1 Welcome to the world of Plants vs. Zombies
◎Draw talents [draw again]◎
Having just finished working day and night, Gu Ning had a simple meal and returned home. When she bent down to close the door and change her shoes, she felt a slight pain in her chest and her body felt sleepy and tired.
She sat down and took a moment to relax, thinking of the extra 30,000 yuan bonus commission that would arrive in her account next month. She told herself that as long as she held on a little longer, she could return to her hometown to buy a house once she had saved enough money, and live off the interest to support her retirement in advance. She was so filled with beautiful expectations that she even slept soundly in bed.
When she woke up, her 1.5m bed had turned into a 0.9m single bed, the blue and white teddy bear four-piece set had turned into a dull, old and lifeless light gray, and other facilities in the room had also changed.
The overall style has changed from the simple style of the rental house to an old wooden style, with a wooden wardrobe + wooden tables and chairs + wooden doors, and a window with a dark brown handprint.
Gu Ning pinched herself lightly and felt a little pain. It seemed that she was not dreaming. She intuitively felt that she was probably exposed. Even if she was sleeping soundly, she would still be alert. It was basically impossible for someone to move her position while she was sleeping.
Thinking of this, she threw off the quilt and got out of bed. She was still wearing the teddy bear pajamas she had worn before going to bed. There were slippers with teddy bear patterns under the bed. She put on her shoes and walked to the window, intending to see what was happening outside.
Through the grimy window, the first thing that caught her eye was the five large, slightly cracked white bricks paving the entrance. Then there was the neatly gridded lawn, alternating between dark green and light green. She counted carefully; there were five rows and nine columns. The more she looked, the more familiar it seemed. It was truly so iconic...
The next second, Gu Ning heard a voice that went straight into his mind.
[Ding! Welcome to the world of Plants vs. Zombies! ]
[The first day is the novice protection period, and you will be given 5 plant jars as a gift, and 1 per day thereafter! ]
[Dear challenger, you need to rely on the plants that bloom in the jar to defend your home, fight zombies, and complete the challenges of each world to return to reality! ]
【The winner will get a healthy body and huge wealth】
[Losers will lose their stupid brains and be completely wiped out]
【Each challenger will gain different talents! 】
[The following is a talent extraction for you——]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the [One More Draw] talent!]
[Current level: C (to be upgraded)]
[Instructions for use: You will receive an extra plant jar every day]
[Warm Preview: The first batch of zombies will arrive at 10:00 AM sharp! Challengers, please be prepared!]
It was already bright outside. Seeing that the game gave a clear time, Gu Ning quickly looked up and soon found a clock above the wooden door. It was now 8:00 in the morning, and there were still 2 hours before the zombies attacked. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least they wouldn't be attacked right away.
Seeing that there was still plenty of time, there was no need to rush. Gu Ning glanced at the name of her talent [Another Draw], which was quite down-to-earth. It reminded her of the time when she could always buy another bottle of beverage. She reasonably suspected that there was a direct connection between the two. The talents in the game were probably inseparable from the real situation of the players.
“Bang, bang!”
A timely knock on the door interrupted her thoughts and attracted Gu Ning's attention. She had been standing by the window without moving and did not see anyone coming into the yard, but when she thought of the message just introduced in the game, she immediately had an idea in her heart.
She pushed open the heavy, chipped wooden door, and with a creaky sound, she saw six green jars with leaf patterns placed on the large white bricks outside the door, with a wooden hammer next to them.
Gu Ning did not open the blind box immediately, but focused on observing the surroundings. There were high white walls on both sides, and the front of the yard was completely open. There was no gate at the end of the lawn, facing the empty asphalt street. The other side of the street was filled with thick white fog, blocking all prying views, making it impossible to judge what was inside, but it was also easy to guess, considering the theme of this game, it was very likely the territory of zombies.
After roughly understanding the situation, she retracted her gaze, squatted down, picked up the wooden hammer, and hit the nearest jar. A crisp cracking sound was heard, and inside was not the plant she had imagined, but a card with a picture and text floating in the air, which was somewhat similar to what she remembered.
