Chapter 47 Urban Relocation Will Not Be Dangerous

The rented room was quiet, except for the bubbling sound of a thick, hot pot.

It was completely dark outside, and in this environment, coupled with Liang Xun's words just now, Gu Keke was really frightened.

She swallowed hard, quickly stood up from the table, and strode back to Liang Jun's side.

She asked tremulously, "Could it be that there's danger outside the instance as well?"

“Danger is everywhere,” Liang Jun chuckled, “but within the safe zone, those unseen things can’t do anything to us.”

"Then these..."

Liang Jun interrupted her rambling thoughts, "Since the safe zone is the only refuge for players, if something goes wrong here, then there's no point in continuing this game."

Gu Keke's gaze followed Liang Xun's movements. She noticed that Liang Xun first bent down and turned off the power strip that had been plugged in, then picked up the hot pot by its two handles and walked straight towards the kitchen.

A moment later, she heard the sound of water being poured from the kitchen.

"What are you doing……"

Gu Keke followed her over and saw her pour out the entire pot of soup.

Liang Xuan then poured out a lot of degreaser, saying, "These phenomena can only prove one thing: the flow of time inside and outside the game is different after we enter the level instance."

She picked up the steel wool hanging on the wall and began to scrub the sink.

“For example, we stay in the game for three hours, but the actual flow of time outside the game may only be ten minutes.” Liang Xun looked up at the window. “But we entered the dungeon in the afternoon, but now it is obviously late at night.”

She turned off the running tap, picked up a towel hanging on the high table, and quickly wiped her hands.

"The rest doesn't have much of an impact, but the food we eat might cause some health problems."

Smelling the lingering aroma of hot pot in the air, Gu Keke pouted and replied dejectedly, "Oh."

After cleaning up, Liang Jun even sprayed some air freshener, which completely dispelled her idea of ​​eating hot pot.

"If you feel hungry, you can eat some instant noodles to fill your stomach for now."

Liang Jun opened the bottom storage cabinet, revealing a dazzling array of ready-to-eat products. "But don't eat too much. Get some rest early tonight, as we need to get going early tomorrow morning."

Gu Keke took a Swiss roll and savored the strawberry jam inside.

"How long will it take us to get there?" she asked, her mouth bulging. "We're only leaving tomorrow, won't that be a bit too late?"

When they both came out of the first level, they were both injured, and they knew that the system would not provide any buffer time to allow their injuries to worsen.

In the dungeon, Qi Zhixia's injuries were already severe enough; they simply couldn't imagine her current condition.

Liang Jun unplugged her charging phone and quickly entered the address provided by Qi Zhixia into the navigation page.

“It’s more than 500 kilometers from here to the city library in Wangjiang.” Liang Xun’s fingers tapped on the screen, selecting the best route for driving. “If we take the highway the whole way, it will take about five and a half hours.”

This is currently the fastest course of action available.

Liang Jun turned and walked back to the bedroom. Not long after, she came out carrying a large travel bag.

She opened the refrigerator door again, grabbed several brand new plastic bags, and stuffed half of them into Gu Keke's hands.

"Let's pack our luggage before we go to sleep."

She squatted in front of the locker and began packing the compressed biscuits. "We might stay in Wangjiang for a long time, or we might not go back to the rented room for a while. We don't need to bring too much luggage, just the essentials. If we really need anything, we can collect it on the spot."

"I see."

Gu Keke nodded in agreement and got up to pack her luggage.

"By the way, before we officially set off tomorrow, we need to go to the labor protection market to buy a few walkie-talkies."

Liang Xuan called out to Gu Keke again, "Now that we have more people, we need to find a way to communicate in the instance."

Gu Keke had already started tidying her clothes, and she was still a little confused when she heard Liang Xuan say that.

"But if cell phones can't be used properly, will walkie-talkies work?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll have to try it first to find out."

Liang Jun had already packed up various kinds of ready-to-eat products, and she casually stuffed them into her travel bag.

She then went to the closet and selected a few sets of convenient sportswear, along with her phone charger and power bank, and packed them all into the package.

The zipped-up travel bag was neatly placed on the open ground by the door.

