Even so, people die every day in the shelter from high fever and dehydration.
Water resources were scarce, and each person could only be given one bottle of water per day. They also ate dry biscuits and coarse grains.
Xiao Jin and the others were doing relatively well. The lab would prepare food and water for them every day. Although it wasn't much, it was more comfortable than outside. However, in order to reduce energy consumption, Xiao Jin stopped training.
Gradually, the group seemed to be forgotten by the outside world.
Yesterday, after not receiving any supplies from the laboratory, Xiao Jin knew that this place couldn't hold on any longer.
She silently locked the door and instructed Xu Qing to leave some scout spiders outside, with the four of them taking turns keeping watch at night.
Because the laboratory had stopped supplying them with materials, Xu Qing and Pan Peng were getting anxious. They had food in their backpacks, but not much water.
Who would have thought that at dinner time, Xiao Jin waved his hand and two large insulated containers would appear on the table instantly.
Oh, right!
Xu Qing and the other person's eyes lit up.
It seems that both Xiao Jin and Mao Liu have storage space!
Now that he no longer had to worry about dying of thirst or hunger, Mao Liu rubbed his hands together and opened the insulated bag at Xiao Jin's signal.
"Wow!" Mao Liu exclaimed happily, and Xu Qing and Pan Peng also came over.
"Sushi, chilled mung bean soup, udon noodles, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, chicken wings?" There was also a box full of cut fruit. Every time he took out something, Pan Peng would wipe the corner of his mouth.
"My God, you're amazing, boss! I haven't had any vegetables or fruit in ages!" Mao Liu exclaimed, his eyes brimming with tears.
His space was small, so he mostly filled it with essential first-aid supplies and weapons. As for delicacies, Mao Liu's space also had some, but they were mostly cooked meats, flatbreads, chocolates, and candies.
To be honest, in this hot weather, Mao Liu lost his appetite just looking at these things.
However, the dishes that Xiao Jin found were mostly light and cold. The stir-fried vegetables were a vibrant green, and the chilled mung bean soup with water droplets clinging to the sides of the cup looked very appetizing.
Xiao Jin found a few disposable paper cups, and everyone had a cup of mung bean soup to cool down. Then everyone sat around the table and started gulping down a bowl of noodles.
"Sigh, thankfully I spent a lot of money to buy a high-end protective suit before entering the game, otherwise I don't know how much suffering I would have endured!" Mao Liu picked up a piece of fish roe sushi and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it.
Pan Peng sighed, "Sixth Brother! You're doing pretty well. Xu Qing and I are still wearing intermediate-level protective suits."
Then Pan Peng's eyes crinkled into a smile: "But when I get back to the train this time, it'll definitely be all upgraded!"
Mao Liu smiled and said, "That's right, 1000 points can buy several high-end protective suits."
The protective suits worn by the four people all offered some resistance to the high temperatures, but the strength of the resistance varied depending on the level of protection.
Xiao Jin and Xu Qing both had a slight sheen of sweat on their foreheads, but she and Mao Liu remained as dry as ever.
With the global blackout, the laboratory's infrastructure has also been paralyzed. The outside temperature has reached 80 degrees Celsius at noon, and although the warehouse is underground, the indoor temperature is still 50 degrees Celsius.
If you were to go outside at this time, you would find that under the extreme heat, the earth seemed to have been mercilessly drained of its last bit of moisture, and the ground was cracked with hideous fissures.
The withered trees, their color as dark as charcoal, stood in the sky. A bright, blazing sun hung in the sky, its intense and deadly rays piercing through the clouds and shining down, enveloping every inch of the land in blinding golden light.
A distorted illusion permeated the air, with rolling and roaring heat waves blurring everything in sight.
Looking down from above, the scene is even more shocking—electrical appliances and cars explode and spontaneously combust, and the dry trees become the best accelerant, causing the fire to spread wildly.
On the map, those once lush green places have now turned into shocking patches of scorched black.
In the warehouse, Pan Peng found a chessboard and pulled Mao Liu to the table for a fierce battle.
According to Pan Peng, this chess set is still a prop, but it's the worst white prop. As for its abilities...
As long as the box containing the chess pieces doesn't break, the lost or damaged pieces inside the box will be regenerated every day after midnight.
Mom no longer has to worry about me being careless!
Bored underground, Xu Qing mumbled incoherently, only wanting to deal with the scrap metal in his hands. As for Xiao Jin, playing chess with her was too stressful, so Pan Peng could only play with Mao Liu.
"Hmm, I'll go this way, I won't change it..." Mao Liu pondered deeply and finally chose the place to place the chess piece.
Pan Peng wiped the sweat from his face with a wry smile and quickly followed.
Mao Liu had previously inquired and learned that there were shelters outside. Given how important the laboratory was, it was impossible that there wasn't a place to take refuge.
According to Zhang Qiuwen, there are indeed shelters specifically provided for researchers on the seventh and eighth underground floors. After all, at this point, whether the outside world can recover depends on these people.
However, not everyone can go to the seventh or eighth floor. There are about five thousand people in the entire experimental building, and probably less than a hundred can stay. These people are all big names in the scientific research field and are all valuable assets of the country.
However, the people in the lab left in a hurry, and there were still many machines and materials upstairs that they did not take with them, which benefited Xu Qing.
Xu Qing gathered a lot of materials and even asked Xiao Jin to help him bring back a machine. He spent his time in a corner, either grinding or typing away.
Mao Liu, who was standing behind him, shook his head and said, "Xu Qing, you can't take these things with you, so why bother making such a fuss?"
Xu Qing didn't turn around, her eyes fixed on the mechanical parts in her hand: "What do you know? Although I can't take it, I can recreate it after I buy some high-quality parts."
Mao Liu poked his head out and asked, "What is this?"
"An upgraded version of the explosive robot."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Mao Liu smoothly took a step back.
My God, what if you accidentally get yourself injured while playing with a bomb in this confined space?
Run!
...
There's still one day until the game returns, but there's some bad news.
The protective suits worn by Xu Qing and Pan Peng completely failed, and the two began to experience heatstroke symptoms such as difficulty breathing and dizziness, with sweat pouring out of their bodies.
Xiao Jin and Mao Liu first administered the medicine to both of them. Afterward, Xiao Jin prepared a lot of lightly salted water and placed it beside them so that they could rehydrate in time after dehydration.
Two hours later, the same symptoms appeared on Mao Liu. Pan Peng and the other man's eyes were somewhat glazed, and the abdominal pain caused by their rapid breathing made them suffer terribly.
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