Pipi was full of curiosity about new things. Wagging its tail happily, it hopped closer to Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi's heart stirred, and he picked up Pipi with one hand and pressed its little paws onto the blank notebook.

In an instant, ink flowed like a spring, and streaks of ink quickly outlined a detailed image on the paper. A red dot and a claw mark overlapped, as if telling some unknown connection.

Holding the note, Zhang Shi strode towards the living room, where a red dot slowly moved.

Pipi followed Zhang Shi out. On the notepad, the dog paw mark following closely behind sometimes separated and sometimes overlapped, as if playing a silent game of chase.

A smile appeared on Zhang Shi's lips; he had already gained a preliminary understanding of the strange abilities of the scroll.

"It's so late, why haven't those gray wolves come yet? I was just thinking of doing an experiment with them."

Zhang Shi pondered to himself, and inexplicably felt a surge of anticipation for the wolves' "visit," just to test the extraordinary effects of this manual. However, the wolves seemed equally astute in sensing the unusual nature of the shelter and chose to avoid battle, leaving Zhang Shi to suppress his hopes for the time being.

As dawn broke, the system's familiar and encouraging notification sound shattered the morning's tranquility, waking Zhang Shi from his slumber.

Day six in the wilderness world begins with checking in.

The system notifies you that you have received the following rewards for checking in:

[Territory Control Module (Pink): A powerful item that grants precise control over resources within the shelter's area.]

An barely suppressed excitement flashed in Zhang Shi's eyes; this was the first time he had ever seen a divine artifact. Without hesitation, he activated the module.

With the use of the module, the shelter's interface was completely transformed before Zhang Shi's eyes. The courtyard was digitized and displayed in a 3D projection, as if the entire courtyard was under his control. Like an architect, Zhang Shi used his fingertips as a pen to easily rearrange the sentry tower, the walls, and even the entire courtyard. Every brick and every inch of land changed according to his will, demonstrating unprecedented freedom and creativity.

More walls were built, and the courtyard, viewed from above, was now a rectangle 20 meters long and 20 meters wide. It was more than three times larger than before, both sturdy and beautiful, and full of endless possibilities.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Zhang Shi not only rebuilt the poultry houses but also carefully planned the livestock pens and farmland, laying a solid foundation for future agricultural life.

Two precious virgin eggs were gently placed in the incubator, and Zhang Shi eagerly imagined the moment when the chicks would hatch.

"We'll talk about livestock later. All kinds of seeds are ready. It's time to start farming."

Zhang Shi built a greenhouse and, using the territory control module, placed it effortlessly on the farmland.

Standing in front of the newly renovated shelter, Zhang Shi looked at this land full of hope and felt an unprecedented surge of pride and ambition.

After making some basic farming tools, Zhang Shi quickly finished his breakfast and then went into the greenhouse to start planting.

The shelter was located on a flat plain with fertile black soil, which saved Zhang Shi a lot of trouble.

Zhang Shi's impressions of farming all stem from his childhood memories of living with his maternal grandparents.

After randomly selecting a piece of land, Zhang Shi began to turn over the soil and level the plot.

This step, though not particularly difficult, was physically demanding. Zhang Shi ate plums while chugging well water, and managed to turn over the entire plot of land in one go. He even plowed several furrows into the soil, just as he remembered them.

Zhang Shi used a oscilloscope to assess the land.

"Ding! One glance confirms it: farmland."

[Farmland (White) x1: Ordinary farmland, with average soil fertility and yield. Soil quality can be improved and farmland quality enhanced through various methods.]

Zhang Shi was very satisfied with his work results. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he specially selected some seeds with shorter growth cycles, such as spinach, lettuce, cabbage, and green onions, to sow.

Zhang Shi first soaked the seeds of lettuce and spinach in high-quality well water for later use, and then planted cabbage and scallions.

They dug pits, filled them with soil, and irrigated them with high-quality well water.

At this point, the first stage of farming is complete.

Straightening up, Zhang Shi was astonished to find that snowflakes had started falling from the sky, and Pipi was happily rolling around on the ground outside.

"Wearing the Wilderness Hunter outfit, I ignored the outside temperature and didn't expect it to snow."

Zhang Shi returned to the stone house to rest, took out some meat, and prepared to cook some meat soup to warm himself up.

During his free time, Zhang Shi opened the chat channel and found that everyone was complaining about the sudden drop in temperature.

Cheng Xiaobai: Oh my god, it's snowing outside! I'm still wearing summer clothes. I'm afraid I can't go out to collect supplies today.

Zhu Dachang: Hurry up and take advantage of the cheap prices to go to the market and get some winter clothes. They're much more affordable than fuel and food.

Tang An: This awful weather, it's actually snowing! How can a wooden hut withstand this freezing cold? My feet are covered in chilblains.

Hou Kun: Does anyone know if they can sell me a stone house design blueprint cheaply? I have all the other materials, but I'm stuck on the blueprint.

With the harsh winter approaching and the snow expected to continue for an unknown period, many survivors who have no shortage of resources have chosen to stay in their shelters and hibernate instead of venturing out.

Zhang Shi remembered the mining machine that was still working hard in the mine and decided to go to the mine to retrieve it in the afternoon while the snow was still light.

"It's been three days already, they must have mined quite a bit of iron ore."

Zhang Shi imagined the scene of reaping a backpack full of resources, and felt a little excited.

Lunch was again bread with meat soup.

Even the best meat gets boring after a few days, and Zhang Shi is now really looking forward to the vegetables ripening. Looking at the seeds soaking in the wooden bucket, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

After lunch, Zhang Shi took Pipi to the mine.

The snow had been falling for some time, and the entire dense forest was covered in white. The mountains and fields were a silver-clad landscape, which almost made Zhang Shi lose his bearings.

This was Pipi's first time leaving the shelter with Zhang Shi, and surprisingly, it didn't run around wildly. Instead, it sat obediently in the bicycle basket, its two front paws resting on the edge of the basket, looking around warily. It would be the first to sound the alarm if anything happened.

As usual, Zhang Shi first came to the plum tree.

After three days, the plums on the tree were ripe. Zhang Shi shook the snow off the treetops and then picked all the fruit.

Thinking that this might be the last batch, Zhang Shi even started to consider transplantation.

"Hey, forget it. I know nothing about this, let's not ruin these two only children."

After some deliberation, Zhang Shi finally decided to spare the plum trees' lives. Whether they could survive the harsh winter depended on their own fate.

The man and his dog walked through the forest and, without any incident, soon arrived outside the mine.

The timber left three days ago remained untouched, blocking the entrance to the mine. Inside, the faint sound of metal striking metal could be heard.