Taking advantage of a break in the workers' work, Xiao Jin went to the window and looked down.
It was almost noon, and there were quite a few more people on the street. The sun was shining brightly outside, and the trees were lush and green, just like countless ordinary hot summer days.
But they didn't know that the world was rapidly changing and beginning to collapse.
About twenty minutes later, the workers had finished all their work, and Xiao Jin gave them the agreed-upon compensation of five times their lost wages.
As she saw them off, Xiao Jin handed them several N95 masks: "Wear these. I saw in the weather forecast that heavy fog is coming soon."
The drivers were taken aback. Although they were somewhat confused but impressed, they still accepted the masks, thanked the drivers, and left.
After everyone left, Xiao Jin immediately checked all the doors and windows.
The security door was locked, and all the windows were closed. For added security, Xiao Jin also put a layer of plastic sheeting inside the glass partition in the entryway.
Everything is ready now, and there are still fifteen minutes before the poisonous fog descends.
Xiao Jin glanced at the overflowing storage space, then stood in the center of the renovated apartment, examining her work.
"Not bad, this morning's work wasn't in vain."
The gas protective gear was hung by the door; from now on, this would be Xiao Jin's exclusive protective gear when she went out. Barring unforeseen circumstances, this gear would never leave the glass partition and enter the inner room.
Xiao Jin didn't know if what she did would be useful, but at least she had tried her best.
11:29.
Xiao Jin stood by the window, gazing at the still peaceful city outside. Pedestrians were still walking on the streets, and girls dressed in light clothing were laughing and playing.
[Countdown to the arrival of the poisonous fog: 00:00:58]
The system is quite user-friendly this time, even providing players with a disaster countdown reminder.
【00:00:05...4...3...2...1】
As the last second passed, a wisp of white mist quietly rose outside the window.
Xiao Jin leaned forward slightly, staring intently at the outside.
However, she wasn't stupid. Without fully understanding the characteristics of the poisonous fog, Xiao Jin cautiously put on a mask.
At first, the white fog outside the window was like a soft veil, enveloping the entire city.
Xiao Jin stood by the window, observing quietly.
The fog was very thin, no different from ordinary morning fog, and pedestrians on the street hurried along as usual, and no one found it unusual.
Xiao Jin raised her hand to check the indicator light on the fresh air system; it was green, indicating normal air quality.
She carefully checked the airtightness of the doors and windows, and only after confirming that not a single wisp of fog had seeped in did she remove the mask from her face.
"It seems the initial reaction wasn't significant," Xiao Jin murmured.
She was relieved.
Relaxed, Xiao Jin sat on the sofa and quickly scrolled through the news on her phone, but she didn't find any reports about the white fog.
The government doesn't seem to realize the abnormality of the white fog, or rather, they simply don't know what it means.
Xiao Jin snorted and casually tossed her phone onto the sofa.
Since we're safe for now, let's fill our stomachs first.
She took out the food she bought that morning from her storage space—fried noodles, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), braised chicken leg, and also grabbed a bottle of iced cola.
The aroma of food filled the small apartment. Xiao Jin sat at the coffee table, eating slowly and deliberately.
After finishing her meal, she even leisurely lay back on the bed, turned on the TV, and randomly picked a melodramatic show to watch.
The male and female leads in the drama are arguing. The female lead is hysterically yelling, "You don't understand me at all!" Xiao Jin scoffs, "Boring."
But she didn't change the channel.
This kind of rustic style is perfect for killing time!
As darkness fell, Xiao Jin got up and turned on the light.
The apartment wasn't very soundproof, and she could clearly hear the sounds outside. It seemed the neighbor had returned; a key was inserted into the lock, the door was pushed open, followed by heavy footsteps.
The person upstairs was walking in high heels, the crisp thumping sound reaching Xiao Jin's ears. She just didn't know why this person would wear high heels at home.
Everything was normal, perfectly normal. It was as if the white fog outside was truly just ordinary fog!
Xiao Jin walked to the window, slowly pulled back a corner of the curtain, and looked outside.
The fog is thicker than it was at noon.
What was originally a thin layer has now become like milk, enveloping the entire street. The light from the streetlights is swallowed up by the fog, only casting blurry halos.
Xiao Jin narrowed her eyes and gently tapped her fingers on the window frame.
"Soon... this calm will not last more than three days at most." This was only because the mission had been extended, and Xiao Jin estimated it to be three days.
If we still calculate based on seven days, the reaction would probably occur within two hours.
Today is the first day of the game, and there's no danger, so Xiao Jin simply went to bed early.
Lying in bed, she cleared her mind and fell asleep in less than a minute.
……………………
Xiao Jin's biological clock is very accurate; she woke up just as dawn was breaking.
However, she didn't rush to get up. Instead, she listened to the sounds outside for a while. It seemed that the neighbors next door had already left for work, and the house was quiet.
Xiao Jin got out of bed, washed up, and started doing warm-up exercises on the floor.
The small apartment has limited space, so she can only do simple stretches, push-ups, and squats, but that's enough for her.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Xiao Jin regularly gets up early to exercise, as she believes that her body must always be in peak condition.
After exercising, Xiao Jin took a shower and then took out breakfast from her spatial storage: a cup of soy milk, five fried dough sticks, two tea eggs, and a steamer of shumai.
She carried her soy milk and fried dough sticks to the window, pulled back the curtains, and looked out the window while eating.
But then, Xiao Jin stopped moving.
At this moment, the fog outside the window was so thick that the street was almost invisible.
The outline of the building across the street could be vaguely seen before, but now, all that remains is a vast expanse of white.
Xiao Jin frowned slightly.
"It's faster than I expected!"
She put down her soy milk, picked up her phone, and checked the news again.
This time, there was finally a report.
[Breaking News: Unidentified fog has appeared in multiple areas, seriously endangering the safety of citizens traveling...]
At 4:32 AM, a major multi-vehicle collision occurred at the Northern Overpass, resulting in 4 deaths and 10 injuries.
Experts advise: Minimize outdoor activities on foggy days to avoid inhaling too much damp, cold air.
Xiao Jin sneered.
"Cold, damp air?"
"Ha, you so-called expert, just wait to die."
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