Chapter 5 Afterward
The inside of the tree hole looked like a closed cone-shaped space, but the air inside did not seem to be suffocating, on the contrary, the air with a touch of earth and wood made Ning Yuan very comfortable.
Although the air outside also has the smell of trees and earth, maybe it's a psychological effect, or maybe it's safe enough here to some extent, so Ning Yuan feels that the air here is reassuring.
Through the dim light of the flame stone, Ning Yuan found that the ground of the tree hole was composed of undulating huge roots and soil, the part of the root system lying on the surface of the ground was like a small bench, and the flat mud between the roots was enough for Ning Yuan to light a fire in the middle and enough open space to lie down and rest.
After carefully confirming the ventilation situation, Ning Yuan was very satisfied with the environment in the tree hole. The space is large enough, the air circulation is good, the ground is flat and dry, the soil is hard, and there is no flammable resin on the wooden cave walls, so it is no wonder that the similar empty bag tree in reality is called a natural dwelling.
Just as Ning Yuan was secretly sighing, a cold wind with heavy moisture blew in along the rock wall in the outer corner through the cracks in the excavated trees.
With the whining sound of the wind blowing the tree hole, Ning Yuan shivered inexplicably. Then I remembered that now is not the time to relax.
Put on your jacket again, and carry the bark, blocks, sawdust, and other things that have been dug up outside, as well as a few dead branches that have been pre-picked up on the road, into the hole to fuel the fire and firewood, and then pile the shrubs that are used to cover the corners of the rock wall as a disguise outside the cracks of the trees.
After confirming that the light of the flame stone would not be detected by the outside, Ning Yuan began to use the most primitive method to light the fire and light the fire to keep warm.
While roasting the fire to dispel the chill on his body, while listening to the whistling wind outside, Ning Yuan put the short gun within reach, and after eating a few wild fruits to replenish his water and strength, he finally slowly relaxed.
"At least for now, it's safe." Ning Yuan muttered.
After discovering this giant tree that accompanied the boulder, Ning Yuan roughly explored the environment within a radius of one mile. As far as the results of the investigation are concerned, at least this is not the main area of activity of the nocturnal monsters, and even if a few nocturnal monsters pass by occasionally, they will not notice the narrow crevice of the trees hidden in the inner corner of the boulder and obscured by the shrubs. And as long as the entrance to the tree crack is not exposed, Ning Yuan, who is hiding in the tree hole, will not be in danger of being attacked by demon beasts.
With a temporary worry-free safety environment, Ning Yuan finally had some confidence in stepping out of the Dragon's Blood Great Forest. Although it will definitely not be easy to find such a safe place in the next few days, since there is one such giant tree, there are definitely other giant trees of the same kind.
And as long as there is hope for a safe rest at night, Ning Yuan has the confidence to continue walking. Even if there is little hope and little confidence, even if it will take more time than expected to get out of the Dragon's Blood Great Forest, Ning Yuan is willing to do his best to give it a try.
It doesn't matter if Ning Yuan is ignorant, impulsive, or likes to gamble on his life, since he has chosen, then there is no way out.
Ning Yuan had regretted it before, and he also felt that it was safer to improve his strength first and then take that opportunity. But after thinking about it for a long time, Ning Yuan gave up his plan to turn back.
He couldn't afford to turn back.
Ning Yuan is a Huangsheng, awakening the dream in Huangsheng, and has the spiritual Huangsheng ability "Sunset". He is able to maintain his realm memories for longer than any other Awakened Being, and can fully recreate any detail of his memories through "Sunset" when needed. And as long as it is not out of the "sunset" state, all memory details can be viewed repeatedly without limit. Although once out of the "sunset", the memories that are viewed will quickly blur or even disappear, but in terms of detailed memories, Ning Yuan has too many advantages over other Huangsheng and those so-called unforgettable creatures.
But how to say it? There are many Huang Shengs in this world, and although there are not many Huang Sheng, the Awakening Huang Sheng is not small.
Although only he knew the opportunity in Ning Yuan's realm line memory, what Ning Yuan had was only a short period of time on the realm line, and no one knew what happened later? Whether that opportunity will be known to other Huangsheng in the later period of time, and even more, no one knows if there will be any Huangsheng who knows about the existence of that opportunity earlier than himself in other realms.
Ning Yuan could choose to fight for the opportunity after making steady preparations, but no one knew if that opportunity would exist after Ning Yuan was well prepared. After all, for Ning Yuan on this boundary line, all the other boundary lines are points of divergence that he did not choose, and the process may be similar, but there will definitely be huge differences in the starting point and details.
Ning Yuan didn't want to bet on the realm line memories of other Huangsheng, and he didn't dare to bet on the choices of other Huangsheng. Then the rest can only gamble on their own choices. success, then cut off a road for other brilliant students. If it doesn't work, he will watch other Huangsheng cut off his own way.
