Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 352: The Day 112 Gift Pack

The snow didn’t stop for a moment and lasted for a full 8 hours.

The accumulated snow had reached 1.7 meters.

If everyone hadn’t worked hard to shovel the snow, we would have been buried by it.

"Xu Yi, Cheng Jie, you guys should go to sleep. The snow outside has stopped, and us four keeping watch is enough. Such heavy snow, probably no animals will come to attack us," Zhou Chun said. He and Zhou Mo were the first to sleep, while Xu Yi and Cheng Jie still hadn’t slept.

"You two have been busy all night, too; go sleep together. Liu Li and I can handle it. Besides, there’s the Black Qilin. If animals approach, it will notice," Lu Ke said. She and Liu Li had just woken up, and staying up until daylight wasn’t a problem.

"Yes, you two go to sleep, you’re exhausted," Xu Yi said, and then he took out his sleeping bag and spread it out at the entrance of the tent.

After all, he still needed to keep an eye on the Black Qilin.

Even though the Black Qilin had a muzzle on and couldn’t bite, its sharp claws could easily slash human skin or even penetrate a body.

After lying in the sleeping bag, Xu Yi entered a state of Spiritual Meditation and began Spiritual Vision.

Lu Ke and Wang Li sat silently in the tent, watching outside without chatting.

The sky showed stars again, indicating a clear day tomorrow.

Indeed, the next day, the sun appeared early in the sky.

"System, check-in." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

After exiting Spiritual Meditation, Xu Yi immediately checked in.

Today marked the 111th day of check-ins. Tomorrow, he could receive a new weekly gift package.

"Has everyone collected some snow blocks?" Xu Yi asked after getting up, noticing everyone had left the tent. After all, this was a rare opportunity to replenish the water supply.

"Yes, we’ve collected some."

Except for Lu Ke, everyone had additional compressed snow blocks in their Star Chart Space.

Xu Yi nodded and walked outside.

The Black Qilin was still lying on the ground, seemingly asleep.

"With such thick snow, we’ll probably be stuck here for at least half a day," Xu Yi said helplessly. Despite the daytime temperature being high, the snow was too thick.

"I wonder if once the snow melts, the desert we’re in will become a sea," Lu Ke remarked, looking at the snow piled like city walls.

Could the desert really absorb so much water?

If it became waterlogged, it would slow down their speed.

"These snow piles will probably be absorbed quickly; forming standing water is unlikely," Xu Yi didn’t think standing water would form; the snow wouldn’t mean much to the desert.

Otherwise, this place wouldn’t have such an ecological environment.

The ecology of the island was man-made by the organizers, but this desert certainly wasn’t.

"That’s good, I was worried about standing water affecting our journey. I wonder what the Jungle Area is like, whether the climate is as bad," Lu Ke said.

As the sun became scorching, the ice began to melt.

The melting speed was faster than expected, and by noon, the snow was down to less than 30 centimeters.

Then, they continued their journey south.

Actually, Xu Yi hoped the snow would melt slower; then, if there were animals nearby, they’d be easier to spot.

The desert animals mostly had black or gray colors, or a mix of these, making them hard to spot.

In the afternoon, they heard news of another group’s death.

One from Group 005 died, and Group 409 gave up one member.

Near 11 p.m., they finally stopped to rest.

They ate some jerky as a midnight snack and then went to sleep.

Lu Ke and Cheng Jie took the first half of the night watch, as everyone thought one person on guard was prone to errors, while two provided more security.

Xu Yi said nothing, having one more person on night watch was fine, as long as it didn’t affect his cultivation.

Besides Xu Yi, Zhou Mo also joined the second half of the night watch.

Xu Yi mostly meditated with his eyes closed, occasionally opening his eyes and standing to stretch, signaling he was still awake.

Daybreak!

Xu Yi saw the horizon in his Spiritual Vision, and couldn’t help but open his eyes.

"System, check-in."

Today marked the 112th day, meaning Xu Yi would receive a new gift package.

"Ding, checked in for 7 days, received a Basic Gift Package!"

Here it comes!

Xu Yi joyfully said in his mind, "Claim Basic Gift Package."

"Ding, received Delay Skill. [The target’s actions become very slow, lasting 10 seconds. (Basic)]!"

Whoa!

Xu Yi was stunned; this skill was incredibly powerful!

A 10-second delay can change many things.

If this skill is used with a binding one, it can reverse situations more easily.

So Xu Yi couldn’t help but smile.

"System, receive Delay Skill!" Xu Yi said happily in his mind.

Then, Xu Yi’s head experienced sharp pain.

"Xu Yi, are there some green things over there?" Lu Ke handed a telescope to Xu Yi and said excitedly.

The telescope was borrowed from Xu Yi and had been with Lu Ke for three days. Every morning, she used it to look south, hoping to spot the Jungle sooner.

Green represents vegetation.

Maybe they’ve reached the Jungle Area’s edge.

After all, it’s the 8th morning in the desert, reaching the Jungle’s edge seems likely.

Xu Yi accepted the telescope and glanced in the direction Lu Ke pointed.

Indeed, there was green in the scene.

However, it wasn’t the Jungle Area.

Everyone else looked at Xu Yi, waiting for his response.

"There are plants, but not the Jungle Area, just grass-like plants. Lu Ke, come with me on the Black Qilin, and you all follow quickly. Maybe we’ve found a desert oasis," Xu Yi suggested, even though his vision was enhanced, the distance was just too far to see clearly.

The best way was to go directly to check. After all, he had a Black Qilin, and at full speed, they could reach the place in less than 5 minutes.

"Okay." Lu Ke happily stepped onto Xu Yi’s hand, leaping onto the Black Qilin’s back, extending a hand towards Xu Yi.

Xu Yi took two steps, with Lu Ke’s assistance, leaped behind her, and patted the Black Qilin’s rump, making it dash forward.