Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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Kenichi Uesugi looked at the five props, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, followed by a touch of disappointment.

To his delight, these items were quite useful in his current situation, but he was disappointed because he only had these five items in his four-dimensional pocket.

He adjusted his mood. One should be content, which has been his life principle for a long time. Don't complain, don't be disappointed. His current situation is a dream come true for others, and he can't even imagine it. To have unexpectedly obtained this four-dimensional pocket and these five items is already an unexpected joy.

Kenichi Uesugi stood up, placed the portable cabin and tree hole apartment aside, and then put the other items into his four-dimensional pocket. He could then remodel his home to make it more comfortable and private.

He went back to his bedroom, moved the cabinet from the corner of the bed, and then dug a small hole to plant the sapling.

"I wonder if this sapling will be effective inside the rocks," Uesugi Ken thought to himself as he watered the tree.

It's important to know that the rocks on this mountain are extremely tough. It took him several months to expand the area to this size, which was partly due to his lack of good tools.

After watering the plants, he sat down and waited patiently. According to his memory, it should only take 10 minutes.

...

Ten minutes passed quickly, and the sapling he had just buried in the corner had now become a tree hole with a diameter of one meter.

Kenichi Uesugi lay on top of the tree hole, curiously looking down, but his view was blocked by the winding passage, and he couldn't see what was inside.

He took the portable mobile cabin in his hand, along with a lighter, and with a leap, slid down the tree hole.

Chapter 330 Tree Hole

After gliding for about 10 seconds, he arrived at the exit. What appeared before him was a spacious area of ​​200 square meters. Contrary to his expectations, the cave was not completely dark. On the contrary, it was exceptionally bright and clear. Although there was no light in sight, the space was unusually bright.

In this open space, there are also various holes extending downwards in the walls at each corner.

It took Kenichi Uesugi two hours to explore the entire space.

"It's absolutely incredible. It's hard to imagine how something so magical and unscientific could exist." Zhao Han was truly shocked. In just 10 minutes, such a large space could be created within an incredibly hard wall, and even the nature of that space had changed.

Logically, even if it were opened up, the various caves should be made of rock, but the walls here are actually made of very dry and hard wood, as if Hashirama Senju placed a Wood Release here.

The strangest thing is that some of the tree holes even have toilets inside, and the space here doesn't seem to be greatly affected by the cold air outside. The temperature inside the tree holes is about ten degrees Celsius, which is as warm and comfortable as spring compared to the stone cave he opened up.

If you were to examine the entire mountain from the outside at this moment, one side of the mountain, from about 30 meters above the ground to the mountainside, would be almost hollow, with various passageways, like ant tunnels, connecting different spaces.

Kenichi Uesugi found his favorite tree hole, which was about 150 square meters in size. He took out his portable cabin and placed it in the middle of the room. He gently pressed a red dot on the palm-sized cabin and then retreated to the entrance of the hole.

The little house expanded rapidly as if it had been inflated, instantly filling the entire space.

He stood in front of the red house, grasped the doorknob, pushed it open, and went inside.

"pat"

The ceiling lights came on, and he looked around the room. Looking at this modern house, he almost cried with excitement. The room had everything: sofa, carpet, soft bed, lights, water heater, and television. It was even more convenient and comfortable than in his previous life.

"This is so hard!" Uesugi Kenichi cried out, then pounced on the soft bed in the bedroom, rolling around incessantly. He hadn't felt that soft touch in a long time.

He was incredibly excited. After getting used to all the modern facilities and conditions, suddenly being brought to an environment without electricity and living almost like a savage was something he found very hard to accept. Now that all of that was back, you can imagine how excited and thrilled he was.

The world's technology was originally very advanced, but since humanity withdrew from the historical stage, the number of people who understand that knowledge and technology has rapidly decreased. Scientific research requires a strong force to support it, and it requires a lot of time, a stable environment, and funding for research.

Humans living in this world today have mostly turned to psionic training. There are not many places left that still possess technological capabilities. Even those places that do have technological abilities have regressed significantly, only able to maintain a portion of their electricity supply, and the internet is unlikely to be available for a long time.

The nearest settlement is almost like an ancient one, retaining only a few modern technologies, like the lighter in his hand, which he obtained in that settlement.

Many people can only learn about various technologies from books, and many are even unaware that such technologies exist.

With a mix of excitement and trepidation, he carefully examined the entire room, even rummaging through every drawer to find what was inside.

This room even has an air conditioner and a very interesting button. When you turn on the button, the wall next to the bed suddenly becomes transparent, and you can clearly see the outside world, a scene of ice and snow, howling winds, and large snowflakes flying everywhere.

