Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Refreshing the system? Traveling to another world

The wooden stick rubbed against the wooden board quickly. After a few minutes, a spark appeared. Su Qing quickly picked up the hay beside him and poured the sparks on it.

She held the hay in her hands and blew gently. After a while, the hay in her hands remained, but the sparks had gone out...

It didn't light up again! Su Qing sighed, threw away the hay in his hand, and sat on the ground in frustration, looking at the wooden board in front of him that was riddled with black holes. There was no room for another groove on it.

She had been drilling wood to make fire for more than two hours, and her palms were covered with blisters, but she still couldn't light a fire. She had seen various survival videos showing people making fire so easily, so she thought she could do it too!

Now that the time has come for her to be needed, it's completely different from what she imagined. Has she been possessed by Deye? It's such a tragic start.

Looking back at the dilapidated cabin behind him, Su Qing felt like crying but had no tears.

Three hours ago, she was at home enjoying the air conditioning, eating hot pot, watching variety shows and singing songs. After eating, she went downstairs to throw away the garbage. A weirdo in the community mistook the accelerator for the brake and rushed towards her, knocking her away.

When I woke up again, I found myself in a desolate place with wild grass everywhere. As far as the eye could see, there was only a broken wooden house standing there alone.

When she was confused and thought that she was thrown into the wilderness, a voice suddenly came from her head. She was chosen by a system claiming to be a high-dimensional system, and traveled to a parallel world that was roughly the same as her world at the moment of life and death.

This parallel world has changed due to the previous traveler's malicious behavior and violation of the rules, and a virus has spread in this world.

The infected person will first develop a persistent cough and high fever, then die within a few hours to a few days, and then turn into a man-eating zombie like in the movies.

It is now the second year of the apocalypse. Due to the rapid spread of the virus and the lack of effective means of containment, less than one-third of the world's population is now alive. Zombies gather in cities, forcing people to abandon their homes and migrate to sparsely populated areas.

In this world, humans are gradually at a disadvantage. In order to prevent them from extinction, the system randomly selects her to build a doomsday town here to shelter the survivors and bring the world back on track. After completing the mission, the system can send her back intact.

Saving the world sounds so great.

The only temporary residence of this protagonist who shoulders a heavy responsibility is leaking everywhere.

The temperature here was not high, and it was already afternoon and the sunlight was insufficient. Su Qing felt a little cold in his short-sleeved shirt and shorts. He thought of making a fire to keep warm, but he couldn't do it for a long time.

If we continue like this, we will probably freeze to death. If a wild beast or zombie comes out in this desolate mountain and wilderness when it gets dark, this dilapidated wooden house will be completely defenseless.

Either she would freeze to death or be eaten by wild beasts or zombies. It was death anyway, so Su Qing decided to give up.

"System, come out and let's talk."

"What does the host want to talk about?"

"Let's talk about how to change our current living situation."

"You can refresh the mall and collect materials according to the prompts above to refresh the existing environment, items, etc."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Su Qing was furious! She had worked so hard here for several hours, just for what?

As soon as she finished speaking, an interface similar to an online game flashed in Su Qing's mind. The interface showed a 3D real-life picture of her location, with a row of small grids at the bottom. Currently, only one small icon was displayed on it - Refresh the Mall.

She subconsciously thought about opening it in her mind, and an interface popped up, showing a gray cabin frame.

[Dismantled Wooden House - Wood x 100, can be refreshed.]

"The system will give you a route map. You need to find a way to bring back 100 pieces of wood from the lumberyard. This will then transform your cabin into a brand new one. This will be your initial residence in this world. The cabin has protective abilities that can isolate you from harm."

Su Qing was very curious about the picture in his mind. After thinking about it for a while, he found that this thing was a bit like the situation in the holographic game novels he had read before. He could control what he wanted to do with his consciousness.

After studying the interface that suddenly appeared in her mind, she opened the route map and saw that it was about ten kilometers from here to the sawmill, which was not very far, so she closed the map and stood up.