Gu Ning had played the once popular national game Plants vs. Zombies many years ago. In addition to the survival mode, there were other level-breaking modes, and knocking on the jars was one of them.
She picked up the card, held it in her hand, and carefully looked at the content. The card was divided into two parts, the upper two-thirds was a close-up picture of a smiling sunflower planted on the lawn, and the lower one-third was the information introduction.
【Sunflower: Producing extra sunshine for you】
[Level: First Order]
[Value: 50 Sunshine]
[Cooling time: 8 seconds]
[Features: Generates 25 sunlight every 25 seconds]
HP: 300
[Upgrade pending: 1/3]
After understanding the process, Gu Ning no longer hesitated. He held the sunflower card in his left hand and the wooden hammer in his right hand and knocked five times in a row.
[Nut Wall: Has a hard shell strong enough to protect other plants]
[Level: First Order]
[Value: 50 Sunshine]
[Cooling down: 30s]
【Features: Resistant to beating】
HP: 4000
[Upgrade pending: 1/3]
【Sunflower: Producing extra sunshine for you】
【……】
【Upgrade pending: 2/3】
【Pea Shooter: Shoot peas to attack】
[Level: First Order]
[Value: 100 Sunshine]
[Cooling time: 8 seconds]
[Features: Single shot, attacks the zombies in a single row on the right]
HP: 300
[Upgrade pending: 1/3]
[Potato Mine: Blow up single-cell zombies]
[Level: First Order]
[Value: 25 Sunshine]
[Cooling down: 30s]
[Features: It takes 15 seconds to grow, and explodes immediately after growing.]
HP: 300
[Upgrade pending: 1/3]
【Sunflower: Producing extra sunshine for you】
【……】
[Upgrade pending: 3/3]
There are 4 kinds of plants in total from 6 cards, 3 of which are sunflowers. Seeing that the number to be upgraded is full, Gu Ning knows that it is time to advance. As if she thought of something, she put all the sunflower cards together. A white light flashed in front of her, and the cards suddenly merged into one. Not only did the value increase, but even the sunflower in the picture seemed to be a circle bigger.
【Sunflower: Producing extra sunshine for you】
[Level: Level 2]
[Value: 50 Sunshine]
【Cooling time: 7s (-1)】
[Features: After planting, it will immediately generate 25 sunlight, and then generate 25 sunlight every 20 seconds (-5)]
HP: 600 (+300)
[Upgrade pending: 0/6 (Level 1)]
It seems that this talent is still very useful. Plants need to draw cards repeatedly to advance. It was the sixth draw that met the conditions, and after upgrading, it became 0/6. If you want to advance again, you need 6 first-level sunflowers, which is equivalent to synthesizing 2 second-level ones. It feels a bit like playing a certain shovel.
The plants drawn during the novice protection period were all basic plants. Gu Ning looked at them one by one and found that they were generally weak, but with the second-level sunflower, she felt a lot more at ease.
After carefully putting the card away, she picked up the broom and dustpan by the door, cleaned up the broken jars nearby, and dumped them into the trash can in the corner of the yard. Then she went back into the house, hung the wooden hammer on the hook at the door, stood in the entrance, and began to look around the house.
There is a single bed in the upper left corner, a low bedside table against the wall at the head of the bed, and next to it is a 1m wide and 2m high wooden wardrobe. Sitting in the lower left corner of the room, there is a black handprint window within half a meter, facing the yard outside and the bed inward. In the middle is a rectangular wooden table and a wooden chair with a backrest. The extremely limited space for activities is obvious at a glance and very cramped.
Gu Ning walked over to the bedside table and found the rectangular drawer above it, where she found the real-life water cup, a sleep-inducing scented candle, and a bouncing, noisy alarm clock. The drawer below held two sets of spring and winter pajamas and underwear. She quickly opened the wooden wardrobe, which was filled with clothes for all seasons and a spare set of bedding. Had the game brought all her things with it? That was quite convenient.
There is an independent bathroom in the upper right corner of the house. When she pushed the door open, the conditions were better than she had imagined. There was a flush toilet + shower + water heater + sink + washer-dryer. Although it was small, it had everything she needed. There were also various daily necessities such as shampoo, shower gel, toothbrush and toothpaste, towels and bath towels, all of which were what she used in her daily life. It was a painless move.
