The softness brought a remarkably comfortable experience, especially when Li Ke noticed that with his friction, the seemingly motionless female merchant before him began to pant and produce various interesting reactions.
Although her skin was slightly rough, it was incredibly soft, and her feminine aura was far stronger than Erina's. This slightly plump body only brought true satisfaction when held.
This was different from Erina's satisfaction. No matter how voluptuous Erina was, she was still just a young girl, while the woman before him appeared to be nearing thirty.
At first, he only held her waist, which, while still slender, was considerably more fleshy than Erina's. But as his private parts struggled to rub against her skin, he had to reach out and stimulate himself.
The woman's buttocks were much larger and more shapely than Erina's, clearly those of a fully mature woman—after all, in this high-pressure world, even normal women would seek small, primal pleasures to relieve their stress.
However, it was obvious this beautiful woman hadn't done such things, because Li Ke's fingers encountered slight resistance during the examination.
Therefore, Li Ke needed more stimulation.
He continued crawling forward with his hands, quickly discovering a high, precipitous hillside. Between the two clean, white hills was an unfathomable valley, where a thin, salty stream seemed to flow. On the smooth slopes, two small strawberries perched upside down on each side.
What strange plants! They piqued Li Ke's curiosity. He used to love eating strawberries. His curious hands unconsciously explored them, initially touching them lightly, then forcefully satisfying his curiosity.
He gently touched, rubbed, and picked at the fruit, but couldn't detect even a trace of fruit flavor. What a pity, what a waste of this fertile soil.
Every time he touched something but missed it due to gravity or other reasons, he felt an unbearable disappointment.
Having failed to taste strawberries, Li Ke changed his target; he wanted seafood!
The brave gourmet's hand continued its exploration down the hillside, passing a dark triangular area. He probed left and right, discovering a muddy swamp with some damp seaweed piled on the shore, and a pearl oyster standing there. This place really did have seafood!
However, to eat the clam meat, he first had to remove the pearl. The gourmet's hand immediately and skillfully rubbed and moved the pearl, trying to remove it in a more secure way.
The treasure hunt had reached this point, and the initial intention had somewhat changed. Li Ke's brother, however, repeatedly exclaimed, "Well done! Well done!"
The brother's initially difficult cave exploration became much smoother. The dry and confined space, after the pearl was moved, gained a touch of moisture, and the passageway became smoother.
Seeking more thrills, Li Ke, who had been clinging tightly to this treasure trove, naturally entered the prepared area. Only when he penetrated it and broke free of his restraints, rushing to that incredibly alluring place, did he realize what he had just done.
"Ah...this..."
Li Ke was certain he hadn't initially intended to enter, but honestly, the act of rubbing against her was very easy to induce.
However, this thick, fleshy feeling was incredibly intoxicating. Although the female merchant's face was still smiling, Li Ke could feel his "little brother" frantically reporting for help. Although he felt much better after vomiting, he was trapped. Deep within this cave was another cave, constantly contracting, continuously stimulating his senses.
"I'm sorry, but..."
Li Ke couldn't say anything. Things had come to this point, and he couldn't stop now. So he simply took a deep breath and continued his exploration.
The female merchant remained silent, but her body was incredibly honest, even excessively so.
"My God..."
Li Ke couldn't resist any longer. He breathlessly embraced the female merchant's voluptuous body, and after a while, he released her, still panting.
The female merchant remained motionless. Clearly, she had accepted all the gifts Li Ke had given her, showing no sign of rejection.
At this moment, Li Ke couldn't think much. Leaning against the counter, he looked at the female merchant's increasingly wet thighs and found himself aroused again. This discovery horrified him, because even when playing with Erina, he needed time to continue.
For example, a period of kissing, a period of flirting, even teasing.
But now, in this aspect, he'd regressed to when he was sixteen or seventeen, only different from then. Back then—He didn't have women.
So he channeled all his energy into his dreams and games.
After all, unlike other dorms, his dormmates were all seemingly respectable gentlemen. Although they might engage in all sorts of lewd things in private, well…they hadn't shared any unhealthy reading material.
Li Ke stretched out his fingers, trying to retrieve what he'd given to the female merchant, but unfortunately, all he received was a powerful suction that tightly enveloped his fingers; that place was firmly shut.
Recalling his previous experience, like being devoured by a man-eating plant, Li Ke couldn't help but complain.
"Damn it… it's this type… isn't this something only seen in novels?"
