33 Ruined City-Day 2
◎Collective coma◎
After finishing a day's work, Yan Lan lay lazily on the sofa. Maybe it was because of Snowball's infection, but she also began to feel a little sleepy.
Her head seemed to be shrouded in thick clouds, and everything before her became blurry and distant. She tried to lift her heavy eyelids, but was overwhelmed by a wave of sleepiness.
My body slumped against the sofa, my consciousness oscillating between daze and lucidity. My eyelids fluttered ever closer, and I finally fell into a dream, unable to extricate myself.
I don’t know how long it took, but regular vibrations came from the void, which was both familiar and unfamiliar.
“Ding ding ding~”
It's so noisy and disturbs people's dreams.
“Ding ding ding~”
She finally couldn't stand it anymore and stomped her feet in frustration, but found that there was nothing under her feet.
My heart suddenly skipped a beat, and I mustered up the courage to look down, only to be horrified to find chaos beneath my feet, and that I was in an unknown and strange place.
"--ah!!"
Then, the whole person began to lose weight and fall.
A sharp female voice resounded through the sky, and she suddenly jumped up from the sofa. Snowball, who was sitting opposite her, also jumped three feet high and looked around nervously.
I woke up so suddenly that my heart was beating violently. It took me a long time to catch my breath.
She rubbed her dizzy head and opened the game panel.
Before nightfall, she had actually slept for an hour without feeling anything and was almost unable to wake up from a deep dream.
I frowned and clicked on the friend message. The other columns were completely empty except for Ji Zhou's 99+.
My chest suddenly skipped a beat and I clicked on it.
"Yan Lan, are you there?"
"Are you awake?"
"You can't sleep anymore, Yan Lan."
Messages were sent every minute, and it was obvious that the other party was very anxious.
An inexplicable warmth surged in her heart, and she immediately replied: "I'm here."
The person on the other end seemed to be watching the chat window, and replied in less than a second: "Thank goodness!"
Yan Lan asked doubtfully, "Do you know what's going on?"
"Today's group chat was unusually silent. I sent private messages to everyone but received no responses. I guessed that maybe you all fell victim to the virus."
Yan Lan: "Ah, has everyone fallen asleep?"
"Yes, it's not just you, the people in our district are the same. But this is only the second day of the map, so the danger shouldn't be too great. You'll wake up naturally after a good sleep."
Yan Lan breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, if it weren't for you, I don't know how long I would have been unconscious."
"It's okay. You just woke up. Take some time to adjust. I'll go see how Yuanyuan and the others are doing."
"Yeah, go get busy."
After finishing her chat with Ji Zhou, she rested her chin on her hand and stared in deep thought.
Although it was the second day, the symptoms were terrifying enough. I couldn't help falling into dreams in broad daylight, and couldn't go out at night. At this time, it was a survival game for money, which was a big taboo!
After resting for a while, the dizziness in her head almost disappeared. She called the sign-in system again and looked at the tasks on it with embarrassment.
He bit his lip helplessly and clenched his fists.
Forget it, just go for it!
At this time, some people on the regional channel gradually woke up. When they saw that the video suddenly popped up, they clicked in to watch. When they saw that the protagonist was a famous celebrity in the district, they jumped up and down with excitement.
"Ahahaha, it turns out there are things that big guys don't know!"
"I danced this dance in elementary school. It's called 'Little Flower'. I never thought I could still see it now."
"My niece dances better than this, haha, it makes me laugh to death~"
Yan Lan felt mixed emotions and her expression was blank. For a moment, she didn't know what she was thinking.
[The player used the clear card, and all group records have been cleared. ]
After a message popped up, all the historical information about Area H-38 disappeared completely, as if it had never been there.
The players were confused. They refreshed the screen several times but it was all white. They discussed the pinned message in the group.
"Oh my god, who's this awesome player again?"
"It's definitely not Boss Yan. If she doesn't want to show it to us, she might as well not post it."
"This person should know Yan Lan. He's really amazing. Last time he used the mute card for her, and this time he used the clear card."
"I'm really into them. I suddenly want to know if the person behind them is a man or a woman."
Amidst the gossip, a player jumped out.
"I say you guys are really free. You just woke up from a coma and didn't care how you fainted, but you're busy with all this nonsense."
"Yeah! Why did I faint just now? Do you know why?"
"I thought I was asleep. I was wondering how I could sleep so well today. I fell asleep in broad daylight!"
