Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Su Li and her brother-in-law dragged the snake-bear beast toward the train, sighing as they walked, "I guess I'm really not the main character."

"How so?" Ivan asked curiously.

Su Li thought for a moment and said, "Look, in novels, challenging opponents of higher levels is a standard feature for protagonists. When enemies fight the protagonist, they are all veteran Nascent Soul cultivators defeating Nascent Soul monsters. Even the worst protagonist has to be invincible among his peers. Unlike me, I'm only at the beginner level of Black Iron and I still need teammates to fight against a peak Black Iron cultivator."

Ivan, who had never read Chinese web novels, was at a loss for words and could only comfort him, saying, "Brother-in-law, you can definitely do it in the future."

"Oh well, it's not my destiny~ You can't force it." Su Li just made a comment, but she didn't really care.

However, when it came to this topic, Ivan had some insights: "Speaking of which, wasn't Ren Jianhan, whom we met before, more like the protagonist of a Chinese novel? He had multiple wives. I've heard that Chinese online novels value killing entire families and having harems the most."

"Now that you mention it, this guy does seem a bit like the protagonist." Su Li rubbed her chin, recalling this ruthless man who married seven wives. "Damn, seven wives, I'm so envious~ I curse you to be a regret-filled novel, or the first incarnation of a regret-filled novel."

Little Ivan's eyes sharpened.

Su Li felt a pang of unease. Oh no! He'd been treating his little brother like a brother, speaking without thinking, and had forgotten that this guy was also his brother-in-law.

Just then, the body was dragged next to the train, and Sophia and her brother arrived. Sophia, noticing her brother's sharp gaze, couldn't help but ask, "What were you talking about?"

"Let's talk about my brother-in-law's harem." Ivan said succinctly.

Zuli noticed that Sophia's eyes had also sharpened.

No, why are you being so sharp with Song Mingyu?

Even if I, Su Li, starve to death or jump off a cliff, I would never eat the grass near my nest.

No real fragrance!

Sofia gave Su Li a look, giving her a knowing look.

Zuli awkwardly put on a scarf, hoping to conceal her sharp gaze.

After giving her a warning look, Sophia took out a skinning knife, walked over to the snake-bear beast's corpse to examine it, and then dug out a sphere. "The skin and head crystal are severely damaged. We don't lack meat now. None of you eat the internal organs. I've already removed the virus glands. Just use the system to decompose the rest."

Su Li nodded, then used the system's disintegration function on the snake-bear beast.

In total, I obtained 1 [Snowy Uruluk Beast Crystal Core], 1 [Head Crystal], 1 [Uruluk Beast Thick Hide], and some bones and meat.

Su Li took out the thick fur, unfolded it, and found that it was a complete fur. "Hey, I just cut this fur and the head crystal to pieces, but after decomposing it, I got a complete tanned fur and a complete head crystal. This system decomposition is not all bad."

He casually handed the leather to Ivan, letting his younger brother use it to practice making leather armor.

Now that we've dealt with the wild beast, it's time to go into the cave we just discovered and dig for some good stuff.

Su Li and the others cautiously entered the cave. As soon as they entered, they were hit by a foul odor of wild animals. Given that the temperature was below -50 degrees Celsius, the smell alone was enough to demonstrate how awful the place was.

Zuli lit a torch, raised it, and walked at the front, with Ivan bringing up the rear.

The cave extends diagonally downwards for over 500 meters, with two forks in the path. The cave contains quite a few things; the first fork leads to a huge mine, and the second fork contains piles of wild animal carcasses.

The strongest of them was the corpse of a monster that looked like a pangolin. Su Li examined the body; its abdominal armor had been ripped open, but that wasn't its true cause of death. Su Li discovered numerous scratches inside its carapace, indicating that it had died from an internal outbreak of elemental bacteria.

In addition, Zurich also discovered some fragments of chewed-up light-attribute crystal cores.

Su Li twirled the crystal core fragment in her hand. The fragment, devoid of magical energy, was incredibly fragile, turning into powder with a mere flick of her wrist. "It seems the monsters living here have taken two paths: one is the path of symbiosis with ice, and the other is the path of light, which counters elemental bacteria. Of course, there are also those like the eagle from before, who walk on two legs and have succeeded in both paths."

Su Li seemed to see demons who possessed these two abilities fighting each other on this frozen land, vying for ecological niches.

At midday, atop the snow-capped mountain, the strongest warriors from both sides clashed passionately.

The powerful figure on the left: The sun suppresses poison, radiance is the key to salvation—Conservative, Supreme Radiant War God

The strongman on the right: Enemy and foe share the same origin; embracing the virus is the only way out—the reformist, the compassionate father of the extreme cold disease.

The ultimate victor in this epic battle was a passing monster who possessed the ability to inflict illness on its opponent.

After all, these monsters have been living here for a long time and are all severely infected. Their ability to make others fall ill is like a dimensional reduction attack.

This is like ranking the eighteen weapons in a weapon ranking system, with those using knives and those using swords arguing about who is the top-tier (T1) version.

Just then, a man walked in and asked curiously, "Which table do you sit at for automatic rifles?"

Match ended! Please welcome version t0, AK47!

Everything makes sense now. The reason there are so many signs of melting and freezing at the entrance of the cave is because the cave was actually dug by a pangolin, and the snake-bear beast was just a later addition.

After the investigation concluded, Su Li continued walking inside.

Upon reaching the innermost part, we found ourselves in the dwelling place of the snake-bear beast. There, a silver treasure chest was placed.

Su Li's right hand was itching to open the box, but considering her luck with opening boxes all along, Su Li stopped her right hand from messing around and gave the opportunity to open the box to her little brother Ivan.

This guy looks like a prince charming, he has the face of a protagonist, his luck won't be bad.

Ivan was pushed to the front, shrugged at his sisters, and then opened the treasure chest.

"Wow~ Golden Legend~" Su Li exaggeratedly dubbed.

The composed minor sighed and took out two items, a blueprint scroll, and a skill book from the box.

Su Li glanced at the introduction.

[Titanium Alloy Basic Tools Image Collection]

[Includes blueprints for a five-piece set: titanium alloy axe, hammer, pickaxe, sickle, and shovel.]

[Anti-Ice Potion] *3

[After consumption, it alleviates ice elemental erosion damage below Black Iron level.]

[Anti-bacterial Mixture] *2

[After taking it, it can alleviate bacterial infections caused by ice-elemental factors.]

Plant Growth Induction Technique (Iron Grade)

[Use magical energy to unleash the full vitality of the seed, causing the plant to grow. After the magical energy dissipates, the plant will wither and die.]

[Learning Requirements: A natural affinity for nature.]

"I was prepared to get a potion; every world's treasure chests have a chance to contain potions suitable for the current world. But I don't understand this tool atlas." Su Li put on the mask of pain. "There are such good things? And you can even get a skill book from it?!"

Is this what Europeans are like? Zurich was consumed by jealousy.