Although the system has not yet issued a notification, Zhong Rui and Su Han can't wait to put training on the agenda.
In the afternoon, the NPCs who had just had a big meal received a notice - slingshot training will begin from now on, and they must do their best to improve their accuracy.
Everyone looked confused.
Zhong Rui looked solemn and announced, "I have a feeling there will be a fight next. Please make sure you practice your slingshot skills and be able to protect yourself."
Yuanqing raised his hand and asked, "If we waste time practicing, will we not have enough food?"
"Meals will be provided during practice." Zhong Rui smiled.
Then, everyone fell silent. They were actively practicing slingshot shooting, and at the same time, they kept thinking about the taste of instant noodles.
"You actually prepared a bundle of rubber bands..." By now, Su Han had gradually become accustomed to his friends' surprising actions. He only mentioned it casually to express his surprise.
Zhong Rui raised the corner of his mouth, "Aren't you the same? You actually stockpiled more than 60 bags of steel balls." This way, there would be no need to worry about ammunition and food.
Su Han fell silent.
I stockpiled the steel balls during the novice dungeon period because, at that time, using slingshots to attack was very cost-effective.
Now that the four-round game is over, the slingshot is rarely used. She has thought more than once, why not just throw away some of the steel balls? They are heavy and take up space, which is really inconvenient. Besides, keeping 20 packs should be enough.
But every time at this time, Su Han couldn't help but think, keep it, what if it comes in handy in the future? So he kept putting it off, and never dealt with it until now. Who would have thought that it would really come in handy one day!
Su Han thought to himself that things in this world are really unpredictable.
Inspired by the delicious food, everyone's enthusiasm for learning was high. They kept setting up slingshots, shooting, hitting the target/missing, and repeating.
Steel balls are recyclable resources and can be used as ammunition again after being picked up. Two people were unable to participate in the training due to physical discomfort, so they took the initiative to take on the task of picking up steel balls.
For a while, everyone divided the work and cooperated with each other, and the training was very intense.
Su Han said coldly, "It will take another 8 days to pass the level. It's a bit arduous to feed so many people."
"So you have to work hard." Zhong Rui replied with a sigh.
Su Han was very dissatisfied with such a perfunctory answer.
"What are you worried about?" Zhong Rui saw the anxiety in his friend's heart and asked, "With our abilities, we can go all out. What we should worry about is that there is too much food to eat, right?"
Su Han, "..."
It seemed to make sense, but she had always been cautious and had never played anything so exciting before.
"Let go and have a good fight?" Su Han whispered in a very light voice, "I'm a little excited just thinking about it."
She had been trying to restrain herself from doing unnecessary things for many reasons, such as not being able to store everything in her portable storage, too much food to eat, and being easily angered by others. It would be nice if she could just hunt and have fun.
Just then, five people came to the outside of the community, peeking in from time to time.
Zhong Rui said, "If there is business coming, I will go to negotiate, you stay here and watch them train."
"Yeah." Su Han responded casually.
"Everyone, what's the matter?" Zhong Rui strolled leisurely outside the community and started talking to people.
A male student wearing glasses, about 16 or 17 years old, spoke first, "We have household chlorine liquid bleach and would like to exchange it with you. What's the price?"
Bleach? Players who found white supply crates?
There was a hint of something strange in Zhong Rui's eyes, but he said calmly, "Sorry, food is in short supply recently, so we don't exchange it with others."
"Then what do you have?" The male student was a little disappointed.
"Clean drinking water, a small amount of daily necessities, and extremely rare medicines." Zhong Rui answered simply.
Clean drinking water... The five people who drank mineral water every day felt their throats twitch. As for daily necessities and medicines, they felt even more restless!
But……
A girl with long wavy hair next to her said expressionlessly, "We don't have much to exchange."
You can’t shop without money, and of course you can’t exchange precious materials without sufficient funds.
Several people were discouraged.
After thinking for a while, Zhong Rui had a suggestion, "Give me a bottle of bleach and I'll teach you how to use it, how about that?"
“What if it’s of no use?” the male student questioned.
Zhong Rui chuckled and said with great confidence, "It will come in handy. If nothing unexpected happens, it will allow you to pass smoothly."
Is this guy also a player?
The wavy-haired girl thought for a moment and agreed, "Okay," and handed over the bleach.
"Hey——" others tried to stop him.
But the wavy girl was very firm. She said confidently, "I found the white supply box, and it's my decision what to do with the things inside."
After these words were spoken, the others had no choice but to keep silent.
"Take it." said the wavy girl again.
Zhong Rui took it and stuffed it into his personal storage, then introduced, "Go get water from lakes or rivers, add bleach, and let it settle for 12 hours. One teaspoon of bleach is enough to purify 15 liters of water. You can exchange the excess drinking water with others. In addition, there should be a yarn water filter in the white supply box. If the water quality is too bad and there is dirt in it, filter it with the water filter first."
1 teaspoon of bleach is enough to purify 15 liters of water?!
The wavy girl pursed her lips. They were almost dying of thirst... As expected, knowledge is power. If you don't know how to use it, no matter how precious the item is, it's useless.
"Thank you." The wavy girl thanked him politely. Then the five of them left quickly, apparently looking for a lake.
Just as Zhong Rui was about to leave, he saw a man squatting on the roof of a brick house not far away, and asked nonchalantly, "How much are the daily necessities?"
The man had a long gun slung across his body and a mountaineering bag on his back. His overall style looked extremely capable.