"Haha, you have such a big heart!"
Yan Lan looked at the player who suddenly appeared and smiled knowingly. It turned out to be her. She should have guessed it a long time ago.
He shifted his gaze from the game board to the prize floating in the air.
It was a book with a dark blue cover.
"A book! What a loss~"
She did such a shameful thing, but the system rewarded her with a book!
Yan Lan frowned and took it down, and when she saw the big words "Complete Collection of Kung Fu Techniques" on it, she immediately smiled.
"Oh my god, it's so worth it!"
I couldn't wait to open it, and it contained everything from internal power techniques to martial arts moves. Although it was not the kind of magical skills in the novels about cultivating immortals that could take objects from the air, it was still enough to allow one to fly over eaves and walls and wield swords.
Her physical fitness has reached 95, but she has recently reached a bottleneck and has not been able to improve. In addition, she lacks skills and cannot compete with those experts who have been practicing since childhood.
With this book "Complete Collection of Kung Fu Techniques", she can overtake others!
I immediately made an exercise plan, spread a yoga mat indoors, crossed my legs and started practicing, following the posture in the book.
After practicing for a few weeks, she suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils glowing with light. She was indeed a treasure, and her body instantly became much lighter!
He wiped the sweat from his forehead with satisfaction and stood up. At this time, the "Let's get rich together" group messages kept ringing and everyone woke up from their coma.
Shi Yuanyuan: "Oh my god, I actually fell asleep in broad daylight!"
Luo Wen: "I suspect it's probably related to humidity. The normal humidity level in the human body is 40%-60%. If it exceeds that, it will become too humid, which will lead to a feeling of lethargy all day long."
Yuan Zhou: "But the effect can't be that obvious, it's only the second day!"
Yan Lan: "The body is digitalized, so this shouldn't be impossible."
Luo Wen: "Yan Lan, you're here. Are you feeling unwell?"
Yan Lan smiled and said, "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
Shi Yuanyuan: "We need to collect the dehumidifying tea as soon as possible. If our area doesn't work, we can try the world channel. I'll ask Xiao Hei and Xiao Huang to help."
Unless there is a special relationship, few people are willing to exchange supplies with players from other zones in the world channel. After all, without the protection of a trading center, fraud incidents are very likely to occur.
After the conversation, Yan Lan began to take stock of today's harvest. In addition to daily materials and food, she also obtained a bag of Job's tears and a paper cup drawing.
She collected dozens of pieces of wood in her backpack and had enough materials, so she started making them on the crafting table.
Take out a piece of wood and put the drawing on it. The sound of sawing wood is heard, and after 5 seconds a stack of paper cups appears on the table.
The background is snow-white, and there are ink paintings printed on the surface of the cup, which looks fresh and elegant. I counted that there are 5 in a stack, so the output is quite high.
She planned to use paper cups for entertaining guests and making tea in the future, so she put 10 pieces of wood together and made 50 paper cups.
There are only 500g of Job's tears. If she wants to make it into dehumidifying tea, it is far from enough to supply tens of millions of people in the group, but she has the ability to magnify it.
He took out some coix seeds, placed his palms downwards and activated the skill. The coix seeds were enveloped by white holy light and slowly expanded until they became as big as a watermelon.
Dehumidifying tea requires at least three kinds of materials to be synthesized. She has only collected one kind so far, and there is still a long way to go.
It was the influence of moisture that made her have no energy to do anything. She started to feel sleepy after working for just a short while, and her head nodded like an old man basking in the sun at the door.
But the old man is better off than her. At least he doesn't have to worry about his life when he sleeps, but she might never wake up.
Health: 40 (Hungry, tired, and damp.)
Resting at night would still consume some of it, so she cheered herself up and replenished her nutrition.
However, due to the influence of negative status, the health value reaches the upper limit after reaching 80.
She set an alarm for herself to wake up, but couldn't bear the sleepiness any longer and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.
As the morning light began to break, Yan Lan suddenly opened her eyes, awakening from the nightmare of constant running.
Although I had a night's rest, I didn't feel very energetic. My head felt dizzy as if someone had punched me.
I closed my eyes and rubbed my swollen temples, but suddenly found that the hair close to my scalp was slightly wet. My hair, which I washed just yesterday, became oily overnight.
Wordlessly, he lifted a strand of hair to examine it.
