CHAPTER 115: CHAPTER 115: GREAT HARVEST, REVAMPING THE SHELTER!

"Is this...frozen to death?"

Lin Yue prodded one of the corpses with bluish skin and covered in ice shards with his spear tip. He noticed that the arm was pierced by a trap’s spike but there wasn’t much blood, so he speculated that this might be the cause.

He noticed that not only this person but the other three corpses also died in the same way.

Lin Yue looked up at the wooden ladder placed against the wall and guessed it might have happened not long ago.

The four raiders thought they could break in from outside the wall during the early morning when the defenses were weakest, only to be greeted by the Little Ice Lizards, covered in white and capable of spewing extremely cold ice mist!

The Little Ice Lizards took turns spraying out large amounts of cold mist, causing the raiders’ body temperatures to plummet instantly, eventually freezing them solid in a short time, and they fell into the traps on the ground.

Afterward, the little creatures did not forget to finish them off, continuing to spray them with ice mist, cutting off their chance of survival.

Although Lin Yue hadn’t directly tested the power of Bai or the Little Ice Lizards’ icy mist, from what he saw during Bai’s previous battles, he understood that as long as Bai had time, the continuous spray of this extremely cold mist could easily put a human into hypothermia, leading to their demise.

"Chirp, chirp chirp~"

The Little Ice Lizards bounced around Lin Yue and Bai’s feet, seemingly seeking praise or perhaps welcoming them back.

None of them were injured, and they had achieved a significant victory by taking down the intruders, earning Lin Yue’s admiration.

He had mentally prepared for the shelter to potentially be overrun or for the Little Ice Lizards to be injured, but it turns out he underestimated these little guys that he had only tamed two days ago.

The Little Ice Lizards had already proven to be trustworthy, and their strength was fully demonstrated in this battle. Lin Yue could even entrust the guarding duties to these little creatures.

Aside from consuming some food and water, they hardly needed Lin Yue’s additional care.

Lin Yue climbed over the wall into the yard, opened the stone gate from the inside, and was surprised to find another frozen corpse near the greenhouse.

Goodness, so there weren’t four, but five?

This corpse looked just like the ones outside, with a bluish face frozen to death, except it held a weapon that Lin Yue recognized!

"A Compound Crossbow?" Lin Yue picked up the weapon from the bald man’s hand and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

The weapon in his hand was heavy, with a long crossbow body resembling a hunting rifle. It was well-made with extensive trapezoidal cutouts to reduce weight, and it even had a sturdy wooden stock and a seemingly nice winding mechanism.

The crossbow body, unlike his Steel Repeating Crossbow, had its arms almost parallel to the body while in a cocked position, with two round bow wheels as large as the palms on either side, making it quite impressive!

It even came equipped with a decent-looking Sighting Scope!

This thing looked much stronger than his Steel Repeating Crossbow, and he guessed its power probably reached a higher level!

Lin Yue lifted it, adjusted his posture, and looked through the Sighting Scope...

Huh? Broken?

Lin Yue checked it out, noticing it seemed cracked. He wasn’t sure whether the Little Ice Lizards were responsible or if it broke when falling on the ground.

No matter, aim at the stone wall and fire!

Lin Yue held the trigger, anticipating the moment it would display its power!

However, after pressing the trigger, Lin Yue frustratingly discovered that it was broken too; pressing it had no effect.

Good grief.

You really don’t want me to use it, huh?

Lin Yue caressed its body, finding it hard to let go, but since the battlefield wasn’t fully cleared yet, he temporarily put it into the Storage Space to deal with it later.

After searching around the yard, Lin Yue didn’t find any new corpses this time, so he retraced his steps to the bald guy who provided the weapon and found that highlight.

[You have gained 2 cubic meters of Storage Space!]

[Items from the new Storage Space have also been transferred to your Storage Space]

[You have obtained Wooden Arrows X241]

[You have obtained Single-soldier Combat Ration X1, Black Pepper Grinder X1, Drinking Water 1L, Snickers X4,]

[You have obtained Iron Spear (Excellent) X1, Dagger (Excellent) X1]

A few kilometers away, there were those thirteen, see, this is what real home raiding looks like! Your gear, what are you even thinking of raiding a home with that? I wouldn’t even consider it.

Lin Yue contentedly grabbed the bald strong man’s ankle and dragged him outside the wall.

With the help of the Exoskeleton, he barely felt the weight of one or two hundred pounds, effortlessly dragging it.

Then, he went to the traps to start harvesting.

[You have gained 1 cubic meter of Storage Space!]

[Items from the new Storage Space have also been transferred to your Storage Space]

[You have obtained a bag of Chips, a slab of Rock Salt, two bags of Grandpa Peanuts (unopened)]

[You have obtained Wooden Bow X1, Wooden Arrows X39]

...

[You have gained 1 cubic meter of Storage Space!]

[Items from the new Storage Space have also been transferred to your Storage Space]

[You have obtained Iron Spear (Normal) X1]

[You have obtained two Sausages, a packet of Instant Coffee]

...

[You have gained 1 cubic meter of Storage Space!]

[Items from the new Storage Space have also been transferred to your Storage Space]

[You have obtained Cut-resistant Gloves X1, Goggles X1, Small Flashlight X1, a box of Cotton Swabs]

[You have obtained Knife Sharpener X1]

Oh wow, this person had some decent stuff, on to the next.

[You have gained 1 cubic meter of Storage Space!]

[Items from the new Storage Space have also been transferred to your Storage Space]

[You have obtained Iron Slingshot X1, a roll of Wide Tape, No.5 Battery X10]

[You have obtained Dehydrated Vegetable Pack X5, Instant Noodles 6 packs]

Overall, not bad at all.

Lin Yue stood up satisfied, extracting the four corpses from the traps one by one.

The Exoskeleton made a big difference; previously, he could only leave the corpses that died in the traps there, but now it was different with these.

Lin Yue dragged them one by one to the forest, dug a big pit, and buried them.

It wasn’t about giving them a proper burial, but rather preventing the nearby mutant creatures from devouring them.

Just think, if one day he kills a mutant sheep and finds human bones during dissection, it would probably scar him for life.

As for those on Belger’s side, nothing could be done.

Time was tight back then, and with nightfall approaching, it was better to focus on his safety than burying the corpses.

With this in mind, Lin Yue rearranged traps around the wall and went back to the yard.

He looked around the yard and suddenly had some new ideas.

This was the second time raiders had come to climb over the wall, and more were sure to follow.

After all, the system’s drop-off had exposed the location of his shelter, and there would undoubtedly be more arriving this way...

Should he build an even bigger wall outside?

With that decision made, Lin Yue first found a place and confirmed the trade with Xia Feihong.

[You lost Mutant Sheep Meat X20kg]

[You obtained Wood X200, Stone Materials X200, Iron Blocks X200]

As materials piled up, Lin Yue placed them around various parts of the yard, for now, not putting them into the Storage Space.

Even with its capacity now increased from 36 cubic meters to 42 cubic meters, Lin Yue still didn’t want to fill it with all these materials.

In the yard, now, there were piles of ores, wood, stone materials, and iron blocks. While there wasn’t much to do with the ores just yet, the materials were about to be put to use!

"Bai, do you want a separate house?"

"Chirp?"