After finishing his meal, Li Ke went to the nearby woods and chopped down several trees. Having gathered enough wood, he built a wooden frame around the RV. Knowing that the stone axe could upgrade these items, Li Ke easily figured out how to upgrade the wooden frame.
In other words, right-clicking.
Upgrading one wooden frame required eight pieces of wood, and the upgraded frame had 500 durability. Li Ke then tried upgrading again and discovered that it required pebbles, which in turn required clay and stone.
Li Ke thought for a moment, then immediately crafted a stone shovel. He tentatively slammed it into the ground, and the next moment, a durability indicator appeared on the ground, along with a notification that clay had been added to his inventory. After digging a few more times, a huge crater appeared in the ground.
Li Ke looked at the crater, which was at least a meter deep, and couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Very user-friendly."
He only dug three times, and then this deep pit appeared. To be honest, he was quite confused himself, but this confirmed one thing: survival in this world really wasn't difficult, as long as he didn't do anything reckless.
Li Ke tried making ten pebbles. It wasn't that he didn't want to make more, but because he was out of gravel. After upgrading a 500-durability wooden frame, Li Ke saw the wooden structure in front of him instantly transform into a brick wall made entirely of bricks.
He tried tapping it with his stone axe and got a number.
1457/1500.
"Defense has increased too!"
Li Ke was very surprised. But when he tried to upgrade again, a material shortage warning appeared, indicating that he needed cement to proceed with the next upgrade.
But cement was giving Li Ke a headache. Cement was different from other materials; it required a cement mixer to make, while this required a workbench. Frankly, this left Li Ke quite frustrated.
"Looks like I'll really be a mining youth tomorrow."
Li Ke glanced at the sky and gave up on continuing to work. Meanwhile, Erina Nakiri had already finished tending the campfire and was helping him upgrade the unfinished wooden frame to planks.
Yes, they fenced off the RV and installed a wooden door, also created by the system, for easy access.
After all, the upgraded wooden frame couldn't be taken back.
"Time to sleep."
Stretching, the two went inside.
They each occupied a room to sleep. Erina Nakiri slept soundly, but Li Ke wasn't.
The effects of the meal weren't significantly diminished by the previous exertion; in fact, lying down made Li Ke even more aware of the heat coursing through his body.
Although he still had a slight fever, the physical reactions were unavoidable.
"Damn it..."
Li Ke sat up helplessly in the middle of the night, then covered his face.
He couldn't sleep at all!
The burning desire within him was infuriating.
And most importantly, he had a target for whom "anything goes without question."
Not Erina. Li Ke wasn't planning on having anything happen with her yet; he intended to wait until feelings developed over time.
But the merchant.
Those enormous breasts, and those obviously exceptionally full hips and legs—she was a perfect object of desire. Although her face couldn't compare to Erina's, the most important thing was this:
She didn't present any communication difficulties.
Although Erina Nakiri was beautiful and somewhat dependent on him, she was more of a comrade-in-arms than a plaything; she was a partner struggling to survive in this world alongside him.
"Do I really have to push my limits?"
Li Ke looked at his hands. Even though he'd washed them with water, he could still smell the stench of zombie blood. Who knew if his handiwork would infect him again?
If he got infected in such a ridiculous way, he really wouldn't know what to say.
However, the restless desire was unbearable, forcing him to bury his head under the covers.
But unbeknownst to him, Erina Nakiri, listening to his heavy breathing next door, was also struggling to sleep.
The human body is a strange thing. After battles and strenuous exercise, one craves something with the opposite sex.
Especially activities that cause an adrenaline rush, directly leading to the desire to have offspring.
Therefore, people with good physical fitness and who exercise regularly have stronger physical desires. Those who are inactive and rarely take risks not only lack the desire most of the time, but they also miss out on even the most stimulating human sensations!
If you don't believe it, interested friends can try comparing the feeling of doing certain things after months of training versus doing the same things after a long period of inactivity.
It's different.
That night he dreamed of many things, but the most frequent were the feeling of kissing Erina and the softness of kneading the merchant's breasts.
This made him curse involuntarily when he woke up in the morning, before getting up somewhat listlessly and starting to build his wooden fence.
He first placed a wooden frame in front of him, then jumped onto it, but at that moment, he thought of a technique used in Minecraft-like building games.
He jumped again, aiming for a meter high, and then, in the instant he jumped, placed a wooden frame beneath his feet.
And in an instant, his body was standing on the wooden frame!
"It actually works..."
Li Ke felt a surge of joy, because this opened up so many possibilities!
For example, it could be used for climbing mountains, or to reach places where zombies couldn't reach you!
"So, getting up to the top of that gas station might be easier than I thought!"
With this in mind, Li Ke quickly walked along the wall, observing his surroundings for any zombies or wild animals.
Fortunately, no wild animals or zombies appeared, and even the wall's durability wasn't compromised.
At that moment, Erina Nakiri emerged from the RV with the leftover food from yesterday. Li Ke jumped down from the wall and nodded to her.
"After we eat, we'll go to town and scavenge for useful things, mainly duct tape and anything that looks usable."
