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In the first month of winter, Ruan Jiyan sat on the diagnostic chair in the laboratory. She didn't know how long she had been in this cold place. The exact time was told to her by Captain Bai Mei.

She was not allowed to leave the lab, so there was nothing to do every day except routine checkups.

Others were not allowed to enter the laboratory, so occasionally only Captain White Rose came to see her. Every time he came, he would bring her a rose that he had picked from somewhere.

Ruan Jiyan did not accept it at first. She thought it was Captain Baimei's disguised apology for bringing her here without permission.

But that was not the case. Every rose she brought to herself had thorns on the stem that had not been removed. She had pricked her hands with thorns many times in order to pick that rose.

Ruan Jiyan doesn't like roses. She thinks roses are just metaphors used to praise beauty. They are too coquettish. She is not a rose.

However, Captain White Rose smiled and asked her to guess why every branch she brought was full of thorns.

Why?

"A rose has thorns, so it can hurt people. If it wants to, even if it is picked, it can still hurt people with its thorns. I think a rose with thorns all over its body is a real rose."

"Of course, in our minds, roses are also full of thorns. These thorns are not superfluous. Even if they are smoothed out, they still have their original traces."

Captain Baimei stretched out her hand and lightly touched the hard thorn with her fingertips. Suddenly a drop of blood oozed out of her hand.

Then, she handed the rose in her hand to Ruan Jiyan. Ruan Jiyan's eyes were full of suspicion. She didn't understand what Captain Baimei meant by these words.

Probably he didn't know what she wanted to say to him. Ruan Jiyan thought that his relationship with Captain Baimei was not close enough for them to have a heart-to-heart talk.

"I'm just an ordinary person. I just want to go with the flow and do some repetitive and boring daily things. Everything else has nothing to do with me." No matter what Captain Baimei said, she had no other ideas. She was just an ordinary unlucky player chosen by the system.

Any other identity has nothing to do with her.

Captain Bai Mei looked at her determined eyes and didn't say anything more. She just smiled at her and then left the laboratory.

This was not the first time that Captain Bai Mei had run into a wall with Ruan Ji Yan. No matter what she said, good or bad, Ruan Ji Yan was like a wave and had no feelings at all. Thinking back on so many failed communications, she felt a little at a loss.

Not long after Captain White Rose left, Dr. Al came back with a syringe in his hand, and the needle on the syringe was very sharp and long.

The needle cap was removed, and Dr. El said to Ruan Jiyan while disinfecting and injecting the needle into her left arm: "Today is the last day of your observation period. Fifteen minutes after the injection, you will be free."

Ruan Jiyan was not sure what kind of freedom Dr. Al meant. Did it mean being able to leave here and return to the team, or just not being locked up anymore?

There was tentativeness and caution in her eyes as she looked at him.

Dr. El looked at her and quickly explained, "You can go out now. You can go to the training ground to train and be with your friends."

A small tube of blood was drawn from her left hand and an injection was given to her right hand before she was completely released.

When she reached the door of the laboratory and looked at the time displayed on the electronic door, she actually felt like she had been released after serving her sentence.

There were blue lights on both sides of the floor beneath her feet, guiding her out of the laboratory. After she walked out of the basement and passed through the relatively dim corridor, it suddenly became bright.

Ruan Jiyan used his hand to block the strong light that was shining directly into his eyes, and it took him a few seconds to adjust and open his eyes.

A lot has changed outside. The sky, which was dim before, has become brighter. The open space under the dormitory building is filled with solar panels, leaving only a narrow road.

The original open-air training ground had its roof reinforced and was surrounded by green woven nets.

Ruan Jiyan walked out of the laboratory and found that the biggest change outside was the temperature. She didn't feel any heat in the underground laboratory, but rather a little chilly. But soon after she walked out of the laboratory, she felt as if she had returned to summer.

Did she stay in the laboratory for so long, from winter to summer?

