Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Sofia tried out the hunting bow she made, and its strength was quite good.

Then she took out the arrows and examined them carefully.

"The arrows made by the system are of very high quality; I can't make such high-quality arrows myself. However, they consume a lot of resources."

Sofia's arrow recipe calls for arrows with iron arrowheads, so iron is required when making them.

The arrows made by the system require 1 unit of feather, 1 iron ingot, and 1 unit of wood.

If made by hand, at least twice the quantity can be produced.

"However, it saves the time spent forging iron and sharpening arrow shafts, so it's well worth it."

After putting the arrows away, Sofia began to walk along the lakeside.

This lake is quite large, and based on Sofia's experience, there must be prey in this place.

She had seen the shadows of animals flash by in the distance when she was filling water containers earlier.

Sofia walked to the spot where she had previously spotted the animal's shadow and carefully examined the ground.

"It's a deer, medium size, but I don't know what kind it is."

Sofia surveyed her surroundings. "Where there are deer, there are wild animals that eat them. Be careful."

Based on her experience, Sofia determined the general direction the deer was heading.

"At this moment, I'm right downwind... Be careful of the noise, we can get very close."

Sofia followed the footprints and droppings, chasing her prey bit by bit.

After some time, she spotted several deer grazing in the woods.

Sofia squinted, found a deer at a suitable angle, and then slowly, little by little, approached the deer.

She had tried it before, and because the arrows were excellent, she was confident that she could hit exactly where she wanted with this bow and arrow.

As they drew closer, Sofia keenly noticed that several deer's ears twitched.

Something startled the deer. What a pity, I thought I could get a little closer with the help of the wind.

However, this distance is enough...

Sofia drew her bow and aimed at the deer's belly.

Hold your breath and enjoy the feeling of your mind and the bow and arrow becoming one.

Then, release your fingers.

The arrow made almost no sound as it was shot. It struck the deer precisely in the belly.

The deer were instantly startled awake. Without making a sound, they leaped away and fled the spot.

Sophia lowered her bow, showing no anxiety. She knew the deer was near death.

That arrow pierced both lungs. The wounds caused by the arrowhead would continuously gush blood, causing the deer to drown in its own blood.

The deer seemed oblivious to what was happening. They gathered around the wounded deer, curiously examining the arrows embedded in its body, appearing quite puzzled.

The deer that had been shot seemed exhausted and could no longer stand. It lay down on the ground and then slowly lowered its head.

'Aren't they leaving yet? These deer seem a bit silly...'

Since her prey had acted foolishly, Sofia decided not to be polite.

She raised her bow and arrow once more.

……

After a while, Su Li cut down a few more trees, then looked around to make sure no one was there. After that, she took off her clothes, jumped into the water, and started taking a bath and washing her clothes.

Without soap or a bath towel, Zuli could only scratch her own body.

He's much darker than before; back in the saline-alkali land, the skin on his neck and nose had peeled off. But it was all healed at the transit station, so now he's just a bit darker.

A few days ago, my face and neck were covered in peeling and red, swollen skin, looking like I had been exposed to radiation.

After scrubbing herself for a while, Su Li felt the itching on her body lessen, especially on her scalp. Su Li's head had never been so dirty in her entire life.

After washing them clean, Zuli began washing the clothes in the lake water, constantly scrubbing off the salt stains.

"Ugh, this T-shirt of mine keeps getting sweaty, drying, sweating, drying, and it's all worn out. It'll tear if I rub it. It's so annoying."

After a while, Su Li finally finished washing up. By then, it was completely dark. Su Li packed up the wood she had chopped and headed towards the train.

Upon arriving at the train, Su Li smelled a strong odor of blood. She immediately tensed up, took out her two-handed sword, and carefully made her way towards the train.

"Who?"

Before they even got close, they heard Sophia's voice. He quickly said, "It's me, it's me, Su Li. What's going on? There's such a strong smell of blood."

"Oh, it's the train conductor. You deliberately slowed your pace; I thought there were bad guys around." Sophia visibly relaxed.

Zuli walked to the front of the train and found Sophia dissecting a deer.

"Where did this deer come from? Did you hunt it?" Su Li asked in surprise.

"Yes, I killed two of them. I decomposed one and got 20 units of venison, 2 deer hides, and a deer tendon. I felt it was a waste to let the system decompose it, as deer offal is a very good source of vitamins, so I decided to decompose it myself."

"No need for that. Just do it this way: when the liver is being broken down, remember to preserve it."

Su Li quickly reminded him, "I saw this in that 'Guide'; you two can take a look at it later."

"Is that so? I'll try..."

Sofia stopped breaking down the venison and instead closed her eyes, silently reciting the instructions to preserve the liver and fat.

Then it is decomposed.

After decomposition, 10 units of venison, 1 unit of liver, 2 units of venison fat, 2 deer hides, and 1 deer tendon were obtained.

Sophia looked surprised. "There's such a technique?"

"That's right, because players have different eating habits, that's why this setting exists. It's to leave players with what they want."

"However, the trade-off is that there will be less meat than normal decomposition."

“That’s still a good deal. Tanning leather is much more troublesome.” Sofia said, leaving all the venison behind. “Next, I plan to make smoked dog meat and some of the venison. That will extend its shelf life a bit.”

"Then you go ahead and get busy. I'll have to make a few more trips to bring over the felled trees. By the way, where's Ivan?"

"Ivan is already asleep. We'll need him to drive tonight."

"Let him sleep a little longer."

Zuli continued running back and forth, cutting down trees and carrying things over.

Su Li didn't stop until almost 11 p.m.

When I came back, Sofia's hair was wet, so it looked like she had taken a shower.

The wind outside gradually picked up, and Zurich and Sofia boarded the train together. Then they turned off the whistle and started the train.

It was clear that Ivan was really tired; the train starting didn't even wake him.

Seeing that Su Li was also exhausted, Sofia said, "You go to sleep first. I'll wait a little longer. I'll wake Ivan up at 12 o'clock and have him watch the car."

"Okay. Remember to go to bed early. Don't feel sorry for your younger brother and stay up all night yourself." Su Li reminded him, "He's an adult now, and he has to be one."

"It's just working the night shift, nothing to people this age."

“I know,” Sophia nodded.