Chapter 122 The Last Five Percent
Shu Fu was startled for a moment, then reacted and quickly checked her bracelet, and found that the mark flashing on it was indeed the notebook mark she had been waiting for for a long time. The last 5% of the task had finally arrived!
She took out the black notebook, but this time, the task that appeared on it made her a little stunned.
[Special progress bar task has been triggered! ]
[This mission has accumulated 31 rescue passengers, and the progress bar has accumulated 0.1%]
[Note that this task is special, the task upper limit progress bar is 5%, the task carrier is limited to the starting house type of the drifting island house, the task progress bar is reset to zero by default when the raft is put away, and the accumulation can be restarted when the raft is placed. ]
Shu Fu:……!?
How much progress has been accumulated?
Is she dazzled?
Why is there a "0" in front of the number?
Shu Fu quickly closed his eyes, did some eye exercises for himself, then opened his eyes again to check his notebook. The accumulated progress bar on it still showed a clear "0.1%".
Shu Fu: ...
I never thought that this "little goblin" could actually come up with new tricks.
In other words, for this mission, rescuing about 30 people will only increase the progress by 0.1 percent?
Moreover, the mission carrier also limits the starting house type, which means that it is not possible to use her big villa to carry dozens or hundreds of people at once. No wonder the mission was not triggered when she sent those survivors to the waters near Ri County!
Shu Fu looked at the words "When the raft is folded, the progress bar of this task will be reset to zero by default" and finally understood why she had drawn two one-week extension cards in the previous seven consecutive draws.
Good guy is waiting for her here!
The mission cap progress bar was 5%, which was exactly the last 5% she needed to upgrade the raft to level 5.
In other words, if she wants to upgrade the raft to level 5, she must complete this special task. Rescuing 31 people can only get 0.1% of the progress bar, which means that in order to get 5% of the progress bar, she must rescue and carry at least 1,500 people in total!
Shu Fu wanted to give up on the spot. 1,500 people! If it was in the past peacetime or the early stage of the disaster, it would be fine, but now most people have been transferred to Xizhou Province. She has to go up and find 1,500 people to save!
Not all of the survivors are fools. They will all go into the water during disaster weather...
Shu Fu was in such a depressed mood that she didn't even have the mood to cook dinner. She simply put the half-cooked fish soup in the kitchen into the space, and then changed the function screen to her classic S-class house model with a strong nouveau riche temperament.
The light and shadows flowed and changed, and a moment later, she was in the gorgeous and bright living room of the big villa. She opened all the glass doors in front of the door, listened to the sound of the storm hitting the protective shield, and took off her home clothes in the living room. She originally wanted to change into a swimsuit, but then she thought about what swimsuit to wear in the jacuzzi.
So she took out a large towel from the space, wrapped it casually, went to the front deck barefoot, then untied the towel and quickly entered the bathtub.
The new task finally arrived, but it was so difficult that she wanted to go on strike.
An hour later, after soaking in the jacuzzi, Shu Fu sat next to the swimming pool on the second-floor balcony and started eating hot pot on a beautiful semi-circular glass table.
Outside the protective shield, the wind and rain were still howling, but the luxurious raft villa seemed like another world, a world that was safe, warm, protected from wind and rain, and had no shortage of drinking water.
But she is the only one in this world.
She suddenly missed the dinner she had in the tunnel on New Year's Eve. At that time, there were only snail noodles, canned food and military ration bags on the table. No one even had a decent bowl, but she was very happy...
Shu Fu was originally in a good mood today. After all, today is New Year's Eve. As a Chinese, she may not feel the festive mood on the eve of New Year's Day, but New Year's Eve has a completely different meaning.
Before dawn that day, as she said goodbye to everyone one by one, she was very clear that she would probably have to spend the coming New Year alone.
It was clear that she was in a good mood when she was preparing a New Year's Eve dinner for herself this afternoon.
But now, she didn't know why, even though the mission she had been looking forward to for a long time had arrived, she seemed to be suddenly surrounded by a huge sense of loneliness. She didn't often feel like this, and she didn't like herself like this. Spending too much energy on emotions seemed a bit hypocritical.
She sighed, put down her chopsticks, took out her phone to check the date, and found that her period was coming soon, so she decided to attribute this mood to physiological problems. She was still the heartless Shu Fu who thought everything would be fine as long as she could lie down peacefully every day.
The satellite phone beside me beeped, it was a message from Chen Fa.
Chen Fa: I took out the last cup of milk tea today, opened it and gave everyone some in a small cup, and dug out the pearls and gave them to everyone as fairly as possible... Fortunately, the milk tea you gave me was in a super large cup, otherwise one cup of milk tea would not be enough for ten people. There is no shortage of water supplies in Chamu County, and there is also butter tea, but the pearl milk tea shop has not resumed business yet. Grandma said that if I really like it, she can teach me how to stir-fry milk tea with tea leaves, and also teach me how to make pearls with cassava flour... Xiaofu, what do you think if I really learn it, how about opening a milk tea shop?
