It was obvious that the post was made by Mary, who was covering her eyes. Since she was also on the planetary spacecraft, the reply would naturally be from Alice. If it weren't for the overly rhyming tone, Cheng Zhu wouldn't have initially thought there was anything strange about the reply, because it read too normally and clearly didn't have the forced rhyming feel of Mary and her.

This reply is also very informative.

Upon seeing the little black figures, Alice immediately reacted just like herself, realizing that they couldn't be looked at directly. She also mentioned the negative impact of pollution and the duration of the threat.

Five minutes...

Yes, five minutes.

Alice, holding her electronic pet, looked up at the several flying machines hanging above the library and sighed.

Although she had rushed over as quickly as possible, she was still a step too late. So she decisively chose a song that Cheng Zhu had heard before. As for the rest... she would just have to trust the chosen one's own abilities.

Although the chosen one still has a chance to pass the game even if they "die" several times, it's better to avoid dying if possible.

The more times the chosen one is resurrected, the more likely they are to treat the "Normal Future" instance as a game world. In the end, the chosen one will suffer the consequences, and in severe cases, it may even affect whether they can complete the game.

The difficulty of this instance world should actually be placed in the position of the fifth or sixth instance.

However, due to the unique nature of "Normal Future," Yin Zhu made some minor adjustments to this instance world, delaying the spread of the eerie phenomenon within the instance and giving the chosen ones enough time to develop, thus reducing the difficulty considerably.

After all, time sometimes means life; every extra day means one more chance.

If the second and third batches of Chosen Ones perish in this instance, then when the fourth batch enters, they will face a bizarre world with rules almost identical to the original, unmodified version: the entire city is invaded by a virus at the start, and the apartment is no longer a safe starting point. Everyone needs to survive in the apartment while also finding a way to enter Slote High School and find the key to clear the instance.

Fortunately, Cheng Zhu was only one of the second batch of chosen ones to enter this round of dungeons, and his unusual activity level wouldn't last too long.

If Cheng Zhu can hold out for five minutes, the Weird will face a counterattack from the school's mastermind and will have to retreat temporarily to regroup and prepare for a new offensive. This period will be a chance for the Chosen Ones to catch their breath and explore more areas.

Holding the fluffy electronic pet in her arms, Alice stroked it several times with a touch of lingering affection.

Ah, that feels so good...

As expected, she has a very low resistance to furry things.

"Excuse me, are you looking for a travel companion?"

A slightly hoarse voice came from behind Alice.

The voice belonged to a librarian in a dark blue uniform, whose standard black and white identification document indicated that he was not a kind person.

Alice blinked at him, then conjured a large sign made of solidified data. A sentence was prominently displayed on it: "[I am deaf and mute. If you feel compassion, please give me a like. If you wish to donate, please call Tongdian.]" A QR code was attached to the end of the sign. Combined with her somewhat indifferent gaze, it was practically begging for money.

The librarian in the dark blue uniform fell silent.

After a minute of silence, it finally realized the problem and laughed it off, saying, "You can hear me? Don't joke around. How could you possibly be deaf and mute? Pretending to be disabled is illegal in the Smart City."

Alice expressionlessly stretched out her hand, and a projection of the library's interior appeared on it. A red arrow hovered above the head of the little figure at her location, next to the librarian in a dark blue uniform. Her gesture was clear: I didn't hear your voice, I saw your location.

The librarian's expression became even more embarrassed. After saying "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else," he quickly left Alice's side.

...Heh, I haven't even used the power of the rules yet.

Alice rolled her eyes and tried to pick at her ear, but her little finger touched something hard before she belatedly realized that she had brought an earplug with her before entering the library.

The rules state "Stay put and cover your ears," which essentially means to avoid running around and encountering other dangers, and to avoid listening to strange sounds as much as possible. Earplugs are an excellent alternative. Therefore, Alice did notice the strange administrator who suddenly appeared behind her only by referring to the Slot Library map.

In theory, if people united and sang a large chorus to drown out the broadcast, they could also break this rule. However, theory is just theory.

For various reasons, not many people are willing to gamble with the risk of breaking the rules.

Therefore, it is impossible for humanity to unite.

Rules themselves also have a priority order. Just as the previous public kitchen rules mentioned that "new rules have higher priority than old rules," just as humans can also have the right to self-defense, when a region is contaminated by a virus, the AI ​​does not mind if humans actively resist when they encounter danger.

In addition, this world's strangeness has another characteristic, or rather, a weakness.

Given Cheng Zhu's intelligence, she should have already noticed the strange problem. Once she discovers this trait, the threat of the strange in her eyes will be greatly reduced. If she hasn't discovered it—let's just say that Yin Zhu misjudged her.

Using her family privileges, Alice used the system to locate Cheng Zhu and Mary, and waited at the spot where the aircraft was about to land.

There's a room right next to it with the words "Archives Room" hanging on the wall.

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