed, Zhang Shi exchanged all the resources in the trading market for gold coins and posted a notice below the transaction order.

"Dear survivors, I will be releasing a large amount of supplies at the trading market tomorrow, including but not limited to food, materials, equipment, medicine, and ice. All items will be paid for with gold coins. If you have special items, you can also privately chat with me to discuss. I guarantee you will be satisfied with the price."

Zhang Shi then summoned the Black Mist Guard and ordered him to keep watch.

Today is the fourth day of the extremely hot weather disaster. The protective light curtain will fail in the early morning and enter the cooling period. In order to take precautions, Zhang Shi made some arrangements in advance and then fell asleep with the air conditioner on.

Although it was late at night, Zhang Shi's message still caused a huge stir in the chat channel.

"Boss, can you add me as a friend? I'll let you know when you ship something. I'll give you enough gold coins."

"Boss, Boss, can you give me some ice right now? The temperature is unbearable. I feel like I'm in a sauna all the time. I've drunk as much water in one day as I did in the previous three days."

Many smart people also discovered some clues through Zhang Shi’s transactions.

"What do you think the boss's intention is in asking for gold coins? Could it be that these coins have some special use?"

"Of course, it must be of some use. I must use the help of the boss to stock up on some gold coins. Who knows, I might be able to make a fortune in the future."