At about the same time, Lu Zheng sent a message: How are you doing today? I don't know why, but I really want to see you today... Are you okay? Are you with your... friends?
A moment later, several more messages came from the two numbers. Although it was still the same two numbers, just like before, you could tell who sent them at a glance.
——Sister Fufu! You haven't sent me a message in a few days. Don't you miss me at all? But I miss you so much. When can we meet again? We moved to a new place. It's not as big as the ranch before. My brother's raft can't be taken out again! I really want to ride the waves with you on the water soon!
——Ahahaha! Guess who I am? You should be able to guess it right away! My brother was embarrassed to send it to you, so I sent it on his behalf. Um, the thing I mentioned to you before is valid forever! Hehe, or if you like my brother, it’s not impossible... By the way, happy New Year’s Eve! Hahahaha...
——Happy New Year's Eve! I'm Xu Tingfeng. I've severed ties with my brother. You don't have to pay attention to him. Anyway... I hope we can see each other again soon.
——Shu Fu, I’m Jiang Dai. I used to see them sending messages to you, but I didn’t feel comfortable joining them because the messaging fee was a bit expensive. But every time, I would pay close attention to your messages. Knowing that you are doing well, Yue Dong and I would feel at ease... Today is different. Today is New Year’s Eve. For the Hua people, after New Year’s Eve, everything will start anew. Shu Fu, the past year has been very difficult for us. If it weren’t for you and Chen Fa, Yue Dong and I wouldn’t be alive today... Chen Fa said that you still have things to do, and when you finish them, we will definitely see each other again. I also firmly believe in this, but I also hope that you don’t put pressure on yourself. No matter where you are, I hope you can be safe and alive, so that we can have the opportunity to meet again. Finally, Happy New Year’s Eve!
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——Shu girl, happy New Year's Eve! Grandma is not very good at typing, so I asked Fafa to write it for me. Fafa went to recharge the satellite phone two days ago, and your number was also recharged. You can use it without worry. Send more messages. You can also call grandma when you have nothing to do. Grandma is bored every day. Be good and take care of yourself. Tell grandma when we can meet again. Grandma will make delicious knife-cut noodles for you. This time I will use authentic beef bone soup and freshly boiled chili. Store more in Fafa's box, so I can take it out for you anytime when we meet... Ah, Fafa just said that the box can keep fresh no matter how long it is. In fact, I can start preparing it now. If you have anything else you want to eat, send a message to Fafa and tell grandma...
Shu Fu read the messages one by one. When she saw the last message from Chen Yuezhen, she couldn't help but her eyes turned red.
But she's already been being pretentious today, so a little bit more won't make a difference.
Shu Fu tilted her head, resting her entire head on the table with her arm, while her other hand once again flipped through the messages one by one, and then sent messages to the two numbers respectively.
——I'm fine, eating hot pot. My raft has changed a little bit, I hope you will like it when we meet next time. In addition, I may need a little more time to meet you all, I will try my best! Finally, Happy New Year's Eve!
At the end of the message, she attached a photo of a hot pot. Although it was automatically compressed into a blurry picture when it was sent, she deliberately took a photo of a large cup of milk tea, a marble cheese and a matcha mille-feuille beside the hot pot, as well as the clear light reflected from the glass table top and the edge of the luxurious swimming pool next to it.
As expected, as soon as she sent this photo, her phone started to ring with message alerts, all of which were wailing particles and interjections.
Xu Jiechu was particularly exaggerated, posting a long series of "I want to marry into my wife's family, I want to marry into my wife's family, don't stop me!"
Shu Fu smiled and found that this guy was sometimes quite cute.
So, she sent another message back: Well, I think it’s worth considering this matter that Xu Jiechu has mentioned repeatedly.
Soon, she received a message on her satellite phone from an unfamiliar number.
——I am Xu Jiechu, this is my mobile number. Currently, the signal in Chamu County is good. We can chat privately in the future! If I don’t reply in time one day, it is definitely a signal problem, not my own problem! PS: Remember to save the number!
Lu Ce: Sister Fu Fu! Are you Sister Fu Fu? Has your phone been stolen? Wake up! That's Xu Jiechu! Oh my god! Isn't my brother handsome? Tonic~~~
Chen Fa: Hahahaha, sure, let him kneel on the washboard every day as punishment after he becomes our daughter-in-law!
Lu Zheng: …………
During the Chinese New Year, no one seemed to be calculating the expensive messaging charges of satellite phones as usual, and they were just sending text messages as WeChat group messages.