Finally, he went into the bathroom, turned on the water heater, and with a whoosh, hot water gushed out from the showerhead.

After turning off the switch, he studied the room's electricity and where the hot water came from, but he couldn't figure it out at all. Two minutes later, he gave up. Even if you disassembled a Doraemon gadget and made an identical one, you could never achieve the same effect.

Its greatest science lies in its unscientific nature.

What disappointed him was that he couldn't watch TV, but he did find a game console, and he'd try it out later to see if it worked.

The important thing now is to move all the things into the tree hollow, and after experiencing the convenience of modern facilities again, he will never want to live in that cold, dark stone cave again.

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After leaving the tree hollow, he took out his bag and put all his supplies into it, including the four frozen prey and the ice cubes inside.

He didn't realize how much stuff he had until he started cleaning. He put everything he could use inside, especially the pelts and teeth of every prey. These things were very valuable and were considered hard currency in various settlements and even among different races.

He didn't take any of the chairs and furniture he had made; the portable cabin already had everything he needed.

Thank goodness for this four-dimensional pocket, otherwise it would have taken him a lot of time just to move all these things.

........ .. ...

It took him half a day to mark each tree hole, take out all the items, categorize and put them away, and then clean up all the prey he had caught that day before he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After tidying up, he concealed the entrance to the tree hole.

Back in the folding cabin, he took a comfortable hot shower, washing away all the dust and fatigue. As the scalding water poured over his head, he let out a blissful cry. Every cell in his body seemed to be jumping. Steaming hot water flowed down his hair and landed on his strong, muscular body. Suddenly, he felt hopeful about life and began to look forward to the future.

This tree hole is great in every way, except for one thing: it's easy to go down, but not so easy to go up. Also, there are so many tree holes that it's not easy to remember them all. But this is easy to solve; just mark each hole.

"It seems we should find some time to widen the passageway a bit, preferably by building a new staircase underneath without damaging this slide-like passageway," Uesugi Kenichi pondered, stroking his chin.

This slide-like passage is quite fun as you go down, it feels like riding a roller coaster at an amusement park, it's kind of interesting.

As he was thinking this, the tree hollow seemed to hear his call, and a staircase reappeared that he could walk on.

...

Well, he's used to it by now; he just keeps bragging.

Chapter 331 The Girl in the Wilderness

He turned on the room's heating, pulled up the thick fleece quilt, turned on the holographic button next to the bed, and looked at the world outside, covered in silver and snow falling continuously. He stretched comfortably. This kind of weather was perfect for sleeping. In this warm and comfortable quilt, he felt he could sleep until the end of the world, even until the end of the world came again.

This was the first time he had ever looked at everything outside without any burden in his heart, with an appreciative eye. It was 4 p.m., and the sky was getting a little dark again. There was no sun, and no living creatures could be seen. It was like a dead, snowy world, yet it felt incredibly magnificent. Countless majestic mountains in his sight were covered with thick layers of snow, stretching endlessly.

Gradually, accompanied by the magnificent snowscape, he fell into a deep sleep in his warm and comfortable bed.

The inner curtain of the room automatically shut off after he fell asleep, and the light in the entire "823" room began to dim.

...

He didn't know how long he slept. He had been in this world for four years, and he had never slept so comfortably as he had today. Even after waking up, he stayed in bed without moving, his whole body wrapped up like a spring roll, with only his head sticking out and every other part of his body tucked under the covers.

He looked out the window. The snow was even heavier today. Although there was no sun in the sky, it was still very bright. He checked the time and it was already 11 a.m.

He knew he should get up, have lunch, and cultivate. Although his meridians circulated spiritual energy constantly, like breathing, even without cultivation, it was still not as fast as his cultivation speed.

"I'll lie down for another ten minutes, and I'll definitely get up in ten minutes," Uesugi Kenji thought to himself after glancing at the time.

Ten minutes passed, and Uesugi Kenichi showed no intention of getting up.

"Last 10 minutes, lie down for a bit, I promise I'll get up." Zhao Han clenched his fist.

Another 10 minutes passed.

“It’s already 11:20 anyway, so let’s just get up at 11:30. It won’t make a difference if we get up 10 more minutes.” Uesugi Ken shifted his body to the side and used his hand to straighten the blanket that was letting in some drafts from his shoulder as he turned.

...

It was past midnight when Uesugi Kenichi lay on the bed looking utterly dejected.

