Chapter 9: Trial Instance Announcement
“Deal!” Gao You nodded repeatedly.
Rolling mileage still has its benefits! He got lucky!
This girl seems to be surviving very toughly, but unexpectedly she’s so strong.
He tactfully didn’t ask how the Healing Potion came about, until he saw the other party’s Nickname during the trade.
“Holy crap! Big Shot, it’s you!” Gao You lowered his voice, excited and incoherent,
“No wonder you have this medicine, can we add each other as Friends? I absolutely won’t tell others your information.”
Being able to build a good relationship with a Big Shot who can craft Healing Potions, he knew what was important.
Yu Jiang nodded. Actually, she also wanted to use this to see if the other party had potential to develop into a long-term partner.
At the current stage, surviving as a Lone Wolf and going out to fight in the wild was no problem.
Over time, for Survival, or Instances, it would definitely develop into Team Mode, and even National Team Mode for some.
By then, doing Lone Wolf wouldn’t be easy; how could one person compare to the resources of others’ Teams.
And joining others’ Teams would inevitably involve Profit distribution issues and interpersonal relationships.
Yu Jiang was unwilling to be overly cautious, give up her own Profit, or even fawn over others.
After parting with the 28-bar Bicycle, Yu Jiang went to the women’s bathhouse behind.
Everyone was very considerate; two Vehicles parked one on the left and one on the right, each finding cover without disturbing each other.
After all, they had just met; no malicious intent, but also no complete lack of defense.
Looking at the somewhat outdated but still fairly clean bathhouse, Yu Jiang let out a long sigh of relief.
Three days had passed, and her body reeked of the Rotten Smell of Zombies; she felt like she was about to be pickled in it.
Yu Jiang quickly took a comfortable hot bath, leaving some time to wash her inner Clothing, and conveniently washed the Quick-dry Jacket,
while the khaki Windproof and Waterproof Jacket she wore into the Game wasn’t worth the effort to wash.
As long as the inside was clean, the outside could stay dirty.
The most user-friendly part of the Game was that after obtaining Survivor Qualification, Body status would also adjust to be more suitable for Apocalypse Survival.
Women wouldn’t have periods anymore, solving the discomfort of those few days from the root.
Yu Jiang had opened a total of 5 Underwear Sets; the Clothing and Shoes from Supply Boxes had no Size issues—whoever opened them got the right Size, very convenient to use.
The women’s sets were Quick-dry Sports Bras, and the men’s were Sports Vests.
This type of non-essential Survival Supplies currently had low prices; Yu Jiang had just picked up a bargain on the Trading System, instantly buying two sets for 20 Crystal Coins.
Crystal Coins remaining: 182
After washing up, feeling refreshed, taking advantage of the water here to wash Tableware, Yu Jiang lit a fire to boil water and cooked the Noodles she had opened yesterday.
After the Noodles were cooked, she fished them out, mixed them with the only Braised Pork Canned Food—too delicious.
These past two days on the road, lunch was either Compressed Biscuits or Bread Sachima; only dinner could be something good.
For long-term Survival, nutritional balance was still important.
In her free time, Yu Jiang used the two portions of Materials just traded to craft 5 portions of Primary Hemostatic Medicine.
Taking advantage of her good luck, she continued with the 6 Blue Mushrooms in her Backpack and produced 2 portions of Hallucinogenic Medicine.
Current medicines in hand: Hemostatic Medicine*15, Hallucinogenic Powder*6
There was also a One Star Survivor Supply Blind Box, which Yu Jiang also opened.
Obtained Supplies:
One set of Outdoor Jacket + Waterproof Martin Boots,
Windproof Lighter*1, Small Water Collector Parts A1
Sheet Metal*2, Steel Block*2, Steel Bar Mesh*1
Flour 10 jin, Rice 10 jin, Small Potato*10, Spam Canned Food*5, Leek Seeds one pack, Cotton*10
Looks pretty good, not sure if it’s lucky or not.
Cotton can be used to make Bandages and Clothing, but requires Blueprints, which she doesn’t have yet.
The Water Collector is a good item, solving water issues from the root, but it needs 3 Parts to assemble, and she only has one.
