On the fourth day of the game, the second and third starships carrying space junk arrived one after another.
As soon as they opened their eyes in the morning, they received bad news.
System: "Due to the impact of garbage dumping, the atmosphere is slightly polluted. All players will lose 20 health points."
At the same time, a negative status called [Constitutional Weakness] appeared in the personal pages of most players.
[Constitutional Weakness]: Due to the polluted living environment, the human body suffers varying degrees of weakening. Health and Spirit begin to slowly decline. (The rate of decline varies depending on the environment.)
That is to say, after getting up in the morning, even if they do nothing, their health will be reduced by 20 points.
In addition, due to the impact of environmental pollution, their health and spirit values will also decrease when they drink the planet's tap water, eat agricultural and sideline products, and even breathe the air.
However, this effect will vary depending on each person's environment and experiences.
For example, right now, a player bathed in ashes is losing health, but he has no protective gear except a hat.
Not to mention a mask, he didn't even have a turtleneck jacket. He could only grab his round-necked shirt and cover his face, but the protective effect was almost zero.
Exhaustion forced him to instinctively open his mouth to breathe, but at the same time, polluted ash continued to pour into his mouth and nose. Sparks landed on his exposed skin, burning him and causing him to shiver from time to time. All the values suddenly dropped even faster.
If it could be expressed in the form of animation, you would find that words like "-5", "-2", "-4" and so on are constantly appearing above this person's head.
When you simply walk and breathe, it's only "-2"; if you are hit by ashes, it becomes "-3" or "-4"; if you inhale the ashes into your lungs, it becomes "-5" or even worse.
But this is not the worst.
As time slowly passed, the values became larger and larger. Even if he sprayed medicine while walking, it was too late. Not long after, the man turned into a white light and disappeared between heaven and earth.
In contrast, Qianyue, who was in the hospital, faced a completely different situation.
The hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant, making the air much cleaner than outside. While it wasn't completely unaffected, it took several minutes for the health points to slowly drop by even a single point, making it almost negligible.
On the other hand, although she did not have enough drinking water and food, as long as she planned properly and controlled the values at around 70 to 80 percent, she could still safely hold on until the end of the dungeon.
She had also found a lot of glucose oral solution in the warehouse, which could be used to replace food and drinking water.
Although the glucose oral solution still has only a slight effect on restoring physical strength, at least these things are not contaminated and will not bring her any negative effects.
She also piled up all the other things she collected from the warehouse in the room. Almost half of the room was filled up. In a short period of time, Qianyue could be said to have everything she needed.
The only downside is...
That's just too boring.
The windows were covered in ash, and visibility was very limited. Although some news could be heard from the radio from time to time, most of the time all that could be heard was the "hissing" sound of electricity.
She felt like she was trapped in a cage, safe yet a bit boring. Even the occasional ground shaking from a falling meteorite couldn't change her expression in the slightest.
But it was obvious that the two people living downstairs could not empathize with Qianyue.
At first they lived on the first floor because it was convenient for them to escape in time after sensing the earthquake.
But what they didn't expect was that they didn't encounter an earthquake on the night they checked in. Instead, they ran into a group of ordinary people who came to search for supplies and had a fierce battle with them.
After the fight, the two men, having learned their lesson, quickly moved to the second floor.
The noise an average person makes going upstairs is much louder than walking down a corridor, which gives them more time to react if someone approaches.
At the same time, they themselves did not give up searching for supplies.
The places with the most supplies in the hospital are the pharmacy and the warehouse.
However, because there was an infected person in the pharmacy whose life or death was unknown, the two people who had always valued their lives decisively gave up the plan to return to the pharmacy.
That leaves only the hospital warehouse.
The warehouse wasn't hard to find; after all, it was such a large room, one could easily find it with a little effort. But when they reached the door, they were stunned.
The iron gate was tightly closed. The chain as thick as an arm hung on the door handle, and there were nearly four locked bolts underneath, which gave the two men a headache.
"What kind of position should someone in charge of the hospital's warehouse be?"
"Emmmm, security guard?"
The two looked at each other.
Sun Chu: "...I think the woman on the fourth floor must have the key."
Chen Zhou: "That's what we say, but we have no evidence."
As the old saying goes, only when there is enough benefit can there be enough motivation.
