Chapter 2 Chapter 002
What a shame. What a shame.
"Shut up."
Mingzhu's head ached from the noise. No matter how much she liked to chatter, she had to consider the situation. She didn't see that he was on guard, and she kept chattering, which only distracted him.
[Host, do you know where you are going?]
"I have the Marauder's Map."
[Oh, I forgot, host, you bought the latest model of optical computer.]
[Host, host, is there a signal? Can we contact Planet Alpha?]
"cannot."
[That means the world has changed.]
"Yes, the world has changed." Mingzhu said that he didn't want to pay attention to 184, but in fact, he still had to reply to every three sentences 184 said.
"Didn't you check on me carefully after you woke up?"
[After waking up, the first thing I must do is inform the host that the system has been fully activated.]
"What happens after the announcement?"
[After the notification, we just need to wait for the host to choose a location and successfully start the main quest.]
Mingzhu: “…”
"Scam."
Mingzhu cursed with a smile and continued walking along the path in the woods.
A year ago, a virus called 'Hainos' suddenly appeared and swept across the country at an incredible speed.
When the whole world was caught off guard, people infected with the 'Hainos' virus mutated into zombies with slow movements and an abnormal thirst for blood, and then attacked normal humans. As a result, once a zombie infected with the 'Hainos' virus appeared, a large area around it was instantly lost.
Animals infected with the 'Hainos' virus will also mutate, but the amazing thing is that their limbs will not rot like zombies, and they will not have an abnormal desire for blood.
Plants and animals infected with the 'Hainos' virus become bloodthirsty and huge. A mouse can mutate to the size of an adult tabby cat, and an adult cat can even grow to the size of a car.
After the mutation, all mutant plants and animals, with the exception of zombies, developed a sense of territory. If a powerful mutant or plant appeared in one area, it was very likely that no other powerful mutant or plant would appear within a hundred miles.
Except for rats, of course.
They like to gather in groups before the apocalypse, and even more so after the apocalypse.
Whether it is the survivors struggling to survive or other mutated animals and plants, the most feared thing is encountering mutated rats.
A single individual is not strong, but once they appear in hundreds or thousands, it is truly a case of "swarms of ants can kill an elephant", leaving no grass behind wherever they go.
Mingzhu had just arrived here, and although he was caught off guard and had never thought he could travel through time again, fortunately, the infrastructure system of the host 184 was fully activated, and the place he settled in was safe. There were mutated animals, but it felt like...
No, it's getting closer.
Mingzhu looked alert.
[Host, host, there seems to be something ahead.]
Mingzhu was stunned and subconsciously looked at the watch (light computer) on his wrist.
As mentioned earlier, the watch Mingzhu wears is the latest model of optical computing. He didn't pay for it, but bought it with merit points.
For soldiers like them who fight the Zerg on the front lines, Merit Points are more valuable than Star Coins. Merit Points can be exchanged for Star Coins, but Star Coins cannot be exchanged for Merit Points.
Moreover, the source of merit points is almost fair to the point of being harsh, and can only be quickly obtained by frontline soldiers fighting against the Zerg.
They are all doubled, tripled or even quintupled.
Otherwise, Mingzhu would be an orphan from the beginning when he passed through. How could he save up any property? He even bought 5 space buttons.
[As expected of a new model optical computer, the instant scanning and recording of live events is fantastic, but there's no voice announcement.]
"Aren't you giving a voice announcement?"
[Host, if you do this, I will feel that I cannot live without you.]
"I really can't live without you. Because of you, my life in my previous life was much more interesting."
[Is the host being sarcastic?]
"Yeah, I was being sarcastic. I didn't expect you to hear it, 184. It's true that when you're in a new environment, your program gets refreshed."
184 was depressed and ignored Mingzhu for a long time.
Mingzhu ignored 184. It was mainly because 184 was too loud, and a bit too noisy inappropriate for the situation. In his previous life, at least he had known not to nag while he was hunting Zerg.
Now, he keeps complaining. Is it because the danger of this world is not as great as that of the interstellar world?
Mingzhu shook his head subconsciously. Although there was no comparison between the mutant creatures of Doomsday and the Zerg in the interstellar world that could devour a planet's resources in an instant, they felt equally dangerous, so...
Or is it because of the sudden recovery that allows the mission to be successfully launched?
Mingzhu, who was not quite sure what to think, focused his attention on the live map.
——500 meters ahead, there are several overturned buses.
——600 meters ahead, slightly southwest, there is a violation of the photography rules.
——400 meters ahead to the east, there is a level one zombie.
——A mutant beast appeared 300 meters north ahead!
Mingzhu: “?”
I can understand everything else, but this violates the rules for taking photos and seems quite inappropriate.
"There are no living people?" Mingzhu frowned and said to himself, "That shouldn't be the case. The area I'm in isn't the half-occupied area of X City. There should be living people."
