"Thanks!"

Hongyu gently said thank you to the slowly departing bus, then carefully stuffed the game console into her pocket.

Afraid of losing it, Hongyu zipped up the pocket.

This was the first thing he used for amusement; it wasn't a nice eraser or a bottle of fine ink.

From now on, I can set aside ten minutes each day to play games.

Feeling guilty about playing games, Hongyu immediately decided to sleep half an hour less each day and do more practice tests to calm her nerves.

This is the only way to counteract the decadence I feel from playing games.

Inside the bus.

Shuihui and Qinyuan had already climbed onto Bai Xizhu's shoulders.

The little white water snake looked embarrassed, its tiny tail covering its face, as if it were ashamed to face its owner.

Qin Yuan's wasp-like face also looked somewhat uneasy, and he used his transparent wings to shield himself—but it was as if he hadn't shielded himself at all.

How embarrassing!

I couldn't find the person I was looking for.

They just found the place where he recently disappeared.

The two little beasts were a bit depressed, so they weren't particularly active, only occasionally pointing out directions to Bai Yifan.

Head towards the place where the base commander was last seen.

The route taken was the same one the base commander took after leaving the safe base.

Bai Yifan and Leng Yebai each stood by a window, carefully observing the scenery outside.

There's nothing particularly special about it.

The sun has now risen, and its scorching rays are shining on the cracked earth, drawing moisture from the soil.

Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce.

Many water resources have been contaminated by the zombie virus, and no one dares to drink the water in some open rivers and streams, for fear of accidentally contracting the virus.

Even a large base like Yunhua Safe Base can still survive because there are many water-type ability users and ice-type ability users who can help cool things down.

In some small safe bases, there might not be a single water-type ability user in the entire base. If they want to drink water, they have to keep searching for a water source.

Unpolluted water sources are always scarce, as they are usually monopolized by powerful forces. To obtain clean water reliably, one can only purchase it using crystal cores.

It's another round of exploitation.

There are always people who will try every means to profit, no matter the time.

The road was a bit bumpy because the surface was uneven, and the bus kept shaking.

A close look at the road surface reveals that due to the extreme dryness of the ground and the lack of regular watering and maintenance, the asphalt road has broken into sections, and no one knows whether the road ahead will be passable.

Even someone as recklessly fast as Bai Yifan had to tap the brakes several times, slowly making his way towards the direction of Qin Yuan's two little beast fingers.

They were terrified the car would overturn.

The journey was unusually peaceful. Occasionally, we encountered a few ordinary zombies, all of whom died on the bus's bumper.

"Sis, why is the ground so dry, yet the flowers, plants, and trees along the roadside are growing so vigorously? Aren't they short of water?"

Bai Yifan glanced around at the surroundings with a puzzled look, inwardly feeling a bit annoyed.

This weed is really quite resilient. I remember that in the past, this kind of green plant would wither and die if exposed to the sun.

How come they don't look thirsty at all now?

Bai Xizhu narrowed her eyes slightly. "This means they are not short of water."

Bai Yifan: ? ? ?

I didn't understand.

Bai Xizhu twitched her fingers slightly, extending them from the window, her fingertips glistening with a faint frost.

The frost did not melt under the sun's rays, and looked like tiny sparkly flakes.

The frost tilted from Bai Xizhu's hand and fell directly to the ground, then disappeared into the dry asphalt road.

Bai Xizhu closed her eyes and carefully sensed the water molecules around her.

Ice is essentially water, but her control over water is not as good as her control over ice. What she just released was an ice catalyst, which is several times colder than ice and contains even more ice-type energy.

Even though it was just a few specks of frost, the ground temperature wasn't as high as before after it fell, and a thin white mist rose from the surface.

It looked like the temperature had dropped rapidly to an extreme low.

“There is an underground river here, which is exactly the path we are on. We are actually walking on the underground river.”

Bai Xizhu slowly opened her eyes and told them what she had discovered.

Because it hasn't rained recently and the temperature has been extremely high, the ground looks very dry, and a lot of soil crumbles into powder when squeezed.

The surrounding plants are no longer the same as before; they are more resilient and have more developed roots.

Even if their roots cannot reach the underground river water, they can still draw a small amount of water molecules from below.

Even just a little bit is enough to make them thrive.

Whether by coincidence or not, the route taken by the base chief was in the same direction as the underground river.

"So that's how it is."

Bai Yifan didn't pay attention to these details. Seeing that the road ahead was still bumpy, he could only resist the urge to step on the gas and continue driving at a low speed.

What do you think the base commander will do?

Bai Xizhu looked at Leng Yebai, who was standing silently to the side, and asked a question.

Since setting off, Leng Yebai has remained silent, just like before, never liking to talk.

Bai Xizhu could sense the faint sense of loss emanating from him.

"I don't know."

Leng Yebai gently shook his head, took two steps toward Bai Xizhu, leaned slightly toward her, and placed his hand on her shoulder.

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