Chapter 561: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 562 Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (9)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Clearing the instance at the last moment, Shen Yao felt at that moment that the bamboo raft really was not useful.

Why?

Because at the moment of clearing, the two of them were each stuck in the water, unable to free themselves.

It was not that they liked water, but because their luck was poor, the current was turbulent, causing the bamboo raft to break apart right where it stood, and they were thrown into the water, floundering.

Of course, this was only a matter of a few seconds before clearing; Shen Yao had not even had time to feel the water temperature before the system notified her that she had passed, asking if she wanted to spend points to repair her body.

"One point?"

It was zero point five before, why does it need so many now?

Even counting this newly cleared newbie mission, Shen Yao's points had already broken through the forty mark, but points were always the more the better, and she was reluctant to spend them.

"Does the Host want to repair? Then proceed with transmission?"

The mechanical sound appeared in the pure white space, and at this moment Shen Yao was floating in midair.

As a Tasker who had long possessed a system cheat, Shen Yao felt not a bit of nervousness facing the mechanical sound.

"Repair, do not transmit for now."

Thinking that the world after transmission was very likely the Infinite World she would have to enter, Shen Yao planned to probe for answers here to clear up her confusion.

Ding—

Her exhausted body was restored to freshness, and Shen Yao felt more comfortable than ever before.

She was still floating in midair, and the pure white space before her had not disappeared.

"This Host refused transmission; delayed five minutes, transmission will occur after time ends."

The mechanical sound was not very intelligent, but rather like a preset program.

Shen Yao thoughtfully saw this opportunity and would certainly not give up asking.

Five minutes was neither long nor short, but at least she learned that the pure white space she was currently in was the settlement point after every newbie mission (also called an instance) was completed.

Only after settlement was completed here would she be sent back to the resting place by the mechanical sound.

Because the Infinite Hotel belonged to the Newbie Village, therefore newbie missions had to be passed three times before they would be sent here for settlement, and then follow on to the Infinite World.

The full name of the Infinite World was Infinite Dungeon World, formed by technology far surpassing the current world; the reason for its formation could not be specifically verified, only that the premise for the Infinite World's appearance was that the current world was attacked by an unknown force, most likely leading to an Extinction Disaster for the current world, and the appearance of the Infinite World gave the humans of the current world a chance to survive; whether they could seize this chance depended entirely on themselves.

Shen Yao:...

Hearing such news, Shen Yao did not feel surprised, but only believed the Infinite World might not be easy to survive in, after all, who knew how many worlds would suffer an Extinction Disaster.

Swish—

A flash of white light, and Shen Yao appeared on a wide road.

The road was broad, surrounded by indistinct white mist, and around her, all kinds of people kept surging out; although they all looked like Easterners, their clothing and the tone of their speech were varied, and Shen Yao immediately began searching for Xu Ningchen, who had cleared the Wilderness with her.

Fortunately, the Infinite System that had pulled them in was fairly reliable.

Xu Ningchen was no more than three meters away from her; when their gazes formally met, they had a tacit understanding with each other.

Xu Ningchen walked over and half-protected Shen Yao in his arms, "Walk forward."

Ahead was an open gate; the edge of the gate still had complexly shaped patterns, and further ahead, the space was brightly lit; no one knew what was actually inside the gate.

"Just now, someone entered the gate, but the situation is unclear."

Xu Ningchen wanted to speak but stopped, but he knew that since they had already cleared, the place they were sent to definitely was not the Infinite Hotel.

Perhaps the Infinite World was behind the gate; as long as they entered that gate, everything would become clear as clouds parting to reveal the moon, and they would no longer be muddled as they were now.

Shen Yao hummed and nodded; taking advantage of the fact that not many people had appeared around them, they left the gathering place where the crowd was in two or three steps.

"The backpack previously placed in the Infinite Hotel has now become my bound item."

Shen Yao briefly checked her own condition; there was currently no datafication at all, but that ordinary backpack had become a tool she could freely take and use.

Not only that, the space inside the backpack had increased, somewhat like those spatial artifacts.

Xu Ningchen nodded and replied that the car he had previously bound was still there.

