Back in the cave, they were surprised to find that Ellie and her companions had also made some gains there.

Suddenly, a few large gray rats appeared out of nowhere and were spotted by Ellie and the others.

Despite being surrounded and intercepted by several people, the large rats were ultimately unable to escape back into their burrow.

They were directly made into kebabs.

"This skewer of freshly grilled rat meat is for you, Sister Xue!"

Ellie enthusiastically handed a skewer of rat meat to Lin Xue.

Lin Xue's lips twitched. She wasn't really lacking food, so why would she eat this kind of thing?

"I'm allergic to rat meat, you guys eat it!"

After declining Ellie's offer, Lin Xue found a place to rest alone.

I had a fight with that big tree earlier, and now I'm actually quite hungry.

He took out a rabbit leg from his bundle, and then, with the fruit he had just picked that day, he ate the rabbit leg and the fruit with relish.

The others also took a skewer of roasted rat meat, and the aroma of roasted meat filled the entire cave.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to reach the underground river by tomorrow!"

"There are many entrances to the underground river; we know of at least three!"

"Since Sister Xue just went there, let's just follow the route she took!"

"That way we'll be a little safer."

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ai Qing took out his map again and explained it to everyone.

"Anyway, we'll all listen to the boss. We'll go wherever the boss says!"

The eldest brother sat at the entrance of the cave, looking at the situation outside, and muttered something to himself.

"Ai Qing is like a living map for our team. If anyone gets separated from us in the future, try to follow Ai Qing!"

"Then we'll meet at our next destination, or even the second or third destination!"

"This way, everyone won't have to worry about every trip!"

"Ai Qing, tell everyone our route for the next part!"

Lin Xue felt it would be better for everyone to know their destination, since the world is full of strong winds and earthquakes, and they might get separated one day.

Especially for themselves, once there is a benefit to be gained, they will leave the group and run around doing other things.

As long as she knows the team's destination, she can go there by herself.

Next, Ai Qing told everyone about their next route and their plans for the next three months.

In short, all you need to do is return to the place where you landed the spaceship in the 5th year.

The spaceship always lands in the same place each time it returns, and even if there is a slight deviation, it will not be too great.

This was also to ensure the survivors had enough time to get back there when the spaceship arrived.

Although everyone says that Hope Star is bad in many ways, everyone probably hopes to leave this wasteland planet.

Even if the road ahead is full of obstacles, it is really hard to endure days when you can't even fill your stomach.

After another day of trekking, they finally reached the underground river before nightfall.

"It's much warmer in here than outside, and there's so much water stored up in the river!"

"Does anyone want to take a shower? When the ladies are showering, the men will be on guard, and when the men are showering, the women will be on guard!"

What do you all think of my suggestion?

Zhang Feng is considered a relatively low-key person in the team, but after seeing so much water, his personality has become a bit more outgoing.

"Ladies first!"

Yu Yang glanced at his girlfriend and had already seen the expectant look in her eyes.

"agree!"

Lin Xue raised her hands. Although she had taken a bath a couple of days ago, she certainly didn't mind taking another one now that she saw the river.

Also, although they are the only team in this area, there is no guarantee that other survivors might come temporarily.

A vigilant stance is necessary!

Next, everyone was on guard against each other and took a nice cold shower.

After taking a bath, everyone started a fire to cook.

They finally managed to save up a batch of firewood these past two days.

Although mutated plants wither exceptionally quickly after death, they burn for a longer time than normal plants when used as fuel.

At this moment, under the stone pot is the vine that Lin Xue cut down for the first time.

They never lit a fire, hoping that one day they could gather some firewood and cook a soupy meal.

I put a dried wild rabbit, some hedgehog meat that I caught yesterday, and some vegetables and fruits into the stone pot.

A whole pot was stewed to the brim.

Although it smelled quite delicious, Lin Xue still had no appetite.

However, since the atmosphere had already been built up to this point, I ended up eating some anyway.

The others ate happily, and since there were no bowls, they used chopsticks to scoop the meat out of the pot.

We are all refugees, and no one will discriminate against anyone else.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they used the residual heat from the bottom of the pot to add a few grains of rice to cook.

These few grains of rice were broken up with stones, otherwise each one would be bigger than a fist, making it a bit difficult to cook them properly.

Compared to the daily struggle for survival outside, Lin Xue felt that these few days in the underground river were simply a paradise on earth, a fairyland.

I originally thought that going out to find supplies during the day and resting by the underground river at night would be a very satisfying life.

But the good days didn't last long before a rumbling sound was heard.

"Oh no, host! More water is flowing in! This place will be flooded soon! Get out of here right now!"

After being reminded by the system, she immediately gathered her things and crawled out of the cave.

"It looks like the flood season is here, but luckily we've stored a lot of water!"

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