Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 206 Preparing for Self-Rescue (Supplemented 12.25)

After solving the food problem, the next step is water.

The water problem is easy to solve. The snowmelt from outside just needs to melt.

As for the clothes, once the magic power recovers, Su Li can dry all the clothes she was wearing. With this blanket and the deerskin, we can ensure she stays warm.

Finally, there is the issue of elemental erosion.

“Elemental erosion is the most difficult to deal with. All we have now is some fruit tea; the heat-insulating stones are gone.”

Only Sophia can make fruit tea; neither Song Mingyu nor Ivan have the relevant knowledge.

They only had seven bottles of fruit tea left, which was far from enough.

"...If I add some more of the monster's viral glands, combined with that tree sap from before, I might be able to make something useful," Song Mingyu said uncertainly.

"Are you confident?" Su Li pressed.

"I have some ideas, but I'm not confident," Song Mingyu replied.

Su Li sighed, "Let's try it later."

"But the most serious problem we need to face now is how to get out of here."

Su Li looked up at the ceiling. The entire cave space was 3 meters high and 60 square meters in size; they had been trapped here for 10 hours.

Su Li said in a low voice, "I don't know how long the air in this space can last. I've seen live broadcasts before. The anchor stayed in a balloon with a diameter of 2 meters for 10 hours and was fine."

"Our space is so large that it should be able to hold out for a longer period of time, but to be on the safe side, it would be better to get to the ground as soon as possible."

"Agree."

Digging vertically upwards is the fastest path. However, Su Li doesn't know the situation outside; if she digs a hole and it leaks, she'll be doomed.

Su Li gave Song Mingyu a cup of fruit tea, as her body's resistance was even weaker.

The two embraced, wrapped tightly in the blanket. After a while, Song Mingyu felt drowsy. She had just woken up and used her magic to help Su Li recover, and was now extremely tired.

Su Li didn't say anything, just held her quietly. In the dark cave, the breathing of the person in his arms became melodious.

Two hours later, Song Mingyu's body trembled, and then she woke up.

"How did you sleep?"

"Listening to my heartbeat makes me feel at ease." Song Mingyu turned her head and rested her cheek against Su Li's chest, feeling a peace she had never felt before.

"...Would you like to sleep a little longer?"

"No, saving ourselves is the priority."

Su Li released Song Mingyu and stepped out of the blanket.

Then he grabbed the clothes that were already frozen stiff.

Having recovered a significant amount of magical energy, he activated it, and his entire body radiated a golden, scorching light.

He carefully controlled his magical energy, suppressing the fire aspect and strengthening the light aspect, so as not to consume precious oxygen.

As Zuli's magical energy circulated, the clothes on the ground began to thaw, slowly softening from frozen blocks.

Su Li picked up all the clothes, wrung them out to remove the moisture, and then baked them with the golden light.

A strange smell appeared in the air after a while. It wasn't Su Li and the others' body odor; it was just that the water was too dirty.

Su Li shook out the clothes; the cotton and down inside had turned into hard lumps after washing, making them very poor at keeping warm.

"Let me pat it down," Song Mingyu volunteered.

After handing all the clothes to Song Mingyu, Su Li finally managed to put on her underwear. Then she began to survey her surroundings.

After the walls of this space were hardened by the deer, the material became quite sturdy. Su Li touched the walls and felt a sensation similar to touching ceramic. When she tapped them, they made a clanging sound.

Su Li transformed her magical energy into Moon Wheel Mode, carefully sensing the water elements in the outside world through the wall.

For these guys who play with ice, sensing the water element in the outside world is a basic skill.

After sensing the surroundings, Su Li discovered that the cave was likely stuck in a corner of an underground river.

All around, except for the walls to the left and right, was water, and the water contained a great deal of water element, making it a kind of extraordinary material.

Su Li slowly pushed her magical energy to its lowest temperature.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

A bright moon appeared above the mountain, and Su Li's right eye shone with icy light. Su Li swung the mountain at the air, and a beam of moonlight sword energy swept out.

The wall on the right was instantly shattered by Su Li, and the sword energy struck the outer rock layer without any hindrance, freezing the water outside into ice in the process.

Su Li moved with lightning speed, swiftly unleashing three sword strikes that formed a triangle, before removing the central rock layer.

By the light emanating from the sword, he saw his creation: a passage about half a meter wide formed of ice, at the end of which lay a rock formation covered in frost.

"We just need to dig in this direction."

Su Li turned around and said, "You continue tidying your clothes, I'll start digging now."

Su Li took out his iron pickaxe and smashed it down on the ground.

With a clang, thanks to Su Li's great strength and the iron pickaxe produced by the system, the rock layer was like a crisp biscuit, and Su Li dug out a large chunk of it in one go.

After digging out this piece, Su Li continued digging downwards.

The sounds of mining echoed continuously inside the cave.

A short while later, Song Mingyu had also finished tidying up her clothes. She first gave the clothes to Su Li, then picked up Su Li's greatsword, walked to the side, and disassembled the three deer, disassembling one manually and two through the system.

The deer, after being broken down by the system, yielded only two tanned hides, 16 cuts of meat, two earth-attribute crystal cores, and some other materials. In total, it weighed 16 jin (approximately 8 catties).

It took Song Mingyu a long time to finally finish dissecting the remaining deer.

The meat is all piled up to one side; it's so cold now, aren't they afraid it will spoil?

After finishing, Song Mingyu quietly came to Su Li's side and began to help Su Li move the excavated soil using her inventory.

This digging took several hours. While digging, Zuli also had to use his magical energy from time to time to freeze and reinforce the rock layers.

When Su Li felt tired, he took over Su Li's work, picked up the pickaxe, and continued digging into the distance.

Song Mingyu returned only after both pickaxes had run out of durability.

Seeing Song Mingyu return, Su Li picked up a few pieces of meat, placed them on her spare greatsword, and then used magic energy to heat the greatsword to start grilling meat on a hot plate.

Zurich's cooking skills aren't very good, but at times like this, there's no other choice.

The two of them quickly finished the meat.

Song Mingyu looked at Su Li for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Let's rest for a bit."

After saying that, he started taking off his equipment.

Su Li was immediately stunned. Then, after thinking for a moment, he also began to take off his equipment.

The two of them curled up together under the blanket, just like before. Neither spoke, they simply listened to each other's heartbeats, making no further move.

At this moment, this narrow, cramped cave felt like a warm and cozy home.