Chapter 237 The First Night
Lin Wu really did not move, but he was not standing in the scorching sun with a non-African look as she had imagined.
A small parasol was set up on the rough sand, and under the parasol was a folding camping chair. Lin Wu, who had changed into a thin sunscreen suit, was leaning against it, slowly drinking the ice cola in his hand.
The jeep stopped in front of him, You Xi lowered the window, and smiled and teased: "I can feel the non-European temperament in you."
Lin Wu: ...
He silently stepped forward and handed her a bottle of ice cola, then packed up the folding chair and parasol before putting them in the space. There was no other way. His space was relatively small, only ten cubic meters. He couldn't put the items back without sorting them out.
Youxi opened the iced cola and took two sips, then put it on the cup holder beside him. He took out a pair of sunglasses from the space and handed them to Lin Wu who got in the car, then restarted the car.
An hour later, the two climbed to the top of the rock mountain and used a telescope to check the surroundings.
This was a vast wasteland. As far as the eye could see, there were white sand dunes, red rock mountains, and Gobi desert without any grass. There was no green vegetation, and no buildings could be seen. The four directions of east, south, west, and north were almost the same, except that some black shadows could be vaguely seen at the end of the horizon in the far north.
But the distance was too far, and even with Youxi's eyesight, he couldn't tell what those black shadows were.
Because the rock mountain is high enough, other travelers can be seen in the nearby wasteland this time.
Some of them walk on the winding paths between the rocks, some walk slowly and arduously on the sand dunes, and some sit down on the Gobi Desert near the rocks, using the shadow of the rocks to block the scorching sun.
Among all the people, there are almost no travelers who are as well-equipped as Youxi.
Whether it is a novice traveler with only 10 inventory slots, or a traveler who has accidentally gained additional inventory slots after going through several stations and completing several hidden tasks, or a traveler who is very lucky to get a new skill - several cubic meters of small space, it is impossible to stock up all the supplies at the same time.
After all, the station with "unlimited currency" turned on depends on luck, and usually only the first station of novice travelers will have it.
Many experienced travelers with ruthless means will specifically target this type of novice travelers, just to get the resources dropped by the opponent after killing them - even if each resource drop depends on luck and "unlimited currency" may not appear, they would rather kill them by mistake and not let any one go.
The rock mountain was cast a long shadow by the sun. According to the direction and the position of the sun, it can be judged that it should be evening now, and the sun is about to set. The specific time is uncertain. After all, there is no signal here, and mobile phones and jeeps cannot automatically calibrate.
Moreover, in some Gobi areas, the sunset is very late, and it may be seven or eight o'clock in the evening.
In short, they have to find a place to spend the night first, and then discuss the prompt rules and next steps of this station.
After an hour or two, the scorching temperature on the Gobi Desert dropped a little, and the temperature felt about 30 degrees. They estimated that it would be colder at night, so according to the wind direction, they found a depression in the lee of the rock mountain.
The depression was embedded in a huge rock with a relatively flat surface, seven or eight meters above the ground, and surrounded by rock walls on three sides. It was a good place to camp.
Considering the problem of night watch, the two of them finally only set up a tent. The tent was placed on one side of the rock wall. With the rainproof fabric outside the tent and the shelter of the rock wall, it just formed an enclosed space, which Youxi had other uses for.
The four corners of the tent were pressed down with heavy rocks picked up inside, and then covered with moisture-proof pads and thermal pads, and the job was done. Anyway, both of them have space, so they can just take out their sleeping bags when they want to sleep.
Afterwards, Youxi placed a folding camping table and two camping chairs outside the tent, and placed a gas stove and a kettle on the ground next to them, which she planned to use to make drip coffee.
The bottled mineral water she stocked up was suitable for drinking when rushing on the road, so Lin Wu took out a 1L bottle of mineral water from the space, poured it in, and boiled the water directly.
As for dinner, they didn't need to make it, because the packaged meals in her space had hardly been touched. In the following thirty days, she slowly replenished a variety of noodles, soups, porridge, rice, wontons, dumplings, snacks, and drinks every day. What's more, she even let Lin Wu choose any one of Northwest cuisine, cooking, barbecue, Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, and fast food.
"It's okay. My set meals are all single-person portions. Pick one from me first. If you don't have enough, you can have some more." Youxi made the decision directly.
In the end, the two chose Sichuan cuisine. When spicy chicken, dry pot bullfrog, mouth-watering chicken, boiling fish, hand-shredded cabbage, garlic-mashed water spinach, a large portion of white rice, and a large bowl of intestines, lungs and bamboo fungus soup appeared on the table, Lin Wu was stunned.
"Is this a single portion?" Well... a real single portion.
Youxi took out the ice cola that she had just drunk a third of and put back in the space, "The takeaway boxes were all commissioned by the restaurant staff to buy. I was afraid that there would not be enough, so I asked them to pick the biggest one..."
As a result, the other party was very practical and bought her an extra-large divided takeaway box. At that time, she thought that since there was enough space, she could put the unfinished food away and take it out later to continue eating. Now it was just enough for two people.
The depression faced the west where the sun was setting. The sunset in the Gobi Desert was very beautiful. The sky was rendered into a magnificent orange-red color. The temperature had dropped to more than 20 degrees, which was comfortable and pleasant.
This Sichuan restaurant is very famous, and every dish is delicious. After the two of them finished their rich and delicious dinner, Lin Wu cleaned up the takeaway box and chopsticks, took out a garbage bag to pack the things, and then put them in his own space.
