Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse-Chapter 780 - 487: The Lake with Greatly Reduced Water Levels (4600 words)_3

Chapter 780: Chapter 487: The Lake with Greatly Reduced Water Levels (4600 words)_3

"Hiss—!"

As soon as he entered the water, the chill made him gasp.

This water is so cold!

It felt just like the icy spring water flowing in a scorching mountain area, where even if the surroundings are burning hot, stepping into such a spring could freeze your feet numb!

The water in the abyss was not as cold, after all, it stayed under the relentless sun’s exposure and evaporated enough to lower the water level by a full forty meters.

But at this moment, the water by the cliffside couldn’t be directly hit by sunlight, and its temperature was about ten degrees.

Compared to the outside temperature, the difference of over thirty degrees made Xu Xin shiver.

"Hee?" Keke paddled over with her little paws.

With no danger and the water being so chilling.

It seems that during this heatwave, they could finally explore deep into the lake’s bottom!

Of course, he wasn’t the one to conduct the exploration.

Leave the professional work to the professionals.

It was time for the Qin Yunlong and Qin Yunhu brothers to show their skills!

Xu Xin tapped on two pieces of copper ore, picked up the completely soaked Keke, and easily climbed back to the ground using the hook claw.

By then, the sun was already halfway below the horizon.

Yet despite that, the power of the sunlight was still incredibly strong, and within just a few dozen seconds, the evening sun had evaporated all the water on him.

"...It’s still so hot, let’s head back first."

"Hee!"

When returning to the treehouse, Lou Fei’Er happened to send him a voice call.

"I’ve circled around the Hilly Resource Zone, and there doesn’t seem to be anything noteworthy," Lou Fei’Er reported her exploration status, then asked, "Otherwise, should I go in and take a look?"

"No need," Xu Xin immediately refused.

It’s almost nightfall, let’s play it safe for the first night of the new phase.

"Nothing really found? Any changes compared to before?"

"I suppose... not?" Lou Fei’Er said uncertainly, "At least nothing that caught my attention. As for changes... I don’t think I’ve been to this side much, so I don’t know if anything’s changed."

Which, upon consideration, seemed quite true.

Since Lou Fei’Er had been captured, it appeared she really hadn’t visited that area.

"Previously, the surrounding hills were mostly connected and even if there was an entrance into the Hilly Resource Zone, it was at most a dozen meters apart. Is it still like that now?" Xu Xin asked.

"Hmm? That has indeed changed!" Lou Fei’Er promptly said, and then could be heard telling her mount, "Axue, stop for a moment."

"What’s up? What’s changed?"

"I’m now at a gap that allows entry into the interior. This gap’s width... definitely five or six dozen meters!"

A giant gap, huh.

It seems that position must be where that dismembered giant creature had been.

The creature was blasted down to only a head, naturally leaving that spot vacant.

"Just come back first," Xu Xin said.

If nothing happens tonight, he’ll go look himself when the weather cools tomorrow.

The sky gradually turned dark, and the temperature fell again.

The temperature finally dropped below forty degrees!

Xu Xin glanced at the world channel.

The number of people in other areas hadn’t decreased much.

However, many were suffering from heatstroke due to the daytime’s scorching heat, feeling weak and uncomfortable.

Some others were short on water, desperately seeking it everywhere.

If these people didn’t take further measures, they probably wouldn’t survive long.

Xu Xin didn’t bother to help them anymore.

Helping them once last time was already going far enough, this time, they’ll have to depend on themselves.

He himself hadn’t even figured things out yet, with the treehouse even attacked by giant beasts, he certainly had no time or energy to help others.

Li Wenxi soon returned with her large group.

This time, she had quite a harvest.

"Don’t worry about the saltpeter!"

When Xu Xin asked how much they got, she only gave him two words.

Enough!

Generally, when she said "enough," it meant resources were very abundant.

Don’t ask, if asked, it’s enough!

After Xu Xin told her about the copper ores, her eyes lit up immediately.

She almost brought the just-returned and rested large team over for mining right away, but was stopped and pushed into the bathroom for a shower.

Because night had already fully descended.

Xu Xin contacted Qin Yunlong and informed him of the situation at the lake.

Qin Yunlong immediately expressed great interest, even wanting to come over right away.

Of course, Xu Xin stopped him too.

Perhaps, due to the recent giant creature invasion, his sense of crisis was intensifying.

He turned to glance at the starlit sky outside the window.

Hopefully, tonight wouldn’t bring any problems.