"I don't know how long this temperature can last, but it's good news for now."

If extreme temperatures occur on the first day, the contestants will be in bad luck.

Those who buy a windproof tent can still withstand the storm, but those who don’t have a tent can only hope for luck.

Slowly sitting down, he let out a breath of heat.

He took out the water bottle in his arms and unscrewed it. There was only about fifty milliliters left in it.

After taking a sip, the burning sensation in my throat is still obvious.

And as time goes by, you can even feel a burning sensation in your lungs when breathing.

"No matter what, we have to find a way to solve the drinking water problem first."

Licking his chapped lips, Somo glanced at the four people lying not far away, and then looked up at the vast night sky.

The stars are dotted and very bright.

The night sky in the desert is deep and mysterious, showing endless black, as if you can reach out and touch it.

But behind this blackness, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are looking over at this moment.

To prevent system exposure.

After resting for a while, Somo managed to stand up again and returned to the bottom of the sand dune.

"Get up and hold on for a while. We'll rest there tonight."

Point to the lee of a low spot on the other side of the dune.

The four people on the ground also recovered a little strength at this time, and they nodded and stood up.

Ten minutes later, we reached the leeward low-lying area.

"Wow, today is finally over, I'm exhausted!"

"To be honest, I feel like I will die suddenly if I continue walking."

As soon as Maomao and Ajun sat down, they took off their shoes with sad faces and looked at the blisters on their feet with worry.

In terms of leg strength, the survivors who have survived to this day are not so delicate.

But this fire desert is a real torture, and stepping on it is like stepping on a fire.

At the end of the day, it’s 60 kilometers.

Fortunately, the route bonus allows me to recover quickly, otherwise it would be a problem to walk tomorrow.

"Do you still have water? I'm running out of water here!"

Xi Ruyue whispered, holding the mineral water bottle in her hand, only half of it was left.

The three of them had bought two bottles each before, and they only had this after a long walk.

If you can't find a businessman tomorrow, you will face the risk of having money to spend and being eliminated.

"No, no, we have a little left."

Maomao, Ajun took out the bottle. The water in it was a little less, only about one-third.

The three of them paused and turned to look at Somo in tacit understanding.

But I saw that the two of them were already busy building a windproof tent, which was almost ready to take shape.

"Lord, we have no water either."

Pulling the wind ropes on both sides, Qi Jie lowered his voice and said.

The two of them drank one bottle together before, and when they were on their way back, Sumo bought two more bottles.

Now that we have been traveling for a day, we are basically out of food and ammunition, and we are also facing the risk of water shortage.

If he hadn't seen that Su Mo didn't show any panic from beginning to end, Qi Jie asked himself, he would never be as calm as he is now.

"It's okay. Give me all three bottles and I'll make a simple water-fetching device."

The probe went in and looked at the space inside, making sure that it was blocked by a layer of sky and could not be seen directly.

Sumo turned his head, a reassuring smile appeared on his face.

"Water collection device?" Qi Jie was a little confused.

It is indeed very common in the early days of the wasteland to make water-fetching devices using simple materials, and most of the survivors can basically do this.

It is nothing more than using the principle of condensation due to the temperature difference between day and night to collect moisture in the air.

But now there is no sign of the temperature in this desert of earth and fire cooling down.

If there is no temperature difference between day and night

"Don't worry, watch your surroundings and don't let them disturb me while I'm making it."

Patting Qi Jie on the shoulder, Sumo didn't bother to explain and got into the small tent.

It's said to be a single person, but there really isn't any extra space.

But fortunately, the vertical height is pretty good, and moving around in a small area after sitting down is not a problem.

After closing the inner zipper of the tent, Somo no longer hesitated and looked at the empty bottle in his hand.

A burst of green light flashed, and the familiar properties panel appeared.

【Empty bottle(500ml)】

[Description]: An empty drinking water bottle made of polyethylene (PE).

The panel is ordinary, even if it is made by a businessman, it does not have any special attributes.

But the next second, the following upgrade panel popped up and everything became different.

【Empty bottle(500ml)】

[Upgrade Route 1]: Simple condensation water dispenser in the wild (a simple water dispenser is formed by modifying the bottle body, and uses the temperature difference between day and night to draw water)

Water intake efficiency: 200ml/night (fixed effect; not affected by the environment)

Upgrading items costing survival points: 10

[Upgrade Route 2]: Simple water collector in the field (use water-absorbing agent to absorb free water vapor and form water droplets, and collect and gather water droplets)

Water intake efficiency: 500ml/day (fixed effect; not affected by the environment)

Upgrading items costing survival points: 20

[Upgrade route three]: Solar atmospheric water distiller (converts light energy into heat energy, and the heat energy drives the water in the device to evaporate and condense on the condenser to form fresh water)

Water intake efficiency: 300ml/hour (needs sufficient sunlight; requires fixed placement)

Upgrade consumes items. Survival points: 120

[Upgrade route four]: ‘Adventurer’ water generator (technology from the academy, using special powder to perform atmospheric replacement reactions, which can generate large amounts of fresh water in a short time)

Water extraction efficiency: 500ml/time (special powder required for each use*1)

Upgrading items costs 200 survival points

Special powder selling price: 5 (special survival points)

[Evaluation]: Fetching water from the desert, it is up to people to be rich and frugal!

"Well, after the system is upgraded to v1.1, there are quite a few upgrade routes."

Sumo nodded with satisfaction, calculating and comparing rapidly in his mind.

If it is a condensation water dispenser made by conventional means, it will of course be affected by the special terrain of the Earth Fire Desert.

However, the system-upgraded water dispenser is much more domineering, and its fixed effect is not affected by temperature differences.

Of course, strong effects also correspond to higher prices.

Compared to when we first came to the wasteland, upgrading the water well only cost 75 points.

If calculated according to the survival points of the previous version, this device requires a full 100 points!

As for the lower ones, they are getting more and more expensive.

In particular, the 'Adventurer' water generator requires a full 200 points, and each time it is used, additional special powder needs to be purchased.

but

"Is this technology from the academy?"

Soma nodded slightly.

After more than half a year of accumulation, you can now see in the system account column that there are 5430 item survival points and 3205 special survival points.

It’s just a water generator. I bought it for 200 points!

Now is no longer the particularly stressful time in the early days of the wasteland, between waiting for water to drink and having a refreshing drink.

Is it a big problem to have a little luxury once in a while?

"Three empty bottles."
Chapter completed!