Chapter 118 Zombie Siege (11) - How to Solve Mission 1

Wu Yi looked puzzled: "How was this 33% calculated for Task 1?"

Cheng Chuan remained silent. Ning Shu listened and looked at them: "Are you also at 33%?"

Wu Yi and Cheng Chuan nodded at the same time. Only after hearing this did Cheng Chuan realize that Ning Shu was also 33%.

Adding three 33% together gives 99%, close to 100%. Ning Shu's breath hitched, and she and Cheng Chuan spoke at the same time:

"We may need to find 300 people."

"The three of us might split the 100."

As soon as they finished speaking, they looked at each other and realized the true purpose of Mission 1, which was inexplicably... a bit of a pain in the ass.

Wu Yi didn't understand, but when he heard the first sentence, he almost jumped up: "What? They need to find 300 people?! Has the game gone mad?"

Isn't that insane? It turns out that the statement "the number of NPCs in the survival area is at least 100" refers to—every single player!

Ning Shu felt like she was about to collapse. She was already going bald from managing just 100 people, and she still wanted 300.

Wu Yi was now somewhat delirious, constantly muttering, "What to do, what to do."

Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan sat on the edge of the bed, either scratching their heads or rubbing their foreheads, looking utterly dejected.

Cheng Chuan was more receptive: "From now on, we can no longer accept any players."

It's been six days already. Tomorrow we'll begin actively searching for NPC survivors.

Ning Shu agreed, adding, "300 people is definitely not enough for this villa. We need to 'visit' our neighbors and ask them to either make room or join us."

They hadn't originally planned to target the people in the other villas, but unfortunately, the mission was more difficult than they had imagined, so there was nothing they could do.

Fang's father is quite capable; in the past few days, he has figured out the abilities of the other newly added NPCs and formed several small teams.

Among them were those who needed to go out to continue searching for survival supplies, those who stayed behind to continue building the base, and the guard team responsible for protecting the base's security.

Ning Shu and his group did not intend to do this themselves. Instead, they told Fang's father that the base needed to be expanded to accommodate 300 people, and asked him to arrange for people to continue expanding the base.

From that day on, Cheng Chuan stayed behind to negotiate with the nearby villas and "persuade" them to join the base.

Ning Shu and Wu Yi each led a team of young men out to carry out a mission. Ning Shu was responsible for continuing to search for NPCs, while Wu Yi, along with a driver, was responsible for transporting building materials.

The three had a clear division of labor and worked together to speed up the completion of Task 1.

Within two days, the three of them accomplished the following:

Cheng Chuan successfully "took over" three villas near their villa. One of them was empty and he did it effortlessly, while the other two required some "tactics".

Nine new NPCs have been added; they are the original owners of these two villas.

The original villa had 12 rooms, each sleeping at least 4 people. With the living room and the added backyard, it could accommodate up to 110 people, which was the most cramped arrangement.

Because three new villas were added, some people from the original villas moved to the new ones, making everyone's accommodation a little more spacious.

Wu Yi lived up to expectations and brought back a lot of building materials, which were piled up in the backyard of the new villa, waiting for the addition of the building.

Ning Shuze pulled back nearly 100 people.

On the morning of the 9th day, just after midnight, their mission progress was as follows.

Current task progress:

Task 1: Progress 66%

[Task 2: Progress 1%]

Task 3: Progress 0%

The progress of Task 1 is the same for all three people.

Only Ning Shu has reached the progress for Task 2; Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi are still at 0%.

As for the progress of Task 3, there probably won't be any progress until the last day.

Seeing that the progress of Task 1 had finally started moving again, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

After watching the progress bar disappear, Ning Shu analyzed with Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi: "It seems that the progress bar for Mission 1 only changes every 100 people."

Cheng Chuan: "I also noticed that we are still 100 people short."

Ning Shu, I'll go out with you to look for someone tomorrow.

Wu Yi, you stay here and oversee their base construction as quickly as possible.

Wu Yi: "Don't worry, Brother Chuan, I will."

Ning Shu looked at Cheng Chuan: "What did Uncle Fang want to talk to you about just now?"

Cheng Chuan: "It's nothing, just dealing with some troublesome NPCs."

The base can only accommodate 200 people, but some NPCs are unhappy that they keep bringing people back and want to take over and cause trouble. Fang's father asked Cheng Chuan for a solution.

Without saying a word, Cheng Chuan dealt with the troublemaking NPCs in front of the other NPCs and declared that anyone who didn't want to stay could leave, or this would be their fate.

His method was very effective in deterring the NPCs who were observing and not taking any action.

Cheng Chuan knew his method wouldn't work forever, but as long as he could persist until Task 1 was completed, that would be fine.

Hearing his words, Ning Shu guessed what had happened and didn't ask any further questions.

Ning Shu and his group wanted to gather 300 people as soon as possible. It was the 9th day now, and the most likely place to find living NPCs was a place with food, such as a supermarket or shopping mall.

Supermarkets are easy to understand because they contain food, and shopping malls are also because they contain food.

With the development of the internet, people have become accustomed to buying daily necessities online, and most shopping malls that have survived are those that sell food.

Where there is food, there must be supplies. Some people have low fighting skills and are afraid that they will not be able to get a good deal at the supermarket, so they simply set their sights on shopping malls.

It has to be said that this idea is indeed brilliant, as there are indeed fewer people occupying shopping malls than supermarkets.

Based solely on the number of people, Ning Shu and the others should go to the supermarket, but from a safety perspective, the shopping mall is a better choice.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some intelligent and physically strong individuals also set their sights on the business world.

Because the supermarket has a limited selection of food, Ning Shu, if she were stronger, would definitely choose the supermarket if given the choice. So they decided to go to the supermarket first.

They drove to the nearest large shopping mall, parked the car, and Cheng Chuan removed the steering wheel and carried it behind his back.

It's not that they're paranoid, but if a nice car appears in their line of sight at this time, most people will be eyeing it.

Pulling out the key won't work; there are plenty of ways to drive it away.

Cheng Chuan not only took the keys but also the steering wheel, simply adding an extra layer of protection.

The mall's glass doors were damaged, allowing them easy access. Because of the power outage, they could only rely on flashlights for illumination.

The flashlight from the game seems to have unlimited power; they've been using it a lot lately, and it hasn't dimmed or run out of power.

Cheng Chuan reminded Ning Shu, "Be careful."

Ning Shu: "Okay."

The two had gained experience working together recently, and it was expected that they would encounter several zombies not long after entering the room.

Cheng Chuan also used Ning Shu's moves to deal with the zombies, and couldn't help but sigh that Ning Shu's move was actually quite effective.

However, they also discovered a problem: the zombies now are harder to kill than before.