The two stepped into this open gate, only to see light instantly swallow them, and then they arrived at an incomparably vast hall.

That's right, it was a hall.

The area was very large; crowds were visible everywhere, not far away there were passages marked with exit arrows, and above were clean white ceilings and lighting.

The body that had not been datafied before changed in an instant.

Shen Yao blinked hard, and saw a blank white panel appear before her eyes.

【Name: Shen Yao (26)

Body Condition: Healthy (Pregnant)

Points: 42.5

Strength: 10

Speed: 10

Agility: 10

Spirit: 10

(Initial values for humans entering the Infinite World are 8; those who clear newbie missions excellently are increased as appropriate, maximum not exceeding 3)】

Shen Yao raised her hand and touched her chin; the place where the two of them currently were was relatively secluded, but because there were quite a number of people around, no matter how secluded the place, it was still crowded.

Having no time to think about the data issue for now, Shen Yao could only leave this space with Xu Ningchen, turn around, and walk toward the passage marked with exit arrows not far away.

Swish—

The view suddenly broadened considerably; after clearing the instance, a wide avenue lay before them, lined on the opposite side by buildings dozens of meters tall.

Many people continuously streamed out of and into the buildings; the road stretched straight ahead and behind, and as far as the eye could see there was nothing but crowds and buildings.

Hiss

It somewhat resembled a modern city, except that unlike a metropolis teeming with traffic, everyone here walked on their own two legs.

Xu Ningchen signaled Shen Yao to look toward the near distance, where men and women, old and young, were smiling and soliciting customers.

"Ninth District Introductory Guide, only two points, get a comprehensive understanding."

"Ninth District Guide, three points per session, I know everything and tell all."

"..."

Shen Yao's eyes widened slightly, surprised that people were actually doing business out here.

"We're strangers in a strange land; at the very least we need a complete guide."

Xu Ningchen had one point more than Shen Yao; currently he stood at forty-three point five.

Judging from the prices they had just heard, the points they earned from the newbie mission were crucial — they were the currency of the Infinite World.

"Let's hire someone; we can ask more questions," Shen Yao pointed at a few youths not much older than children; compared to the crowd of adults, she still trusted younger kids more.

Xu Ningchen waved toward the front, and a young boy came running over with quick steps; spending three points, they had him lead them around to familiarize themselves with the place.

Points required a partial transfer first, so Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen bound their wristbands.

Mm, only now did Shen Yao realize there was an extra ring-watch on her wrist.

The patterns and colors on it resembled the room card; inside, besides her own points, were her serial number and name.

"The ring-watch can purchase Official items, but it costs points.

Besides that, not far away there are also privately run stalls; prices are a bit cheaper than Official ones, but item quality is not guaranteed."

The boy's name was Zhou Xing, a child born in the Ninth District; now he had just turned fifteen, and in another year he would have to enter instances.

The Ninth District referred to the name of the Infinite World they were currently in; from the naming one could infer there were several similar Infinite Worlds.

"Each district houses hundreds of thousands of people, especially the first three districts — it's said their populations reach millions; as for the districts behind us, the exact numbers aren't clear," Zhou Xing's knowledge was all common gossip; after all, he had never entered an instance, lived daily life in the Ninth District, and the people he met were limited; if not for the urgency of his advancing age, he wouldn't have come out to take guide work.

"So many people, all from one world?" Shen Yao asked.

"How could that be? There are many worlds; it's just that once you enter here, it's hard to return to your original world," Zhou Xing pointed at the orb in the sky, "I heard returning to your original world requires saving up a huge amount of points, but life in the Ninth District is this good — why go back?"

Thinking like Zhou Xing was the mainstream; after all, the Infinite World's technology was advanced, and theoretically, as long as points were plentiful, they could gain more satisfaction than in the Reality World.

But the problem remained: how to earn points?

"Obviously by entering instances," Zhou Xing pointed at a building, "That's the Instance Hall; inside there are two major categories of instances, and by difficulty they're further divided into six sub-categories."

Afraid Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen wouldn't understand, Zhou Xing actively unleashed his guide skills — not only taking them on a tour inside, but also explaining the instance situation, letting them further grasp the Infinite World's operating rules.

