Dark Future, Bright Light Plain!

Ma Gu's shelter is a level 5 core. Once integrated into a fully formed shelter, it can immediately increase the area by a full 50 square meters.

Furthermore, the Mermaid's Water attached to the core of Ma Gu can be transferred to the main sanctuary through sacrifice.

In addition, the secrets or rare items that may exist within the core will also be revealed, and some items may even reveal future developments, just like the diary! Such a core, which can be taken out into the real world, is naturally extremely valuable! However, having seen all sorts of amazing cards, Su Mo already understands the value of the epic treasure chest very clearly.

This unexpected treasure chest is more valuable than Ma Gu's core, and it can directly increase combat power!

Thus, the choice of what to take with us is now determined. "The future, the present, and the past."

"Heaven Stealing Secret, the real world, and the Time Ruins."

As he walked back, Su Mo glanced at Zhong Qingshu, who looked tense in the distance, and pondered to himself what the connection was between the three of them.

When the game teleports everyone, it does not clearly explain the purpose of the teleportation or the "main quest" that all players need to complete.

Without knowing the details, Su Mo could only deduce the connection between the three through these details.

"If, to the people within the Time Ruins, I am someone who came from the future..."

"So, to the beings who might exist within the Heaven Stealing Secret, I am someone who travels from the past to the future."

"But whether it's the future or the past, it all stems from the real world. Both times I was transported to places near the Underground Shelter, does that mean the coordinates of the Underground Shelter are an anchor point in time and space?"

He clenched his fist. Although he hadn't figured out the connection between the three, Su Mo found the connection between them through both the future and the past.

They are always born near Underground Shelter!

During the teleportation process, the shelter acts as an initial anchor point, providing coordinates.

This setup provides room for maneuver.

If things go as planned, after the anchor point is changed, the next time we enter the Time Ruins, it will most likely be near Zhong Qingshu, in the newly built shelter in the past!

"Use Ma Gu's shelter directly to build my base from the past!"

"I'll take the epic treasure chest back to enhance my strength in the real world."

Su Mo would naturally not let go of the secrets that might exist within the core of Ma Gu. Since he couldn't take them back, he might as well use them here.

Having made his decision and put aside his distracting thoughts, Su Mo's steps became lighter.

Of course, this sight also put Zhong Qingshu was still holding the front of the car in the distance, at ease.

"Resolved?"

"It's solved!"

Hearing Su Mo's affirmative answer, Zhong Qingshu let out a long sigh of relief.

"This is so dangerous! Are all these monsters here?"

"Of course not, otherwise how would humans survive?"

With a smile, Su Mo got into the car, twisted the accelerator, and patiently explained as he drove toward the new Candlelight Shelter.

If they can really enter this place next time, Zhong Qingshu's seed of "hope" might take root and grow strong, bringing with it the vast resources he left behind, and transforming the past into a true "refuge"! The two of them talked and answered questions, aside from the Time Ruins and the secrets of the real world.

Su Mo answered almost everything he could, recounting the answers in great detail.

"Acid rain is Neuro Acid Rain; it does not harm buildings or the land. Its toxicity disappears once it is incorporated into running water."

"The second disaster was a blizzard, with temperatures dropping to minus twenty degrees Celsius and gale-force winds of level twelve!"

"The third disaster was a massive flood, with Flood Peak reaching forty meters high!"

Su Mo said in a casual tone.

"Disasters in the wasteland have no pattern, and I'm just feeling my way across the river. You, on the other hand, are lucky enough to know in advance."

"Sometimes I really wish someone would appear and tell me what the future holds."

"Future?"

Feeling a sense of familiarity with the word, Zhong Qingshu fell silent for a moment.

Those strange memories started resurfacing again.

Just a moment ago, as the Off-road Motorcycle sped past the vicinity, he seemed to see a tall building appear there.

"Have you never been here before?"

"I didn't say that," Su Mo explained casually. "Besides, you don't need to worry about it. I used to always feel like you were the one who came from the future."

"I?"

Glancing at the two wooden houses surrounded by fences ahead, Zhong Qingshu shook her head, putting the doubts that had just arisen behind her.

"Hey, what kind of house do you want this place to look like? Do you want it to be a sea-view property?"

Looking at the boundless Candlelight Plain, Su Mo stopped his chariot on the hillside and gazed at the beautiful scenery below.

There is no acid rain, and no blizzards.