So, he reluctantly entered again, hoping to release something this way. After all, if you want something from a greedy person, you have to make some sacrifices.
This time, Li Ke once again felt as if he were enveloped by a man-eating plant. As the female merchant's body reached its limit again, Li Ke tried to withdraw to let the contents out.
Unfortunately, Li Ke felt an extremely strong suction. He couldn't help but let out a low growl, but his remaining rationality made him quickly press on the female merchant's lower abdomen. Only then, when he pulled out, did he see some of what he had given her leak out.
"This is simply..."
Li Ke was at a loss for words. He took out a bottle of water, intending to wash away the traces on the female merchant's body, but unable to change her position, he couldn't do so. Simply shoving the bottle inside was too grotesque, prompting him to slap the female merchant's buttocks.
"This really is..."
With a helpless sigh, Li Ke hastily tidied himself up and dressed the female merchant. But as he was leaving, a slight pang of guilt struck him, so he opened the female merchant 's shop and casually bought a bottle of honey.
"Oh, thank you for your patronage."
The female merchant spoke again, following the rules of this world, but Li Ke was stunned because the water stains had disappeared.
That's right, the water stains on the female merchant's legs, and the water stains where she had stood, had vanished!
"..."
Li Ke paused for a moment, then stepped over the counter again, quickly unbuttoned the businesswoman's shorts, and reached into the area where he had just entered.
Clean and dry.
Everything he left behind, and everything the businesswoman herself left behind, had vanished. Only a soft, damp feeling, and a constant squeezing sensation remained.
It was as if he had never been there at all.
Aside from her slightly disheveled clothes, even the position of her pubic hair hadn't been altered!
"What kind of feature is this… um, never mind."
Li Ke didn't know how to complain, but the fact was that it was indeed very convenient for him; at least he didn't have to worry about cleaning up.
However, he still carefully pressed on the woman's lower abdomen, and only after confirming that there was nothing inside did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"As long as she doesn't get pregnant, it'll be fine, but she probably can't."
To be honest, Li Ke felt that his moral compass had been lowered somewhat because of his actions, but he really couldn't say anything. After putting the businesswoman's clothes back on, he quickly headed towards the mission location.
After all, he had already wasted almost an hour; he couldn't afford to delay any longer!
Li Ke, having retrieved his clothes, ran quickly, placing all the remaining scrap metal he carried into the furnace to smelt into iron ingots.
These were the foundation of everything, so they had to be made.
He quickly reached the mission location. As usual, a yellow exclamation mark appeared. After confirming, a large house appeared before him. Without hesitation, Li Ke smashed a window and quickly killed the four or five zombies inside. Then, following the mission instructions, he found the leather bag.
After putting the bag into his inventory, Li Ke took out his wrench and began to exploit the appliances inside.
Door handles, a television, and fans—Li Ke could obtain mechanical parts and electronic components from them, and even some scrap plastic.
When faced with beds, besides the wooden planks, Li Ke also obtained short iron pipes, making him curse the difficulty of this game world once again. After quickly dismantling everything of value in the room, Li Ke returned to the shop and continued to throw scrap iron, lead, and brass into the furnace to smelt. He then quickly handed over the quest.
This quest was again for a skill point, but the reward was much less appealing—just a helmet, light module, and a pickaxe.
Choosing the pickaxe, something he could already craft himself, he didn't linger or dare to invest more skill points. He accepted the quest again and rushed out.
The third quest was essentially the same as the first two, without any danger. Except for the final task of obtaining food, which involved digging holes in the wild to find storage boxes, opening them would spawn some zombies, the quest are basically the same and are very simple.
Of course, the reward was also generous. Li Ke noticed that unlike the other quests, this food-obtaining quest didn't require turning in the collected food to complete.
Li Ke completed the remaining two quests in just one hour, and the female merchant had no more quests available.
Looking at the rewards for the two tasks behind him: an iron axe and 20 Molotov cocktails, Li Ke nodded in satisfaction.
The heat insulation mesh module that appeared alongside the iron axe didn't deter Li Ke at all. However, when the Molotov cocktails appeared, along with 100 rounds of ammunition, Li Ke hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose the Molotov cocktails.
After all, while he was still short on ammunition, what he lacked even more was a means to fight off large-scale zombie attacks.
Glancing at his three skill points, Li Ke clenched his fist. He was already feeling the benefits of increased stamina. Before, doing these things would have taken him at least two to three hours, let alone a single disappearance. But now, he was still full of energy, showing no signs of fatigue.
