Night-Vision Goggles

In the Lost Land, where it was impossible to tell one direction from another, Cao Fengqi headed toward the level 4 supplies, his face full of excitement.

But his excitement did not last long. When Cao Fengqi was only a hundred meters from the supplies, the script warned him again.

A patch of 'red mist' appeared.

"What's that? Poison miasma?"

"I actually ran into poison miasma? How unlucky can I get?"

Cao Fengqi looked ahead, the smile vanishing from his face.

Poison miasma was the most nasty and impossible-to-guard-against hazard in the Lost Land. Inhaling it could leave a person dizzy and weak at best, or kill them outright at worst.

He immediately retreated with caution, putting some distance between himself and the area.

It wasn't that he was a coward. If a gust of cold wind blew it into his face now, he'd be in serious trouble.

"Two level 4 supplies..."

Still unwilling to give up, Cao Fengqi looked toward the supplies and tried to find a way around the poison miasma.

He walked all the way around it, only to reach a frustrating conclusion: the level 4 supplies were inside the poison miasma.

He took a deep breath and considered his options.

If there had been only one level 4 supply, he might have given up in the face of the poison miasma. But there were two-

My older brother used to be so powerful because he had a level 4 Abyssal Filth Bone Armor. Not only did it have powerful defenses, it also kept miasma out.

If my older brother were still here, I could borrow his Abyssal Filth Bone Armor. But unfortunately... Cao Fengqi thought.

Still... poison miasma wasn't impossible to deal with. Protective suits were highly resistant to it.

He just didn't know whether this poison miasma had an additional effect like 'corrosion'. If it didn't, things would be easy. Even a level 1 or level 2 protective suit would do.

"I can go to the market tomorrow and buy a protective suit to try."

Cao Fengqi immediately made up his mind. I can't go too far from here while exploring today. If I get lost and can't find this place again, I'll lose out.

With that in mind, he prepared to explore the area around the poison miasma.

[Scan within a one-kilometer radius complete. Newly detected: 3 level 1 supplies, 1 level 2 supply, and 1 level 3 supply.]

Ten minutes later, a message arrived.

Another level 3 supply?

Cao Fengqi took some comfort in that. He first went to the closer level 2 supply and obtained a piece of metal material.

Turning around, Cao Fengqi made his way to the level 3 supply location and looked at the ground. "It's in the dirt, half a meter deep."

This area had clearly seen many heavy rainstorms. Rainwater had washed the mud around, burying many things underground.

He dug with his bare hands.

"Scrape! Scrape!"

He scooped away chunks of mud, anticipation showing on his face.

Soon, he dug up some old bones. He had grown numb to the remains that could be found everywhere.

He reached in again and grasped something metallic.

"Is it level 3 metal material again?"

Cao Fengqi frowned slightly and wiped it with his clothes, mud and all. A message appeared.

[Night-vision goggles: level 3 quality]

[Effect: when worn, grants vision through 70 meters of fog.]

"I struck gold again! It's actually night-vision goggles!"

Cao Fengqi's face lit up when he saw the supply's attributes.

Blue Star also had technological devices like night-vision goggles, but Blue Star's goggles were extremely weak at seeing through the unknown fog.

These goggles could see through 70 meters of fog, making them extremely useful to Cao Fengqi.

Although he had the script cheat, it only warned him when he was in danger.

Cao Fengqi carefully wiped the goggles clean and put them on. Everything before his eyes gradually came into focus.

"Nice, nice."

He felt like a severely nearsighted person putting on glasses. The whole world had brightened.

Cao Fengqi continued roaming around the level 4 supplies. After finding two more pieces of level 2 metal material and a moon spirit stone, he stopped searching.

He didn't dare go far, for fear of getting lost.

"What I've gained in just a few hours is comparable to what my predecessor got in several months."

Cao Fengqi grinned as he looked at the items in his backpack.

[Exit the Forgotten Land?]

[Exit!]

[When exiting the Forgotten Land, it is best to remain still for 20 seconds until your body has completely dissipated, to avoid encountering danger.]

