hot.

The familiar heatwave.

After Xia Ning's face was covered in yellow sand, she quickly took off her down jacket.

In just a short while, I was covered in sweat.

Where's her car? She wants to turn on the air conditioning!

Xia Ning had just released the vehicle from her portable supermarket when she heard a familiar shout.

"Woof!"

What's going on?

Is it a mirage as soon as I got back?

Are mirages accompanied by auditory hallucinations?

Xia Ning stared at the white Pomeranian pawing at her calves, three huge question marks appearing above her head.

She gently stroked the small dog's fluffy head; she could feel it, it was alive!

Seeing her younger sister lying on the ground, sticking out her tongue from the heat, Xia Ning picked her up and put her in the car. She turned on the air conditioning, and a fourth question popped into her head: Had she encountered a bug?

Just then, a familiar mechanical sound came from the car stereo—

"Congratulations to Phantom Princess for achieving an A rating in the preliminary round. You will receive an extra reward: a cute pet named [Sister]."

Xia Ning: !!!

She looked down to meet her younger sister's beady eyes, pinching her cheek with one hand.

Xia Ning: "You're not related to that 'dog' planner, are you?"

Sister: U???U

Xia Ning suddenly remembered the supplies she had left behind in the disaster-stricken city and couldn't help but wail, "My dog ​​food, my drinking water, my heater, my doghouse, my toys!"

Xia Ning clutched her chest, feeling frustrating. Was this the kind of pain every transmigrated woman had to go through?!

The little sister barked and licked Xia Ning's fingers.

"Oh well, what's done is done," Xia Ning consoled herself.

I just don't know how this A-level rating was determined. Was it because of what she said before she left, or because she took good care of her younger sister for a month?

Clicking on the job description, Xia Ning saw that her "Unemployed" status had changed to "Junior Pharmacist/Unlicensed Beast Tamer".

A junior pharmacist can create one vial of nutrient solution (30% success rate) and one vial of antidote solution per day (30% success rate).

Unlicensed animal trainers, being unofficial staff, have no job information and must learn everything on their own.

"Alright," Xia Ning patted her sister's head, "you've become an outlaw."

The little sister tilted her head: "Woof?"

Xia Ning took a quick look and felt that she hadn't gotten any smarter.

Never mind, let's make two vials of the medicine first.

—Crafting failed, obtained [Turbid Nutrient Solution] x1

—After use, the target's stamina will decrease by 10.

—Crafting failed, obtained [Rotten Antidote] x1

—After use, the target object will enter a weakened state for one hour.

—Player Phantom Princess's pharmaceutical talent ↓, poison-making talent ↑.

Xia Ning: ...

She felt she was not far from becoming a Breaking Bad actor.

Xia Ning comforted herself, thinking that she could now be her own bioweapon supplier.

After reaching level 3, in addition to gaining a profession, her stamina also increased by 10 points.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Ning opened the four [Power Recharge Cards] she had purchased, and received the following bonuses: Attack +2, Attack +3, Defense +4, and Defense +3 respectively.

Her condition at this time is as follows:

Name: Xia Ning

Gender: Female

Nickname: Phantom Princess

【Number: 000】

[Occupation: Junior Pharmacist / Unlicensed Beast Tamer]

Level: 3 (Experience Points: 0/1000)

Stamina: 119/126

Attack: 48 (+21)

Defense: 40 (+15)

[Equipment: Powerful crossbow, greatsword, pocket knife, guardian ring, protective robe, defensive dagger (maximum 6)]

[Skills: Portable Supermarket, Ancient Awakening, Humanoid Walkie-Talkie (Max 3)]

Survival Points: 0

Back on the desert highway, Xia Ning's icon reverted to a virtual interface.

After checking her status, she immediately opened the friends channel, where her sister Ji Li's profile picture was lit up.

Xia Ning took a deep breath and quickly sent a message.

[Friends Channel]

Xia Ning: "My preliminary round: LV2 Disaster City, Survive for 30 days."

Ji Li replied quickly.

Ji Li: "Level 1 deserted island, 15 days of survival. Just got back five minutes ago."

Xia Ning: "(ΩДΩ) Me too!"

-

They returned at the same time, one after 30 days and the other after 15 days. Xia Ning instantly realized that the flow of time seemed to be different among the players.

She immediately opened another window and asked Ma Jiayuanqing. Through this probing, she learned that players without a "Ranked Match Entry Ticket" had only just finished the second round of settlements and were waiting for the third round of challenges to begin.

Xia Ning's heart sank. It seemed that the gap between players was much greater than she had imagined.

It's like some people have a normal 24-hour day, while others have a 48-hour day, and they happen to be in the same race.

Fortunately, Xia Ning should be in the top tier at present.

She then opened the [Regional Channel].

Before the ranked matches, there were 5,609 players in the channel. After one round of preliminary matches, the number of survivors dropped to 5,246, a loss of more than 300 people.

Players who have participated in ranked matches naturally know what's going on.

Players who hadn't obtained a "Ranked Match Ticket" noticed a sharp drop in player numbers within minutes and gradually realized something was wrong.

The game didn't give them time to react; the straight road in front of them suddenly split into a fork.

—Please select your direction of travel within three seconds. If you exceed the time limit, the system will randomly assign a direction.

--three!

--two!

--one!

Damn it!

All the important choices in the dog game force players to make decisions instantly, giving them no time to think.

Xia Ning stepped on the gas and drove onto the left fork in the road.

A twitching left eye means good fortune, while a twitching right eye means bad luck.

Xia Ning jumped into the sea.