Zhong Rui narrowed his eyes slightly. If he was not mistaken, this guy seemed to be carrying a sniper rifle?
"Exchange for food, 1:2.5 ratio." Zhong Rui said lightly.
"That's cruel enough." The other party muttered.
Zhong Rui laughed, "People with ability don't lack food. But raw materials are scarce, and daily necessities are difficult to produce. You are in urgent need of daily necessities to pass the customs, and the price is not excessive."
Are you sure he has no other options? The man sighed and threw a bunch of tied prey on the ground.
Zhong Rui took a quick look and found wild ducks, hares, and voles, with a rich variety of species.
When he received the food, he was not vague. He tied up a few bars of soap and threw it over.
The deal was done, and the other party jumped off the roof and quickly disappeared.
"Looks like a tough one." Zhong Rui's eyes darkened and he returned with his prey.
At this time, a flock of sparrows flew by.
Almost subconsciously, Su Han took out his slingshot, put steel balls in it, and pulled the bow to shoot.
"Snap——" the steel ball hit the prey accurately.
Su Han just smiled when suddenly, dozens of steel balls rushed towards the flock of sparrows. The firepower was so strong that it was like firing a submachine gun.
Although some of them deviated directly from the normal track and some narrowly missed the target, but with so many people shooting, there would always be someone lucky enough to get an S level.
"Snap——" another sparrow was hit.
Then came Xiao Gao's surprised cheer, "It's my steel ball! I hit it!"
"Continue." Su Han ordered everyone to shoot again.
After three rounds of attacks, the sparrows completely disappeared. There were five prey on the ground, three of which belonged to Su Han, one to Xiao Gao, and the other to Yuan Qing.
"Good practice, keep going," Zhong Rui encouraged.
Everyone was full of fighting spirit and enthusiasm and threw themselves into training again, vowing to show their skills in the next practice.
The two people who did not need training, one continued to pick up steel balls, while the other cleaned the prey and was responsible for barbecuing and preparing dinner.
"I'm going out for a walk." Su Han took the initiative.
"Yeah." Zhong Rui responded casually.
After the last desert island dungeon, Su Han really made up for his knowledge of wilderness survival. Among the movies he watched, there were two related contents.
Although she couldn't say she had a photographic memory, she still remembered several classic and simple operations. In addition, she also memorized some common plants that could be used as food.
Nowadays, when I go out alone, I just want to wander around and see if there are any opportunities to put my knowledge into practice.
In the evening, the aroma of roasted sparrows and roasted gophers wafts in the air. The meat fat drips into the fire, making a sizzling sound. Just sprinkle a pinch of fine salt evenly on it, and the roasted meat becomes a supreme delicacy.
The NPCs hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and they were staring at it with their mouths watering.
However, the cook did not stop. She cooked a stew of potatoes and soybeans, and stir-fried carrots and potatoes, and then took out the leftover instant noodle seasoning from lunch.
Under the gaze of everyone, she boiled a large pot of water and added the seasoning. Almost instantly, a rich aroma spread. Soon, the simple soup was ready.
At this time, Su Han just came back.
She handed the dandelions, plantains, and bamboo shoots she had dug to the cook and told her, "Burn these, too."
The cook took it with joy. After being trapped for a year, she could handle any material she got.
Zhong Rui was quite surprised, "Forget about the other two things, but there are bamboo shoots?" The NPCs have lived in the city for a year, there is no reason for them to miss the bamboo forest.
Su Han guessed, "It should be a resource point refreshed by the system to give some players a way out."
After a pause, she had a complicated expression and said softly with emotion, "If it really is the end of the world, in order to survive, I can swallow tree bark and Guanyin soil into my stomach. Who cares if it is nutritious or not, or if I can eat it? This is a game after all, so there are green plants scattered around the city."
"That's right." Zhong Rui thought to himself. Although it was slightly different from reality, from a gaming perspective, there was nothing wrong with it.
Not long after, it was finally time for dinner.
Everyone lined up obediently.
The cook was impartial and tried her best to divide the rations equally.
A little meat and a few side dishes would definitely be called a black-hearted vendor in normal times, but at this moment, everyone was chewing it carefully, some even reluctant to swallow it.
Su Han looked at it for a while, then walked over and stuffed a handful of candy into Yuan Qing and Xiao Gao's mouths, and simply said, "Reward for a successful hunt."
Xiao Gao stared at them in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. Five candies in total, milk flavor, plum flavor, cola flavor, hawthorn flavor, and yogurt flavor, were quietly lying in his palm, emitting a pleasant smell.
Yuan Qing beside him swallowed the hawthorn flavored candy with a "ah wow" and chewed it vigorously. After finishing one, he reached out to the next one without any hesitation.
As the saying goes, what goes into your stomach belongs to you. What if you don't want to eat it and someone steals it? So Yuanqing was very open-minded and ate all the candies one by one.
"Here you go." Xiao Gao stuffed three candies into his brother's hand, then opened the milk-flavored candy package and carefully licked it. He smacked his lips, then licked it again. He ate very slowly, as if he was enjoying a rare good time.
"No need to give so much..." Da Gao wanted to refuse.
Xiao Gao said stubbornly, "Take it."
Yuanqing came over and said shamelessly, "If you don't want to eat, I can help you solve it."
Da Gao, "..."
The next second, he hid the candy in his trouser pocket without hesitation, with the obvious intention of preventing thieves.
Yuanqing felt very sorry that he didn't have the opportunity to help others.
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