Chapter 47 p1
◎ Buy, buy, buy ◎
Li Feng was also interested in shopping. It wasn’t because he was hungry. After all, his backpack was still full of cooked meat that he had roasted when he had nothing to do.
After drifting on the sea for a month or so, it was rare to see a place with people. Those violent and dissatisfied negative emotions were temporarily suppressed at this time. He cheered up and enjoyed this rare moment of leisure.
Everyone had a smile on their face, pretending that they were still in a peaceful world. Infected by the atmosphere, everyone’s emotions were relatively stable.
“Hey! There’s a restaurant over there!” Yu Chi pulled Li Feng’s sleeve. “Let’s go, let’s go and have a look.”
Maybe I can find something good, she thought as she walked, the smile on her face growing brighter.
The restaurant owner was a handsome man with a big chest, and a hearty and sunny smile on his face. As soon as the two of them walked in, the “welcome” was enthusiastically heard in their ears.
Yu Chi’s gaze was instantly attracted by the huge chest muscles. The man was only wearing a thin cardigan, revealing a large area of bronze skin. His chest muscles were full and firm. A word instantly popped into her head—”living Bodhisattva.”
“Bro, did you train these chest muscles specially?”
Li Feng was even more proactive than Yu Chi. He went forward and had a straight-man conversation with the owner. Yu Chi’s gaze lingered on the two of them, and she suddenly realized that Li Feng’s figure seemed to be not bad either, but in terms of chest muscles, the owner was still better.
After the two of them finished their conversation, Li Feng sat down next to Yu Chi with satisfaction. Except for the time he ate roasted meat, she had never seen him so happy.
“My little shop has just opened. You are the first pair of customers!” The owner showed his white teeth and placed an exquisite menu in front of the two of them. “Order whatever you like.”
What a “order whatever you like,” what a generous and straightforward thing to say. But when Yu Chi looked down, there were only two dishes.
Shredded potatoes and potato chunks.
Yu Chi gave the owner a thumbs up, feeling that this was also a talented person.
The owner humbly said that he still had a lot to learn.
Yu Chi closed the menu and did not leave, but asked, “Can I bring my own dishes here, boss?”
The players who opened shops now were basically life-skill players. They were not short of money and still had leisure and elegance. Yu Chi was quite looking forward to the owner’s cooking skills.
“Of course, no problem,” the owner raised an eyebrow.
He naturally wished that the customers would bring their own materials. Now that the central island had not yet fully developed, both meat and vegetables were very precious, which also made it difficult for his restaurant to officially open.
He had planted these potatoes before when he was bored. Later, after getting seasonings, he would stir-fry some shredded potatoes for himself from time to time.
Yu Chi’s lips curled up, and she took the opportunity to advertise for herself.
“There are two new shops over there, DazedFruit and DazedVeggie,” Yu Chi said. “There are quite a few types of fruits and vegetables. Boss, you can go and have a look when you have time.”
“That’s great,” the handsome owner smiled, and his chest also vibrated.
Yu Chi: …Can’t look away, really can’t look away.
Actually, if the owner had time, he could go to the fifth district to try his luck at the stalls and buy a lot of vegetables and fruits. But looking at him, it seemed that he hadn’t even been to the auction.
Of course, the stalls in the fifth district were different from the regular shops. Although it was possible to find a bargain, it was more likely to be ripped off.
Yu Chi directly took out meat, spicy fruit, big white rice, eggs, and green beans. She asked for scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded potatoes, stir-fried pork with chili, and minced pork with green beans, and fragrant white rice.
4 dishes were definitely not enough for the two of them, so Yu Chi took out a large portion of each dish and asked the owner to make as much as possible. The rest could be given to him.
The owner patted his big chest and said that he was a chef in real life and had been doing it for more than 10 years. He guaranteed that he would give them a surprise.
While waiting for the food, Yu Chi’s private message channel rang.
She hadn’t added many friends in total, so she would open it every time she heard a message notification.
【Longevity Species】: I see Little Fish~
Yu Chi was stunned. Before she could think of how to reply, the other party sent another message.
【Longevity Species】: I have something very important to say to Little Fish. Can I?
Mu Gui would not lie.
Yu Chi closed the chat box and said to Li Feng opposite her, “I have an acquaintance here. I’m going out for a while.”
Li Feng nodded without probing.
Mu Gui was in the attic opposite. No wonder he said he saw her.
The attic had an elegant style, but it was actually similar to a hotel. As soon as Yu Chi walked in, a clumsy robot appeared in front of her.
【Hello, guest. Are you booking a private room?】
Yu Chi bent down and replied, “I’m going to private room 307 to find someone.”
The red light in the robot’s screen eyes flashed.
【Received. Please go to the 3rd floor.】
This attic was all about private chats. There were many sofas and tables in the lobby on the 1st floor, which could provide a free place for idle chat. From the 2nd floor up to the 7th floor, they were all various private rooms.