In fact, if the female merchant hadn't run out of skills, he could have done another round.
"So, should I increase strength, or continue to increase stamina?"
Li Ke thought for a moment and finally decided to try increasing strength first.
Having invested his skill points into Strength, Li Ke once again felt that exhilarating sensation. His entire body experienced a constant, nourishing, and infused feeling—or rather, it wasn't an illusion.
However, when it ended, Li Ke didn't feel the same exhilarating sensation he had when adding points to Endurance. He only felt that his backpack had become lighter.
"It shouldn't be like this."
Somewhat suspiciously, Li Ke took out his old iron axe. After weighing it in his hand, he felt it was more than half the weight. He swung it briefly and found that he only needed half the strength to swing it.
In other words, the rate at which his stamina was decreasing had also slowed down.
"Indeed, it's not simple..."
Li Ke smiled and put the axe back in his backpack. It was enough. However, even with his current strength, he couldn't compare to a zombie. The most important thing now was to build fortifications. With the system tools, he didn't need much strength; endurance was what he needed most!
Just as Li Ke was about to add points, he remembered his previous embarrassment. He gave the female merchant an awkward smile, locked the door again, and blocked the windows.
Then, he took off the female merchant's shorts. This time, however, instead of standing behind her, he awkwardly stood in front of her, half-bent over.
He had wanted to try this for a long time, but Erina possessed the God Tongue; doing so would likely cause her to vomit—literally vomit.
Therefore, Li Ke decided to try it with this female merchant who lacked self-awareness.
"I feel like my morals are getting lower and lower..."
While saying this, Li Ke unhesitatingly invested his remaining two attribute points into Endurance. The next moment, he immediately felt a comfort far more intense than before! Almost eight times the intensity and duration of the previous comfort, he couldn't resist grabbing the female merchant's head and entering her.
It was warm, moist, and had a slightly strange feel, but because the female merchant wasn't actively cooperating, Li Ke didn't feel anything particularly unusual; in fact, it felt a little odd.
However, the intense pleasure still prompted him to quickly give the female merchant something under these circumstances, causing some fluid to escape from her nostrils.
"Forgot her tongue can't move, so it felt so-so."
After making this assessment, his inner fire still burning, he jumped down, went directly behind the female merchant, and as he gripped the large steering wheel, he said with a mixture of gratitude and apology.
"Sorry, I'll have to borrow it again."
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After resolving his physical needs, Li Ke resumed mining, but this time he was much better prepared. His iron pickaxe and shovel were far more powerful than his stone axe, and Li Ke discovered that as his strength increased, the damage from mining also increased.
The zombie corpses in the previous mine had disappeared. Li Ke didn't know if this was a plot device or something else, but it was just so illogical. So he immediately began digging downwards, preparing two things.
He didn't intend to dig directly to the bottom; he wanted to build a fortress, and then continue digging downwards beneath it, constructing a shelter in the underground passages.
Although it was risky and time-sensitive, he had to do it. Only by doing so could he understand the nature of this zombie horde and how he had survived that day.
Furthermore, he needed to gain enough experience to fully master this world; a platform for combat was essential.
Otherwise, living like this in this world, even with a female merchant to constantly satisfy his desires, he felt his sanity would slowly crumble.
After all, he couldn't completely trust anyone else who had been sent to this world like him. Tsunade and Kiri were people he knew, but even with his complete honesty, they remained wary of him.
Therefore, Li Ke felt that the only person he could truly trust was himself.
As Li Ke rapidly dug for various resources, lost in thought, a sharp "ding" sounded as he struck the ground with his pickaxe.
This startled him for a moment, then he immediately realized he had unearthed the shop's location.
"So, it's invincible here too?"
Li Ke was somewhat stunned, because he was already quite deep, almost ten meters below the surface, yet this place remained undamaged.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't cause any damage.
Li Ke frowned, and without hesitation, began digging downwards. In no time, he had dug another five-meter-deep pit, and then struck the shop's wall again.
But the same sharp "ding" sound made Li Ke gasp in astonishment.
He hadn't thought much of it at first, simply continuing his digging, but then, almost unconsciously, he took out a wooden frame and tried placing it on the invincible block.
However, he didn't have high hopes, because it was impossible to place anything within a certain area where the merchant was located; he and Erina had both tried.
But this time was different. The wooden frame was placed there, and just like Li Ke had placed it elsewhere, it was quite stable, and… it possessed the characteristics of a system's item.