Chapter 113 Zombie Siege (6) - Deceiving NPCs

Fang's mother was cooking rice, and the gas was still usable at that time.

Ning Shu remembered something and asked Fang Hong, "Do you have any large pots here?"

Fang Hong paused for a moment, then shook his head.

Ning Shu sensed something was wrong, so she took another piece of paper to take stock of today's supplies and list out the things that still needed to be prepared.

They estimated they would have to go out again, but they were a bit exhausted today, so they planned to rest.

After the meal was finished, while the five of them were eating, Wu Yi asked Ning Shu, "Sister Ning, when will my brother Chuan be back?"

Ning Shu shook her head: "I'll call him later and ask if the basement door and the main gate are sturdy enough." The last question was directed at Fang Hong.

Fang Hong nodded: "The security level here is very high because it was originally designed to prevent riots."

Wealthy people are generally afraid of death, so the Fang family spent a huge sum of money to build this villa.

Ning Shu: "Are the other villas here designed like this too?"

Fang Hong shook his head: "It shouldn't be. After we bought this place, we did a lot of renovations. The other villas were also renovated."

However, not many people spend as much time renovating as we did, and even those with similar designs probably don't compare to ours.

Ning Shu nodded: "You've all seen the current situation. Don't just wait to die after you finish eating."

Think about what you would do if you established a survival zone centered around this place, do you hear me?

Fang Hong was still a child at heart, so he naturally didn't take those words to heart.

But Fang's parents were different; they were capable of running a large enterprise, so they naturally understood the importance of this matter.

Mr. Fang looked at Ning Shu very seriously: "Miss Ning, do you mean you plan to establish a survival zone centered around this place? Do you have any plans?"

Ning Shu was very direct: "I don't have a plan, but you need to. I can help you build a survival zone."

Mr. Fang frowned. He thought this incident was just a coincidence and that the government would soon take action to rectify it.

Judging from what this young lady is saying, it doesn't seem to be the case? Is this a long-term issue?

Mr. Fang: "Won't the government intervene? Shouldn't we establish our own survival zone instead of joining the official one?"

Between the two, he prefers the latter; with the country as a backer, everything is easier to handle.

Ning Shu thought: If we join the official survival zone, what will happen to our mission?

However, she didn't dare say it that way, so she put it another way:

"The official estimate hasn't been established yet. Their first priority is definitely to clear out these zombies. They'll only establish an estimate if they can't clear them out. Are you all going to die during this time?"

Mr. Fang felt that what she said made some sense, but also seemed not entirely so:

“But establishing a survival zone is a huge undertaking. There are so many supplies here. We can survive until we join the official one.”

Ning Shu was frustrated that the other party was unyielding, so she quickly came up with a plan:

"Uncle Fang, let me tell you the truth, we are actually superhumans trained by the government."

Their purpose is to help ordinary people establish survival zones. The official survival zones can't accommodate that many people. Do you understand?

Not only Mr. Fang, but everyone present was also stunned for a moment, and the three NPCs automatically filled in the blanks in their minds.

This explains why they seemed to have known about the zombie crisis all along, why they had special abilities, and why they were willing to help them.

Seeing that they seemed to accept his explanation, Ning Shu added, "This is confidential. It's fine if you know it, but don't go spreading it around, otherwise..."

She didn't say her last words, but just made a neck-scratching motion.

The three members of the Fang family swallowed involuntarily. Mr. Fang still didn't quite understand: "This is a good thing, why can't we say it?"

Ning Shu put on a mysterious air: "This is an order from our superiors. We just need to follow orders and not ask why." He acted like an ancient assassin.

These words sent chills down the spines of the Fang family, and they all nodded to indicate that they would not speak carelessly.

Ning Shu was very satisfied: "We've done a lot of preliminary work for you, now it's time for you to use your brains."

"Rest tonight, and write me a proper plan tomorrow night. I need to see it by tomorrow night."

Oh dear, they've assigned homework!

The Fang family members didn't know if everyone had to do it, and they didn't dare to ask, so they just kept nodding.

After Ning Shu finished her charade, she saw Wu Yi looking at her with an expression full of admiration, and proudly raised her chin.

After finishing her meal, Ning Shu checked her phone and saw that it still had a signal. She found a quiet place and called Cheng Chuan: "How are things on your end?"

The voice on Cheng Chuan's end was a bit noisy: "It didn't go well. The driver's wife is gone; he only brought back his two children."

Ning Shu remained silent for a while, unsure how to comfort them. They were just grinding through dungeons and couldn't empathize with the NPCs: "Hurry back, I have something to discuss with you."

Cheng Chuan hung up after agreeing.

After nightfall, Ning Shu instructed Fang Hong's family to draw the curtains and not to turn on the lights.

Try to use other lighting methods and keep the lights dim to avoid attracting other ill-intentioned people.

She and Wu Yi went to rest, leaving Fang Hong's family to keep watch for the night, saying that Cheng Chuan would return later.

Ning Shu thought that the Fang family wouldn't dare to touch her for the time being, since they still had to rely on themselves to survive, so she fell asleep peacefully.

At midnight, Ning Shu was awakened by a commotion. She got up, drew back the curtains, and looked outside. She found nothing there, but she could hear people talking outside the door.

She opened the door and went out to see what was happening. It turned out that Cheng Chuan had returned with his driver and his two children, and they were arranging rooms for them to rest.

Cheng Chuan saw her come out: "Did I wake you up?"

Ning Shu shook her head, worried: "What time is it now?" As she spoke, she remembered something and tried to call up the panel to check the time.

Cheng Chuan answered her first: "It's almost 12 o'clock, you should go back to sleep."

No sooner had they finished speaking than it was 12 o'clock, and both of them saw the system information appear in the void.

The message includes text and three progress bars. Most of the progress bars are colorless and transparent, while some are dazzling blue. At the end of each progress bar is a percentage.

Current task progress:

Task 1: Progress 0%

Task 2: Progress 0%

Task 3: Progress 0%

Holy crap, three perfect duck eggs!

The system notification lasted for one minute and then disappeared.

Ning Shu thought for a moment and realized something was wrong. She had killed a lot of zombies when she went out to gather supplies today, so why was the progress of Mission 2 still 0%?

She not only thought this, but also read it aloud. Cheng Chuan picked up the conversation: "It's probably because too few were killed, the numerator was too small, and the result was close to 0."

Okay, Ning Shu admits that's true. By the light of the flashlight, Ning Shu saw that Cheng Chuan was covered in blood.