The book is very old; the cover appears to be made of a dark, aged leather with a slightly matte sheen.

The edges are slightly worn from repeated use, and in some places they are even slightly curled up, revealing the pale yellow edges of the inner pages.

Below the title is an image of a tall and straight pine tree.

Xi Xi instantly understood.

No... that's incredibly insulting. She drew a quill pen, feathers, not pine trees...

Xi Xi cursed the system in her heart with resentment, and opened the book with tears in her eyes. A faint musty smell mixed with the fragrance of ink hit her face.

Seemingly irritated by the dust, Xi Xi immediately sneezed, but unexpectedly, the book began to turn its pages on its own.

In an instant, the sound of pages turning filled the carriage.

Its page-turning speed was as fast as the wind, so fast that Xi Xi couldn't see the words on the book at all, and could only see the curves of the pages flying through the air.

In a panic, Xi Xi pressed down on one of the title pages to close the book, but to her surprise, the book began to glow slightly. The black words on the white paper turned into a wisp of heat and went straight into Xi Xi's brain.

Xi Xi felt a burning sensation in her head, and images of trees appeared clearly before her eyes, flashing through her brain like a revolving lantern.

What's alarming is that she slowly began to be able to name the trees, their species, and their plant habits.

The book in her hand suddenly felt lighter. Xi Xi looked down again and was astonished to find that the book was slowly dissipating along with the golden light. The next second, a system notification sounded.

[Game Hint: Congratulations, adventurer, for mastering the "Lumberjack's Biography" and receiving the blessing of Lumberjack Kuris, your strength will permanently increase by 1.]

"!!" Xi Xi was overjoyed and jumping for joy, but then she felt dizzy again.

With so much knowledge about trees suddenly crammed into her mind, she was a little unaccustomed to it for a while.

Once she calmed down, Xi Xi suddenly realized how wonderful this way of reading was, and she fell in love with this feverish, exhilarating feeling for the first time.

If the original world could master this technology, wouldn't the children no longer have to study hard from dawn till dusk?

As she pondered, she looked out the window and easily recognized the various tree species on both sides of the riverbank, feeling a surge of emotion.

As Xi Xi was pondering this, she suddenly realized that the direction of the tree shadows seemed a little off.

She immediately turned her head to look at the central control screen. Sure enough, the oasis river had somehow turned a corner, gradually deviating from its due east position and flowing in a southeast direction.

Xi Xi made a quick decision to pull over and park the car. She skillfully used the car's talisman to fold up the car, then picked up her backpack and embarked on her hiking journey again.

Little White Duck and Aura had stayed up all night and were still half asleep when Xi Xi stuffed them into the side pocket of her backpack.

Xi Xi looked at the due east direction on the light screen map as she weaved through the bushes.

The boundaries of the oasis gradually blurred, and the geology transitioned from fertile to barren, replaced by a zone interwoven with sandy soil and fine gravel.

The air began to grow dry and heavy, and every step seemed to stir up a fine dust cloud.

These past few days have been so leisurely and carefree that Xi Xi naturally felt a little reluctant to leave. She turned back and looked longingly at the oasis behind her.

Just then, her gaze was drawn to a solitary yet resilient tree in front of her.

It was a poplar tree, standing alone on the sand. Although its branches and leaves were not lush, it faced the sky with an indomitable spirit.

Information about poplar trees flashed through Xi Xi's mind. Overjoyed, she immediately took out her sickle and chopped down the poplar tree.

Congratulations on obtaining 4 pieces of hardwood!

She finally found the last material for upgrading the workbench: Hardwood! Although the quantity seemed somewhat insufficient.

It's important to know that in the original world, hardwoods mostly came from deciduous, narrow-leaved forests, especially tropical rainforests.

Xi Xi originally thought there was no hope of finding anything in this desert, but unexpectedly she encountered the drought-resistant hardwood, the Populus euphratica.

Poplar trees not only love sunlight, but are also drought-resistant and salt-alkali resistant. However, they do not grow well in hot and humid climates and heavy clay soils, and can only adapt to sandy soils.

The golden lucky bag had very limited capacity; Xi Xi tried repeatedly but could only manage to squeeze in two pieces of hardwood.

Unwilling to waste any more of the vehicle's carrying charm, she took out a burlap sack from her backpack, put the other two pieces of hardwood inside, and then, as usual, placed it on the skateboard and slowly dragged it forward.

The sun grew increasingly scorching, and even though she was wearing a temperature-regulating cloak, Xi Xi still deeply felt the suffocating heat described in the public chat a few days ago, and her steps gradually became heavier.

Sweat dripped continuously from his forehead like beads from a broken string, falling onto the scorching sand and evaporating into barely perceptible wisps of moisture in an instant.

After much effort, Xi Xi finally climbed a towering sand dune and was about to ride down it on her skateboard when she suddenly noticed a purple circular area appearing on the eastern edge of the light screen map.

Xi Xi subconsciously looked up and gazed eastward, and sure enough, there were some different colors faintly visible on the distant horizon.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately thought of all sorts of daunting scenarios. With a serious expression, she turned on the light screen camera. She used two fingers to zoom in on the image and vaguely made out a building that resembled a city wall.

Xi Xi gritted her teeth and painfully used up another opportunity to use the high-powered scope to spy.

Now she could finally see clearly.

Xi Xi then let out a long sigh of relief.

Above the central gate of the city wall stood a plaque that read "Transfer Station Self-Service Area".