One couldn't exit the Forgotten Land instantly, a feature that had drawn complaints from countless people. If they could exit instantly, they would be much safer, able to return to Blue Star the moment they encountered danger.

Twenty seconds later, Cao Fengqi opened his eyes in the second bedroom of the Cao family shelter.

He was filthy and covered in mud, and the backpack in his hand was stuffed with items.

Cao Jiancheng was still in the Forgotten Land beside him. Cao Fengqi immediately got up and wiped off the plastic sheet covering him.

After tidying up, he opened his backpack and counted everything.

[12 jin of calamity rat meat] [Calamity rat hide ×3] [Moon spirit stone ×5] [Life spirit liquid ×1] [25 jin of level 2 metal material] [10 jin of level 3 metal material]

Aside from these items, his spiritual power had also increased by 2 points.

Such a plentiful haul in a single trip was unimaginable to others.

Cao Fengqi casually tossed the metal material aside, put away the moon spirit stones and life spirit liquid, then picked up the calamity rat meat and walked out.

"I'm starving. I'm going to starve to death."

He hadn't eaten his fill to begin with, and after all this time, he was already ravenous.

He stepped out of the second bedroom and saw Dabao and Xiaobao, two little ones not yet four years old, sitting obediently on the floor and playing with little toys their grandmother had carved.

"Uncle, lunch is over there. There's a bowl for you and one for Grandpa."

Little Xiaobao, her hair in braids, pointed a tiny finger at the two bowls on the dining table.

"Mm."

Cao Fengqi glanced at the little girl and walked over. "Did your grandma and mom go looking for wild vegetables nearby?" he asked casually.

"Yes."

Xiaobao nodded her little head, then went back to playing intently with the wooden puppet in her hands.

"What's this stuff?"

Nearby, Cao Fengqi uncovered lunch. His face darkened as he looked at the green soup and wild vegetables in the bowl, along with a few long worms floating on top.

"It's earthworm soup. It's really tasty."

Dabao raised his head to look and swallowed.

Cao Fengqi paused and sighed inwardly as he looked at the eager Dabao.

His older brother had died before Dabao and Xiaobao were even weaned. On top of that, evil spirits had become more and more numerous over the past two years, and the supplies the family had stockpiled ten years ago had long since been exhausted. The two little ones had never eaten anything good.

"Do you want some?"

Cao Fengqi asked Dabao.

Dabao licked his lips, nodded, and looked at him longingly. "Yes."

"Hehe, you can keep wanting it."

Cao Fengqi grinned at him.

"You dummy."

Xiaobao glanced at her older brother and spoke up.

Dabao's lips gradually puckered, and little pearls began to well up in his eyes.

"Crybaby." Seeing that he was about to cry, Xiaobao mocked him again.

"Who's a crybaby? I'm not a crybaby! Fine, I won't eat it. I wouldn't eat it even if you gave it to me!"

Dabao rubbed his eyes hard with his arm and held his head high as he shouted.

Seeing the little fellow like that, Cao Fengqi took the calamity rat meat out of his backpack and waved it around. He couldn't resist teasing him. "Oh, I got some calamity rat meat. I was going to roast it for you two, but since you won't eat it, Dabao, I can only give it to Xiaobao."

"Huh? Huh?"

In an instant, two pairs of round eyes landed on the large chunk of calamity rat meat in his hand. Their mouths hung slightly open, giving them adorably dazed looks.

Cao Fengqi smiled and waved it around again.

"Waaah!"

The next second, tears streamed down Dabao's face as he burst into loud sobs.

"..."

"Hey, hey? Don't cry. If you don't cry, I'll roast some meat for you."

"Sniff-"

Dabao instantly sniffled and looked at him with watery eyes.

His face seemed to say, Really? You're not tricking me this time?

"What are you standing around for? Get your bowls and chopsticks! Haha!"

Cao Fengqi couldn't help laughing as he waved a hand at them.

"Yay, we're having meat! We're having meat!"

The 'calm and composed' Xiaobao also came to her senses and jumped up excitedly.