Wasteland Survival System and Dogs

Chapter 81 Simple Desire (Merged Chapters)

Dad, Mom.

Warm fireplace, hot soup, and hot fire roasted venison.

A dream full of human feelings, but was awakened by the warmth of her face. Aisha woke up slowly at this time, just in time to see the long face of the old Popsicle.

"...Big dog? What's wrong."

Relying on the old Popsicle's coat, Aisha didn't feel the slightest chill throughout the night, as warm as if she had covered her body with a thick quilt.

"Are you awake? It's really hard for you to find. I almost searched all the nearby hills."

A familiar voice came from the side, making Aisha stop rubbing her eyes.She raised her head in surprise, and her still hazy eyes passed over the old Popsicle's head.

"Sir! You are finally back!"

Jing An nodded slightly, and after a brief gesture, he began to look at this small cave with a height of more than two meters.

"The opening faces downwards, so the wind and snow can't blow in, and the depth is limited, so it won't hide some ferocious beasts... It's indeed a good place to stay. Did the old Popsicle find it?"

"Woo~"

The old Popsicle wagged its tail, and nuzzled the embarrassed Elsa with his nose.

"You found it?"

It has to be said that Jing An was a little surprised.

"It's just some little knowledge. When I was a child, my father liked to take me out hunting. It is very common to spend the night on this kind of frozen soil."

"As for the jelly rats and lynxes, they will build holes on the ground or in the crevices of the mountains. Most of the places they choose are warm places that can be backed by the wind. A ready-made foothold can be found."

After finishing speaking, Aisha turned her body sideways, revealing the pile of leg bones that had been gnawed until they turned white, but now they were brittle.

"This place was supposed to be a nest of frozen mice, but I don't know when they should migrate out."

The knowledge of survival in the wild was unexpectedly abundant, and Jing An couldn't help but look at Aisha more.

"Yes, well done."

Having a warm foothold is much better than blowing the cold wind outside all night.

In fact, if it weren't for the traces left by the old Popsicle, Jing An wouldn't even be able to find the hiding place of these two guys.

Aisha lowered her head shyly, and two unnatural blushes appeared on her face.

After all...there are not many opportunities to be praised by Mr.

Turning back from the cliff pass and returning to the platform to find the whereabouts of Aisha and the old popsicle, the whole process took more than an hour.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jing'an also roughly calculated the direction of time—things that are not suitable for storage can provide some information at this time.

The cabbage grass that is carried around can also chew out a little sweetness.

Then... the time before and after is no more than 2 days.

Jing'an breathed a long sigh of relief. He sat down next to Lao Bingluo and fumbled to take out food and water from his bag.

"I've been up all night, so I'm hungry. Come over and have something to replenish your energy."

Aisha's package contained mostly daily necessities, and food and water were basically carried by Jing'an.

And the old popsicle... Although it will try to fill its stomach, it is still the behavior of not eating after eating.

"Thank you, sir."

"Woo~"

Taking advantage of the eating process, Jing An briefly asked about the actions of the two parties yesterday.

The old Popsicle walked around the cliff for several times, and couldn't find any other way to go up the mountain until dusk.

"Oh, woo woo woo~ woo woo!"

Without the power of the system, Jing An reluctantly analyzed the ups and downs in the old Popsicle's tone, and finally said as if trying to sum it up.

"At the entrance of the passage leading directly to the cliff pass, did you feel something that made you uncomfortable?"

The old Popsicle kept nodding, and the big ruddy tongue that was half stuck out made him look a bit more simple and honest.

Jing An silently touched the big head of the old Popsicle, secretly thinking about the growth rate of this guy—it found the tunnel entrance after Jing An, but it could accurately sense the sense of crisis inside, and did not act rashly.

"A detection-type specialization..."

Although the progress of the old Popsicle is not obvious, it cannot be ignored.If there is still a system in hand at this time, Jing An naturally has to explore it carefully.

Compared with the old Popsicle, Aisha's behavior is much simpler.Following her family's knowledge of survival in the wilderness, she found a place to settle in the crevices of the mountains.

