Chen Xu was a little confused. His first thought was, is there a bug in the system? He stayed in the first shelter for a month and a few days. When he arrived at the second shelter, it was also a month and a few days. Adding it all up, it was about seventy days. There was still a difference of one hundred and ten days.
However, I also feel that this is unlikely. If the system has such a big bug, it is probably not far from collapse.
“Could it be…”
An idea popped up in his mind, "I didn't die at that time, Xia Jinse saved me and let me live the rest of the time?"
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Although he was seriously injured at the time, with the level of technology in that world, his life should be saved. Then, by putting him in a human cryogenic storage device, it should not be a problem for him to live for a few more months.
Anyway, the mission requirement is just to survive for 180 days. Even if you are unconscious, as long as you are still alive, it counts.
“I didn’t expect that in the end, it was thanks to her that I successfully completed the task.”
He felt complicated, as if thinking about how she was all alone, guarding a half-dead body, and spending several months in the shelter. What kind of loneliness must she have endured during that time?
He stood there blankly for a while before sighing sadly.
In the real world, he might never encounter such friendship in his lifetime. But he felt very lucky and touched to experience it in his dream.
Does Xia Jinse love him?
He felt that it was not the case. It was probably a more complicated emotion. It was like two fish in trouble, wetting each other's bodies with the foam from their mouths, mostly for the sake of survival.
"I wonder if I can still meet you in real life?"
He thought with some melancholy.
Soon, she shook her head again. Even if she could meet him, what would it matter? It was just a dream. In reality, she didn't know what happened in the dream, let alone recognize herself.
It was just a dream.
He told himself this, collected himself, and focused on the following prompts.
"Settlement completed. You have earned 150 points in this dream. I hope you will keep up the good work and achieve better results in the next dream."
"Congratulations on your second full dream."
"The content of this dream is provided by the Education Center. Please submit an experience report with more than 2,000 words. After passing the review, you will receive a reward."
What the hell?
This hint, which was completely different from the last one, stunned Chen Xu.
What are your thoughts and experiences?
More than 2,000 words? This feeling is like the school renting out the entire theater to watch a movie.
The style of the painting changed so quickly that he was caught off guard.
After a while, he came back to his senses. “So, this is an educational dream?”
Well, the human civil war led to the end of the world, and the environmental degradation gave rise to things like alien beasts.
If you think about it carefully, there are indeed many points in it, which are set up a bit deliberately.
Also, in the first shelter, the people there were addicted to pleasure, and when energy was non-renewable, they wasted a lot of energy on the enjoyment of food. In the end, they died in comfort.
In the second shelter, in order to resist the attack of alien beasts, countless people sacrificed their lives to protect the human homeland. It can be said that this formed a sharp contrast with the previous one.
As for the subsequent plot, he couldn't guess it.
"Do you think I'm a primary school student?"
Chen Xu was a little amused.
However, in order to get the reward, he had no choice but to accept it.
He racked his brains based on the points he had just summarized, and finally wrote a 2,000-word review. He hadn't written an essay for many years, so he was already rusty.
"Congratulations, you passed. I hope you can remember the lessons learned in the game, protect the environment and save energy. The planet is our home, and every human being has the obligation to protect it..."
Chen Xu felt a sense of joy in his heart. As for the words that followed, he didn't listen at all. He was only thinking about what reward he could get.
To be honest, this was a pleasant surprise for him.
When the dream ended last time, the prompt deliberately emphasized that it was the reward for completing the dream for the first time. He thought it was only for the first time.
Unexpectedly, after completing the second dream, there is also a reward. Although you have to write a review to get it, it is definitely worth it.
"…The reward has been sent to your personal backpack. Please go and claim it."
"The next dream will begin in six months, so stay tuned."
Chen Xu was a little surprised when he saw the last message. Wasn't it once a month? How come it became six months later?
"What's going on?"
"Could it be because the difficulty has increased?"
"Or is there some other reason?"
He was puzzled and asked several times, but the voice did not give him an answer.
"Forget it, let's collect the reward first."
He thought helplessly. His current authority was just that of a tourist, with too many restrictions, no human rights at all, and many functions were blocked.
Thinking of this, he quickly opened his personal backpack and saw another card. However, the pattern on the back was obviously different from the talent card from last time.
When the card was turned over, there were only two words: "Endurance".
"Congratulations on obtaining the basic card - Stamina. Do you want to use it?"
Chen Xu was delighted. From the name of this card, one could guess its function was to enhance endurance.
He didn't do much exercise when he was in college, and after he started working, he had even less time. On the one hand, it was because he was busy, and on the other hand, he was lazy.
His physical fitness is just so-so, and his endurance is even worse. When he runs, he gets out of breath after running for a few minutes.
He also thought about exercising, but he just couldn't make up his mind.
Now, being able to upgrade directly using cards is simply good news for lazy people.
He couldn't wait to say, "Use it."
The card lit up with a dazzling light and was put into his body.
He closed his eyes and heard a voice, "No pain, no gain. Only by continuous training can you gain stronger endurance."
After a few seconds, the light faded.
From the prompt sound just now, it can be inferred that if you want to enhance your endurance, you still have to exercise before it will be effective.
In this game, there is really no such thing as getting something for nothing.
However, he is already very satisfied. Most of the time, people can't stick to something because they can't see the effect, or the effect takes too long to appear, which makes people lose motivation.
If everyone is like him after getting the talent card, as long as they are willing to practice, they will reap rewards. I believe most people can persist.
From this point of view, he is already extremely lucky.
PS: These days are the Qingming Festival holiday, and I am very busy during the day and don’t have much time to write. Please bear with me.
(End of this chapter)