Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

Shi Anan and others floated on the water for a few days and finally felt the water level gradually becoming shallower. It seemed that this wave of disaster was coming to an end.

They rested at night and did their own things during the day. If they ignored the surrounding environment, it would be quite interesting like an outing.

After Mu Shan recovered from his injury, he took turns rowing with Wu Yang and Wu Hui, while Ruyi and Fu Xin were responsible for everyone's food and drink.

Ruan and Liu were of similar age and had straightforward and gentle personalities, so they got along very well. They would sit together and chat over tea when they had nothing to do, and they would also keep an eye on Shi Chengze and Xiao Yuan to prevent them from falling into the water while playing.

As for Shi Anan, she has been busy practicing her manufacturing skills recently, although the progress is not so smooth...

"Snap—oh, it breaks again." The wood in her hand broke with a sound. This was the tenth piece of wood she had carved.

She also got these woods and carving knives from the warehouse of the Duke's Mansion. They were not valuable woods. Now that she was bored, she wanted to try whether she could upgrade her manufacturing skills by carving wood carvings. After all, she overestimated herself.

Shi Anan put down the carving knife in her hand and turned to look at Xiao Yi who was carving seriously at the side.

The carving knife was different from when it was in her hand. It was very flexible in Xiao Yi's hand. With just a few swishes, a vivid bird appeared in his hand.

Xiao Piaoliang is really amazing. If she is so good at carving, her manufacturing skills would have been upgraded long ago. As for why she is still at level 0 now, Shi Anan thought, holding her chin.

While she was deep in thought, the wooden bird that was in Xiao Yi's hand appeared in front of her. Shi Anan looked at Xiao Yi holding the bird in confusion.

Xiao Yi's other hand holding the carving knife tightened slightly: "Don't you want it?"

"Ah?" Shi Anan was even more confused. When did she say she wanted it?

"You were just looking at it." Xiao Yi stated.

"Oh, that's because you carved it very well. Are you sure you want to give it to me?" Shi Anan was not talking nonsense. Xiao Yi's carving was indeed very good, at least more exquisite than the wood carvings she had seen at the gathering at Ciguang Temple before.

—Waiter, how much currency can this wood carving be exchanged for?

[The wooden bird can be exchanged for 1 silver coin]

Sure enough, due to the problems of materials and simple production process, although the wooden carved bird cannot be exchanged for the price of the previous mechanical bird, due to the high level of the sculptor, a palm-sized wooden carving can be comparable to the price of complex ornaments at previous gatherings.

"Well, if you want it, I'll give it to you." Xiao Yi nodded in reply. This was not a very difficult thing for him.

Shi Anan looked at Xiao Yi, who looked extremely calm but actually had red ears, and smiled secretly. Is he so nervous when talking to everyone?

But she still took the wood carving from his hand. After all, she was short of money, and one silver coin was very important to her.

Seeing Shi Anan take the wood carving, Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had finally completed a task, and picked up another piece of wood to start carving.

Xiao Yi, immersed in his own world, was completely different from the shyness just now. He exuded confidence and his face looked even more dazzling.

Well, her attractiveness is not as good as a piece of wood, Shi Anan curled her lips.

—Waiter, wooden carved birds for sale.

[Ding! Successfully sold wooden bird *1, silver coin +1]

In the following few days, Shi Anan asked Xiao Yi for a few more wood carvings. Xiao Yi was originally wondering what Shi Anan wanted so many wood carvings for. Did she also like wood carvings?

But these wood carvings were just his practice works. If she liked them, he could carve more exquisite ones for her when he had the chance. To put it bluntly, he felt that these rough wood carvings were not good enough.

Shi Anan saw his confusion and briefly mentioned to him that it was not that she liked it, but that the gods liked handmade items and items invented by humans.

From then on, Shi Anan no longer needed to ask for anything. Xiao Yi would give her one as long as he carved one. The value of the carvings ranged from 1 to 5 silver coins.

After a few days, Shi Anan's mall currency has increased from 8 silver coins to 30 silver coins, and this money is still increasing with Xiao Yi's efforts.

