Chapter 556: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 557 Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (4)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

After resting briefly and eating the delivered lunch, Xu Ningchen told Shen Yao about the upcoming newbie missions.

"There's no countdown or options on the back of the room card; the staff member who just delivered the meal mentioned that those who pass the mission have to wait three days for new information."

After saying this, Shen Yao silently calculated the time in her mind, feeling that trying to find loopholes in the Infinite Hotel was very difficult unless one wasn't afraid of death.

"People above the fiftieth floor don't need to go to the First Floor Lobby to gather information; there are dedicated channels here, located in the first room of each floor."

The sixtieth floor is 6001, the fifty-ninth is 5901, and so on; no wonder the First Floor Lobby is full of newcomers who have been in the hotel for no more than three days.

The two currently had nothing to do, and since they had spent points to heal their bodies when they came out, they looked very energetic.

It was clear that those points, whose uses were still unknown, were truly very important; if possible, they still had to seize the opportunity to earn more points in the next two newbie missions.

Newbie missions weren't difficult, but once they officially entered the Infinite World, they feared these points wouldn't be easy to earn.

Going out, the two brought their room cards to the first room on the sixtieth floor.

There were people inside at this time, and the bustling noise was like entering a marketplace.

They still split up to gather information separately, but before Shen Yao could pick someone to ask, she was pulled over by a young girl.

Shen Yao:... Huh?

"You're someone who just passed the newbie mission, right?" The girl was short, fair-skinned and cute, with a pair of round eyes looking lively and spirited.

Nodding with an "en," Shen Yao smiled and gave her name.

"I'm Bai Qing," the girl pursed her lips, "it's not time yet, we still have to wait."

After speaking, Bai Qing pointed to the clock not far away; it was ten minutes to one-thirty.

Shen Yao looked thoughtful, her gaze lightly sweeping over the group gathered before her, thinking that the gatherings here were at fixed times every day?

"No, it's just that someone organizes it; the most people come every afternoon at one-thirty."

You can come at other times too, but no one guarantees anything."

Bai Qing scratched her head, afraid Shen Yao wouldn't understand, she used a voice only the two of them could hear to explain that this Infinite Hotel wasn't truly safe; there were many twists and turns inside, including that gathering information depended entirely on one's own ability, and if one accidentally fell into a trap, they couldn't blame others.

"Those who pass the first newbie mission have three days to rest assuredly; after three days, three options and a countdown will appear on the room card, and they must enter an instance within seven days," Bai Qing told Shen Yao what she knew; anyway, these were all circulating contents, and there was nothing worth concealing.

Shen Yao blinked, probing Bai Qing without showing any emotion about how many days she had left before entering the newbie instance.

Bai Qing made a "yeah" gesture with a listless face, "Probably tonight or tomorrow; can't drag it to the last minute. If the countdown ends and you fail to enter the newbie instance, the Infinite Hotel will regard it as automatically giving up, and then everything has to start from the beginning, and the difficulty will increase a lot..."

Perhaps because her own pressure was too great, Bai Qing had no intention of concealing anything; basically, Shen Yao asked and she answered. Even if some information was obviously important, the other party still had no guard at all.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao only believed half of the information she gathered; who knew if this person was deliberately acting? Even if they weren't opponents yet, they might compete once they entered the Infinite World.

Bai Qing hadn't spoken for long when Shen Yao heard someone shout not far away; instantly, the whole room became quiet.

Shen Yao looked up and saw a middle-aged man around thirty years old at the very center, wearing a pair of glasses, with a scholarly air.

Bai Qing introduced that this person was the current temporary leader of the entire sixtieth floor, named Liu Cheng.

"He's entering the newbie mission today, but he knows people above the eightieth floor and also knows some inside information about the Infinite World."

Precisely because of this, Liu Cheng could become the temporary leader of the sixtieth floor, but the sixtieth floor housed people who had just passed one newbie mission, and currently they were of no help to Liu Cheng.

Even if the options behind the room cards were the same, only people in the same room could be grouped together; even if two rooms were neighboring rooms, it wouldn't work.

People who could be assigned to the same room all had blood relations or intimate relationships, or could be very close friends; however, the last kind was more difficult, and most couldn't reach this kind of situation.

