Chapter 195
The Black Wolf King stood on a rock with his tongue hanging out. He looked around and saw only withered and yellow grass, without a trace of green.
It had been searching alone in this direction for half a day, but still could not find any water. Hunger and thirst forced it to stop.
“Ouch—”
The Black Wolf King raised his head and howled, with a hint of sadness in his voice.
The sky gradually darkened, and it had to return to the tribe before dark.
This also means that they will give up exploring in this direction, admit that the three-day migration has failed, and turn to other places to find food and water.
The Black Wolf King gazed at the wilderness ahead, his eyes full of stubbornness.
It wants to keep going.
However... the time has come to make a decision. It can no longer go down this path, otherwise it will lead the tribe to extinction.
Finally, it gritted its teeth and turned around, ready to return to the wolf pack that was resting and waiting for it in the back.
But after jumping off the stone, the Black Wolf King couldn't help but look back, and his dark and deep eyes looked in that direction for the last time with reluctance.
It will definitely find water if it continues moving forward, it believes in its own judgment...
Suddenly, the Black Wolf King froze in place.
I saw two figures appear on the horizon, and they looked familiar.
It identified carefully, and its tail, which was hanging low behind it, slowly rose up. It retracted its steps that were about to leave and slowly approached the two figures.
Gradually, the Black Wolf King's tail began to wag wildly, and he began to run wildly towards the young man who was standing in the vast and lonely wilderness with his arms open to him.
Tang Yu'an was thrown to the ground.
The Black Wolf King licked the boy's cheek excitedly. Of course, due to the huge size difference, it did not dare to completely press on the human boy.
"Hahaha--"
Tang Yu'an was tickled by the licking and laughed out loud. Finally, Zhou Qi couldn't stand it anymore and rescued him from the wolf's mouth.
"Obsidian, long time no see!"
Tang Yu'an hugged the Black Wolf King's huge head and rubbed it for a while. He and Zhou Qi had been in the other dimension for three months, so it was really a long time for him to be separated.
"You seem to have lost weight." Tang Yu'an touched its fur, and it didn't feel as smooth as before.
Because of Zhou Qi's obstruction, the Black Wolf King finally came back to his senses from the joy of reunion, stopped wagging his tail, and regained his composure.
It looked at the two human teenagers and found that they had grown a lot, especially the little cutie's companion, whose aura and physique seemed to be much stronger.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
Tang Yu'an took out a large piece of mutant fish meat from his personal storage and threw it on the ground for it to eat.
The Black Wolf King didn't hesitate and swallowed it directly.
As the leader of the tribe, it can only protect the safety of the tribe if it is well fed and strong.
After the Black Wolf King finished eating the fish, Tang Yu'an poured it some water to drink. Seeing it licking the water frantically, it was clear that it had been thirsty for a long time.
"Where are Silver Obsidian and the others? Take me to find them." Tang Yu'an patted Obsidian's head, "I'll take you to find some water."
Worried that Obsidian wouldn't understand, Tang Yu'an pointed at the water, then pointed in the direction they came from, and said, "There's water over there."
The Black Wolf King's eyes suddenly lit up.
It stopped drinking water, then lay on the ground, let the two teenagers climb onto its back, and then ran towards the direction of the tribe.
It ran very fast, unlike the time when it slowed down to find water. This time it ran as fast as lightning and returned to the wolf pack before nightfall.
“Awoo—Awoo—”
There were howling sounds coming from the direction of the wolves, mixed with the long cry of a giant eagle!
The wolves resting in place were attacked by a giant eagle!
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi quickly left the Black Wolf King's back and used flying skills to fly low behind the Black Wolf King.
The Black Wolf King's speed increased again.
Before it arrived, two wind blades had already formed on the side of the Black Wolf King and flew straight towards the giant eagle in the sky.
When the giant eagle was frantically dodging the wind blade, the Black Wolf King finally arrived. It swooped down into the air and bit one of the giant eagle's wings.
Feathers flew and wolves howled.
Unfortunately, this time the wolves were attacked by two giant eagles.
When the sharp claws of another giant eagle came scratching at him, the Black Wolf King had to open his mouth, avoid the attack and fall back to the ground again.
The larger eagle did not continue to attack the Black Wolf King, but grabbed its injured companion and flew away in shame.
