Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After completing the first water purification device, Zurich began working on the second one.

The second method is much simpler.

First, filter the remaining wastewater. Then, place the bucket containing the filtered water at a higher position and the other bucket at a lower position. Connect them with a strip of cotton cloth, using capillary action to filter the water into the lower bucket.

After doing all this, Su Li was completely exhausted and didn't want to move anymore.

It was too hot, and Zuli was so tired that she drifted off to sleep.

However, Su Li's nap was short; about an hour later, she was woken up by the heat.

He got up, wiped the sweat from his brow, and looked back at where he had been lying, where he saw a wet, human-shaped mark.

"What the hell? It looks like a crime scene."

Su Li muttered a complaint, then, seeing no one around, simply stripped naked and laid her sweat-soaked clothes outside to dry.

He himself sat between two windows, idly gazing at the desolate wilderness outside.

The saline-alkali land, exposed to the scorching sun, was covered with hardened red salt deposits. The air, distorted by the intense heat, resembled a scene from hell. There was no wind, no sound of animals. A desolate wasteland, an empty sky.

Exhausted, Su Li drifted into a semi-conscious state, spending a long time in a daze. When he woke up for the second time, it was already 4 p.m.

By this time, the sun was no longer so intense.

The first thing Su Li did when she got up was to check on her water purification system.

The first thing I checked was the 10 plastic bottle filter devices.

Su Li glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh, "Success! I really am a genius!"

Each plastic bottle contained some distilled water, which was clear and looked delicious.

Su Li quickly took out the device and poured the water into a new bottle. These 10 devices, which were used from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., had collected more than one bottle of distilled water in total.

"I checked, and there's about 800ml of distilled water. That's alright. If I use it sparingly, it'll last me a day."

However, whether this water is drinkable depends on the system's assessment.

Zurich used basic identification techniques on the water.

[Strange-tasting water: Due to limited technology, some toxic substances vaporized during distillation, leaving some residue. Drinking large amounts in a short period can cause diarrhea.]

"Okay, this can definitely be used as drinking water." Su Li nodded in satisfaction. As long as you don't drink too much of this water in a short period of time, the side effect of diarrhea is much better than the original kidney failure.

Zuli then went to check on the two water purification devices.

This water purifier isn't working very well. Because of the high temperature, the purified water in the basin is evaporating, resulting in very little purified water being produced. Su Li checked and found it contained the same strange-tasting water. There was about 40ml of it.

Su Li collected the water into a bottle, took out a little of the strange-tasting water, and took a sip.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it doesn't smell as bad as I imagined. How should I put it, it's just very strange and hard to describe."

It tastes a bit awful. But it's drinkable.

"So, I think the water problem is temporarily solved. The next step is to solve the food and enhancement plugin problems."

There didn't seem to be anything good around here, so Su Li decided to take advantage of the cool weather and hurry to the next place to collect supplies.

Su Li got out of the car and gathered up all the bricks that had been drying.

I checked the bricks and they're okay. Some of them have cracked from the sun, but because of the weeds inside, they still retain their shape.

Zuli estimates that if you flip it over and let it dry for another day, it will be ready to use.

He then returned to the wrecked vehicle, took out flint and iron ore, and started a fire.

The flint in this system is about the size of a palm, while the iron ore is as big as a basketball.

The two stones collided with each other, each collision producing a burst of sparks. The fuel provided by the newbie gift pack was very effective, and a few sparks were enough to ignite the remaining fuel.

The remaining fuel could power the car for another 29 kilometers. Zuli quickly added a few pieces of wood.

A piece of wood or a branch can increase the distance by 5 kilometers. Zuli added 10 pieces of wood and 10 branches. After the wood was lit, he took out the remaining fuel for the beginner train, extinguished it, and set it aside.

"This stuff is flammable and can be used as ignition source."

Five minutes later, the train started successfully. Su Li stood by the window, watching the surrounding scenery rush past.

He would occasionally move between the two windows to check the supplies around him.

After leaving their previous stop and traveling for some time, Su Li found that the surrounding resources had not only not increased, but had actually become even scarcer. This made Su Li somewhat relieved.

"Luckily, I stopped and collected resources when I saw that the surrounding area had decent supplies. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; don't always think that the next place will have more resources," Su Li summarized her experience.

While the train was moving, Su Li began to stretch his muscles. He lived on campus and had a roommate who was a sports student. Su Li learned a few stretching techniques from him.

After the train had traveled for an hour and a half, or nearly 90 kilometers, the surrounding resources finally became plentiful again. Zu Li noticed from the window that a large number of salt lakes of varying sizes were beginning to appear around them.

Furthermore, the color of these saline lakes has changed, with some turning brown.

"This is a nice place." Su Li looked around and thought the resources here were quite abundant, so she stopped the train.

Su Li stopped the car, first took out her bricks and laid them out to dry, then began to examine the surrounding vegetation and resources.

There aren't many stones here. Not to mention the big stones we've seen before, there aren't even many stones the size of a basketball.

However, there were quite a few weeds.

Su Li looked around and noticed that the main weeds here were a type of grass that resembled pasture grass and was about knee-high. Besides that, there were also some succulent plants that looked like seaweed.

Zurich tried collecting some samples and then conducted an analysis.

It's like pasture grass, just ordinary weeds. After being collected and dried, these weeds can be used as good kindling.

However, those plants that resembled dragon's beard grass were displayed as "Purple Salt Grass" by the system after being harvested.

Zuli held up one of the saltwort plants to observe it in the sunlight and discovered that there were indeed some purple lines inside the succulent.

[Purple Salt Grass: A plant that grows in saline-alkali soil; its sap contains abundant salt and can be used to make salt.]

"This is a good thing, salt is a necessity for people, but at the moment, it's not very useful. People still need food and water. But can this be eaten directly?"

Su Li broke off a small piece, put it in her mouth and took a bite, then spat it out, saying, "It's so salty, it can't be eaten as a meal."

Keep the salt grass safe; it might increase in value later.

Zuli picked up an axe and went to chop wood.

What he lacks most right now is wood. Whether it's making reinforcement modules or providing firepower for the train, he needs a lot of wood.

From 5:30 to 7:00, Zuli never stopped, constantly cutting down trees, cutting down trees, cutting down trees.

In that short time, he chopped down a full 40 trees, obtaining 80 pieces of wood and 40 branches.

It's worth mentioning that before he cut down the tree, he plucked a handful of leaves, but the result was far from ideal.

[Contaminated tree leaves: Excessive heavy metals, harmful to health, long-term consumption can damage the brain]

Zurich had to regretfully give up the idea of ​​eating the leaves and bark.

After carrying all of this back, Su Li was exhausted. She simply sat down on the train and didn't want to move.

"Damn it, there's no water to wash, and nothing to brush my teeth with. It's so uncomfortable." Su Li grumbled as she finished the rest of her rations. "I feel like my arm is gone. I'm going to suffer tomorrow."

After finishing her meal and drinking some strange-tasting water, Su Li rubbed her teeth with wood ash.

Looking at the sky that was about to completely darken, Su Li closed the train door, set her alarm, and prepared to go to sleep.

There aren't any lights in this vehicle, so I might as well go to sleep early and get up early to work tomorrow.

Just as Su Li was getting ready to sleep, he suddenly heard the clear chirping of birds outside.