The plains are covered with grass that is half a person tall, and the soil is a healthy blackish-yellow color. At first glance, there is hope everywhere.

"This place is quite nice. I used to dream of buying a small house after I retired, with a small river flowing through the back of my house and a small hill standing not far away."

"But now, considering the possibility of a major flood, it would be even better if there were a large mountain dozens of kilometers away. If a flood comes, we can move up there and come back here after the flood recedes!"

Sitting in the back seat, Zhong Qingshu, who had not yet Wasteland Calendar, was like an innocent little girl, waving her hands and excitedly fantasizing about how to build her own shelter.

"Oh, right, we also need to plant lots of trees, Apple Tree, peach trees, and build some grape trellises so that the grapes can grow well. I want to take care of them myself!"

"We'll clear out ten acres of land by the river and plant grains and all sorts of vegetables there!"

"If possible, I'd also like to raise a dog, two chickens, a kitten, a cow, and two sheep!"

It is often said that men and women think differently.

When building his shelter, Su Mo was thinking about how deep it should be, how much concrete he should use to reinforce the walls, how perfectly he should utilize the structure, and even where he should set up defenses and place dozens of machine guns to prevent enemy attacks.

Even if they get their hands on an ordinary object, they'll think about how to add it to the shelter's defenses to improve its safety! But Zhong Qingshu is completely different. In her eyes, the shelter should be a paradise, a large private estate! In the estate, there are a few small pavilions, a stream, mountains, fruit trees, and farmland.

When disaster strikes, we all escape together and face it together.

When there are no more disasters, they will live a simple and beautiful life, treating the wasteland as their second home and building it up well.

"Hmm? Is this all you're asking for?"

After getting to know him better, I realized that Su Mo had no ill intentions at all.

Zhong Qingshu also let down her guard and boldly imagined a future life with a stranger she had only met for one day.

"Isn't that a lot? Can you move two mountains? Or can you dig a river for us?"

"We don't have a fixed water source right now. If we want to drink water, we have to go out and kill other races and find it in the treasure chests they drop!"

From the start of the journey, through a day of exhaustion, until now, at four o'clock in the afternoon of the second day, when the sun is at its hottest.

Most of those who haven't found water are already on the verge of extinction.

According to Su Mo's calculations, at least ten million people died from lack of water that very night.

Seeing him silent and deep in thought, Zhong Qingshu suddenly realized she might have said something wrong. She quickly opened the world chat panel and pointed it out to Su Mo: "Look, most people are doing much worse than us. So many people are asking for water."

"With less than 100 milliliters of water, we were able to purchase so many supplies, which is more than enough to reinforce our shelter's defenses."

"And we can go."

Seeing that Su Mo remained silent, Zhong Qingshu became slightly anxious and started to offer suggestions while comparing him to others.

However, sitting in the front seat, Su Mo turned over and got out of the car, looking at the terrain in the distance, abruptly interrupting Zhong Qingshu's comforting words!

"No! We have water, and we have mountains, just what you want."

"It can all be achieved!"

After saying that, Su Mo had a thought, and a gray card naturally floated out of his Storage Space.

The next moment, a burst of starlight erupted from the card.

Such a sudden burst of power was so great that even the sun in the sky had to give way! In an instant.

The world has lost its light.

The sky suddenly darkened, as if a total solar eclipse had occurred, plunging the entire wasteland into darkness.

At this moment, whether they were fighting the monster or lurking and waiting for it to make a mistake, all the humans were surprised by what they found.

The normally ferocious animals suddenly lay prone on the ground as darkness fell, not daring to move.

Thud! In a deep pit beneath the wasteland, the man, who had been struggling with the cheetah for so long, suddenly collapsed and was stabbed to death by his own spear. Curious, he raised his head and saw a scene of gods and demons that he would never forget in his life!

A gigantic, illusory dog head shape converged in the air, its massive size occupying two-thirds of the sky. The countless stars served as a backdrop, twinkling and reflecting the terror on every human face.

"The future is a dark and uncertain place, but I will illuminate the way forward from the past."

Unconsciously, feeling the increasing power gathering around him, a wonderful realization surged into Su Mo's heart.

"How about we call this place Bright Light Plain from now on?"

Boom! Boom! The words had barely left his lips when an even louder booming sound, stronger than before, suddenly exploded across the wasteland.

The renovation has begun!