It was 11:40 AM.
The sun was directly overhead, and Qi Xiao was soaking in the stream, looking utterly content.
Qi Xiao returned to the Train, dried himself, and put on his clothes.
It was exactly twelve o'clock, and the Train started moving.
The forest vanished, and outside the window, darkness enveloped everything.
There were five trash cans, four washbasins, and over a hundred 500ml plastic bottles.
Qi Xiao transported these containers, all filled with stream water, to the last carriage.
The stream water was very clean; even if there came a day with no water, it could still be drunk after being boiled.
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time or containers, otherwise, he could have collected more.
Who would ever complain about having too much water?
Qi Xiao returned to the screen to see where the next stop would be.
“This stop: Extreme Ice Island (Single-person Station)”
“This station has large ice lakes, no danger.”
“There is a Level 3 treasure chest under the ice in the center of the lake. It contains: 12 train coins, 1 wu gou fruit, 1 Queen Esdeath Dress-up Card.”
What kind of amazing place was this, a Level 3 treasure chest!
Twelve train coins, an unheard-of wu gou fruit, and some Queen Dress-up Card.
Esdeath, wasn't that an anime character? Could the next stop be an anime world?
A dress-up card, it sounded like he would gain her abilities after using it.
Qi Xiao rubbed his hands together like a fly, filled with anticipation.
At the same time, Xi Jian, as she had promised yesterday, returned one Train coin on time.
In the chatroom.
“Folks, the internship period is almost over in two days, I'm so nervous.”
“If it weren't for the protection mechanism, I would have been bitten to death by a lion in the grassland before. What am I going to do in the future?”
“Don't forget, the constant temperature in the carriage will also be gone then.”
“Who knows if we'll freeze to death or burn to death next. I hope things can stay as they are, just not too outrageous.”
“I really want to go home, I want to take a shower, play on the computer, play games, and order takeout. I don't want to stay here anymore, ahhhhhh!”
“Do you guys have a lot of water and food stored?”
“Not much. I haven't had a full meal since I came to this godforsaken place.”
“Folks, who has food? I'll trade for a young lady's underwear!”
“What's wrong, big brother? Fallen on hard times?”
“Too many pretty young ladies were offering underwear, I couldn't resist and traded all my food away.”
The internship period is ending? So fast?
Because the screen only showed time, not the date.
Coupled with every day being very ‘fulfilling’, he really hadn't noticed this.
...
Qi Xiao's biological clock had already formed; he would wake up around 7:30 AM every day.
To cope with the severe cold, Qi Xiao ate a box of self-heating rice, a bottle of milk, and three pieces of chocolate.
“The Train is about to arrive at the station, please sit tight and hold on.”
At this moment, Qi Xiao had already put on his snow down jacket and the worn leather gloves he had exchanged for a bottle of stream water last night.
Qi Xiao held a pistol in his right hand and a bag of trash in his left, walking out of the Train.
“This damned dog's poop really stinks, maybe I should stew it.”
The Black Wind Monster was kept inside the car and not allowed to get off.
Exhaling a puff of white mist, Qi Xiao squinted his eyes, observing the surroundings.
Under the sunlight, the vast ice lake shimmered with crystal-clear light across its entire surface.
The lake surface was like a giant mirror, perfectly reflecting the surrounding scenery.
It wasn't an anime world.
Nor did he see any aggressive creatures.
Qi Xiao walked onto the lake surface and stomped his foot. Good heavens, this ice was at least over a meter thick.
Even if he found the treasure chest, with such thick ice, he couldn't get it without professional tools.
Never mind, he'd look for it first.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
These lousy gloves were no good, they were leaky and his hands were freezing.
Qi Xiao pulled out his watch and checked the time, ten o'clock.
Damn it, where was this treasure chest? His eyes were going blind from looking.
No, he had to go back, his life was most important.
Constant temperature carriage, I'm coming back!
At 11:40, Qi Xiao saw his Train.
And next to the Train, a sled was surprisingly parked.
He hadn't seen anyone when he got off earlier.
Qi Xiao quickly rushed towards the Train. As he got closer, he saw a treasure chest on the sled.
It was the Level 3 treasure chest.
This was truly a case of 'seeking far and wide, only to find it effortlessly'!
As soon as Qi Xiao reached out to open the treasure chest, the two huskies pulling the sled began to bark wildly.
“Woof woof woof woof woof!”
The two people peering into Qi Xiao's Train window heard the dog barking and immediately turned their heads.
One was a tall man, the other significantly shorter, a girl.
Both of them were wearing clothes made of some animal fur, and the girl wore a striking red hat.
Qi Xiao met their gaze and awkwardly withdrew his hand.
Qi Xiao put his right hand to his mouth, trying to think of an excuse to trick them into giving him the treasure chest.
“What are you doing peering into my car! Are you trying to steal something?!”
When the man heard Qi Xiao suddenly turn fierce, he plopped down on his knees, startling Qi Xiao.
He kept muttering words Qi Xiao couldn't understand.
My goodness? What was this about now?
Gun?
Qi Xiao looked at the gun in his hand and seemed to understand.
Language barrier combined with the threat of a firearm, they thought he was a robber.
That was fine too. Qi Xiao simply opened the treasure chest directly. Inside lay a dozen gleaming golden train coins, a greenish, winter jujube-sized fruit, and a light blue card.