Walking out of the bathroom, there is an open kitchen in the lower right corner. There is a gas stove and a black pot for cooking, as well as several bowls, chopsticks, cutting boards and knives, and a water dispenser. The only thing is that there is no food. She usually doesn't have time to cook, but there are still some snacks. I can't find them, which means she didn't bring the game. Maybe I have to wait until I finish killing the zombies today to send them?
8:15 AM
Gu Ning searched almost the entire room before finally sitting down on a wooden chair. She found a thin drawer under the wooden table. When she opened it, she saw an old book with a brown cover and only two big words on the cover - Illustrated Book.
She opened the atlas, but it was empty. Just as she was puzzled, she suddenly noticed her pajamas pockets shaking. She looked down and saw that the plant cards were ready to move. As soon as she took them out, they were automatically sucked into the atlas. It seemed that the atlas was a prop for storing cards.
After completing the general exploration, Gu Ning was not idle either. Thinking that she would have to live here for a while in the future, she went to the bathroom to get a basin of clean water and began to clean. She wiped the furniture with a rag and then scrubbed the floor with a mop, especially the window with the black handprint, which was very creepy to look at in broad daylight.
The bedding on the bed was also replaced with her own blue and white bear four-piece set, and even the wooden table was covered with a clean floral tablecloth, and the chairs were padded with cushions and pillows. It was already 9:00 in the morning when everything was done. Gu Ning lay back in bed to rest, breathing the fresh air in the room, which had a hint of home smell, and was very fragrant and reassuring.
From this series of actions and mentality, we can see that she is a very adaptable person. When she suddenly came to the so-called game world, she didn't even panic or complain, but accepted this situation naturally.
To be precise, after hearing the game sound that came straight into her mind, seeing the floating plant cards, and the automatically stored plant illustrations, Gu Ning knew that everything the game said was true. Then, based on the results, she deduced the reasons, and the reward for winning was a healthy body. She suspected that she was probably crazy.
Due to being too busy at work, I have been feeling unwell for a while now, but I have always been lucky, thinking that it is not too serious and I can recover after this busy period with a good rest. After all, this is how ordinary people live. If I feel unwell, I think I can just hold on and it will pass. And it did pass. Orz
The existence of this game undoubtedly gave her a second chance. In addition, it was a game she had played before, so Gu Ning did not feel so uneasy. After coming here, the discomfort in her body completely dissipated, so she was willing to believe and accept this survival challenge.
There was still half an hour before the zombies arrived. Gu Ning curled up in the warm and comfortable bed, holding the plant atlas and looking through it over and over again, while recalling how he had played before. The challenges in the novice period should not be too difficult.
Time unknowingly reached 9:55, and she heard the game prompt sound again.
[Ding! The zombie army will attack in 5 minutes! Challengers, please be prepared!]
Along with this came new movement by the window. An operating table rose straight up from the floor. Gu Ning hurriedly got out of bed and walked over. The height was about chest-high, 16 inches, and it displayed the interface for selecting plants.
There is 50 basic sunlight on the far left, followed by a long row of empty card slots with a thin slit on the edge. This size... She took out the cards in the atlas, gestured, and found that the size was just right, so she stuffed them in one by one, turning them into small cards filling the card slots. After they were all stuffed in, there was still half of the space left, but she only had so many plants at the moment.
Gu Ning clicked confirm, and the card slot automatically moved to the top of the screen. Below it appeared a live view of the yard lawn, essentially the same perspective as a player in a real game, but in a high-definition, realistic style. She looked out the window and noticed that the white mist on the other side of the asphalt road had dissipated...
【Author’s words】
The main storyline is card collection (extracting plants) + battle (beating zombies)
The battle scenes should be described as the process of playing the game. Please see the subsequent chapters for details. If you cannot accept it after reading it, please do not attack.
This is my first time writing a spin-off article, and the genre is relatively unpopular. I don’t know if anyone will read it. It shouldn’t be too long, about 200,000 words. If there are many people, I will consider writing more [scatter flowers]
The review has been opened. Finally, I hope you can support the genuine version. Thanks [Cat Claw]
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