That's amazing survival skills!

"Tsk, this notification message hasn't appeared in ages," Han Miao said, pointing to the last column of notes on the panel.

She remembered that it only appeared at the beginning, and then disappeared from the next few sites.

"It seems this place is really dangerous," Wang Xi said calmly.

"Let's check the equipment first."

The four began to inspect all their weapons, carefully checking for any minor damage.

Since this warning has reappeared at this station, it indicates a high level of danger, especially since the actual danger level is still unknown.

Weapons are the most important tool for survival.

Any tiny crack could cause damage in battle, and physical collisions with monsters are extremely unwise!

"I think we need to prepare more weapons." Gu Siyu looked at the long gun in her hand. "For a level three subway, there should be other weapons being manufactured."

Wang Xi opened the crafting panel and found that a new piece of equipment called the crossbow had been added.

[Crossbow, requires 10 units of wood and 3 units of animal sinew to craft]

"We don't have any animal tendons." Wang Xi frowned, quickly switched the panel, and began to buy animal tendons from other people.

[Animal sinew, obtained from wild animals, can be collected using a skinning knife.]

"We were too careless with this," Wang Xi sighed.

It's clear that the mutated black bears, black snakes, and water snakes produce these things, but they didn't collect them beforehand, thus missing out on a valuable resource.

[Peeling Knife, requires 5 units of iron to craft]

"Make four of them first." Gu Siyu looked at the list and realized that not many items were needed, so she started clicking to make them.

An anvil appears on the screen, and a blacksmith with tongs clamps holds an iron block and begins forging it. A progress bar appears below.

A minute passed.

[Obtained 4 skinning knives]

"If you kill wild animals in the future, try to collect all the materials from their bodies for future use." Gu Siyu distributed skinning knives to everyone.

Time passed by, second by second.

Wang Xi kept refreshing the trading interface and found that even when the price was increased to ten units of iron in exchange for three animal sinews, no one was trading.

"As expected, we still have to rely on ourselves to obtain the materials." Wang Xi turned to look at the remaining half hour. "It's really unpleasant to passively accept this."

Lin Yuan, Gu Siyu, and Han Miao naturally heard Wang Xi's words and understood that they couldn't rely on crossbows.

"Who will wear this armor?" Lin Yuan placed the armor he had stripped from the dog-headed warrior in front of the three of them.

Even though it was quite close, it still had a faint, unpleasant smell.

The three women subconsciously showed expressions of disgust.

But this is a life-saving thing. Facing a life-or-death crisis, even though it smells a bit unpleasant, no one would risk their life.

The three women exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

"Let me try it." Wang Xi stepped forward, put on the bulky armor, and after taking a couple of steps, he found that it not only didn't fit well, but it also affected his ability to walk.

Clang.

The armor crashed to the ground, and Wang Xi put his hand on his shoulder and rubbed it repeatedly.

"It's too heavy; it's not suitable for me."

Her original purpose was to increase defense and agility, but after putting on this armor, the weight was too much and her speed was greatly affected, making it impossible for her to be as agile as before.

Han Miao and Gu Siyu also put them on and then threw them on the ground.

They all shook their heads; such bulky armor was not suitable for them.

"You can give it a try," Wang Xi said, pointing to the armor on the ground.

Lin Yuan shook his head, holding the armor in one hand. "This thing is useless to me; it's not even as good as my defense."

They might say things they dislike, but they really do feel disgusted inside.

The hardened design boosts defense significantly without affecting speed.

Moreover, he also possesses the skill of turning into steel.

Although these two skills aren't particularly strong, they can still make him look like a turtle in a short time!

The only drawback is that it cannot sustain long-term combat.

"Should we just leave this thing like this?" Gu Siyu pointed to the armor on the ground, which all four of them found utterly repulsive, and felt a little uneasy about it.

After all, this thing didn't fulfill its intended value.

"If you want, you can sell them to buy resources."