Seeing that the Black Wolf King was able to handle it, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi did not take action, but instead hurried to treat the injured wolf.
The one who was injured this time was not Silver Obsidian, but the deputy leader who had been turned into a puppy by Zhou Qi before. After the wolf pack encountered danger, it had turned back to its original agile and brave appearance.
However, facing two giant eagles, it still paid a heavy price.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi quickly gave it medicine and bandaged it.
A mother wolf squatted beside and whimpered sadly. Several wolf cubs ran over and followed her, howling sadly.
"Don't worry, it will be fine."
After finally bandaging the deputy wolf leader, Tang Yu'an picked up the smallest wolf cub and rubbed its head hard.
At this time, the Black Wolf King and his partner Silver Obsidian, who had watched the giant eagle fly away and then returned to the wolf pack, finally returned to them.
Tang Yu'an looked at the wolf pack and found that there seemed to be a few fewer wolves than last time, probably lost during the migration.
The struggle in nature is always so cruel, he had experienced this when he watched the animal world before.
However, when you actually come into contact with these creatures, you still feel sorry for them.
The wolves, who were already extremely hungry and thirsty, were even more exhausted after the battle. Tang Yu'an saw this and quickly took out a few basins of water for them to drink.
Then he took out the mutant fish meat to feed them, and Zhou Qi had already lit a bonfire on the spot.
In addition to the deputy leader wolf, there were several others that were slightly injured, and he also carefully examined and treated them.
The wolves, which were supposed to be wild and unruly, looked like a group of docile big dogs in front of Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi.
After eating and drinking, they gathered around them to keep warm and sleep.
Tang Yu'an performed purification magic on them, making their hair clean and fluffy again.
It's just because of the long period of hunger that even if the hair becomes clean, it will naturally become dull and lifeless. If you reach out and touch it, you can still feel the hard bones.
In this situation, there is no way to continue traveling.
So, they spent the night in the wild with the wolves. They couldn't go back to retrieve the dream bottle, but they could still win prizes on the lucky wheel.
"See what we can draw today!"
In the past week, Tang Yu'an has won two 20% off seven-day sale cards, two 6-hour traffic cards, one wholesale market 30% off card and two 888 points.
“It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything good!”
Zhou Qi couldn't help but hesitate to speak.
Aren't the discount cards and lead cards from the Seven Days Sale good stuff? Of course, they're not particularly good compared to what I got before.
But... the system treasure house shouldn't be infinite, right? Won't it be empty if I keep drawing from it?
Of course, he still encouraged: "It will definitely work this time."
"Um!"
Tang Yu'an rubbed his hands and started clicking on the lottery. He saw the pointer spinning around and around until it finally stopped at -
[Congratulations! You've acquired the special skill "Light Healing Level 1"]
【Light Healing Level 1】
Attribute: Magical skills
Level 1 effect: Releases a beam of light power to slowly heal wounds.
Limitation: Can be used three times per day.
Tang Yuan: 0.0
"Brother Xiaoqi, you are so right!" He shared his new skills with Zhou Qi.
"From now on, even if there are no potions, you can still use skills to heal!"
Zhou Qi couldn't help but twitch his lips. He raised his hand and touched the lucky marble in his pocket. After thinking for a while, he said firmly: "Maybe it's the lucky marble that added up!"
“Haha, that’s awesome!”
Tang Yu'an immediately found a slightly injured wolf. Because the injury was not serious, he only used ordinary bandages on it.
Seeing the boy coming, the gray-haired wolf wagged its tail vigorously and stuck out its tongue.
Then, it suddenly froze.
Because under its gaze, a ball of light suddenly appeared in the boy's hand, and this light made the human boy look like a god.
The god gently raised his hand, and a ball of light enveloped it, relieving its pain and taking away the disaster.
The other wolves couldn't help but look over.
Under their gaze, the human boy brought light to the other two wolves in turn.
“Ouch—”
“Ouch—”
The wolves howled to express their excitement and joy.
"Although the description says that it heals wounds slowly, it seems to be working quite well." Tang Yu'an said happily.
Zhou Qi couldn't help but sigh at the practicality of this skill.
He said, "When you use it, you must fully comprehend the power of light and strive to be able to perform it completely on your own, just like the art of flying."