"You're in the outskirts of the city. It's relatively safe so far. Since it's deserted, there haven't been any zombies around yet. However, wild animals occasionally appear. If you don't want to spend the night in a leaky, unprotected, dilapidated house, get out now."

"I'm unarmed now. What if I encounter zombies on the way to the sawmill? Do you think that with my small body, I'm just asking for death?" Su Qing complained as he walked around the wooden house.

In the novels I read before, other people who traveled through time and space would immediately have all kinds of cheats and golden fingers, but why is it that in her case, not only does she have to be self-reliant and start from scratch, but she doesn’t even have any protection measures?

Based on her experience with zombie movies, if she went out, wouldn't that be a clear message to the zombies: I'm weak! Come and eat me!

"By the way, are there things like in apocalyptic novels where humans mutate and gain superpowers, or zombies have crystal cores in their brains?"

"No, the virus that people are infected with is similar to being parasitic. The virus controls the brain nerves to make the body move. They need fresh blood and flesh to maintain their bodies. Being injured by zombies will infect them, and the virus spreads and reproduces in this way."

"In addition, the system will ensure your personal safety, please rest assured."

Although she heard that this system would ensure her safety, the zombies she usually saw on TV were scary enough, not to mention that they were real living creatures now. Su Qing was all alone in this strange world and was still very scared.

She walked around several times, but there was nothing useful in sight except plants and trees. She had no weapons and no means of transportation. The thought of leaving like this made her feel hopeless.

But if he didn't go out and stayed here without food or water, he would be waiting to die. Su Qing picked up a broken but still thick branch, broke off the branches on it, leaving only a bare wooden stick to use as a weapon.

Holding the wooden stick in her hand, she barely felt a little safe. She kept building up her mind and barely suppressed her uneasy and pounding heart. She followed the route and walked towards the sawmill.

Su Qing held the wooden stick tightly and walked carefully, while he consulted the system to learn about the current situation of the world.

Nowadays, the government has established several large bases across the country to accommodate survivors, and there are also small bases organized by individuals in various places. She is now in a second-tier provincial capital city. Due to the dense population, it fell at the beginning and the city has been occupied by zombies.

But fortunately, the sawmill she was going to was in the suburbs, so it shouldn't be too dangerous... right?

Su Qing walked and stopped along the way for about 20 minutes. She saw some buildings on the side of the road. She felt inexplicably nervous and quickly found a corner to hide and observe for a while until the system's voice sounded in her head.

"Host, please rest assured. There is no danger here."

After listening to the system, Su Qing dared to walk onto the road. The road in front of him was blocked by a long convoy, with luggage and other belongings scattered all over the ground in a mess. In the front, dozens of cars crashed into each other and were burned black, blocking the road. Most of the doors of the cars at the back were wide open. It seemed that the situation was urgent and the road was blocked again. People abandoned their cars and fled.

She didn't dare look into the burnt cars, fearing that she would see some horrible scene. She lowered her head and continued walking forward quickly.

Su Qing originally wanted to find a car to get around, but the road was so blocked that she couldn't see the end of it and there was no way to drive the car out. After walking for a long time, the road was finally unblocked. She hurriedly walked up to the cars and tried to start them one by one. After half an hour, one of them finally started.

After simply cleaning the dust from the driver's seat, Su Qing got in the car to check its condition. There was less than a quarter of fuel left in the tank. Looking at the distance on the map, it should be enough to reach the sawmill. Fastening her seat belt, she drove towards her destination.

The car had been parked on the road exposed to the wind and sun for who knows how long, and it looked very shabby. When it was first driven, it made some creaking noises, but fortunately it didn't stall.

Su Qing opened the car window. The road was quiet and desolate on both sides. She looked at the buildings with no human activities around them, which were covered with weeds. The roads were not maintained and were badly damaged everywhere. The traces left by human survival were being covered up bit by bit. For her who had just come from the normal world, this was really hard to accept.

