“...... Welcome to Pluto. ”

Hearing the welcome from the staff who didn't know if it was the supply station or the organizer of the competition, Bai Ge asked Wilbur to drive to the refueling point in the supply station while observing the supply station.

Unlike the ring-shaped city, the supply station is much smaller, and in the past, it was about the size of a city square in Jingjiang, and beyond the buildings mottled by the wind and frost, there were simple and infertile fields with crops that Bai Ge had never seen before.

There are no cell towers at the refueling station, and in the center is the water storage station, where the water is piped to the other buildings, and it seems that fresh water is the most important resource here.

At the top of the water storage station is a lighthouse, and at night, the light of the supply station will illuminate the surrounding environment, bringing a sense of security to the barren land.

"The supply station is almost unpopulated by ordinary people, more wilderness hunters and scientific researchers, and Pruto, I think it should be a wasteland observatory."

Bai Ge said while flipping through the manual and looking at the notes on it.

He saw two men in tattered clothes coming out of the house, their skin had been tanned by years of sun exposure, and they looked like farmers working in the fields.

However, Bai Ge could tell from their demeanor that these people were all well-educated, and they all had the temperament of a scholar in their gestures.

Taking advantage of the time to refuel, Bai Ge came to the two people sitting next to the bonfire that was being built at random.

And Zhu Shuang took a look at it and followed.

"Hello, I'm Arthur Heinlein, one of the runners of the marathon, and this is my companion Bamboo Frost."

Bai Ge greeted the two.

One of the middle-aged men wearing glasses glanced at Bai Ge and silently moved to the side, signaling that he could sit down.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Professor Faulkner Burney and Professor Lawrence Turner, right?"

Bai Ge said casually as he approached the bonfire with the cup containing the hot tea brewed casually.

When the two heard Bai Ge's words, they showed a slightly surprised expression, glanced at each other, and the middle-aged man with glasses spoke.

"I didn't expect anyone to know us now."

He was Faulkner, and the other, slightly younger, was Lawrence.

"I just happened to see the news."

Bai Ge chuckled, he didn't tell the two, he actually used [Assassin Vision] to penetrate the wall and see the name of the document in the room, which connected the two with the scholar who went deep into the desert.

"Huh? Do you know each other? ”

The bamboo frost is still a little not in a state, looking at the two of them, and then at Bai Ge, with a confused face.

"These two biologists who went deep into the wasteland seven years ago, and they have been observing the Holy Alliance border for five years, and have made a lot of discoveries about the ecology of the wasteland, and if you take a course in college, you should be able to read their descriptions."

Bai Ge flipped through his memories and briefly introduced.

His remarks pleased the two researchers, and a slight smile appeared on their weathered faces.

"It's just a matter of doing some record-keeping, it's not a big deal."

Lawrence looked at the rising stars and said as if he remembered something.

"By the way, I don't know what [Marathon] is, but if you're going to keep going through the wasteland, I'd suggest staying here at night and continuing tomorrow after dawn."

"Why? If we stay here tonight, our lead will be gone. ”

Wilbur also leaned his head over at this time.

It's been an hour since they arrived in Pluto, and there is still no second car arriving, which is half good news, but even Wilbur can tell that if he spends the night here, he will definitely be on the same line as the other runners who come after him.

"The nights in this wasteland have not been peaceful lately, and you are likely to be in danger."

Lawrence said quietly.

"To the west of here, there used to be a supply depot, but about two months ago, we didn't receive any information about that supply depot, and the night before, we had observed a dazzling fire and the roar of wild beasts in that direction, maybe it was attacked by monsters."

"You don't know about this yet, do you?"

On the other side, the bespectacled Faulkner took a sip of hot tea from his cup and added after exhaling.

"What's that?"

Wilbur sat down curiously, he seemed interested in this kind of story.

"This is the monster that has appeared in this wasteland since then, it only appears at night, the specific appearance is not clear, Lawrence and I have only spied through the telescope on how they eat, like a living shadow, enveloping the prey little by little, and finally devouring, we predict that this monster may reach the level of [fierce], or even [mad], it is a terrifying monster that can be named alone."

Faulkner said with a sigh of relief.

"However, this monster seems to be afraid, or rather hate, of artificial light sources, especially the lighthouses of the supply depots."

He looked up at the spinning lighthouse, shining several kilometers nearby.

At this time, the horizon in the distance suddenly lit up a little, and even in the shadows, Bai Ge could see through his own vision the vehicles and the drivers, all of whom were behind them.

"Anyway, I suggest you wait until dawn before setting off, for your safety."

Lawrence said, looking at the approaching headlights.

"By the way, the location of the monster and the location of the missing supply depot, can you mark it for us?"

Bai Ge didn't decide immediately, but asked the two scholars to help mark it on the map.

"It's close to fifty kilometers from here, and it looks like the monster's radius of movement should be more than a hundred kilometers...... In other words, no matter which supply station you choose, will you encounter this monster? ”

He muttered to himself, and asked as if remembering something.

"What's the name of that supply depot?"

"Eris."

Lawrence replied.

...

...

Seven o'clock in the evening.

After replenishing the fuel, Bai Ge and the three returned to the car, observing the situation outside while eating dinner.

Outside of the supply station, many vehicles have already arrived, of course, because this supply station is the farthest, and there is also a cloud whale falling incident on the way, so the number of participants who can reach here at this time is definitely much smaller than other supply stations.

Soon, word spread about the [Shadow Veil].

"The monster hidden in the night, the wasteland is so big, it shouldn't be able to find us so quickly, right?"

