The machines quickly returned to normal, as if what had just happened was Xu Milu's illusion.
The incident quickly subsided, with everyone believing that the system had malfunctioned.
Following Wang Lei's directions, Xu Milu found the engineering institute and received a complete set of equipment for a maintenance technician:
The package includes an orange-yellow protective suit with a thermal insulation system, a spare energy pack, a built-in communication system, an electronic information card, and two simply packaged protein energy blocks.
According to her observation, protective suits are divided into military and civilian styles, and the protective suit she received was a style between military and civilian.
—Actually, it's easy to distinguish. The military protective suits worn by Wang Lei and his comrades, in addition to their warmth function, are also equipped with power assistance, which is similar to the "exoskeleton" seen in mecha movies. This greatly increases the combat effectiveness of the United Government forces.
After putting on the protective suit, Xu Milu clearly felt the ground temperature rise significantly. The headset had a simultaneous translation function and she could also adjust the communication channel according to her needs. Of course, the most convenient thing was the electronic timer embedded in the arm of the protective suit, which allowed residents to accurately judge the current time.
【49:32:69】
Almost everyone in this plane wears a timer. As night falls, a huge blue comet tail stretches across the sky between the moon and the earth, a scene of breathtaking beauty. Yet, the shelter remains busy.
"Hello, Xu Milu, intermediate engineering technician. Welcome to Shanghai Temporary Shelter No. 3. Your work schedule has been updated. Please arrive at the Geological Exploration Institute on time tomorrow, February 23, 2057, at 00:20:00. Take the supply vehicle to the Tian Shu Supply Station to participate in a one-month geological exploration mission. The exploration mission is expected to end on April 23, 2057."
A gentle female voice came through the communicator. The other party seemed to pause for a moment before adding:
"Sorry, your information has just been updated—due to your encounter with rebel forces, you may need medical attention, and your work schedule has been adjusted accordingly:"
Please arrive at Shanghai Third People's Hospital at 06:00:00 tomorrow morning for your outpatient appointment. The treatment is expected to last two hours. After the treatment, you will be assigned to perform community service in the hospital's radiation ward area.
Please note, please note that your volunteer work hours may affect your eligibility for dungeon draws, so please take this seriously.
Xu Milu couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded:
She just wanted to experience the atmosphere of this world, so why was she inexplicably assigned to do volunteer work at the hospital?
The lottery for dungeon slots is closely related to each person's working hours and the value of their labor. People who work diligently and make significant contributions have a higher chance of being selected, which is a consensus among everyone.
After all, if the odds of winning the lottery were the same for someone who completely quits work and lives a life of debauchery, there would probably be even more people giving up.
Forget about the "Mountain Moving Plan," let's all just give up and become couch potatoes.
It now seems that Xiaoqi's data fabrication was too convincing, which is not a good thing.
Xu Milu couldn't help but shake her head, but she still couldn't help thinking about what had just happened.
If the other party is indeed an electronic life form like Xiao Qi, then it should have its own consciousness, and in theory, it shouldn't be difficult to discover the tricks Xiao Qi has played in the data.
However, since she entered the shelter, no one from the United Government has appeared, which indicates that the electronic life form has not reported her identity information.
That's so strange.
Since the other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Xu Milu decided not to disturb Xiao Qi, who was conducting observations.
When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. Besides, she's not here to conquer the earth, so what's there to be afraid of?
...
...
Inspired by the atmosphere of the shelter, Xu Milu found a barbecue stall with its lights on on at a street corner. The shelter residents had finished their day's work, and when she arrived, several people were standing in line in front of the stall, chatting animatedly.
"Boss, give me two skewers of dried earthworms, not the skinny kind. The last time I ate your earthworms, they were so thin..."
"Ouch—it's so hot! Ah, it's so satisfying to grab a skewer after get off work. Did you hear? There's another rebellion outside the city."
"How could I not have heard about it? It's caused such a big stir. Hey, my mom said someone's been selling 'anti-radiation water' lately. Is that true? Does that stuff even work? If it does, I'll buy some and stock up..."
"Forget it, if that stuff were useful I would have bought it already—"
The barbecue stall owner looked up and saw Xu Milu standing by the roadside, her face clean and her wearing the engineering institute's protective suit. His smile immediately warmed up.
"Beautiful ladies, come and try my earthworms! I dug them all myself, and I guarantee they're spotless. How about a skewer? They're so fresh, look how plump and white they are—"
As he spoke, he opened the fiberglass cover behind him to show Xu Milu:
The glass tank that was originally used to keep fish was divided into two compartments. The left compartment was crowded with fat and thick earthworms. These writhing pink creatures were huddled together, like a wriggling ball of flesh.
Xu Milu: "..."
My feelings are a bit complicated.
Seeing that she didn't react, the stall owner simply lifted another partition and shouted:
"Oh, beautiful lady, I'm not lying. Just ask around here, everyone knows my earthworms are the fattest and biggest! Or why don't you try some deep-fried cicada pupae? They're a real treat, dug up from five meters underground, full of eggs, crunchy and delicious!"
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