Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

"Meow!"

Mung beans are smaller than those from the North and South, but their throats are a size larger.

That one reply sounded like a mature old cat; it simply said "Hey!" and went out to work.

Only five minutes passed.

Green Bean brought over a startled grouse.

The grouse was twitching all over, its eyes were empty, and it was just placed on the ground by Green Bean.

"Good boy, go play."

Leng Ruolan casually picked up a piece of cake from the table—

It wasn't until I threw it out like a frisbee that I suddenly realized, do the cats in this forbidden area even know how to eat human food?

But it doesn't matter, as long as it's something Leng Ruolan throws out, Mung Bean will accept it all.

The moment the cake flew out, the mung bean shot up high and snatched it away with a whoosh.

So everyone's attention returned to the grouse.

The grouse, which had been tied up by Leng Ruolan, was startled and started jumping around the house.

After looking at it for a while, Ou Yun thought, "This isn't easy to try either."

Leng Ruolan said, "I'll come."

With a flick of her wrist, a sinister white light shot straight out, pinning the nimble grouse to the wall with a thud.

The grouse convulsed again—

"Sizzle!"

Its body crackled with electricity, and nightmares swirled around it.

Then, with a 'gaa' sound, he ascended to heaven.

[Congratulations to Leng Ruolan from the Dragon Kingdom for successfully eliminating the Grouse!]

[Triggering a 10,000x increase in deployment: Grouse!]

In the blink of an eye, it vanished into thin air.

Ou Yun and Chen Hao both gave her a thumbs up.

"Awesome."

"Awesome."

The audience from the Dragon Kingdom were also amazed:

"As expected of Captain Leng, his prediction is spot on!"

"You'll always be the Cold Team."

"Thanks to Team Cold for sending 10,000 grouse, haha!"

But Leng Ruolan was not satisfied. "Even an ordinary dagger could kill it. It's just a grouse."

This made Ou Yun laugh. "Then let's have the North and South try grabbing a lion's head!"

Leng Ruolan waved her hand, "I'd rather catch it myself."

Chen Hao pulled Leng Ruolan aside, saying, "Alright, alright, we have other things to do. Why don't we try them together later?"

*

The unbreakable alloy was made into three small shields, which were strapped to the arms. Captain Cold called these things arm shields.

This thing looks more like a curved iron plate strapped to the forearm; it's lightweight and flexible.

However, its protective capabilities are in no way inferior to a heavy shield—Leng Ruolan fired a burst of automatic rifle fire at close range, and the shield didn't even leave a mark on its surface.

Ou Yun was full of praise, saying, "This is the beauty of numbers!"

"From now on, I won't need to hide from wild boars anymore; I can just use my arm to block them!"

"That's not necessarily true..."

We haven't touched heavy tooth ore yet.

After all, this thing is really heavy; even a small piece weighs over ten kilograms.

If made into a weapon, its destructive power would be astonishing, but the barrier to entry for its use would be high.

Currently, only Leng is in the camp who can handle this weight of equipment—but he prefers a lighter and more agile style and has little interest in heavy weapons.

Let's just leave it there for now; the material won't break anyway.

*

In the afternoon, the three Pakistani nationals returned first.

Each of them carried a huge wicker basket filled with supplies.

Tools, animal hides, dried meat, collected wild fruit seeds, and several bundles of processed vines.

Several people from Europe offered to help them unload the goods, but they politely declined.

Bored, he sat down to watch. "Did you bring your whole house here?"

"That was all my possessions to begin with."

Hassan chuckled and wiped his brow. "Our Pakistani country didn't have much to begin with; we just accumulated it all over time. This move was a good opportunity to take stock, and we discovered we've actually saved quite a bit."

"Especially the vines."

Farhan pulled a thumb-thick vine from the basket. "This vine is the best natural material we found in the forbidden area. After drying, it's tough and light, and its load-bearing capacity is several times stronger than hemp rope."

"We've collected a huge bundle, and we brought it all."

After Farhan finished speaking, he held it in his hand and stretched it out as if to show it off.

"This is good."

Chen Hao also pointed out, "It's perfect for the new house. Vines, schist, and bricks—the house frame will be absolutely sturdy."

The three Xiong Guos didn't return until evening.

The SUV was piled up like a small mountain, containing not only their own equipment and daily necessities, but also several large pieces of wood and a pile of metal parts.

The commotion left Leng Ruolan looking puzzled. "Did you demolish your own house?"

"It wasn't the demolition of the house, it was the demolition of a scrapped transport vehicle that we had accidentally discovered earlier."

Alexander jumped out of the car, wiping the oil off his hands. "The engine's broken, but the sheet metal and parts are still usable. I figured it'd come in handy someday, and look, it's coming in handy now!"

"And the tires."

Ivan rolled a huge off-road tire off the truck bed. "It can be used as a swing."

"...?"

"A swing?"

"Yes, we used to have one at our camp."

Ivan said matter-of-factly, "Hanging in a tree, you can sit and sway back and forth when you're free, it's so comfortable! Captain Leng, you'll definitely like it!"

Team Leader Leng shook his head. "I don't like it. Your eldest brother definitely will."

Ou Yun didn't deny it, thinking to himself, "Let's see if you'll play with it once the swing is ready."

*

That night, the campfire burned even bigger than usual.

The nine people sorted and organized all the supplies, which were then laid out in a large area of ​​the camp square.

Tools, building materials, food, weapons, and all sorts of other things.

Let's officially start work tomorrow.

Chen Hao used a twig to draw a simple planning map on the ground.

"The eastern side of the foot of the mountain belongs to Pakistan. I remember there's a river there, which makes it easy to get water and is suitable for you to build bricks and infrastructure."

"The west side is for the Bear Kingdom. It's high up, has a good view, and is close to the forest, making it suitable for hunting and patrolling."

"As for the middle area... let's leave it as a common area. We can use it for storage or something, and if we have the space, we can even build a public facility in the future."

"I think we could build a mountain road here that leads directly to our camp. That would make it easy to go up and down, and if anything happens, we could just shout and be heard."

Applause erupted from all around.

"Brother Chen, your plan is pretty good."

"Of course, I've done this kind of work before."

"I thought all you knew was how to make traps."

"That's such an old persona."

Once the preparations are complete, you can set off.

Ou Yun and his team simply drove out the remaining three SUVs and moved them all over at once.

Anyway, they still need to test the equipment, so we'll leave the car at the foot of the mountain for now.

Seeing that Leng Ruolan and Ou Yun seemed to be leaving, Alexander asked them a few more questions.

Alexander's expression changed slightly upon learning that they were going to a nearby hilltop.

"Brother, don't go too far if you're going out! We saw several strange wild beasts on our way here!"

"Several? Strange beasts?"

Upon hearing this, Ou Yun thought to himself, "So that's a mutant?"

Hassan's expression grew even more serious. "Yes, brother, it feels like there's a pack of wild beasts nearby, completely different from what we've encountered before!"