Soon,
Ye Feng found a secluded spot and took out the treasure map. Under the starlight, it slowly revealed a three-dimensional pattern.
"Xiao Xiao, look at this slightly blurry halo... doesn't it look like the moon?" Ye Feng pointed to a position in the sky above the three-dimensional treasure map.
"This... it really does look like it~"
"It's a bit like a moon that isn't full yet..."
Xiao Xiao was quite surprised, "Before, my attention was all on the pointers and the mountains and rivers on the 3D map... I didn't notice this... But what's with this moon-like halo?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this treasure map is still not complete..." Ye Feng mused after observing for a while. "Thinking about it, this moon-like halo is much more complete compared to the beginning, consistent with the moon in the sky..."
"And the final destination pointed to by the treasure map has always been blurry... I'm afraid it won't truly reveal itself until the full moon!"
"The person who designed this map must have gone to great lengths. Not only did they split the treasure map into two extremely hard-to-find parts, but they also designed such a clever way of using it!" Unconsciously, Ye Feng's interest in the treasure pointed to by the map grew even stronger.
...
The next day,
As the sun just rose,
"Big Brother, why is that big eagle that carried away the bearded man yesterday still circling above us?"
Because it was a mountain road, narrow and steep, and rugged, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao didn't drive the Hummer but chose to walk. kAnshu伍.ξà
Not long after the two set off, Xiao Xiao noticed the same big eagle they had seen yesterday circling in the sky. At first, she thought it was a coincidence, but they had already walked a considerable distance, and the big eagle had followed, even flying lower...
"That big eagle is indeed a bit strange..." Ye Feng frowned slightly.
The big eagle seemed to have targeted him and Xiao Xiao. It wasn't just circling above them; it had flown a distance in their direction several times before returning, as if waiting for something...
"Should I shoot it down... Eagle meat doesn't taste very good..." Looking at the big eagle flying somewhat low, Ye Feng couldn't help but think of the Barrett he had just obtained...
...
"Big Brother, there's a team of explorers following us too, but they're quite far behind!"
"It looks like the person who provided us with information yesterday... named Shotgun Che!" When eating lunch, Xiao Xiao turned her head to look in the direction they had come from.
"Don't worry about them, they're probably here to scavenge the equipment of those we dealt with!" Ye Feng was unconcerned. He had encountered similar situations before at the Red Bank Ruins. As long as these people didn't provoke him, he couldn't be bothered.
...
Some distance away from Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, under the shade of a few large trees,
"Shotgun Brother, are we just going to keep following those two?" A young man with naturally curly hair asked Shotgun Che with some doubt.
"What else? Do you really expect to find treasure in that so-called ancient ruin?" Shotgun Che squinted his eyes. "Curly, don't say I didn't warn you, the treasure in the ancient ruin is not for ordinary exploration teams like us..."
"In this damned apocalypse, I, Shotgun Che, don't seek to dominate, I just want to live well!"
"I don't want to get involved in an ancient ruin that so many major powers are eyeing... See that scarred strongman on the ground next to you? Yesterday he was a mighty Leader Chen, and now? There's so much backstabbing on the road to the ancient ruins... Without sufficient strength, you're just asking for death..." As he spoke, Shotgun Che glanced in Ye Feng's direction.
"I agree with the boss. By following that young man, we can scavenge supplies from these corpses. In just one morning, we've gained more than we would in several months of our own exploration!"
"That young man is really something, he kills people but doesn't scavenge much..."
"Are you an idiot? Such powerful explorers must not be lacking in supplies. These canned goods and firearms... the other party clearly doesn't care about them..."
"Exactly, didn't you see that Hummer disappear? The other party has a spatial rift bracelet that can fit an entire Hummer. How many supplies would that be!"
"Indeed, as time goes by in the apocalypse, supplies are not really scarce in a sense. What's difficult is obtaining them..."
...
After lunch,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were resting under the shade of a tree.
"Screech!"
"Screech!"
Suddenly, two sharp cries echoed from the sky. Ye Feng looked up and saw two eagles, one large and one small, circling at high altitude. He recognized the larger one; it was the same big eagle that had served as his "early warning aircraft" this morning...
"Big Brother, that big eagle didn't run away, it went to call its companion..." Seeing this, Xiao Xiao said with great surprise.
"It... it really did..."