Ability Activated! Searching for Settlements!
Hearing Lin Yu's voice and following, the Rough Uncle looked at Lin Yu with some annoyance.
"I already told you, if you keep following me like this, you'll easily attract Snow Monster and 'Chate'!"
"It's best to travel alone in the Winter Mountain!"
"Besides, it's getting dark, and we don't have much time to waste!"
As he spoke, Lin Yu wiped the ice crystals off his face with his hand.
"Um... I'm actually not here to join you. I just have a few questions I'd like to ask."
Are there many people like you who come to the mountains to 'Treasure Hunt' in Winter Mountain?
Lin Yu asked in a low voice.
"Only about ten, after all, not everyone has the courage to enter Winter Mountain," the Rough Uncle said, looking at Lin Yu with confusion. "Why are you asking this?"
"Oh, I want to know how to find the others. I've gotten separated from my friend, and I'm planning to drag him away from this awful place as soon as possible."
Lin Yu said solemnly.
"Well, you can get into Winter Mountain from any direction... You can see from the Map that the slopes of the mountain are all very gentle, but the wind and snow are too strong."
"But leaving is not so easy. It's easy to get in but hard to get out... We stayed until the snowstorm subsided... If we tried to leave while the snowstorm was still strong, we would easily be targeted by 'Chate'."
Even if they don't die, the best outcome would be being driven insane by "Chate".
The Rough Uncle warned.
"It's alright, uncle. I'm actually really good at climbing mountains and I'm extremely resistant to the cold. That 'Chate' might not be able to catch me," Lin Yu said seriously. "You know, even in this kind of snow and wind, I can walk as if it were flat ground, move as fast as I can, and even run at full speed."
The Rough Uncle looked at the serious-looking Lin Yu with some disbelief.
"Are you kidding me? How fast could you run in this situation?"
Lin Yu spread his hands. "Isn't catching up with you proof enough?"
The middle-aged man remained skeptical. "But actually, I didn't go very far."
Seeing that the uncle still didn't believe him, Lin Yu thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Okay, I didn't want to tell you, Uncle... but because of your previous kindness, I can't bear to keep it from you."
"Actually, I was hired by the men specifically to re- Map this area."
Lin Yu picked up the uncle's Map and flicked it lightly.
"As you just said, the temporary outpost on B6 is no longer operational... I came here specifically to check which outposts are no longer usable."
"So, I'm actually a 'professional'—I specialize in Map these kinds of extreme environments."
As Lin Yu spoke, he handed the Map back to the uncle before the uncle could react.
"If you don't believe me, you can test me. I know this Map by heart—if you can recite it from memory, you should be able to believe that I'm a professional hired by the master."
As Lin Yu spoke, the uncle subconsciously took the Map.
"Really...?"
Without giving it much thought, he began to investigate Lin Yu.
"So, the nearest temporary outposts next to B6 are...?"
"C2 on the right, A7 above, and E3 below, then A12 on the lower right, and finally E9 on the left."
Lin Yu said Leng Jing.
The man was shocked.
"You really remember that... Where is B11?"
"The terrain, slightly to the left of the center of the Map, should be at the entrance of a valley."
Lin Yu answered calmly.
The man was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"I believe you now... you really did come here to survey Map!"
The Rough Uncle didn't realize that, because of Lin Yu's words, he subconsciously associated the fact that Lin Yu "could recite Map by heart" with the fact that Lin Yu must be a "Map".
Furthermore, being able to memorize Map is indeed a rare feat, given that the Map is disorganized and the Rough Uncle carries it around is enough to prove that even someone who came specifically to "Treasure Hunt" couldn't memorize it precisely.
Therefore, at this moment, the uncle almost completely believed Lin Yu's statement.
"I never expected those gentlemen to be so kind!"
Hearing the uncle's words, Lin Yu shook his head, giving him a look that said, "This is a very complicated situation, don't ask around."
"No, it's not for your sake, it's just that the men aren't too happy with the production speed of 'Black Gold Oil'."
As Lin Yu spoke, the Rough Uncle began to believe him to some extent.
"I see... But it's already very valuable that you were willing to tell me this."
The Rough Uncle looked at Lin Yu with gratitude.
"It's alright, it was your kindness that touched me."
Lin Yu said seriously, "However, since you also understand the value of this information, then don't let it leak out."
He spoke seriously, and the uncle nodded quickly.
"Absolutely, absolutely, I'm sure of that!"
As he spoke, he made a gesture of zipping up his mouth, giving a "don't worry" look.
Then, Lin Yu waved his hand.
"Alright, you go ahead with your work. I still need to visit a few more outposts."
"Although I'm a fast runner, I still have to run when I need to."
He said this, then turned and walked into the snowstorm.
After leaving, Lin Yu immediately felt his steps become much lighter.
My joints, which were previously stiff from the cold, are now much more flexible.
The previously uneven steps became steady.
It seemed that Lin Yu had suddenly mastered a technique for moving quickly in the Snowfield.
Lin Yu sighed with emotion.
"As expected, abilities can be activated on NPCs too."
The reason Lin Yu was able to walk so quickly at this moment was naturally because this Rough Uncle believed what Lin Yu had just said.
The faith embodied in this man was enough to support the possibility that what Lin Yu said would "Make It Real".
After all, being able to walk briskly in the Snowfield isn't something that's too difficult to achieve.
Lin Yu deliberately turned back to talk to the uncle again, naturally in order to gain a faster movement ability so that he could find other Player more easily.
He walked quickly through the Snowfield, and using the Map in his mind, he soon found his next base.
"The A7 above... all set."
After passing through the vast snowstorm, Lin Yu saw a small but sturdy wooden house.
The door to the cabin was closed but unlocked. Lin Yu pushed it hard, and it opened with a "bang".
The furnishings inside were very simple: a stove and a pot.
There were some unburnt charcoal piled up in the stove, and the pot was empty.
"I see, so we still have to collect our own food and fuel...?"
Lin Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully.
As for where to find food and fuel, the Map also provides information on that.
Most of the outposts were surrounded by buried timber and signs of Snow Mountain wildlife activity.
This is also one of the bases for establishing strongholds.
Of course, the supplies near a base are not enough to support a person's survival for seven days.
However, for Lin Yu...
He didn't intend to settle down at this outpost on his first day.
Even through the wind and snow, you could feel the sky darkening, and the older man had mentioned earlier that "time is running out."
But Lin Yu still planned to continue searching for people.
The goal is to find twelve Player within seven days.
We need to find at least one person every day!