Chapter 7 Hurricane Season 07 Forest Tribe, second card draw. …

Seeing that she was a little hesitant, the leading warrior introduced himself: "My name is Zheng Xuan, and I am the deputy leader of the Senmin tribe."

She took off her fur hat, revealing a sharp, angular face.

Jiang Runian nodded to her and said with a smile, "It seems that these flyers are quite useful. Welcome, come in and talk."

As soon as Zheng Xuan stepped into the protective shield, he turned back in shock. Every survivor settlement has a protective shield, otherwise they can't even sleep peacefully. The more abundant the resources in the settlement, the faster the protective shield will be upgraded. But this is clearly just an inconspicuous inn on the border of the eighth district, but the protective shield is more advanced than that of the forest tribe?

Walking into the inn, she looked around secretly. Although it was small and simple, the sanitary conditions were in place. There were two ink paintings hanging on the wall, which were quite artistic. There were only three people in the store. The one in front of her was probably the boss Jiang who signed the flyer. There were the sounds of employees chopping wood and cutting vegetables in the backyard, and a sweet and lovely young girl served drinks in the lobby.

The first impression is already quite good.

Zheng Xuan nodded repeatedly in his heart and took a sip of juice.

A refreshing feeling swept across the cerebral cortex, and Zheng Xuan and his teammates looked at each other in bewilderment: "This is..."

"It's just a cup of ordinary red berry juice," Jiang Runian said with a smile, "The fruit was too sour, so I boiled it with some sugar and added some chopped fruit pulp, and it tasted just right."

Red berries are a very common wild fruit in the eighth district. Every player has used them to satisfy their hunger in the early stage, so few people are willing to take a second look at them after they can be exchanged for higher-quality fruits. But this girl in front of him can make a unique flavor with such a simple ingredient as red berries... Zheng Xuan immediately looked at this young boss seriously.

Zheng Xuan got straight to the point: "Boss, what dishes can you make at home?"

Jiang Runian counted on her fingers and found that the vegetables available were enough to make seven or eight kinds of dishes. With the addition of chicken and eggs, at least a dozen dishes with both meat and vegetables could be prepared. To avoid risks, she carefully quoted a "10", fearing that Zheng Xuan would think it was too little. After all, he had just opened his mouth to order a table of dishes, and he might have expected a banquet like the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Ten?!" Zheng Xuan couldn't help but exclaimed, "Is it the size shown on the flyer?"

Words alone were not convincing enough, so Jiang Runian simply took out her giant vegetable from her bag and handed it to Party A for trial, and even provided a tasting service.

Zheng Xuan was ecstatic: "Ten minutes ago, I never thought that I could eat such delicious food... Enough, enough, name a price!"

"Well... let's do this," Jiang Runian bit his finger, unable to make a decision, "This is my first day of business, so I have to think of the menu now. You give us a deposit of 100, we sign a bill, and you can pay the rest in three days."

Zheng Xuan raised his hand and transferred the money on the spot.

The total assets of Qingshan Inn have exceeded the historic three-digit figure - 1! 0! 5!

After everyone put away their lists, Jiang Runian took out a small notebook and carefully inquired about the dietary preferences and taboos of the forest people.

"These are nothing. It's the end of the world, so it's good to have something to eat." Zheng Xuan paused, wanting to say something but stopping himself. "But... Boss, I have an unwelcome request. It's okay if I can't satisfy it."

"You say."

"Can you make a birthday cake-shaped dish?"

Birthday cake?

What is that?

The system kindly explained it, and Jiang Runian suddenly realized that it was the pastry version of longevity noodles.

In this situation, making a cake is difficult, but shaping the cake is a piece of cake. Jiang Ruonian immediately agreed and asked curiously, "Is your birthday coming up?"

"It's not me, it's the only child in our tribe, named Nini." Zheng Xuan drank the juice in one gulp and wiped the corners of his mouth generously. "We ran into them by chance at the edge of the forest last year, and brought them back to the tribe to live together. Nini will be six years old in three days, and we thought we should give the child a happy birthday."

So that's how it is.

In this world where everyone is scheming against each other, true love becomes even more precious.

Compared with Song Chi, the sincerity and frankness of Zheng Xuan and the Senmin tribe made her feel comfortable, and she felt that the air was a little fresher.

Jiang Ruonian's mind turned, and he tilted his head and asked, "The Senmin tribe is settled in the forest, right?"

"It's at the southernmost part of the forest next to us. Do you know the Dark Hunter base? If you want to go there, you have to pass through our tribe." Zheng Xuan was puzzled and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Wonderful, wonderful!

God is helping me!

