'What's the meaning of this?'
It seemed that the 'Ruins' was a place where treasure chests could be found.
Liao Fan reached out his hand and wiped away the soil. There were some unknown characters written on the stone slab.
'I don't get it.'
These were not characters that humans used to communicate.
Liao Fan recognized many countries' languages and written characters, but he had never seen something like this before.
He became more and more confused.
"Help me pull out this stone slab."
Liao Fan had tried to lift it just now, but the stone slab would not budge.
Help was needed.
"Yes, my Lord!"
The second villager nodded.
He used a lot of force and pulled out the stone slab bit by bit.
The villager did not pull it out in one go because he was trying to be as careful as possible.
Blue veins could clearly be seen popping out from the villager's arm. His feet were even sinking into the soil.
Regardless, the entire process went smoothly.
Soon, the stone slab was pulled out from the ground.
The stone slab was square-shaped.
There were characters written on all six sides.
These characters were of the same size and they were arranged in the same order.
Liao Fan took a look for a few minutes, but he could not figure out anything.
[ Collectable. ]
Suddenly, a golden text appeared in front of Liao Fan.
Liao Fan did not hesitate and chose to collect it.
Instantly, the stone slab flashed a silver-white light.
It also caused a minor earthquake.
Then, it began to shrink.
The silver-white light flowed in all directions.
Liao Fan was in awe.
One thing was for sure, there was a lot to this stone slab.
Shortly after, the stone slab shrunk into the size of a die.
The written characters on the stone slab began to emit a strange black light.
Liao Fan held the stone die in his palm and observed it tentatively.
*Buzz.*
Suddenly, the stone die made a noise.
After that, the light gradually disappeared.
"Hehe."
Liao Fan sneered.
He wanted to study this thing further.
There were no hints.
"I'll just put this away for now."
"We need to focus on surviving."
"Let's go."
Liao Fan looked at the second villager, then at the fog.
Somehow, he could feel an uneasy gaze.
He smiled.
Liao Fan was sure that something in the fog was definitely observing him.
However, it could not do anything to him.
That was because he still had the torches.
"Yes, my Lord."
The second villager had a humble expression on his face.
Liao Fan put the stone die into his pocket.
Although he did not know what was the use of it, he was sure that it was something important.
...
Ten minutes passed.
Liao Fan had entered the dense forest.
He saw the mark that he had previously made.
The river was not far ahead.
Then, Liao Fan took out the map to draw the mark again.
This backup plan was necessary!
"Stay here and gather the resources."
Liao Fan ordered his second villager.
"Focus on gathering stones, berries, and detoxification grass. Return to the starting location six hours later and wait for me.".
Thirty torches would be required for six hours.
To be on the safe side, Liao Fan gave the second villager forty torches.
The first villager also had forty torches. He would return to the thatched cottage by himself after completing his task.
After six hours, it should almost be nighttime.
Liao Fan left a triangular mark on the spot.
The entrance of the forest was set as the initial position.
Liao Fan had to take into account that the thing in the fog would try to mess with him again.
'I won't let it happen again!'
It was very important to collect stones, berries, and detoxification grass.
First of all, Liao Fan had figured out that stones were needed to upgrade the thatched cottage.
Once the cottage was upgraded, it would have a lot of new functions.
That was why stones were prioritized.
As for the berries, they could be used as fruit or crushed into drinks.
If he could store a large number of berries, then Liao Fan would not have to worry about his food supplies anymore.
Lastly, the detoxification grass could be used for trading.
It was highly sought after.
Liao Fan held the stone axe and fishing rod in his hands.
He started to walk towards the river.
'I must get food for dinner.'
...