Ark Journey

Frost Star, who was thinking, did not respond to Alina immediately.

"...Ah, yes, his name is Xue Zhi."

Glancing at the army green tent, Alina thought about it.

"I see. You're a new face. Did you just join the Reunion?"

Frost Star has given up thinking, she feels there may be some big secret in it.

"Well, he's very powerful, so it's not bad to follow him. It's too dangerous for you to go out alone, and the surroundings are not peaceful recently."

At night, the patriots, dressed in coarse clothes, brought their armor and weapons.

After taking those heavy weapons, Xue Zhi patted his chest.

"Leave it to me, and you will receive the repaired weapon tomorrow."

"..."

The patriots who didn't believe it in the first place became even more unconvinced now. What could be done in one night?

However, his evaluation of Xue Zhi's strength has risen to a new level. That telekinetic Originium skill looks easy with her own equipment.

After sending the patriot away, Xue Zhi exchanged for a weapon, a piece of armor, and two buckets of golden soapy water.

Some equipment cannot be put into those two machines, but you can put the original weapons in first to start the machine and then put them in. This should be a small bug.

After putting all the equipment and soapy water into the machine, Xue Zhi nodded as she listened to the sound of the machine running and looked at the durability being digitized and increasing.

“I knew it would work.”

At this time, Frost Star's voice came from outside the tent:

"Xue Zhi, it's time to eat, do you want to join us?"

"Oh, here we come."

On the way, Shuangxing asked:

"What's in your tent that's making such a noise?"

“Two washing machines, are they noisy?”

Frost Star nodded. Seeing this, Xue Zhi drained the air around the machine, creating a soundless vacuum area.

It’s a pity that he didn’t add that block module, otherwise a silent block would solve all problems.

Beside several bonfires, the yetis had already started cooking dinner. After returning to the camp, the food was finally better, but Xue Zhi still didn't see any meat.

This is very fatal for combat troops in cold zones.

Touching his chin, Xue Zhi took out a backpack and asked Shuang Xing beside him:

"It contains some horned beast meat. Who is the person in charge of the supplies for the team?"

Frost Star, who had already taken a lot of things from Xue Zhi, was a little hesitant and not as decisive as W.

"This... is so embarrassing."

"I am also a member of the snow monsters now, so don't be polite. And I looked carefully, most of the people in the team are not yet adults, they can't lack nutrition, even if it's for their sake, you have to accept them."

Xue Zhi is now very eloquent, and she is completely different from before when she was so thoughtful that even her clone was disintegrated.

"Thank you on behalf of the team members."

"You're welcome."

After adding the mutton given by Xue Zhi to dinner, the meal finally became more hearty.

And he once again gained the respect of the Yeti Squad.

Many people took out a small wine jug to celebrate Xue Zhi's joining, and there were many red raspberries collected in it.

This wine tastes good, sour and sweet.

Unhulled rye tastes a bit acrid, but when supplies are scarce, we cannot waste even a little bit of something that can fill our stomachs and provide energy.

In the evening, Xue Zhi met Alina again. She came to teach the snow monsters.

This polite and good girl asked Xue Zhi softly:

"Would you like to hear it?"

"No, I'm still somewhat cultured."

Xue Zhi refused, saying that the small spiritual body he split out still had some areas that needed to be improved.

"So do you want to be a teacher?"

When hearing this question, Xue Zhi felt like she was back in Kazitun. There was no way around it. Most resistance organizations were like this because they were made up of the poorest people at the bottom of society. Just staying alive exhausted their strength. The huge amount of money, energy, and time consumed in learning knowledge, as well as a stable environment, were the greatest luxury for them.

"I have some things to deal with right now. I'll join after I've sorted them out. What do you think?"

Alina laughed at Xue Zhi's answer. She laughed very happily and beautifully.

"welcome any time."

Chapter 9: Change

After returning to the tent, Xue Zhi continued to try to improve her spiritual body.

In order to ensure that he could completely deceive the black snake, he began to fill the small spiritual body composed of spiritual tentacles as much as possible, striving to make it not just a shell.

This took all night.

Sunlight shone through the tent. Xue Zhi breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the small ball in front of him, which, in his opinion, was no different from Tallulah's spirit body at a human level.

"It's basically done. We'll have to observe it for a few days and perfect it before we can try to lure the black snake."

After dispersing it, Xue Zhi, who had not moved all night, stood up and stretched.

He opened two machines that had stopped working and took out the repaired armor and weapons.

Looking at the weapon that had been freed of rust and was reflecting cold light, Xue Zhi couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Hey, it really is a good thing."

After taking these out, Xue Zhi walked in the direction the patriot had walked yesterday. There were not many people on the road, and she happened to meet the patriot walking in this direction.

All the weapons floated over, and Xue Zhi appeared very confident.