Tang Yu'an rarely uses several wind-related skills now, and only uses them as a supplement when his wind power is exhausted.
Tang Yu'an nodded, "Yeah, I know."
So, before going to bed, he used up all his light skills and tried to comprehend the power of light.
Zhou Qi was quietly watching over him, watching the boy's eyes sparkle under the bright starlight.
They waited until late at night before going into the magic tent. With the wolves guarding the night, they didn't have to worry about encountering any danger at night.
The next day, when the two men came out of the tent, the wolves were ready to set off.
Two giant wolves, one black and one silver, were squatting in front of the tent. When they saw them come out, the silver wolf came over and greeted them, wagging its tail.
The Black Wolf King squatted there motionless, his expression very serious and solemn, showing the majesty of being a leader. Only his tail raised high betrayed his good mood.
"Are you ready to go?" Tang Yu'an asked.
The Black Wolf King howled, and the wolves followed suit, howling and showing their complete trust in the two young men.
However, looking at the few injured wolves in the pack, Tang Yu'an felt a little bit reluctant.
Then he heard Zhou Qi say, "Buy a truck."
"ah?"
"There should be a truck among the transportation." Zhou Qi said, "Let's take them back."
Tang Yu'an hesitated and said, "But what if we don't know how to drive?"
"It's okay. The road here is flat and it's not easy to get into a car accident." Zhou Qi said, "I have some experience driving an RV. Let's give it a try."
Looking at Zhou Qi's rare unsteady performance, Tang Yu'an finally nodded.
So he spent 10,000 points to unlock the redemption of the solar car, and then spent another 35,000 points to exchange for a small truck.
This truck originally cost 50,000 points, but Tang Yu'an used a 30% discount card and saved 15,000 points immediately!
He never said the discount card was useless again!
This truck is a new energy vehicle, so its driving system is also very advanced, and most importantly, its intelligent driving system can be used even without an Internet connection.
"Great! No need to worry about crashing!"
Tang Yu'an had great trust in the goods produced by the system. After some exploration, he turned on the intelligent driving.
Zhou Qi was obviously a little regretful, but he still held the steering wheel with both hands, followed the voice instructions of the intelligent system, and quickly started the truck.
[Releasing camera robots... Scanning road conditions... Map generation...]
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi noticed that several beetle-sized mechanical flying insects flew out from under the car. As they took pictures and scanned the road conditions, a map was quickly generated on the driving panel.
This is too advanced!
In comparison, their RV is just a baby.
After about three minutes, a map with a maximum distance of about one kilometer was generated.
"Please choose the direction to go." The system voice sounded.
After Tang Yu'an pointed out the direction, Zhou Qi looked at the car map and reported a direction.
Then, the truck automatically adjusted its front end and started driving in that direction. At the same time, the mechanical flying insects flew back from all directions and gathered to fly straight ahead.
The onboard map was still being rapidly improved, but the main computing power was concentrated directly in front of them.
After walking a few hundred meters safely, Zhou Qi finally gave new instructions to the intelligent driving system, asking it to turn back.
There was a wolf chasing behind that was unable to dodge in time, and the driving system stopped the car in time. After the wolf ran away, it continued to move forward and returned to the location designated by Zhou Qi.
"It feels so convenient!" Tang Yu'an said excitedly.
The grassland was filled with chaotic wind energy, and their flight was easily obstructed, but it was different with a truck.
The only thing to worry about is those robotic flying insects, but they stay in low-altitude flight and haven't caused any major problems yet.
On the endless plains, you don’t need to worry about having no roads to go on. The road is flat and it’s so comfortable to drive!
So, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi got off the car again, said hello to the Black Wolf King, and then transferred the injured and weak wolves to the truck bed and took them away!
Several wolf cubs received special care and were carried by Tang Yu'an to the passenger seat.
He fed the wolf cubs dried meat, and they became very well-behaved.
When the car started moving, the timid ones would curl up in his arms and fall asleep, while the brave ones would lie on the glass window and watch their leader running outside, wagging their tails and barking excitedly, their little baby voices so adorable.
The Black Wolf King ran across the grassland with his healthy wolves to escort the truck.
Although they were frightened when the steel giant appeared, they quickly accepted this new partner out of trust in Tang Yu'an and the others.
The giant eagle circling above the grassland gave up tracking them after considering the situation when it saw the giant steel beast.
