The government probably doesn't trust the players either; rather than leaving them with ordinary survivors, they'd rather keep them under their watchful eyes.

Jian Xiuyun, on the other side, heard it clearly, but was completely confused. He frowned as he looked at Xiao Jin's back to him.

That kid is still up to no good!

"You met them?"

"No, it's Tan Dong!"

Xiao Jin instantly understood that if the players wanted to gain the trust of the government officials, they would definitely produce some proof.

She remembered that there was an item in the system shop called the "Flame Pocket Watch" worth 20 points. Activating the pocket watch would randomly select a square area within a ten-meter radius to generate falling flames.

The item can be used three times, but it is indeed the cheapest supernatural item in the system shop.

In addition to basic daily supplies, the system shop also contains various props that only exist in movies and myths, but these props are extremely expensive.

Players who have just experienced a game world are unlikely to buy it, but if someone on the second floor possesses the [Flame Pocket Watch], it can indeed gain the government's trust.

It seems that Tan Dong heard about it from somewhere, probably connecting it to Xiao Jin's previous ability to fabricate stories out of thin air, and assumed that they were the same kind of people, so he tested Shang Fan and the other person.

In fact, he was right.

"I understand!" Xiao Jin nodded.

Mao Liu then leaned over and asked, "So, boss, do we need to contact the others?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jin replied directly, "I'm not interested, but the time is almost up, so you can give it a try if you want to get in touch."

"Alright!" Mao Liu readily agreed.

He hadn't expected the big shot to get to know those players anyway. Who was Boss Xiao? How could he do something so beneath him?

However, Mao Liu and Shang Fan were still very interested.

After eating the food that Shang Fan and the others brought, one lunchbox contained two fist-sized white steamed buns and half a box of rice, while the other lunchbox contained braised potatoes and chicken stew and fried fish. There were a few small pieces of chicken and two fish.

These two are considered meat dishes; the vegetarian options are stir-fried Chinese cabbage and shiitake mushrooms and carrots.

Xiao Jin and Jian Xiuyun didn't mind at all, and the two of them shared the food in the lunchbox. At least there was meat in their lunchbox. They had heard that the braised potatoes in the ordinary district had so little meat that you could count it on your fingers.

There was no other way; when the higher-ups stockpiled supplies, they had to stockpile large quantities of food, such as fresh meat and fruit. These things take up a lot of space and are prone to spoilage, so even if they were stockpiled, they were given priority to important figures.

After finishing her meal, Xiao Jin went out for a walk and looked at the ordinary people in the shelter.

These people looked to be in pretty good condition, although they all looked somewhat haggard, which was inevitable. But at least their lives were guaranteed in the shelter, and even if the food wasn't great, they could still fill their stomachs.

When you reach the elevator leading to the lower level, there are two soldiers holding weapons. There is a generator in the shelter, and an elevator was built inside for convenience.

The elevator requires a card to go down, and Xiao Jin and the others' registration cards had this function, but Xiao Jin did not go up, but instead walked towards the door they had come in through earlier.

There is a makeshift medical station at the entrance, specifically for survivors who have just arrived.

They asked Xiao Jin and learned that the door had never been opened since they came in, and the acid rain outside was extremely severe.

Satellite images show that the marble sculptures standing in the square have been completely corroded and melted, the asphalt pavement is charred black, and the outside world is no longer suitable for human habitation.

Upon learning of the impending global acid rain doomsday scenario, the government mobilized the country's top researchers to study acid-resistant materials and to develop a more advanced ventilation system as soon as possible.

Due to acid rain outbreaks, the air is filled with toxic gases.

With so many people crammed into the air-raid shelter, it's impossible that there weren't enough ventilation openings. But the outside air quality is terrible, and the higher-ups must find a solution.

This brings us to the players.

With billions of people on Earth, even if each game world only invests one in a million, there's still a high chance of finding relevant talent within that world.

The technological progress of Blue Star is similar to that of this game world. The world Xiao Jin is in happens to have such a top-notch researcher. With his participation, the government has made great progress in the research on resisting acid rain, and a new ventilation system has been installed at the Longjiang Shelter.

However, the time was too short, and the new system still had many shortcomings. The survivors in the shelter still fell ill.

"Cough cough cough~"

"I feel so awful... medicine, medicine..."

Inside the shelter, people everywhere were wearing masks tightly.

At first, the concentration of toxic gas in the air was not that high, but once it exceeded the threshold, all the accumulated symptoms in everyone's body erupted.

First, some people experienced redness and swelling of the mucous membranes around their eyes, and then various respiratory infections followed.

Coughing, difficulty breathing, laryngeal edema, blurred vision, and eventually even loss of voice and coughing up blood.

Inside Xiao Jin and the others' room.

As soon as they realized something was wrong, they stopped going out. Food and drinks were delivered by people in protective suits, and they wore masks even when they were indoors.

But they were just one step away from returning to the login space, with only half a day left. For safety reasons, Xiao Jin did not eat the food provided in the shelter, but instead took out the supplies from the space.

cough cough~

However, Xiao Jin remained cautious.

She didn't touch the food she had specially stockpiled, but instead took out the biscuits, bread, instant noodles, and other things she had collected from the minivan.

Ahem... Please understand, collecting delicious food is not easy.

When Xiao Jin was retrieving the items, she didn't hide from Jian Xiuyun. After all, they were leaving soon, and it was unlikely that the other party would run past Xiao Jin to report them.

Finally, she understood how that gleaming dagger had appeared. After being stunned for a while, Jian Xiuyun, just as Xiao Jin had expected, cooperated perfectly by ignoring everything.

In addition to food, Xiao Jin also took out some medicine. Although the four of them were not as seriously injured as the survivors outside, they all had some symptoms.

In addition, there was a previous injury, and the wound was still inflamed.

"Here, take it!" Xiao Jin handed the anti-inflammatory medicine and ointment to Shang Fan, and then found some cough syrup for Jian Xiuyun.

"Cough cough cough~ Thank you!" Jian Xiuyun coughed a few times, took the cough syrup, and then hid to the side.

Since discovering that her health was deteriorating, Jian Xiuyun had automatically distanced herself from Xiao Jin and the others, fearing that she might infect them.

"Don't use the water here, except for bottled water, and the same goes for washing!"

After putting down the two bottles of mineral water, Xiao Jin sat down at the table. After thinking for a moment, she took out a lot of food from her spatial storage and placed it next to the mineral water.

These foods all have one thing in common: they are all vacuum-packed and sealed very tightly.

Xiao Jin was about to leave, and it was obvious that these things were specifically left for Jian Xiuyun. Mao Liu secretly glanced at Xiao Jin and remained silent.