Chapter 55 Star House Upgrade
The two had a smooth journey northward. The farther they were from the seashore, the fewer black bugs they encountered.
During this time, they had been listening to radio broadcasts. It was said that researchers in Yuancheng had developed a portable insect repellent ring that prevented black bugs from attaching to clothing and hair.
The principle of this insect repellent ring is the same as that of the insect repellent ring made by blood attracting insects. It synthesized a drug that can emit a bloody smell and was installed in a ring that can be carried around. This ring can be fixed on a bag, foot or wrist.
The blood and qi medicine inside will attract the black bugs attached to the human body, and every eight hours, the space where the black bugs are located will be blocked, and the gunpowder inside will automatically ignite, burning all the black bugs to death.
After that, just pour out the insect ash, replace the insect attractant bag, and reload the gunpowder.
It's just that this insect repellent ring is still in the trial stage, and there are still various problems that have not been completely solved, but at least it gives people hope.
Not long after, the different classifications of parasites were also announced.
The most common emotional riot parasites are just incomplete parasitic failures. What everyone should be vigilant about is the complete parasitic advanced intelligent body to prevent it from becoming a "hotbed" unknowingly...
Most of the various messages were transmitted from Yuancheng, which must be the result of the report from Qi Zhen's team.
Afterwards, they also watched the news on the car TV and learned that on the other side of the ocean, several coastal cities had been completely destroyed. The cities were full of black giant worms roaming around, devouring both parasites and normal humans.
The camera was taken by a drone, and the giant black worms were surging on the city streets, and their size was even larger than what they saw in the hospital.
Those cities were like real hell.
In contrast, the situation in this country was much better. The black giant worm crisis in Hairu City was strangled in a cradle, and the news brought out by Qi Zhen's team also made other cities strictly prevent and be vigilant. Except for the two coastal cities where black giant worms had appeared, other cities began to conduct strict inspections.
The country began to mass-produce flamethrowers and develop flamethrowers to deal with this type of giant black bug.
In addition to the official patrol teams, many cities have also launched a public bounty. Once you find someone around you emitting a strange fishy smell, speaking strangely, having a strange expression, or directly discovering the traces of the black giant bug, you can immediately call a specially opened direct number, and the patrol team will rush to eliminate the threat in the shortest time.
Citizens who successfully report can get various types of rewards: sealed packaging of drinking water supplies, upgraded seamless protective safety honeycomb capsules (specially for girls during special periods), admission to insect-free sterilization rooms (specially for postpartum women), trial insect repellent rings, etc.
The whole world was invaded by the disaster. Once the human body was parasitized, it could not recover. Black worms were everywhere. Being injured was equivalent to a death sentence. It was even possible to become a "hotbed" of ignorance at any time... In the future history of mankind, this was destined to be a painful and confusing dark era.
But no matter how dark the abyss is, there will always be people who will fight hard and persevere.
In order to survive, all mankind will fight to the last moment.
**
A few days later, Youxi packed up the RV in a secluded area on the outskirts of Fangcheng, then took out two mountain bikes, and he and Lin Wu each put some concealed drinking water in their backpacks, and then rode all the way to Fangcheng.
After seven days of isolation, they finally crossed the warning fence and officially entered Fangcheng.
The two first learned about the prices and living conditions in Fangcheng, and then took their world character identity certificates to rent a small apartment of 50 to 60 square meters in the same community, and simply bought some household items and water.
At this moment, there were only two or three days left before Youxi left the mission.
At the same time, Lin Wu had completed another optional high-level mission - this optional mission had a lot of points, and the mission content was to escort a person to the safest city in the country: Fangcheng.
The originally tedious optional mission became particularly easy because of Youxi.
He was grateful to Youxi from the bottom of his heart, and after explaining the mission situation, he said goodbye to her.
He was originally a little worried that the other party would be dissatisfied because he did not explain the mission content in advance, but soon he realized that these worries were purely unnecessary.
She is not someone who would be dissatisfied with such a small matter.
"It's time to say goodbye again." You Xi extended her hand generously and shook hands with him.
