After repairing the roof, Chu Jian dusted off his hands, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and jumped down directly down the block pillar he had just built.
Before landing, he also made sure to dig out and recycle all the round stones that he had used as a ladder.
After doing all this, Chu Jian walked up to Ruo Xuexue, who was still in a daze, scratched his head, and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Hello, I was so busy fixing the roof that I forgot to ask your name. My name is Rensheng Ruchujian (Life is Like the First Meeting), but everyone usually calls me Chujian. You can just call me Chujian."
When Xuexue heard Chu Jian greet her, she snapped out of her daze and nervously clutched the hem of her clothes as she answered softly.
“I…I am called Ruoxuexue.”
After getting to know each other, Chu Jian was still preoccupied with the important matter of dying and returning home as soon as possible.
So he turned around and looked at the undulating mountains around him, and asked Ruoxue.
“Miss Xuexue, do you know where there are any very high places around here? I mean, cliffs or steep walls where you would definitely be smashed to pieces if you jumped down.”
When Xuexue heard this strange question, she was puzzled, but she still instinctively stretched out her fair finger and pointed to a mountain peak shrouded in clouds in the distance.
"Oh, over there, past that forest, there's a bottomless abyss called Heartbreak Cliff. If you want to go there, the mountain path is very complicated. Shall I take you there?"
Upon first meeting and hearing the request, he immediately waved his hand and refused.
"No need, I can go by myself. You just stay at home."
"At first sight," he thought to himself.
"What a joke! I'm going to jump off a cliff to commit suicide myself, how can I let others watch?"
Having made up her mind, Chu Jian waved to Ruo Xuexue, then turned around and strode away towards the Broken Heart Cliff.
Ruoxue stood in front of the wooden house, lost in thought, watching the back of the young man whose behavior exuded mystery and madness, her mind filled with a hundred questions.
However, just as Chu Jian had walked less than two hundred meters and was about to step into that dense forest...
Sudden.
"Roar!"
A deafening roar, filled with rage and bloodlust, erupted without warning from the deep forest ahead.
Its sound waves were so strong that they swept through the entire mountain forest like a real gale.
The leaves were shaken and fell in a rustling sound, the echoes reverberating through the mountains.
At this moment, Chu Jian abruptly stopped in her tracks.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and listened intently to the magical fluctuations contained within the roar.
[P.S.: My monitor went completely black and I had to send it back to the manufacturer for repairs. I can only write at three o'clock a night for now. I'll start writing at five o'clock a night on my computer once the monitor is back.]
Chapter 270 Are you scared when we first met?
Hearing this roar and feeling the oppressive aura, there was definitely a powerful magical beast lurking ahead, and judging from the sound, it wasn't too far away.
Upon first seeing him, I stopped and instinctively turned to look behind me.
At this moment, Ruoxuexue stood still and watched him go.
When she saw Chu Jian stop and turn to look at her, she didn't realize the danger that was about to come. Instead, a pure and innocent smile appeared on her face. She hurriedly raised her hand and waved vigorously at Chu Jian, as if to say goodbye and wish him a safe journey.
Seeing Ruoxue's completely unguarded and serene expression, Chu Jian's original idea of rushing into the forest to his death and returning to the city suddenly wavered.
He weighed the options in his mind.
"If I just leave now, what if that monster goes berserk and finds this little wooden house?"
At first glance, he gritted his teeth, then sighed inwardly.
"Forget it, even though it's just a game, for an NPC like Ruoxuexue, it's still a human life. She took care of me when I was unconscious, so we can't just leave her on the edge of danger. We must bring her back to the base."
Thinking of this, Chu Jian didn't hesitate at all. He turned around and walked back the way he came.
Ruoxue, who was standing in front of the wooden house, saw this scene and went up to her with a puzzled look on her face, asking the question.
"Chu Jian, why did you suddenly come back? Why didn't you leave?"
Upon first meeting her, he shrugged and spoke with a completely natural expression.
"I heard the roar of a huge monster in the woods ahead. It sounded ominous. I'm out alone, so I'd better be careful. I'll wait until the monster leaves the area and it's safe before I go out."
Hearing Chu Jian's somewhat timid words, Ruo Xuexue didn't laugh at him. Instead, she couldn't help but chuckle and covered her mouth.
That smile was like spring flowers in full bloom, so bright and beautiful.
Ruoxue looked at Chujian with her bright, watery eyes, her tone teasing and kind, and said with a smile.
"Are you scared when we first meet? Don't worry, I know this mountain very well. As long as you don't wander off and stay near my cabin, I will protect you if any monsters come."
Seeing this petite girl, who seemed to have no strength to even kill a chicken, patting her chest and saying she would protect this player who was fully equipped with divine gear.
Upon first meeting him, he felt a strange warmth surge through his heart, and he couldn't help but grin and reply loudly.
"Alright, then I'll rely entirely on your protection. Hmm, to repay your kindness..."
Then, Chu Jian turned his gaze and went directly to the flat ground on one side of the dilapidated wooden house.