Jiang Ruonian leaned on the square table, his oval face suddenly leaned forward, his eyes shining: "Sister, can you take me to the forest to chop some birch? As a reward, I will give you another dish."

The boss in front of me was not a stunning beauty, she was just pretty and bright in appearance. However, her eyes were like a deer playing in the woods in the early morning, clean and clear, as if she could see through the underlying color of the world.

Being stared at by her with those dawn-like eyes and being called sister, Zheng Xuan's wheat-colored ears turned red, and he stuttered, "Of course! Isn't this just a matter of convenience?"

Jiang Runian jumped up and shook Zheng Xuan's hand happily.

Li Fu, who was standing by, was so angry that she thought: Junior sister really needs to change her bad habit of getting close to others whenever she is happy.

This time, Jiang Runian didn't dare to ride Xiaobai.

After all, this is the first time dealing with the people of the Forest Tribe. Although I can feel their frankness, I still want to be as reserved as possible about my own strength.

She brought Bai Yexuan and followed Zheng Xuan and his group, and finally stepped into the territory of the eastern forest.

The forest was just as she had imagined, with lush greenery and dense shadows of trees.

She could hear the faintest sounds of insects and birds, and the sounds of rodents eating, but she couldn't see them.

The Forest Tribe team was also equally alert, completely different from their relaxed appearance in the inn.

"Although we live in the forest, we are actually lucky to have found a flat plateau with abundant resources nearby. We don't have to go far to explore." Zheng Xuan slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Jiang Ruonian. "Otherwise, we wouldn't dare to camp in the forest casually. It's too dangerous."

Getting lost is a small matter. If you are accidentally bitten by a poisonous insect or bitten by a wild beast, there are hospitals in reality, but in the game, even a bottle of potion is limited in purchase, let alone saving lives.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Runian got closer to her master, human meat shield, Sky Sword engine, and father.

Zheng Xuan smiled and said, "We made this road by ourselves. Look at the treetops. There is a red arrow. It will be relatively safe to follow this road and we will reach the Senmin Tribe directly."

Jiang Runian looked up and saw the inconspicuous arrow.

"This method is concealed, but it is also very inconvenient. A hurricane may wipe out the mark," Zheng Xuan shrugged helplessly, "so we can only come out regularly to re-mark. By the way, the archer who makes the mark is Nini's mother, the best archer among us forest people."

As they were talking, the group arrived at the birch forest.

There aren't many white trunks, but there are enough to get the job done.

Jiang Runian and Bai Yexuan looked at each other and nodded.

After all, they were outsiders, and they were not going to expose their extraordinary abilities for the time being. So, Bai Yexuan walked to the side and chopped trees by himself, while Jiang Runian chatted with a group of people from the Senmin tribe to divert their attention.

"Sister, why don't you consider moving?" Jiang Ruonian frowned slightly, with a sincere look on his face, "The forest is rich in resources, you can move to the plains next to it, which is safe and convenient."

At this time, another soldier in the team laughed and joked: "Boss Jiang, the place you are talking about is called the 'Dark Hunter Base'."

"How can we just move whenever we want?"

"I get angry just thinking about it. If only the leader had been a little more forceful at the time!"

Jiang Ruinian keenly grasped the key words: "Do you have a conflict with the Dark Hunter Base?"

Zheng Xuan's mouth was stiff, and he waved his hand and said, "The fight over territory is not a big conflict. It's a survival game, and the winner is the king."

Half a year ago, the Senmin tribe was developing smoothly, and this small piece of highland seemed cramped.

After some discussion, they decided to move their new home to the plain in the east of the forest. Zheng Xuan led the adventure team to explore five or six times and finally selected a perfect resettlement site and planted the tribal flag. It was vast, with green grass and gurgling rivers. Anyone who saw it would praise it as a good place for Feng Shui. She left a few warriors and some supplies behind and ran back to the Senmin tribe alone to notify them to migrate.

However, when the large army arrived at the plain, they found that the flag of the "Dark Hunter Base" had been hoisted there, and a group of players in full armor were dancing.

A blazing bonfire shot up into the sky, the flag of the forest tribe became fuel, several warriors were tied to the pillar of shame, and the supplies were already in their pockets.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the regiment commander stopped the main force and ordered everyone to retreat quietly.

But it was the first time they encountered such a bully, and several players couldn't hold back and rushed out to argue with each other, including Zheng Xuan. The base leader of the Dark Hunter saw that there were mostly women and children in the Senmin tribe, and he wanted to play a trick on them and use these tied-up warriors to exchange for more supplies and women. But when they rushed in, he was furious and cut the warrior's body with his blade.

Zheng Xuan's eyes were bleeding. Wearing leather armor and holding a spear, he just wanted to rush up and fight with the dark hunter in metal armor.