Lin Wu felt melancholy in his heart. It was already an extremely low probability to meet again after meeting once. This time, after saying goodbye, is there a possibility that they will meet for the third time?
Maybe, after he returns to the system tower, he can try to find her with his original appearance.
But he never asked her, is she from the outer tower or the inner tower?
Because he has received so much help from her, Lin Wu subconsciously does not want to ask her for other information.
In the mission world, sharing information is best done through equal exchange. It is not fair for a person with weaker abilities to ask a person with stronger abilities for information, as only one party benefits.
Finally, Lin Wu said, "I hope we can really meet again."
In Lin Wu's mind, the electronic sound of the machine came.
You Xi stood in front of him and carefully observed his expression. The change in the moment when Lin Wu's consciousness was replaced by the mechanical consciousness was still traceable.
The expression and eyes will be a little stiff and unnatural in the first minute, but soon these stiffness and unnaturalness will disappear. The other party glanced at her and asked, "You Xi, let's have hot pot for lunch today?"
You Xi: ...
Very good, I imitated the essence.
Two days later, You Xi left the blood bags, medicines, two sets of protective clothing that she had taken in Hai Ru City before, and the currency of this world that she exchanged for gold bars in the small apartment she rented, waiting for the mission time to end.
[World Mission 2: Survival for one month has been completed, and the host has obtained 100 star coins. Number of star coins: 348. 】
【Do you want to leave the current apocalyptic world? 】
In the hospital battle, she consumed five bottles of [High Temperature Perfume], and during this period, she bought three bottles of [Instant Cleansing Oil], resulting in only 248 star coins left. Including the completed mission 2 this time, there are only 348 star coins.
Youxi felt that this intermediate mission was a bit of a loss, because most of the information before entering the apocalypse was hidden, which made her passive in the early stage. Therefore, she subconsciously rejected overtime tasks and wanted to leave early.
In a trip to the intermediate world, star coins came and went, and she didn’t even earn a hundred star coins. In addition, due to the special nature of this apocalyptic world, she couldn’t stock up more things for herself.
"I will never start a mission early next time. I feel a bit disappointed."
[Host, do you want to leave the current apocalyptic world? ]
[Yes. ]
**
[The third apocalyptic world mission has been completed, the number of star coins: 348. ]
[The next mission will be opened at midnight on the 7th of next month. Please come to receive the world data before midnight on December 6th. ]
[The host has completed three apocalyptic missions and can unlock the Star House's portable function in this world. ]
[Do you want to unlock it? ]
Youxi was still a little dazed, and a lot of voices jumped out of her mind.
This apocalyptic world is too mentally exhausting. She has to stay alert all the time to prevent being infected by black bugs or accidentally getting injured and parasitized.
"Wait a minute." She didn't want to decide on such a big thing as unlocking the Star House's portable function in this state. In the end, she decided to go back to the bathroom upstairs to take a good bath.
As a result, after she entered the bathroom, she habitually put all her clothes into the space to "clean them up", then took out the [Instant Makeup Remover Oil] and subconsciously wanted to apply it to her face.
You Xi:...
I must have been obsessed with that world and can't change my habits for a while.
The influence of insects is really terrible.
You Xi silently took out her clothes, put away the [Instant Makeup Remover Oil], filled the water and started taking a bath.
She used lavender-scented bubble bath salts, turned on the automatic keep-warm function of the bathtub, then turned on the alarm for one hour, closed her eyes and relaxed for a while.
An hour and a half later, You Xi, who had blown her hair dry and changed into dry clothes, gently called the Star House system: "Isn't Lin Wu's system the same as yours?"
[Yes. 】
"What about Lou Rui? He has activated the evacuation card. Judging from the name, he should be in the same system as Lin Wu, right?"
【Yes. 】
"Why are there different systems? What is the meaning of the system binding humans to travel through the world to carry out the apocalyptic mission?"
【……】
You Xi felt that she was actually accustomed to the Star House system's way of avoiding answers until the critical point. She sighed and turned her attention back to the Star House: "Does it require additional conditions to unlock the Star House's portable function, such as star coins?"