"But some people find loopholes and quickly establish couple relationships within the hotel. Although they can't live together temporarily during the newbie mission period, once they successfully enter the Infinite World, they can act together."

According to Bai Qing, this rule was a widely circulated unwritten rule, so young men and women who came in were extremely likely to establish relationships during their newbie period at the Infinite Hotel.

Anyway, whether it was the First Floor Lobby or similar first rooms of each floor, there were various opportunities for companionship during the day; as long as one put effort into it, there was no failure.

Shen Yao:...

Hearing this, Shen Yao glanced at Bai Qing, directly making the girl blush and shake her head urgently. She wasn't the kind of girl who casually found someone, and besides, the Infinite World was more dangerous than the Infinite Hotel. What if she chose a white-eyed wolf and got backstabbed? It was better to rely on herself and work hard slowly.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen stayed in 6001 for about two hours before getting up to leave.

Bai Qing left before Shen Yao, and after Bai Qing left, Shen Yao also had brief communication with several other preselected targets.

After all, the people here were newcomers who had just passed one mission and didn't know much; even those with quick minds were in a state of a clever woman unable to cook without rice.

Crack—

Closing the room door, Shen Yao walked to the sofa and recited the news she had heard, then asked Xu Ningchen about the situation on his side, whether there were any new discoveries.

Xu Ningchen shook his head, "The Infinite World is not in this latitude. The information we know now has been passed through how many hands, and its credibility is not high."

The Infinite Hotel was just a residence during the newbie period; people kept moving upward. Tell me, what kind of mindset would one need to be willing to spend resources to pass information downward?

One cannot deny that there exist selfless, saintly humans, but they too have experienced a newbie mission and already understood its danger. They already found their own lives very difficult; at such a time, how could they still have the mind to save those far inferior to themselves?

Xu Ningchen shook his head, temporarily keeping these words in his heart without speaking them out.

For the two of them right now, the most important thing was still the remaining two newbie missions.

"Continue going to 6001 to gather information tomorrow. When the countdown and options appear, we'll decide when to enter the newbie mission."

In the following days, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen stayed in the room eating, drinking, and resting. Except for going to 6001 every afternoon, they were very quiet.

The countdown appearing on the back of the room card: seven days.

Besides this, the three popped-up options were Virus, Mutation, and Sea Island.

Virus, Mutation, Sea Island?

Shen Yao tilted her head, looking at the options on the room card; the top one was a constantly jumping countdown.

"Virus refers to infection, Mutation refers to bodily problems, similar to zombies? As for Sea Island, it seems related to natural disasters."

Shen Yao articulated her understanding from the three textual descriptions.

At the same time, Shen Yao directly ruled out the Sea Island, because she disliked it.

"The virus is probably related to the experiment, most likely to trigger a large-scale infection; by then the entire City will grind to a halt, social order will collapse," the final outcome will most likely be No One Survives.

"Mutation is similar to the virus, but its aggression should be somewhat stronger," as both films and novels have depicted before.

"As for the Sea Island, it cannot escape certain Deep Sea disasters," such as tsunamis, and those creatures in the sea.

After much deliberation, Xu Ningchen nodded at the Mutation option in the middle, "This one then."

The Sea Island would most likely require a Ship to leave; infection is definitely Unfriendly to the body; the two of them had little room to pick and choose; only Mutation could be attempted.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yao hummed in acknowledgment, thinking she hoped this Mutation referred to zombies; whether in films or novels, zombies are a Species that slowly evolves.

As long as they ran fast enough in the early stage, they need not worry about being Left behind. Besides, Shen Yao was also very curious whether zombie heads contained Crystal Cores; one must know those are the legendary Currency used for circulation.

With about Three Days left on the countdown, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen entered the Novice Mission again.

Ding—

The Mechanical Sound in her mind reminded Shen Yao that this time she must survive in Dongshan City for fifteen days.

In addition, leaving Dongshan City within seven days and smoothly entering the Safety Zone would earn fifteen points.

Fifteen points?

More points — does that mean the Mission difficulty has increased?

Shen Yao shook her somewhat dizzy head; she currently appeared inside an Office Building, holding a list that needed to be delivered to the Office Company in her hand.

Steadying her nerves, Shen Yao expressionlessly delivered the list to the Office, then turned toward the building's office area and began searching for Xu Ningchen, from whom she had been Separated.