Normally speaking, humans able to live in the Infinite World fall into two types.

One type is Normal People who enter the Infinite World through the newbie instance; the other type is Natives born in the Infinite World.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen belong to the former; Zhou Xing is the latter.

For Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen to live stably in the Infinite World, they need to complete one instance mission every week (7 days).

Instance missions are divided into Regular Instances and Supernatural Instances; under those are three different difficulty levels.

Normal Difficulty yields the fewest points, only ten points; Medium Difficulty reaches thirty points; High Difficulty yields fifty points.

Of course, that's just the price for Regular Instances; switch to Supernatural Instances and the points double respectively.

"For safety's sake, Regular Instances are definitely better; if we choose Normal Difficulty every time—" Shen Yao hadn't finished when Zhou Xing refuted her.

"No good. Supernatural Instances have a mandatory requirement: at worst you must complete one every three months, otherwise you'll be teleported to an unknown region for an even more dangerous instance.

Of course, if you can complete a Supernatural Instance every month (30 days), you'll receive a precious reward issued by the system."

Zhou Xing finished, yet he hadn't cleared up much confusion for Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen.

Because instance difficulties differ, the bugs here probably aren't that easy to exploit.

Sure enough!

Zhou Xing continued: to obtain the system reward, the Supernatural Instance must be at least Medium Difficulty.

Relying purely on Normal Difficulty to scrape by only guarantees you won't be forcibly sent to an unknown region; there are no other benefits.

There's another point: the cost of living in the Infinite World is quite high.

Leaving aside the even more expensive point-cost of buying a house, just renting a Single Room costs 5 points per day; three simple meals of bread and water alone cost 3 points; a Normal Difficulty Regular Instance clearance gives only 10 points total — completely insufficient.

Zhou Xing chattered on, revealing the Infinite World's high cost of living to Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen.

The two of them listened silently, not asking about the punishment for evading instances; just seeing the time limits Zhou Xing mentioned, they knew evasion was useless — it would only make them die faster.

The three walked along the avenue, stopping and starting, until Zhou Xing finished his guide work.

Waving his hand, Xu Ningchen didn't forget to transfer the remaining points to him; then the two of them, taking advantage of the wristband's convenience, directly spent 8 points to rent a Family Room.

No choice; the Infinite World's loopholes aren't easy to exploit — a Single Room only allows one person to live in it; for the two of them to live together they could only choose a Double Room or a Family Room.

Considering Shen Yao's health and price comparison, the Family Room was more cost-effective.

The two simply paid three days' rent, then went to the Rental Hall to get the key and headed to the residential complex where their rented room was located.

The complex had a direct elevator with a very spacious interior.

They pressed the floor button; in just a few seconds, with a ding, they had already arrived at the room doorway.

Click—

Using the key in hand to open the door, Shen Yao pushed straight in; what met her eyes was a beautiful floor-to-ceiling window. She scurried two steps over, only to find the view outside wasn't the skyscrapers she imagined, but a stretch of lush greenery.

"The outside scenery can change; you operate it on the wristband."

Xu Ningchen examined the Family Room they had rented — three bedrooms, one living room, one bathroom, plus a study and a gym; clearly those 8 points were well spent.

"Later we'll go to the Instance Hall to investigate; when the time's about right we'll enter an instance."

Xu Ningchen sat on the sofa, seriously considering their future development route.

At the very least, they needed to buy a fixed property deed as a foothold; purely relying on rental housing was not a long-term plan.

Moreover, points and expenses were not proportional; if they maintained entering an instance once every seven days, the two of them would end up on the street before long.

And Shen Yao was now pregnant; although entering the Infinite World made pregnancy and childbirth more convenient and quicker (not consuming the female body), raising a child was another expense, including the points the child would cost to grow up, so they could only prepare in advance.

Shen Yao nodded, and the two temporarily purchased bread and water through the ring watch to solve their hunger, then stood up and headed to the Instance Hall not far away.

Of course, besides lurking in the Instance Hall to investigate information, they could also utilize the forum existing on the ring watch to anonymously exchange intelligence with other people through the Wang Luo.