"Forget it, life is only a few decades long, we should enjoy it while we can and not push ourselves too hard. Let's see what that game console is like. Is it any fun?" In an instant, Uesugi Ken convinced himself to get out of bed and retrieve the game console he had seen yesterday.

"The design is somewhat similar to the Switch that Nintendo released. I wonder if this game console will work, and what games are on it." If there aren't any games, then he'll just be staring blankly. Uesugi Kenichi rubbed his hands together, his mouth wide open in a wide grin, looking extremely happy. He really hadn't expected to be able to play games one day, and he was so excited that he was trembling a little.

In his previous life, he had an unparalleled love for games and anime. He had played an astonishing number of games, and he had basically dabbled in all the popular games on the market. Not to mention League of Legends, his Bronze rank speaks for itself. His battles with an average of 100 kills per game are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

In PUBG, it's even more impressive. If you can't find anyone, just observe where your teammates are shooting, then unleash a burst of bullets near the area they're shooting in, and calmly say, "One of them is badly wounded." This kind of maneuver is effortless and incredibly smooth.

Then there are Diablo, Warcraft, Sekiro, Resident Evil, Zelda, and the Pokémon series—basically none of them are missed. Whether you can beat them or not is another matter, but your computer configuration must be up to par.

"I really miss it." Uesugi Kenichi sighed, pressed the power button on the game console, and then stared intently at the screen.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a white light flash and a somewhat patterned interface appear before his eyes.

"Looks like it works, great!" Just as Uesugi Kenichi was about to check what games were available, he suddenly seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye.

He turned his head and saw what appeared to be a person walking slowly through the heavy snow.

"How could there be people here? This shouldn't be the case. The nearest human settlement is over a hundred kilometers away. They shouldn't be coming from such a far place to hunt." Uesugi Kenichi was wondering when the person walking in the snow suddenly collapsed on the snow.

The man fell to the ground and never got up again. Snowflakes continued to dance in the air, instantly covering his body with a layer of snow.

Uesugi Kenichi's heart tightened. Although his experience of what happened in the human settlement when he first arrived in this world had left him with a very bad impression of humanity, making him realize that once humans lose their moral compass, they can be more terrifying and cruel than any wild beast...

So he has chosen to live alone for so long because he doesn't want to see the things that others don't do. The scheming and infighting among humans is too exhausting. He has no grand ambition to save the world, nor does he have the ability to do so.

But that doesn't mean everyone in the world is like that, and he couldn't just stand by and watch the person who appeared before him die.

In such a cold wilderness, it wouldn't be long before this person would freeze to death in the snow, becoming an ice sculpture.

Kenichi Uesugi tossed the game console onto the bed, quickly dressed, grabbed a fur coat and wrapped it around himself. Soon he moved the boulder at the door and went outside.

He arrived at the spot where the man had collapsed. The man was now covered in a layer of snow, and in another 10 minutes, he would be completely invisible.

Uesugi Kenichi went over and helped the person up, a look of surprise in his eyes. He hadn't expected it to be a girl.

He touched the girl's fair neck, which was already blue from the cold, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't get me wrong, he wasn't trying to take advantage of her. The girl's hair was all messy and he couldn't even tell what she looked like, and he didn't have the time or inclination for that.

After feeling her pulse and finding she was still breathing, Uesugi Kenichi wrapped his coat around the 1.8-meter-tall girl of unknown origin.

"Hey, wake up, are you alright? Why are you here all alone?" Uesugi Kenichi hugged the petite-looking girl and shook her a few times.

After shaking her a few times and finding no response, Zhao Han had no choice but to pick the girl up in his arms.

If she were dead, that would be one thing, but since she's still alive, he can't just leave her to die. So he has to take her back first and let her go after she recovers.

He's living a perfectly good life on his own and doesn't want anyone to bother him, especially after he got a game console.

On the way back, the girl in his arms suddenly woke up. Uesugi Kenichi raised an eyebrow and put her down. If he could, he didn't want to take her back to his home.

"Who are you, and why are you here?" Uesugi Kenichi asked, pulling her coat tighter around her neck and staring into her eyes.

Chapter 332

Only then did he get a clear look at the girl's face, and a look of amazement flashed across his eyes.

Although the girl's face was a little dirty and her exposed skin was bluish-purple from the cold, it was still clear that she was a stunning beauty. She had willow-leaf eyebrows, long eyelashes, and big eyes. Her face, which was thin due to long-term malnutrition, made people feel a little sorry for her.

The girl seemed not to have fully recovered yet; her head swayed unsteadily for a while before finally settling down, and her eyes gradually regained their sparkle.