They had just agreed to live in peace with each other yesterday. If they were to act rashly today just for something that was still uncertain... it would be fine if they could win, but if they couldn't, it would probably not be as simple as just creating a grudge.
Chen Zhou didn't want to take this risk.
Sun Chu, whose various props had been consumed by yesterday's infection, was more cautious than him.
Sun Chu hesitated for a moment. "Forget it, let's wait and see. A player's backpack can only hold a limited amount of things. If the key is really with her, she will definitely come to the warehouse to get it."
It won’t be too late for them to take advantage of the opportunity to block us then.
However, they had no idea that the person they were talking about had already emptied the warehouse and was currently tinkering with the expensive power supply in the radiation-proof room. She had also emptied the area next to the dialysis machine, replacing it with a mountain of medical supplies.
This is the dialysis center and also Hamster Moon’s small warehouse No. 2.
If nothing unexpected happens, she should move here from the VIP room on the fourth floor of the inpatient department in the next two days. Of course, she didn't plan to tell the two players living on the second floor about this. Otherwise, if they saw these supplies, who knows what would happen.
Then again, Qianyue had originally planned to move here on the seventh day of the game, but because of the system notification this morning, she had to move her plans forward.
Although the radiation-proof room in the dialysis center is easy to use, there are no windows that allow light to pass through in the entire room.
Under normal circumstances, electric lights could solve the lighting problem. However, due to the meteorite fall, the power system was completely blocked, and the entire planet was in a power outage, making it impossible to turn on the lights.
The whole house was pitch black, whether it was day or night.
Qianyue initially thought of using a generator to generate electricity. This way, not only could the lighting system be restored, but also the air purifier could be turned on to improve the living environment as much as possible, and prepare in advance for a more severe environment in the future.
But then I thought, the engine is a huge, fuel-hungry iron beast, whether it's oil or diesel, it's very consuming raw materials. And solar power generation is even more out of the question. If the ash from the sky falls, it might explode directly.
On the other hand, the noise from power generation is so loud that it can be heard almost everywhere within a radius of several miles, which can easily attract some difficult people.
Comparing the two, it can be said that the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
So later Qianyue set her sights on the emergency lights in the corridor.
In the past, Qianyue could at most connect a light or something to a tent in the wild, and she was completely at a loss for anything more complicated.
But later in the War Wasteland dungeon, after witnessing how an indigenous person used batteries to make simple electric lights and induction cookers, she became a little interested in these things.
So after finishing the copy, she also looked up some electrical information related to wilderness survival and emergency response. Although she was not able to master it immediately, she did learn some basic knowledge.
After dismantling several emergency lights, she became more and more skilled, and soon she had dismantled quite a few of them. Qianyue turned them on and off several times, and after confirming that they were correct, she couldn't help but smile.
In this way, the lighting problem in the house was finally solved.
Seeing that it was getting late, she put the emergency lights into her backpack, then carefully locked the door and walked back.
Outside, crow-feather-like ashes were floating, with tiny sparks mixed in, like fireflies, but with an inexplicable feeling of sadness.
The setting sun dyed half the sky red, and the air was filled with a faint smell of burning. It wasn't strong, but it was impossible to ignore. Qianyue stopped and looked up at the scene before her. In a trance, she actually had the illusion that she didn't know what year it was.
At this moment, in the distant field of vision, a sesame-sized light spot fell like a meteor, followed by a flash of fire. But a moment later, a slight vibration came from under his feet, and Qianyue came back to his senses.
"Luckily, all of this is in the past. Otherwise, if it were to happen again in real life, who knows how many people would die..."
She couldn't help but shake her head slightly, put on another layer of mask on her face, and then pulled up her collar to cover her mouth and nose.
After doing all this, she took out an umbrella that was forgotten in the duty room from her backpack, and then walked slowly towards the inpatient department.
Sparks fell on the umbrella, making "sizzling" sounds from time to time, and occasionally accompanied by a wisp of invisible gray smoke rising, as if it was going to melt a hole in the umbrella.
But the person under the umbrella seemed to be completely unaware that his umbrella was being "eroded" by the ashes, and he still controlled his breathing calmly to avoid accidentally inhaling those harmful gases.
His calm and composed look was in stark contrast to the other players.
"Linlangzhuyu: As someone who was eliminated by Ash Rain half an hour ago, I'm so jealous of TuT."
"Little Octopus: Ugh, who isn't? Woohoo!"
