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Lin Yuwei looked at the dark red wine but didn't touch it immediately.

She knew the value of this thing.

Su Mu would never give drinks to others before.

Even before, Su Mu had only given Lin Yuwei one jar.

Now that he's willing to take it out and even poured it for her, the meaning is self-evident.

"This... must be very expensive?" she asked softly.

Su Mu smiled and said, "The blood ginseng used for making medicinal liquor is right there. It grows back every day. You can pour yourself some whenever you want. Just don't drink the whole jar."

Lin Yuwei looked up at him, a very light, fleeting look in her eyes.

She didn't refuse anymore, picked up the cup, and slowly drank the medicinal wine.

It was slightly bitter at first, but quickly turned into a warm, sweet aftertaste. She felt a warm current slide down her throat, into her stomach, and then slowly spread to her limbs, warming her entire body.

"Drink it before bed. It will be more effective," Su Mu added.

Lin Yuwei nodded.

The two sat quietly for a while longer.

"Lin Yuwei," he called out.

Lin Yuwei peeked out from behind the curtain, her hair disheveled and her face still damp: "What's wrong?"

Su Mu said, "I'm going to try out a new skill called 'Intermittent World Echo.' It can receive some information from outside the world, but the source and content are uncertain. The sound will appear directly here; can you listen to it for me?"

"Okay." Lin Yuwei walked over and sat down next to him, her expression becoming serious.

Su Mu closed his eyes and activated his talent.

The next second, the sounds of the wind and the slight metallic scraping outside the cable car all vanished. The whole world seemed to have been stripped of all noise, leaving only emptiness.

Then the sound rang out.

It didn't come from one direction, but rather poured in from all directions at the same time.

It was as if they were sitting in the center of a huge space, yet the person speaking was right next to their ear.

"Shanhaiguan...cannot be stopped."

The first to speak was a younger voice, its tone heavy, "The Ghost King is currently absorbing ghost energy and occupying the pass, without even moving the general guarding it. All the forces are watching, but none of them have actually made a move. Once Shanhaiguan is lost, the entire northern front will collapse."

Another voice, older and hoarser, as if smoky, said: "Who would be willing to make the first move? The Dark Turmoil is less than a month away, and everyone wants to save their strength for self-preservation then. Besides, that Ghost King was born out of the new world, and the cost of interference from people of other worlds would be too high."

"So we're just going to watch him take Shanhaiguan? What will we humans use to defend it then?"

"Humans... Hmph." The old man chuckled, his laughter filled with weariness. "We all come from different worlds. Though we're all called humans, our hearts aren't united. We each go our own way. It's not that no one has thought of uniting the human race before, but we just missed that final step. That person was exceptionally talented, but what happened to them? Gone. They didn't even leave a name behind."

The young voice remained silent for a long time.

"What will we do then, in the face of that darkness and turmoil?"

The old man did not answer.

The echo stopped here.

The sound of the wind rushed in again, as if someone had reopened a heavy door, and the outside world rushed back in with its smells and warmth.

Su Mu and Lin Yuwei exchanged a glance.

No one spoke immediately.

After a long while, Lin Yuwei finally spoke: "Shanhaiguan, the Ghost King. A place we need to go to in the main storyline."

"This Ghost King must be very powerful," Su Mu said. "Because judging from the conversation, people from other worlds wouldn't dare to touch him easily."

"Dark turmoil," Lin Yuwei repeated softly. "For those who arrived long before us to be this wary, it can't just be a matter of monsters. We need to prepare in advance."

Su Mu nodded: "We don't have much time. Less than a month."

Lin Yuwei stood up, opened her intelligence notebook, wrote a few words, and then looked up and said, "During that time period, if a large-scale ghost tide breaks out, the night and the gray fog will be even more dangerous. You mentioned before that will-o'-the-wisps can repel some low-level monsters. I think we should upgrade the will-o'-the-wisps as soon as possible."

Su Mu pondered for a moment: "It's necessary. Upgrading materials for the Will-o'-the-Wisp are hard to find, but it's better than having no means at all. Besides, we now have the blueprints for the Energy Transfer Tower, so we might be able to expand the range of the Will-o'-the-Wisp in the future."

Lin Yuwei nodded: "I'll take care of the intelligence on the will-o'-the-wisps. While we're at it, let's also find out about the unrest in the Dark. Some of us in the cable company have already heard similar rumors, but they're scattered and need time to be pieced together."

"I'll find the materials for the cable car upgrade," Su Mu said. "After upgrading to level six, the next step is level seven."

"Okay. But it's just a matter of prioritizing. Whoever finds a clue gets to take it first," Lin Yuwei said.

"Hmm." Su Mu looked at her, then smiled after a moment. "You really do look like a chief of staff."

Lin Yuwei rolled her eyes at him: "You're in charge of playing, I'll watch. I can't expect you to be scrolling through the world chat while you're playing."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and the topic gradually shifted away from those heavy matters.

Su Mu leaned against the headboard and suddenly asked, "In those first few days, how did you determine that it would be cold at night? Did you have this kind of intelligence talent back then?"

Lin Yuwei, who was tidying the blankets, paused upon hearing this: "It's not based on intelligence."

"What does that rely on?"

"It's all about observation," she said. "Look at the plants here, look at the soil, look at the environment here. The area where we descended has plants that are more typical of highland and mountainous regions."

Moreover, those houses were built with the aim of keeping them warm.

I went into several rooms, and the bedding on the beds wasn't the kind of thickness we'd expect at that temperature. So I guessed it would be cold at night.

Su Mu was stunned: "Just these?"

Lin Yuwei nodded: "We learned that in junior high school geography. The temperature difference between day and night is large, and you can deduce it by looking at the vegetation and soil layers."

Su Mu opened his mouth, but remained silent for a long time.

Seeing his expression, Lin Yuwei added, "I'm a humanities student. I even got first place in geography."

Su Mu: "..."

He suddenly felt as if he were getting to know this woman all over again.

"What about the kerosene lamp? You made one back then, saying it could repel bats. How did you discover that thing?" He couldn't help but ask again.

Lin Yuwei answered quickly this time: "It wasn't something I discovered on purpose. It was dark at the time, and I was afraid of the dark, so I made lights in advance. Later, I found that bats didn't go near the lights, so I made a batch more."

"Then how do you know what to do?"

"I've seen it on videos," Lin Yuwei said. "It's a traditional method for making an everlasting lamp. I thought it was interesting before, so I remembered it. Later, I found that the ingredients matched, so I gave it a try."

Su Mu took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

"Just how much of this kind of stuff is in your head?"

Lin Yuwei spread out the blankets, lay down with her back to him, and said in a voice so soft it was like she was talking in her sleep, "There are many. So don't underestimate me."

Su Mu stared at her retreating figure for a long while without moving.

This woman, even without that outrageous talent, probably lived longer than the average person.

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