"It looks better to stay at this supply station until dawn than to be eaten by monsters, I don't want to risk my life for this competition."

"Maybe these people were bribed and deliberately left such information to stop us from moving forward, you see, we only arrived at the supply depot in the evening, but the people who chose other routes should have already set off again, aren't they afraid of this monster?"

"yes, if they get to the next supply depot before dark, won't we be even more behind?"

"But on the other hand, if everyone stays here at night, it's advantageous for us to run the most during the day?"

"Speaking of which, have you found the treasure?"

"Just dodging those monsters is already dying, who is in the mood to find any treasure."

"I said you actually wanted to trick us into telling us the location of the treasure, the second chapter of this shit activity is too difficult, if I hadn't prepared before, I guess I'm also deflated by now."

The contestants gathered in twos and threes, some of them were lucky enough to take advantage of the night to get to the next supply station as soon as possible to get a better place, some of them had carefully decided to stay here for the night, and some were discussing the location of the treasure.

Bai Ge took these discussions into his ears, and he sat in the co-pilot and looked at the night in the distance.

"Are we leaving?"

Wilbur was quite satisfied, and he yawned, looking a little tired.

"Someone has already chosen to leave."

Although the other contestants outside did not leave, there was no doubt that according to the pheromone instructions, she could tell who was telling the truth and who was just arching the fire to let the others go first.

She also had hot soup and bread in her hands

Soon, the sound of engines was heard outside, and about six contestants chose to travel at night, and after they left, two more contestants set off.

As for the rest of the contestants, they must have decided to stay in this supply depot tonight.

"Let's go too."

Bai Ge made a decision.

"Even if we don't take into account the reason for the competition, we need to go ahead, [Nether] is likely to be attracted by the abyss relics like [Silver Wind Dawn], if there are more and more monsters gathered there, it will not be easy to do it later."

While more monsters haven't yet reached the location of the Abyss Relic, it will be possible to merge with the big guy to solve it before things get more troublesome.

If it continues to delay, with the intensification of abyssalization, all kinds of powerful monsters gather, I am afraid that even demigods may not be able to suppress those bull ghosts and snake gods.

"And...... If you want to figure out Atlas's setup in this game, you have to go ahead. ”

Bai Ge took out his mobile phone, on which were the coordinates that Kluwa had sent him, which was the location of the treasure in the second stage of the competition.

And the location of the treasure closest to them in front of them is the supply station Eris.

According to the two scholars, two months ago, the supply station lost contact, and the treasure is now here, which means that the Atlas people have been here after losing contact with the supply station, leaving clues.

They did not inform Pan Xihai of these information, and chose to conceal it, does this mean that the matter of this supply station may be the traces of the big man who fled with the abyss relics, and if they inform MI5, they will be investigated, thus revealing their original purpose.

Either way, Bai Ge had already decided to get to the Eris supply depot before anyone else.

"We'll pack up and leave in five minutes...... Let the frost fall come and drive at night. ”

Bai Ge glanced at Wilbur, who was slightly tired, after all, he was just an ordinary human being, and he had experienced those things during the day, and it was not appropriate to drive fatigue at night.

Moreover, since there are monsters infested, it is perfect for the acutely perceived bamboo frost to come and drive as an upgrader.

As for why it's not Bai Ge......

Of course not because he doesn't have a driver's license.

It was because if he encountered a monster halfway, Bai Ge, as the strongest person among the three, would inevitably have to fight with the other party, and he might not have the energy to drive distractedly.

"Okay."

Wilbur touched the back seat, and while Bamboo Frost was checking the car, he took out his notebook from under the bed in the back seat, spread it out, and carefully recorded something.

"Journaling again?"

Bai Ge quipped.

"Serious people who write diaries......"

Wilbur muttered, then added.

"I saw that huge cloud whale today, and I saw that wind and something, I have to record it well."

"You have a good rest later, and I'll have to drive you tomorrow."

Bai Ge smiled and didn't say anything more, but turned his gaze to Zhu Shuangxia, who was holding the steering wheel on the side.

“...... Don't look at me. ”

On the side, Zhu Shuang noticed Bai Ge's gaze and turned his face away with a little embarrassment.

“...... Good. ”

Bai Ge didn't know why Zhu Shuang suddenly became so shy, he thought about it, and according to the habit of getting along with love before, he chose to obey the order, and then looked ahead without squinting.

“......”

Zhu Shuangchuan secretly glanced at Bai Ge, looked at his serious appearance, and couldn't help laughing.

"Actually, you can look at me more."

It's better to keep looking at me...... In this way, the bamboo frost fell did not be able to speak.

“...... Let's leave as soon as possible. ”

Bai Ge was a little embarrassed, so he could only clear his throat and say.

They left the supply station Pluto under the watchful eyes of the contestants who had decided to stay overnight at the supply station and stepped into the Kuiper Wasteland again.

Even though it was June, the night in the wasteland was still cold, and Bai Ge and Zhu Frost were not too afraid of the temperature, but Wilbur had already wrapped himself in a blanket, shrunk back in his seat, and fell asleep peacefully, letting out a faint snoring sound.

"I really admire that he can fall asleep."

Bai Ge said casually.

"Do you see your own shadow in him?"

Bamboo Frost pursed her lips and asked with a smile.

"Maybe."

Bai Ge looked at the uneven wasteland in front of him, illuminated by the headlights, and his mind became a lot more empty under the starlight.

However, soon, less than thirty minutes after leaving the supply station, Bai Ge saw that on the wasteland in front of him, something unusual appeared, which was the wreckage of a vehicle that had been torn apart by some huge force.