That night,
Inside the cabin,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were somewhat silent due to Shen Yun Yao's departure, the atmosphere quite somber.
"Hoo!~"
Ye Feng let out a breath, looking at Xiao Xiao who was lost in thought looking at the picture album, "Xiao Xiao, don't be so sad, we'll meet Yun Yao again, I even asked her to help inquire about Mei You's whereabouts!"
"Mhm mhm!"
Xiao Xiao nodded seriously, closed the picture album, climbed the wooden ladder, and opened the skylight of the cabin, planning to let in some air.
"Ah!~ Big brother, what are you doing?"
Xiao Xiao, about to move down the ladder, exclaimed in surprise, as Ye Feng had also climbed the ladder and was crawling out from the skylight.
"Come, Xiao Xiao, let's lie on the roof and watch the stars!~"
Ye Feng, already on the roof, poked his head into the skylight and suggested to Xiao Xiao.
"Oh, okay!~"
Having never done this before, Xiao Xiao was clearly quite interested.
Soon,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were lying side by side on the roof of the cabin, watching the twinkling stars in the sky.
"Big brother, do you think there are people in the stars watching us?"
...
As midnight approached,
Xiao Xiao, who was in her developmental stage and had high sleep requirements, had already returned to the spring bed inside the cabin and fallen asleep.
Ye Feng continued to watch the stars on the roof for a while longer, then his consciousness entered his mind and he opened the [Personal Information] panel.
[Name: Ye Feng]
[Strength: Gold Rank Six]
[Intelligence: ?]
[Precision: 10 (Normal person is 2)]
[Available Points: 17777]
[Precision Points: 0]
"So many available points!~"
Seeing the number behind Available Points, Ye Feng was quite pleased.
He had killed a lot of zombies in that human forbidden zone before, many of them high-level zombies, earning a lot of available points, and still had over 17777 left after advancing to Gold Rank Six.
Afterwards, Ye Feng opened the Survivor Channel to check.
"Dong dong~!"
Before Ye Feng could check for long, the [Private Chat Channel] notification sound chimed.
"Huh?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised.
Because it wasn't Ying, who often bought supplies from him, nor the mysterious Yan, nor a stranger, but Zi Ying Suo, who claimed to know the truth of this world.
"Little brother, your strength has improved so fast, you're already in the top five of the Tiger Ranking!"
"Your strength must be at least Gold Rank Five!"
"Are you eating Viagra for breakfast, that you're progressing so fast?!"
"You're not really an old pervert, are you?"
Zi Ying Suo sent several messages in succession.
Ye Feng: "........."
"Little brother, do you want to know the truth of this world?"
Just as Ye Feng was about to close the [Private Chat Channel], Zi Ying Suo sent another message.
"This person..."
Ye Feng frowned slightly and sent a message, "Are you ever going to stop? You're acting like you really know the truth of this world?!"
"You don't really think this world is the so-called 'Remnant Fire' world, do you?"
Zi Ying Suo replied very quickly.
"Isn't it?"
Ye Feng retorted.
"Yes and no!"
Zi Ying Suo did not directly answer.
"Putting on airs! You don't know the truth of this world at all!"
Ye Feng decided to provoke the other party.
"Hmph! Little brother, your provocation tactics won't work on me!"
"If you want to know the truth of this world, just find a native and ask them what this place is!"
Zi Ying Suo quickly replied with two messages and then went silent, either turning off her screen or something else.
...
The next day,
Xiao Xiao drove the Hummer at a steady pace, while Ye Feng followed behind, running and jumping with a giant rock on his shoulder.
Ye Feng was no longer just exercising his body; he was incorporating a set of mystical movements into his training.
After the experience in the ancient ruins, Ye Feng increasingly realized the importance of that set of mystical movements, as well as its limitations.
He had to fully integrate those mystical movements into his combat and training system, minimizing awkwardness and superfluity in the movements.
Otherwise, even if his true energy could penetrate the spatial power barrier, he would still find it difficult to inflict sufficient damage on a master... That guy Tu Mo was the best example...
...
At noon,
"Big brother, there's a city ahead!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to put down the large rock, Xiao Xiao's surprised voice reached him.
"A city? What the heck?"
Ye Feng was puzzled.
Because he had just checked, and the area was a sparsely populated hilly terrain. Where did a city come from?!
Unable to help himself, Ye Feng walked to the front of the Hummer, a hint of doubt in his eyes. He followed the direction Xiao Xiao pointed and saw a cluster of tall buildings in the distance.
"Whoa... How did this appear?"
Ye Feng was greatly surprised. Although strange things often happened in this Remnant Fire world, a city suddenly appearing in a primitive hilly area... this was too outrageous...
"Big brother, shall we go take a look?"
Xiao Xiao observed with binoculars and then asked Ye Feng.
"Yes!"
Ye Feng glanced at the arcane pointer on his left wrist and nodded, "Let's go take a look~"
The city area was not too far off from the direction indicated by the arcane pointer, and given the high probability of zombies, Ye Feng naturally wanted to check it out...
After a hearty meal and a short rest, the two drove the Hummer towards the city.
"Big brother, is it the heat making the air shimmer and affecting our vision?... That tall building in the city just now seemed to bend..."
Xiao Xiao, observing with binoculars in the passenger seat, mumbled.
"Air?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the increasingly close city ahead, "This suddenly appearing city... could it be a mirage?"
"Big brother, what is a mirage?"
Xiao Xiao turned her head and looked at Ye Feng with confusion.
"Uh... it's a phenomenon where light refraction in the atmosphere reflects distant scenes to another place!"
"Although the city we see is in front of us, it might actually be hundreds of thousands of miles away..."
"This phenomenon usually occurs on the coast or in deserts during summer... In the desert, when people are dehydrated, seeing a mirage of an oasis can lead to a complete loss of reason, and it's very dangerous!"
Ye Feng quickly explained to Xiao Xiao.
"Big brother, this is a hilly mountainous area, not the coast or a desert!"
After hearing Ye Feng's explanation, Xiao Xiao furrowed her small brows and said.
"Mhm!"
Ye Feng nodded, "I'm a bit confused too!"
...
The Hummer traveled at a considerable speed.
In less than half an hour, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao arrived at the place where they had seen the city.
"Big brother, this doesn't seem like a mirage... it's real... the steps of these buildings are solid... and this stone lion is real too!"
Xiao Xiao arrived at the entrance of a derelict bank and exclaimed in surprise after walking around and touching things.
...