Chapter 138 Scarier than animals

Option one is 5.9%, option two is 76.5%, and option three is 17.6%.

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[Option 2]

【Sliding track】

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"...Let's make the sliding track first."

Zheng Zhuo was lying on the folding bed, thinking while confirming the voting results.

The facilities in the town have basically figured out how to operate, and the plots have been successfully maintained at 20 plots.

However, the defense line made of stone walls is still very fragile. Zheng Zhuo needs to take one more step - ensuring the status of the town is only the first step, his ultimate goal is to safely advance to the [Caregiver]'s house.

According to Chu Huairen's report, the farm that is now completely hidden among the vegetation should be located in the last 20 plots of the forest.

That is, the distance from there is at least 60 plots.

How to shorten this distance? This is a big deal.

But the first step should be to explore.

"First, consolidate the surrounding areas of the town while trying to advance..."

The weapons he currently has are [Lash Saw] and [Short-barreled Shotgun]. The short-barreled shotgun has no bullets yet.

"Hopefully a replacement for the bullet can be found. Until then, use a lawn saw to clear the road with caution."

Zheng Zhuo probably had an idea.

Zheng Zhuo planned to first "consolidate the surroundings of the stone wall - advance exploration - discover reliable paths - cut down the paths" as the basis, and while being wary of strange plants, he would slowly penetrate into the unknown land.

As a result, he would need to frequently enter the forest in the following days and return along the way.

During this period, a lot of materials are bound to be found. The sliding track can send the materials directly from the edge of the forest to the mayor's office, which is of great help. He can also move through the track, which is a kind of safety guarantee.

"Okay. Then let's start, making the track——"

"--ah."

Zheng Zhuo looked at the night outside the window.

"...No overtime."

Bad habits must be corrected.

"..."

That's what it says.

An hour later, Zheng Zhuo, unable to fall asleep, got up from the bed, lit the crucible, and completed the [sliding track].

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The next day, early morning.

Zheng Zhuo went to bed very late but got up very early.

In fact, he was almost used to this kind of work and rest. This kind of work and rest reminded him of the days when he was still working. He felt used to it, and he felt a little sad for his habit.

"...Don't think about it. It's not good for your mental health."

Zheng Zhuo put aside those thoughts. He walked out of the house carrying the [sliding track] made last night and began to erect it.

After a little research, he figured out the assembly method. The structure of the track is actually very simple: steel ingots are ground into thin and long steel bars. The steel bars are corroded with corrosive liquid and then welded to each other. What Zheng Zhuo wants to do

Just use vines to tie the steel bars to the beams of nearby houses.

As for the fields without houses, [wooden sticks] were inserted into the ground to serve as beams.

The installation of the steel bars was carried out in an orderly manner. The steel bars were very thin, but the structure was very strong. Zheng Zhuo tried it. He put his own weight on it, and the steel bars would not collapse.

When building the steel bars, Zheng Zhuo made a very small slope so that the long [sliding track] would be high at the stone wall and low at the mayor's office. This would ensure that Zheng Zhuo could transport items from the stone wall.

You can quickly return along the sliding track.

He installed it for nearly an hour. Finally, Zheng Zhuo placed a large number of hanging baskets made of "wide blades" under the stone wall.

Materials that are difficult to bundle can be moved using hanging baskets.

"This way it's foolproof."

Zheng Zhuo climbed up the sliding rail. He was making final adjustments to make the end angle of the sliding rail sharper - to prevent strange plants from climbing on it.

While he was busy preparing...

--Jingle Bell--

Behind me, there suddenly came the slight sound of wind chimes.

"wind?"

--Jingle Bell--

The wind chimes kept ringing.

At first, Zheng Zhuo didn't pay attention. It might be the wind - during the arrangement, he also heard the sound of wind chimes elsewhere.

But after a while.

--Jingle Bell--

The wind chime was still ringing. And it was only ringing from a place behind him.

This is not right.

Zheng Zhuo noticed something unusual.

In the past, when the wind blew through the forest, it would always set off a bunch of wind chimes. Now, why is it that only one place is ringing?

Moreover, it lasted too long.

Zheng Zhuo turned around suddenly. He jumped off the sliding track, landed on the field ridge, and picked up the lawn saw leaning against the stone wall.

Carrying the lawn saw and sliding rail at the same time almost killed Zheng Zhuo.

But the hard work is to prevent this situation.

"——!"

Zheng Zhuo climbed over the stone wall. He saw something moving in the forest.

A thin rope slowly climbed up to where the wind chime was. It twisted the wind chime bit by bit——

"snake?"

The movement looked too much like a snake. Zheng Zhuo had a misunderstanding for a moment.

But he knew that animals would not be the scariest things in the world.

"[Appraisal]."

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【Snake Vine】

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"Are you kidding me?"

Isn't the snake vine a low plant? Zheng Zhuo thought this plant was called snake vine because there are often snakes nearby——

"——Don't worry about the real world."

No matter what, the snake vine in front of him now stretched out its vines and large leaves. It really became as soft as a snake, slowly twisting everything in sight.

When Zheng Zhuo approached, [Snake Vine] obviously heard Zheng Zhuo's voice.

It raised its head and reached towards where Zheng Zhuo was.

"This feels so unpleasant!"

Zheng Zhuo wielded the chain saw.

The snake vine looked at him as if it were a thinking creature. But it was just a plant——

This feeling of dislocation made Zheng Zhuo feel uncomfortable all over.

The chain saw buzzed, and Zheng Zhuo swung the saw blade forward.

Chacha!

The vines of the snake vine broke at the sound.

No matter how unpleasant it is, the strange plant in front of you is just a vine.

After these two days of cutting, Zheng Zhuo had a certain understanding of plants. He realized that the strength of vines is the lowest among all plants.

Moreover, they are not fast either.
To be continued...