But the team leader stopped her, apologized, handed over the supplies in his hands, and led everyone back to the small hill.

After that, the Dark Hunters sent people to "negotiate" with them, asking them to take root here and not to migrate - the plains where the Dark Hunters' base was located were easy to attack but difficult to defend, and it would be great if there was a tribe in the forest to disperse their firepower. They even forced them to hand in supplies regularly, otherwise the few remaining warrior captives would not survive long.

Later, after Zheng Xuan was promoted to deputy leader and took on the responsibility of the tribe, she finally understood the leader's decision at the time.

In this dangerous game, survival is more important than anything else.

Gradually, she smoothed over her hot temper and tried her best to make everyone's life in the highlands more comfortable.

Zheng Xuan hasn't mentioned these things for a long time.

She didn't know what happened today, maybe it was because the girl in front of her was like a little sun, and she just confessed it unconsciously.

After saying it out loud, I felt a lot better.

Jiang Runian heard this and patted Zheng Xuan on the shoulder.

Who would have thought that the woman who had a bad temper at that time has now become so delicate that she would specially make a dish in the shape of a birthday cake.

As for the Dark Hunter Base, it is true that birds of a feather flock together.

From Song Chi's shifty look, we can tell that his daily living environment must not be very kind. Recalling what he said when he first asked for help, he was clearly separated from his teammates in the forest, and his teammates were probably in danger, but he didn't say a word about their safety, only caring about himself.

The Dark Hunter Base and the Forest Tribe are like chickens and rabbits in the grassland. One side squeezes the living space of the other and waits to see each other kill each other.

Jiang Ruunian narrowed his eyes.

It seems that I need to collect more tips from the Dark Hunter Base.

"Anian," Bai Yexuan had already returned with more than a hundred birch logs during the conversation, "Is that enough?"

Jiang Runian immediately clicked on the delivery.

[Daily Task: Deliver Birch (Completed)]

[Reward: Number of card draws x1]

She didn't plan to draw a card here, so she bowed to Zheng Xuan and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, sister. I will definitely make the best birthday party for you!"

Zheng Xuan scratched her head, feeling embarrassed. She just showed him the way, but Boss Jiang made it a big deal as if she had saved his life.

Zheng Xuan kindly suggested: "I'll take you back."

"No need," Jiang Ruonian grinned, pointing at the red arrow on the book, "I already know the way. It's not far back. Sister can take me there next time we go to the Senmin Tribe."

After taking only two steps, she suddenly thought of a serious problem.

She quickly turned around and shouted, "Wait a minute! How do we communicate?" This place is neither like the mortal world, with carrier pigeons and fast horses delivering messages; nor is it like the world of immortals, with the best sound transmission stones in the world.

Zheng Xuan slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I was so happy chatting that I forgot about this!"

She took out a green badge from her bag and put it into Jiang Ruunian's hand.

This is an item called "Collection Shell". After the authorized player uses it, all players holding the same Collection Shell will receive a notification.

Originally, the collection shell was used to reorganize the team. As a fully realistic simulation of the apocalypse, "Infinite Tomorrow" naturally does not provide players with a convenient way to communicate, and can only use the most primitive method of contact. Of course, now there are many high-speed players who have started to work part-time as postmen, but due to the unpredictable AI, no one knows which natural disaster the postman will suddenly die in, so this industry has been slow to develop, and some players have invented the collection shell communication method.

Zheng Xuan taught Jiang Runian how to use it: "Press it three times, it means you are ready, and I will bring the tribe to the inn; press it five times, it means you are in trouble, and I will bring the adventure team to you immediately."

Jiang Runian burst into tears after hearing this.

Zheng Xuan not only took into account her own curiosity or accidental touching, but was even willing to provide help for her difficulties.

Don't worry!

She will definitely make the best looking birthday cake!

Jiang Runian and Bai Yexuan both had good memories, and even without following the red arrows, they were able to walk out of the forest with ease.

After returning to the inn, Jiang Runian’s first thing was to draw a card.

"Please, please, please!" Jiang Runian prayed repeatedly to the question mark card on the floating screen, "Queen Mother, Jade Emperor, Earth God, God of Wealth...please let me produce something good!"

She closed her eyes, made up her mind, and moved her index finger!

In an instant, a purple light exploded.

There are no eye-catching special effects, and it is similar to the previous Blu-ray.

Jiang Runian sighed deeply. Luck is something that cannot be begged for.

She looked at the newly acquired item, [Skill Book: Shennong Heart Sutra (Level 2)] with a dull look.

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Shennong Heart Sutra, can it be upgraded?!