According to the compass, they were heading towards the inner perimeter, but when they approached a patch of tall grass, one of the cars in front suddenly stopped, while the others rushed in.
Shen Muyu asked Xiao A to park the car next to that car.
"Knock knock knock." The man in black got out of the car and knocked on Shen Muyu's window.
"Mr. Ling Lingyi, wait a moment, I'll spray you with some scented spray, I forgot just now." After explaining, the man in black took out a bottle from the backpack slung over his shoulder and started spraying around Shen Muyu's car.
Shen Muyu was very familiar with this thing; it was the one he had traded with Gu Wenchen in the dark tunnel.
However, she hasn't used it in a long time, and has almost forgotten about it.
"Alright, now the wild beasts won't notice us. But Ling Lingyi, you'd better stick close to us, it's easy to get lost in this grass." The man in black said as he circled back.
"Okay, just call me Ling Lingyi." Shen Muyu nodded to him through the glass, then added.
"Oh, okay! I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Li Shiyi, you can just call me Shiyi. It's getting late, we need to hurry back." Li Shiyi scratched his head sheepishly, quickly introduced himself, and got back into the car.
"So you're Li Shiyi." Shen Muyu's lips twitched as she watched his retreating figure, and she decided that she must stay away from him after he finished leading the way, lest she catch that strange luck from him.
This time, they didn't stray too far from the car in front. Following the tracks they had left, Shen Muyu's car easily weaved through the dense grass.
What's amazing is that the grass they trampled down automatically returned to its original state within a few minutes. People without GPS tracking would probably get lost here.
After driving for about an hour, Shen Muyu's eyes lit up, and he emerged from the tall grass.
Then came a towering stone wall with a wooden gate in front, but it was closed and the inside was not visible.
Xiao A parked her car next to Li Shiyi's car. Then, Li Shiyi poked her head out and shouted, "Open the door!" The door slowly opened.
Taking advantage of the opening of the door, Shen Muyu went to the back and put on the invisible raincoat. In order not to look strange, she also put on a dark cotton-padded coat on the outside.
Although the temperature here rises during the day, it's only a few degrees above zero, so it's still quite cold when you get off the bus.
"Mr. Ling, you can park the car here." Li Shiyi pointed to the back of the village as Shen Muyu came in. The car was the most valuable thing here, so it had to be parked where everyone could protect it.
Shen Muyu had Xiao A drive over, while he looked around.
Inside the walled area, it resembled a small village settlement, with identical wooden houses clustered together in a neat rectangular shape, surrounded by the same kind of wall we had just seen.
Shen Muyu saw several people wandering around on the wall, who were probably on patrol. The village was full of men, women, and children, and it looked quite prosperous.
At this moment, Shen Muyu was wearing the Emotion Glasses, and the gazes cast upon him by everyone reflected words like joy and excitement.
"Mr. Ling, please get out of the car. The goods are with the clan chief. We need to go there to make the transaction," Li Shiyi said as soon as Shen Muyu parked the car.
"Can't the car drive over there?" Shen Muyu asked.
"The clan chief's house is behind here; cars can't drive in there," Li Shiyi said, pointing to a small path on the side.
Shen Muyu glanced at it; the path stretched all the way to the back of the row of houses in front of him, very close to the stone wall, so cars really couldn't drive in.
"Xiao A, lock the car door after I get out and don't let anyone in," Shen Muyu instructed. Unfortunately, she didn't have any long-range communication equipment at the moment and couldn't contact Xiao A immediately.
After checking the equipment, Shen Muyu got out of the car, while it was safer for Da Bai to stay in the car.
"Let's go, Mr. Ling." Li Shiyi smiled as he walked to Shen Muyu's side.
"Was that place your village?" Shen Muyu asked casually as she followed Li Shiyi.
"Treasure Chest Lake? No, it's shared by all five villages, but it's our village's turn this week. Merchant Ling, you're really lucky. It only opens once a week and you still managed to get it, hahaha."
Li Shi spoke and laughed, showing no sign of being bothered.
"Speaking of which, is the Ling merchant going to trade in other villages? They seem to have already stored up a lot of goods." Li Shiyi suddenly realized that the merchant hadn't come for a long time, and the other villages must also be in need of trade.
"I'll go when I have time," Shen Muyu nodded.
"Mr. Ling, is this your first time here? I'll give you the locations of the other villages in a bit, so you don't have to search for them one by one." Li Shiyi sensed something was off about Shen Muyu's tone and quickly added, "Go! You absolutely have to go!"
"Oh? Okay." Shen Muyu smiled when she saw Li Shiyi looking over. Judging from his attitude, there seemed to be many "businessmen" like her who knew nothing. She wondered if they were former game players.
"You five villages are very united," Shen Muyu said with a smile.
"Of course, I heard that the world almost collapsed because of the village war, so the gods punished us and caused strange things to happen on this grassland. If we don't unite, humanity will eventually perish," Li Shiyi said earnestly.
"Is it because of resources?" Shen Muyu couldn't help but ask, recalling the scene in the abandoned mine. Moreover, since arriving in this world, Shen Muyu had only seen grass everywhere, and it seemed that only wild animals could eat it.
"You mean the village war? That's true. This grassland is really too barren. It's all just about survival."
"But things are different now. The gods sent down divine chests along with the punishments. These are the treasure chests that we fished out of the lake. Although we don't get much stuff from them, it's enough to live on. And we also have merchants like you appearing from time to time. We are already very satisfied with this kind of life." Li Shiyi smiled.
Are the people in this world also living off resource boxes? Shen Muyu silently analyzed as she listened to Li Shiyi's words.
"Mr. Ling, we've arrived." Li Shiyi suddenly stopped and pointed to a wooden building to the side.
This thing looks much bigger than the wooden house in front, and there's a very sturdy-looking iron gate in front of it.
"The village chief usually stays inside to protect the supplies, so we can just go in." As soon as Li Shiyi finished speaking, the large iron gate in front of them slowly opened.
"Please come in, Mr. Ling." Li Shiyi gestured for Shen Muyu to go first.
"You go first," Shen Muyu said with a smile.
"Okay, as long as you don't mind my rudeness, haha." Li Shiyi said with a smile and went inside first.
"Isn't it said that people who smile a lot have good luck? This Li Shiyi is quite the smiley one." Shen Muyu thought to herself as she followed him inside.