Because of Lu Wuyai's leg injury, the three women discussed it and finally decided to let Song Xiaoyou and Yu Mengrou go down to check on him, while Jin Xilu accompanied Lu Wuyai on the gentle slope.

Soon, under the cover of darkness, the two women slowly descended the gentle slope. They discovered many traps along the way and broke out in a cold sweat.

It is clear that this survivor base is not safe.

Lu Wuyai and Jin Xilu watched intently, their attention always focused on the two women.

Ten minutes later, Song Xiaoyou and Yu Mengrou waved towards the gentle slope, indicating that everything was safe and there was nothing to worry about.

At that moment, Lu Wuyai glanced at his watch. It was exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.

“If they haven’t come up in an hour, we’ll go down and check,” Lu Wuyai said to Jin Xilu, who nodded seriously.

An hour passed, and just as Lu Wuyai and Jin Xilu were about to leave the gentle slope, they heard a scraping sound.

Lu Wuyai stood up, turned his head to look at the dark side, and saw several figures running towards him in the distance. He immediately gasped.

"Someone's coming." Jin Xilu also saw the figure and, without waiting for Lu Wuyai's reminder, pulled out a pistol from his pocket.

Lu Wuyai frowned and subconsciously blocked Jin Xilu's body.

But soon, he discovered that the people running towards him were Tang Xin, You Li, and Gu Yuxin.

"Why did you come here?" Su Xi looked at Lu Wuyai and Jin Xilu with surprise, but she quickly figured it out.

Seeing that the three women were safe and sound, Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why did you come here?" This time, it was Lu Wuyai's turn to be curious.

Su Xi said breathlessly, "When we came here, the last stone of Black Cloud Mountain was taken by the people here, so we followed them all the way here."

"That's too risky." Lu Wuyai frowned.

“It’s not because of Blackstone.” Su Xi stuck out her tongue. “We’ve discovered that the people here have accumulated a large amount of stone and are now preparing to drive out and steal it.”

At this moment, Lu Wuyai remembered Song Xiaoyou and Yu Mengrou, who had gone down the mountain to find Su Xi and the others.

"What are these people doing hoarding so many stones?" Lu Wuyai was very curious. Had the other party also discovered the secret of these stones?

"I don't know. We dare not go closer. We only see a lot of stones piled up at the exit over there." Su Xi pointed to the farthest point of the survivor camp. It was pitch black, and they couldn't see anything.

Lu Wuyai suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Can these people see at night?"

“Of course not, but these people all have night vision goggles, good equipment, and guns. However, they don’t have vehicles. They have to rely on wheelbarrows to move the black stones, so the amount they can carry at one time is limited…” Su Xi carefully recalled the scene she saw at noon that day, and Yu Li and Gu Yuxin added aptly.

Soon, Song Xiaoyou and Gu Yuxin also climbed up the gentle slope, looking quite embarrassed.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Su Xi and her two companions.

"Go back and drive first, we can discuss it in detail on the way," Lu Wuyai urged.

Soon, everyone was on the road together, crammed into the off-road vehicle, where even breathing was difficult.

Upon finally arriving at Black Cloud Mountain, everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief. They got out of the car, drove their own vehicles, and headed towards the basin.

Upon reaching the basin, Su Xi, who was leading the way, did not stop but continued driving along the edge, and soon came to a stop in a grove of trees.

Lu Wuyai noticed that this forest was particularly dark. Although the trees were withered, their branches were still lush, retaining the characteristics they had before they died.

The sky was still raining down volcanic ash as big as goose feathers, and the terrifying suffocating feeling made the animals unwilling to come out to look for food.

Lu Wuyai got out of the car and followed Su Xi to a narrow valley. Looking inside, he could vaguely see tents, and outside, there were many black stones piled up.

The night was quiet, and the campsite was equally quiet and eerie.

“Why aren’t there any traps here?” Lu Wuyai said.

Su Xi: "Yes, look here, this place is full of animal traps."

Looking in the direction Su Xi pointed, Lu Guo saw many black beast flames, just like the ones he had encountered on the gentle slope before.

Lu Wuyai thought for a moment and decided to take all the animal traps with him when he left, and set them up on the rocky hill when he returned.

Soon, everyone began using their night vision to carry black stones along the valley.

Only then did Lu Wuyai realize that the black stones his opponent had piled up resembled another small black mountain of stones. There were just too many.

"Why are these people hoarding black stones?" Lu Wuyai looked at the camp and suddenly felt a strange feeling.

However, the black stone continued to be transported rapidly. As the production line advanced, a gap gradually appeared near the valley, and it grew larger and larger.

At three in the morning, the group finally stopped, looked at the black stone in front of them, and sighed.

This time they stole the Black Stone; there probably won't be a next time.

"I wonder if there are such black stones on the deserted island."

"I hope so."

As they were preparing to leave the valley, Lu Wuyai suddenly heard a noise in the woods outside the valley and immediately ordered the others to hide.

"Has anyone come over?" Su Xi asked.

"What about the cars parked outside?" Gu Yuxin asked worriedly.

Lu Wuyai: "I hope I won't be discovered."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of wheels outside grew closer and closer.