The truck ran across the grassland and arrived at its destination safely.
When the light and shadow of the lake appeared on the horizon, the Black Wolf King and the Silver Wolf were the first to discover it.
Their eyes lit up and they ran without any hesitation, much faster than a truck, and reached the lake in the blink of an eye.
Two wolves, one black and one silver, were having fun in the lake. After venting their excitement, they quickly ran back covered in water.
“Awoo—Awoo—”
The wolves howled one after another, and one could hear their joy and excitement.
Soon, the truck arrived at the lake.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi originally wanted to carry the injured wolf away, but the Black Wolf King and his wife didn't tolerate them at all. One threw the wolf on the car and the other caught it on the ground. Their coordination was perfect.
In short, the wolves were settled.
Some of them drank water, some dug holes, and some had already set their sights on the small animals that lurked near the lake.
Tang Yu'an didn't bother with them anymore. In terms of survival ability in the wild, the wolves were much better than them.
He took out the construction robots again and asked them to continue digging ditches and canals, then called up the hardware interface and began to build fences and walls to enclose the land, expanding the protective barrier of Store No. 6 outward.
After forming a circle with a diameter of about 100 meters, Tang Yu'an stopped temporarily.
Then use the item list function to collect all the grass seeds on the ground.
Zhou Qi connected several ditches that had been dug previously to water. According to his design, the robot dug a three-meter-deep well at regular intervals to facilitate water storage.
He laid wooden boards at the mouth of the well to prevent people or animals from falling and to slow down the evaporation of water.
There is no well ring installed in the well, so water will seep into the surrounding soil and nourish plant growth.
After obtaining the grass seeds from Tang Yu'an, he scattered them on the land around the ditch, and then took out a wood crystal and a pot of spirit gathering grass.
He mobilized the wood-type spiritual energy in the crystal, and just as he started, the spirit-gathering grass took effect.
A steady stream of wood-type spiritual energy gushed out from the crystal, awakening the grass seeds that had just been sown.
Nourished by wood-type spiritual energy and water, they began to take root, sprout, and grow vigorously, soon bringing a new green to the yellow grass.
After these grass seedlings grew out, Zhou Qi collected the crystals and spirit gathering grass.
When he went to look for Tang Yu'an, he saw the young man and the black wolf king and his wife squatting next to a construction robot that was digging a ditch, giving instructions to the two wolf leaders.
"Please help watch over these two robots. Don't let other animals get close. If there's any danger, take them back over there and hide."
He pointed in the direction of Shop No. 6. Except for Tang Yu'an, no other creature could see what was behind the protective barrier.
However, in order to make it easier for the wolves to identify him, he built another row of fences outside the fence.
The distance between this row of fence walls and the inner row is as big as a palm. Because they are not connected, they are not wrapped in the protective barrier, which is equivalent to a mark.
Tang Yu'an picked up a wolf cub playing nearby and led the Black Wolf King and the others over.
The Black Wolf King and the Silver Wolf followed in confusion. The other wolves, who had relaxed, also observed this side curiously, but did not dare to come closer.
Tang Yu'an put the wolf cub inside the fence.
The Black Wolf King was startled, and the Silver Wolf also widened his eyes.
Gone!
Even the breath disappeared without a trace!
They couldn't help but move closer, because the fence was only 1.2 meters high and they could easily stick their heads through.
After they passed the fence, they saw the little wolf cubs standing on the ground and barking at them.
Hey, why did it appear again?
What they didn't know was that the wolves who were originally looking at this side curiously were all horrified.
Both leaders have lost their heads!
The deputy leader wolf rushed over quickly, but the Black Wolf King had already retreated, revealing his entire body again.
Huh? How did your head come back?
The deputy leader wolf braked suddenly while running, but he could not stop and crashed straight into the fence.
Tang Yu'an didn't have time to stop it.
What neither he nor Zhou Qi expected was that the fence wall was still standing firmly in its original place. Although it tilted a little inward, it was not damaged.
Instead, the deputy leader wolf disappeared on the spot, and then appeared one meter away from the fence with a confused look on its face.
"What's going on?" Tang Yu'an was puzzled.
He thought the fence would be broken!
Zhou Qi walked over, observed for a moment, and said, "The protective barrier must have been triggered."