After feeling that she finally had a stable source of income, Shi Anan was once again grateful for her foresight in saving Xiao Yi's family. After all, it only takes a little beauty to make money!

By the time they finally stepped on land, Shi Anan's system currency had accumulated to 100 silver coins.

An An was so happy that she rewarded Xiao Yi with a plate of her treasured fried chicken legs!

Although they reached land, they had no idea where they were in the wilderness.

"Sister An, where are we going next?" Liu looked around and found that there were tall trees and overlapping mountains everywhere, which was completely different from the flatness she had seen in the capital before.

The place where they got off the boat was a mountain path. Because the mountain was high, it was not completely submerged in water.

Shi Anan thought for a moment and said, "Let's walk along this road first to see if we can meet any local survivors. It doesn't look like there was much damage from the earthquake here."

Compared to the capital area which has become a ruin, the damage suffered here is obviously much smaller. The mountain structure is stable and the trees are still lush. Only part of the mountain has been submerged due to rising water levels. Perhaps more people can survive here.

It was morning when they arrived here. The forest was extremely moist and wisps of white mist blocked their vision. Shi Anan and the others carefully pushed aside the branches that blocked their way, and used their other hands to knock on the road with sticks to drive away snakes and insects that might appear. They walked like this for a while.

"Miss, this doesn't seem right. Why are we back to where we were?" Mu Shan, who was leading the way in front, said with a frown.

"Ah? We've been walking for almost an hour, why are we still here?" Fu Xin replied in disbelief.

Shi Anan walked forward, carefully observed the surroundings, and then frowned: "Indeed, we are back to the same place."

When she was doing field research in the wild, she often got lost in the mountains, so she got into the habit of marking the trees at intervals to avoid repeating the same route.

And now she saw the mark she had made on the tree not far ahead.

"An An, what should we do now?" Ruan asked worriedly. Although she often ran around with her father when she was young and had some experience in how to survive in the wild, she had always lived in the flat north, and this was her first time to come to a place with high mountains and many trees.

The others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Shi Anan thought for a moment and said, "The fog is too heavy now, and it's difficult to tell the direction. We've been walking for so long, let's rest here for a while. It's almost noon, let's see if the fog will dissipate a little."

The sun is the strongest at noon. Because of the tall trees here, most of the sunlight is blocked, so the fog takes a long time to dissipate. Maybe the visibility will be higher at noon.

After walking on the mountain road for so long, everyone was tired, so Shi Anan took out some meat pies and water to replenish everyone's energy. Fortunately, Shi Anan's treasure chest was there, so everyone didn't panic even when they faced an impossible mountain road.

By noon, the sun was indeed much stronger.

With the sunlight shining down, the fog has not completely dissipated, but it is much lighter than before.

This time, it was An An's turn to lead the way. She led the way with one hand and used the compass to check the direction with the other. The system's compass can effectively shield the influence of the magnetic field, so the direction can be calibrated normally even in such a complex mountain forest.

With the help of a compass, they finally avoided going back this time. It took them another hour to finally get out of the tree-lined, foggy path.

Now the trees where Anan and others are are a lot thinner, and they can also feel the warmth of the sun falling on their bodies.

"Huh, I finally got out." Shi Anan put her hands on her hips and let out a long sigh.

The fog in the forest was so thick that I felt a little dizzy after smelling it for a long time. Fortunately, I didn’t stay in there for too long.

After walking for such a long time, Liu, who was relatively weak, already felt her legs were weakening. Just as she was about to sit down on a tree stump to rest for a while, Xiao Yi, who had been following behind silently, suddenly said, "Don't sit down. Something is wrong here."

Before anyone else could ask what was wrong, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the woods, and it was immediately clear that it was the villain's laughter.

"Hahahaha, here come a few more fat sheep!"

"I didn't plant this tree, but I built this road. You, hand over all the valuables on you!"

Just as everyone was wondering where the sound came from, a dozen big men holding axes, kitchen knives, and various hoes appeared from nowhere.