Mobile Shelter

Looking at the water stains rising from the ground not far away, Ji Yunting said incredulously, "Is this thing really that hard to kill?!"

As soon as Ji Yunting finished speaking, a dark figure darted into the ground where water was gushing out.

Only then did everyone realize what had happened, and belatedly looked at the monster whose body had been burrowed into by the vines.

At this moment, the monster had shriveled into a thin sheet, and the vines that had originally burrowed into its body had vanished without a trace.

When everyone turned their attention back to the spot where the water had been seeping from the ground, they discovered that a round hole had appeared where the water had been.

Everyone wasn't stupid, and they immediately turned their attention to Liu Yi.

Noticing the gazes directed at him, Liu Yi spoke casually, but with an undisguised smile, "I never expected that my symbiotic vines would be so effective against those monsters."

After Liu Yi finished speaking, Yin An released the connection with his supernatural ability and then said, "Liu Yi's vines have indeed been dealt with by the monster I sealed underground."

Although it had been confirmed that the monsters had been dealt with by Liu Yi's companion vines, Lu Ziye's expression was still not very good.

"Our convoy is running low on supplies, so no matter what, we must send ordinary people out to collect supplies."

We have now identified two dangers in the secret realm. One is the monsters that can merge into the water. Since it has been raining continuously outside, going out to collect supplies will inevitably result in attacks from those monsters.

The second danger is that we will be attacked inexplicably after entering the building. Although the attacks are not very lethal, they are very frequent, and most importantly, we have not yet found the source of the attacks.

But regardless of whether there are other dangers in the hidden realm, we certainly cannot stop our convoy from sending people out to collect supplies.

Hearing Lu Ziye say this, the others fell silent for a moment.

Then Liu Yi spoke up: "It's not that I'm deliberately making excuses. As you all know, my symbiotic vines can't move freely inside the building."

Furthermore, as you all witnessed the battle just now, my symbiotic vines are highly effective against those monsters. Therefore, I will remain at the temporary base to protect the convoy.

No one objected to Liu Yi's suggestion.

After all, other people going out to collect supplies certainly wouldn't drive their own vehicles to collect supplies like Dong Qi did, so the convoy really needed someone to stay here to protect the vehicles from being damaged.

Dong Qi took out a printed, simplified map and casually tossed it to Lu Ziye before saying, "This is the approximate location of the resources in the building in that direction I just explored."

The supplies left in those buildings were all odds and ends, and the quantity was decent, but collecting them all would be quite troublesome.

Also, due to time constraints, I didn't finish exploring all the buildings in the exploration direction I chose earlier. All the buildings that have been explored are marked on the map.

Most importantly, the one who went into the building to explore was the mechanical wolf in my car.

But perhaps that's the case; the mechanical wolves I sent into the building to explore didn't encounter any attacks after entering.

Also, during the exploration just now, my vehicle was constantly exposed to the rain, yet it wasn't attacked by the monsters that appeared earlier. Do you think there might be some connection between these events?

After hearing Dong Qi's words, everyone fell into deep thought. Then, as if he had thought of something, Li Feng suddenly used his superpower to create a barrier that enveloped the convoy.

He then explained to the others, "After Dong Qi's reminder, I suspect that those monsters might be able to detect the presence of living beings, just like the mutants that roam the outside world."

Even if I'm wrong, at most it'll just be a waste of some of my energy. Just to be safe, I'll still set up a protective barrier to guard the convoy.

Hearing Li Feng's explanation, the others had no objections, after all, in everyone's opinion, safety should always come first.

Following the two speakers, the others also broke their silence and began to share their thoughts.

After a brief discussion, the group decided to notify the ordinary people to prepare to go out and collect supplies.

Although everyone present, including the ordinary people, knew that there must still be the same kind of monster they had just killed outside.

However, everyone's supplies in the vehicles were almost gone. If they didn't go out to collect supplies now, even if they left this secret realm alive, it would be difficult to survive until they reached the next area where they could find supplies without food.

Apart from the ordinary people who joined the team later, the original members of the Wind Chaser team were already in much better physical condition than ordinary people. Therefore, even though they knew that going out was dangerous, they still wanted to give it a try.

When we went out to explore the secret realm, we knew that for safety, we should have gone out in groups of several people. However, after understanding the dangers of this secret realm, when we were about to collect supplies, although going out in groups of several people was safe, it was too inefficient to collect supplies.

Therefore, regardless of how ordinary people form teams, the awakened ones in the convoy will definitely have to collect supplies separately.

However, to ensure safety, they choose to collect supplies from buildings as close as possible.

Just as Lu Ziye called his cousin over and relayed the dangers of the secret realm to the ordinary people in the convoy, he was preparing to leave.

