73 Doomsday Diary 3
◎Go out for adventure◎
This is the key clue to passing the game. When the group heard Yan Lan's call, they ran out of the capsule warehouse impatiently.
Shi Yuanyuan was the last to come out. Water still hung from the corners of his mouth. In this place with scarce supplies, there was no need to be so particular. In a panic, he wiped the paper with his sleeve and anxiously urged, "Hurry up and take a look. What's written on it?"
Yan Lan didn't waste time. Seeing everyone gathered, she cleared her throat and began to read aloud, "Doomsday Diary: The next day, everyone's mental state was relatively stable. Yesterday, we thoroughly searched the entire basement. Unfortunately, apart from a small amount of food and water, and some seemingly worthless scraps, we found nothing."
"This food alone is definitely not enough for us to survive. After discussion, we decided that we must send two teammates out to search for resources today. One teammate will go left, and the other teammate will go right."
After Yan Lan finished reading this paragraph, she gently closed the diary and spread it flat on the low cabinet, ensuring that everyone could clearly see the records on it.
She raised her head, glanced at the group, and said seriously, "The last sentence in the diary is the key. We need to send two teammates to search for supplies today."
Ji Zhou nodded and said without hesitation, "That's right. The situation outside is still unknown. Let me go on the first exploration."
Everyone had no objection to Ji Zhou's decision. His health, speed, and strength limit were twice that of others. His strength was obvious to all, and he was indeed one of the most suitable candidates.
This is the second candidate...
Everyone was eager to try. Yan Lan quickly looked around, raised her hand decisively, and said before anyone else, "I'll take the other one."
“Chirp!”
Snowball on Yan Lan's head also chirped happily, as if cheering for its little master.
Ji Zhou looked at her with a smile on his face and shook his head slightly: "We all know that you want to contribute to the team, but maybe you can't go even if you want to?"
Yan Lan looked puzzled: "Why?"
Ji Zhou gently opened the first page of the diary, pointed at the words on it, and patiently explained: "From the first moment of the game, your role has been set."
"In this particular level, you play as the owner of this diary, and we are your friends mentioned in the diary. So, according to the plot, you can't leave this basement that serves as a 'safe zone' today. Of course, we can also not follow the diary's plot, but we don't know what the consequences will be."
"Wow, that's true!" Upon hearing this, Shi Yuanyuan quickly came forward, took the diary and examined it carefully, then exclaimed, "Thanks to your carefulness, cousin, otherwise I really wouldn't have noticed this key clue."
"Then I'll take the other one." Following Yan Lan, Yuan Zhou couldn't wait to raise his hand.
Her eyes gleamed with desire, hoping for this second chance to explore. She knew her place in the world. She wasn't the strongest fighter on the team like Ji Zhou, nor was she a professional player like Shi Yuanyuan, nor did she possess Yan Lan's exceptional overall strength. Even Luo Wen's indispensable role in logistics made her feel inferior.
Her ability was neither good nor bad, in other words, she was dispensable. So, she wanted to do something for the team.
As one of the only two men in the team, Shi Yuanyuan was quite gentlemanly. He pulled down Yuan Zhou's raised hand and said firmly, "Everyone understands your feelings, but I'm a boy. How can I let a girl stand in front of me? This is my first time..."
"No." The others interrupted him in unison.
Shi Yuanyuan was obviously stunned for a moment. He could understand Yuan Zhou's denial, but why did Yan Lan and the others have such a tacit understanding?
He asked with his mouth slightly open in surprise, "Why can't I go?"
Ji Zhou calmly analyzed, "We don't fully understand the requirements for clearing this game, but based on my guess, it's likely that as long as at least one member of the team survives to the end, they'll be considered cleared."
"Given the treacherous environment outside, you and Yan Lan, as skilled/professional players in our team, should stay in a relatively safe place in the early stages and be responsible for collecting and accumulating supplies for the team to ensure the smooth progress of our subsequent operations."
This is indeed true. If the two teammates sent out can successfully bring back food, Yan Lan can use her ability to amplify these supplies, and for every extra day Shi Yuanyuan survives, they can get an extra takeaway.
Even if the two teammates who went out did not come back, they would still have food to survive until the end.
The early stage is undoubtedly the golden period for team development, and no one raised any objection to Ji Zhou's speech.
In the end, Yuan Zhou got the last spot to go out and look for supplies. She was overjoyed and vowed to herself that she must bring back abundant resources for the team.
Once the candidates for the outing were decided, they decided to take action immediately without hesitation.
Shi Yuanyuan is now responsible for the storage and distribution of the team's food and water. He returned to the capsule, took out the last half of the remaining bun, carefully divided it into two equal parts, and then carefully broke one of the buns into two equal parts again, and handed them to the two people who were about to set off.
As for those precious little loaves of bread, which were the team's last emergency supplies, he decided not to use them for the time being, in case of emergency.
