Chapter 2 Large Cave

This cavern was enormous, far larger than the previous one, and even contained trees and a lake.

After looking around, Lin En didn't spot any treasure chests. Could it be hidden in the woods?

With that thought, Lin En quickly reached the edge of the forest. Gazing at the thick, sturdy trees, he wondered if the chest might be up in one of them.

If it really was up there, it would be difficult to find. The dense foliage obscured his vision. If that were the case, Lin En pondered, looking at the towering trees behind him.

Standing beneath a tree, Lin En looked up at its height.

Each tree was five or six meters tall, with lush branches and leaves. Without climbing up, it would be impossible to see anything, let alone a treasure chest.

"These trees should be able to be chopped down, right?" But looking at the trunk, nearly half a meter wide, without the proper tools, it would take an entire day, not to mention whether the wood was hard or not.

After thinking for a moment, Lin En took out his pickaxe and struck the tree with all his might. "Damn it, my hand is numb!" He shook his hand, about to check the tree's condition, but there wasn't even a scratch on the trunk. A system notification appeared beside it.

[Please use logging tools to cut down trees]

Lin En looked at the prompt. Logging tools? Did he need an axe or something?

Since he didn't have any logging tools on hand, Lin En stopped worrying about it and nimbly climbed up the tree.

Once in the tree, Lin En looked around, finding nothing but branches and leaves.

Since he didn't see the treasure chest, Lin En switched to the next tree and began searching. If this one didn't have it, he would go to the next. After repeating this more than ten times...

Leaning against a tree trunk, Lin En sat on the ground, looking at the trees before him, and sighed. "Just a dozen trees took more than an hour. How long will this take?"

That's right, Lin En seemed to remember something. He asked the stone wall below, "Stone Wall, do you know where the treasure chest is?"

The lower stone wall replied, "I don't know."

Lin En was stunned. "Wait, isn't the treasure chest on you? How could you not know?"

The lower stone wall said, "I only know that there's a treasure chest here, but I don't know where it is."

Seeing that the stone wall didn't know, Lin En stopped asking. But if the stone wall didn't know, there were still the trees, right? He should have thought of that sooner. If he could ask the stone wall and the treasure chest, then he should be able to ask the trees too.

Lin En immediately turned around and asked a tree, "Tree, Tree, do you know which tree has the treasure chest?"

Canmu replied, "Treasure chest? I don't have one."

"Nonsense, I just came down from you. Of course, I know you don't have it."

Lin En said, "...Well, I know. I wanted you to ask your brothers if they have it."

Canmu said, "Oh, is that so? I'll ask."

Lin En waited for a while and saw a chat group page appear next to the tree.

Canmu: "Brothers, have you seen any treasure chests?"

Canmu 1: "Treasure chest? What treasure chest? I don't have one."

Canmu 2: "I don't have one either."

Canmu 3: "Nope."

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Canmu 324: "Nope."

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Canmu 333: "Treasure chest?? Seems like it's in the lake?"

Hearing this, Lin En didn't even wait for Canmu to reply, and dashed towards the lake.

Soon, Lin En arrived at the lake. Looking at the clear water, he could see the treasure chest in the center of the lake.

The water wasn't deep, only about half a meter. Lin En looked at the shallow water and jumped in without thinking, rushing towards the treasure chest. The clear water immediately became murky.

Bronze Treasure Chest (Medium)

[A treasure chest one level higher than a wooden treasure chest, with richer resources inside, but also greater dangers]

Lin En looked at the treasure chest and asked, "Treasure Chest, what's inside you?"

The bronze treasure chest replied, "I have a lot of resources, but I have a trap on me. Opening me will shoot out two arrows."

Hearing the treasure chest's answer, Lin En wiped the sweat from his brow. Luckily, he hadn't acted rashly. Impulse really was a demon. If he had opened it directly, he would have been injured if not killed.

If he were injured in this place, unless his luck was exceptionally good and he found a treasure chest with the medical supplies he needed before he ran out of excavation attempts, he would just have to wait for death.

It seemed like he should ask before doing anything in the future, or he wouldn't even know how he died.

Lin En asked the treasure chest again, "Treasure Chest, how can I avoid your traps?"

The bronze treasure chest replied, "Open me from behind, and you won't get hit by the traps."

After hearing the treasure chest's answer, Lin En went behind the treasure chest and opened it.

He had only opened it halfway when Lin En heard two "whoosh" sounds, and two shadows shot out from the treasure chest. After seeing the trap triggered, Lin En fully opened the treasure chest.

[System: Shotgun *1]

[System: Shotgun Shells *10]

[System: Military Vest *1]

Watching the treasure chest disappear, Lin En quickly opened his backpack and took out the shotgun from the sixth slot.

Lin En fondled the shotgun in his hands, giggling foolishly. A gun! It was a gun! What man wouldn't want to own his own gun?

Name: Shotgun (Tier 1)

Category: Weapon

Capacity: 4

(This is a powerful weapon that can deal fatal damage to Tier 1 creatures)

Finally having fondled it enough, Lin En put the gun back in his backpack. After going ashore, he wrung out his soaked clothes, watching the lake slowly become clear again.

Lin En stroked his chin, looking at the lake water.

Opening his backpack, he took out the half-empty bottle of mineral water and finished it in one gulp.

*Burp*. Looking at the empty bottle, Lin En put the bottle into the water. A gurgling sound rang out, and after a while, Lin En lifted up the filled bottle.

Name: 1500ml Lake Water

(It is best to boil it before drinking, otherwise there is a high probability of diarrhea)

Looking at the lake water, Lin En opened the [Trade] page. There were many more items listed, all for trading stones for water and food.

Lin En tried to list 500ml of lake water.

[Listing failed. Please equip a 500ml container.]

"Ugh, I need a container." Lin En shook his head and closed the page, then opened [Chat] again.

As soon as the page opened, messages began scrolling rapidly.

"Water, can someone please give me some water?"

"Brothers and sisters, if you see yellow fruit, don't eat it!"

"This one? (Picture of a half-eaten fruit)"

"I'm speechless. There's fruit, and you don't even eat it?"

"Is there anyone who can give me some food? I've been hungry all day."

"I'm done for (Picture, picture)"

"Holy crap, a huge spider!"

"Brother, are you still alive?"

"Brother? Brother? Are you still there?"

"Looks like he's gone."

"Holy crap, is it that scary? Scared me half to death (Picture, picture)"

"Big bro, big bro, can you tell me how you got that?"

"Gun, handgun!"

"This, this, this, this..."

"Looking at the knife in my hand, it doesn't feel so good anymore."

"Damn, I don't even have a knife."

.......

Clicking on the picture of the spider, he saw a giant spider about three meters tall, with bluish-green fur. Lin En looked at the picture and thought to himself, "This should be the Jungle Giant Spider."