"My wife Gojo Satoru: I know the host is controlling his breathing, but I have to say, at first glance, he looks like he deserves a beating, hahaha."
The two people downstairs were still standing in the outpatient hall, planning to wait until the dust in the sky became lighter before crossing the atrium. However, when they looked up, they saw Qianyue holding an umbrella as if walking in the rain, and their eyes immediately widened!
Qianyue didn't notice it, but the audience in the barrage saw it at a glance.
"Shui Yan: Their expressions are so funny, they're making me laugh to death."
"Changmenke: It's normal. I think every player would be like this. Because when they are still thinking about survival data, the streamer is already thinking about enjoying the data (dog head)"
"23955333: The comments above immediately brought me back to my high school politics class =."
"Sprouted Potato: Then again, in this kind of environment, something like this anchor is abnormal, right?"
"Eating 300 lychees a day will give you a sore throat: I think that's true, hahaha."
Hou Li: I suddenly feel that it’s really pitiful for these two people to stay in the hospital as a control group 2333
"Qiuse: To be honest, when I saw the host's Warehouse No. 1, I felt nothing at all. After all, we're all used to this woman taking over the entire house every time she arrives in a dungeon. But after seeing her renovate Warehouse No. 2 today, the planning team members were really questioning their lives."
…
After returning to the room on the fourth floor, it was already 03:42:33.
The first thing Qianyue did after closing the door was to take off her mask and throw it into the trash can. Then she used alcohol to disinfect her entire body, as well as the tools she had just used, such as the flashlight and umbrella. After confirming that everything was in place, she turned on the radio.
As usual, the old radio kept buzzing with electricity, occasionally emitting one or two incoherent words, none of which were crucial news. But Qianyue didn't turn it off directly, she just turned down the volume.
She curled up on the sofa and opened her character panel.
Player account: 3873
Name: Qianyue
Occupation: Beggar
Level: 6
Health: 129/150
Stamina: 80/150 [Thirst]
Spirit value: 106/130
"It seems that the control is pretty good."
After working hard for an entire afternoon, apart from the considerable consumption of physical strength, the other two items were not greatly affected due to her strict protection.
Food was expensive, so it had to be used sparingly. Therefore, Qianyue opened two tubes of glucose oral solution, eliminated the thirst, and then ignored it.
There were quite a lot of medicines left in the room. Qianyue opened a lot of boxes of medicine in one breath. Relying on the unlucky luck of "+1" and "+1" and the absolutely crushing number, she easily brought her health back to full point.
As for the mental state, which did not show any abnormalities for the time being, she ignored it.
Now, not counting the medicines piled up in the two rooms, she still has these supplies left, just counting the amount in Qianyue's backpack:
System supplies: black bread x11, mineral water x7, isatis root x15, high-grade bandage x2, filter-grade mask x7, mental suppressant x8.
System props: shovel x1, sunshade net x1, plastic packaging bag x1 roll, rubber raincoat x1, match box x1 (13 uses remaining), dry cell flashlight x1.
General props: 500ml disinfectant alcohol x 10 bottles, gauze x 100 rolls, anti-inflammatory drugs x 100, painkillers x 100, disposable masks x 100, disinfectant cotton pads x 100, plastic gloves x 100, cold medicine and other household medicines x 50, anti-radiation drugs x 50, radiation suits x 10 sets, protective suits x 10 sets.
The more she counted, the more relieved Qianyue felt.
With these things, even if the hospital is bombed one day, she can continue to survive by relying on the things in her backpack.
When she thought of this, she suddenly thought of Qi Feng.
Then I subconsciously felt a little guilty.
She had been so busy these past few days that she almost forgot about her solemn promise to coax someone before entering the dungeon. Unexpectedly, she forgot about the person once she got busy. Ahem...
But then again, this instance is so difficult to access, and we don't know how it will appear. Or, like the second instance, will it stop coming once the environment is completely polluted?
Qianyue turned over and lay on the sofa bored.
Although she has no shortage of props now, if you think about it carefully, they haven't seen each other or talked for several days. Maybe it would be okay to just chat instead of buying things?
…
Just as she was lost in thought, a sound different from the noise of electricity suddenly came from the radio.
Qianyue was stunned, thinking she had misheard.
But the next second, a noisy sound came from the radio again, as if someone was talking.
"Zizizi... Is anyone there?"
Qianyue quickly ran over and turned up the volume, then found that it was a strange man's voice.
