Xi Xi was pleasantly surprised by the upgrade of the RV. She examined it repeatedly for a long time before finally finishing washing up at Chu Zhiqin's urging and lying down on the big bed in the new bedroom.

The huge bedroom belonged to her alone, and this long-lost feeling of "home" made Xi Xi feel a little emotional.

Before going to sleep, Xi Xi carefully examined the escape route, estimated the speed based on the autonomous driving system, and confirmed the next turning point before feeling at ease.

"The cross-sea bridge is too dangerous, and going up and down is a waste of time. I think we might as well just go straight on the ocean. Firstly, we can avoid the risks, and secondly, we can fish for treasure chests along the way."

This is the suggestion Chu Zhiqin made to Xi Xi.

However, after careful consideration, Xi Xi still felt that this approach was inappropriate. They had to pay close attention to the junctions at all times. If they continued to travel straight on the ocean, not only would it be difficult to determine the direction, but the autopilot system would also fail to recognize them and would not announce the junctions, making it very easy to miss the opportunity to turn.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xi Xi finally made a compromise. Based on the time and distance, she roughly calculated the scale of the escape route map. Only by using the scale could she calculate the approximate time to reach the next fork in the road.

In addition, Xi Xi further solidified Aura's position as "First-Class Night Watchman" and patiently and meticulously taught it how to accurately observe the direction of the cross-sea bridge on the pixel map.

Since the cat and the human were able to communicate using the synesthetic link ring, Aura could no longer pretend not to understand to slack off. Under Xi Xi's piercing gaze, the kitten meowed weakly twice, and then answered its owner's question with great frustration.

Xi Xi naturally didn't mistreat it, paying it three small dried fish every night, which finally made Aura stand up straight.

At the same time, Xi Xi also allowed the little white duck to be released outside the window. Now that it is in the sea, it can be completely self-sufficient by catching fish, so there is no need to worry too much.

Chu Zhiqin also took the little white duck for several walks on the spacious terrace to familiarize it with the terrain, and instructed it to hide in the terrace's sunshade in case of any danger to ensure its safety.

After completing all these tasks, Xi Xi felt utterly exhausted, collapsing onto the comfortable, soft bed like a lump of mud.

She was so tired today, her eyelids felt like they weighed a ton, and she drifted off to sleep.

That night, the wind and waves were very strong, and the car swayed violently in the waves.

Even in her sleep, Xi Xi was not immune to the effects of the turbulence. She slept restlessly all night, waking up frequently.

In the hazy dawn light, the sound of rapid, crisp raindrops tapping on the windowpane reached her ears, successfully waking her from a light sleep.

With her sensitive nerves, she subconsciously sat up, gently rubbing her throbbing temples before turning on the light screen.

Oh right, she forgot to reply to the Liu sisters last night.

Xi Xi dragged her swaying body and pulled back the curtains. The dim light of the rainy day shone in, and the slightly cool light dispelled the fatigue and drowsiness in her body. She swiped the light screen to open the temporary team's messages.

When Xi Xi received the message yesterday, she glanced at it briefly, but since she didn't know where to start, she didn't rush to reply.

At that moment, the contents of the message caught her eye again. It turned out that Liu Enxi and Liu Yunyan had made some new discoveries during their exploration.

Although they still couldn't find the exit from the cave, they unexpectedly heard melodious and beautiful guqin music coming from the depths of the cave once again.

After careful investigation, they discovered that the bewitching music actually originated from a shadowy creature hidden in the darkness.

However, due to the great distance and the dim light, and the fact that the sisters were also under the debuff, they were unable to observe further in order to protect themselves, and thus never learned the specific appearance and details of the shadowy creature.

However, this exploration was not entirely fruitless.

Liu Yunyan keenly noticed that the albino female NPC who had been following them had a peculiar reaction after hearing the guqin music. More importantly, this NPC didn't accumulate the debuff like players!

Based on these new clues and discoveries, after careful consideration, the two sisters, Eun-hee and Yoon-yeon, began to avoid the NPCs and discuss countermeasures in their temporary team.

Some difficult tasks don't necessarily require personal intervention. After all, they themselves need to continuously expend precious resources—rose-roasted milk—just to barely maintain their ability to move.

In contrast, that NPC faces no restrictions whatsoever! Therefore, persuading the white-haired NPC to go and investigate might be the wisest choice!

So the two sisters went forward to negotiate, and little did they know that this seemingly simple action would have a butterfly effect, inadvertently propelling the entire dungeon's progress!

The white-haired NPC, who had been mechanically repeating fixed lines, seemed to have broken free from some kind of constraint, and a hint of liveliness flashed in his eyes.