In order to ensure that no accident occurred, she turned back again and returned to the platform. She waited until she met Old Popsicle before exploring the situation inside the cave together.

After knowing this, Jing An nodded slightly.

"It's a good job. Under the premise that the situation is unknown, this is indeed the correct solution."

Both guys are the type that can make people worry-free, which also allows Jing An not to be distracted to take care of the logistics situation.

After simply filling their stomachs, one person and one dog raised their heads and cast a questioning look at Jing'an.

They were obviously more concerned about what Jing An did than themselves.

So there was no news all night.

"I know what you're all thinking, so... I'll make a long story short."

He briefly described what happened to him, and the words he used without any modification can be described as straightforward, but even so, Aisha also showed a surprised expression on the mutant's ability and strength.

In fact, this is also the first time Jing'an confesses the existence of mutants to Aisha.

"The general content is like this. In fact, I didn't want to tell you these things at first... But some accidents happened at the cliff pass. This made me have to make some changes and make some proper preparations for future actions."

A soulless mutant.

What exactly does this mean?Even Jing An herself has no idea.

It is the nature of all creatures to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and naturally, even mutants are no exception.Since it is the premise of the general direction, there is no plan to modify it for the time being, then...

Finding ways to improve hard power so that you can deal with various emergencies is the most straightforward solution.

Jing An paused slightly, his eyes flickered, and even his tone became a little dull.

"Aisha, do you want to be a mutant?"

"……Uh?"

For a moment, Aisha even thought that she had an auditory hallucination.

She hurriedly stood up, patted the hem of her clothes, blushed, and said repeatedly.

"First, sir! You... this, isn't this too sudden?"

Although the old Popsicle on the side was silent, he also tilted his head towards Jing An at this time, and raised a pair of airplane ears.

"It's not sudden at all."

Making Aisha a mutant was not a whim in Jing An's mind.

The old popsicle is not suitable for improving hard power through evolution. The evaluation given to it by the system before is mainly stocking, just let it play freely.

In contrast, Aisha is the only one who can immediately become a fighting power and be used by him.

"Your personality is not a particularly strong type, so it is not suitable to be an offensive mutant. But when it comes to observation and analysis, I think you are very talented."

It just so happened that Jing'an also had a rare piece of material in hand.

"The path of empathy."

"After mastering this evolutionary path, you will be able to communicate with all creatures, and thus be able to obtain all kinds of information. For example, if you are a mutant, you and the old Popsicle, you can even understand it instantly through eye contact. the meaning of."

Jing An briefly explained the concept of grading to Aisha, and then continued.

"As long as you agree, I can use a special method to let you bypass the first-level mutation and directly become a second-level mutant."

This method is not mature, but among the reserved information of the system, the success rate is still as high as 90%, and it is almost impossible to fail.

At the same time, what Jing'an cares most about is the brain domain communication in Jiangyue's characteristics-if Aisha can inherit it perfectly, then the big problem of communication will be solved easily.

It will also be of great help to follow-up actions.

But even so, Jing An still didn't want to say much.

There is no need to persuade too much, because the final decision is still Aisha herself.It is not Jing'an's style to interfere too much with other people's thoughts.

"me……"

Aisha pursed her lips, and her hands that were drawn by her sides couldn't help clenching the corners of her clothes.Her little face, which had even started to turn pale because of nervousness, was trembling, and she couldn't hold back a complete sentence for a long time.

"Don't be nervous, just follow your heart and make the most clear decision."

With Jing An's encouragement, Aisha reluctantly adjusted her mentality, with a somewhat tangled look on her face, and finally said to Jing An in a slow voice.

"Yes, I'm sorry, sir..."

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant.

The old Popsicle opened its mouth as if pretending to yawn, so that its head could avoid the sight of the two of them—even it felt a little bit of embarrassment.

If you don't have the courage to answer positively, you can only decline in this way.

Aisha's eye sockets began to glow with red circles, but after a while, two crystal clear arcs slipped from her face.

On the frozen ground, gunfire, brains and red blood.

Seemingly unrelated things are intertwined in an instant, like spinning threads, depicting a series of chilling pictures.She recalled the ruthless predators, and the boy next door who was brutally shot, and even left to die in the wilderness.