"Zizizi... Can you hear me... Good evening, fellow survivors. This is... Longhai Shelter... Zizizi..."
The interference from the electric current was so strong that Qianyue quickly picked up the radio and tapped it twice. Soon the signal returned to normal. However, because the entire Earth's magnetic field was disturbed, the sound didn't sound particularly real.
"The Federation's starships have grounded, and Earth... has become an isolated island. In these difficult times... we should unite as one..."
"...We have fortunately established a shelter for survivors. Although it is not yet fully developed, we welcome all brothers and sisters to join us."
"Address: Shanshu Road, Longhai District..."
"Repeat, address: Shan... No. 6, Longhai District..."
No. 6, Shanshu Road, Longhai District? Or are there some numbers missing in the middle? Should it be No. 16, No. 26, or even No. 106?
Qianyue hurriedly wanted to take a pen to write it down, but at this moment the broadcast suddenly cut off.
The "sizzling" sound of electricity replaced the announcer's voice, and no matter how Qianyue slapped the cash register, it no longer had any effect.
Fortunately, she still had the city map she'd picked up at the subway station. Although it was a city rail map without specific road names, it did have the various administrative districts and important buildings marked.
Qianyue quickly spread out the map and searched, and finally found the so-called "Longhai District" at the top of the map, which was exactly opposite to her current direction.
“…”
Qianyue's curiosity was instantly gone.
In official history, there are not many records about life on Earth after the garbage dumping at that time, and the few literary works that exist have been completely distorted by various film and television remakes in later generations.
But because "Ten Day Plan" has restored history to a high degree in the previous copies, Qianyue is quite curious about how the situation at that time will be presented in the game this time.
——But if the price of satisfying her curiosity is to cross the city, she would rather stay in the hospital.
However, out of caution, Qianyue still took a few more glances.
Since it can be called a shelter, the building they use is probably not an ordinary residential building, but is most likely an administrative agency, a military base, or the like.
Due to special considerations, these institutions are built to be safer and more capable of responding to emergencies than ordinary residential shopping malls.
What's more, there might be some residual hot-fire weapons inside, so there is really no place more suitable than them.
But……
"Military base?"
No.
"The fire department? The police department?"
Neither do I.
"Some administrative agency like the Land and Resources Bureau or the Taxation Bureau?"
Still no.
The only one that existed was a—
"Longhai District Women's Prison."
The moment she learned the truth, Qianyue's expression suddenly became very interesting.
On the fifth day of the game, the situation continued to deteriorate.
As soon as Qianyue opened her eyes, she heard the system's prompt sounds ringing continuously.
System: "Due to yesterday's increased garbage dumping and worsening air pollution, a very small amount of radiation has been added to the air. All players will have 25 health points and 10 spirit points deducted. Prolonged exposure to polluted air can easily induce respiratory infections, neurasthenia, and other illnesses."
System: "An unknown disease has spread among the population. Most patients experience projectile vomiting, while a small number exhibit invisible symptoms. Preliminary assessment suggests that the disease is primarily transmitted through air and saliva. Please exercise caution, players."
Qianyue: “…”
The value has increased so much at once. In two days, won’t forty or fifty health points be deducted directly?
She rolled out of bed, then silently took out the alcohol and began to disinfect every corner of the room - because the room was equipped with ventilation holes, she needed to disinfect the room regularly, otherwise the air quality inside and outside the room would gradually assimilate.
The audience in the barrage were also dumbfounded.
"Momomomo: It sounds like the conditions are quite harsh."
"Buye-chan~: This is really... even breathing has become a sin."
"Nani: So, radiation is coming too?"
"Xiao Ge: I suddenly remembered the photo I saw of a child distorted by radiation. Players are actually not so bad. Although the environment is a bit harsh, they can still rely on items to avoid food poisoning. But ordinary people, if they are ordinary people, they can only eat contaminated food and drink polluted water, right?"
"Qibafeng: I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."
"Rofd: This may sound a little sudden, but after watching the livestream, I quietly changed my takeout order to one that doesn't require cutlery. I can't clean up the environment, but I can still do these little things!"
…
Soon, the topic gradually shifted towards environmental protection.
An hour after the disinfection was completed, Qianyue looked at her mental state which continued to drop no matter what she did, and finally decided to move to the radiation protection room at the dialysis center in advance.
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