Shekh: "I'm not injured."

When it transforms into its original form, its scales are extremely hard. With a slight scrape from its slightly upturned tail, it can easily rub off rocks. It's not a difficult task, but the mountain is too big, and it takes a lot of energy.

"Should we pass through now? We don't know if the mountain will close again?"

"Pass." Shi Jinzhe led her back to the car. "You must have used up a lot of energy. Would you like some blood?"

"Gulp."

Shekh was craving it.

But when she thought about what happened after she drank the blood last time, she shook her head and said, "I won't drink it now."

They still had to pass through the mountains, and that dizzy, dazed feeling of sensory dullness shouldn't be there at this time.

Shi Jinzhe said, "Then you should rest first. We won't close the carriage; we'll just go straight through."

Don't you need to rest?

Shi Jinzhe conjured up another flower from nowhere. "You disturbed the animals in the mountains when you opened the mountain. I harvested two that got separated from the main group. I'm mentally exhausted now, but I've been replenishing my physical fatigue through the balance of life."

Sher took it; there were five flower buds growing on the flower path, not yet fully grown.

Why isn't it open?

"It's blooming now." Shi Jinzhe took her hand, and the flower path in Shehe's hand bloomed layer by layer before her eyes.

The petals, with their wavy edges, unfold, revealing a gentle gradient of varying shades of purple—a bouquet of lisianthus.

Shi Jinzhe was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect there would be such a flower under the snowfield."

There's all sorts of things hidden beneath this layer of snow. If the snow melts and the flowers bloom one day, it will surely be a spectacular sight.

"What kind of flower is this?" Sher is very fond of this beautiful purple one.

“Elisiro, some people like to call it thornless rose.” Shi Jinzhe let go of her hand. “It comes in many shades of purple, all of them are beautiful. I’ll buy them all for you to see when we get back.”

"Then you should go get the car," Shekh said, giving him a push.

Hurry up and leave, hurry up and finish the game on the 55th day to buy her flowers.

Shi Jinzhe was pushed towards the front of the car. Before getting into the driver's seat, he glanced at Shekh again, but his attention was all on Hua, and he didn't even look at him.

The pot we borrowed yesterday has to be returned. Before getting off the bus, Shi Jinzhe told Shehe to eat first and then go to sleep.

When he got to the RV, Shi Jinzhe found a white stone statue in the snowdrift next to the vehicle. Before he could see the face, he thought someone was making a snowman there.

It blended in perfectly with the environment; I didn't recognize it at all.

From that expression, you could tell at a glance that Shekh had caught him talking badly.

The RV owner had been watching his movements since early morning, and when he saw him, he turned around and opened the RV door from a distance.

"Here's the pot back, we're about to leave."

"Okay, okay." The RV owner rubbed his hands together; he was freezing after keeping the door open for so long. Seeing that Shi Jinzhe wasn't leaving immediately, he politely asked, "Is there anything else you'd like?"

“Indeed.” Shi Jinzhe’s stone statue lowered its head. “What about his props and golden cocoon?”

"ah?"

"Give it to me, this is the toll."

The road ahead is fine; anyone can walk on the snowfield. But this mountain path that Shekh carved out at great expense is one that this group of people cannot walk in vain.

"You eleven people only need to pay for one person's things as toll, which is a good deal, isn't it?"

The RV owner's eyelids twitched: "...Yes."

He knew that neither of the two people who ended up together would be easy to deal with.

Birds of a feather flock together; people of similar means group together – this has always been a truth.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

He handed over the wooden box containing the golden cocoon, and then took out four corn bombs for Shi Jinzhe.

"That person wasn't very experienced, didn't have any good items, and didn't drop any skill cards. All he had were these four corn bombs and a few candies to fill his stomach, but I divided up the candies."

"That's fine." Shi Jinzhe's main target was the golden cocoon; as for props, there were plenty in this car.

The RV owner felt uneasy under his gaze. It wasn't a particularly sharp or fierce expression, and it was much less intimidating than the woman who could transform into snakes, but the feeling it gave him was...

This person is cunning and wicked; he's definitely full of scheming and malicious ideas.

"Then you should set off as soon as possible."

Shi Jinzhe held the wooden box in his hand, said goodbye, and returned to his car.

The golden cocoon that hadn't been evolved by him was much more fragile. Shi Jinzhe carefully put this one away and used his original, enhanced cocoon to see where he was going.

Before driving, he leaned over to look at the bed. A new purple flower was pinned to the car window, and Shekh had already curled up in the blankets and fallen asleep.

I recorded that the departure time was 8:00 AM, and then I slowly drove into the mountains.

I checked the route every ten minutes. The light from the golden cocoon was a little brighter than yesterday, so I no longer needed to hold the map very close to see it.