And this thing is hard to obtain; there’s an A2 Part on the Trading System.
Asking for 500 Crystal Coins, or 6 Healing Potions, 10 Steel Blocks.
Many people left Messages bargaining, but the seller didn’t budge.
Too expensive; Yu Jiang had only opened 2 Steel Blocks from Blind Boxes in three days.
This thing is used to upgrade Vehicle Defense, only needed at Vehicle Level 4; not essential at present stage, so it’s cost-effective to stock up.
Many people short on Food, Water, Energy sold Steel Blocks at low prices.
She also listed an offer: 3 Compressed Biscuits for one Steel Block, better price than a piece of hard black Bread for a Steel Block; it soon prompted a successful trade.
At this moment, an Announcement popped up on the Public Screen: [Player ‘X’ killed the Hospital mutated Infected, obtaining the Achievement ‘Full of Martial Virtue’ and Generous Rewards.]
There was another round of discussion above; Yu Jiang silently watched to gather information.
Hospital—is that the solo Mission the other party accepted?
Just entering night, several more Vehicles arrived at the Service Area one after another, but some had already exchanged all Crystal Coins for Supplies, unable to afford Parking Cards.
They could only pace anxiously outside, posting Help Requests on the Public Screen to borrow Crystal Coins, or venting with curses.
In the Darkness, people on several Vehicles exchanged glances and looked toward the lone Vehicle that seemed to have no strength.
Nine o’clock at night.
Yu Jiang had just lain down, covering herself with the Jacket for warmth, preparing to sleep.
She could repair the Car Door now, but no need; better cost-effectiveness to do it together during upgrade.
Parked in this corner, perfectly blocking wind and rain.
Suddenly, the Light Screen popped up a prompt:
[Good evening, Survivor. Novice Protection Period is about to end. Friendly reminder: Tomorrow will release multiplayer Instance Mission.
To help everyone adapt to the Game, the first Instance Failure won’t lose Survivor Qualification, only granting a three-day ‘Nothing Gained’ BUFF—unable to open or Gather any Supplies while traveling!
Instance Introduction: Silent Town
Difficulty: One Star
Number of People: 30
Here you can freely Explore, find the key Item ‘Wishing Star’, and killing Monsters earns Points.
Instance lasts two hours; reaching 100 Points allows early exit with 200 Crystal Coins + Survivor Resource Blind Box*1
If Points don’t reach 100 at Instance end, or Health Points reach 0, considered Instance Failure (Health Points restore to pre-entry state after exit.)
Persist to Instance end for Ranking participation; top three Points get extra 300, 200, 100 Crystal Coins, and 5, 3, 2 Attribute Points.
Crafting Scroll*1, Material Blind Box*1 (chance for surprise finished products, advanced Materials~)
Tonight is the last Novice night; wish everyone a good sleep.]
As soon as the Message was released, the Public Screen immediately boiled over.
Moon Falls Know Autumn: [No way, three days without Supplies, this Punishment is too terrifying.]
Wolong: [I have an idea: everyone gets 100 Points and then hides in the Instance, all with same Points, so everyone can get Ranking Rewards?]
Strawberry Candy: [Holy crap, genius! I think it’s feasible. As we all know, Player death also loses Backpack Slots; outsiders can only get Supplies outside Slots. No need to fight so bitterly!]
Lone Wolf 2009: [The ones above are too naive; there will always be someone secretly rolling.]
My Last Name is Gu, Gu in the Fog: [Can you see others’ Points in the Instance? If yes, this plan has a chance.]
With the Wind 220: [Support, everyone inexplicably brought to this Place, should help each other more, united in the same boat; no need to compete for high or low, that affects Unity.]
Kuang Kuang Kuang: [I think this Instance is a training opportunity. Didn’t you see the Announcement says first Instance, so Punishment is mild; even Health Points to zero won’t kill you. Why not seize the chance to get stronger.]
Because of the Instance Announcement, many people were looking for Yu Jiang to buy medicine.
Medicine is very precious, but if you can get Ranking, it’s definitely worth it!
Just the Crafting Scroll alone is very tempting.
“Not Practicing Martial Virtue”
“Full of Martial Virtue”
