Global Wasteland: I Obtained A Top Tier Shelter
Chapter 196 - 197: Discovery of a Large Amount of Strategic Materials, Solving the Mystery!

Chapter 196: Chapter 197: Discovery of a Large Amount of Strategic Materials, Solving the Mystery!

"Gawu." Bai drooped its head, even though it was chewing on lion-headed bear’s fried meat steak, the ongoing flight had left it utterly exhausted, unable to go any further.

It hadn’t yet grown enough to carry Lin Yue, a human of over a hundred jin, over long distances and durations of flight.

"Bai, it’s okay, it’s okay, you’ve done enough." Lin Yue patted his companion on the back. This journey had made Bai fly a long distance with him, and now they weren’t too far from that big lake.

Taking out the ATV from the Storage Space, he filled up the fuel tank, checked the tires to make sure everything was fine, then gestured for Bai to hop on.

Actually, Lin Yue’s ATV was not that small, much larger than the usual kind, and it wasn’t for single passengers; rather, it resembled a jeep.

Bai, despite being large, wasn’t absurdly heavy, and when it sat in the back compartment of the ATV, the tires didn’t crush completely.

Although it’s called an ATV, it should actually be called an "all-terrain four-wheel off-road vehicle." As its name suggests, it’s a vehicle that can run on any terrain, using it on terrains where regular vehicles struggle to maneuver effortlessly.

The desert, although difficult for ordinary vehicles, was no problem at all for the ATV. It was almost like going over flat ground, except deliberately going through areas with steep slopes or large ditches and bumps.

In terms of disadvantages, there were indeed some: speed and fuel tank size.

"The fuel tank is only 12L; is this enough? It somehow seems quite small, and on this terrain, the speed can’t be pushed too fast either."

Lin Yue hadn’t driven this ATV many times, and wasn’t particularly familiar with its operation.

Even though the display showed it could hit up to 180, Lin Yue lacked the courage to reach even half of the maximum speed, as he was still new to this and unfamiliar with the road conditions.

Fortunately, the lake wasn’t too far away now. Although Lin Yue struggled several times as he went to some sheer cliff areas and couldn’t proceed, overall, he was still going smoothly.

Before long, as Bai let out a "Gawu," the shimmering lake appeared at the end of his sight.

Lin Yue checked the map; it wasn’t very far in reality, yet also not very close. There were at least several hundred kilometers remaining.

Along the way, Lin Yue noticed some mutant creatures, but they seemed to hide far away after seeing Bai, unwilling to approach, evidently quite afraid of it.

He also discovered several previously unseen species among these mutant creatures, such as ones that looked like pigs but had two bull horns, and large animals with feline faces yet eating grass.

These entities gave Lin Yue a curious feeling of being "piecemeal," possessing an extremely high sense of incongruity.

The ATV continued forward, finally getting within a hundred meters of the lakeshore when Lin Yue suddenly smelled a peculiar odor.

"Eggs... wait, a smell of rotten eggs?" The closer Lin Yue got to the lake, the stronger the odor became.

He discovered around the lake edge, a massive pile of layered rocks. Upon closer inspection, Lin Yue surprisingly found some faint yellow crystals emitting a distinct scent.

[Natural Sulfur Ore]

Sulfur? Is it the sulfur in sulfur powder?

Lin Yue wandered around nearby, noticing nearly every boulder bore some Natural Sulfur Ore.

He also realized, some stones seemed to be overturned and shattered into pieces as if heavily pressed by something, and the Natural Sulfur Ore inside was missing. Looking towards the lake, there were similar conditions, and quite a few of them too.

"Wait a minute, this footprint... ah, the case is solved." Lin Yue found a long series of arcuate footprints extending from here to elsewhere, although not coming from his arrival route, they were indeed Ox-Carrier Serpent Dragon’s!

Could it be that the random resources the Ox-Carrier Serpent Dragon "guards" are this sulfur?

This guy got such an odd eating habit, gulping down Mad Poison Herb then feasting on this sulfur as well, utterly ludicrous!

Looking at the map on the system panel, Lin Yue viewed this area as the center, then checked the previously marked Refugee Village of Xia Feihong and others. After comparing, he found that area wasn’t far off, even closer than his shelter.

Indeed.

"Looks like this is the place." Through this observation, Lin Yue finally confirmed his guess.

The giant creature Ox-Carrier Serpent Dragon moved around this area focused on the Natural Sulfur Ore, ate enough sulfur before hunting mutant creatures, then went afar to nibble Mad Poison Herb, and returned afterward...

Quite a routine life the Ox-Carrier Serpent Dragon leads, indeed.

Its activities remained within this range, it avoided far places. If not for its ability to expel poisonous mist causing high fevers, Lin Yue might consider such a giant a scenic aspect for Otherworld.

After all, nothing so enormous or powerful exists on Earth, right?

He glanced around at the Natural Sulfur Ore, pondering a question.

What can Natural Sulfur Ore do?

Natural sulfur... what can sulfur be made into?

"Sulfuric acid? Insecticide, gunpowder, soap?" That’s all Lin Yue could think of.

Sulfuric acid could be skipped for now, unsure of its applications, but the other items seemed feasible, especially gunpowder!

Gunpowder, Lin Yue was very familiar with it.

Not long ago, he had just experienced its power in the Underground Ruins.

At that time, the Lizardman remnants made a desperate final attack, throwing explosives at him. If he hadn’t left swiftly, he might not have reached here.

However, despite the noise made by the Lizardman’s explosives, their power was quite limited, barely affecting the Lizardmen inside.

Lin Yue suddenly realized—their explosives weren’t necessarily backward; were they actually advanced?

Lizardmen were originally just stone tool users, managing gunpowder knowledge?

Despite feeling bewildered and confused, no substantial evidence indicated they weren’t the creators.

"Do Lizardmen come for these Natural Sulfur Ores?"

Lin Yue recalled the Explosive Arrow Design Map he had just obtained.

The Explosive Arrow needs black gunpowder and arrow shafts as materials, but Lin Yue didn’t own black gunpowder then, hence he hadn’t made any.

Now with the ability to mine Natural Sulfur Ore, going further was possible.

"However, extracting all these reserves doesn’t seem easy..."

Although the Storage Space could hold only so much, Lin Yue didn’t want to see others extracting alongside him.

Resources could easily attract undesirables.

Taking a pickaxe, Lin Yue struck a few times, and the system prompted.

[You obtained a piece of Natural Sulfur Ore!]

Not too large nor too small, a yellowish crystal about 10 cubic centimeters fell.

Lin Yue stored it in the Storage Space while pondering a question.

Whether to quickly knock down all the Natural Sulfur Ore, or take them in trips?

"Wait, there’s another solution."

Lin Yue abruptly recalled having another method to store an enormous amount of ore secretly, allowing him to collect all the ores himself!