When Jiang Chan came out of the outhouse, her legs were weak and her stomach was still aching.
The woman standing outside immediately came forward, "All done? Are you done yet?"
"Mmm," Jiang Chan replied weakly.
"Then go back and rest!" The woman warmly took her arm and pulled her back.
His movements and strength were as if he was afraid Jiang Chan would run away!
Back in the dimly lit and cramped room, the air was stuffy.
Xiao Tao is already fast asleep.
The other women were snoring wearily.
Jiang Chan sat down against the wall, but she was wide awake.
My mind was frighteningly clear.
Since I possess a spatial dimension, I can't always travel with the villagers. With so many people around, there will inevitably be times when I'm exposed.
Moreover, if Xiaotao and I travel alone, we can set off when it's time to go and rest when it's time to rest, without having to worry about anyone else.
If the story in the book comes true, then a series of messed-up things will happen in the future, and we must make plans in advance!
No, we can't wait any longer. We have to leave when the time is right!
As for when to leave, how to leave, and where to go after leaving, that is of course—to explore first!
But with so many people in this room, how can we operate it?
The outhouse!
Only that smelly outhouse was a separate, enclosed space!
Jiang Chan immediately sat up straight.
She needs to go to the outhouse again, even if it stinks!
Just then, someone outside called out, "Sister Zhang! Come and help carry the water! We don't have enough people!"
That "enthusiastic" woman was called away!
Jiang Chan was overjoyed; this was an opportunity!
She immediately got up and walked outside.
Just as she reached the door, the woman called Sister Zhang turned around and saw her, "Sister Jiang! Where are you going?"
"Going to the outhouse... I still feel a little uncomfortable..." Jiang Chan clutched her stomach.
Aunt Zhang frowned, but the other side was urging her urgently, so she could only quickly warn, "Go and come back quickly! Don't wander around! Remember the rules of the Mountain God! If we offend the gods, we will all suffer!" She emphasized her words.
"I understand, Auntie." Jiang Chan nodded immediately, looking obedient and compliant.
Sister-in-law Zhang then hurriedly followed the person who called her.
Jiang Chan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately walked quickly towards the outhouse.
Pushing open the dilapidated door of the outhouse, a strong stench immediately assaulted my senses.
Jiang Chan felt a churning in her stomach and almost vomited.
She desperately wanted to pull out a gas mask from her spatial storage and put it on immediately! But she couldn't.
She forced herself to stay awake, quickly entered the cramped space, and closed the door tightly.
Although it smells bad here, at least it blocks out the view from the outside.
Without delay, she conjured up a hummingbird detector in her palm with a thought.
Jiang Chan skillfully activated the device, using her mind to control it—
Buzz!
The hummingbird silently flapped its wings, and a barely perceptible black shadow shot out from the crack in the wall and disappeared into the dim night sky.
Almost simultaneously, the field of vision in front of me expanded instantly.
The entire Wengjia Village and its surrounding environment were clearly presented to her in a bird's-eye view holographic image.
The image is stable and the details are clear.
Jiang Chan immediately focused her mind and controlled the probe to fly along the planned route for tomorrow, scanning the terrain to look for potential hazards and alternative paths.
Her gaze swept across the lower right corner of the holographic image.
A small red number is flashing: 20%!
Jiang Chan's heart tightened; she had to hurry!
She immediately gave the order: Proceed at high speed in the designated direction!
The probe flew swiftly over Wengjia Village.
The village was completely surrounded by earthen walls.
Jiang Chan's gaze instinctively tried to find the location of the water source, the mountain spring that Weng Laojiu had mentioned.
No!
As far as the eye could see, the probe flew over the village and then swept over the area within a few hundred meters of the village's perimeter... all of it was cracked, barren land!
Barren!
Like a desolate, grayish-brown desert.
Forget about water sources, you can't even see a puddle!
What's even more surprising is that there's not a trace of farming in sight!
There were no field ridges, no crop stalks, nothing at all!
Wengjia Village stands like a lonely fortress, abruptly in the middle of this lifeless wasteland!
A chill instantly crept up Jiang Chan's spine!
Mountain spring?
In the mountains further away?!
The probe's field of view has been zoomed out to its limit; the mountain is still quite far from the village!
What about the mountain paths? What about the well-trodden trails that people can use to fetch water?
Absolutely not!
Between the mountains and the village, there was only a desolate wasteland devoid of any human activity!
Where do they get their daily drinking water from?
Where is the "mountain spring" that Weng Laojiu mentioned?
How do I fetch water every day?
Did all the villagers fly there?
What about food?
Without arable land, where did the food they ate come from out of thin air?
The instincts honed by survival in the apocalypse sent chills down Jiang Chan's spine!
A strong sense of incongruity and enormous doubt surged like an icy tide, once again overwhelming the little bit of "reasonableness" that had just been established in her mind!
Mountain god's protection? Bullshit!
She immediately abandoned the order to explore the path ahead.
The strange Wengjia Village in front of us is itself the biggest mystery and potential threat!
This place must be explored first!
"Come back! Scan the inside of the village!" she gave the detector a new command.
The probe made a clever turn in mid-air, lowered its altitude, and began to conduct a low-altitude, detailed scan around the inner side of the Wengjia Village wall, about five meters above the ground.
The holographic image clearly unfolded the interior of the village before Jiang Chan's eyes.
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