18: Storage tools

The sky was gloomy, lead-gray clouds obscured the sky, making it feel oppressive.

Though it was early morning, the air was very heavy, and groups of ants could be seen on the ground—a sign of impending rain!

Zhang Family Villa.

Zhang Fan checked his backpack again, confirming the equipment he was taking for this outing.

One bottle of beast repellent, two tubs of nutrient solution, one satellite phone, and two machetes.

There were also 10 sets of spare shorts + camouflage T-shirts, and a monster alarm.

Everything checked out!

Because it was his first time entering the Wilderness Area, Zhang Fan was very much looking forward to it.

The Wilderness Area!

He had never been to the Wilderness Area in all his life!

Yang Ling, however, was full of worry, holding Zhang Fan's hand and repeatedly cautioning him.

"Xiao Fan, when you go to the Wilderness Area, you must strictly follow Teacher Jiang's orders!"

"Never act on your own, and certainly don't leave Teacher Jiang's sight!"

"When camping at night, be sure not to forget to set up the monster alarm!"

"You must carry your satellite phone with you at all times. If you accidentally get lost, call your father and me immediately, and we will come to rescue you!"

"..."

Listening to his mother's endless nagging, Zhang Fan didn't feel annoyed at all.

A mother worries when her child travels far!

It was normal for his mother to be worried since it was his first time entering the Wilderness Area!

"Mom, don't worry. I'm very afraid of dying, so I won't put myself in danger!" Zhang Fan could only comfort his mother this way.

In fact, Zhang Fan truly thought that way!

He could choose not to kill monsters, and he could choose not to have actual combat, but he absolutely could not lose his life. His life, Zhang Fan's life, was precious!

"Son, take this!"

Zhang Hongcheng didn't say much, but gave Zhang Fan something.

It was a small bottle, and Zhang Fan's eyes immediately lit up: "A storage bottle?"

The bottle was very small, about the same size as an ampoule used for medicine in hospitals.

"It's a storage bottle!"

Zhang Hongcheng said, "If you hunt a monster, you can put it inside and bring it back!"

"Even a small mosquito is still meat!"

"I understand, Dad!"

Zhang Fan nodded repeatedly.

Storage tools are essential for Titan Warriors when traversing the Wilderness Area and hunting Titan Beasts!

After all, Titan Beasts are too large, with weights often measured in tons. Such behemoths are not easy to carry!

Just like King Kong in the Hollywood movie "Godzilla vs. Kong," it needed to be transported by an aircraft carrier or dozens of helicopters flying together.

Titan Beasts are no smaller than King Kong; many Titan Beasts are even much larger than King Kong!

Transporting such behemoths is too difficult, too difficult!

To facilitate transportation, scientists specifically invented a type of storage tool!

This storage tool is very similar to the storage bags and space rings in cultivation novels, but the principle is completely different!

The storage bags and space rings in immortal hero novels contain a vast dimensional space within them.

The storage tools in this world are similar to Ant-Man's quantum suit in Marvel movies.

It can proportionally shrink items by 100 times, 1,000 times, or even 10,000 times.

Thus, something as large as Yao Ming would shrink to 2 centimeters, 2 millimeters...

When they return to the Base City, the items will be released and return to their original size.

It is extremely convenient for transporting Titan Beasts!

The emergence of storage tools has greatly facilitated Titan Warriors traveling through the Wilderness Area.

Therefore, storage tools are considered one of the greatest inventions of this era!

How many companies have made a fortune by researching and developing storage tools shows just how important they are.

Zhang Fan had long wanted a storage bottle, but these things were too expensive; he couldn't afford one!

Unexpectedly, his father gave him one, and Zhang Fan was very happy.

"When you enter the Wilderness Area, you must listen to Teacher Jiang!" Zhang Hongcheng patted his son's shoulder.

"I know, Dad!"

At 9 o'clock, a cool flying car stopped in front of the villa.

The car door opened, and the beautiful Teacher Jiang Shengnan, dressed in military camouflage, stepped out.

Zhang Fan and his parents came out to greet her.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Yang Ling took Jiang Shengnan's hand and earnestly said:

"Teacher Jiang, I'm entrusting my son to you! Please take good care of him!"

Jiang Shengnan forced a smile: "Sister Yang, don't worry! I will look after him!"

"Thank you!"

Jiang Shengnan nodded, then gave a slight nod to Zhang Hongcheng, and took Zhang Fan into the car.

The car door closed, the vehicle started, lifted into the air, and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

...

"Why are you in the car?"

Zhang Fan stared at the woman in the car with a ghost-seeing expression.

After getting in the car, Zhang Fan had discovered that Guo Mi was sitting in the back row.

Zhang Fan was very surprised, it was truly baffling, why was Guo Mi here?

"Why can't I be here?"

Guo Mi made a face, intimately hugged Zhang Fan's arm, and said pitifully:

"Big Brother Zhang Fan, do you know how much effort I put in to be with you?"

"Alright, stop pretending!"

Zhang Fan looked at Jiang Shengnan, who was driving: "Teacher Jiang, what's your relationship with her?"

Although his time with Jiang Shengnan had been brief, after a few days, Zhang Fan had gotten a sense of her character.

She seemed taciturn and cold as ice, but she was actually cold on the outside and warm on the inside, a very responsible teacher.

Since she was taking him out for actual combat, she would definitely be very responsible and wouldn't take on other tasks.

But she had brought Guo Mi, so Zhang Fan guessed that their relationship must be unusual, most likely relatives!

Indeed.

He heard Jiang Shengnan say indifferently: "Mimi is my niece! My biological one!"

Zhang Fan was somewhat taken aback.

Biological niece?

Doesn't that mean Guo Mi's mother and Teacher Jiang are biological sisters?

Seeing Zhang Fan's astonished expression, Guo Mi looked a bit smug: "Surprised, aren't you?"

"I certainly am!"

Zhang Fan frowned: "Why didn't you mention it before?"

"How many days have we been together?" Guo Mi said with a hint of resentment.

She and Zhang Fan had only known each other for a week, but the actual time they spent together was only twice?

And when they were together, besides sleeping, it was still sleeping, so where was the time to talk about anything else?

Zhang Fan fell silent.

He purely regarded Guo Mi as a card friend and never thought of getting to know her deeply.

So, besides knowing that Guo Mi was Guo Haoming's daughter, he knew nothing else.

Zhang Fan wisely changed the subject: "Are you also coming with us to the Wilderness Area?"

"Yes, yes!"

Guo Mi nodded like a pecking chick: "Actually, every weekend, my aunt and I go to the Wilderness Area to hunt monsters. Today, you're just tagging along!"

"Alright!"

With Guo Mi's unexpected addition, the rest of the journey became much livelier.

This girl chattered incessantly the whole way, and while a bit annoying, it certainly made the trip less boring.

An hour later, the car arrived at the edge of the Base City, and they saw a high wall!

"Look! It's the Life Wall!"

Guo Mi pressed against the window, looking at the high wall not far away, and let out a cry of surprise.

Zhang Fan also looked at the high wall.

That was the Life Wall!