Enhancement One

In a dense Woodland.

In the dark green grass, a tall figure wearing an Anti-Stab Suit and helmet was rapidly moving towards a certain direction in the woods.

Every so often, the figure would stop, bend down to pull up some weeds from the ground, and stuff them into their cloth bag.

This figure wore leather gloves, hard leather boots, and the helmet was tightly wrapped, revealing only a pair of eyes and nostrils, like a fully armed knight from the Middle Ages.

A short knife was strapped to their lower back, and their eyes constantly scanned the surrounding environment warily.

Before long, a gray-white Stone House slowly appeared ahead of the figure.

The Stone House was surrounded by a circular wooden fence.

A shorter-haired man with an even more robust build, wearing a Camouflage Uniform, was arranging something inside the fence.

Seeing the approaching figure, the man's face showed a habitual smile.

"Brother Yu, you're here again?"

The approaching figure stopped outside the fence. It was Yu Hong, who had once again emerged from the Mountain Cave.

"I've been wandering around nearby for a long time, but I haven't found any traces of the Evil Shadow," Yu Hong said in a muffled voice.

"The traces of the Evil Shadow will disappear under sunlight after more than three days without a carrier. Also, if you find an Evil Shadow carrier, such as clothing, or items with Black Handprints, you can incinerate them at high temperatures, but remember, never watch nearby during incineration," Li Runshan explained.

"Why?" Yu Hong asked, puzzled.

"Because during incineration, the Evil Shadow will reappear one last time. As long as there are living people within twenty meters, it can launch an attack. As long as it kills a new living person, it can repeat a new round of infection. Many places have had to choose to relocate because they can't completely eradicate the Evil Shadow traces. Your nearby town is like that," Li Runshan sighed.

"...No wonder..." Yu Hong understood in his heart. "There are too many dark corners in the town, making it too easy to hide the Evil Shadow traces..."

"Right, and the Evil Shadow traces will also move their positions on their own." Li Runshan walked to the pile of black, charred remains where he had previously burned clothes, and kicked the remnants inside with his boot.

"This pile of stuff even tried to move towards me before. I was the closest to it. Unfortunately, I burned it in time and blocked it outside. Of course, you have to be careful too. After all, the Evil Shadow is a newly emerged type of Eerie Shadow hazard, and new varieties may appear. Many experiences are slowly tested out with human lives."

"So, Brother Li, you're still in contact with the higher-ups?" Yu Hong guessed. If he wasn't maintaining contact, there was no way Li Runshan could know this latest Evil Shadow information so easily.

"That's right. Actually, I won't hide it from you." Li Runshan smiled, "My main task here is to guard the origin site and also watch over the Glowstone Mine, and I need to report the details of any changes here back. Of course, there are also benefits. Every once in a while, a supply team will pass by here and give me supplies along the way. In terms of intelligence, I also have a newly developed enhanced communicator that can directly contact the Post Office."

Yu Hong nodded. If there wasn't such a guarantee, someone like Li Runshan wouldn't likely bring a child to such a dangerous place.

"There aren't many people around here. It's a good thing for us that Brother Li is here. Otherwise, we might really have to choose to relocate," he sighed.

"I also need everyone's help and cooperation to come here alone. We need to help each other. But... before I came, I thought there would be at least five or six households here. I didn't expect there to be only two left," Li Runshan said with a bit of helplessness.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. I came to ask Brother Li to help me mail a letter," Yu Hong said, taking out the wooden board letter he had prepared in advance.

Because he didn't have paper, he could only use thin wooden boards instead.

He wrote down the specific situation on his side and tentatively placed an ordinary Symbol Array wooden board behind it.

It would be best if the Symbol Array could be sent over, which would help Little Stutterer and not be a waste.

But if the Symbol Array was lost halfway, he would try another method next time.

Taking out the wooden board, Yu Hong also covered it with a piece of cloth.

There were two wooden boards, both placed together and connected with wooden nails, which seemed to be just a simple thickening structure. But only Yu Hong knew that the thickened board below was actually the Symbol Array wooden board.

Just the side with the Symbol Array was sandwiched between two boards, hidden from outsiders.

"Sending a letter, huh? The price might be a bit high, since I have to wait for the supply team to come before I can send it," Li Runshan said, stroking his chin as he took the wooden board.

"Can I ask how long it will take for the supply team to arrive?" Yu Hong asked quickly.

"According to my schedule, they come once a month, but that's bound to change. I just settled here, and the supply team promised to arrive within two weeks. So, it should be any day now," Li Runshan estimated.

"Can we trade with the supply team?" Yu Hong asked.

"Of course not. The supply team only trades with the Postman. No one else is qualified," Li Runshan shook his head.

"Okay..." Yu Hong was slightly disappointed, but he could understand. The postal system here seemed to have formed a screening mechanism with the Postman at its core. The Postman had become the most fundamental distributor in various places, controlling huge profits.

Looking at it this way, it was no wonder Li Runshan's daughter looked so well-fed. There was a reason for it.

"Alright, is there anything else? For mailing, if it's just a letter, the fee is one Silver Tower Silver Coin. But if you don't have one, you can use Dried Meat instead. The amount you had before, ten pieces per bag, you'll need twelve bags in total."