Please, she has dry hair. Normally, her hair won't become oily even if she doesn't wash it for 5 days, but it became oily in just one night.
She casually threw her hair behind her head and prepared to get out of bed, but she saw her swollen calves. They were sore and swollen, giving her the illusion that they were like water-injected pork.
"Oh my God!"
The series of changes really hit her hard. Although edema will occur due to excessive moisture and poor metabolism, there is no need to be so exaggerated!
The slender calves that were originally only 30cm long are now conservatively estimated to be 35cm. It feels like this game doesn't take people's IQ seriously.
She wordlessly went inside to stretch while opening the game panel.
[Map: Ruined City, Number of Game Days: 3, Weather: Overcast, Temperature: 25°C (Spring), Humidity: 70%, Time: 6:00 AM.]
It’s only the third day and my body has already shown abnormal symptoms. I don’t know how it will develop in the future.
At this point, no one in the group dared to say that this map was simple.
"Fuck! I look so different after waking up! My eyes are puffy, my calves are tight, and I have a little belly fat. If the voice wasn't mine, I would have thought I had swapped souls with some fat guy!"
"I'm completely listless. I've been sleeping since 8 o'clock last night and haven't felt like moving. It's the same as not sleeping at all. My body aches a lot, just like I'm impotent."
"Ah, what should I do? I still have to go find the treasure chest."
"That's right, if we can't find food, we'll starve to death. Is there any doctor in the group who can come out and explain what we should do?"
Roman Tam, who has always been low-key, stood up and said, "Everyone, don't sleep anymore when you wake up. Go exercise immediately to speed up your body's water metabolism! If you continue to swell like this, your body will collapse sooner or later."
"Doctor Luo, is there any other solution besides exercise? I really don't have the energy to run anymore."
Luo Wen: "There is no better way for now."
"If the doctor doesn't have a better solution, how can we survive? What about Yan Lan? Yan Lan, have you collected all the dehumidifying tea?"
Yan Lan glanced at him indifferently and didn't want to answer at all, but this person kept tagging her, as stubborn as a donkey.
Helpless, he just replied coldly: "No."
"What! It's been two days, why haven't they collected everything yet?"
Seeing his self-righteous look, she frowned for a moment, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but confront him: "Why, you can't live without my dehumidifying tea?"
Player: "That's not the case. It's just that everyone has too high expectations of you, and it's inevitable that you'll feel disappointed if you can't meet them."
"That's right, I thought it was so amazing, but now it seems just like this."
Yan Lan snorted coldly and confronted him without hesitation: "When God closed a door on you, he must have also clamped your head with it. There was a free way to prevent it in advance, but you chose to die and wait for me to rescue you. What are you thinking? Just because you are so shameless?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many diving fish emerged.
Shi Yuanyuan: "Puchi, I'm dying of laughter, Mr. Yan is awesome!"
Wang Da: “Good job!”
Lu Zilin: "That's right, they have no obligation to save you."
More and more people are supporting Yan Lan, and the player can't win and just leaves a message.
"Friends, it'll take forever for her to collect all the dehumidifying tea, and we don't know if it will be effective by then. Why not try Sandmanban cigarettes? Smoking them will keep you energized all day, and you'll have a chance to find more treasure chests. My friends who bought them all say they're great!"
Yan Lan looked at the last sentence coldly. This must be his real purpose.
After the player who caused the commotion exited the regional channel, he rushed to Li Zhiyong to ask for praise: "Brother Li, how did I do?"
Like him, Li Zhiyong had also advertised Sandman in the group before, but he had more vision and courage than himself.
He had defected to the Sand People early on, and it was heard that he was now the most trusted subordinate of Brother Sha, with so much supplies that he envied him greatly.
Now Brother Li is finally moved by him and gives him a precious opportunity to perform. He will definitely do his best to discredit Yan Lan.
At this time, Li Zhiyong was lying crookedly on the sofa with his feet on the table. He took a puff of cigarette with his eyes half closed and held it for a long time before exhaling. In the smoke, he shook his head slightly, looking listless.
Seeing the message from the player, he showed an impatient expression, and after a while he slowly replied: "Yeah, it's okay."
The player rubbed his palms and asked impatiently, "Can you recommend me to join Brother Sha's cigarette dealer group? I want to have a puff too."
Li Zhiyong glanced at the news lightly and smiled contemptuously and self-deprecatingly. He thought so at the time, but who knows what will happen later? It's just a bottomless pit.
