Throughout the following day, there was no more peace in the silent forest the previous few days. From morning to night, ice monsters attacked from time to time. Sometimes Zhou Chen could encounter a dozen monsters within an hour. There were three or four at that time.
He has been entangled by monsters, fighting constantly, until night falls did he feel that the frequency of monster attacks has been significantly reduced, and he can rest for a while.
It took some time to collect the weeds and shrubs that had been soaked in the mist. Zhou Chen used a lighter to toss it for a while before it started a fire.
By the fire, the frozen lake water in the Coke bottle slowly melted. After taking a sip, he felt that his body, which had just been warmed, became a little chilly again.
"The water in this bottle should be enough for me to spend the next few days... I don't have to bother to fetch water..."
Judging that his water supply was not a problem, Zhou Chen opened the backpack space again and took out a steamed bun to eat.
This steamed bun was one of his trophies for killing those ice monsters during the day, and it was specially reserved for supper.
"The system is really knocking the door, I killed so many monsters during the day, except for some food, only a candle and a necklace..."
Seeing his unfulfilled backpack space, Zhou Chen complained in his heart.
The necklace he exploded was called the Cold Ice Necklace. It looked like a relatively simple silver sapphire necklace. Zhou Chen had worn it around his neck and covered it with clothes that had almost turned into tatters.
【Ice Necklace
Type: Bronze-level elementary items.
After wearing this necklace, you will get the blessing effect "Heart of Ice".
Heart of Ice: Save the Bronze Elementary Mental Attack and increase the resistance to the Bronze Intermediate and High-Level Mental Attacks. 】
The attributes of this necklace are reasonable. After obtaining it, Zhou Chen has never been confused by the illusion created by monsters, but it is only limited to this. The singularity of its function makes Zhou Chen feel that it is not worth killing during the day. So many monsters.
After being alone by the fire for a while, Zhou Chen took out a spear and stabbed an ice monster that had come over. Zhou Chen lay on the ground near the fire, planning to take a nap for a while.
But when he just lay down, he heard distant footsteps from the ground. The loudness and rhythm sounded a lot like human footsteps, and there were more than one.
"That kind of monster that pretends to be human is coming to act again?"
Zhou Chen suddenly guessed impatiently.
He stood up, clenched the spear in his hand, ready to attack.
Soon, in the light of the fire, he saw three figures appearing in the distance: a girl with a single ponytail, a young man in a ragged military uniform, and a man with a smiling face mask.
"These look... they should all be true."
Since Zhou Chen had already worn the ice necklace, Zhou Chen would not be confused by the monster before it. If the monster came to him and pretended to be, it would only expose his true identity directly.
"Oh, I finally found you!"
The girl with the long-handled knife saw Zhou Chen by the fire, her face first tightened, but after watching for a few seconds, she seemed to determine that Zhou Chen was genuine, so she greeted him happily.
"The three of you come to the fire."
Zhou Chen quickly responded after judging that these three were all real people.
Before long, in the misty forest, the four people started talking around the fire.
The single ponytail girl is still the one who talks the most,
"Today was too thrilling during the day! Two monsters pretended to be you and him to lie to me and almost lied to me."
She looked at Zhou Chen and the youth in military uniform and said.
"Me too... At that time, the two monsters took me for a while before I reacted... and I almost fell into a large number of monsters... Fortunately, I met him before I was rescued and fled."
The young man in military uniform looked at the man wearing a mask while roasting.
"I also encountered the situation you said, but the only one who came here was the idiot without clothes. I didn't bother to care about him, so he attacked me and was killed by me..."
The masked man spoke slowly,
"It was a bit sloppy when I think of it now. If you follow him, you can directly harvest a large number of monsters."
There seemed to be a little regret in the confident tone of the mask man.
However, Zhou Chen on the side looked at the tragic condition of his clothes and the blood stains inside, and felt that he might be bragging. It seems that he has not been doing well in this forest in recent days, and his strength should not be particularly strong.
"Let's work together for the next three days, take turns to find firewood, take turns to solve the monsters that come here, and after a while, this survival will be over."
The single ponytail girl suggested.
"I agree."
The young man in military uniform was the first to express his opinion as soon as she had finished speaking.
"Those monsters are not difficult to kill, but the explosion rate is too low. It doesn't feel worthwhile to continue roaming outside. If you are unlucky, you can easily roll over."
"I have no objection,"
Zhou Chen thought for a while and nodded.
"If we all stay together, those monsters should also be concentrated, and it won't delay our fight against monsters."
"Let me see the situation..."
The masked man did not directly agree.
"This time I've gained a little bit of survival. I have to kill more monsters to see if I can burst something good. The money for my house is waiting for the equipment to be sold."
"It's all like this, are you still thinking about buying a house?"
The girl with a ponytail was a little speechless after hearing his words.
"No way...I have younger siblings to raise, so I have to make arrangements for them quickly, otherwise one day I will die in survival, and they will be sleeping on the streets."
The masked man said quietly.
"You have a sense of responsibility."
The girl couldn't help giving him a thumbs up.
"It's not all a sense of responsibility... The main reason is that you have been entangled in the system and you have to set a goal for yourself, otherwise it is easy to give yourself up and live a day."
The mask man went on to tell.
"It makes sense... I actually set a goal for myself, which is to survive ten times, and after ten times, I will think of a new one."
The girl nodded and turned back.
"What about you two? Do you have your own goals?"
She then looked at the youth in military uniform and Zhou Chen.
"I... I don't have any clear goals for the time being... Maybe joining the Authority is one..."
The seemingly more stable youth in military uniform thought about it, and once he finished speaking, only Zhou Chen was left to share.
"My goal is to explore the secrets of this system."
Zhou Chen answered without thinking.
"Don't you think this system is magical and mysterious?"
"Your goal is really big..."
The youth in military uniform laughed at what Zhou Chen said.
"I suggest you join the bureau. The goal set by the senior management for the bureau is to explore the secrets of the system. You will definitely meet some like-minded people when you enter the bureau."
"I will think about it."
Zhou Chen answered immediately, but didn't think so. In fact, his so-called goal of exploring the secrets of the system is half-truth. He does have an interest in the system, but his personal real goal is actually not that ambitious. His real goal is actually It is to live well for a long time, and it is best to live until the system is finished.