Therefore, even if Ning Yuan knew the series of punishment restrictions that came to him when he entered the game, and knew that there was little hope, he still resolutely chose to gamble, betting on the right choice of his choice, and at the same time, it was also the choice of gambling on the possibility of Huangsheng with the same chance memory. Bet that there may be a certain Huang Sheng or a few Huang Sheng will choose to be safe.
Although Ning Yuan felt regret on the first day of the game, he would not choose to retreat, because he knew that even if he chose again, even if he knew that he would regret it, he would still choose this path. Because he is walking on his own line.
Retreating, he loses not only time, not only the opportunity that may be taken away by others, but also the self. He couldn't afford it.
Ning Yuan, who was sitting on the root system of the giant tree, listened carefully to the movement outside, and looked at the burning flames in a daze.
The weather was getting colder and colder, and even through the hole in the tree, Ning Yuan by the fire could feel the slightest coolness. Suddenly, outside at dusk, in addition to the sound of the wind and the occasional roar and howl from various unknown demon beasts in the distance, there was the sound of crackling rain hitting the rocks.
When the sound of rain sounded, Ning Yuan, whose pupils diverged and looked at the flames in a daze, subconsciously grabbed the short gun, and put the short gun down as his thinking returned.
Ning Yuan, who had completely recovered from the cold and humid air soaked in through the surface of the tree, grabbed the short gun again and carefully walked to the crack of the tree, listening to the crackling rain outside, feeling the coldness of the rain on his face through the gap in the bushes, and muttered to himself with some fear and rejoicing: "Sure enough, it rained." ”
The possibility that it might rain in the forest at night in the Dragon's Blood Great Forest was Ning Yuan's inference based on his knowledge in reality.
I'm not sure how it actually is, but I didn't expect it to come true. And it's bigger and colder than you think.
"If I don't find this place today..." Ning Yuan muttered to himself and imagined that scene, and couldn't help but shudder, his right hand holding the short gun tightened unconsciously, and his left hand tightened the shirt on his chest, and his face was numb.
At that moment, the chill from the tail vertebrae to the top of his head made Ning Yuan subconsciously stop thinking and quickly retreat to the fire in the center of the tree hole.
The heat emitted by the flames made the chilling body feel a little warmer, and Ning Yuan, who gradually got out of his stagnant thinking, found that his back was completely soaked with cold sweat.
"If I don't find this safe place to shelter from the wind and rain, I'm afraid I'll have to lose half my life if I don't die tomorrow." Ning Yuan laughed at himself with some fear.
I already felt that the situation I thought of was terrible enough, it was already a desperate situation, but I didn't think that the actual situation was even worse than I imagined, and where was the desperate situation for five days of sleeping in the open air, it was simply a death situation.
"No, the itinerary has to be changed." Ning Yuan frowned and thought, "Even if you can't walk thirty miles tomorrow, you must find a safe place to hide before sunset." Even if the original five-day trip is delayed to 10 days, you must not sleep in the dense forest. This Great Forest of Dragon's Blood is not at all a place where mortals without cultivation can stay. ”
"It's a pity that it's forbidden to buy initial resources in the system store, otherwise it's good to buy a few basic cultivation exercises before entering the game." Ning Yuan looked at the blank cultivation bar on the character panel and thought with some envy.
Now most of the players who have entered the game step by step have probably already cultivated the first wisp of internal qi and become a novice in cultivation.
It's a pity that Ning Yuan won't be able to become a cultivator in a short period of time.
However, Ning Yuan was not in a hurry.
Although the first wisp of internal qi players can quickly master it with the help of the system, the subsequent cultivation can only rely on their own exploration.
The gap in the player's strength will not open up in a short period of time, as long as Ning Yuan can get that opportunity, he is sure to catch up with and surpass the player's large army in a very short period of time.
Therefore, if it weren't for the fact that the current situation was too unfavorable for mortals who had not cultivated, Ning Yuan would not envy those players who could buy basic cultivation exercises or even city knots in the system store.
The rain in the forest of the Dragon's Blood Great Forest comes and goes quickly, although it is big and urgent, and it can turn the depression into Zeguo in a very short time, but once the rain stops, it is also a matter of an instant for Zeguo to become a depression.
At night, after making sure that no demon beasts would come over this area because of the rain in the forest, Ning Yuan leaned on a short gun and fell asleep early by the fire.
The next morning, Ning Yuan woke up, and after making sure that it was safe, he extinguished the unburned fire. Then, after breakfast of the few wild fruits left over from yesterday, I set off early in the morning mist.
Although it was decided that even if the trip was extended, it would be mainly to find a resting place for the night first, but Ning Yuan still hoped to be able to travel more if he could hurry.
I don't know if it's the system that opened his eyes, Ning Yuan except for the fact that he almost met a wandering demon beast head-on in the morning, and after making a fuss, the next day's itinerary was quite smooth. Not only did he travel ten miles more than yesterday, but he also found a hidden abandoned demon beast lair nearby.
Not only that, but in the abandoned demon beast lair, Ning Yuan also obtained a foreign grass that was quite precious in the memory of the boundary line.
However, Ning Yuan's luck seemed to have come to an end the next day.