CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 252: BRINGING LI WENXI BACK TO THE TREEHOUSE! (4,400 WORDS!)

"Yeah, Sister Xuefei, they didn’t mean it. Don’t be mad!" Li Wenxi clung to Qi Xuefei’s arm, giggling. Seeing Xu Xin finally come out put her in a good mood.

"You..." Qi Xuefei shook her head helplessly. She wasn’t actually angry, just talking casually. She looked at the two people who, apart from being a little damp, weren’t injured. "So, what did you encounter inside? Can you tell us?"

"Let’s get on the horse first. We should go. It’s getting dark now. Let’s head back, and I’ll tell you on the way." Ji Chaoyang glanced at the white horse sitting not far away, which stood up and walked over.

Today really wasn’t suitable for further exploration.

Xu Xin looked up at the sky; although it was only around four in the afternoon, the sun had already dipped halfway below the horizon. It wouldn’t be long before it was completely dark.

Winter here had short days and long nights.

It was only six or seven degrees during the day; it would definitely be colder at night, which wasn’t suitable for exploring outside. Moreover, too many unexpected situations could occur, so more preparation was necessary. Today was indeed a bit rushed.

Xu Xin pulled Li Wenxi onto the wolf’s back.

"Let’s go to Li Yajun’s place first and bring her along, then head straight to your treehouse. I’ll leave after you finish the coordinates." Li Wenxi leaned back against Xu Xin’s chest, looking up as she spoke.

"Let’s do that; I was thinking the same." Xu Xin nodded.

"That works out; I’ll take Qi Xuefei home first, then return to the treehouse to get some of my decorations to help increase your alchemy success rate," Ji Chaoyang said to Xu Xin. Then, the wolf and the horse charged in the direction they had come from.

The two of them tacitly avoided discussing the giant’s arm.

That arm was certainly part of the giant’s body, but for now, they wouldn’t go there.

First, because it was almost dark, making exploration unsuitable; second, they needed Xu Xin to explore the functions of the energy core before making any more plans.

Knowing that the head was successful due to possessing the giant’s consciousness, which could self-coalesce the core and had helped them a lot, the arm, however, had no consciousness and couldn’t assist them.

Thus, there could be all kinds of dangers on that side, so they needed to prepare adequately before going.

Along the way, Xu Xin recounted his experiences to Li Wenxi.

This time, although it was also a world secret, the mysterious voice did not appear again. Now thinking back, the mysterious voice might have been the Blood Pattern Race, foreign invaders.

And the secret this time was told by the giant and wasn’t related to the Blood Pattern Race, so there was no restriction against sharing it with other survivors.

"Was it really the giant’s head?!" Li Wenxi was a bit dumbfounded upon hearing their experience. "Guardians of the world? Apocalyptic disaster? Split into twelve parts? This giant is so pitiful... What is going on with this world..."

Although he told her about this experience, Xu Xin dared not tell her about the underground monsters and what happened fifty years ago, as those were constrained by the mysterious voice. Thus, she only had a half-understanding of the situation.

"At least, until we find all the giant’s body parts, we can use its power." Xu Xin, who had just put the core in the backpack, now took it out again.

The soft, white light and change in surrounding temperature caught the attention of all three, all looking at the core.

"Eh? The surrounding temperature seems to have... risen?" Li Wenxi said with some surprise. She too had felt the temperature changes in the mine but thought it was due to cracks in the walls. Unexpectedly, it was because of this core.

Although all three were wearing blue-level or higher armor, which prevented them from feeling too cold, they could still distinctly feel the rise in surrounding temperature.

The temperature change was something Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang had already sensed in the caverns.

"I don’t know what other functions it has, but this thing seems to allow us to move outside during winter without the impact of temperature," Xu Xin’s face, illuminated by the soft white light, revealed a smile at the corner of his lips.

He feared that after winter set in, his Scale Armor suit would be ineffective, and even he would have to huddle in the treehouse to wait. But with this core, he didn’t need to worry!

With this, they could proceed with their plans!

"This is indeed a great function. If you’re going to explore outside, we can go together," Ji Chaoyang said to Xu Xin.

"Sure, with coordinates ready tonight, it will be more convenient."

"By the way," Li Wenxi suddenly said, "we could hear what you were saying behind that stone wall, but no matter how much I shouted, you couldn’t hear us, right, Sister Xuefei?"

"Ah, yes, we could hear indeed." Qi Xuefei nodded, having fully adjusted to riding, no longer feeling dizzy. "But no matter how we shouted, you couldn’t hear us."

"Oh?" Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang exchanged glances again, both frowning.

Was it due to the iron room?

Outside could hear the inside, but inside couldn’t hear the outside?

That iron room was becoming more and more like a prison; otherwise, how could it be unidirectionally soundproof?