Chapter 24, Day 5
Day 5 of survival, 07:00:38, temperature 8°C～9°C, zone 301, number of survivors 99204/100000.
With the wooden bed, Jiang Baiyue slept soundly through the night and was not woken up by the discomfort. Moreover, it did not rain that morning, so there was no sound of raindrops falling on the roof.
As usual, she placed the workbench, grinder, pharmaceutical preparation station, and condenser in the task hall and handed them to Gu Zilin.
Because of the increased workload, Jiang Baiyue gave Gu Zilin a raise, along with two bottles of water and six coins each day.
This job is something no adult would agree to. The work is simple, but the pay is low. Adults would rather go out and scavenge for supplies.
This job is great for children, and it's safe, so Gu Zilin's mother feels at ease going out.
Jiang Baiyue left the base with food, water, capybara equipment, space fragments, basic healing potions, a straw hat, an iron axe, and new weapons: a double-arrow crossbow and crossbow bolts.
Weapons have separate weapon slots, with a total of 3 slots.
Without a weapon or equipment slot, she might only have one backpack slot left to carry supplies when she leaves the house.
The base's protection period has ended today, leaving only two days. Jiang Baiyue's main goal today is to explore the map to find the space station and light up as many maps as possible.
Compared to Jiang Baiyue, the others in the base faced greater survival pressure, so some woke up early, quickly tidied up, and went out to search for supplies.
"Sigh, there were too few supplies yesterday. So many people are competing for the resource points in the city, so today I can only head to the outskirts of the city to take a look."
"Why are you treating people differently? I heard some of them have played this game before and have talent, unlike us, whose attribute panels are completely blank."
"If you don't have talent, just fight more zombies... I heard from a rumor that someone got something from fighting zombies that could awaken superpowers."
"Is it that... energy crystal? I have one, how do I awaken it? Why didn't the description mention that it can awaken superpowers?"
"It's not that one, it's not white. Anyway, you'll get a game notification when you encounter it. It's dropped by zombies, but the drop rate is extremely low."
Guan Qingqing overheard this conversation as she was passing by. She clenched her fist thoughtfully, and with a thought, a red rhombus-shaped crystal appeared in her palm.
[Otherworldly Energy Core: Contains unknown power.]
Yesterday, they were rummaging through an old car. They carefully opened the car door, but the car made a strange, loud noise.
The sound attracted many zombies. In the chaos, she picked up the object, and a mechanical voice seemed to appear as a prompt.
However, she was too flustered to hear clearly and subconsciously denied it. When she took out the crystal again, there was no indication of what was happening.
So it's possible to have superpowers?
How exactly do you awaken your superpowers?
Just as she was about to ask her best friend Lin Muzi, a message suddenly appeared in front of her.
[Should a level 1 disabled player use a different energy core to awaken their special ability?]
Guan Qingqing was alert; someone was passing by, but she silently repeated "yes" to herself.
[The player has awakened a special ability; please check it yourself.]
Guan Qingqing excitedly brought up her game panel, looking at the updated information while pulling Lin Muzi along to prevent her from falling.
Entangling Technique!!
Guan Qingqing's face flushed red. After reading the detailed description of her superpower, her heart quickly warmed. She would no longer be a burden to Lin Muzi.
She can also join the fight, so next time they encounter so many zombies chasing them, they won't have to run so desperately.
Guan Qingqing looked around and forcibly pulled Lin Muzi to a deserted intersection. Only when no one was around did she tell Lin Muzi about her discovery and her special ability.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Muzi asked, "What about the consumption? You can't say that your superpowers can be used without limit. Check the information on the panel and see if there's anything different."
Guan Qingqing's improved self-protection ability is beneficial to both of them. They can explore further places, and if the damage from the superpower is high, they can even choose a corpse sac to challenge.
The amount of supplies that can be looted has decreased, and the only way to obtain more coins and supplies is by killing zombies and sacks.
"The source energy item has specific data: 50 points. Entangling spell consumes 10 points of source energy per cast."
Guan Qingqing's excitement turned to coldness. 50 points of source energy could only be used 5 times, and she didn't know whether the source energy was replenished by absorbing something or by natural recovery.
Lin Muzi patted Guan Qingqing on the shoulder: "Having superpowers is already pretty good; there aren't many people in the base who do. Let's go find some zombies to test your abilities, and then see how quickly your source energy recovers..."
Guan Qingqing thought about it and realized that she was already very lucky.
"Maybe we can even challenge the corpse sacks today... I heard the resource boxes have better quality supplies than looted items, and they even have medicine..."
"If we're lucky, we might even get some blueprints... We still need to find someone to team up with. There are only two of us, and we can't even carry that many supplies in our backpacks..."
...
Coincidentally, in another quarantine zone in District 301, a high school student abandoned by his companions, in despair, killed a zombie with a wooden stick and obtained a supernatural energy core.
"Heh... I'm about to die, and you're playing this kind of joke on me..."
The high school student's eyes welled up with tears. He wiped them away, raised his right hand, and unleashed a bolt of lightning at a zombie charging towards him.
Ultimately, she still wanted to live. After gaining superpowers, a sliver of longing arose in her heart, and she couldn't completely give up on herself.
Bang--!
"A promise!"
Xu Yinuo turned her head and saw her nemesis, Du Yuxin: "Why did you come back? Weren't you afraid of dying?"
Du Yuxin raised the rifle in her hand: "I am indeed afraid of death. If someone has to die, I definitely won't let myself die... but I found a gun..."
The roars of zombies rose and fell, and Xu Yinuo stopped thinking about why someone who usually didn't get along with her would risk coming back to save her.
All she needed to know was that Du Yuxin was the only one who would turn back to save her at this moment.
"Let's go this way, there are body sacs over there too..."
Du Yuxin took the gun and ran ahead first. When Xu Yinuo caught up, she awkwardly handed her something.
"Here you go, pay me back double what you borrowed!"
Xu Yinuo paused for a moment, holding it.
Bandage: Used to treat bleeding wounds and stop bleeding.
Du Yuxin nervously looked around for zombies, and also rummaged through nearby cardboard boxes, bushes, garbage bags, trash cans, and any place that looked like she could put something.
After a while, she noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, stopped what she was doing, and heard a small thank you.
Du Yuxin's lips curled slightly. "Tch, you owe me a favor. I'll rip you off more supplies later."
While remaining vigilant about her surroundings, Xu Yinuo wrapped her left hand with bandages.
The wound wasn't from a zombie, but rather from being pushed and scraped by a classmate.
She was both shocked and desperate at the time, as her classmate tried to stall for time by pushing her down as a scapegoat.
The injury resulted in persistent bleeding, reduced mobility, and even blurred vision.
At that moment, she felt she was close to death.
[Bandage successfully applied. Bleeding has stopped, and all attribute fluctuations have returned to normal.]
"Come here quickly, my backpack is full. You can put this plastic bag away; it's not for you, it's..."
"I know, I know. I'll return it to you when it's safe."
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