She walked quickly to the dormitory building where she used to live. There was no sun in the sky, but she felt as if she had been exposed to strong sunlight for several hours, and her skin felt a little burning and painful.

She fanned herself with her hands and went upstairs. After opening the dormitory door, she found Captain Baimei making the bed inside.

Ruan Jiyan paused and wanted to leave to check the room number, but Captain Baimei said first, "This is your dormitory. Dr. El said you can leave the lab today, so I came a little early to help you tidy up the dormitory."

At first, Ruan Jiyan, Chen Xi, Qi Yun, their child and a cat lived in the dormitory, but now there is nothing that belongs to them. There is only a big wardrobe, a big soft bed and a desk with many books on it.

The whole dormitory seemed much empty. She asked coldly, "Where are my friends from before?"

Captain Baimei was silent for a second, then said, "They are all here, they just moved to a new place. Your situation is special now, and you can no longer go on missions with them."

"What do you mean, special circumstances." So the freedom they talked about only meant that her body was no longer restricted. She still couldn't work with others.

"Dr. El hopes that you can find a job in the laboratory and help him with his research." Captain Baimei said as she lowered her head and tidied the bed sheets.

"I don't want to." Ruan Ji Yan didn't even want to look at her this time.

"I have already submitted the application. You will probably be able to go tomorrow." Neither of them looked at each other, but the atmosphere around them was very cold.

Ruan Jiyan felt that they wanted to keep her around so that they could brainwash her again and again.

But she is now in a shelter, living under someone else's roof, unable to escape or refuse, so she can accept it with conditions.

But the deeper she got into the shelter, the harder it was to find a way out.

Before Ruan Jiyan could finish his thoughts, Captain Baimei packed up all the things she brought, stopped, looked at Ruan Jiyan, and left.

Ruan Jiyan opened the space, and a sleeping hamster appeared in his hand, motionless like a dead object.

Ruan Jiyan touched its ears. The system had not had any movement since the last copy. Except for occasionally seeing its belly move twice, Ruan Jiyan almost suspected that it had been dead for a long time.

From the moment she entered this dungeon, there were no mission reminders or other game prompts. The NPCs around her were all Ruan Jiyan's friends in real life. She became more and more suspicious of the authenticity of this dungeon.

No matter what, she had to find a chance to leave here. Dr. El was right. She was no longer a normal human being. If these science lunatics got too crazy, they might dissect her for experiments. The longer she stayed here, the more dangerous she would be.

Ruan Jiyan's dormitory was on the sunny side, an independent room on the leftmost side of the second floor. There was no one in the surrounding dormitories. She was the only one in the entire dormitory, feeling lonely and downcast.

She sat on the bed that Captain White Rose had just made for her, staring blankly for a while, then walked out the door.

The temperature outside was no longer as scorching as before, but Ruan Jiyan still felt a little uncomfortable. She put her sleeves down again and put on the hood of her clothes before walking out.

I originally wanted to go to the grocer's store, but the store was closed and I didn't know where the others had gone.

Ruan Jiyan watched the big and small changes happening outside, and became more and more curious about what had happened outside during this period of time.

When you come to the training ground, the types and quantity of weapons that can be used for training have increased a lot. Originally, most of them were trained with bows and arrows, but now bows and arrows have become very rare, and there are many more pistols and new weapons.

Ruan Jiyan picked up a pistol equipped with a silencer, loaded it and aimed it at the target far away in front of him.

Snap—the target was hit right on the center.

After firing several shots in succession, Ruan Jiyan put down her gun. Perhaps because she had not exercised for a long time, her arm muscles trembled slightly and she felt a little weak after firing continuously.

She stretched her muscles and changed her gun.

Ruan Jiyan held a new type of pistol again, which was larger and lighter than the one she had just used. The whole gun was silver-white. Ruan Jiyan held the gun tightly in her right hand and wrapped her left hand around her right hand for support.