Su Qing stepped on the accelerator and drove away quickly.

Following the optimal route given by the system and avoiding the severely damaged sections of the road, Su Qing arrived at his destination - the sawmill - in a short while. He parked the car, got out, holding a wooden stick, and walked to a corner of the wall, carefully looking into the yard.

"There's no... that thing in there, right?"

"Scanning... No traces of zombies have been found in the surrounding area."

Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the factory.

Following the instructions, she came to a warehouse with the door wide open. She could see a lot of wood and some processed semi-finished wood products piled up inside.

So now the question was, how was she going to get those 100 logs back? The rickety little car she had out there could barely carry a few logs, and it wasn't practical to keep transporting them back. The car was running low on gas, so it was doubtful if it would even make it back to the cabin.

"System! How am I supposed to take these pieces of wood back?"

"The host has to solve it himself."

Su Qing looked around. For some reason, there wasn't a single truck used for transport in the lumber mill, not even a tool with wheels. "There's not even a cart here, and the gasoline in the truck is almost gone. It's unrealistic to pull it back by car..."

Su Qing felt that the half day she had been in this world was even more tiring than the mental journey she had gone through in the past twenty years.

Su Qing asked: "Is there really no other way?"

“…”

"In that case, you should find someone else to take on the great task of saving the world."

The system in his brain was silent for a long time. Su Qing was not in a hurry and waited quietly.

"So...what do you want?"

Ha, there is indeed something to discuss!

"Is there any backpack warehouse, space or other storage items?" Su Qing thought about the games he usually played, and the various apocalyptic novels he had read before, in which the protagonist started with a magical space or something, so he asked tentatively.

It was quiet for a while again.

"I've applied to the control center and have opened an interface space for you to store your items. You can also think of it as your backpack warehouse. The interface has been updated. You can check it out."

Su Qing opened the interface and found that there was indeed a backpack icon next to the refreshed mall. When he opened it, he saw that there were 100 small grids inside, and the same items could be stored in stacks.

Although it is a little different from what she imagined, it is better to have it than not, and she is very content.

Su Qing immediately walked into the warehouse. She was surprised to find that wherever her eyes scanned an object, a pickup sign would pop up. She looked at the pile of wooden boards in front of her and tried to control the picking up with her mind. The things on the ground immediately disappeared, and then a wooden board icon appeared in a slot in her backpack, with the number ×50 displayed in the lower right corner of the icon.

While marveling at the magic of this operation, Su Qing packed everything he could into his backpack. Who knows if other things will come in handy, so he stockpiled them all for emergencies.

This sawmill was not very big. After cleaning up the warehouse, Su Qing looked around again and found some miscellaneous things in a two-story building that looked like an office. This kind of building materials factory did not have any essential supplies for survival. No one had been here before, so everything was the same as usual. Because of this, Su Qing found a lot of things that were quite useful to her.

After searching the place thoroughly, Su Qing got back into the car and drove away quickly without staying a moment.

The return route was different from the way there, and the speed was much faster. It took less than an hour to get there after bypassing various blocked roads. The car ran out of gas and stalled near the wooden house. Su Qing got out of the car and walked to the front of the house. She finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart.

After sitting in front of the wooden house for a while, Su Qing opened the refresh mall again. This time, the frame of the wooden house lit up.

Dilapidated wooden house-refreshable

Su tapped the frame lightly, and 100 pieces of wood were removed from his backpack.

The refresh was successful and you got a new wooden house. Continue to collect materials to upgrade the wooden house.

The dilapidated wooden house in front of me disappeared, and then a brand new and sturdy wooden house appeared in its original place.

Su Qing's face was full of disbelief. These successive anti-scientific operations really impacted all her cognition. She couldn't tell for a moment whether she was in the real world or in a game world.

After calming down, she walked forward and opened the door. The wooden house was no longer empty. There was a wooden bed, a set of tables and chairs, and a brick fireplace. Although it was simple, it was at least much better than the scene when she just woke up.

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