day 1
Just as Xia Ning was about to scavenge for supplies in her apartment, a snow-white Persian cat darted out from the kitchen and nudged Xia Ning's leg with its head, looking rather aggrieved.
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"Meow~"
Xia Ning lowered her head and, without any guilt, bent down to pick up the kitten.
"What do you think, how about we just stay here and stay for a month?"
Little sister: "Meow~"
Xia Ning tapped its nose: "Look, you've turned into a cat, so you're meant to stay home, right?"
My little sister blinked her big eyes.
Xia Ning can stay home for a month without any problem, the problem is whether the dog-like games can make her so "comfortable".
Most likely not.
Xia Ning can no longer use the [human walkie-talkie], and she doesn't know if she and her sister Ji Li have been assigned to the same notebook.
Based on past experience, it's most likely a close call.
Discarding useless thoughts, Xia Ning quickly got into the zone. "Biohazard Year One" could basically be identified as a zombie game.
Since it's called the first year, it's very likely that the zombie virus outbreak happened not long ago, and there should be survivors besides the players in the map.
Some people are quick-witted enough to prepare in advance, while others are lucky enough to be in a safe place during the peak of the outbreak.
Given Xia Ning's personality, she doesn't want to interact with either players or survivors. Her best option is to stockpile enough supplies and find a suitable place to survive for a month.
Xia Ning quickly walked to the entrance hall, made sure the front door was locked, dragged the dining table over to block the door, and then began searching the house.
Zombie movies usually scare the audience in unexpected ways, so Xia Ning gripped the dagger, cautiously opened all the cabinets, and checked under the bed to make sure her "birth point" was clean and free of zombies.
Xia Ning neither wanted to receive a "surprise" nor wanted to waste the energy of her defensive shield on low-level zombies.
After checking the living environment, Xia Ning walked to the window, pulled back a crack in the curtains, and observed the street environment.
Across the street were mostly detached houses or low-rise buildings of two or three stories. Several cars involved in a rear-end collision were parked on the roadside. The bloodstains on the street had turned dark. Several zombie-like figures wandered slowly and in strange postures on the road. One of them crashed into a telephone pole and didn't try to go around it. He just kept pushing forward with his head against the pole.
Xia Ning immediately made a judgment in her mind.
It's a small Western town.
However, unlike the misty town, the houses here are made of sturdy reinforced concrete, rather than wooden structures.
With temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius, there's no need to wear heavy snowsuits anymore.
Xia Ning drew the not-too-heavy curtains tight and, using the sunlight filtering through them and her flashlight, began a thorough exploration of the room.
First, confirm the water and electricity supply.
The power supply was cut off, but the water was still usable.
Xia Ning doesn't plan to use the tap water here; she's unsure if it's contaminated.
The apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small living room. One room is used as a bedroom, and the other room has been converted into a study.
There was a women's coat, a dress, and several vests in the closet.
Xia Ning collected them all and put them in her backpack, just in case.
Xia Ning couldn't find any photos, cell phones, or other identification documents; she could only tell that the owner was a woman.
The calendar on the wall is set for November 11, 2022.
There wasn't much dust accumulated on the furniture in the house, so Xia Ning guessed that the owner had been away for no more than a month.
It's a pity there's no electricity and no internet access; otherwise, in this modern world, information is readily available.
Xia Ning continued searching, her younger sister following closely behind her, calling out softly without causing any trouble.
There was no food in the kitchen, but there was a fruit knife and a bottle opener.
The toilet contains a roll of toilet paper, a bag of laundry detergent, and a toilet strainer.
With no more useful items, Xia Ning went into the study and started flipping through books.
Most of it is bioengineering, which is too profound and I can't understand it at all.
Xia Ning could barely learn from the nursing manual she got from Dao Xiaoqin in "Disaster City," but this is truly incomprehensible.
Of course, she didn't plan to pursue a PhD in a survival game.
The purpose of flipping through the book was to check if there were any notes hidden inside.
The bad news: there isn't even a bookmark in the book.
Good news: There are some in the wastepaper basket.
Xia Ning patiently pieced together the torn letter bit by bit.
"——Dear S (the letter after the smudge is not visible)"
I started having a nosebleed, (a few illegible characters) radiation is damaging my body, I have to go north.
(Two lines of text that have been blacked out)
The research institute there developed a primary serum (excitedly underlined).
I have to get (to the ink stain) somewhere..."
Almost at the same time Xia Ning finished reading the last word, the system sounded.
—Congratulations to player Phantom Princess for triggering the key storyline: Searching for the serum.
—Please unlock the Northern Research Institute to obtain more information.
—Hidden message unlocked: Your town is affected by radiation; staying there for too long will have adverse effects on your health.
Xia Ning: "..."
She knew the system wouldn't let her just lie low.
But you should make it clear: how many days is considered too long? And what exactly constitutes "bad"? Does it mean losing stamina or SAN?
The system will not answer questions or provide solutions.
The only information Xia Ning has received right now is—head north.
Since the quest prompts clearly state that we should leave the town, the map of this instance is larger than Xia Ning imagined.
At least the area from the town to the Northern Research Institute is included. Xia Ning wondered, could it be the scope of a country?
It's quite possible that the population density in small towns in the West isn't high, so cramming 2,000 players into one place is simply outrageous.
If a single country handles the distribution, then the players' spending won't attract attention.
Xia Ning needs a map now.
In crucial moments, they still have to rely on her adorably ugly "wife who has shared hardships".
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【The Phantom Princess's Car (Level 3)】
Defense rating: 66 (tip: You would never guess how sturdy it is just by looking at it)
Attack value: 14 (tip: Mummified Corpse Killer)
[Equipment: Hazard sensors, crash barriers, in-vehicle navigation system]
[Appearance: -35 (tip: Time to wash the car, honey)]
Fuel: Gasoline
[Points available: 0]
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Just look at the words "Mummy Killer"—it's so reassuring! Wouldn't that make things twice as easy in a zombie-infested world?
Take another look at the [danger sensor]. If it doesn't react, it doesn't mean there aren't any zombies around. More likely, there aren't any high-level zombies around; they're just some low-level zombies.
Perhaps because the biohazard outbreak was recent, those zombies had not yet evolved.
Based on the movies and TV shows Xia Ning has watched and her understanding of the dog-themed plot, she estimates that the zombies will become more and more powerful as the story progresses.
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