Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

Chapter 269: Climbing to the Top
The night passed peacefully without any unexpected attacks by wild beasts. However, it was cold in the mountains at night and several people were woken up by the cold from time to time in the middle of the night. They would light a fire and fall asleep again.

When we woke up early in the morning, everyone had cold symptoms to varying degrees, but there was no medicine here, so we could only eat grilled fish breakfast and set off again with the fatigue of the previous day.

Yin Ling still supported her tired grandmother and followed the crowd, walking in the footprints left by everyone, which saved a lot of trouble. She quietly led the way happily. Compared to the people climbing the mountain, this place seemed like a paradise.

Today's journey was quieter than yesterday's. There was no more chatting along the way. Occasionally, people would fall due to unsteady steps or scream when encountering insects. The rest of the time, everyone just lowered their heads and staggered up the mountain. The fatigue and slight symptoms of illness had already made everyone a little dazed. What's more, everyone was walking in the mountains with dangerous and rugged roads. They had to concentrate even more. It was nothing like the excitement and novelty when they just set out yesterday.

The group originally expected to reach the top in an hour, but it took them three hours to reach the top. They could have gone around the middle of the mountain without reaching the top, but Yin Ling suggested that only by reaching the top of the mountain could they observe the surrounding terrain and understand the current situation. Although everyone was tired and reluctant, they agreed to this suggestion, and finally reached the top of the mountain after many detours.

It was only when we reached the top of the mountain that we discovered that there were also thick vegetation and we couldn’t see outside at all.

"Grandma, you take a rest here. Xu Jing and I will go around to the front to check the situation."

Yin Ling asked her grandmother to sit under a big tree and Qiao Qiao to accompany her. She followed Xu Jing and Zhou Yi to the periphery. They wanted to go around to the periphery to find a place with a good view to check. Fu Gang, Yang Beijia and Li Xiu'e were left here to rest.

After walking around for half an hour, the three of them suddenly saw a clear view in front of them. They saw a piece of flat ground under the layers of tall trees. There were no trees on the area of ​​100 square meters, but there were waist-high weeds that swayed in the breeze.

The view is clear and the breeze is blowing. There are still continuous mountains in the near distance, but they are not as high as this mountain. Further away is the flat land and vaguely visible buildings.

"Look, are there any buildings over there!" Zhou Yi looked around and pointed at a dense area in the distance that was obviously different from the surrounding areas and shouted excitedly.

Yin Ling and Xu Jing also saw the area. Xu Jing was also surprised and shouted, "Great! It looks like a small town!"

Yin Ling looked at the surrounding environment in a daze, knocking around with a wooden stick in her hand, and walked into the bushes. In the eyes of the other two, it seemed as if she wanted to walk to the front to see clearly, so they naturally followed excitedly.

As the grass was pushed aside, the stone pillars on the ground were exposed.

Zhou Yi exclaimed, looking at the standard round stone pier on the ground in amazement.

"You can tell at a glance that this is a stone polished with modern technology. Look at the standard round shape and smooth stone surface. It has been transported up from such a high mountain. This shows that the technological level here is no worse than ours." Xu Jing exclaimed as he touched the stone.

Yin Ling didn't say anything, but she was thinking in her heart, it's not the power of technology but the power of fantasy. No matter how excitedly the two of them were studying the stone, Yin Ling continued to wander in the bushes.

"It's available here too."

As Yin Ling walked around, he discovered three round stone pillars in this hundred-square-meter area, arranged in a random and irregular manner.

"What is this for? Is it a place for people to rest? If there are people here, why is it so deserted?" Zhou Yi and Xu Jing were both very puzzled.

Yin Ling sighed silently in her heart. When she saw the terrain and the towering city walls in the distance, she recognized that this was the Ping'an base where she had died before. This place was just a place for cultivation. The situation here clearly told her that something must have happened in the nearby base, or at least the people who had been cultivating here must have been in trouble.

Yun Ge's thunder tribulation was beyond everyone's expectations. It was estimated that no cultivator present would survive. At least Yin Ling was implicated, not to mention the others. Looking at the training platform that had been deserted for a long time, it was clear that the subsequent events were not good.

The three of them studied it for a while but didn't find anything special. They discussed the terrain in the distance, decided on the route and itinerary, and returned along the way they came.

After finding Fu Gang and the other two, Xu Jing described what he had seen. The three were very excited to hear that there was a town on the other side of the mountain. They immediately expressed their intention to set off and instantly gained strength.

After discussion, the group took advantage of the momentum and started to find the direction and go down the mountain under the guidance of the little rabbit.

Although walking down the mountain is not as tiring as going up the mountain, it is very challenging for people to balance. People walking in front would slip down from time to time and either bump into the people in front or be caught in time by the people behind. Except for Yin Ling who held the grandmother steadily, the others were not spared. Fortunately, the dense trees here could block people in time, and the thick weeds and rotten soil could catch people, so they would not suffer too much injury.

However, after walking for two hours, everyone was wounded and breathless and rested on the spot and started to eat lunch.

After reluctantly eating lunch, the group rested for a while before setting off again.

Yin Ling also rubbed her face to cheer herself up before carrying her grandma on her back.

Grandma is too old to stand two days of hardship, and she hasn't been eating or drinking well recently. Even though she was used to farm work when she was young and her physical fitness was not bad, it is not as good as it was when she was young, not to mention that several young people are so tired. Even Yin Ling is a little overwhelmed.

Xu Jing stopped in front and waited for his friends to catch up. When he saw Yin Ling carrying her grandmother down the mountain, he couldn't help but rub his weak legs and sighed that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.

Turning around to look at Yang Beijia who was walking and crying, he couldn't help but sigh at how powerful Yin Ling was. The four of them together were not as strong as Yin Ling.

However, no matter how good Yin Ling was at fighting, he could not afford to waste time. He walked and stopped until the evening when it got dark. The group was very lucky to come across a house.

Yes, a house that looks like a container, but it is made entirely of black. It is located halfway up the mountain and stuck in the bushes, which is very magical.

Several people walked around the house, which was only about 30 square meters in area and about two meters high. It was all alone on the mountain, and the material was invisible to everyone, which was very strange.

Yin Ling touched his chin and felt that he was lucky to have encountered a house built with new materials. It must have been built by a cultivator while he was practicing here.

When I opened the door and went in, there was nothing inside except a futon.

Seeing that no one lived there and there was no danger, everyone went in to study it for a long time but still couldn't figure out the material it was made of. However, they were all happy to have a place to stay for the night, and they all looked a little relaxed.