Bang - in comparison, this gun is faster, quieter and has better overall performance than the previous one.

Returning to the weapons box, he saw rows and rows of new pistols. Ruan Jiyan picked out a few and took a look at them.

Then she fired another shot, put down the gun, walked to the target and took a look at it.

There were no traces of bullets hitting the target, but there were many grooves that were smaller than the diameter of the bullets. She stretched out her fingers and felt them gently. The grooves were still hot.

This means that these grooves were newly made, but just now only Ruan Jiyan had shot at this target with the new pistol.

Ruan Jiyan bent down and picked up the steel balls that had fallen to the ground, then compared them with the grooves, and confirmed that the grooves on the target were made by these tiny steel balls.

These new pistols are not only lighter than old pistols, but also have much better range and power than old pistols, and do not require silencers.

She didn't care who made these guns, nor did she feel attached to the new pistols. Instead, she felt a cold sweat slowly running down her back.

Why did the shelter suddenly spend so much effort on researching and making new weapons?

There are so many people in the shelter, it is impossible to provide everyone with better and more combat weapons. That would take a long time and a lot of energy and manpower.

There is only one possibility, that is, people have encountered a danger more difficult than zombies, and ordinary pistols and bows and arrows can no longer compete with such dangers, so the shelter decided to create new weapons to fight the danger.

She thought a lot on the training ground. When she returned to the dormitory, her body was soaked with sweat. She took a shower and went to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria has changed from being open at a fixed location to being open all day. As soon as you walk in, you feel isolated from the boiling temperature outside. The whole cafeteria is very cool and the seats around are full of people.

Ruan Jiyan went to the food pickup window, ordered a bowl of mung bean soup, and then found a seat in a corner and sat down.

She was wearing a set of black clothes and pants, and covered herself with a hood. She entered the cafeteria and sat down very quickly without attracting anyone's attention.

Ruan Jiyan sat in the corner, drinking soup quietly and listening to the people at the next table gossiping.

"Wasn't there a mutant in the shelter before? Has anyone seen it?" The man sitting next to Ruan Jiyan at the table asked curiously.

"Alas, aren't those kinds of things usually in laboratories? Forget mutants, we don't even know where the science lab in the shelter is." The man opposite him complained after taking a sip of soup.

"What mutant? It's probably a mutant zombie. It was captured for research and became what other people call a mutant."

"That's impossible. When I first entered the shelter, I kept hearing people say that a mutant had appeared in a certain team that was out on a mission."

"Yes, everyone in the shelter knew about it during this period, but no one knew who the mutant was, male or female? The team has been disbanded now, and everyone's face changes when they talk about the mutant."

"Speaking of which, doesn't the mutant know that it has been infected? Why is it still following others? It's simply trying to harm people!" Several people became more and more excited as they spoke.

"He has a revengeful personality. He has become a mutant and knows that he is no longer human. He feels unbalanced and wants to take revenge on the people around him."

"Wow, that's possible. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why he didn't choose to commit suicide or leave the team. He might have thought about biting everyone in the team after he completely mutated and having a big meal."

"Oh, such a person is so selfish..."

Ruan Jiyan finished the last sip of mung bean soup, threw the garbage into the trash can at his feet, stood up, put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the cafeteria.

If my guess was correct, the mutant in these people's mouths was herself. She smiled. These people were really good at guessing. They had roughly guessed other people's psychology when they encountered things.

He spoke so passionately, as if he would be so selfless and great if it were him.

"I heard that the green bean soup today is delicious. Let's go try it. There are plantations dedicated to growing crops in the shelter now, so we don't have to worry about having no food to eat."

"I heard that the team previously led by Captain Baimei is now helping out at the plantation. It's such a bad omen on such a hot day."

"There's no other way. Each of them has interacted with that mutant. They were assigned there to prevent them from letting the cat out of the bag and to prevent them from potentially having the virus..." Before the two of them could finish their words, they bumped into Ruan Jiyan who was walking towards them.

