The desert environment is dry and the temperature is too high, causing people to sweat profusely and their need for water to increase dramatically.
At times like these, it is crucial to avoid excessive drinking. Drinking water too quickly can thin the blood, increase blood volume, and make it easier to swallow air, leading to faster depletion of the body's reserves.
Drinking large gulps of water won't relieve a dry mouth; sipping slowly is the best approach.
While patiently soothing her throat, Xia Ning pondered the three great questions of life.
What to eat for breakfast?
What should we eat for lunch?
What should we eat tonight?
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What should we eat for lunch?
It was too hot for her to cook, so she decided to eat some dry food instead.
The limited-time mission was activated when Xia Ning was contemplating important life decisions.
—Limited-time task: Desert plants are not easy to grow. In order to create a harmonious and beautiful game environment, please help water ten desert plants.
— 5 hours to go.
Rewards: Survival Points +20, Heat-Resistant Tires x4, Strength Recharge Card 1 (Using this card will randomly increase the player's defense attribute by 1-9 points.)
——Have you accepted the task?
Xia Ning naturally wanted to claim it, not for any other reason than for those four heat-resistant tires.
She now feels like she's dancing on swords while driving, it's terrifying, she never knows when she'll get a flat tire.
But that doesn't stop Xia Ning from criticizing the dog-like planner's sinister intentions.
Ordinary players don't even have enough water to drink, yet they have to use it to water plants.
In addition, green plants are not a treasure chest. They are straight and distributed on both sides of the road. To water them, you have to go into the desert, and the danger level increases sharply when you leave the road.
The threats here are not just small monsters; the desert itself is a behemoth.
Without landmarks, it's easy to get lost and you might even get stuck in quicksand.
Most importantly, Xia Ning has a mini-map to view, and the overlap between green plants and red dots is so high that you can almost step into a pit.
Although the map came from a car navigation system and could only be installed on a vehicle and not removed to be used as a compass, it still provided Xia Ning with a lot of help.
The plants, far from the road and surrounded by dense red dots, were immediately ruled out by Xia Ning.
She drove for half an hour and arrived at her first destination.
About three meters away from the road, there is a small, withered pencil tree.
At this distance, Xia Ning could easily shoot monsters while sitting in the car.
Wearing gloves, Xia Ning tied the poisonous scorpion tail to a rock and threw it forward with force.
There was no other way; the crossbow could only be used 9 times a day, so she had to conserve it as much as possible. The stones were ones she had smuggled over from the previous rainforest dungeon.
The stone, with its poisonous scorpion tail attached, fell into the gravel. Although it was slightly off-center and a bit off from Xia Ning's target location, it successfully completed the first test—no quicksand.
Xia Ning patiently sat in the car for a while and saw a small scorpion crawl out, bite the tail of its kind, and then die.
History always repeats itself.
Following the technique of using snake gallbladders to trap snake gallbladders, Xia Ning mastered the technique of using scorpion tails to trap scorpion tails without any formal instruction.
The red dot on the minimap is in the distance, the sensor in the car isn't lit, and there's no immediate threat around the pencil cactus.
Xia Ning parked her car on the side of the road. She didn't dare drive the car into the desert; if the wheels got stuck, it would be difficult for her to push them out by herself.
Based on her luck of getting a flat tire right at the start, Xia Ning didn't dare to gamble.
She fully armed herself, opened the car door, and stepped out. Her shoes sank into the soft sand, one foot sinking deeper than the other.
The strong wind made Xia Ning's body sway slightly, and even though she was wrapped up tightly, she still felt sand in her mouth.
Without delay, they headed straight for the withered, bare-root tree.
The task didn't specify that she had to use pure water, so she wasn't going to waste such a precious resource.
Xia Ning poured a cup-capful of mouthwash into the tree roots in the morning, and was pleased to see that her task completion rate had increased by ten percent.
Immediately afterward, before she could return, a shadow suddenly flashed before her eyes.
The rapidly moving desert animal did not attack Xia Ning. It swept past Xia Ning's high-top hiking boots and pounced straight at that small patch of dark sand that had just been soaked by water.
Xia Ning stared intently and saw a small lizard burrow its head into the damp sand. A moment later, it flipped over, revealing its white belly like a dead fish.
—Congratulations, player Phantom Princess has defeated 1 Desert Lizard!
—Princess Phantom has obtained [Inferior Lizard Meat x1]
—Phantom Princess gains 1 survival point
Xia Ning: (ΩДΩ)
What is this called? I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me.
Desert lizards live in burrows, are adept at crawling in the sand, are extremely fast, and are small in size, making them generally difficult for humans to catch with their bare hands.
But if it chooses to die, there's nothing that can be done.
Xia Ning tsk tsk, it's not bad to have some extra gains, even a fly's leg is still meat, isn't it?
Over the next hour, Xia Ning watered three more saxaul plants.
The fifth green plant is a cactus, a symbol of the desert.
Its location is excellent, right by the roadside and close to the treasure chest.
The only downside is that Xia Ning's danger sensor has started lighting up again.
Looking at the red dot on the map, Xia Ning thought to herself, "I'm familiar with this trick."
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Xia Ning used mouthwash as an attack, but the effect was mediocre.
Xia Ning used the hot pot water attack, but the effect was mediocre.
Xia Ning used her bath water attack, and it was remarkably effective.
Xia Ning threw out [Poisonous Scorpion Tail x1], but it had no effect.
Xia Ning then threw out [1 piece of low-quality lizard meat] in an attempt to lure the snake out of its hole.
A rattlesnake was successfully lured out.
The keratinous rings vibrated at a high frequency at the snake's tail, emitting a warning sound that echoed Xia Ning's alarm.
The rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings swallowed the lizard meat and the scorpion's tail whole, its lower body soaking in the dirty water Xia Ning had created.
However, the moisture evaporates very quickly, and the sand is drying out at a visible rate.
For animals, an overly large vehicle seems to have a certain deterrent effect, and coupled with Xia Ning's own notorious reputation, the rattlesnake did not attack rashly.
Xia Ning sat in the car and rolled up the window beforehand. The two, one human and one snake, faced each other through the thin glass.
Even though she couldn't see the rattlesnake's health bar, Xia Ning's mind automatically filled in the damage reports.
At this moment, under the influence of multiple layers of pollution, the rattlesnake's health must be: -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1...
That's right, Xia Ning wants to wear it down.
Being bitten by such a snake would inevitably result in severe cuts and bruises, and Xia Ning had no intention of testing her defenses with her own body.
Even cold-blooded animals have icy eyes. Xia Ning waited for a while but didn't hear the serious injury report. She sighed inwardly, "Sure enough, one scorpion's meat isn't enough."
Time is limited, and five indicators have not yet been completed; we cannot wait any longer.
Xia Ning slowly rolled down the car window, opening it only a crack, and then threw out a piece of electric eel meat.
The rattlesnake twitched its tail, but was ultimately drawn to the food.
Taking this opportunity, Xia Ning aimed and shot an arrow.
The first attempt failed.
The second shot followed immediately.
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