In order to avoid stepping on landmines, she felt that she should be more cautious.
【After completing three apocalyptic missions, there is no need for additional conditions to unlock the Star House's portable function in this world. 】
"Okay, then unlock it." You Xi was still a little excited and expectant in her heart, looking forward to a miracle.
However, after a few seconds of silence.
[Host, the Star House's portable function in this world has been unlocked. The host can teleport back to the Star House from anywhere within the scope of this world. It is recommended to avoid third-party ears and eyes to avoid unnecessary trouble. ]
[The Star House upgrade function has been enabled. ]
[The Star House migration reset function has been enabled. ]
You Xi waited for a moment: "...That's it? That's all?"
[The host can try to use the portable function to teleport back to the Star House. ]
"Teleport?" You Xi still felt it was a bit mysterious, but as her mind gathered, she soon felt her body sink, the same feeling as when she traveled through the mission world, but her consciousness did not disappear, only her body became dull and heavy.
In the blink of an eye, she found that she was no longer in the bedroom upstairs, but inside the Star House. In the small 20-square-meter Star House, there were still items that could not fit in the Star House warehouse.
You Xi held onto the wall, feeling top-heavy and uncomfortable, as if she was about to vomit.
"Why is this happening? Is there going to be any problem?"
[Organic life forms will indeed experience some discomfort when performing molecular teleportation for the first time. This can be avoided by performing it a few more times and waiting for the body to get used to it.]
Molecular teleportation?
You Xi understood.
Sure enough, in the end it was all science.
After the discomfort disappeared, You Xi wanted to teleport back to the bedroom again, but found that it was impossible. No matter how she concentrated her mind, she was still in the Star House.
[Host, the portable function of the Star House is limited to one-way movement. 】
You Xi: ...
"So what you mean is, if I'm on vacation abroad, and there's an emergency and I have to go back to the Star House, and then I teleport back, and then if I want to go back to the place before entering the Star House, I have to walk out of the Star House and walk back?"
[No, the host can take a plane back to the vacation spot abroad. ]
You Xi: ...
"Are you kidding me?" You Xi felt a headache, "Shouldn't the portable space be the same as the place you entered?"
[The host is referring to the plots in some popular novels on G Blue Star, not reality. In fact, teleportation requires positioning. The host has been bound to the Star House system and has its own positioning signal, so the Star House can instantly locate and move the host. Once there is no positioning, with the current technological development of G Blue Star, the feasibility of reverse operation is zero. 】
You Xi:...
"It's really hard for you to explain so much to me." Although You Xi wanted to say something, she gave up when she thought of the corresponding products unlocked in the Star House Mall each time.
She paused and decided to deal with more important things: "I want to set up the Star House permission list."
[The host can set up the permission list after upgrading the Star House. ]
[Do you want to upgrade the Star House? ]
"Yes."
[The initial upgrade fee for the Star House is 200 star coins. Do you confirm the upgrade? ] You
Xi:...
Damn it.
She still couldn't help but cursed in her heart.
**
You Xi didn't sleep well all night.
After knowing the cost of upgrading the Star House, she asked the system to report all other items that required star coins.
Result——
[The first upgrade fee of the Star House is 200 Star Coins, and the second upgrade fee is 600 Star Coins. ]
[The first migration and reset function of the Star House is free, and each subsequent migration requires 100 Star Coins. ]
[After the Star House is upgraded, the permission list can be set, and each quota requires 50 Star Coins. ]
[After the Star House is upgraded, the thought shielding function can be turned on. The shielding time is 30 days of the current world time, and it costs 20 star coins.]
...
How can You·The total net worth is 348 star coins·Poor·Xi·Sleep?! ?
She said that nowadays, a mission can earn at least 100 or 200 star coins, but most of the star tools in the Star House Mall only cost a few digits. Even if many of the star tools have bugs, the price is really too cheap.
Now she knows that the place where she really needs to spend money is waiting for her here!