"Hiss..." The man raised his head and glanced at Ruan Jiyan impatiently. Before he could open his mouth to curse, he was interrupted by Ruan Jiyan's apology.

The man wanted to insist, but when he saw Ruan Jiyan dressed in black, lowering his head and saying "apology" in a low voice, he felt that this man was weird, so he didn't say anything more.

"Alright, alright, I won't bother with you. It's really unlucky."

Ruan Jiyan left quickly, and then she walked around everywhere. Although no one knew who she was, she still wrapped herself up and walked around everywhere. No one got any information. On the contrary, this outfit plus her silence and low aura made everyone think she was a weirdo.

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The next morning, Captain Baimei came to her dormitory in person to find her.

When Captain Baimei opened the door, Ruan Jiyan had just come out of the shower. She had a white towel hanging around her neck and was wiping her hair. She was only wearing a white tight vest and a pair of black sports pants.

She looked up and saw Captain Baimei sitting on her bed. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

"I'll take you to see Dr. El, and you'll follow him to do the experiment today. But you don't have to be too nervous, you're just Dr. El's assistant. You're said to be assisting him in conducting experimental projects, but in fact it's to ensure Dr. El's personal safety." Captain Bai Mei took out a gun from behind and handed it to Ruan Jiyan.

Ruan Jiyan stopped wiping her hair. She glanced at Captain Baimei twice before hesitantly taking the gun she handed to her.

"Don't worry, you won't stay with Dr. El for long. I will try my best to get you out." Captain Bai Mei assured her, but Ruan Ji Yan didn't care at all. She didn't care where to go, she just wanted to find a chance to leave.

After packing up, Ruan Jiyan followed Dr. Bai Mei into the laboratory. When she reached the door of the laboratory, Dr. Bai Mei asked her to enter her identity information so that she would not be locked out.

She randomly recorded a person's face, confirmed it, and followed him in.

Captain Bai Mei took her around two corners, and this time they did not go to the laboratory where Ruan Jiyan was previously kept, but went to another room.

This laboratory was filled with instruments and some common samples. Ruan Jiyan thought that since this was the first place she came to, there wouldn't be any important samples.

She knew that Dr. El and Captain White Rose still had some doubts about her lukewarm attitude, and she really had to agree to help them, but she was very reluctant. It was impossible for them to completely trust her all of a sudden.

Even if they were very soft on her, they would not take her to visit the secret areas in their scientific experiments just to show her their favor.

Dr. El walked over, smiled and patted Ruan Jiyan on the shoulder, then extended his hand: "Ruan, thank you for choosing to trust us, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Ruan Jiyan looked at him coldly and said, "No need to thank me, because I don't trust you at all. This is just an unpleasant cooperation."

Dr. El's smile froze on her face. Captain Baimei didn't expect that she was still remembering what happened before. Suddenly, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Dr. El's expression changed, but he still smiled and took his hand back: "I'm very happy that you are willing to cooperate with me. Thank you."

He thanked her twice in a row, but Ruan Jiyan only responded coldly.

After that, Captain Baimei left, and Ruan Jiyan followed Dr. El, who smiled and introduced the things in the laboratory to her.

"I don't need you to provide me with anything, nor do I need you to help me. I just hope you can ensure my safety and keep me away from all dangers when I conduct the experiment." Dr. Al said to her seriously.

Ruan Jiyan was a little confused. Besides him, there were only a few laboratory managers and his assistants in the laboratory. Who could want to harm him and make him so scared?

"I don't know if there are any dangerous factors around you?" Ruan Jiyan said directly.

Dr. Eyre looked around slowly, then said slowly: "I don't know where the danger is, but I don't think I'm absolutely safe."

