17: Chapter 17 Summary

Qin Yun held Cat Xiaoxiao and listened to Qin Xiaoqi's summary:

"Master, under normal circumstances, the probability of encountering danger within one hundred meters of the Highway is very low, but the further away you go from the Highway, the greater the probability of encountering danger!"

"Nowadays, Survivors are mainly exploring within three hundred meters of the Highway, searching for resources; some are cutting down trees, some are moving stones, and others are digging up soil. A small portion have discovered edible berries and wild fruits, and a very small number of lucky ones have found treasure chests!"

"Since not all Survivors share on the regional communication channel, the number of Survivors who have encountered wild creatures is not less than one hundred and seventy, and those who have successfully hunted are no fewer than twenty-three!"

"As of now, no Survivor has discovered water resources outside; Master has the primary water condenser, which is a huge advantage!"

"However, Xiao Qi speculates that as long as Survivors are brave enough to go out, finding water resources like streams should be no problem. Of course, if they want stability, they can only achieve it by obtaining devices like a water condenser!"

"Survivors will consume more drinking water when they go out, so I suggest Master list more drinking water for sale; perhaps you can trade for more resources!"

After Qin Xiaoqi's summary, Qin Yun had a more intuitive understanding of the overall situation outside the Highway.

The various pieces of information, which had been somewhat chaotic, were now much clearer.

Qin Yun also adopted Qin Xiaoqi's suggestion and began listing more drinking water for sale.

He listed all the mineral water he had brought with him, as well as most of the drinking water produced by the primary water condenser, on the trading market!

He was no longer lacking in food or drink, so the focus was mainly on trading for various useful items and various metals.

Although he had quite a bit of beast meat with special effects, Qin Yun certainly would not list it.

If he were to list it for trade, other Survivors might laugh at him, wondering if he had lost his mind.

Next, it was time for lunch.

Counting the special beast meat he had eaten in the morning, plus what he had eaten from time to time, it added up to about two jin.

By now, it had mostly been digested.

After various attempts, Qin Yun discovered that his physical strength had increased by about one hundred grams!

Eating one kilogram resulted in an increase of one hundred grams, which showed that the effect of the Red-eyed Rabbit meat was quite good!

With such effects, he naturally had to eat more of it!

Therefore, Qin Yun ate nearly two jin of the special beast meat again at noon!

Taste was only one aspect; the key was to improve his own physical fitness!

After walking on the Highway for a while to help digest his food, Qin Yun and Cat Xiaoxiao returned to the electric vehicle.

He took out a white safety helmet from his space ring and said: "Xiao Qi, get ready; we are going to leave the Highway and explore the outside world."

"Master, the remaining time on the countdown is 25.7 hours, so we have enough time to explore the outside world. Furthermore, the electric vehicle is in good condition, all functions are working without any issues, and there are 1036.6 units of energy remaining, which is very sufficient!"

Qin Yun took out a metal plate and strapped it to his left forearm, reminding her: "The outside is fraught with danger; danger could be lurking in the sky, on the ground, or even underground. You must be careful; Xiaoxiao, remember not to run around."

"Rest assured, Master, Xiao Qi will definitely be careful!"

"Meow."

Cat Xiaoxiao indicated that she would be very well-behaved and listen to her Master.

Although she liked to run away from home when she was on Blue Star, it was to patrol her territory while finding ways to expand its range and catch more harmful rats.

But now that she had come to this dangerous place, she certainly would not run around, and would never disobey her Master's instructions!

"Xiaoxiao, do you know what I was most worried about before? I was worried that if all the rats nearby were gone, you would run off to somewhere further away and never come back."

In truth, this was not what Qin Yun was most worried about; rather, he was afraid that one day, without paying attention, she might accidentally ingest rat poison or something similar.

"Meow meow."

Cat Xiaoxiao rubbed against Qin Yun, indicating that there were many rats nearby; after she caught them in one place, rats from other places would run over.

She couldn't catch them all; she simply couldn't catch them all.

Qin Yun glanced at Cat Xiaoxiao; was that what he meant?

"Based on a rough calculation of the rat carcasses you brought home at the beginning, over two years, you have at least eight hundred rat lives on your hands!"

Hearing Qin Yun say this, Cat Xiaoxiao shook her cat head.

Eight hundred it is, then.

Even if it were more, she would not contradict her Master.

After all, her Master couldn't even catch a rat.

"Xiaoxiao, the fact that you can catch so many rats shows that you are very agile, so after we leave the Highway, you just need to be responsible for keeping watch; if you notice anything wrong, alert us immediately!"

"Meow."

Cat Xiaoxiao nodded her cat head, indicating she understood.

Qin Yun checked his equipment, looked at the placement of items in his space ring, and after confirming he could take them out easily, he waved his hand: "Let's go!"

Immediately, the electric vehicle turned and slowly drove towards the right side of the Highway.

Compared to the left side, the right side looked more vibrant!

"Xiao Qi, remember to map the route!"

"Reporting to Master, Xiao Qi has been recording and drawing the map since the moment I was activated; Master, please look at the screen on the front of the vehicle."

Qin Yun looked at the screen.

The map on the screen opened, showing the route they had traveled during this time, the terrain and conditions on both sides of the Highway, as well as various detailed records and notes!

Which sections of the road had forests, which sections were Gobi, which sections had Sharp-toothed Hyenas...

So, Qin Xiaoqi had already done so much silently!

Qin Yun did not speak, but just gently patted the electric vehicle.

...

Grassland.

A lush green grassland.

A grassland with rolling hills and small mounds.

They had been away from the Highway for more than three hours, but apart from green grass, they had not discovered any other creatures!

Not to mention Red-eyed Rabbits or Long-tailed Rats, Qin Yun hadn't even seen a single bug!

Fortunately, he was already mentally prepared.

After all, among nearly ten thousand Survivors, only a small portion had encountered wild creatures after spending the whole morning!

Therefore, it was quite normal that they hadn't discovered any creatures.

Qin Yun had no choice but to collect some grass seeds and dig up some soil; he couldn't come all this way and return with nothing to show for it...

They began to return to the Highway.

Even so, Qin Yun did not lower his guard but continued to observe the surrounding environment with focus.

The unchanging grassland, the thick fog blocking his line of sight, and the lack of the sun as a reference point.

After putting himself in the shoes of other Survivors, he realized that without the map on the electric vehicle, he would very likely be unable to distinguish direction and would ultimately end up completely lost in this grassland!

And this was even with his experience of delivering food in Mountain City, where he was quite good at navigating!

When the time reached 5:30 PM, and the electric vehicle was less than one hundred and thirty meters from the Highway, Qin Yun finally made a discovery!

About ninety-some meters ahead, there was a bronze treasure chest!