“I don’t feel safe having you live in this drafty thatched hut.”
Without any preamble, he immediately took out a large number of smooth stone blocks and oak planks from his backpack.
He began to build rapidly on the flat ground.
"Bang bang bang!"
With a series of sounds of blocks being placed, a 5x5x4 square building, resembling a matchbox, was completed in just one minute.
In addition to sturdy walls, Chu Jian thoughtfully installed a heavy oak door and several glass blocks for lighting and observing enemy positions.
Ruoxue stood to the side, completely dumbfounded.
If repairing the roof was just a minor chore before, then creating an indestructible stone house out of thin air in a few breaths completely overturned her worldview.
At this moment, Chu Jian pushed open the oak door and walked directly into the newly built matchbox-like interior.
He stood in the center of the empty stone house and opened his backpack.
Since he didn't know the exact level of the unknown monster, he needed to take stock of his current trump cards just in case.
Chu Jian took out the lurking boxes one by one from his backpack and placed them all on the flat stone slab.
There are five shroud boxes placed side by side.
Chu Jian squatted down and opened the lids of the lurking boxes one by one, carefully examining the inventory materials inside.
Besides the building blocks used to repair the house, there are still quite a few supplies in the shroud box.
Looking at the few dozen bottles of various status potions, two sets of spare diamond blocks, and other materials in the Shadow Box.
Upon first seeing it, he couldn't help but frown slightly, his fingers gently tapping the edge of the shadow box as he secretly plotted.
"Without an Ender Chest to replenish supplies, if I really encounter that high-level monster, will the materials I have on me right now be enough? It seems that if we really have to fight, this will be a tough battle..."
Then he thought again that although he was trapped here, the main force must still be developing in an orderly manner.
As an official, Xu Tian certainly has a deeper understanding of this sudden spatial teleportation mechanism.
"Let's contact Tianxia first and see if he has any way to break the deadlock, or if he can get me some coordinates through the system backend."
Thinking of this, Chu Jian skillfully swiped his finger in the void and summoned the semi-transparent system panel.
He opened his friends list, found the ID that was always at the top, and then sent a private message to it.
[Life is Like the First Encounter: Hey everyone, I think I've run into some trouble. I used an Ender Pearl and got caught in a suddenly appearing spatial rift. Now I'm in some completely unfamiliar mountainous area, and to make matters worse, I didn't bring an Ender Chest, so I can't teleport back directly. Can you see my coordinates?]
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Xu Tianzheng and Feng Xue walked side by side on the road back to the central base.
Just then, a notification sounded and a notification with a flashing envelope icon popped up.
He casually tapped on the virtual screen and saw the private message Chu Jian had sent, which seemed to be asking for help.
Xu Tian looked at the message, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
Even the first meeting could end in a day when we were stranded in the middle of nowhere and couldn't get back.
His fingers flew across the virtual keyboard, providing the most practical solution without any beating around the bush.
[The Only One Under Heaven: It's no big deal. Just put all your valuable equipment into the Shadow Box, bury it somewhere, remember the coordinates, then rush out and jump off a cliff, or find any monster to kill you, then come back. The respawn point isn't going to run away on its own.]
Chu Jian, who was in a distant stone house, looked at the instant reply to the message on the chat interface and couldn't help but twitch her lips slightly.
He glanced through the glass window of the stone house at the indigenous girl standing there, her face full of worry and a little lost.
Chapter 271 (Dungeon)
【Life is like the first time we met: World, I also want to die and come back directly. Dying once in this game is no big deal. However, when I fell down, I smashed someone's roof. There was a native NPC girl here who thought I was dead and kindly took care of me, which saved my life.
This deep mountain forest is too dangerous. If I just commit suicide and leave her here alone, I won't be able to live with myself. I need to think of a way to bring her back to our base.
As Xu Tian walked along the road, he paused slightly upon seeing the warm and friendly reply from Chu Jian.
I never expected that this guy would have such a sensitive and responsible side when facing these indigenous people who have independent souls and emotions.
A relieved smile appeared on Xu Tian's lips.
Then, Xu Tian's fingers flew across the screen as he replied to the past.
[The Only One Under Heaven: I didn't realize you were so chivalrous. Since you've made up your mind, you can settle down there for now and protect that NPC well. Our development here is very fast; our infrastructure and exploration forces are expanding outwards every day.]
It shouldn't be too long before our exploration range covers your area, and then we'll be able to find you. Until then, consider this a long vacation for you to experience wilderness survival.
Chu Jian, inside the stone house, took a deep breath as she read the final reply.
[Life is like the first time we met: Alright, it seems this is the only way for now. I'll set up a temporary base here and wait for you.]
After ending this private chat that spanned countless miles, Chu Jian closed the system panel and turned around.
At this moment, Ruoxue was standing at the door of the stone house, her clear eyes filled with a hint of confusion and tension as she looked at the mysterious young man in front of her who seemed to create things out of thin air one moment and stare blankly at the air the next.
"First meeting, are you... are you alright?"
Ruoxue asked cautiously, her voice soft.
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