Chapter 13 The World of Mold 11
Lin Xia exchanged for 8 [Attribute Cards: Constitution +1] and 2 [Attribute Cards: Spirit Power +1]. The attributes after the upgrades are:
[Spirit: 16]
[Physical Fitness: 40]
[Strength: 3]
Speed: 20
She has 584 survival points left. It's 11 a.m. now, and she can still get a lot of points by evening. Upgrading is really great; her chances of survival have increased again.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was electricity in the RV, Lin Xia took out the rice cooker to steam rice, boiled a pot of dried vegetables, chopped various meat cubes, and put them in her space after she finished.
Take it out little by little from the space, wrap vegetables and meat in rice, roll it into small balls, preferably one that can be eaten in one bite, and put it back into the space immediately after rolling until the power is gone.
The large patches of mold outside are gone, but compared to yesterday, there is more mold floating in the wind, like poplar and willow catkins in spring.
She can't stop receiving oxygen; she doesn't know if her body will recover from the damage, and if it doesn't, things will get really bad.
Having finally found some free time, Lin Xia began to ponder. It seemed that the corrosive power of this mold mainly targeted food, water, and metals, such as the exposed steel supports under overpasses, and the copper and aluminum in electrical wires. She didn't know about other materials for the time being.
The mutated mold monster has a greatly increased corrosive ability, and this increase is instantaneous. It can corrode the steel in buildings, causing high-rise buildings to collapse.
Thinking of this, her expression changed. What material was the RV made of? She quickly got out of the car to check, and sure enough, the mold that had been flying around on the mold monster was extremely powerful. Even after traveling this far, the RV's exterior was already pitted and dented.
She ran to a distant location, changed cars, and continued to ponder.
Fortunately, the mutation rate of the mold monsters is not high. There have only been a few along the way. Their corrosive ability is related to their size. The larger the size, the stronger the corrosive ability, so they should be eliminated as soon as possible.
But the appearance of three mutated mold monsters in H City at once suggests that their appearance is related to the amount of mold, since H City was the first place to be invaded.
The most terrifying aspect is the corrosion of food, water sources, and plant roots, as well as the wounds inflicted, which pose the greatest threat to humanity.
I don't know if there are any corrosion-resistant materials available, or if researchers have developed anything that can inhibit or kill this type of mold.
If a solution is found quickly, the losses can be mitigated, and the world won't truly end.
She had misunderstood. The system said she could survive for ten days, and she thought the apocalypse was irreversible, but the system hadn't explicitly said that... So she had to be more careful from now on and not expose too many things that shouldn't be there.
Thinking of this, Lin Xia couldn't sit still any longer, so she took a shower, changed her clothes, ate, and went out after getting dressed.
She was close to City B, but still quite far from the safe zone. She traveled at a normal pace, but the closer she got to City B, the more people there were, and the slower she became.
On the way, I heard these people say that because of the appearance of the mold monster, everyone was afraid and dared not stay indoors, for fear that one would appear near them and they would be killed or crushed without knowing it.
Injury now almost means death, and we're almost at a safe base. There are hardly any troublemakers around, so the journey has been quite smooth, just a bit slow.
On the fifth day of the mold outbreak, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in gray. The air, which was once relatively fresh, now smelled of decay and staleness, and the once prosperous cities were filled with either collapsed ruins or abandoned high-rise buildings.
The once bustling city has become a place people avoid at all costs. The sound of coughing is incessant. Some people are wearing protective suits, some are wearing gas masks or face masks, and some have nothing at all. They have cloth strips covering their mouths and noses, and some are even wearing large raincoats or plastic bags.
The cries on the road never stopped, the number of dead bodies by the roadside increased, and the smell on the road became more and more unpleasant.
People walked along the road numbly, ignoring the corpses and deafening the cries. No one knew if they would be the next to fall.
Once they set off, they entered the mountains. When they saw many people setting up camp by the roadside, Lin Xia realized that the safe zone could not accept so many people at the moment, and only accepted special talents. Moreover, the safe zone was still quite a distance away.
People in the safe zone will come out every day to spray some mold inhibitors, and there will also be lighting and patrols at night to prevent the mutated mold monster from growing too large to be controlled because no one has discovered it.
Furthermore, the safe zone is being expanded, so everyone is staying here.
The people here are in much better spirits than those outside, and their coughs are not as severe.
Lin Xia wandered through the crowd and saw Brother Li and his team. The original dozen or so people had dwindled to only seven, but their speed still surprised her. It seemed that each of them had their own trump cards.
"The group just now said that these NPCs can't use the items we have, is that true?"
"Who knows? Why don't you give it a try?"
"I don't want to try it."
"Hopefully, there won't be any more problems in the remaining few days."
Hopefully...
She bypassed the group and wandered around, actually managing to back up some things.
Backup successful: 1 Special Umbrella backup, requires 50 Survival Points.
[Specially designed umbrella: Effectively protects against rain and snow. Usage time: 3 days.]
Backup successful: 1 Special Mask backed up, requires 100 Survival Points.
Specialized face mask: blocks all substances harmful to the respiratory tract. Duration of use: 1 day.
Sure enough, everyone had some good stuff on hand. This special mask is great in every way except for being a bit expensive.
Lin Xia walked all the way to the entrance of the safe zone. There was a large door at the entrance, made of some unknown material, and there were armed guards at the door. She took a closer look and realized that it seemed to be made of corrosion-resistant material, but there probably wasn't much of it.
This place is near the mountains, and people likely live in caves. If there are enough inhibitors, it is safe there for the time being.
In the distance, she saw rows of makeshift houses, made of unknown materials, with many people in protective suits going in and out.
She was slightly surprised to see the word 'backup' on those makeshift houses and chose to back up.
Backup successful: Backup of corrosion-resistant protective suit *1, requires 1 survival point.
【Corrosion-resistant protective clothing: Offers excellent corrosion resistance.】
Backup successful: 1 corrosion-resistant prefabricated house backed up, 1 survival point required.
【Corrosion-resistant prefabricated houses: Prefabricated houses resistant to mold and corrosion.】
Lin Xia blinked, surprised that there was such a good thing. However, she didn't dare to exchange it openly. The simple house was quite big, even though she didn't know how many rooms it was divided into.
Seeing the guards at the gate glancing at her frequently, and with darkness falling, she retreated into the mountains.
Looking back at the crowd, she felt uneasy. Was her biggest challenge to escape from H City?
That's probably not the case. After she escaped, the launch of the thermobaric weapon would have made people aware of the situation outside. At that time, there would have been no need to close down H City.
Everything is improving now, but she still has a sense of crisis, which makes her decide to stay away from the crowd. At this time, it is getting dark, and many of the people who have just arrived are retreating to more distant places, including Brother Li and his group.
Lin Xia didn't look any further and walked away into the distance.
There were too many people here, and Lin Xia didn't want to attract too much attention. She found a sturdy tree, exchanged for a grappling hook, and climbed up.
She sprayed disinfectant, changed clothes, and her face was sore from the tight seal. She wiped it with a wet wipe, ate a few rice balls, and drank some water.
She checked her survival points: [Survival Points: 1544], thought for a moment, and then exchanged them for a [Special Mask].
The moment I put on this mask, I felt the air was instantly fresher. It's also very lightweight and comfortable. It's a bit expensive, but since I'm not sure if it can eliminate the negative effects on my body, I'd better be careful.
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