Why are there mutant beasts and zombies, but no living people?
Mingzhu planned to go 500 meters ahead to check out several overturned buses. He wanted to search to see if he could get some useful information.
A 500-meter walk would only take a minute or two, assuming there were no obstacles. There were unusual animals nearby, so Mingzhu walked very carefully.
Soon, Mingzhu arrived at his destination.
Towering trees reached the sky, blocking out the sun. The sun was clearly out, but no ray of light could be seen. Several buses were parked in various positions, haphazardly.
[Ding, remaining supplies found among the Gale Team members. The host can collect them with one click.]
The sudden system message caught Mingzhu off guard.
Wait, his Tongzi also has the function of recycling junk?
Damn it, why didn’t I have this in my previous life?
[There's a difference between fully opening and partially opening.] 184 finally spoke, emphasizing a point. [And this is all infrastructure systems. Host, please take note: The most powerful doomsday base system.]
In our previous interstellar life, we faced not zombies, mutant beasts, or mutated plants, but Zerg, a race that could devour an entire galaxy given enough time. Why would I want to be a Zerg's body parts?
Speaking of this, 184 wants to cry.
No, she was already crying, and a fat, long-haired double-tabby cat was imagining itself in Mingzhu's head, howling loudly.
We should have come directly to the Doomsday World, why did we have to go to the Interstellar World?
"Is it my fault?"
Mingzhu calmly called up the system panel, and after a moment, decisively told 184 to stop howling.
"Project the system task panel onto the optical computer watch." Mingzhu ordered, "This will make it easier for me to check the tasks."
[Boo! Tong is still sad.]
"Help me finish the job first, then you continue to be sad."
As soon as these words were spoken, 184 cried even louder.
Mingzhu: “…”
"The strongest doomsday base system, it's time for you to do something." Mingzhu had a headache, not knowing what to cry about.
To be honest, in my previous life in the interstellar world, 184 could not be activated smoothly and could only be activated semi-automatically, and the only help it could provide to him was to keep him company.
As for him, since he was on the front line against the Zerg from the very beginning, he had almost no time to breathe. He fought desperately and finally saw the dawn of victory. When he killed the Zerg and defeated them, he woke up and traveled through time again.
Even though 184 said that this time he was wearing the right outfit and it matched his profession, Mingzhu still felt uncomfortable.
What a sin!!!
He didn't even cry, how dare 184 howl?
[Tong is really sad!]
While crying, 184 projected the task panel onto the light computer watch as Mingzhu requested.
By the way, 184 took one more step. He copied the image of his fat and calico cat onto the light computer watch, and made up for the defect that the live point map in the light computer watch only had text but no voice.
Mingzhu: “…”
"That's quite thoughtful."
Mingzhu chose to collect with one click, and the bus that was lying in a mess and on its side disappeared in an instant, and a series of data appeared.
——Collect 50 units of metal
——Collect 20 units of broken glass
- Collect 10 units of rotten cloth,
——Collecting wood, weeds...
——Congratulations on obtaining 100 Starlight Coins. The main quest is now officially open. Please build a thatched hut to shelter the refugees as soon as possible, grow stronger step by step, build the most solid doomsday fortress, and create a harmonious and beautiful doomsday residence for the refugees.
Mingzhu: “???”
"This is the end of the world, not ancient times. They still take in refugees." Mingzhu complained, but still honestly looked through the side quests that came with the main quest.
Side Quest 1: Find a suitable location and build a base.
Side Quest 2: After creating a base, there must be buildings to attract refugees. Please collect materials to build hotels and residences.
Next up is the side quest '345'.
First, the task of branch 3 is to build a residence, which is the thatched house mentioned when the main task starts.
In fact, in the construction section, there are 6 options for the construction drawings of the residence. The lowest level residence is not a thatched house, but a straw hut.
In order of level, from low to high, they are straw huts, thatched houses, bamboo houses, wooden houses, and stone houses.
Oh, and there are courtyard houses.
It is also included in the "Residence" panel, but it can be freely composed of buildings such as straw huts, thatched houses, bamboo houses, wooden houses, stone houses, etc.
You can also choose the size of one, two, three, or even four or five courtyards. In other words, you can generate your own "Siheyuan drawing".
However, buying a blank copy of the "Siheyuan Blueprint" requires Starlight Coins. Fortunately, Starlight Coins can be exchanged for gold, silver, jewelry, and other materials, and are not simply earned by completing quests. Otherwise, Mingzhu would hang 184 up and beat him up when he chose to complete the quest.
A blank courtyard house blueprint is sold for 1,000 Starlight Coins.
Mingzhu: "Looks like I have to find a way to go to City X first and collect as much gold, silver, and jewelry as possible in exchange for Starlight Coins."
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