"What!? How much!?" Yu Hong's eyes widened, thinking he had misheard.

"Twelve bags," Li Runshan said casually. "This is already a discounted price for you, since you're a new customer in a new place. I have to give some discounts. Elsewhere, it's usually fifteen jin of Dried Meat."

"." Yu Hong was speechless.

After a long silence, he suddenly remembered the Silver Coin he had looted from the two soldiers. He quickly searched his body and took out the Silver Coin.

"A Silver Tower Silver Coin, is this it?" He held up the Silver Coin for the other man to see.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's it. You have one? That makes things easier," Li Runshan nodded repeatedly, his face breaking into a smile again.

"Then I'll use this. Also, do you sell long-range communicators here? I bought a Solar Power Generator before, which I can use to charge it," Yu Hong asked.

"I don't have one at the moment, but I can ask when the supply team comes. There are quite a few people who want one. Some large settlements like to sell them," Li Runshan nodded in agreement. "By the way, if you find anyone passing by nearby, you can persuade them to stay and settle down. The more people we have, the easier it will be for us to be self-sufficient, don't you think? Otherwise, we have to do everything ourselves, which is too tiring."

"Okay, sure," Yu Hong nodded.

Leaving the Post Office Stone House, he took one last look at the window of the Stone House.

A chubby little head was peeking at him from the window, her bright black eyes full of curiosity.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at people like that?" Li Runshan walked to the window and reached out to ruffle his daughter's hair.

"That uncle... he looks a little strange," Aisena whispered.

"What's strange about him? He's one of the few normal people around. It's rare to meet a normal person these days. People in many places become a little strange after living alone for too long," Li Runshan laughed.

He also looked at Yu Hong, watching his back slowly walk further and further away, until he completely disappeared into the depths of the Woodland, before turning back to his daughter.

"I don't know, but I just feel like that uncle has a kind of stone-like feeling no matter who he looks at," Aisena shook her head, not knowing how to describe it.

"Stone?" Li Runshan thought hard, but he couldn't imagine what that feeling was like.

"It's like, he's not afraid of anything, and he seems very confident," the chubby Aisena frowned and squeezed out another sentence.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, he does seem a bit like that. He looks normal on the surface, but compared to people in other places, he's a little too normal, without that feeling of fear," Li Runshan nodded, thoughtfully.

"That's right!" Aisena nodded quickly.

"It's okay, no matter what kind of person he is, I'll protect you as long as I'm here, Dad will protect you," Li Runshan smiled again.

"Daddy is the best." Aisena squinted her eyes and rubbed her face against his hand.

Yu Hong slowly walked back. He had just stopped by to see Doctor Xu Ruoying. Her body had recovered a lot, and she even gave him some of her homemade herbal powder.

Yu Hong also gave her a Large Glowstone in return. It was an exchange.

There were only a few living people around. The outside environment was getting worse and worse. He still hoped that she could survive.

On the way back, he quickly arrived at the location where Eve's clothes were before. Holding the Silver Symbol Array wooden board in one hand and taking out a short knife in the other, he searched the ground for a while, but couldn't find the clothes.

He then truly believed that the traces of the Evil Shadow had been dealt with by Li Runshan.

Judging from this person's reaction, he shouldn't be dealing with Evil Shadow traces for the first time; he looks very relaxed. Plus, he even dares to bring his daughter along. His daughter's name isn't of this country's style, so obviously his other half might be a foreigner.

Yu Hong speculated in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Runshan was not simple.

But soon he changed his mind. No matter how simple or complicated the other party was, as long as they didn't harm him, he couldn't care less about what they did.

In fact, the stronger the other party's ability, the safer they would be.

He quickly returned to the Mountain Cave. On the way, he didn't see any Eerie Shadows, let alone Evil Shadows. It was extremely peaceful.

Yu Hong closed the door and carefully looked at the countdown. There were still more than three days left for the leg technique enhancement.

He suppressed the anticipation in his heart, first drank a glass of water, then ground the Large Glowstone into powder to make Large Glowstone ink, and then proceeded to produce new Symbol Array wooden boards.

He couldn't be idle while the Black Mark was being enhanced.

After making a few wooden board Symbol Arrays, he got up again, cooked a pot of Protein Bar sweet soup, and studied the Silver Symbol Array's symbol drawing method while drinking.

The Silver Symbol Array had obvious depth requirements, and the difficulty far exceeded that of the Large Glowstone Symbol Array, so he still couldn't replicate it.

After eating, time flew by to the afternoon, and he got up again and began to practice the High Body Method in the house.

Two hours of High Body Method every day was a dead task he had set for himself.

After completing it, resting for more than half an hour, wiping sweat, replenishing food, and even sleeping for a while were all normal procedures.

But today, after finishing the exercise, while wiping his sweat, Yu Hong suddenly stopped.

He felt some small numb spots in his abdomen rapidly converging, and soon they converged into a new stream of cool air.

The fourth stream of cool air! It's getting thicker and thicker. Yu Hong was overjoyed. The thicker the cool air, the more confident he was.