"What, what is this?"
"What just happened?!"
Ye Feng was extremely surprised!
Xiao Xiao covered her small mouth in surprise, her eyes wide open, filled with shock, and a trace of fear.
"Is this the consequence of what you just said about climbing at the wrong time?"
Ye Feng looked at Li Bao inquiringly.
"Yes, Mr. Ye!"
Li Bao nodded.
Although Ye Feng seemed unaware of this, he dared not be the slightest bit dismissive.
"Mr. Ye, outside the city walls of the Desperate City, there's a very special layer of something~"
"Invisible and intangible, touching it directly results in decapitation!"
"This special layer is about 0.5 meters outside the city walls~"
As he spoke, Li Bao pointed to a row of red markers outside the city walls.
"No wonder those explorers maintained a distance of more than 2 meters from the city walls!"
Ye Feng glanced at the campsites of those explorers and quickly understood.
It was probably to avoid touching the special substance outside the city walls of the Desperate City, while also being able to quickly rush towards the city walls and seize the opportunity to enter the Desperate City...
"Then what is the right time to climb that you mentioned?"
As he spoke, Ye Feng took out a small bottle of medical alcohol from his backpack and handed it to Li Bao.
"This... Thank you, Mr. Ye!"
Li Bao paused for a moment but did not refuse.
This was because he had multiple wounds all over his body. Although the wounds were not large, the weather was very hot, and infection was the most feared thing.
"Mr. Ye, the Desperate City undergoes geological changes every hour, shaking the earth and moving mountains~"
"And the dangerous substance outside its city walls also changes!~"
"Sometimes it expands its damage range, and sometimes it shrinks~"
"It is said that the longest it extends outwards is 1.2 meters, and when it shrinks inwards, it is said to be less than 0.1 meters from the city walls..."
"And the most special thing is that once a year, there is a period when the invisible substance outside the city walls disappears for 12 hours!"
"This time is the best opportunity, and the only opportunity, for us to enter the Desperate City!"
Li Bao said as he carefully put away the bottle of medical alcohol.
"So that's how it is!~"
Ye Feng felt somewhat fortunate that he hadn't rashly tried to climb the city walls just now, but had chosen to observe and gather intelligence first.
"So you just wait like this?"
Ye Feng was somewhat puzzled.
"Mr. Ye, the explorers here throw things at the city walls to confirm every hour!"
"Some impatient explorers even try to test it after a short while!"
As he spoke, Li Bao pointed to a section of the city wall.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw that there were quite a few stones and branches neatly cut open there...
"Wait, according to your explanation, if we go in and exceed 12 hours, won't we be unable to get out?"
Ye Feng suddenly realized a very important issue.
"This..."
Li Bao's brows furrowed tightly. "Mr. Ye, I really haven't considered this... Even if there's a way to get out, it's not something a small figure like me would know~"
"I'm afraid only those who go in would know!"
"Mr. Ye, to be honest, I'm just doing logistics this time, running errands!"
"Even if there is the legendary Desperate Potion in the Desperate City, it won't be my turn!"
Li Bao smiled slightly and said to Ye Feng.
"Logistics?"
Ye Feng frowned, somewhat puzzled. "Aren't you going in later? Are you waiting here to support others?"
"Yes!~"
"Mr. Ye, the inside of the Desperate City is for strong individuals like you!"
"Although there might be some treasures inside, its danger is completely incomparable to the outside of the Desperate City!"
Li Bao seemed to take it in stride and said with a smile.
"I'm just a small figure from the Tyrannosaurus Base. After arriving at the outskirts of the Desperate City, I'll confirm the situation and then notify the leader!"
As he spoke, Li Bao took out a circular metal piece.
"Survival Coin?"
Upon seeing what Li Bao was holding, Ye Feng couldn't help but exclaim.
"Survival Coin?"
"It's been a long time since I've heard such an ancient name!"
Hearing this word, Li Bao seemed to recall memories.
"Mr. Ye, for a period of time, this circular metal was indeed called that~"
"But now everyone calls it an Arcane Yuan Coin!~"
"By modifying two Arcane Yuan Coins in a special way, they can form a kind of induction with each other!"
"One of them forms a kind of... 'information'... and the other Arcane Yuan Coin, as long as it's not too far away, will form the exact same 'information'..."
"This method is a very important means of communication in the Ember World!"
"In the Ember World, almost all major human survivor bases use Arcane Yuan Coins to create the currency circulating within their bases..."
After a pause, Li Bao quickly explained again.
However, it was clear that the other party was also being vague about some parts, such as "special method" and "information," which likely involved secrets of their Tyrannosaurus Base.
Ye Feng did not press further!
After all, even if the other party reluctantly answered, he might not tell the truth...
"Caw~! Caw caw caw~..."
At this moment, a cry suddenly came from above.
Ye Feng looked up, and his expression changed slightly.
Because the one crying out was the pterodactyl he had seen on the road earlier, with a wingspan of over 12 meters.
The pterodactyl was flying quite low this time, and one could vaguely see a person riding on its back!
"Mr. Ye, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave~"
Upon seeing the pterodactyl, Li Bao's expression became somewhat nervous, and he quickly ran in the direction the pterodactyl was about to land.
That was where the Cheetah Exploration Team was located, with a flag planted nearby, bearing the image of a Tyrannosaurus.
...
Not far away,
Under a large scarlet bloody handprint flag, was the Blood Hand Futu convoy.
At this moment, several pairs of eyes were staring at Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Xi.
"Blood Python, Xiao Lanzi didn't come, but that kid did. Xiao Lanzi is probably gone!"
The speaker, with an explosion-like hairstyle and a terrifying spider tattoo on his face, was Ghost Spider.
"Although that kid is ruthless, arrogant, and shameless, he's not very smart. If he's dead, he's dead!"
Blood Python said indifferently. "What I'm interested in is whether that kid has slippery trees or slippery fruits, and which large human survivor base he's from!"
"This is a bit troublesome~"
"From the situation just now, that kid is probably not from the Tyrannosaurus Base!"
"Wait... could that little girl be from Mech City?"
Ghost Spider was halfway through his analysis when his gaze suddenly locked onto Xiao Xiao, who had just put on her light exoskeleton armor.
...
On Ye Feng's side,
"Hello, I'm Chu Xin from Mech City~"
"Which exploration team are you from? I've never seen you before?"
Ye Feng was pondering why the mysterious substance outside the city walls of the Desperate City changed every 12 hours, while Xiao Xiao was further practicing controlling her exoskeleton armor.
Suddenly, a woman walked over and asked Xiao Xiao.
...