"Not interested."

"It would be a shame to sell it."

"Just leave it here."

The three women expressed their opinions, none of them wanting to sell themselves to others at a low price to enhance their strength in exchange for those extremely common resources.

[Ten minutes until arrival. Please lightly armed yourself and prepare to disembark.]

The mechanical sound rang out again.

The four of them looked towards the front of the car.

Ahead, all that remained was endless yellow sand, and nothing else could be seen.

As the subway continued to move forward, the yellow sand ahead gradually lessened, and four long, thin figures appeared in the distance. The shadows were somewhat blurry, but their general shapes were still discernible.

"It seems we'll be reunited soon," Lin Yuan said, pointing to the scenery within the sandstorm ahead.

"We see you, can you see us?"

[Li Wen: We can't see clearly, but we can see four subway trains converging in a certain direction.]

"We have armor here, do you need it?" Gu Siyu replaced Wang Xi, her fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard before clicking send.

[Li Wen: What do you want?]

"Just give me whatever you think is appropriate," Gu Siyu said, placing the armor directly into the trade interface and clicking send.

[Transaction successful.]

[Li Wen: We don't have anything worthwhile to offer right now. We'll see what we can do after we clear the game; we can give you items of equivalent value. Is that alright?]

"Can."

As she closed the interface, Gu Siyu's lips curled into a cunning smile unique to businessmen.

"Your laugh is making me a little scared." Lin Yuan patted her chest dramatically. "Luckily you're my teammate, otherwise I really might not have been able to hold back..."

Gu Siyu tilted her head and blinked. "What? You're not my teammate, yet you want to attack me?"

Lin Yuan nodded, seemingly unsure whether to agree or disagree.

It wasn't just the other party's scheming as a businessman, but also their incredibly sharp and especially terrifying insight.

There are simply too many secrets to hide!

"Should I be glad we're teammates?"

As the subway continued forward, a metal factory, seemingly stalled in the desert, came into view in the distance. It occupied a considerable area, roughly the size of five football fields.

Its entire body is metallic, with not a trace of green.

[We will arrive at the steel factory in one minute. Please prepare to disembark.]

I hope you come back alive!

The subway slowly came to a stop, and the doors opened to both sides.

Ahead was a large concrete area, and in the distance were densely packed factory buildings, with a steel gate opening through an extremely narrow gap.

The curved metal pipes and iron frames on both sides are exposed to the air, their surfaces covered with reddish-brown rust.

Scattered on the cement floor were many rusty screws and nuts.

The doors of the other four subway cars opened simultaneously, and sixteen people disembarked.

Li Wen and his three companions quickly headed towards the edge of the forest to meet up with them.

The armor Li Wen was wearing made a slight sound when he walked, indicating that he was quite strong and agile.

The other three teams watched the two teams join together, and sized up the tall Lin Yuan, Li Wen, and the other man. Without any communication or tacit understanding, they chose to stand together.

"Lin Yuan, how should I address you brothers?"

"Li Wen".

Three people stepped out from the group of twelve: two men and one woman.

"Wang San."

Wang San's face was full of scars, and although his arms were covered by a hempen robe, it couldn't hide the tattoos on them.

"Zhang Wen".

Zhang Wen was a tall, thin middle-aged man with thick glasses. The bridge of his nose had been flattened from wearing glasses for so long, and he would occasionally straighten his glasses as he walked.

"Li Wen".

Li Wen is petite, about 1.6 meters tall, but has a flat chest and a faint aura of menace.

Clearly, blood had already been shed in her all-female group.

"Since you've all come here, you must all be quite strong and among the best of humanity," Lin Yuan said with a smile. "Let's not discuss the distribution of the things here for now."

The three of them raised their eyebrows when they heard Lin Yuan say this.

For them, the supplies here are more important than anything else. If we don't talk about the distribution of supplies now, what are we talking about with them?

They have absolutely no interest in romance!