Soon, several people hiding in the black rocks saw someone pushing several large carts towards the valley.

Seeing this, everyone squeezed in again.

Jin Xilu felt a tightness in her chest. When she looked down, she realized that Lu Wuyai's back was very close to hers, and her face immediately turned red.

Lu Wuyai also noticed some strange things, but now his attention was focused on the cars.

The car was pushed into the valley, which turned out to be filled with black rocks.

A look of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes, because they all knew that these black stones could not have been obtained from Blackrock Mountain.

In other words, there are other places on this deserted island where you can buy black stones.

After the group left the valley, Lu Wuyai and the others came out again.

The car wasn't found, but there were traces of the path the other person had taken. Soon, Lu Wuyai and his group began searching along these traces, but they couldn't find them at all halfway through.

“Let’s go take a look around. I think the quarry might be nearby,” Lu Wuyai said.

No one gave up. They kept searching in several directions and finally found the location of the black stone.

This is a basin forest that should have been covered in ash, but it has been exposed.

In its center, there is a dark area. As you get closer, you'll find that it's actually a black landmine, looking as if it has just been mined.

Lu Wuyai and the others were naturally very excited. Besides Blackstone Mountain, there were other black stones in other places on the deserted island.

“Remember this place, we’ll come back here to mine black stones again next time,” Lu Wuyai quickly said.

They then sped away from the area, heading towards the rocky mountain.

When they arrived at the rocky mountain, exactly ten hours had passed.

Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin came out of the cave and breathed a sigh of relief when they found that everyone had arrived.

Having lived together for so long, our emotions are far too complex to let go of. Even in the cave, our hearts have flown away with Lu Wuyai and the others.

"Go move your things first, I'll be very busy tonight," Lu Wuyai said with a smile.

Watching the busy figures around him, Lu Wuyai decided that once his leg injury healed, he would dig a very deep pit specifically to store the black stones. The more, the better.

That's wrong.

I couldn't wait for my leg injury to heal.

Lu Wuyai felt that since a new stone mine had been discovered, they should strike while the iron was hot.

After discussing the matter, they immediately decided to set off once all the quarries were unloaded.

"It's best to take a nap first; driving while fatigued can cause accidents," Lu Wuyai said cautiously.

Soon, after sorting through all the black stones, everyone returned to the cave to sleep, preparing to set off again the next day.

"Let's go." Lu Wuyai drove the dune buggy straight to the new mine they had discovered yesterday.

Judging by the estimated time, it should be dusk when we arrive there.

In Shiqiu, Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin are still guarding their hometown. In their spare time, they can also organize their space. A new batch of black stones is about to arrive.

A day later, four fully loaded cars reappeared near the tomb.

A group of people got off the car, covered in dust, but they still couldn't see the forest environment.

Inside the cave, Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin also spotted them through the drone and immediately came out to help tilt the stone mines out of the car.

However, the ashes filling the sky were unprecedentedly vast, like a blanket falling on people, giving them a suffocating feeling.

With no other option, we had to temporarily drive the car into the garage and move the ashes when they shrank.

As they emerged from the garage and looked up at the patches of ash in the sky, a sense of foreboding washed over them.

This persistent ash seems to be getting worse.

Not only that, there was also a cold wave. Lu Wuyai couldn't imagine how they would get through the winter without generators and diesel fuel.

Soon, they returned to the cave, closed the iron gate, and stuffed towels and blankets around the gaps to prevent the ashes and cold air from getting in.

At this moment, the cave is as warm as usual, and their diesel engine and generator are enough to last through the entire winter.

After several days of hard work, they could finally rest in peace. Everyone felt extremely relaxed. The two quarries would be enough for them for a long time.

In fact, if it weren't for the sudden increase in ash, they would have started a new mining program tomorrow.

The more black stones you can hoard, the better. Lu Wuyai couldn't wait to stockpile all the stone ore for a year.

"This black stone must be a unique product of the deserted island. I wonder how it was formed." Lying in bed, Lu Wuyai thought a lot. He valued the stone more and more.

Perhaps due to the fatigue of the past few days, coupled with the fact that his leg injury had not yet healed, Lu Wuyai quickly fell asleep.

For several days in a row, the ashes falling from the sky remained enormous, accompanied by a cold front, making the place resemble a living hell.

When I went outside, I couldn't see anything alive, not even a corpse.

Lu Wuyai, leaning on his cane, walked into the rice paddy and found that the rice had ripened again. Su Xi and his men were there harvesting and sifting the rice.

"If you're not resting properly, what are you doing out there?" Su Xi couldn't help but complain when she saw Lu Wuyai.

Lu Wuyai needs to rest because of his leg injury. The last time he drove to see them, Su Xi and the other women often complained.

Left with no other choice, Lu Wuyai could only sit on a rock near the rice paddy, gazing at the golden rice ears, and fall into deep thought.

After Su Xi and the others finished their work, Lu Wuyai stood up and left with them.

Back in the cave, the women were busy organizing containers and the laboratory, and going to the orchard to check the ripeness of the fruit.