Lu Ziye handed over the simplified map printed by Dong Qi quite naturally before saying, "This is the intelligence your brother Dong found out. It marks the approximate locations of some supplies."

Find a few people to bring back all the supplies marked on the map. Keep 60% of them, give 20% to the convoy, and keep the remaining 20% ​​as your intelligence fee, Brother Dong.

"I'll do whatever you say. Don't worry about this little thing, leave it to me."

Seeing that the other party didn't show any reluctance after hearing Lu Ziye's arrangement, Dong Qi quickly spoke up as the other party prepared to leave:

"Your brother may not have explained it clearly to you earlier. Some of the buildings in this secret realm will be attacked for no reason once you enter them."

The locations of those supplies on the map were found and recorded by the mechanical wolves I had them enter those buildings.

However, I don't know if the mechanical wolves I sent to explore the building were not human but mechanical creations, which is why they didn't suffer any inexplicable attacks when they entered the building.

Therefore, dangerous buildings are not marked on the map. So when you send people to collect supplies, it's best to scout ahead before entering those buildings, and only enter those marked with supplies after confirming it's safe.

No one really cared that Lu Ziye casually handed over the simple map that Dong Qi had given him to his cousin. After all, at this time, it would be foolish not to take care of one's own people when there were benefits to be had.

Others also speculated that if Lu Ziye hadn't distributed the collected supplies directly, Dong Qi might not have spoken up to remind him when his cousin left.

In fact, even if Dong Qi hadn't spoken up to remind them, they couldn't be blamed, since Dong Qi had already mentioned this matter during the discussion earlier.

Therefore, it was unclear whether Lu Ziye had forgotten about it or deliberately failed to remind the other party. However, since they were all Lu Ziye's relatives, it wouldn't really concern them if they encountered danger.

However, when Dong Qi heard Lu Ziye say that he would receive 20% of the collected supplies, although to be honest Dong Qi didn't care about such a small amount, he felt that since Lu Ziye had said it, it was an expression of goodwill.

So regardless of whether Lu Ziye did it on purpose or genuinely forgot to warn him, Dong Qi could only inform him of the danger when he saw Lu Ziye's cousin preparing to leave.

After hearing Dong Qi's special reminder, Lu Ziye's cousin bowed to Dong Qi without hesitation to express his gratitude.

Seeing the other person's behavior, Dong Qi did not reach out to help them up. He simply waved his hand, told them to finish bowing, and then left.

After ensuring the safety of the convoy was maintained by the personnel left behind, Lu Ziye mobilized all the remaining personnel in the convoy.

"Brothers, I believe you are aware that the convoy's reserves are almost depleted."

As you have probably seen, we have already done a brief exploration of this secret realm.

What I can tell you now is that, in this secret realm, besides the kind of monsters you just saw, you may also encounter invisible attacks after entering the building.

Fortunately, those attacks that are invisible and intangible are not very powerful. If you have shields or other protective gear in your vehicle, they might be able to neutralize them.

In addition, we are only certain that the invisible attack has a very high probability of occurring in the building's entrance living room.

As for other rooms, or the second floor of the building, we cannot confirm whether such attacks will occur again at this time.

So when you go inside the building to collect supplies, you'd better be careful.

I won't go into details, but if you've survived this long, I'm sure you're all at least not novices.

Alright, everyone choose your teammates and head out to gather supplies.

After hearing Lu Ziye's words, the ordinary people did not linger there. They immediately dispersed and returned to their cars to prepare items that might be needed when collecting supplies.

Because Lu Ziye is quite easygoing, the Chengfeng team is not as serious as some other teams.

Furthermore, as everyone knows, Lu Ziye likes to pursue efficiency, so some unimportant programs are simply ignored by everyone.

Lu Ziye also drew a simple map on a piece of white paper of the buildings where the machines he had recorded were located, and then handed it directly to Dong Qi.

Dong Qi looked at the paper in his hand, which looked like scribbles, and was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, you're already being generous by giving me a map."

Actually, you don't need to keep an eye on this map. Just think about it: companies that use large metal machinery usually have factories that are quite large.

So if you just keep an eye on buildings that aren't office buildings, you should be able to get a lot out of them.

Upon hearing Lu Ziye's analysis, Dong Qi immediately realized what was going on.

Putting aside other aspects, the warehouses and workshops where you can install those large machines must be quite large.

Perhaps Li Feng's guess was correct; during the time they were discussing this, the area was no longer attacked by monsters from the secret realm.

Seeing that everyone else had already left, Dong Qi didn't linger and, following Lu Ziye's advice, began collecting metal materials.

Sitting in his "destined car," Dong Qi had no habit of looking for doors. After finding a factory building that met the requirements, he randomly picked a spot and crashed through the wall to enter the building.

