Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Zuli searched the bird's habitat for a long time, turning over every bird's nest, and actually found 7 bird eggs.

The bird eggs were about the size of duck eggs. Su Li picked one up and examined it against the sunlight, but found no baby bird inside.

"Perhaps it's not their breeding season yet." Su Li said with some regret. If it were the breeding season, they would have collected many more bird eggs.

She put the egg into her backpack. Zuli then began pulling up reeds.

Zuli remembers that the roots of reeds are also edible and can replenish water and starch.

After pulling a reed out, Su Li broke off its root. After peeling off the outer skin, Su Li checked it using the system.

[Salt marsh reed roots: Edible, providing some starch and water.]

Zuli was overjoyed; he hadn't eaten breakfast yet. He quickly put the reed root in his mouth and ate it.

After chewing and savoring it carefully, Su Li commented, "The taste is slightly bitter, but it's not unbearable. It's not very juicy, but it's good for replenishing fluids."

After quickly eating the reed roots, Zuli started digging up other reed roots to eat as soon as they were dug up.

At the same time, Zurich also discovered why the water here was yellowish-brown.

Because there is a type of yellowish-brown algae in the water here.

[Salt-resistant brown algae: A type of brown algae that can adapt to saline-alkali environments. Edible.]

"Although it looks unappealing because of its sticky texture, it's definitely a good product. But let's not rush it, we can collect more later."

After feeling a little something in her stomach, Su Li looked towards the center of the lake. There, a black treasure chest glittered in the sunlight.

"Let's do it, brothers!" Su Li roared, then began to survey his surroundings, fearing that there might be some monster in the water.

After looking for a long time, there wasn't a ripple on the water, nor any strange "driftwood," which is actually crocodiles.

Although they won't be attacked, they'll be so scared they'll cramp up and drown.

When Su Li was a child, she had a frightening experience that almost caused her to drown.

"And there's also a beginner safety protection system; wild animals won't attack me unless I'm attacked. Let's give it a shot!"

Su Li took off her shirt, pants, shoes, and socks and put them in her inventory. She didn't want her clothes to be stained reddish-brown by the poison, which would be both ugly and uncomfortable.

After taking off her clothes, Zuli put her shoes back on to prevent her feet from being cut by sharp stones, as the wounds were very easy to get infected in such hot weather.

Finally, he went to the water's edge, dipped his finger in the water, and applied it to his armpits.

After experiencing it for a while, it was alright. There was a slightly uncomfortable feeling, but no stinging or burning sensation, so it didn't seem to be corrosive.

Su Li walked towards the water. It was about a kilometer from the center, but the lake wasn't deep. Su Li walked almost 500 meters before the water reached his waist. The ground beneath his feet wasn't soft either; there were many stones, so wearing shoes was a wise choice.

Zuli quickened her pace as she walked toward the center of the lake.

When they reached 800 meters, the depth was up to Su Li's chest, so Su Li simply started swimming. He had practiced in the village river before, so he wasn't a complete landlubber.

After swimming the last 200 meters, Zurich climbed onto the pile of boulders in the center of the lake.

Su Li didn't rush to open the treasure chest; she first checked the area emitting yellow smoke to see if there was any danger.

Zuli peered over and saw a pool of water about 5 square meters in the middle of the rocks. In the middle of the pool was a crack, from which yellow smoke and red water were constantly gushing out.

"It's a volcanic fissure, isn't it?" Su Li concluded, then suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a lot of things in the lake.

For example, those black, crystalline rocks.

Su Li quickly began to observe the surrounding boulders.

The more I looked, the more I felt like I'd struck gold. There were so many glittering things on these boulders. "Could these rocks be cooled lava?"

The more Su Li thought about it, the more convinced she became.

After examining the stone, Su Li went to open the black treasure chest.

The treasure chest was made of metal; Su Li checked it with the system and found it was a [Black Iron Treasure Chest].

Su Li opened the treasure chest, inside which were neatly arranged many items.