Shu Fu felt a little better. When she was cleaning up the hot pot dishes in the open kitchen on the first floor, Yao Ruoyun sent another message saying that he had finally delivered her gift before the New Year.
She also sent her a picture. It was a picture she took of Zheng Feifei holding a firework stick. It was also compressed to the point of being blurry, but it was still possible to see that Zheng Feifei was holding the firework stick in one hand and covering her mouth with the other hand. It was unclear whether she was crying.
I don’t know what I was thinking about, whether I was crying because of being moved or because of missing someone.
Shu Fu thought about it, found Zheng Feifei's cell phone number on her phone, turned on the satellite phone, and called the other party directly.
The call was connected after a long wait. I don't know if Zheng Feifei had learned from Yao Ruoyun who the owner of the number was during the waiting process. When she answered the call, her voice trembled a little.
"Hello? Shu, Shu Fu?"
"Yes, it's me, Feifei."
"It's really you! So great!" Zheng Feifei couldn't hold back her tears when she was setting off the fireworks. Now that she heard Shu Fu's voice with her own ears, she burst into tears on the other end of the phone, "It's been a year, a year! Shu Fu... where are you?"
"I'm near Xizhou Province, but I haven't finished some things yet, so I couldn't reunite with you in the New Year. Ruoyun is my junior schoolmate, and we met by chance before. Since she also wants to go to Zhicheng, I asked her to bring the firework sticks to you."
Zheng Feifei nodded on the other end of the phone and said that she had set off fireworks and made wishes well, and had lived a good life this year.
"I've worked hard this year, but since things haven't been dealt with yet, it will take some time before I can meet you."
"Yeah, it's okay. Just know that you're safe. I'll be waiting for you!"
Before midnight, Cheng Yu sent a message, and for the first time ever, it was a photo.
In the photo, he opened his hand, with a light blue star candy in the palm. He didn't send a single word, but she could understand what he meant: he ate candy seriously every day, the candy was decreasing every day, and the time until they met again was also slowly shortening.
Shu Fu replied: Well, I will try my best to meet you before you finish eating!
Cheng Yu: Safety is the most important thing. May you be safe on New Year’s Eve and every day of the New Year.
Just after midnight, Liu Shuang and Han Lan also sent messages. They both used their original mobile phones, presumably because they were in a safe city. However, even with smartphones, they could only send text messages if they wanted to send messages to satellite phones.
Liu Shuang: We will be on another mission after the New Year. Do you think we will meet again?
Han Lan: You heartless little girl, why don't you take the initiative to send me a message? It's the New Year and you're so busy, can't you just send me a simple message of Happy New Year?
Before going to bed that day, Shu Fu changed the house type back to her small, cozy cabin.
She turned on her satellite phone, checked the message again, then turned off the lights and went to bed.
It's already past 12 o'clock, so it's the new year. The new year is destined to be a year of reunion. It's just a simple task to rescue 1,500 people. We just need to complete it within a month!
**
The wish has been made, but there are still many obstacles in its actual implementation.
First, as she had thought at the beginning, most people had already moved to Xizhou Province, and those who had not yet moved were not all fools. There were very few people who would take a boat to cross the waters in stormy weather, and for others, the chances of encountering a sudden storm while moving on the water and capsizing or falling into the water were not high.
Secondly, the raft could not be put away, which meant that she could not go ashore and disguise herself as a refugee to infiltrate a group, and then release the raft remotely at the right time like she did last time by the Silver Sand River. She could only stay on the water and wait for the opportunity, which made her situation even more passive.
Finally, if she could rescue and carry 1,500 people, the appearance and uniqueness of her raft cabin would surely be known to more people.
Therefore, during the entire mission, she had to hide herself better and never show her face. She didn't seek speed, but stability.
In the first month, she tried her best to dock the raft near the water and land line of the Southwestern Plateau. The survivors on the Southwestern Plateau should be the land with the largest number of survivors in Hua State, except for the Fengshang Plateau where Xizhou Province is located.
However, the habitable area here is only at an altitude of about 2,000 meters. Although we can survive now, we will not be able to do so sooner or later. Therefore, as long as the time is right, we will always see ships departing from the southwestern plateau to Xizhou Province.
The survivors of the Southwest Plateau should have access to the internet, and they would check the weather when traveling. The boats used by the large group during the transfer were also very sturdy. So even though Shu Fu stayed nearby for a month, he only rescued about 60 to 70 people.
That was because the weather suddenly deteriorated that day, and huge hail began to fall, which directly damaged a moving ship. The ship was stranded on the water. She seized the opportunity, quickly traveled back and forth between the ship and the land several times, and sent all the more than 40 people on the ship back safely, which added this "big order".