Erina Nakiri didn't object. Still sleep-deprived, she started heating up the food and listened to Li Ke's new discovery.
When she heard that she could build blocks in mid-air, an excited expression appeared on her face.
However, just as the two were about to eat, a piercing scream from outside suddenly rang out. The sound was inhuman.
Li Ke and Erina immediately became alert. Li Ke even jumped onto the wall and looked towards the source of the sound.
But when he saw who it was, Li Ke's joy at the sight of a survivor vanished instantly. The scream came from a white zombie, covered in wounds, staggering towards them!
This zombie looked almost exactly like Sadako from horror movies. The moment Li Ke saw her, he realized she couldn't possibly be alive!
She stared at Li Ke, her eyes filled with greed, and let out another piercing scream.
The next moment, Li Ke saw the sound of doors and windows shattering coming from the town not far from the RV. A dozen zombies, who had been hiding somewhere, burst out of the rooms and rushed towards them. Yes, they were sprinting. Despite being in the sunlight, these zombies displayed the speed of Usain Bolt, a speed usually reserved for nighttime, charging towards Li Ke and his companions.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Li Ke jumped down without hesitation. A stone spear appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he also grabbed the axe he had stored in his inventory, charging towards the screaming zombie.
In just five seconds, Li Ke was in front of the zombie. Seeing the Sadako-like zombie about to open its mouth, Li Ke plunged the spear into its mouth, pinning the charging zombie to the ground.
The next moment, Li Ke gripped the axe with both hands and chopped it down on the zombie's forehead. The sharp axe blade embedded itself in the zombie's skull, instantly killing it.
However, the horde of zombies, resembling Usain Bolt, didn't leave. They continued their frenzied charge towards his location, now less than a hundred meters from Li Ke!
Li Ke drew his axe and charged towards the wall without looking back. But just as he reached the wall, the zombies were already within ten meters of him.
"Grab me!"
There was no time to set up the wooden frame, or even to open the gate, but thankfully, Erina Nakiri was kneeling on the wall, extending her hand to Li Ke below.
Li Ke leaped and grabbed Erina's hand, using his other hand to grip the wall. With Erina's help, he flipped himself over onto the top.
Then, a swarm of zombies charged, slamming violently against the wall.
"Damn it... there really are special zombies!"
Looking at at least twelve zombies, Li Ke's heart pounded. If he were to be overwhelmed by these zombies, he would undoubtedly be finished!
Not infected, but directly bitten and devoured by these zombies!
Lying on the wall, catching his breath, Li Ke heard the sound of bones scraping against wooden planks. He and Erina looked down and saw the zombies frantically scratching at the wooden wall beneath them, several even heading towards the wooden door!
But the only saving grace for Li Ke was that their movements had slowed down, no longer as frantic as before.
"At least there's some good news."
Li Ke took a deep breath, then flipped over and landed inside the wall. He grabbed his axe, opened the wooden door they had made, and cleaved open the forehead of a zombie girl scratching at it.
Blood splattered everywhere. Li Ke moved aside, and Erina's axe followed, knocking down another zombie. The two took turns, eliminating all the zombies trying to enter through the gate. Then they went outside the wall and dealt with the remaining zombies scratching at it.
After dealing with the last zombie, Li Ke collapsed onto the grass, panting heavily. Erina, still calm and collected, came to Li Ke's side, looking at him with concern.
But unbeknownst to her, from this angle, Li Ke could easily see the girl's underwear and part of its outline.
Li Ke froze for two seconds. His surging adrenaline made him think of many things. To avoid making a mistake in this state of excitement, he immediately averted his gaze, sat up, picked up his slightly dulled axe, and looked towards the town.
"We need to find firearms quickly! And we need a shift system. Also, Erina, it's too dangerous until the RV is repaired. We need a safe base, a watchtower, and a rotating watch system."
At that distance, if he had a gun and was skilled at shooting, things wouldn't have been so difficult and dangerous. He could have killed the white zombie before it could even shout a second time!
He could have even cleared out all the charging zombies on the spot!
And if someone was on guard, then it goes without saying that he could have killed that monster, similar to Sadako, the moment it appeared!
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Erina Nakiri nodded. Li Ke's suggestion was very reasonable and made perfect sense.
After eating, the two entered the town again. Li Ke was still very cautious, as there were still many buildings in the town they hadn't explored. If a Sadako-like zombie appeared, they wouldn't know how to deal with it.
But before coming here, Li Ke had made some preparations.
Since he didn't have feathers for arrows and didn't know how to shoot arrows, Li Ke hadn't made a bow and arrows. However, he discovered that spears could be thrown, so he packed a large number of spears in his backpack. If the Sadako zombie was blocked by other zombies, he…
He would have Erina Nakiri stab her to death with a spear!
That's right, Li Ke tried it. Even in throwing spears, Erina was more accurate and threw them harder than him!
This incident was a huge blow to Li Ke. So, while searching a house they hadn't been to before, Li Ke watched Erina's chest heave alluringly as she bent over to look for something, and couldn't help but let his mind wander.
"Could Erina be the one with the protagonist's script?"
And he, Li Ke…
The useless old man sent to his death to unleash the protagonist's power?