74 Doomsday Diary 4
◎Key clue◎
Following Luo Wen's precise instructions, Yan Lan decisively extended her hands and carefully groped along the beams. Because the beams hadn't been cleaned for a long time, they were covered with a thick layer of dust, making her touch less smooth.
Her palm swept across the beam, and suddenly, she accidentally touched a soft object. The touch made her heart tighten, and she was so frightened that she almost screamed.
But then she thought again, she was hanging in the air, and any big movement could lead to danger, so she forced herself to hold back her scream. It's just a dead spider!
After calming herself down, Yan Lan continued to touch carefully. This time she was sure that she touched a wire, and next to this wire was another unknown object.
Without any extra time to think, she quickly took down both items and handed them to Luo Wen who was waiting below.
Then, she gently slid her fingers over every inch of the place where items might be hidden, and carefully checked the surroundings again to make sure that no supplies were missed. Only then did she let Shi Yuanyuan put her back on the ground.
After Yan Lan landed safely, the three of them immediately formed a circle, squatted down, and began to concentrate on studying the things they had just taken down.
"Could this antenna have some other purpose?" Shi Yuanyuan frowned, examining it carefully before turning his gaze to the eye-catching iron box next to it and asking, puzzled, "What is this?"
Yan Lan shook her head slightly: "I don't know either, I just touched it next to the antenna."
The iron box was ingeniously designed, with a push-pull rail on one side. The three of them looked at each other and tacitly decided to open the iron box and find out what was inside.
With a crisp "click", the lid of the iron box slowly slid open, revealing a neatly folded piece of paper inside.
Yan Lan carefully took out the paper and gently unfolded it. Then, she focused her eyes on the title at the top of the page and read clearly: "Radio Station Installation Instructions."
"Radio station installation instructions?" Shi Yuanyuan's face instantly showed surprise when he heard this. He quickly approached the paper and stood side by side with Yan Lan, and the two of them began to study it carefully together.
As the content deepened, their expressions gradually became solemn and focused. Finally, after the three of them finished reading the instructions, their faces simultaneously revealed excitement.
Luo Wen spoke first: "With this radio station, can we establish contact with the outside world and send and receive information?"
Yan Lan nodded affirmatively, her face equally excited. "Yes, I suspect this is very likely one of the key clues to clearing the game."
Shi Yuanyuan pointed to the instructions and raised a practical question: "But we don't seem to have enough accessories. It says that installing a complete radio station requires four antennas, a signal receiver, a signal transmitter, a power supply, and a walkie-talkie. But we only have one antenna."
Yan Lan clutched the precious instruction manual tightly in her hands and said, "It's okay. At least now we have a clear direction for passing the level. The next step is to collect the necessary materials step by step."
Luo Wen nodded in agreement. "Yes, Yan Lan is right. Let's quickly tell Ji Zhou and Yuan Zhou the good news. They're out searching for supplies right now. They might be able to find the parts we need soon."
"Okay, I'll contact them." Shi Yuanyuan quickly sent the contents of the instruction manual to the "Let's Get Rich Together Group".
After confirming that their two teammates had successfully received the message, Yan Lan and the other two put down the system panel and stood up with a relaxed look on their faces.
It was dark in the basement. During the day, the lighting could be barely maintained by a little light coming through from outside. At night, it was pitch black. They only had two candles, so they tried to save as much as possible. It was really boring to stay there for a long time.
After finishing an important matter, the few of them fell into a state of idleness again. They looked at each other and saw the same boredom in each other's eyes.
"What should we do next? It's so boring~" Shi Yuanyuan, wearing a light black sportswear, walked back and forth in the small area in front of him with his hands in his pockets.
Yan Lan looked around the simple, messy basement, finding nothing to help her pass the time. Because of the game's "only three items allowed," the capsule contained nothing but the table, chairs, and benches that came with the device.
She shook her head slightly and stroked the hair on her forehead boredly, indicating that she didn't know and not to ask her.
Luo Wen came up with an idea: "How about we try airplane jumping?"
Yan Lan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was eager to try it out: "Okay, okay, I've played this before, and it doesn't require any props."
The two hit it off immediately, but Shi Yuanyuan was a little confused: "What is jumping off a plane?"
Shi Yuanyuan was a little confused at first, but after listening to Luo Wen's explanation, scenes of his childhood drawing grids on the ground and jumping around with his friends gradually emerged in his mind.
He hissed. This wasn't just a little girl's game. He was a towering 1.80 meters tall! Yet, facing the endless emptiness of time, he had no choice.
So I just bit the bullet and agreed: "Okay then."
In-game time sped up, effectively lasting only eight hours. Normally, this would have passed quickly, but here, every minute and every second seemed magnified. During these long eight hours, the three of them hadn't eaten, and the two teammates who had gone out exploring hadn't brought back any good news.
