Hiding in the shadows, although the ground is still very hot and the air is still scorching, at least you are not exposed to direct sunlight.
Ren felt like he was suffering from heatstroke and didn't want to move at all.
My stomach was empty, I hadn't eaten anything all day, and I was so hungry.
In such an environment, his lips were chapped due to not drinking water for a long time.
Suddenly I wanted to travel back to my crowded little den before. Even if I was tired of eating instant noodles, I still tasted delicious aftertaste at this moment.
The only thing I can do now is to stay in the shadow to avoid the sun and recover some strength.
I looked up at the sky, and from time to time imagined that a plane would appear and land nearby to take me home.
After finally waiting for the sun to set, Ren struggled to get up and continued walking eastward along the Gobi with a tired pace, trying to find a suitable place to spend the night before dark.
This stretch of Gobi is extremely desolate, with no plants in sight, and the whole scene can only be described as despair.
After searching, I finally found a cave that I could barely hide in, and after a little cleaning, I used it as a place to sleep at night.
I searched the area before dark, but still couldn't find any plants or animals, not even insects.
There are no other resources here except sand.
At night, with no water or a grain of rice to eat, Ren felt the malice of the desperate sand sea. The environment that was as hot as a stove during the day turned into a refrigerator, making him shiver with cold.
Fortunately, a lot of prisoners' clothes were found at the exile site, and they were all wrapped up in their bodies to barely withstand the cold, and they managed to survive until the next day.
In such a terrifying environment, Ren tried hard to walk eastward for four days, but he didn't know how he managed to survive.
[System] You have entered the sandworm territory!
Finally entering a new area, Renn opened the virtual map and found that there were some scattered plant markers on the map, which were very rare.
Seeing plants is equivalent to seeing hope. Maybe you can find food and water, as well as materials for making tools.
I quickly moved towards the nearest plant marker, and after walking for more than two hours, I finally saw scattered thorn plants and cacti in the desert.
In ecstasy, the exhausted Ren found strength out of nowhere and ran towards those trees that looked quite dry.
There are some dry wood and branches on the ground, which are extremely precious resources in the desert.
Ren picked them all up and put them into his virtual backpack.
Wood can be used to make the most basic wooden tools, such as wooden axes, wooden picks, wooden hoes, wooden shovels, etc. Although the durability is low and easy to damage, it allows him to collect various necessary supplies.
Branches can be used to make various props.
There are not many resources here, so Ren decided to take them all away.
First, select the wooden ax through the system manufacturing interface and consume wood to make a simple felling tool.
Although it doesn't look like much, it can indeed cut down trees.
Use the wooden ax to decisively chop down the thorny plants next to it to obtain three logs, a large number of branches and several sea buckthorn seeds.
It turns out these are sea buckthorn trees.
It's a pity that there are no sea buckthorn fruits.
Turn the target to the cactus. After cutting it down, you will get some cactus meat and a lot of cactus thorns.
Looking at the props in the virtual backpack, cactus meat is actually food and can be eaten!
This is good news for Ren, who has been hungry for four days and can put anything in his mouth as long as he can eat.
I quickly took out a piece of cactus meat and put it into my mouth. I took a bite and found that it was bitter and astringent.
The only good thing is that the system automatically separates the cactus spines and cactus meat, so you don't have to worry about hurting yourself when eating.
Although it was unpalatable, it was food that had been hard to find for so many days. Renn had no choice but to swallow it to replenish himself with energy.
With these resources, he can regain some confidence.
Prepare to continue on the road after eating to try to get out of the desert.
Now that wood is available, wooden shovels can be made. Whether it is to avoid the hot noon or the cold night, you can dig directly into the ground, become a caveman, and rest in a more comfortable environment.
Just as I was thinking about it in my mind, I felt the ground suddenly shake.
He stood up doubtfully, looked around, and found that it was not an illusion, the sand under his feet was indeed trembling.
"Earthquake?" Ren was puzzled, "Can there be earthquakes in the desert? I've never heard of it..."
Just when he was wondering, the sand 20 meters ahead instantly sprayed upwards, and a large hole with a diameter of more than ten meters appeared on the ground. A worm with a huge mouth and countless sharp teeth emerged from the ground.
This worm is so huge that it can easily swallow an elephant with its mouth open, let alone Ren?
【Sand Worm】The terrifying predator of the desperate sand sea.
"Are the bugs in another world so big?" Goosebumps appeared all over Ren's body, and he quickly turned around and ran as fast as he could.
He didn't want to become food for this giant bug.
"Roar——!!" The giant sandworm opened its bloody mouth, let out a terrifying scream, and rushed towards Ren's position to bite.
Ren turned around in fear and ran as fast as he could to avoid the sandworm's attack without looking back.
He knew that if he hesitated, he would be swallowed directly by this terrifying creature.
It’s really the beginning of hell, even if it’s thrown into the sea of despair, there is such a terrifying creature!
The giant sandworm failed to attack and burrowed directly into the sand, quickly disappearing.
At the same time, the ground shook again and became more intense.
Renn could clearly feel the vibration spreading towards him, and had no choice but to run for his life.
"Roar——!!" After escaping for a distance, the giant sandworm broke out of the ground again and attacked again.
Ren exploded all his energy in the desperate situation and avoided the attack again in a very thrilling posture. He no longer cared about the direction of escape and just wanted to avoid this terrifying monster.
In this way, the people in front kept running for their lives in an S-shaped route, while the giant sandworm was chasing after them.
When Ren was exhausted and felt like he could no longer hold on, the terrifying sandworms behind him burrowed into the ground again, and seemed to have stopped moving.
The ground no longer shook.
But he didn't dare to stop. Even though his legs were as heavy as lead, he continued to jog forward, for fear that if he stopped, the terrifying monster would appear.
He didn't know how long he had been running, and he didn't know where to stop. Fear forced him to stay away from the sandworms.
Until there was a sound in my ear.
[System] You enter the desert wolf lair!
Finally left the sandworm territory?
Before Ren could relax, a wolf howl suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Ouch~~" The voice said whether it was close or far away.
Following the sound, there were indeed wild wolves in the sand in the distance, and there was more than one.
It was probably due to the wind direction. They seemed to have smelled Ren's scent. The wolves howled one after another and ran in this direction.
Just emerged from the worm's den and entered the wolf's den again?
Ren's scalp felt numb. He no longer had the strength to continue running away, nor did he feel that he could face more than a dozen desert wolves head-on.
Fortunately, the wolves are far enough away from me. The only thing I can think of is digging holes. There should be no sandworms here, right?
Quickly make a wooden shovel and start digging downwards in a staircase shape. Block the hole with a wooden door made of wood.
