Happiness System

After being stranded in the Chunjiang River for a day, we finally found a relatively narrow place upstream and built a wooden bridge, so that everyone was able to cross safely.

The team continued to move forward and finally encountered the Li people. The other side was a small group of several hundred people. They avoided them when they saw the crowd here from afar.

More than a month later, they finally left Li State.

Meng Yuxi stared at the desert in front of her in a daze, "We're just going to go straight through?"

Wen Yujin nodded heavily, "The team will stay here for five days to collect supplies. Although it is said that Roland Country is in the center of the desert, no one has ever walked in!

Even with a compass we could get lost in the desert, so we need to prepare at least half a year's worth of supplies!"

A few days ago, the government collected grain again. They could have had enough grain for two years, but due to the loss, replenishment, collection, replenishment, and collection again along the way, they now only have enough food for half a year!

In fact, the most difficult thing about crossing the desert is water, and the most difficult thing is also transporting water!

It is impossible that there are no living creatures in the desert. Food can be found if you think of ways, but water is hard to find.

Meng Yuxi fell silent. The vegetation had long been buried by the snow half a person's height, and she had no chance to cheat.

There is plenty of water now, but it is not easy to carry it with you.

They will be in there for not just ten days or half a day, but several months!

If everything goes well, it will take three to five months. If not, it will take half a year or even a year!

At present, the food consumed by humans is not the main source of income; the food consumed by livestock such as horses and mules is!

In the grassland, they can dig out the mutant grass from the snow to feed the livestock, but they can't let them eat sand in the desert!

I am afraid that it will not be long before these livestock will become food and water sources for humans.

There is a windbreak forest at the junction of the grassland and the desert, and the mutant trees are abnormally tall and strong.

Wen Yujin took people to hunt, and Wen Cheng also took some people to cut wood to make carts and barrels.

In the camp, only Meng Yuxi, Xiaoqiu, Xiaoxia and two guards were left from the Wen family.

It’s not that they are careless, but the Wen family is under the protection of the government, and no one here would be so blind as to come and steal things.

Meng Yuxi was bored and started using her supernatural powers to explore the surrounding environment.

She actually discovered quite a few things!

There were actually fungus species in the desert just ahead, near the grassland. And in the place behind where they had just passed by not long ago, there should have been a big pool of water, and there was actually a natural pink lotus root in it!

Meng Yuxi used her supernatural powers to try to make mushrooms grow, but then she found that the technology was too high and required too much supernatural power, so it was not cost-effective!

I simply gave up on the mushrooms and concentrated on promoting the pink lotus root.

Fortunately, the pink lotus root was quite resilient and under her manipulation, it soon filled the pool of water.

I hope no one will scold her when she chisels the ice!

The pool of water almost exhausted Meng Yuxi's supernatural powers. She calmly took out energy water from the space to replenish her blood.

After a while, she said, "It's boring to stay in the tent. Let's go out for a walk."

Xiao Xia immediately took her cloak and said, "Madam, do you want to watch Cheng Tongguan and his men cut down trees? I heard that the trees over there are so big that one person can't hug them!"

In fact, there is nothing to see. The mutant trees are generally tall and strong, but doesn’t this mean there is nothing entertaining about them?

"Go and have a look!"

I just happened to pick up the mushrooms she had helped to grow as a meal.

Meng Yuxi put on her cloak and hood, then put on her homemade mask, and tightened her scarf before walking out of the tent.

They had no intention of going to the refugees, so they went out without guards.

Xiao Qiu ran to the kitchen tent and happily returned with a small basket, "Madam, there are sand scorpions in the desert. Fried sand scorpions are delicious!"

Xiao Xia's face was filled with black lines, "Are you crazy? Will sand scorpions come out in this weather?"

Xiao Qiu laughed and said, "I don't care. I'm going to look for it anyway!"

Meng Yuxi was helpless, "Shouldn't we use a can or something to hold the sand scorpion?"

Xiao Qiu thought about it and was too lazy to go back, "Then I'll catch one and deal with it, so I won't be afraid of it running away!"

"Then you must look carefully and don't miss any scorpions!"

Meng Yuxi walked forward with a smile.

Along the way, there were also other ladies, concubines, princesses and the like who came out for a stroll. Now there were no longer the same rules as before, and everyone just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Xiaoqiu was relatively well behaved in crowded places, but when there were fewer people around, she rushed into the sand pile to look for sand scorpions.

Don’t mention it, but there are quite a lot of sand scorpions, and she really found a few of them!

Meng Yuxi had been secretly sowing and planting along the way. This time she needed to deal with the vines, so her progress was naturally much slower.

They walked and watched Xiaoqiu catch scorpions. It took them almost an hour to reach the dense forest. However, none of them went close. They just looked at her from a distance of several hundred meters and then walked back.

On the way back, Meng Yuxi deliberately used the anti-slip cane to rub and dig here and there, and then 'accidentally' dug out the mushrooms.

She pretended to be surprised and asked, "Is this a mushroom? Can I eat it?"

Xiao Qiu ran back and picked up the mushroom in surprise. "Madam, this mushroom that looks like a big white steamed bun is edible! Oh my god, mushrooms can actually grow in this weather, it's incredible!"