He opened his mouth, revealing his dark teeth, and grinned fiercely on his withered face: "No problem, I'll pull you in."
At this time, this topic was also being discussed within the Jin Da Gang.
Jin Buwei: "I think we shouldn't wait for Yan Lan. Who knows when her dehumidifying tea will be ready."
Zhang Shiyi: "I think the president is right."
Wang Twelve: "Everything is under the chairman's command."
Jin Buwei was extremely pleased with these two followers: "Well, let's use our connections to infiltrate the cigarette-selling group of Sandman Fan and buy a sample for Chen Shengsheng to use as a learning model."
Jiang Tiantian, who had been silent the whole time, stood up and said, "President, you forgot that making supplies requires materials. Where can we get the materials to make cigarettes?"
Jin Buwei was publicly refuted in the group chat and was a little unhappy at the moment: "Then try to buy more cigarettes, and then you can make a profit when prices go up."
Jiang Tiantian: "I don't think it's appropriate."
Jin Buwei was furious. If it weren't for the game panel between them, he would have rushed to confront Jiang Tiantian.
"Vice President Jiang, you're determined to go against me today, right?"
Since no one was around, Jiang Tiantian rolled her eyes without any scruples.
"I just think his cigarettes are problematic, so I don't recommend buying them. You've seen the character of the Sandman before, and who are you going to turn to for justice when you get hurt? Besides, we have enough supplies, so a day or two won't be a big deal."
Jin Buwei's anger came and went quickly, but after being touched by Jiang Tiantian, he suddenly came to his senses. Yan Lan and the others had said before that there was something wrong with the cigarettes of the Sand People. Since they didn't buy them, he shouldn't be the first to be a guinea pig.
After thinking clearly about the reason, Jin Buwei began to make amends in the group: "Well, I agree with Vice President Jiang. Let's just endure it for the next few days, but we still have to continue collecting treasure chests."
Zhang Shiyi and Wang Shier: "Got it!"
*
As one of the players supported by Yan Lan, Lei Xiaoyan believes in Yan Lan unconditionally.
When Boss Yan said he needed to collect ingredients for dehumidifying tea, she went looking for more treasure chests. When Boss Yan said she couldn't buy Sandmanban cigarettes, she resolutely refused to touch them and waited patiently. When Boss Yan said she needed to exercise to remove dampness, she immediately ran a few laps on the road.
When I woke up in the morning, my whole body was swollen like pork stuffed with water, and so tight that it seemed like it was about to burst.
She was not in good spirits and wanted to lie in bed and continue sleeping, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.
If there is no change in your body after one lap, do two laps. If two laps are not enough, do three, four, or even ten laps.
After an hour, she was soaked, as if she had just climbed out of the water.
Lei Xiaoyan bent over, stretched her legs, and gasped for breath, her eyes involuntarily looking at the ground.
It’s gone! My swollen calves have actually gone down!
Although it hasn't returned to its original state, it's much better than when I woke up in the morning.
She excitedly posted her story to the group.
"Exercise really helps. I ran for an hour and the swelling on my body went down a lot."
The success of one player quickly led other players to follow suit, and exercise to remove moisture became a trend for a while.
But Yan Lan still frowned when she saw this sentence.
On the third day, I need to exercise for a full hour before the swelling goes down. Will I need to exercise for 2 hours tomorrow, and then 3 hours, and then 4 hours?
Spending so much time on exercise, how can they have the energy to find food?
She has enough food and doesn't have to worry, but many players haven't gotten rid of the label of "sunshine tribe" and have to rely on finding treasure chests every day to replenish their food.
Although the life and death of other players has nothing to do with her, it is not a bad idea to help them while she still has the strength to do so.
Dehumidifying tea needs to be prepared, desiccant and dehumidifier are also urgently needed, and therapeutic drugs are the last guarantee and must be prepared in advance. There are so many things to do that she was a little confused for a while.
“Chirp~”
Snowball flew in from the balcony, holding a large basket of fruits and vegetables tremblingly on his head. Harvesting vegetables has become his daily routine.
Yan Lan placed the basket on the dining table and sorted it out, preparing to take some to the trading center to sell.
The tangerines were golden in color, big and soft. As she touched the smooth tangerine peel, a bold idea came to her mind.