"I have been having the same dream for some time. I can't explain it clearly, but I only know that I died in the laboratory in the end. It was a very miserable death. Recently, I have been feeling that something is approaching me, and this feeling is getting stronger and stronger." Dr. Al looked a little neurotic and pitiful.

No wonder his whole face was pale, and the two dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious. It turned out that he had been troubled by nightmares all night.

Dr. El looked at the pity gradually showing in her eyes and said with a smile: "Don't you think I'm crazy? I became suspicious because of a dream."

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"I said I wanted to seek your cooperation, but in fact, I just wanted you to be my bodyguard and protect my safety during my work. I know I shouldn't lie to you. If you choose to leave now, I won't do anything to you."

Ruan Jiyan didn't want to listen to him anymore, no matter if he was exaggerating or pretending, "With your symptoms, you should find a chance to see a doctor. I can only guarantee that nothing will happen to you in front of me, but I can't guarantee that there won't be any problems with your mental health."

She meant to agree to be his bodyguard. Dr. El smiled bitterly and held her hand: "Thank you for still being willing to help me."

Neither of them spoke. Dr. El's assistant walked out of another laboratory. Dr. El turned around and said a few words, then smiled and asked Ruan Jiyan to leave first.

"I still have an experimental project to do. You can go to the training ground first to try out the gun Captain Baimei gave you."

"Okay." Ruan Jiyan did not stay any longer. Dr. El said this just to get her out of the way. It was not convenient for her to know about the experiments they were conducting. So she did not stay any longer and walked out of the laboratory.

It was already evening, and the teams that had gone out on missions were returning to the shelter one after another. As soon as Ruan Jiyan walked out of the underground laboratory, she saw a lot of people walking towards the event square. She guessed that they were the people who had gone out on missions and had returned.

Not knowing which team Chen Xi and Qi Yun were assigned to, Ruan Jiyan, who was originally heading to the training ground, suddenly changed his route and slowly walked towards the entrance of the shelter.

There were still many people queuing up at the entrance of the shelter. Ruan watched them from afar as they underwent initial inspection, and then went back into the tent to check if they had any injuries.

In front of her, there was a couple who were reunited after being examined from both sides. The girl's eyes were red, as if they had been crying.

I could only hear her complaining: "These few inspections are so strict. I was scared to death when the captain on duty pointed a gun at me."

Her boyfriend comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. They are just doing routine work. They were punished because a mutant got into the shelter before. They are doing this for the safety of the shelter."

"That mutant is so annoying because he alone brought disaster to the entire shelter."

"Stop talking, stop talking. I'll take you to dinner, and then we'll go to the activity square to watch a movie." The boy pulled the girl away, and Ruan Jiyan took two steps back to make way for them.

She stood there and looked for a long time, until it was dark, but she didn't see a familiar figure.

Ruan Jiyan walked to the activity square, but felt she had no appetite so she did not go to the cafeteria to eat. She ended up going to the training ground.

The temperature at night is much lower than that during the day, so now is the perfect time to go to the training ground for training.

This time she went out to shoot for about an hour and then returned to the dormitory. Ruan Jiyan returned to the dormitory, closed the curtains, locked the door, and opened the system space.

When they left, they probably moved all the stuff out of her house. Now when you open the system, you can see the number of items in the space displayed on the electronic panel.

All the crops planted before have matured. The time for crops to mature in the space is about half of the normal time, but except for the role in ripening, the rest of the time is scheduled.

Ruan Jiyan would like to call it a system bug. It shortens the time for crops to mature by half, and the shelf life of mature crops and other things put in seems to be frozen. They remain the same as when they were put in.

She collected the ripe crops, sorted them and put them away, then took out the simple fitness equipment she had made earlier and started exercising in the dormitory.

Ruan Jiyan didn't know how long she had been soaking in the nutrient solution chamber in the laboratory. She no longer had that much strength and her original muscles had become a little soft. She didn't like herself now because she was so weak.

Before she finds an opportunity to leave here, she wants to rebuild all her muscles.

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