Seeing his strange expression, Shekh asked, "What's wrong?"

Shi Jinzhe handed over the map: "Analyze it yourself, I'm not good enough."

Soon, Shekh showed the same expression as Shi Jinzhe.

She's done so many picture-based storytelling sessions, but none of them were this outrageous.

The system only marked the destination; they didn't even know where their starting point was.

“How am I supposed to find my way?” Shekh held up the map, pointed it at the sun, and tried to figure something out.

That's how it's always portrayed in TV dramas: shining light on it, heating it with fire, or immersing it in cold water will reveal the real map.

But this map has nothing on it.

She leaned back in her chair: "So the reason those people didn't leave was because no one could find the way."

“There must be other methods.” Shi Jinzhe stared at the simple line drawing map, remembering the golden cocoon the system had mentioned.

"Where is that golden cocoon?"

“Here it is.” Shekh handed the wooden box to Shi Jinzhe and carefully opened it. “It’s very fragile, in the early stages of pupation.”

The pale golden light emanating from the cocoon is very soft. On the snow-covered wasteland, this warm light can visually bring warmth to people and play a subtle regulatory role.

"You were looking at the map while pointing it at the sun, were you trying to see if there was a second layer?"

Shekh nodded. "That's how it's portrayed in TV dramas."

"Then let's try a different light source."

Shekh laid the rolled-up map flat above the golden cocoon. A faint golden light shone through the map, and the two finally saw something different.

A blinking golden butterfly icon appears on the map, located in the upper left corner, with a vast white snowfield below it.

The golden butterfly crossed a snow-capped mountain and flew towards the southeastern plain, then landed on the widest river channel.

The river is located in the upper left corner of the map, and this is only a small part of the route.

"The roadmap is in stages. We need to cross that snow-capped mountain and reach the river to unlock the next part of the route guidance."

Shi Jinzhe took out a pen and said, "Hold it up for a little while longer, and I'll write down the details on the map."

Shekh: "It's not going to work, you come and take a look."

On the map, the plains are densely covered with rivers and numerous tributaries. The golden butterfly is abandoning the river it initially landed on and instead landing on another river.

The two rivers are located to the south and north, and are quite far apart.

Shi Jinzhe put his pen back down: "It's a living map; we have to follow this golden butterfly."

Shekh subconsciously looked at the golden cocoon and understood the meaning of this copy: "This is its migration route; it will travel ten thousand miles."

"So this game is hiring us to be its bodyguards," Shi Jinzhe smiled. "With your protection, this butterfly is definitely the chosen one."

I noted down the directions for the snowfield section, then turned on the car and headed towards the highest snow-capped mountain in the southeast.

"Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." After driving for six hours, Shi Jinzhe felt that the distance between the car and the mountain had never changed.

Shekh checked the map several times along the way to confirm that they were heading in the right direction.

She looked in the rearview mirror: "The cars behind stopped following, only the RV and the trio remained."

"That's normal. Most people's eyes can't take it after looking at white for so long. They're in a team so they can take turns driving."

Shekhli tilted his head to look at Shi Jin: "And what about your eyes?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Shi Jinzhe's eyesight improved dramatically from the day he took the willow tree away, and he didn't feel tired or uncomfortable even after looking at the snowfield for so long.

The vitality of the willow tree raised his physical limits, and he hadn't even caught a minor cold in all these years. Shi Jinzhe now knew that this was all because of the skills within his body.

I don't know how his mother managed to bind skills to a baby who wasn't a player.

As darkness fell, the snow fell even heavier, and the swirling debris whipped up by the wind lashed against the car windows, making strange, howling noises.

It wasn't until it was completely dark that the outline of the snow-capped mountain became somewhat clear.

The fan-shaped beam of the high beam contained nothing but snowflakes.

Sheh became more vigilant, and after Shi Jinzhe had driven for another twenty minutes, she asked him to stop the car.

"The sound in the wind is a bit off; it's like there's something else mixed in with it."

Is it far from here?

"It's not far, don't go any further."

"I'll listen to you." Shi Jinzhe saw a pile of huge rocks covered with a thick layer of snow in the darkness and prepared to drive the car there.

Shekh observed the surroundings for a while and said, "There are other creatures, quite large, which should be animals that live near the snow-capped mountains ahead."

"Then let's rest here and try our best to avoid damaging the car, and also protect that fragile golden cocoon."

Shi Jinzhe parked the car in the sheltered spot from the boulder, and the two of them got out of the car together.

After staying in an air-conditioned car for a long time in temperatures of 20-something degrees Celsius, the oxygen I inhale when I get out of the car freezes in my nose.

Shekh wrapped his clothes tightly around himself, his legs transformed into snake tails, and he walked a large circle around the front of the car and the boulder on the snow.

The snake's tail left deep furrows in the snow, and purple mist hung behind it, silently dissipating into the snow.

The aura of the apex predator wafted through the air, and the turbulent currents carried her warnings in all directions, thus dividing up the smallest territory in the Shekh snake's life.

Inside the circle, Shi Jinzhe connects the carriage and the locomotive together, and then uses hooks to secure the vehicle body.

When designing the connection point, he drew it in great detail. Unlike ordinary trailers, the two can be tightly connected to open the connecting door, or they can be separated by a distance to maintain the flexibility of steering.

The system restore was excellent, and with the added auxiliary corrections, it performed even better than Shi Jinzhe had imagined.

After securing the connecting door, Shi Jin turned on the heater inside the carriage and called out to Shekh that it was time to board.

Lights approached from afar, revealing the three-person off-road pickup truck.

The RV that accompanied them was too big and had a low enough chassis, which put them at a disadvantage on the snowfield and caused them to fall behind.

The pickup truck wasn't parked very close, so Shekh didn't pay any attention to it.

She placed her hand in Shi Jinzhe's palm, stepped onto the pedal, and entered the carriage.

"It's so small, just like the little cabin we stayed in at the airport. There's not even enough room for the tail to fit."

Recalling that dog shelter, Shi Jinzhe hesitated as he closed the door, and tentatively whispered, "Actually... the one at the airport was a dog kennel."

A death stare descended upon him, and Shekh slowly turned his head: "You want me to sleep in a doghouse?"

She had just carved out a territory for him outside, and Shi Jinzhe immediately told herself that he would make her sleep in a doghouse!

Shi Jinzhe quickly clarified, "I only remembered it after you brought it up." He grabbed Shehe's finger and said, "Didn't you tell me not to lie to you? I just remembered and said it."

Realizing that the doghouse was just a prop, Sheikh paused briefly before continuing, "Is there anything else you haven't honestly told me?"

“There is one…”

This is the most important point; if we don't say it, it will become a bombshell sooner or later. Shi Jinzhe, harboring the mindset that online relationships die in the light of day, said to Shehe:

"I used to be terrified of snakes, extremely terrified."

Seeing Shekh's lips straighten instantly, he continued speaking, finishing his sentence in one breath:

"But there's a reason I'm afraid of snakes. It's not because of you. When I was little, some other kids played a prank on me and put a snake in my clothes. It scared me so much that I've been afraid of snakes ever since I grew up. But that was before. I'm not afraid of snakes anymore because of you."