This time, Xiaoqiu took Xiaoxia to look for mushrooms without Meng Yuxi's guidance.

The ladies from other families in the distance saw that they had made some gains and came over with their people.

Xiaoqiu's vegetable basket was full, so she generously shared with everyone how to find this big mushroom.

Instead of letting people walk around and trample the mushrooms, it is better to let everyone eat them!

She still has this vision.

Winter clothes are either cotton-padded or fur-lined. When going out, one has to carry at least 20 kilograms of weight. Seeing Xiaoqiu teaching everyone how to find mushrooms, Meng Yuxi quickly took them back to the camp.

"Madam, I will take the food to the kitchen and ask them to prepare delicious food for you tonight!"

If Xiaoqiu hadn't been carrying a full basket of things, she might have really jumped up and down.

Meng Yuxi took off her cloak and said to Xiao Xia, "I'm going to sleep for a while, you can go and do your own thing."

Xiao Xia hung up her cloak and helped her sit on the couch, "Madam, I will massage your legs, otherwise your feet will hurt tomorrow."

"You are still thoughtful!"

Indeed, she hadn't done much exercise along the way, and now she had been walking for more than two hours, so her legs were bound to ache.

Meng Yuxi took off her cotton coat and lay on the couch, covering her upper body with a quilt, and fell asleep under Xiao Xia's massage.

The next day, after she had breakfast, she continued to go out for a stroll. This time, except for a few sand scorpions, Xiaoqiu didn't get any other gains.

On the third day, Wen Yujin did not go out hunting. Wen Cheng and his men were making carts and wooden barrels. Meng Yuxi watched outside for a while and then pulled Wen Yujin towards the refugees.

The refugees lived a hard life. They were more diligent than the so-called nobles like Meng Yuxi. The able-bodied men went out hunting and cutting wood. The old, the weak, women and children were not idle either. They were digging the snow to dig out the mutated grass underneath. As long as it was not poisonous, they would collect it and eat it.

Meng Yuxi continued to secretly activate her supernatural powers. With Wen Yujin by her side, she couldn't take out energy water out of thin air to cheat.

Because of the mask and the wide hat, no one could see her tired and pale face after she had exhausted her supernatural powers.

Wen Yujin seemed to sense something, looked at her and whispered, "The wind is strong, let's go back?"

Meng Yuxi pulled his cloak and acted coquettishly, "I don't want to walk by myself, Brother Jin, carry me on your back!"

"it is good!"

Wen Yujin turned around and squatted.

Meng Yuxi smiled and leaned forward, "Brother Jin, you are so nice!"

Wen Yujin chuckled: "Well, I will only be good to you in this life!"

Without Meng Yuxi who was "holding him back", Wen Yujin took a big step with his long legs and returned to the camp in less than a third of the time. Meng Yuxi had already fallen asleep on his back.

That afternoon, the refugees dug up natural food, which caused a sensation in the entire camp.

The aristocratic circle also immediately picked up shovels and took action.

Wen Cheng and his friends didn't even bother to push the cart or the wooden barrel, they just went to dig snow.

Meng Yuxi just woke up and found that the whole camp had gone crazy!

After eating a meal that was hard to tell whether it was lunch or dinner, she found Wen Yujin and secretly pointed to a location, "There used to be a big pond there!"

Wen Yujin understood immediately that there were good things there!

He asked the Lin and Meng families to mobilize some people, and they headed straight to the big pond together.

Meng Yuxi thought it would be very difficult for them since they needed to chisel ice.

It's her brain that doesn't want to waste any effort. She knows how to use the principle of leverage to quickly remove the ice!

At least the ancients had fewer tools to cheat, so they were not stupid!

The food under the snow was indeed difficult to dig, and because of this batch of natural food, the large group stayed for two more days. Only after all the food was dug out did the team start to enter the desert.

There is no snow in the desert. It is dry and cold. Under the sun, the sand is so dazzling that it is unbearable.

At the beginning, Meng Yuxi would go out for a walk at irregular intervals every day. Starting from the fifth day, half-buried mummies began to appear on the sand, and even human body parts that were discarded by humans.

Then, Wen Yujin no longer let her get off the carriage.

Every time he took a break, he would ask someone to check the surroundings to see if there was anything wrong.

As you go further down, you'll encounter even more disgusting and horrifying situations.

A month later, some families began to kill horses and mules.

All along the way, there was nothing but sand all around. They didn't see any greenery, let alone water.

Also, the temperatures have started to rise, winter is over!

As the temperature rises, most families are considering slaughtering their livestock.

Another month passed, and there was still no news of green plants and water sources. The temperature had reached 40 degrees, and the Wen family had to consider reducing the number of horses.

The Wen family's horses were very intelligent. Perhaps they sensed their master's intentions and began to use less drinking water.

Everyone had deep feelings for their old friend, and they felt uncomfortable seeing the skinny horse, so the matter was delayed again and again.

"Look! Look ahead!"

"Oasis! And a town?"

"Oh my god, the legendary Roland Kingdom actually exists!"

"Run! We are saved, there must be water over there!"

"Thank God, there is always a way out!"

Not only did the nobles increase their speed, but even the common people were running forward excitedly. Especially those who had almost no supplies left on them, they no longer cared about discipline and started to overtake from the sand pile nearby.