There is no other way. The space on the raft's starting house is limited. If it were really changed to an S-class house, the problem could be solved in one go. It's a pity that the mission of rescuing the number of people on board would not be met.
Shu Fu looked at the progress bar showing a pitiful "0.3%" and felt that she seemed to have gone in the wrong direction. The conditions for the survivors in the southwestern plateau to relocate were still good, and her waiting here would not be very effective.
Compared to orderly places, the disorderly waters and land seemed more suitable for her mission.
Shu Fu quickly thought of the place to go - the Northland Plateau.
She had heard Chen Fa mention that although the official cause of ichthyosis had not yet been found - or it was possible that it had been found but not announced, drugs to treat this terrible disease had been developed.
Although it is only a drug in the experimental stage and the effects on each patient vary, there are indeed many people who have recovered.
Afterwards, when the blizzard season changed, the number of new cases of the disease dropped drastically. In addition, heavy snow blocked the roads, so many survivor organizations in the Northern Plateau that had originally planned to move south and west canceled their plans and continued to live in their original cities.
After the water level rose, most of the Qinghe River expanded from a river to a lake. However, some cities on both sides of the river are at slightly higher altitudes, so it is more likely that survivor organizations gathered there.
The survivors on the south bank of Qinghe River had already evacuated before they should have because it was close to Xiangzhou Province.
As for the north bank of the Qing River, the authorities are unable to take care of it for the time being. In addition, the survivors who are still living in the abandoned city have already formed groups and forces, forming a social form and survival rules that are completely different from those in Xizhou Province. Therefore, the authorities have not yet figured out how to transfer and resettle these people.
Therefore, at the current stage, the abandoned cities that are still inhabited are mainly relying on airdropped supplies, medicines, and fish repellents. Of course, some survivors have already started planting and breeding, repairing power plants and water plants, and becoming self-sufficient.
The terrain there is complex, and sometimes the two abandoned cities are separated by flooded rivers and lakes. If the two sides want to trade, they have to rely on boats.
Spring is approaching again, and it is time for the amphibious, man-eating fish in the water to wait for an opportunity to come ashore and lay eggs.
Although fish repellents are produced and airdropped, cities and counties in the Northern Plateau now regularly release such agents at the junction of water and shore, but they can only prevent amphibious man-eating jumping fish from appearing in inhabited areas.
The large wastelands between the waters and the half-submerged slopes are the favorites of amphibious man-eating jumping fish. They will soon lay a large number of eggs in these water and land wastelands, breeding a large number of young fish that are in urgent need of nutrients.
The farther the water is from the city and county, the less safe it is, so at this time, the demand for boats there should be the greatest.
Rescue and transportation does not necessarily mean rescuing people who fall into the water. It seems that serving as a ferry between two cities is also a good idea.
Although her raft is not big, it has the advantages of fast speed and stable riding. It has a balcony that can shelter from wind and rain and protect against man-eating and jumping fish. Most importantly, it will never sink, is fully automatic and free!
Shu Fu felt that she could give it a try, so she set up a route that day. After crossing the waters of Yinsha River and reaching the waters of Xiangzhou Province, she turned northeast, then went directly through the old site of Xiren Province, and turned northwest after leaving the territory of Xiren Province.
After the water level rose, the lower reaches of the Qing River had flooded the land on both sides like the Yinsha River, forming a lake. The islands on the lake were once the peaks of the hills.
She compared the water map with the electronic map and found the dark green icon of the possible survivor organization. She arrived at the vicinity - the waters of Zhangcheng with the protective shield turned on. Then she spent a day or two drifting around the area and got a general understanding of the situation of the nearby waters and ships.
Then, she began to remove the protective cover of the raft during the day, and quietly docked in waters with other ferry boats, waiting for "guests" to board.
In the first week, she didn't pick up any "guests".
Although the survivors here also realized that this was a raft owned by a psychic, firstly, the owner never showed up, secondly, the raft was small and could not carry many people, and thirdly, they did not know the price, so after the survivors tried to communicate with it several times to no avail, they all chose to change to other boats without exception.
Shu Fu: ...
Shu Fu decided to start making an effort, and in the second week, the survivors here soon discovered that there were changes on the raft.
Inside the glass of its second-floor balcony, there were several huge characters posted. The characters were written on A4 paper with a bold pen. They were too rough and sloppy, but the content was very eye-catching: Free ferry! Really free! Try it and you will know! Those who have taken it say it is good! No deception!
There is also a line of smaller words posted below the big words: Just say your destination loudly when you come up! Free purified water and seats are provided on the balcony! Good things only last for three months, don't miss it!
Those large and small fonts are written with different colors of paint and pasted on the inside of the glass balcony so they will not be wetted by wind and rain. Therefore, compared with other old and rusty ferry boats, they are particularly eye-catching and colorful.
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