So I immediately contacted Luo Wen and asked, "Can I use the peels of Babagan tangerine peels to make tangerine peel?"
Luo Wen quickly replied: "Chenpi mainly uses orange peel, but tangerine peel is also acceptable, but the effect is slightly worse."
Yan Lan became interested and asked expectantly, "Can you do it?"
Luo Wen thought carefully for a moment and replied, "Making tangerine peel requires several steps: selecting the peel, washing it, drying it in the sun, and aging it. The first steps are easy, but aging is difficult and takes time. And I only have theoretical knowledge, I've never put it into practice."
Yan Lan was excited. Her guess was right. Most people who studied Chinese medicine knew something about this.
"It doesn't matter. I'll take it one step at a time. If I don't have all three ingredients, this is a backup."
“Okay, I’ll start making it now.”
"I just happen to have some dried orange peels. Let's see if I can use them."
"sure."
The dehumidifying tea had made some progress, and Yan Lan felt much better. She hummed a song as she went to the driver's seat. Today was also a day to work hard to find the treasure chest.
The dampness had affected her body functions from the outside to the inside. Even though she played music in the car to stay awake, she started to feel drowsy not long after driving.
When I looked at my health points, there were only 60 points (tired and damp). Not only did I lose dozens of points in this morning, but my body was also affected negatively.
It is understandable that there is heavy moisture in the body, after all, exercise cannot completely eliminate the moisture in the body, but it is really hard to say whether she is tired, after all, she slept for a full 10 hours yesterday!
This is the case even for players with a physical fitness of 95 points, let alone other players.
Her eyes had lost their former luster, as lifeless as two pools of stagnant water. Her whole body was shrouded in a deathly aura, and she was so depressed that she didn't even have the strength to speak.
In order to prevent herself from falling asleep, she opened her eyes wide, her eye sockets were about to burst, and were filled with red bloodshot.
I originally wanted to take turns driving with Snowball, but it couldn't handle it even more than me. It sat in the passenger seat for a short while before it fell asleep.
Her efficiency in the morning was extremely low, and she was forced to stop after finding the second treasure chest of the day.
No, she really couldn't hold on any longer.
Not only her, but other players as well.
In a small wild group formed by players themselves, a male player named Liu Man finally couldn't help but explode.
He raged in the group chat, "What a stupid fucking game! Not only did I not find any treasure chests, but they even told me my health points have dropped by half!"
Other players responded: "Maybe it's due to negative attributes."
Liu Man: "I'm speechless! I'll starve to death sooner or later if I keep going like this. No, I'm going to go to the Sandman Fan to buy some cigarettes. Anyone want to team up with me?"
"Ah, I dare not. Yan Lan said that his cigarettes are problematic and might be addictive!"
Liu Man spat, "Tiantian Yanlan, Yanlan, did she save your father or your mother? You trust her so much, but has she ever considered you? Not only has she not found a treatment for such a long time, but she also won't let everyone find another way. How selfish!"
"I still believe in Yan Lan. Xie Yuan has dealt with her before. You know her best, right?"
Xie Yuan is a librarian by profession. Yan Lan will buy all the books dropped by him, regardless of whether they are useful or not. In his heart, Yan Lan is a kind-hearted person.
At this time, he was of course speaking on Yan Lan's behalf.
"I trust Yan Lan 100%. If she had been selfish and gone to the map, she wouldn't have volunteered so much free hot water! You're willing to trust the ruthless Sandman, so why don't you trust Yan Lan who saved everyone!"
"Yeah, just listen to us. It's just that we're a little slow this time. Wait a little longer, maybe we'll have news soon."
Liu Man: "Still waiting! The further we go, the worse we'll suffer! Yan Lan is a big spender on supplies, so even if she doesn't look for treasure chests, she can still survive until the map switch. But we can't. Our negative attributes are getting worse and worse, and it will only become more difficult to survive. I heard that everyone is rushing to buy Sandmanban's cigarettes. He's going to raise the price soon. If we don't go soon, there won't be any left."
Liu Man: "I don't care what you think, I just don't want to sit and wait for death. Is there anyone who wants to smoke with me? I have a connection, and he can add me to the group."
The group was quiet for a while, and then people began to agree.
"I...I'll go with you."
"I want one too. Let me try it first."
Xie Yuan was unable to dissuade her and had no choice but to close the chat panel. For now, he could only hope that Yan Lan could find a way to rescue her as soon as possible.
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