Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Su Li and Song Mingyu's lives became more regular.

The two of them hid inside the cave. After finishing the mushroom cultivation each day, Su Li would sit cross-legged and ponder his visualization techniques.

Every day at sunrise and sunset, he would go out, even if there was a blizzard outside, to use his spiritual sense to perceive the slightest change as the sun and moon alternated.

Su Li didn't experience much, and sometimes she felt like she was doing something useless.

But since I had nothing else to do, I figured I might as well go out and check on the shelter.

They often boil water indoors, and there is still some moisture inside. The vents are blocked every day, so Zu Li took the opportunity to go out and manually knock off the icicles in the vents.

Song Mingyu, on the other hand, seems to have hit a bottleneck again, scratching her head all day long.

Time flies, and before we knew it, 32 days had passed since they broke through the soil.

For those 32 days, Su Li checked the manual every day, but unfortunately, the manual showed that the area was out of service every day.

The only change was that two new members suddenly appeared in the manual: one named Sun Keke and the other named Sun Lili.

Su Li hadn't looked at the members page in a long time and didn't even know when the new members were added.

These two members also let Su Li know that Sofia was trying her best to find a way to save her.

On the morning of the 33rd day, Zuli felt her manual vibrating.

Zuli knew perfectly well what this meant.

Su Li perked up and quickly patted Song Mingyu's hand, "Wake up, Mingyu, Sophia and the others are here to pick us up!"

Still somewhat dazed, Song Mingyu was jolted awake by these words, a complex mix of emotions welling up within her.

The day finally arrived. She was overjoyed to be saved, but when she thought about what had happened these past few days and how to face Sophia afterward, she couldn't be happy anymore.

Seeing Song Mingyu's complicated expression, Su Li's smile faltered. He then sighed and ruffled Song Mingyu's hair. "Leave it to me."

Zuli opened the manual.

The chat window is flashing; it's their squad group chat.

Sofia—Zurich? Are you all alright?

Sofia—I'm no longer getting out-of-service notifications. Can you receive my messages?

Sofia—please reply to my message if you see this!

Seeing Sophia's chat after so long, Su Li almost burst into tears.

Zuli—Mingyu and I are both fine. We have enough to eat and drink, and we are perfectly safe.

Sofia—Mingyu? Looks like she's not just living a life of luxury.

Sofia—explain it to me in person after you come back.

"Hiss~~" Su Li gasped, "So perceptive?"

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Sofia closed the manual, feeling a little angry.

"As expected." Sophia irritably banged on the table, the loud banging startling Sun Keke who was sitting next to her, making her freeze in place.

"Well, it's good that everyone's alright." Sofia finally sighed helplessly.

A lone man and a lone woman, trapped in a desperate situation, survived together for 37 days in a desolate place. It wouldn't be surprising if some sparks flew between them.

Moreover, she felt that Song Mingyu had long harbored feelings for Su Li. She appeared unkempt and slovenly, but this unkemptness was primarily reserved for Su Li. When Ivan was around, she was quite careful about her appearance.

She glanced at Sun Keke and asked, "What were the results of the divination?"

Sun Keke nodded repeatedly like a little quail, "Yes, Sister Sophia, the divination results are in. The commander's position is in the northwest. Um, to be more specific, I can use the sacrifice divination."

Sophia shook her head, rejecting the suggestion. "There's no need for that, and you don't have to do it. Now that you've joined our team, you're one of us. We won't exploit you for a little bit of divination effect. Zuli and the others are safe; we can take it slow. How long is the cooldown period for this divination?"

Sun Keke's divination has different cooldown times depending on the difficulty level.

“The cooldown time is 5 hours,” Sun Keke said obediently.

“Do another divination in five hours,” Sofia instructed.

Just then, the door opened and Ivan walked in.

“The snow outside is really heavy, and the rate of elemental erosion is about the same as last time we explored at night.” Ivan took off his scarf. “My brother-in-law and the others didn’t come here, and the tools I left behind are still untouched.”

"I've already contacted Su Li and the others. Send them the props. Then, drive on, and at the next fork in the road, head northwest."

"Ok."

Ivan opened the manual and found his brother-in-law.

Ivan—brother-in-law, is there anything you need?

Su Li—send over the picture of my and Mingyu's bed [Anning], along with some charcoal, food, clothes, a basic cultivation manual, and a book explaining magic energy. Finally, send over all of Mingyu's experimental equipment. I'll send you some more things later.

Ivan – I understand.

Ivan sighed. Since she's calling him Mingyu, it's probably true. On one side is his beloved brother-in-law, and on the other is his sister.

[Fine, let's pretend we don't know for now. Then, if my brother-in-law and sister get into a fight, I'll help my sister fight my brother-in-law. Why should a 12-year-old like me be in this situation?]

Ivan went to the storage room and started taking things out.

As requested by Zuli, Ivan sent over all the necessary items, and finally sent over the tent and the [Fire Element Mini Heater] that he had made.

After Su Li received the message, Su Li also started sending him things.

First, there was a large quantity of red plums, which Sofia used to make tea.

Next up is the ice element antibiotic made by Song Mingyu.

Then he sent him a few Illusionary Ice Mushrooms and told Ivan to plant them.

The Ice Mushroom can be used to make Ice Element Antibiotics, which can be used later when encountering icy worlds.

Finally, Su Li sent over the Winter Feast. This last Winter Feast was specially reserved for them, enough for exactly four people.

Zuli—After eating the Winter Feast, the weather is getting worse. Increase your ice resistance and save on medicine.

Ivan, carrying the Winter Feast, went to where Sophia was and gave the food to his sister.

"This is the Winter Feast?" Sophia had already learned about this item in Zurich. "A feast... This is a secret culinary realm I haven't yet explored. I must see it for myself later."

Sofia suddenly thought of a question and asked Sun Keke, "Is your sister okay eating?"

“No problem,” Sun Keke quickly replied. “My sister’s condition is strange, but she can take regular medicine and food, and they are effective.”

"That's good. You should also be careful. Your sister is unconscious, her magical energy is almost completely shut down, and she has almost no resistance to elemental erosion. Every now and then, remember to give her some fruit tea to clear away the elemental erosion. Also, remember not to share utensils with your sister. There are elemental bacteria in this world, and infected people can transmit them mouth-to-mouth. Be careful not to let your sister get infected with elemental bacteria as well."