[Received 10 Stone, 20 Charcoal, 3 Iron Ingots, 1 Iron Pickaxe, and 1 Iron Pickaxe Blueprint]

"Great! I was just looking for a pickaxe, and here it is! Plus the blueprint! Who says I'm not the main character?!"

Su Li shouted excitedly.

However, Su Li was unaware that the ability to obtain this item was actually a guaranteed reward mechanism set up by the game world.

Wooden treasure chests drop three types of basic resources and one type of special resource.

Black iron-grade treasure chests also come in three basic types and one special type, but the quality is slightly better than wooden ones.

In the early stages, opening chests of Black Iron level or higher will result in a special resource assessment.

First, determine what items will drop. If the item level is low, then check if the person opening the box has the blueprint for a basic gathering tool. If not, it will prioritize gathering tools related to the surrounding resources and include a corresponding blueprint.

Once you've collected all the blueprints for the basic gathering items, the probability will revert to its original level.

The game recognizes five basic gathering tools: pickaxe, hammer, axe, sickle, and shovel.

Su Li felt lucky; in reality, he had gotten the guaranteed Iron-tier reward. Any non-lucky player who hadn't collected all five basic gathering tool blueprints would have gotten an Iron Cross Pickaxe and its blueprint from that chest.

If you're incredibly lucky, you might get some very rare treasures.

However, Zurich, unaware of all this, is undoubtedly happy.

Su Li picked up the manuscript and then checked the system introduction.

[Iron Pickaxe (100%): An iron pickaxe, suitable for chiseling stone piles, very durable]

Su Li liked it more and more as she looked at it; this thing was much more useful than a stone hammer. A stone hammer was just brute force, laborious and inefficient. This was a much better helper for mining.

"Finally, a pickaxe! There weren't any pickaxes in the stone tools. We had to make do with a stone hammer. That thing, after a few thuds, it gave me osteoporosis!"

Having obtained the pickaxe, Su Li wanted to start mining quickly before it got too hot.

He aimed at a huge, gleaming rock, which was 3 meters tall.

Let's check what this is first.

Medium-sized mine pile

Zuli raised the pickaxe high and then brought it down.

With a clang, Su Li successfully chipped a portion of the boulder. Su Li didn't know what using a pickaxe was like in real life, but in this game, it was undeniably efficient.

Su Li knocked on the boulder 10 times, shattering it into pieces. The shattered pieces were collected by the system as loot. Checking the durability, only 5% of the durability had been used.

So profitable!

Su Li quickly checked the debris from the fallen boulder.

[Stone*5] [Iron Ore*10] [Coal*2]

Cool!

Keep going.

Small-scale mining operations

[Stone*5] [Copper Ore*4] [Whetstone*1]

Medium-sized mine pile

[Stone*5] [Stone*10] [Coal*4]

Medium-sized mine pile

[Stone*5] [Iron Ore*9] [Clay*4]

Medium-sized mine pile

[Stone*5] [Iron Ore*6] [Coal*4]

There are a total of 18 ore piles here, and Zuli has mined 17 of them, which means he has figured out the pattern.

Regardless of the type of ore deposit, after mining it, you will receive a base drop of 5 pieces of stone, followed by 2-5 smaller drops of primary ores, such as copper, iron, stone, and coal. You will also receive 0-1 secondary ores, such as whetstone, coal, and clay.

A medium-sized mine has 5-10 main mines and 0-2 auxiliary mines.

After smashing all the ore, Su Li checked his pickaxe, which still had 29% durability left.

One small one has 3 durability points, and one medium one has 5 durability points.

What remains is the most peculiar mineral deposit among these giant rocks.

This boulder emits a faint heat when you get close, and it also has some red crystals on it.

"You audacious scoundrel! I can tell you're an elite monster at a glance. Now, state your name!"

System identification technique, activated!

Small-scale elemental ore

Elemental ore? Could it drop the elemental fragments that Lin Feng has been collecting?