Liang Xuan walked back to her bedroom. "We'll leave promptly at four o'clock tomorrow morning."

Suddenly burdened with a daunting task, neither of them slept soundly that night.

After tossing and turning in bed and finally getting a little sleepy, it was already getting light outside.

Despite their intermittent sleep, surprisingly, neither of them felt very sleepy.

Carrying her luggage, Liang Jun walked into the parking lot and casually touched the black Highlander.

Gu Keke was about to open the trunk when Liang Jun pressed her down.

“Let’s just put the luggage in the back,” she said, opening the back door. “Most of the food is in there, so it’ll be easier to get it if we get hungry on the road.”

That makes sense. Gu Keke then arranged all the luggage in the back row.

The journey ahead was quite long, so the two decided to divide the work.

Gu Keke took the driver's seat first and drove the large SUV; while Liang Jun sat in the passenger seat with her phone, providing Gu Keke with specific navigation routes.

"Let's go to the nearest labor protection market first."

Her finger swiped across the screen, and the next second, the navigation system's notification tone sounded in the car—

"Please continue along the current road for 1.1 kilometers."

Just as Gu Keke herself said, she felt very comfortable driving the car.

While Liang Xuan was still studying the specific gears of the automatic transmission, Gu Keke had already skillfully connected her phone to the car stereo.

Amidst a immersive, random soundtrack, the two drove to the nearest occupational safety market.

Just like the pharmacies I'd visited before, the vast market area was deserted.

The shops along the street all had their doors open, looking like enlarged versions of unmanned vending machines forced to operate.

Their car was too big. Gu Keke felt that if they drove in, it wouldn't be easy to drive out again.

So they simply parked the car at the market entrance, and after locking it, Liang Jun and Gu Keke walked into the labor protection market.

This place clearly has countless handy props, but you can't find any trace of anyone having been to any of the shops.

Liang Xun and Gu Keke split up, quickly scanning the signs. Their goal was simple: they just needed walkie-talkies to communicate.

"Hey, Sister Jun, do you think this place sells walkie-talkies?"

Gu Keke stopped in front of a blue sign with white lettering and pulled Liang Jun, who was almost facing away from her.

"Walkie-talkie specialty stores... there should be many here, shall we go in and take a look?"

Liang Jun turned around and saw a row of walkie-talkies neatly arranged behind the open glass door.

She was very interested. "Let's go take a look."

Classic and latest models of walkie-talkies are displayed on the shelves and in front of the glass counter.

Liang Jun scanned them one by one, and couldn't help but marvel at how many tricks they could come up with for walkie-talkies.

She had never used this thing before, and was still debating which one was more durable when Gu Keke, who had been browsing the counter, suddenly held up a stack of promotional leaflets.

"Sister Jun, I found the product description for the walkie-talkie."

The promotional leaflet was very concise. Liang Jun only glanced at it before realizing that the latest walkie-talkie in front of her had the best battery life.

At first glance, it looks no different from the original version.

Liang Jun looked at the promotional leaflet again and found that the promotional slogans were "long battery life" and "wide coverage".

That's how I want it.

She first took the demo units from the display area, one for herself and one for Gu Keke. Then the two of them ran to opposite ends of the market and briefly tested them after tuning to the same channel.

The latest model's sound is indeed much clearer, just like someone speaking right next to your ear.

They returned to the store once again, and the two sneaked into the back warehouse to check the product numbers. They found several more brand-new walkie-talkies of the same model.

Along with it, there was also a large basket of rechargeable spare batteries.

There was still a lot of inventory in the warehouse, and Liang Jun wanted to make sure her resources weren't too strained, so after a quick calculation, she decided to take only seven walkie-talkies.

Gu Keke also packed four charging devices, ten walkie-talkie bags, and the whole basket of batteries that had been discovered.

They only unpacked two of the walkie-talkies. After installation, they put the rest of the equipment into the trunk, then returned to the car with the two walkie-talkies in hand.

According to the navigation route, they should arrive at the Wangjiang City Library around 11:00 AM.

There were almost no other cars on the highway, and the southward journey was unimpeded.