After a sleepless night, You Xi sat up from the bed with dark circles under her eyes: "System, I want to upgrade the Star House, confirm the upgrade."
There was no other way. This matter was too important. She originally opened the mission world in advance because she was worried about her parents. If the star coins were stuck, then her mission would be meaningless.
[Host, please complete the upgrade in the Star House. ]
You Xi brushed her long hair that was messy due to insomnia, teleported directly into the Star House, and then pressed her palm against the black door panel under the system's instructions.
[Confirm the Star House upgrade? ]
"Yes."
The moment You Xi finished speaking, she saw stars flashing in front of her eyes.
The Star House disappeared, and she was surrounded by a vast universe. She was like a star, falling into it.
She was almost fascinated by the changing nebula in front of her. She felt as small as dust. In the vast universe, she was indeed not even as big as a speck of dust.
But this feeling of sinking into the entire universe made her feel boundless freedom, as if time and space were no longer important to her...
In a moment, the illusion of the universe and the nebula turned into a dazzling white light.
She closed her eyes subconsciously, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that the star house had been upgraded.
However, this upgrade did not seem to change much. The original square room of 20 square meters was expanded by about twice.
The floor and walls are still light grey matte texture. The left side still has a protruding entrance and a black door used when traveling through the world. There was originally only one window with a grid window in the front, but now it has two windows because the space has become larger. The height of the entire space is still about the same as before. The goods that were originally piled up against the right wall have now fallen to the center of the Star House because of the expansion of the space.
[The first upgrade of the Star House has been completed. Number of star coins: 148]
[The Star House passenger function is open, and the permission list can be set. ]
[The host's thought shielding function has been turned on. ]
[The Star House warehouse has expanded with the upgrade of the Star House. ]
Youxi immediately pressed the wall and opened the Star House warehouse directly in front of him. The original 180 cubic meters of warehouse... It seems, it seems, it is still 180 cubic meters! ?
The strange thing is that the RV in the original space disappeared.
You Xi did not ask the system in a hurry, but sensed it herself, and then sensed two new spaces next to the Star House Warehouse.
The RV was stored in one of the spaces, and the third space was not large, about ten cubic meters, and it was unknown what it was used for. She tried to put a box of paper towels in it, but failed.
[That is the fuel space, which can only store the same type of fuel.]
Fuel?
You Xi's mind moved, and her eyes swept across the portable bucket in the corner of the Star House Warehouse. Wherever her eyes passed, all the fuel was transferred into the fuel space, except for the dozens of liters of gasoline used in the last apocalypse, and the remaining more than 2,700 liters of gasoline all entered the fuel space, and this space was only less than one-third filled at the moment.
This fuel space is good. She no longer needs to look for containers to store gasoline in the future. She only needs to take a few 30L small portable buckets as backup, and transfer gasoline from the fuel space when needed. At the same time, it also frees up a lot of space for the item warehouse.
[The transportation tool warehouse has space folding technology, which can place two different types of transportation tools at the same time, regardless of size.]
"If I understand correctly, there is only one RV in it now. I can put a yacht in it, or a plane in it, right?"
[Yes.]
You Xi let out a long sigh, and finally felt that her 200 star coins were worth it. You know, 200 star coins can buy ice control skills...
But at this moment, she still has a huge consumption to complete.
"Set up the Star House permission list."
...
[The host's father You Feng and mother Fan Qi have become Star House guests and must be activated by themselves before they can enter the Star House. Number of Star Coins: 48]
You Xi: ...
There is a sad feeling of being beaten back to square one.
You Xi walked out of the Star House and stood in front of the French window of the small apartment, frowning and looking at the city shrouded in morning light.
Earthquake, tornado...what will be the next one? When will it happen? Will there be more difficult disasters in the future?
She lives in this small apartment, and is always too far away from her parents. If something unexpected happens, she will not be able to take care of them in time.
Maybe, she should sell this apartment and move back to live with her parents.
"System, is the first Star House migration reset free?"
[Yes. 】
Once Youxi makes up her mind to do something, she will not hesitate.
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