Time seemed to stand still, with only the clock on the wall ticking tirelessly, recording circle after circle.
Finally, the familiar bell rang again
In the small capsule, three people lay side by side on the only bed to take a nap. They were so hungry that their stomachs were sticking to their backs because they had not eaten for eight hours.
As soon as the bell rang, they jumped up instantly like activated springs.
Shi Yuanyuan was the first to rush to the dining table, muttering to himself as he walked: "Finally, we made it through these eight hours. Let's divide up the remaining buns first."
Luo Wen walked out of the capsule: "I'm going to get the diary."
With two teammates running errands, Yan Lan simply lay there without moving. She weakly opened her heavy eyelids, opened the system panel and checked her health.
[Health: 30 (Hunger)]
This shocking number reminded her that it was time to eat, otherwise she would easily die.
Although this competition has a "golden medal of immunity from death", which means that the player will be automatically teleported to the current survival map after death, they participate in the competition just to get the tempting reward, so how can they give up easily?
Luo Wen walked into the cabin holding the diary in his hand. Yan Lan then slowly stood up and walked towards the dining table with slightly heavy steps.
Ji Zhou and Yuan Zhou went out to explore for supplies, and the chairs they left behind were just big enough for the three of them to sit around.
The three of them sat around the table, not opening their diaries to read immediately, but staring intently at the few remaining buns in Shi Yuanyuan's hand. The backpack's grid was frozen, with nothing to keep it warm or fresh, so the buns were already ice-cold, but they still attracted everyone's attention.
Shi Yuanyuan felt the wolf-like gazes from both sides, and his hands couldn't help but tremble, and the buns that were originally evenly distributed almost had errors.
He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and carefully divided the buns evenly again, making sure each portion was as equal as possible.
The moment he completed his action, Yan Lan and Luo Wen reached out almost simultaneously, accurately retrieving their respective portions of buns. Driven by hunger, they ignored their manners and began to chew voraciously, devouring the food as if they were racing against time.
In the early days of the survival game, the most common food item in treasure chests was steamed buns. At that time, Yan Lan was almost nauseated by the piles of buns, as their taste had long since lost its novelty.
As the game progressed, her life gradually improved. Not only were there countless delicious foods, but there were also different ones every day, so she hadn't eaten buns for a long time.
However, at this moment, she was starving and when she tasted the buns again, she felt as if she had tasted the delicacy of the world.
It’s so delicious! How can there be such delicious buns!
Her skills enlarged the buns to the size of watermelons. After several consumptions, each person now has less than a fist of the buns.
Yan Lan swallowed the bun in two bites. After finishing, she licked her lips with satisfaction, but her stomach still felt empty.
So she stood up and poured herself a glass of water, which she drank in one gulp. The coolness of the water comforted her stomach for a moment, and her hunger was slightly relieved.
When I opened the system panel again, my health value had increased from 30 to 50, which was further away from death.
After the three of them finished eating, they regained their strength and looked at the diary that Luo Wen had just brought in.
Yan Lan gently stroked the cover with her fingertips and gently opened it. The first and second pages still had the original content, but new handwriting appeared on the third page.
"Doomsday Diary: Day 3."
"The remaining teammates are not in a good mood, probably because they have been stuck in this cramped basement for too long. The food supply is dwindling, and most of the drinking water has been used up. If this continues, we will starve to death."
"My teammates and I were bored in the basement. Finally, there was a knock on the door. It was the teammate who went out to look for supplies and came back!"
Just after reading the last word in the diary, there was a knock on the basement door, accompanied by Ji Zhou's familiar voice: "Yan Lan, Yuanyuan, come and open the door, I'm back."
When Shi Yuanyuan heard his cousin's voice, he turned around and ran to the door without hesitation.
Yan Lan felt an inexplicable doubt in her heart, but she couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she could only instinctively follow Shi Yuanyuan.
Just as Shi Yuanyuan's hand was about to touch the cold door handle, Yan Lan suddenly realized something. She stretched out her arm, grabbed Shi Yuanyuan, and shouted hurriedly: "Wait!"
Shi Yuanyuan was startled by Yan Lan's sudden voice. His hands froze and he turned to ask her, "What's wrong? Is my cousin back?"
Yan Lan pulled him behind her and calmly spoke to the people outside: "Why did you come back so soon?"
Ji Zhou still smiled: "What's wrong? It's not good for me to come back early. I went to a warehouse. There are a lot of food there, chocolate, bread, and many small cakes. Yan Lan, don't you like small cakes? Open the door quickly."
Yan Lan swallowed her saliva. The person outside the door imitated her very well, even remembering her preferences clearly. But she knew that this person was definitely not Ji Zhou.
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