Life is so fragile that it cannot withstand the slightest wave.

It's not that she doesn't have the concept of the mutant's ability, and even in Jing'an's description, she has a more intuitive feeling.

This is an existence that is far sharper than guns, sharp claws, and sharp teeth.It is the absolute power that only a few protesters can possess.

This is the power enough to influence the lives of others.

The power of life and death is too far away from her, so that when it is placed in front of her, even Aisha feels a little absurd.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.

"I never thought that I could become such a strong and capable person like Mr. I just want to complete the agreement with you, and then return to my hometown, and find a way for Hu Jingcheng to rebuild the settlement."

A simple and unadorned wish.

But it is also the voice of Aisha.

It seemed that Aisha hated her own weakness. Her hands were intertwined in front of her body, and her knuckles began to turn white because of too much force.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

The snot and tear stains were mixed together, and the tense nerves broke at this moment. Aisha's emotions collapsed in an instant, and her tear ducts burst.

Her head twitched slightly, but she received Jing An's comforting caress.

The expected cynicism did not come, but was replaced by a voice that seemed to be relieved.

"I understand, don't blame yourself, Aisha."

Aisha raised her head, but happened to see Jing An's somewhat lonely expression—it wasn't from disappointment, or the look of a failed expectation.

It's that he didn't realize the real intention of the other party.

"Not everyone will accept this way of life, I think too much."

He paused slightly, then continued.

"Feel sorry."

A slight tingling sensation came from Aisha's chest.She opened her mouth tremblingly, as if she wanted to argue about something.But the words came to his lips, but finally turned into a cry.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir..."

Jing An silently patted her on the shoulder, turned around slowly, and began to pack her backpack.

Now that this matter has been settled, there is no point in continuing the discussion.

To clean up her mood, Jing An needs to continue to turn her attention back and start preparing for the next move.

"From now on, I'll take a short break, and we'll set off in about half an hour. After passing through the cliff pass, try to find the next foothold before the sun goes down."

Strictly speaking, the cliff pass can serve as a foothold for tonight.But... Jing'an didn't dare to stay overnight in that ghostly place.

Before turning back, he stopped by to observe several rooms, but there was no response from anyone inside.He tried to break the door bolt, and continued to explore, but the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

The half-packed bedding, the stove with only water added to the pot.

The breath of life is still there, but there is no shadow of strangers at all, as if it is boiling hot water. During the process of filtering and heating, the impurities called living things are removed, leaving only the place called settlements. of cooked water.

No matter how you think about it, there is an indescribably strange atmosphere here.

But despite this, we still have to find a way to get through this settlement later.Because there is no other way to go up the mountain, in order to reach Winterhold earlier, crossing the settlement is the only option.
Jing'an's face was solemn, he took out the clothes for a change of clothes from the bag, put them on the back of his head casually, and squatted down against the side wall.

"Old Popsicle, please pay more attention to the outside later. If there is an accident, don't worry, just wake me up."

The latter sat upright on the ground, wagging its big yellow and black tail, causing a burst of fly ash.

"Woooo~"

Aisha was not immersed in emotions all the time, she wiped away the tears, then turned around without saying a word and began to pack the packages and luggage.
Taking advantage of the break, Jing An pulled the package containing Nuo Er to her side, half of it in her arms.

Soon, soon... just wait.

Relaxed nerves, tiredness rising like a tide, instantly overwhelmed Jing An's consciousness, he soaked in the hazy sleepiness for a while, and then lost consciousness.

The cold wind was blowing outside the cave, and the re-accumulated mountain snow soon covered the traces of the two and one dog.

And just as Jing An was resting, some indescribable existences were also wriggling, constantly moving in one direction.After about a few minutes, the bright red that was left on the steps disappeared without a trace after a while—it wasn't just a cover-up or a concept of covering.

Instead, like a painting that has been erased, the concept of color and quality has been removed, and it has become an invisible shadow in an instant, and finally disappeared in this piece of silver-clad world.

It seems that there is something invisible that is expanding continuously.

(End of this chapter)