"See the effect?"

In fact, without Xue Zhi saying anything, Patriot noticed the brand new equipment, which was even brighter and sharper than when he received them.

All the scars on the shield and armor have disappeared, and even the weight in the hand has become heavier. When the knuckles hit them, a dull sound is heard. The weapon is flashing a sharp cold light, and the rusty blade has become sharp again.

After a few simple tests, the Patriot was shocked to find that not only the exterior but also some internal damage was repaired.

"How did you do that? It only took one night."

"The machine works, combined with my skills. Trust me when I say so."

After putting away all the equipment, Patriot looked down at Xue Zhi:

"You like Originium?"

"Ah yes."

"I will help you find Originium. My men also need to repair their equipment."

"Repairing the shield guards' equipment, right? No problem."

After saying goodbye to the patriot, Xue Zhi went to the place Alina mentioned yesterday and began to wait.

The winter morning wind is even colder, and the bright moon hanging high in the sky last night seems to have sucked away all the warmth from the earth.

Not long after, Alina appeared in Xue Zhi's sight. She was holding a woven straw basket in her hands and a bag full of food behind her.

But even so, her steps were still very light, like a deer in the woods.

"Xue Zhi, you're here so early."

Xue Zhi nodded and extended her hand to Alina.

"Well, let me carry this. I have better physical strength."

She didn't refuse but accepted it generously.

"Thank you."

After adjusting the position of the bag to ensure that the precious food would not spill, the two left the Integration Movement's base and headed east.

Alpha was flying overhead to provide a wider view.

The winter forest is covered with a light layer of frost, as if covered with a layer of silver gauze. The sunlight shines through the sparse treetops, dappled on the ground covered with fallen leaves, glittering with a golden luster. The air between the trees is filled with the fragrance of pine wood, which interweaves with the winter cold to form a unique atmosphere.

Walking in this environment, Alina couldn't help but sigh.

"It's really beautiful. What do you think, Xue Zhi? I heard that you came from Kazdel. There's no such scenery there."

"It's really beautiful. It's in the tropics, so you can't see such scenery there, but..."

Xue Zhi nodded, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.

But Alina saw what he was thinking.

"I know what you're thinking. Life is so difficult, why do we still need to appreciate these things? I just think that it is because we sometimes don't have enough to eat or warm clothes that the poetry, music, fruits, flowers, and the desire for taste, vision, smell, and touch are precious."

Xue Zhi was surprised at the girl's optimism.

There is nothing wrong with this. People need to desire something in order to truly live and live better. Eating enough is very important, but it is not the only thing.

The sound of flapping wings was heard, and the two looked up together. Alpha was slowly descending with a snow rabbit-like creature in his grasp.

Xue Zhi raised her hand to catch the prey thrown by Alpha, turned around and said to Alina with a smile:

"Looks like we can add some extra food today."

"Ah."

Chatting along the way, the two soon saw today's destination, a small village built in the forest, where all the villagers were non-infected.

Several villagers on the outskirts greeted Alina with a smile when they saw her.

"Girl, here you are again. Who is this unfamiliar guy?"

Alina smiled back.

"Well, new companion, come with me and take a look. Let's exchange some vegetables and fruits. We are in great need of these in our village."

"It's ready for you."

The villagers led the two into the village and began to exchange things from house to house.

Xue Zhi, who was silently working as a tool at the side, suddenly felt the vibration of the Pad. There was news from Alpha.

Pulling her hand out and taking out the Pad to take a look, Xue Zhi discovered that it was a group of infected people coming this way.

Under the lens of the high-definition camera, one could even clearly see the terrible expressions on these people's faces, and there was one person that Xue Zhi had happened to have met before, the one who had argued with the shield guard.

【Oh, what a coincidence. 】

Xue Zhi, who had already realized what was going to happen, showed a mocking smile. He spread out his mental power and began to quickly locate the locations of those people.

Not far from the village, a group of skinny infected people were running wildly, their faces flushed with a sickly color.

"Hurry, hurry! There's a village over there. I heard there's a lot of food there!"

"Yes! And I saw that person from the Reunion Movement also walking in this direction. She was carrying a big bag of food!"

"It's damnable! They have food but they won't share it with us!"

"They are just like those people. They claim to be helping the infected, but they are selfish and only care about their own lives!"

"..."

All sounds stopped abruptly, and several ice cones suddenly shot out from the ground, strangling all their thoughts and the crimes they were about to commit in this silent forest.

Life is precious, but despicable and evil life will eventually be punished.

Their death was painless, which was Xue Zhi's greatest kindness.

The land began to open up on its own, turning into a coffin and swallowing up all the headless corpses and blood. Soon, the last traces of the place disappeared completely.

At this moment, Alina, who had no idea about the situation, was still smiling and exchanging the items she needed with the villagers.