Dong Qi's method of breaking in always caused a great commotion, but no matter how much noise he made, he was never attacked by the monsters that had just entered the warehouse.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Dong Qi wasn't one to delve into things further, so he immediately put the matter out of his mind.

Lu Ziye's reminder was correct. Dong Qi, who was specifically in charge of collecting materials from the factories, did indeed find many large, rusty pieces of equipment in those factories.

Is it because of the high humidity here that those devices are experiencing this problem?

Even if those machines were completely damaged and unusable, it wouldn't stop Dong Qi from sending them into the Hundred Refinement Furnace to refine them into metal materials.

Just as Dong Qi was playing a tune and singing, the other members of the convoy who were out collecting supplies inevitably suffered various attacks.

After some lives were lost, the ordinary people who banded together also discovered some secrets of this hidden place.

For example, monsters hidden in stagnant water will not appear in areas where it is raining heavily outside; they will only appear after the water has entered the interior of buildings.

Another point is that the accumulated water will not enter buildings that are vulnerable to invisible attacks.

After discovering this pattern, the ordinary people in the convoy also began to think calmly and try to find ways to exploit loopholes.

Compared to the cautiousness of others, Dong Qi's process of collecting supplies was rather crude.

He drove the car directly into the factory's outer wall, and then his car went directly into the building.

Even though Dong Qi could easily see the situation in the factory from his car, he still arranged for mechanical wolves and simulated scouts to conduct reconnaissance.

Dong Qi's cautious approach did indeed uncover some traps that had gone unpunished.

The reason why those mechanical guards were able to escape unscathed was actually not complicated.

It's not that they discovered the traps in advance, but rather that their lifeless mechanical bodies wouldn't trigger the traps even if they stepped into them.

Therefore, Dong Qi's subsequent material collection operation went very smoothly.

Of course, while collecting supplies, Dong Qi was also thinking about what the core of this secret realm would be attached to.

However, during the process of collecting metal materials, Dong Qi did not discover anything special about this secret place.

If the torrential rain is stopped and the monsters hidden in the floodwaters are removed, this secret realm is actually not much different from an ordinary industrial park.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Dong Qi finally decided to give up the idea.

After all, once you enter the secret realm, you can freely enter and exit as long as you find the right location. Therefore, Dong Qi has already decided to give up on secret realms that involve puzzle-solving and treasure hunting as soon as he encounters them.

Even though he had transmigrated and gained superpowers, Dong Qi was well aware of his own limitations. He knew that compared to others, he could only read a wide variety of books, but when it came to professional skills, it wasn't that he wasn't strong, but rather that he simply didn't have any.

The warehouses that Dong Qi visited were not the targets of exploration for most ordinary people.

After all, apart from the warehouses where supplies were stored, most of the factory buildings were filled with all sorts of heavy machinery, and there were no supplies they wanted at all.

Therefore, even when others saw Dong Qi crash into the wall and enter the warehouse, they would at most peek inside through the hole. When they saw that it was full of metal equipment, they would turn away in disappointment.

After being reminded by the older members of the convoy, some of those who had planned to pick up scraps behind Dong Qi left directly.

In most caravans, ordinary people tend to linger near awakened individuals when collecting supplies.

This way, one can quickly reach those who have awakened in case of danger, ensuring their own safety.

Secondly, most awakened individuals do not have spatial equipment, so they cannot take all the resources they find with them.

Once those awakened ones leave, these people will be able to obtain the most supplies in the safest way.

However, while you can adapt to this situation most of the time, it's best not to follow Dong Qi around.

The warehouse inside the farm space is very large, so if Dong Qi wanted, he could simply move everything out of the entire secret realm.

However, at this point, Dong Qi had already transcended low-level interests. Therefore, when faced with small amounts of supplies, he would ignore unimportant things if they were easy to obtain but troublesome.

Since there was no time limit this time, Dong Qi actually drove around the entire secret realm.

In addition to collecting a lot of metal materials, Dong Qi also unexpectedly encountered a warehouse.

However, there was no food inside the warehouse; it was a labor protection warehouse, containing labor protection supplies.

But Dong Qi, adhering to the principle that a thief should not leave empty-handed, took everything inside the warehouse with him when he left.

Although these are all work safety supplies, they can actually be quite useful in critical situations.

As the vehicle frame level continues to improve, the amount of metal materials required for each upgrade is also increasing dramatically.

Originally, using tons as the unit of measurement made the quantity seem enormous, but when the unit was changed to cubic meters, the amount of material used seemed small.

But most people wouldn't care that most metals, one cubic meter of which weighs about five to ten tons.

Therefore, after changing the counting document, although it seems that the upgrade does not require much material, a careful calculation reveals that the actual quantity is not much different from the previous calculation in tons.