New Adventure, New Journey Chapter 65 Making Travel Backpacks

Chen Fan smiled in response and placed the food he brought onto the large table. "Village Chief Wang, this is the food we agreed upon earlier."

Looking at the food on the table, which even included tea leaves, Wang Fugui knitted his brows tightly. "Lord Chen, what is the meaning of this?"

"You were the one who lent me seeds before, making it possible for me to have the life I have today. Therefore, I've come to fulfill my promise." Chen Fan's expression remained calm.

Hearing these words, the corners of Wang Fugui's eyes turned slightly red. He hurriedly stepped forward and tightly grasped Chen Fan's hands with both of his own.

"Lord Chen, you are too kind. Those seeds back then were merely a trivial matter of convenience, yet you kept it so firmly in your heart and went to the trouble of delivering food to us in the dead of this cold winter. This kindness of yours is something our entire village will never forget."

Chen Fan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Village Chief Wang, you flatter me. Aside from delivering the food, I have come today with a question."

"Lord Chen, please speak freely. As long as it is something I know, I shall tell you everything without reservation," Wang Fugui replied promptly.

Chen Fan's expression turned serious. "I have heard of the [Nine-Story Demon Pagoda] and the [Ancient Ruins]. I wonder if Village Chief Wang knows their specific locations?"

Upon hearing the names of the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and the Ancient Ruins, Wang Fugui trembled slightly, a trace of terror flashing across his face.

"Lord Chen, those two places are by no means benevolent domains. Legend has it that they are fraught with every kind of danger, and very few who enter ever return. I have only occasionally heard the elders in the village mention them; as for the exact location of the Ancient Ruins, I am quite unaware. However, the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda seems to be located deep within the Misty Forest to the west of Sheep Village."

Hearing this, Chen Fan frowned and pondered quietly in his mind.

Not knowing the location of the Ancient Ruins was not a major problem, as he could search for it using his experience from playing Minecraft. As for the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda, he had never been there himself, only hearing about it from high-level players. But since both Wang Fugui and Ram had described it as extremely dangerous, a narrow escape from death, it appeared he needed to make thorough preparations before setting out.

"Village Chief Wang, thank you for telling me this. But I still wish to go and explore it."

"Lord Chen." Worry etched across Wang Fugui's face as he hurriedly tried to dissuade him. "You must think this through carefully."

Chen Fan patted Wang Fugui on the shoulder, his gaze resolute. "Village Chief Wang, I understand everything you've said. Life is inherently unpredictable, the future unknown, and danger lurks everywhere."

After chatting a bit longer with Wang Fugui, Chen Fan rose to take his leave.

Stepping out of Wang Fugui's residence and looking at the busy villagers about their tasks, Chen Fan silently vowed in his heart to survive well in this world and protect everyone around him.

Just to be safe, Chen Fan intended to bring Ram and the other two along. Their combat prowess was not inferior, and if any unexpected situation arose, they could lend a helping hand. After all, this was a real world; if he were to die here, truly everything would vanish.

Upon returning to his quarters, Chen Fan summoned Ram and the others, ready to inform them of the plan to head toward the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda.

Thor brandished the weapon in her hand and declared loudly, "Master, no matter what is inside that demon pagoda, we aren't afraid of those fiends and monsters! Let's just go crush them!"

"Master, are you certain you've thought this through?" Worry flickered across Ram's face. Previously, Ram had only worried about Chen Fan going alone, but now that the matter was settled, it was too late to stop him.

Rem placed both hands over her chest. "Although it is dangerous, if Master wishes to go, then I will follow."

Chen Fan looked at them and smiled faintly. "Very well, go about your tasks for now. We set off tomorrow."

"Understood, Master." After replying, the three of them turned to busy themselves with their respective chores.

Arriving at the farm, Yang Keli watched Chen Fan collect wool with a pair of shears and asked, "Chen Fan, aren't you going to tell Xinjie and the others?"

Chen Fan neatly stored the items away and replied, "They need to stay behind to guard the base. If all of us went out, wouldn't it be all for nothing if our home got raided while we were away?"

"Fine then. You go make your preparations first." Yang Keli pulled out an iron pickaxe and said with a smile, "I'm going to mine some ores. Maybe I'll get lucky and run into diamonds."

"Wait a moment, Keli..." Chen Fan wanted to tell her to mine some sand instead, but Yang Keli had already stepped into the mining tunnel.

Watching her vanishing figure, he shook his head helplessly. "Couldn't you at least wait until I finished speaking?"

Having finished collecting the wool, Chen Fan walked over to the riverbank and saw Xu Xinjie and Li Chengdong fishing, accompanied by Zhao Xiaoqian. Seeing them laughing and chatting away, he decided not to disturb them. Instead, he estimated the location and dug downward briefly. Soon enough, he found sand, used his shovel to harvest thirty-two blocks, and headed back.

Crafting a travel backpack was quite simple, requiring only a few materials.

Back home, Chen Fan tossed half a stack of sand into the blast furnace. The moment the sand entered, the coal at the bottom of the furnace ignited and began to burn.

He walked over to the crafting table and arranged white wool in a horizontal line to form a sleeping bag. He made four of them at once. Once the sleeping bags were done, the glass in the blast furnace was almost fully smelted, requiring just a brief wait.

While waiting, he first crafted four chests.

Ten minutes later, Chen Fan took out the glass and arranged it in an "H" shape on the crafting table, setting the quantity to four units. He placed iron ingots at the top and bottom of the "H", completing four backpack tanks.

Finally, he placed leather in the four corners of the crafting table, a chest in the center, a gold ingot above the chest, a sleeping bag below it, and a tank on each side.

Thus, a basic travel backpack was successfully crafted; upgrades could wait for another time.

With five travel backpacks in hand, he would be able to pack up all the rewards inside the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda completely, leaving not a single item behind.

While he was rejoicing, Xu Xinjie and the other guy walked back, both wearing broad smiles.

"Brother Fan, we caught quite a few fish. Do you want some fish soup later?" Xu Xinjie brandished his fishing rod, looking rather smug.

Ignoring him, Chen Fan informed the two of them about his plan to head to the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and instructed them to guard the base.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinjie was displeased. "No way, I'm going too. Could it be that now that you have a girlfriend, you're tossing our brotherhood aside?"

"Get lost!" Chen Fan couldn't help but slap the back of Xu Xinjie's head. "If all of you leave, nobody is going to watch the house, right?"

"Hehe, I forgot about that part." Xu Xinjie scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed grin.

Chen Fan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

At this moment, Li Chengdong chimed in from the side, "Brother Fan, then you guys take care of yourselves out there. You can leave the house safely to me and Brother Jie."

Chen Fan also gave instructions regarding matters around the house. Since he did not know how long he would be gone, just in case, he briefed Xu Xinjie and Li Chengdong on running the small shop, emphasizing that the selling prices should not exceed those of the public store.

Having settled everything, Chen Fan used diamonds to forge a full set of diamond armor, consuming a total of twenty-four diamonds. With the remaining eight diamonds, he crafted three diamond swords.

Chen Fan handed the diamond armor to Ram, gave each of them a diamond sword, and distributed the travel backpacks.

After allocating the equipment and backpacks, he spoke softly, "All of you get to sleep early. We depart at dawn."

With that, everyone nodded and returned to their respective rooms.