"Are you going to find a trash can here before throwing it away?" You Xi teased him.
He was slightly stunned: "Then let's throw it away when we leave."
While he was packing, Youxi made two cups of drip coffee in a stainless steel cup specially used for camping, added zero-fat sugar and milk, and then took out a notebook and pen as usual, ready to analyze the current information with Lin Wu.
Obviously, the main task of this station is the same as that of Wukongcheng, both of which require finding a hidden station within a limited time, and then boarding the train with a valid ticket to leave.
At present, Youxi has two station tickets left, and Lin Wu has one station left, both of which were obtained by counterattack after being attacked.
When you are outside the station, you may get a ticket by completing a random task or a hidden task. After killing a passenger, the resources dropped are random, and you can get a ticket if you are lucky.
When you are inside the station, if you kill a passenger, your ticket will drop immediately.
Therefore, this is why many unlucky passengers will go all out and fight in the last hour before boarding.
"So, this world encourages fighting." After recording, Youxi put a question mark after this line of words, "But it's still the same sentence, there is no killing without reason, what is the reason for encouraging fighting?"
Perhaps finding the reason is equivalent to solving the mystery of the endless train world, and then completing the mission and escaping this world.
Afterwards, the two focused on studying the information of this station.
This station is vast and lacks water resources. It is obviously a survival-like copy. If you want to find a hidden station in such a place, there are only a few options: city, oasis, ruins and ancient monuments.
In addition, there are currently no indigenous people in this station. The people you can meet should all be tourists. Due to the mission time, there will be many groups of passengers who get off at different times at the same station. Some people may have stayed here for more than ten or twenty days. They must know more about this place than the group of passengers who just got off.
Maybe they can ask other passengers about the news of the hidden station.
In short, they had enough food, water and supplies, which was a big advantage over other travelers. Of course, this advantage could also bring them troubles. Fortunately, they were both cautious and low-key.
Finally, regarding the "easter egg" mission opened by Youxi, Lin Wu felt that it might be the key to solving the mystery of the world.
——It is the most precious gem in the barren world.
Water? Plants? Seeds? Oasis?
If you want to find these, you can't stay where you are.
Finally, Youxi drew several landforms near them and maps of the east, south, west and north directions on paper. The two decided to follow the rocky mountains all the way north. The black shadow on the horizon could be a ruin or a city. Of course, it could also be just a mirage, nothing.
"Let's confirm it tomorrow morning."
The two finished their discussion. Youxi put away the cassette stove and kettle, paused, and took out the portable toilet he had bought before: "I bought two. Do I need to give you the other one?"
Lin Wu: ...
"No, no need." He clenched his fist, put it against his lips and coughed softly, "I can solve it myself... That, I'll be on duty tonight, you... you can do whatever you want."
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After Youxi finished "doing whatever you want", he simply washed his face and hands with the warm water stored in the water tank before, and crawled out from behind the rainproof layer of fabric, and found that the chair originally placed in the tent area had been moved to the edge of the rock farther away from the tent.
Lin Wu was plugged in with wireless headphones and was looking down at the bottom of the rock not far away.
The air was filled with the aroma of instant noodles. Youxi walked over and followed his line of sight, and found a small group of travelers.
Because she and Lin Wu's campsite was at a high place, and it was getting dark and they were some distance away, and they didn't make a fire, the people over there didn't notice them.
The other party had about six or seven people, and judging from where they were sitting, they were distributed in a two-two-three pattern around the burning campfire.
She listened carefully to their conversation and found that it was roughly the same as her guess, that this was a temporary team, and it was mainly because of material problems.
This station is short of resources and relies entirely on its own inventory, but the item slots are limited, and some resources that can be used together are naturally more economical in a cooperative mode.
For example, fuel for starting the fire, wood for making the fire, pots, bowls, chopsticks, tents, sleeping bags and other non-essential supplies.
Of course, it also includes finding the direction of the hidden station, which is also the focus of their discussion at the moment.
On the western horizon, the last glimmer of light also disappeared.
The temperature in the Gobi Desert dropped very quickly. Lin Wu did not have the physical fitness of You Xi, so he had already taken out his down jacket and wrapped himself in it. You Xi stuffed a fully charged hand warmer into him, saying that she would go to sleep first and let him take the first shift. She would take his place after six hours.
Although the mobile phones they bought in Wukong City could not be used, there was a countdown on the screen of the mobile phone in the Endless Train World, so it was very easy to plan time.
Lin Wu had originally planned to be on duty all night tonight. Hearing this, he nodded at her, but in his heart he was thinking about not waking her up later and letting her sleep until dawn.
Youxi naturally couldn't sleep until dawn. In fact, she only slept for a few hours before she was awakened by screams and fighting sounds coming from under the rock.
She quickly got out of her sleeping bag, put on her down jacket and left the tent.
Lin Wu was lying on the edge of the rock. When he heard her coming out, he made a shushing gesture at her.
The sound came from the temporary camping site of the travelers. The campfire illuminated the surrounding gravel. A dozen black giant insects more than half a meter long were surrounding the travelers.
The black insect had huge forelimbs and its tail was raised high. At first glance, it looked very much like the black creature that appeared on the platform.
"It's a mutant scorpion." Lin Wu lowered his voice, "It's very poisonous. It just ambushed a person, and now the person is poisoned and can't move."
During the time Lin Wu passed the message to her, another group of black scorpions appeared from the direction of the rock mountain and headed towards the tourists near the fire. This group of scorpions was more numerous than the previous one, and they were so dense that there seemed to be 20 or 30 of them.
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