Ji Zhou looked down at the buns the size of an adult's fist in his and Yuan Zhou's hands, and his gaze involuntarily shifted to the opposite side. On Yan Lan's side, there were three adults plus a little elf with a huge appetite, but their combined share was only as much as theirs.
He felt a warm feeling in his heart, and just as he was about to speak, Yan Lan stopped him: "Don't refuse again, ha! We'll stay in the basement, which is relatively safe and less active, so our energy consumption will naturally be low. But if you go out to explore, you will not only face many dangers, but also consume a lot of physical energy. You need these supplies even more."
Ji Zhou looked into Yan Lan's determined eyes, pursed his lips, and ultimately didn't say no. He silently rewrapped the bun in the torn takeout bag and carefully put it in his pocket.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhou swallowed back the words on his lips and secretly made up his mind to return safely as soon as possible and live up to the high expectations of his teammates.
The two team members who were about to go out quickly checked the weapons and equipment they carried with them, took the mineral water handed to them by Shi Yuanyuan, stood at the door of the basement, and said goodbye to the teammates who stayed behind one by one.
"Be safe, we're waiting here for your safe return."
"Well, you should also stay vigilant at home and take care of yourselves."
This conversation was a bit corny, like that of an old married couple. Yan Lan only said a few words before hinting that they could set off.
Ji Zhou walked up the steps and gently pushed open the wooden door. The door had remained motionless yesterday, but today, a slight push opened a crack. It was indeed the diary that quietly drove the plot forward.
Taking advantage of the moment the door opened, Yan Lan's eyes darted around, trying to peek into the world outside. She saw the sky was gray and gloomy, the surroundings were dilapidated, and there was a sense of desolation that had been uninhabited for a long time.
Seeing Ji Zhou and the others go out, the elf, who was feeling suffocated, also ran out.
Seeing that it could go smoothly together, Yan Lan's eyes lit up. However, when she tried to take a step forward, wanting to personally experience the world outside the door, she felt an inexplicable force pulling her back.
She stumbled a few steps, barely maintaining her balance, a look of helplessness on her face. "It seems this door has restrictions on us remaining players, but it seems to have no hindrance to non-player elves."
Helplessly, she and several other teammates retreated back into the house, while Snowball followed Yuan Zhou and was also a great help.
Having just slept for nearly eight hours, they had no desire to sleep any more. After simply cleaning out some debris in the capsule, only a dozen minutes had passed. Staying in the basement for a long time could easily affect their mood, so Yan Lan suggested searching the basement again.
"Maybe we can find the supplies we missed before."
Shi Yuanyuan and Luo Wen also felt a little bored, so the three of them hit it off and quickly took action, carefully searching every corner of the slightly messy basement.
Yan Lan paced slowly through the basement, her eyes scanning every item. Although they had searched many times, they didn't seem to have found anything valuable other than a few inconspicuous pieces of white paper.
She felt lost and was about to give up hope when her eyes suddenly became sharp - there seemed to be something hidden on the beam in the corner of the wall.
It was a satellite dish antenna similar to those used by the elderly in the old days, with only a small section protruding slightly. If you didn't observe carefully, it would be easily overlooked.
Yan Lan's heart moved, and her intuition told her that hiding it in such a secret place must have its unusual meaning and special purpose.
The beam was too high for Yan Lan to reach on her own, so she turned around and called Shi Yuanyuan and Luo Wen for help.
The three of them gathered at the wall and after a brief discussion of countermeasures, they began to act.
After several dungeon experiences and trials, Shi Yuanyuan's physique had completely changed, becoming incredibly strong. He stopped not far from the wall, then slowly crouched down, his feet firmly planted on the ground, like a solid foundation.
Seeing this, Yan Lan gently took off her shoes and carefully stepped onto Shi Yuanyuan's shoulders. Luo Wen nervously and cautiously supported Yan Lan, just in case.
"Are you standing firm?"
Shi Yuanyuan's deep and powerful voice echoed in the basement. He tilted his head slightly and used his peripheral vision to check whether Yan Lan on his shoulder was safe.
"Yeah, alright, alright."
Yan Lan responded softly, holding onto the wall in front of her with both hands for initial stability.
As Shi Yuanyuan slowly stood up, Yan Lan also used this force to slowly adjust her body until she stood up completely.
Shi Yuanyuan was 1.83 meters tall, and Yan Lan was nearly 1.7 meters tall. With their combined strength, they were finally able to touch the high beam.
Standing at such a height, Yan Lan's legs couldn't help but tremble at first, but Shi Yuanyuan seemed to sense her uneasiness, and quickly and forcefully grasped her legs, giving her extremely solid support and encouragement.
The height was still a little insufficient for her to see the situation on the beams directly with her eyes. Seeing this, Luo Wen gave instructions from below.
"Yan Lan, a little further up is the beam."
"Yes, move a little to the left."
"Okay, right there, reach out and touch it."
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