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

in the afternoon.

Eat and drink as you please.

The people from both Pakistan and China had already drunk their fill under the table.

Alexander was groaning and whining while clutching a wine bottle, and Maxim, in particular, was holding onto the largest bottle and wouldn't let go, muttering to himself.

Hassan was more docile; he lay on his back, using Ivan's drum as a pillow, and slept soundly.

Only Leng Ruolan and her teammates, who were drinking but not driving, remained sober at the scene.

"Where did all that vodka come from?"

"I don't know, maybe that's just how people from the Bear Country are perceived."

"Judging by the time, we should set off."

"Yes, how many times is it time to set off now..."

"Never mind that."

Leng Ruolan glanced at the sky. "While there's still time, let's make sure we explain everything that needs to be explained."

"walk slowly."

Ou Yun nodded, took out the sound transmission stone, and held it to his mouth, saying, "Hello, hello, hello, let's test the sound."

The communication stone in Chen Hao's pocket immediately rang: "Hello, hello, hello, testing the sound."

"..."

"Sure, the signal is great."

Ou Yun was satisfied. He put away the communication stone and looked at Chen Hao, "Then I'll leave the camp to you. Contact us anytime if anything happens."

"Okay. You can go without worry, don't worry about the camp."

"I've already spoken with Pakistan and the United States. They will send people up here every day to help patrol the mountains, coordinating with the patrols of North, South, and Green Bean."

Ou Yun began packing everything into his spatial ring while giving instructions to Chen Hao.

"With lynx and monkey groups around, most mutated wild animals wouldn't dare to approach."

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've encountered players from other countries.

Although the daily death notices are updated as usual—

"Also, regarding Storm Black Hawk, I reckon its father comes over every few days, so remember to prepare some food for it."

"But if it comes on its own, don't waste it. Tell it to check the condition of the power plant and the lightning rod."

Ou Yun chuckled, "If there's an emergency, we can use it to help."

Chen Hao nodded without hesitation, "Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely not let go of any opportunity to take advantage of that guy."

Oh dear, opportunities to come into contact with such powerful beasts are rare, so if you come to me on your own, don't blame me!

"Oh, right, what about the Frost Giant Roc—"

"What happened to the Frost Giant Roc?"

"It seems quite interested in our seasonings."

Ah, as expected, indigenous people cannot escape the fruits of technology, whether they are humans or wild animals.

Ou Yun would give a wicked smile whenever he thought of this.

But he soon stopped laughing.

Chen Hao flipped through his notebook. "Oh right, I forgot to mention... We weren't paying attention that night, but it took the remaining half-can of cumin powder from us before it left."

European Express: ...

Leng Ruolan: ...?

Cumin powder...

A giant frost roc... snatched away the cumin powder?

……never mind.

"That's about it."

Chen Hao chuckled, "Everything at the camp is running smoothly, so you can set off without worry!"

*

After explaining the campsite situation to Chen Hao, Ou Yun and Leng Ruolan spent a few minutes packing their luggage.

Saying it's packing luggage is really just stuffing things into a spatial ring.

Food, water, weapons, ammunition, sleeping bags, spare clothing, first aid kits, climbing ropes, sound transmission stones, and golden supply boxes—

There were also important items sent by Pakistan and China, including maps.

As Ou Yun stuffed things into the ring, he sighed with emotion.

"Having a spatial ring is wonderful."

"Alright, I know the spatial ring is very useful, but there's no need to say it so many times!"

"Because it's really fun."

"Put one in for me too."

Leng Ruolan threw her own things to Ou Yun, and then picked out a few weapons to hang on her body.

An electrified dagger, two pistols, and a number of spare bullets.

There were also armor and other items that had been forged in the furnace before.

"That's all?"

Ou Yun said this was too little, "Why don't you bring more? What if you need it on the way?"

Leng Ruolan thought to herself, "Isn't this what you're here for?" She waved her right hand and said, "Isn't your ring like an armory? Just ask you for it if you need anything."

"Good heavens, I've become a mobile warehouse."

"Otherwise what?"

"..."

That cannot be refuted.

*

In short, with Chen Hao and Lvdou seeing them off, Leng Ruolan and Ou Yun set off on their bicycles.

—Under the careful feeding of Leng Ruolan and Ou Yun, Nanbei has grown twice as big, almost the size of two male lions combined. He's incredibly strong and gives off a very reassuring vibe.

I hadn't noticed before the European Games—how come Hakimi, whom I see every day, can suddenly be used as a mount?

Looking at it this way, even the mung bean looks as strong as an ox, and standing next to Chen Hao makes Chen Hao seem quite petite and dependent.

"Don't they even think about what these guys eat every day?"

Leng Ruolan thought to herself, "You haven't seen that cow—I bet even your older brother has forgotten about it. All that the cow does now is sleep and eat; the cowshed is almost overflowing."

Alexander once went to inspect a power plant and saw a huge crater, about five meters deep, that had inexplicably appeared next to it. Thinking some mutated wild beast was lurking nearby, he scrambled over to find her in a panic.

Later she learned that the cow had rolled over in its sleep, fallen off the ox, and crashed into the ground, creating the crater.

Then she naturally told Ou Yun about it—but this guy was feeling dizzy from eating too much roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) at the time, and afterwards he completely forgot about it.

"What did you eat?"

Indeed, I really didn't know about Ou Yun.

"Isn't it all meat offered up by the lynxes, monkeys, and other wild animals?"

"Not entirely, I still patrol the mountain every day."

Leng Ruolan wondered if she had come to the forbidden area to enjoy life.

"Didn't you hear about the 10,000x multiplier? I even materialized 10,000 wild boars last week."

"...I didn't hear it."

Perhaps because she'd heard it so many times, Ou Yun simply filtered out the keywords in her mind.

Just like automatically filtering out Brother Chen's mouse clippings.

But then again...

"Did you bring any rat poison? I suddenly feel like eating some."

"Why didn't you bring any? Brother Chen gave us a big bag, enough for us to eat our way back and forth."

"Yes, yes."

*

Although the North and South have grown in size, their speed remains a concern—

It didn't slow down either.

Even faster.

They ran around following the map all afternoon, from sunrise to sunset, and then the two of them started to rest.

Leng Ruolan noticed that Nanbei's two canine teeth had also grown quite a bit longer.

Normally, Nanbei would keep things tidy when she was with them, but now that they were eating, and considering she'd been carrying two people all afternoon, Nanbei practically gave everyone a show of feeding three people a whole pig—

"Nanbei has grown up too."

Leng Ruolan watched with a kind expression as Nanbei frantically tore into a wild boar that had just been killed yesterday.

Nanbei licked the wild boar blood from the corner of his mouth, still savoring the taste, and meowed at Leng Ruolan.