The owner of the attic had used very rare soundproof materials. After entering a private room, it was completely isolated from the outside world. It didn’t matter what you did inside. Anyway, fighting and killing were not allowed on the central island.
And the private rooms were divided into two types, one for ordinary chat, and the other… those who knew, knew. What else could you do with a bed installed? Of course, you could do it.
Yu Chi felt that the appearance of this hotel form was too normal. The players’ desires were stimulated, and of course, it was not just the desire for violence and combat.
For example, Li Feng, his appetite was clearly stimulated… just kidding. Yu Chi was just thinking that it was only the second day since the central island had opened, but she hadn’t expected this attic to be so popular.
When the door opened, the man happened to turn his head and looked at her with a smile. Yu Chi was very familiar with this kind of gaze. She closed the door and sat opposite the table.
“What is it?”
Mu Gui was pouring her tea. A sweet fragrance wafted out. Yu Chi raised an eyebrow and took a sip.
It was really sweet.
Yu Chi had never drunk such a sweet tea before. She took a few more sips. It had a hint of lychee fragrance, but it seemed to be different. She guessed that this was another product of the new world.
Mu Gui had been watching her quietly. It was not until Yu Chi looked up that she heard him speak, “Little Fish, have you heard of the Scavengers?”
A scavenger originally referred to a city’s sanitation worker. Later, it had many extended meanings, mostly about clearing obstacles and solving problems.
“Each district has a scavenger chosen by the system,” Mu Gui said. “They are different from ordinary players and need to complete specific tasks assigned by the system.”
Yu Chi was stunned.
There were 6 billion players in the world, and 50,000 people in each district, which meant there were 120,000 districts. And the [Scavenger]’s task was to ensure that after the first round, the number of players in each district was less than 60%. Failure to complete the task would lead to death.
And the [Scavenger] chosen by the system could not only obtain the ability to make teleportation items, but also would not encounter any life-threatening threats during the assessment period.
However, the ability to make teleportation items had its strengths and weaknesses, which would be determined by the player’s own domain.
Yu Chi quickly thought of [SurfingTheSea]. She had had her suspicions about the other party’s identity for a long time. Now that it was confirmed, she was not too surprised.
No wonder the other party had sent people to assassinate her twice. With her in District 1, if the other party hadn’t stirred up trouble, the survival rate might not have dropped to 60%.
However, the other party’s task had nothing to do with her. No matter what the reason was, since he had sent people to kill her, the relationship between the two of them was naturally irreparable.
“This is not fair,” Yu Chi said.
Yes, with the cooperation of the natural disaster and the contaminated creatures, it was not a difficult thing to make the number of players in the entire district less than 60%, especially since the [Scavenger] would not be in life-threatening danger during the assessment period.
And the ability to make teleportation items would not disappear after the assessment ended. How convenient this ability was for doing things, anyone with a brain could think of it.
Yu Chi’s fingers tapped on the table. The game had always been relatively fair. It was unlikely to be so obviously discriminatory in this aspect.
Mu Gui nodded. “The first round is the players’ assessment, and also the scavenger’s entry battle. After that is the scavenger’s assessment.”
It was too easy for a [Scavenger] to cause trouble in the context of the apocalypse. If they still couldn’t control the player survival rate to below 60%, there was naturally no need for them to exist.
Only the [Scavengers] who survived the entry battle could undergo the real assessment.
“The assessment time will begin one week after the end of the first round of natural disaster.”
Yu Chi had already guessed something. She asked, “What are the assessment requirements?”
Mu Gui looked at her quietly. The black eye patch was not yet removed. The twilight from outside the window shone in, making the eye exposed to the air look like a clear and clean amber.
He said in a gentle and calm tone, “All [Scavengers] will enter the 10th floor of the white tower. The assessment will end when there are only 300 people left.”
Yu Chi’s eyelashes trembled. She looked up at him. After two seconds, she slowly looked away.
“You are a scavenger,” she said with certainty.
Mu Gui poured her another cup of tea, his thumb and index finger subconsciously rubbing together.
“The original assessment was related to killing a fixed number of contaminated creatures, but a player used the identity of a [Scavenger] to kill almost everyone in the entire district, so a punishment mechanism was triggered.”
The system did not want too many players to survive, nor did it want them to die, so it gave them authority, and then angrily punished them when things went unexpectedly.
Yu Chi thought of [Eagle], the woman she had once talked to in the [Chat Logbook]. At that time, it had only been a little over a week, and there were only a few thousand people left in the other party’s district.
“What about the player who triggered the punishment mechanism?” Yu Chi wanted to ask if this person had received any other punishment.
Mu Gui: “He will enter the white tower with us.”
There was no other punishment, but everyone was in this situation because of him. If there was a chance, others would not let him go.
Yu Chi nodded and did not say anything else.
There were 120,000 [Scavengers]. Even if some of them had died without completing the entry assessment, there were at least about 100,000 left.
—Only 300 out of 100,000 [Scavengers] were allowed to live.