Chapter 141: Settlement on Day 30, Second Time Traversing! |
In the evening, Zhang Bo personally came to the door, bringing ten pieces of wood for making bows.
Among the ten pieces of wood, seven were Cudrania Wood and three were Mulberry Wood.
"I really don't have that much Cudrania Wood left. If you don't want the Mulberry Wood, I can return some salt to you." Zhang Bo held onto the three pieces of Mulberry Wood.
"No need, Mulberry Wood is fine too. This wood is softer, and the bows made from it are more durable." Qin Ziwen said without showing any expression, giving two tugs and forcefully pulling the Mulberry Wood over. He then turned his head and called out, "Du Yu, bring the salt."
Du Yu walked over, carrying two large bags of salt in each hand, and stuffed them into Zhang Bo's arms.
Seeing Du Yu lift them so effortlessly, Zhang Bo let his guard down.
After taking them, he nearly failed to hold them steady, almost dropping them on the ground.
Du Yu helped him steady them. "Be careful, don't drop them."
Zhang Bo snapped back to reality, looked up, and carefully examined the man before him.
He couldn't help but think to himself, this man has immense strength.
"Boss Qin, I'll be off then. See you in the next map." Zhang Bo laughed heartily, gave a wave, turned around, and left.
Qin Ziwen carried the wood back to the living room.
Among this pile of wood, the Cudrania Wood pieces were longer, mostly exceeding two meters.
The Mulberry Wood pieces were slightly shorter, ranging from about one and a half to two meters in length.
Du Yu inspected them and found they were all good quality material.
"Sir, this material is good. The person who cut it must have been a professional carpenter."
Qin Ziwen said, "That's good then. The Gobi Desert terrain is vast, traps and animal traps won't be as useful there. We'll need to use bows."
He then rearranged the layout inside the house, clearing out an empty area measuring 5 by 10 units.
He used the Archery Workshop card.
As the light faded, a low building appeared in its place.
The building was surrounded by a small wall about two meters high.
Pushing open the reddish-brown wooden door revealed a small courtyard and a bright, low brick-and-tile house inside.
Against the courtyard wall stood a row of bow racks.
Judging by their shape, they were likely for drying bows.
Next to the racks stood a bamboo drying basket about half a person's height, containing several bundles of processed hemp threads. Another basket beside it held tools like bow planes, files, and whetstones.
A few low stools were placed on the ground. On the other side of the small courtyard was a small pot set over a firewood stove.
Inside the house, a small jar on the table contained half a jar of yellowish fish glue, and another small box held some pieces of horn.
The first impression this building gave Qin Ziwen was that it was well-equipped.
Compared to the Blacksmith, the Archery Workshop was not only considerably larger in area, but also had more materials and tools here.
He cast Insight to check the building's effects.
【Level 1 Archery Workshop: Level 1 Glue Boiling Efficiency Increase, Level 1 Bow Making Efficiency Increase】
Being able to increase bow-making efficiency was a good trait. He'd heard that making bows was originally a time-consuming task.
Producing a good bow took even more time than making melee weapons.
Du Yu then entered the Archery Workshop with the two hunters and began processing the wood, starting to make bows.
The night passed without incident.
「You have successfully survived safely in the wilderness for the thirtieth day, obtained one card, harvested a large quantity of fish... Comprehensive Score: 80 points」
「Rewards Obtained: 【Building Card】 Level 1 Leather Armor Workshop1, 【Expansion Card】 Blank Expansion Card (Small)1」
In the morning, after eating breakfast.
Everyone sat inside the house, silently waiting.
On the first night they arrived here, they were asleep and had no sensation of the crossing. This was the first time experiencing a crossing while fully conscious. To prevent any accidents, no one went outside, instead sitting quietly in the house.
On the other side, Building 1, eighth floor.
In the room, Wang Yun stood at the bedroom door holding a bowl of hot porridge, gently knocking. "Wife, wife, get up and have some breakfast."
After a while, a voice came from inside the room. "Leave it by the door."
Hearing his wife's weak voice, Wang Yun opened the door.
On the bed, Lin Yi tried to get up, but her movements were difficult. She tried several times but couldn't sit up. Wang Yun hurried forward to support her, but Lin Yi pushed him away. "Don't come over. I'm afraid I'll infect you."
"You said you were feeling better." A flash of heartache passed through Wang Yun's eyes.
Lin Yi wanted to say something but suddenly covered her mouth, turned away, and coughed lightly.
Wang Yun placed the porridge on the bedside table and gently patted her back. Lin Yi took a few forceful breaths and suddenly asked, "Is today the day we cross over again?"
Wang Yun had told her about the second crossing. He quickly nodded. "Yes, there are only a few minutes left."
Lin Yi suddenly said, "I want to see."
Wang Yun brought a chair and helped his wife sit behind the bedroom window. Lin Yi tilted her head and looked at her husband. "You go out. What if I infect you? That would be irresponsible to your teammates. We're adults now, be good."
Wang Yun fell silent, then left the bedroom and closed the door.
He went to the living room balcony, separated from his wife by a wall. "Yiyi, can you hear me?"
Lin Yi's voice from next door sounded weak. "I can hear you, cough cough... Brother Jun, do you remember? When we got married, you told me that every summer vacation, you would travel with me. The year before last we went to Sanya, last year we went to Erhai. We originally agreed to go to Yadan this year, cough cough..."
Wang Yun stared blankly into the distance, his thoughts swirling, his heart in turmoil.
He said softly, "Don't talk anymore, rest well."
Next door, Lin Yi was quiet for a moment, then suddenly spoke. "This time, are we going to the Gobi Desert?"
"Yes, crossing over to the Gobi Desert."
"The Yadan we didn't get to go to, cough, we're going in a different way."
As her words fell,
Wang Yun, sitting on the balcony, saw the green mountains and rivers outside gradually fade like fading paint, then be repainted.
A wind blew through the window. He couldn't help but reach out his hand, and windblown sand patted the back of his hand.
The blowing wind carried some dust.
The scorching sun overhead grew increasingly hot and dry.
Blue sky, white clouds, sunlight stretching for miles.
The green mountains and clear waters completely disappeared, replaced by an endless expanse of rich, burnt yellow and ochre red.
The earth was torn apart, with deep gullies, mounds, and ridges, scorched by the blazing sun, steaming with visible waves of heat.
"Cough cough... Brother Jun, look, it's so beautiful."
Lin Yi's weak voice carried a note of awe.
Wang Yun's heart clenched. Gazing at this magnificent landscape, he had no mind to appreciate it.
"Yiyi, we've arrived..."
The wind grew a little stronger, beating against the windows, but the sounds from next door quietly ceased.
Wang Yun took a deep breath and was about to stand up when Yang Cunshen beside him said, "Sir, look over there."
Wang Yun turned his head and looked outside the north wall of the residential complex. A five-story school teaching building materialized from nothing, gradually taking form.
The exterior walls of the teaching building were covered in uneven brown stains. The outer bricks were peeling, and the doors and windows were reinforced with wood.
On the corridors, densely packed figures stood, men and women, holding various homemade weapons.
"Those are..." Wang Yun's expression turned grave.
The air seemed to solidify, leaving only the sound of windblown sand beating against the buildings.
Under the blazing sun, both sides silently sized each other up, their scrutinizing gazes meeting in the air.
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