The large boulders on the ground were carried away by Shekh's swimming body before she left. The path was a bit uneven, but not difficult to walk on.

The mountain was too high, and as soon as the car entered, he noticed a decrease in light intensity. He turned on the headlights and cautiously observed the road conditions.

After driving smoothly for two hours, a large tail emerged from the connecting door and began to wrap around him.

Shi Jinzhe put the wooden box aside, took a hand and stroked the tail a couple of times, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

Has the time limit been exceeded again?

He was delayed for a few minutes at the RV, and now it's 10:10, meaning Shekh's evolution time has increased by another ten minutes.

After driving a short distance further, Shi Jinzhai found a slightly wider spot to park.

He sat by the bed to check on Shekh. Shekh opened his eyes, patted the back of his hand twice to make sure he was alright, and then went back to sleep.

Knowing that she had no abnormal problems, Shi Jin returned to the driver's seat and continued driving.

By noon, more rocks were rolling down the rugged mountainside, and small stones were falling down with a clatter. The windshield of an SUV behind us was smashed and cracked in a spiderweb pattern.

Before long, the bleating of sheep echoed through the valley.

After putting away the golden cocoon, I opened the car window. The wind here swept through the mountains, carrying the smell of damp dust.

The bleating of the sheep grew closer. Shi Jin switched hands while driving, sticking one hand out of the car and accelerating, trying to lock onto the target as soon as possible.

A giant ibex, twice the size of yesterday's, appeared in the middle of the road. It lay sideways, larger than the African elephants of the original world, and its horns were like ivory.

With a blood-dripping wolf head dangling from its mouth, the eeriness of the scene was instantly amplified.

Shi Jinzhe muttered to himself, "The sheep here seem to be solitary animals. They're more like the bosses of this mountain, but even if you're the boss, you can't block the way."

Invisible golden threads connect to this giant horned goat, constantly balancing its life force.

A stronger force was channeled into the body, and the sheep struggled violently, causing the connection of the golden thread to become somewhat unstable.

Controlling more of the will to stabilize the golden thread, time eventually extinguished the life force of this giant goat.

The car body swept past the fallen goat carcass, and he realized that the greater the difference in their abilities, the better it would be.

This sheep doesn't even need to transfer its extra abilities to the flowers and plants; it's already balanced and controlled to death.

Shi Jinzhe withdrew his hand, slightly regretful: "I didn't spend any money."

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...

The 10,000-mile Migration Route 10 (1)

On the way back, Shi Jinzhe caught several more sheep.

Strangely, their energy did not need to be transferred again because they had not reached the equilibrium point.

Shi Jinzhe couldn't understand it; surely his energy couldn't be negative.

Before I could think any further, the big tail wrapped around me again.

An adult is wrapped around the body of a powerful, coiled snake tail. It looks like his life is in danger, but he seems to be enjoying the entanglement.

It's just that its tail is a bit restless; it keeps wiggling around.

He pulled the tail tip out of his collar and pressed it against his waist, saying, "I'm driving, this is dangerous, don't move."

The tail was quiet for a while, but soon became restless again, banging and tapping inside the car.

After knocking for ten minutes, a wolf howled from the valley, but Shi Jinzhe searched for a long time and could only hear the sound, not see the wolf.

With extreme caution, he drove for another half hour.

The wolf never appeared, but a leopard leaped across the cliff face, stood above it and stared at his car for a while, then touched the ground with its toes, jumped a few times on the rocky peaks, and disappeared.

At 3 p.m., Shi Jinzhe encountered four giant goats traveling alone.

He stared intently at the road, and when the fifth giant sheep appeared, he floored the accelerator and sped up.

At first glance, this sheep looks about the same size as the one he collected that morning, but upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that it is smaller.

This is a visual error caused by different reference points. It's not that the sheep have grown bigger, but that the road is getting narrower and the mountain has closed in again without the sheep's awareness.

Realizing this, Shi Jinzhe gave up resting and decided to drive out in one go.

The falling rocks were detonated in mid-air by the corn bombs, and some of the rubble hit the roof of the car, making a loud crackling sound.

Schech was awakened by the noise, staring at the roof of the car, feeling rather unhappy.

"When the time is up, open the back door."

The carriage door was quickly opened, and the snake's tail turned around, dangling out from the rear door. Its muscle groups propelled the tail upwards, then it suddenly jerked up, smashing the large rock that was falling directly towards it.

Time is running out, so there's no need to multitask anymore; start focusing entirely on accelerating.

The swaying snake's tail could be accurately located simply by listening. Shi Jinzhe took out two fuel packs; accelerating consumed too much fuel, so he had to keep adding fuel.