The two finally met up in the tea room, Tacitly Understanding each other with a mutual glance, then briefly exchanged their respective intelligence; both found their respective Leaders and requested half a day off on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Helpless; who made the transmigration timing so uncoincidental, happening to catch lunch.

"The car is in the Underground Garage; let's check information and gather intelligence first."

They would certainly choose to leave within seven days and secure those fifteen points.

Taking the Elevator straight to the second basement level, Xu Ningchen opened the car door and sat down, then rapidly located nearby Chaoshi and large Pharmacies; as before, he bought according to the previous standard; Hardware Store tools were also indispensable.

While downloading various apps to take out Loans and Make Money, Shen Yao scanned news content, especially information related to the human body; whatever was said, it was inseparable from the two words Mutation; then Dongshan City must have had omens early on.

Sure enough, Shen Yao discovered reports from the past week in Dongshan City on a Xiao Dao intelligence Forum; all were about people showing symptoms and being sent to the Hospital, with no follow-up whatsoever.

"There's something Strange here; they were sent to Dongshan City Third Hospital," not an ordinary Hospital; this Hospital's former name was a Mental Hospital; even now it does not treat Ordinary People.

After opening this news article, Shen Yao read its contents aloud to Xu Ningchen.

"The Dongshan City Hall should have already discovered the problem, but has not announced it publicly."

Calculating from the time they entered, seven days should be a hurdle; the fifteen-day survival Mission certainly won't be simple.

"Leaving Dongshan City isn't hard, but to smoothly enter the Safety Zone," they first need to know where the Safety Zone is; otherwise a wasted trip wastes time, and those fifteen points will slip away.

"Find a relatively open place — some large stadiums or gymnasiums," Xu Ningchen offered ideas, including unfinished buildings in the suburbs and some underground air-raid shelters; all are venues that can be used to establish Safety Zones.

And when the time truly comes, the government will certainly loudly publicize the Safety Zone's location.

However, they cannot just Passively Wait; taking the initiative is the only way to grasp fate in their own hands; best to leave the City a step early.

Shen Yao searched through her phone and confirmed three locations that might become Safety Zones.

One was inside Dongshan City itself, and since it differed from the Mission they received, it was excluded.

The remaining two: one to the North of Dongshan City, where there is an abandoned building complex; it was said the developer originally wanted to build a Villa District, but had to halt construction due to developer problems.

The other lies to the East of Dongshan City, where it connects to a Tourist Town; it has mountains and water and is not under Dongshan City's jurisdiction; Shen Yao looked at the Route above and felt that if she were a government official, she would most likely choose this Tourist Town as the Safety Zone.

Of course, this is only a stopgap; the Tourist Town Safety Zone won't last long, because roads lead in All Directions around Dongshan City, and the Tourist Town's area is also well-connected in all directions; given time it definitely won't hold.

However, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen don't need to stay in the Safety Zone long; they only need to clear it smoothly.

After stating the two places, Xu Ningchen also agreed to head for the Tourist Town.

But currently, departing Dongshan City for the Tourist Town takes nearly two days — that's under normal conditions; it is Very obvious that things here are currently not very normal; Mutation may already have Expanded; they could encounter Danger Anytime on the road.

"Can't linger either; hurry," Shen Yao's phone popped up the latest news: a Hospital warning that patient numbers have recently increased, beds are lacking; mild patients are advised to stay Home and recuperate, not to swarm in.

Xu Ningchen and Shen Yao bought what they needed, then proceeded toward the East of Dongshan City.

As expected, a traffic jam halfway; front, back, left, right — none could budge.

Shen Yao: ……

Taking out two Breads and handing them to Xu Ningchen, Shen Yao tore open the wrapper and slowly savored hers; although Bread has little Nutrition, right now where can one be so particular; Survival comes first.

"Look ahead!"

As Xu Ningchen finished speaking, he raised his hand to cover Shen Yao's lowered eyes.

Shen Yao: ……??

Is this telling her to look or not to look?

After a long moment, Xu Ningchen lowered his hand and carefully reminded Shen Yao that if she found the scene disgusting, she should temporarily stop eating.

Gazing at the Fresh Blood-splattered scene before her, Shen Yao calmly finished the last bite of Bread; this was merely a Small Matter; she wasn't afraid.