Halfway there, Liang Jun even switched shifts with Gu Keke. Because she didn't need to frequently change gears and only needed to control the speed, Liang Jun drove quite steadily.

As soon as they entered Wangjiang City, Liang Jun felt that the wind blowing around them carried a hint of the sweet and salty smell of the sea.

Despite being located in a metropolis, the asphalt roads, which should be bustling with traffic, remain empty, with only the brightly painted white road signs standing out starkly.

After exiting the highway, drive straight along the main road to enter the central area of ​​Wangjiang City.

Following the directions on her phone's navigation, Liang Jun focused her gaze on an apricot-colored building on her right.

The building's exterior resembles a book whose pages have been turned by the wind. Its entire exterior is apricot-colored, radiating warmth under the sunlight.

The more Liang Jun looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. Finally, she realized it was no different from the library at Wilson College.

So this is what all libraries in the world look like...

Gu Keke slowly drove the car into the parking space, and after the car came to a complete stop, she and Liang Jun jumped out of the car respectively.

Liang Jun opened the back door separately and took a small bag of compressed biscuits from the back seat. They had been worried that Qi Zhixia might not have any food, so they had specially packed some for her.

The air conditioning inside the library was on full blast, and as soon as they passed through the security gate, the distinctive fresh scent of paper from the books wafted towards them on the air conditioning.

"Private study room..."

Gu Keke leaned over the floor plan and carefully compared the layout. "The floors below the sixth are all public study rooms. Only the rooms on the sixth floor and above are private."

The floor plan also thoughtfully marked the room numbers on each floor, and Qi Zhixia's room, number 312, was located on the eighth floor of the library.

Liang Jun and Gu Keke walked into the elevator side by side. As they pressed the floor button and the elevator doors slowly closed, Liang Jun noticed that Gu Keke next to her was trembling uncontrollably.

This place is so similar to the scene at Wilson College, it's no wonder she feels nervous.

Liang Xun gently patted Gu Keke's shoulder and whispered, "Relax, we're not in the game now, there's no danger."

"Okay." Gu Keke took a deep breath.

As soon as she finished speaking, the elevator doors opened with a "ding".

This place doesn't feel like a library; it's more like a hotel for guests.

As far as the eye can see, there is a long corridor covered with a soundproof carpet; on both sides of the corridor are rows of tightly closed wooden doors; and next to each door hangs the room number.

"312..."

After adjusting her mindset, Gu Keke muttered to herself and began searching for Qi Zhixia's code among the many rooms.

She stopped halfway down the corridor and waved to Liang Jun, who was looking around.

Liang Jun didn't forget Qi Zhixia's special reminder. She didn't say anything, but instead obediently knocked on the door according to the "long-long-short-long" rule.

In Morse code, "long-long-short" represents the letter Q.

Time passed in silence. Just as Liang Xun was about to knock on the door again, she suddenly heard a "click" from the wooden door in front of her.

Then, the slightly heavy wooden door slowly opened a crack in front of the two people due to inertia.

"Summer? Qi Zhixia?"

Liang Jun greeted the other person, but no matter how hard she tried to concentrate, she didn't hear a response.

She sensed something was wrong, so she quickly rushed into the room with Gu Keke.

The room's interior is simply furnished. The most striking features are the floor-to-ceiling windows with excellent views and the desk set used for working in front of the window.

Qi Zhixia was sitting at her desk, but she leaned back weakly, her head hanging in the air behind the chair, showing signs of blood congestion.

Upon hearing footsteps, Qi Zhixia used all her strength and with great difficulty turned her head to look in Liang Xuan's direction.

Her entire face was deathly pale, like a plaster doll fresh from its mold. Her dark lips stood out starkly against her delicate features.

Her lips twitched slightly, as if forming an extremely tiny smile.

Qi Zhixia was barely breathing when she said, "You've come..."

After saying that, her gray-blue pupils rolled backward, and she unconsciously fell off the chair to the ground due to gravity.

The object she was clutching tightly in her hand slammed against the desk with a dull thud due to her weakness.

That's a door lock remote.

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Author's Note: Xia: What if you guys had come a few seconds later? (rolls eyes)