When the store is closed, except for humans who are prohibited from entering, other harmless animals can freely enter and exit the protective barrier.
That’s how the little animals in the swimming pool came about.
Once they show aggressiveness, whether towards other animals or store buildings, the protective barrier function will be triggered and they will be sent out of the store.
"The one that was tilted was the outer fence. The inner fence wasn't hit because the protective barrier was in effect before it was hit."
"So that's how it is!"
In this way, they don’t need to worry about the fence being destroyed and the enclosure area shrinking!
The wolves gathered around, jumping back and forth in front of the fence, disappearing and reappearing for their companions, having a lot of fun.
Tang Yu'an said to the Black Wolf King: "You saw it too. When the natural enemies come, take the wolf pack and hide inside."
This is the only place with water on the grassland, and it will definitely attract more and more mutant creatures.
The wolves use the lakeside as their habitat, which is not safe.
But as long as they stay in the pen, there will be no problem!
Although in the original world there is a saying that one should not interfere with nature, isn’t it also a form of intervention if they transfer the water from the deserted city to the grassland?
This is the end of the world, not the original world.
Since the wolves listen to them, of course they should take good care of them. Maybe they can help them herd sheep in the future.
The Black Wolf King understood Tang Yu'an's meaning and shouted to show that he understood.
Then it drove the injured wolves and weak wolf cubs into the fence wall, and then led the remaining wolves to guard the two construction robots.
There is plenty of food by the lake anyway, and they have nothing to do after eating.
Tang Yu'an nodded with satisfaction, then moved the truck to the front of Store No. 6, and then returned to the house with Zhou Qi.
They left the door open. It was cold at night, and the wolf cubs and weak, injured wolves could take shelter inside.
As for the other wolves, there was not enough space, so they took some materials and built a shed next to Store No. 6, and covered it with warm cloth so that they could sleep more comfortably at night.
After completing the arrangements, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi took the teleportation array to Jufeng Town.
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Linhai Town, Guanyu Village.
Haijing was sitting at the door of his house. In front of him was a long line of villagers who came to exchange rice today.
Not far from him, little Hailan was also sitting under the eaves with a small stool in front of her. She was holding a pencil and writing crookedly on a piece of paper.
Although the sound of transactions continued, it did not disturb her.
"Haijing, can everyone really exchange for 1 kilogram of brown rice from today?" People kept asking Haijing.
Haijing nodded and patiently explained: "Rice prices fluctuate and may change again in the future."
Three days ago, Haijing received his salary for this month, and now his points balance shows -
[Personal points balance: 23780]
[Purchase Points Balance: 38900]
Haijing, who had already learned mathematics, was so excited after seeing these two numbers that he couldn't sleep all night.
Purchasing points are 10% of the profit. Any points used to purchase trading goods can be deducted from the purchasing points.
This is simply a windfall!
However, he quickly calmed down, and after some consideration, he took the initiative to lower the price of rice.
Originally, each person could exchange a maximum of 200 grams of brown rice from him per day, and infants and young children could exchange it for 200 grams of polished rice. Now, the same amount of salt can be exchanged for one kilogram.
The cost of a pound of brown rice is 5 points, and a pound of polished rice is 10 points. As long as the salt he exchanges for is more than a pound, he will definitely make a profit. After all, a pound of sea salt is worth 25 points.
What's more, each time he traded, the amount of salt was never less than 5 kilograms.
Now, in order to get more salt, most villagers go to the seaside to dig salt ponds to supply such consumption.
Of course, he also asked about the number of one jin on the message board.
There are 76 people in their village. Assuming that each person exchanges 1 kilogram of brown rice with him every day, 76x30x5=11,400 points. Even if all of them are exchanged for polished rice, it will only cost 22,800 points.
He had more than enough points for purchasing goods, and even had half left to exchange for other types of food, such as dried fish and meat.
Starting this month, Haijing's novice protection period has passed, and in terms of salary receipt method, he chose the end-of-month profit sharing method.
So now he can't get points rewards immediately for every profitable transaction, but seeing the increase in monthly profits, he is full of motivation.
Seeing the villagers' joyful expressions, Haijing couldn't help but leave a message in the store channel.
【Cloud Eagle】: Thank you, Brother Xiaolu^^
[Green as Blue]: I don’t want to talk to you now!
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