As for the vegetable garden, fresh vegetables can be harvested almost every day. With Black Stone's cultivation, it is easy to obtain a large quantity of vegetables that are both fresh and pollution-free.

Soon, Su Xi helped Lu Wuyai into the container. Su Xi told him to rest well and not to think about messy things.

Lying on the hospital bed, Lu Wuyai smiled bitterly, glanced at the painting opposite him, and began to drift into a familiar scene...

The women returned the next day at noon. They had just finished transporting ore in the truck and were covered in ash.

Outside, the ashes showed no signs of diminishing. On the contrary, they grew larger as the sea breeze swept by.

Just then, the cave was filled with black stones, and the plan to expand the space had to be implemented.

However, this woman's physical strength and energy were limited, and her digging speed was far beyond what Lu Wuyai could match. After a whole day, she had only dug a hole about a quarter the size of a basketball court.

"Let me do it." Lu Wuyai walked towards the cave. Now, the injury to his left leg was almost healed, and it didn't hurt as much as before.

"Go back now," Su Xi said, pointing to the door, determined to let Lu Wuyai get some rest.

Left with no other choice, Lu Wuyai had to give in and limped toward the container, finding it all too boring.

"As long as you rest well, you can go back to work once your injury heals," Su Xi said before turning and leaving.

For a moment, the container was unusually quiet.

After a while, Lu Wuyai sat up and took out a wooden box from under the bed. Upon opening it, he discovered that it contained the ancient paintings he had stolen.

Today, only paintings of a tiger, a white fox, and a vegetarian goat are hanging on the wall. After testing, nothing special was found about the rest.

With nothing else to do, Lu Wuyai took it out and admired it once more.

"Before, I would never have believed that such a miraculous thing existed." Lu Wuyai was momentarily speechless. Viewing ancient paintings and entering a trance-like state could improve one's physical condition. There was no scientific explanation for it.

But in reality, it actually happened.

Lu Wuyai looked at all the ancient paintings and found that there was still no change, so he put all the ancient paintings into the wooden box and continued to look at the three ancient paintings.

Before we knew it, it was already mid-March.

On this day, Lu Wuyai opened his eyes in bed, moved his left leg, and a hint of surprise flashed in his calm eyes.

"Hey, the injury looks pretty good."

Immediately, Lu Wuyai stepped onto the ground and tried to take a few steps. As a result, he found that the injury on his leg had indeed healed.

"Okay." Lu Wuyai became excited; his days of being "disabled" were finally over.

Soon, Lu Wuyai jumped out of the container and told everyone in the cave that he had recovered.

Gu Yuxin said, "Then let's go to the mine again today and bring back more stones."

During this time, the ashes on the deserted island became sparse again, but the hazy weather remained unchanged. Now you can hardly see your finger for almost 24 hours a day, as twilight always shrouds the island.

"Okay." Lu Wuyai took a breath, feeling every cell in his body making a happy sound.

I can finally go out.

That noon, Su Xi, Song Xiaoyou, and Mo Luoye, led by Lu Wuyai, drove four cars toward the newly discovered mine.

Along the way, there was almost nothing to see. The ashes fell too quickly and too much, completely covering the outer edge of the deserted island, even the rocky hills. Lu Wuyai had already cleared a path beforehand; otherwise, he would have driven out that morning.

Driving on the ashes, the original route was long gone, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty for them in finding the landmines.

After driving around in circles for more than ten hours, Song Xiaoyou suddenly stopped the vehicle.

“The mine is right there,” Song Xiaoyou shouted as she rolled down the car window.

Soon, the four vehicles were running at full speed. Lu Wuyai noticed that the terrain was descending, and they soon arrived at a lower-lying area.

After getting out of the car, Lu Wuyai found the mine right in front of him. The surrounding area seemed to have been recently excavated and cleared, with only a small amount of ash remaining.

So the four men started the generator, grabbed electric drills, and began digging in the huge mine.

For several days in a row, Lu Wuyai and his men shuttled back and forth between the rocky mountains and the mine, hauling truckloads of stones and ore to an open space near a cave.

This underground cave is surrounded by cement. It was dug by the women during Lu Wuyai's leg injury.

It took a month to finally take shape.

In the pitch-black world outside, ashes were still falling, only much smaller than before.

Lu Wuyai parked the car at the entrance. The people inside heard the car and immediately opened the iron gate, only to find a pile of ashes.

There's no way around it; although the area under the ashes is much smaller, it's still continuous. In almost a day, it can accumulate to a height of several meters.

After everyone got off the bus, they immediately began shoveling away the ash. It took more than ten minutes to finally clear the passage in front of the cave.

After that, they busied themselves unloading the goods. This was Lu Wuyai and the others' third time this week.

They didn't encounter anyone else near the new mine this week.

The new mine contains many black stones. A week of mining seems to be just the tip of the iceberg, yielding far more black stones than before.

"Unload, next truck!" Gu Yuxin shouted from inside the cave.

Soon, Lu Wuyai drove off and parked the car on the side of the road. They would have to go back again in a few hours.

This new mine is huge; its area alone is half the size of a football field, not to mention its volume.

And so, eight hours later, the convoy came up again, speeding forward in the direction it had come from.