With no pests or pesticides, the vibrant green leaves look healthy and tempting.

Without saying a word, Xi's mother made a stir-fry of seasonal vegetables that very evening.

Not only that, even the young tangerine seedlings were not to be outdone. They grew tall in just a few days, with lush green leaves stretching out freely, showing a vibrant and upward-growing scene.

Xi Xi's daily paintings gradually became insufficient, not only was Yu Cuixi's supply insufficient, but even the key to the locked treasure chest was extremely scarce.

Fortunately, while cleaning the seaweed that had gotten tangled in the tires, Salman stumbled upon a peculiar snail deep within the seaweed.

This snail is exquisitely beautiful, with its blue-green shell shimmering with a captivating luster and its surface adorned with delicate spiral patterns. It is truly a sight to behold.

However, its smell is unusually strange, and the game system further warns that the snail contains a large amount of heavy metals and should not be consumed as food.

Sallyman originally intended to turn this useless snail meat into a valuable resource, turning it into fish bait to increase the success rate of catching fish. As long as the fish were dissected in time, the fish could be prevented from digesting the snail meat.

Since it was food to eat, Xi Xi was initially hesitant, but to her surprise, when she opened one of the shells, she was delighted to find a lockable treasure chest key she had been dreaming of inside!

This amazing discovery thrilled Sallyman and Xi Xi. Although the probability of obtaining the key to the locked treasure chest from these river snails was not high, fortunately, they were numerous and produced in huge quantities.

With enough quantity, even a small probability of success can be achieved through mass production!

So the two immediately set to work, tirelessly scooping up river snails every day, and within a few days they had collected quite a few keys to locked treasure chests.

Despite her increasingly bountiful catch, Shaliman did not give up on fishing. She borrowed a fishing rod from Xi Xi and prepared to try fishing with snail meat during the breaks when the smart fishing nets were being used.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The canal seemed to be affected by something, and apart from the occasional appearance of that enormous king fish, there seemed to be no other fish to be found. Even a tiny shrimp never took the bait.

The little white duck had a strange palate; it brazenly swallowed a whole string of snail meat, which startled its mother so much that she grabbed it by the neck and slapped its back repeatedly.

However, Xi Xi, standing to the side, appeared unusually calm, as if she were already used to this situation.

After all, the little white duck can easily eat even poisonous insects in the desert, so a little bit of heavy metal snail meat is naturally a piece of cake for it!

Sure enough, after a short while, the little white duck was as lively as ever, and even started playing around with Aura.

Only then did Xi's mother's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, slowly settle down.

That evening, Xi Xi was pleasantly surprised to find a simple cat tree inside a locked treasure chest.

She moved the cat tree to a corner at the back of the vehicle. The huge cat tree, combined with the high-end workbench, made the interior of the RV even more cramped.

Just bear with it a little longer. Once we reach the next transit point, she'll take Wei Chenghao's car to get it repaired and use it to upgrade her RV.

Thinking this, Xi Xi looked at the cat tree. It was made of natural solid wood, with a staggered and well-defined structure that was both sturdy and fun.

The overall design mimics the shape of a small forest, with staggered platforms resembling tree branches, providing cats with places to rest and explore.

The cat tree's posts are wrapped in soft hemp rope, and the top features a spacious circular platform covered with a comfortable cotton pad, making it an ideal spot for cats to overlook their territory.

Aura immediately became interested and happily climbed up and down the cat tree.

The little black and white cat first nimbly leaped onto the bottom platform, curiously looking around. Then, it tightly hugged the rope with its front paws, pushed off with its hind legs, and began to climb rapidly.

A little while later, the little white duck flew over, snatched a soft spot, and started to doze off.

Xi Xi went to great lengths to prevent the two little ones from having another fierce fight.

Aura had a particular fondness for heights and always liked to stand high up and overlook everything around her. So Xi Xi made a quick decision and generously bestowed upon her the exquisite circular platform at the top.

The little white duck was given a bird's nest-like decorative house in the center of the climbing frame.

To make the bird's nest softer and more comfortable, Xi Xi dug out a useless baby hat that she had previously obtained from a treasure chest.

She carefully picked up the scissors, cut the hat to the right size, and stuffed all the soft rabbit fur into the bird's nest.

The little white duck was very satisfied with this. It happily jumped into its own cozy nest and soon fell asleep.

Time flies by, and the days pass by one by one.

During this time, Xi Xi and her mother lived a very comfortable and carefree life.

After the game automatically unbinded the temporary party for the instance, Sallyman and Xi Xi's two cars still traveled together as usual.

As they explored different branching paths to find treasure chests in the cellars, they sometimes met and sometimes separated, sometimes chased and sometimes fell behind.

However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. As time went by and the exploration process deepened, it was inevitable that they would eventually drift further apart.

"I found several interconnected cellars to the west. I might not be back tonight. Don't wait for me. We're all heading east anyway, so we might run into each other again someday!"

This was the last private message Xi Xi received from Sallyman.

Indeed, all good things must come to an end.

After that, only Xi Xi and her mother were left. Although they were not used to it, they could finally use the autopilot at night, which in a sense made the progress faster.

Xi Xi didn't find this period of time boring at all.

On the contrary, this extraordinary sense of tranquility and peace prompted her to unconsciously begin to think about some potential crises.

Her past life experiences often made her unconsciously calculate how long the remaining supplies could last, and she felt a vague unease in her heart, so she couldn't help but hesitate to take the convenience store summoning coupon from Grandma You.

The idea of ​​"being prepared for danger in times of peace" became increasingly strong.

Chu Zhiqin saw this and felt sorry for Xi Xi. She had no choice but to take out a deck of cards from the storage cabinet and pretend that she had a card-playing addiction and insisted on playing with Xi Xi.

At first, Xi Xi was somewhat resistant, but in the end she succumbed to her mother's coercion and enticement.

As a result, Xi Xi lost herself in the constant pursuit of victory, spending all her time playing cards and no longer having the mind to "think about the dangers"...

The tranquility was shattered by a sudden exclamation early that morning.

Still half asleep, Xi Xi got up and walked toward her mother after hearing the sound.

Chu Zhiqin lifted a corner of the curtain, and when Xi Xi approached, she instantly lost all sleepiness, her eyes filled with astonishment.

The car had somehow entered a new area where a breathtaking spectacle was growing on both sides of the river—all sorts of luminous cave plants!