With one hand, he poured the fuel into the convenient refueling port next to him, and without turning his head, he said to Shekh, "Now I know why the system provides vehicles. They're a bit lousy, but they're convenient. You don't even have to stop and get out of the car to refuel, so it's very safe."

“I took a lot of fuel packs, enough for us to splurge until the end of the game,” Sheikh replied amidst his busy schedule.

Shi Jinzhe smiled and said, "You're really amazing. I can't do without you."

More and more rocks were falling, and through the car's rearview mirror, he glimpsed that the convoy behind him was already using skills and items to break the rocks.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, it was like a rain of stones falling in the mountains, big and small, square and round, densely packed, and Sheh's tail was almost leaving afterimages as it flicked.

The distance between the two stone walls is less than four meters. As the sun sets, the narrow passage reappears, and finally, after a long time, the exit of the mountain road can be seen.

A huge orange-red color hangs on the horizon, a sea of ​​sunset.

Time was running out, and the golden cocoon was firmly grasped. The map showed that there were still seven kilometers to go.

With less than two kilometers to go, the stone walls brushed past the vehicle, and if the tires ran over any larger stones, they would bounce and scrape against them, making a piercing noise.

In the last hundred meters, the car door was scratched by sharp stones, sparks flew, and noise continued.

Sheh retracted her tail; she couldn't revert to her original form any further, otherwise the car would be crushed by her before it was damaged by the rocks.

The sizzling sound of fingernails scratching a blackboard was enough to make anyone's ears ring. Both side mirrors were crushed and deformed. Just as the mountainside was completely pressed against the car body, Shi Jin swerved the car out of the valley.

The fiery sunset blew away the cold wind, and outside lay an endless expanse of Gobi Desert.

Without the pressure of the mountains, Shi Jinzhe was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, we made it out.

If they don't have enough time, they can only park their vehicles and walk, then wait for several kilometers in the gravel and rain, and only when it gets dark can they possibly leave.

After driving for another half hour, away from the ever-changing mountains, we finally found a place to park.

Shekh was still lying lazily on the bed, his tail huddled together in a pitiful way, taking up the entire carriage and looking like it was tied in a knot.

"Come here." She extended her arm to Shi Jinzhe as if bestowing a reward.

Shi Jinzhe looked at the large tuft of tails, struggled to find a place to step, and with great difficulty took a few steps forward to hook her hand.

"Aren't you tired from clearing away so many stones?"

"Guess why I'm lying here without moving."

"I asked the wrong question."

Shekh pulled the person over: "Come and lie down."

Shi Jinzhe's eyes are always bloodshot, and even if his body isn't tired, he's mentally exhausted.

"I am a little tired." Shi Jinzhe didn't force himself to stay awake. Once he got over the intense concentration, the feeling of not being fully awake in the morning returned.

Shi Jinzhe said, "Let's eat first and then sleep."

"Alright then." Shekh was also a little hungry, so he sat up and ate first.

Two of the five cars following them didn't come out; the drivers abandoned their vehicles and walked. They are still in the mountains.

The rear of the large RV was slightly deformed, but it was still drivable.

The other two cars had some paint chipped off, but because they were not as wide as the others, they escaped unharmed. Only their roofs were slightly deformed from being hit by stones.

“Looking at it again, we still think the one that’s best preserved is the one.” Shekh took a bite of the apple, then frowned.

It's very crisp, but the taste is sour and astringent.

She put the apple down: "Next time, remember to write 'sweet,' just like with the rice, and write down the specific requirements. This one is too sour."

If it doesn't taste good, then don't eat it.

This is the apple that Shi Jinzhe drew in the last few seconds. He didn't have time to write in too much detail. He just remembered that he needed to take vitamins, so he added it.

"Then I won't eat it."

Shekh turned to eat something else, cursing the system in his mind as he ate, feeling deflated.

[If you don't write "time is running out," won't you realize you need to add it yourself?]

The system remained completely frozen, uttering not a single word.

In the last quarter of an hour before the sun completely disappeared, Shi Jinzhe used the light to check the car one last time.

The cargo box, which had been fitted with an additional layer of bodywork, was quite sturdy. Apart from some paint chipping, there was no damage, and the tires and engine were also fine.

After having dinner with Shekh, they checked their supplies at the pace of their frantic run that day. They had enough food and fuel, but were a little short on water.

The golden butterfly pointed out that beyond the snow-capped mountains lay a plain with rivers, but after they emerged, all they found was the Gobi Desert.

According to the map, it would take them another day to reach the Great Plains.

"Gobi Desert, I hope the road ahead won't just be lined with sand..."

Shekh quickly covered his mouth; whatever this guy said came true, so she didn't want to make things more difficult for him.

Shi Jinzhe made a "I won't say anything more" gesture before she let go of him.