Chapter 563

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Xu Ningchen simply changed into a set of clean clothes, then entered the Kitchen together to help out.

The room the two of them rented was relatively cheap and dilapidated, but with the area of one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom, plus the luggage and such the two of them brought over, there was already no place to set foot.

Seeing that the matters at hand could still be managed, Shen Yao pushed Xu Ningchen toward the Living Room to prepare their upcoming stockpiling matters and arrangements.

"This is the bit of savings the Home currently has, this is the phone and my identity information," Shen Yao told Xu Ningchen the previous wool-pulling methods, then immediately handed this arduous task over to the other party.

Xu Ningchen: ……

Xu Ningchen found a blank notebook, calculating the supplies they could purchase on one side, and setting advance expectations for upcoming matters on the other.

First, a means of transport is absolutely indispensable.

Xu Ningchen wrote the two characters "boat" on the notebook, and drew a few circles around the two characters.

The bitter memory of the novice mission was still fresh; Xu Ningchen absolutely did not want to repeat past mistakes in this Instance.

Then other aspects, including some medicines and some water survival tools, recorded scatteredly, then compared according to searchable prices; hmm, the tens of thousands in savings the two of them painstakingly scraped together would just barely be enough (the Infinite World's character settings are quite miserable).

Shen Yao was busy in the Kitchen in full swing; the one-month survival mission was not difficult for the two of them, just the method of obtaining extra points — Shen Yao decided to prepare extra in terms of food; who said saving people can only rely on force? There are other aspects of help too.

"So many supplies, can the Space Backpack hold them?" Xu Ningchen had already pulled all the wool on hand; anyway they would leave in a month's time, and it wasn't through proper channels, so Xu Ningchen had no guilt whatsoever.

"The Space Backpack is divided into three regions; the middle region has the largest area, roughly around 1000 Cubic Meters; the remaining two are one 5×5×5, one 3×3×3."

Shen Yao determined the area sizes by testing with the Home's Toolbox.

Xu Ningchen nodded, "Later we'll go out, first buy boats and some water tools, then go to the Pharmacy and Supermarket to procure."

Of course, weapon purchases are also indispensable; besides the Hardware Store and Outdoor Goods Store, there's also Xu Ningchen's Workplace (Construction Site), all good places.

Shen Yao had no objection, served the food they kept for themselves, simply filled their empty bellies, and the two didn't rest but directly went Downstairs and out the door.

Before heading to the Goods Store, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen first made a trip to the Rental Market, spending money to rent a Cargo Truck capable of hauling goods.

Then the two split up; Xu Ningchen went to buy boats and other water supplies, Shen Yao went to the nearby Pharmacy to purchase various daily medicines, both common and uncommon.

Not buying everything in one go, but picking and choosing medicines useful to themselves, including Masks and Protective Suits no less, even some Cleaning Medicine and Gauze for bandaging wounds, prepared for any contingency.

All packed and carried out to the Doorway, waiting for Xu Ningchen to drive over, only then did Shen Yao send the things into the vehicle, until confirming no one was around and no cameras, only then did Shen Yao bit by bit send the things into the Space Backpack.

Shop shop shop, buy buy buy

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen ran to all the stores they could think of for the moment, spending the money on hand until almost none left, then returned Home with tired faces.

By this time the sky outside had already darkened, the air stifling without a trace of Wind.

Shen Yao raised her hand and fanned left and right, only feeling the sticky humidity drifting in the air.

"It's going to rain!"

Shen Yao spoke with certainty; after all, this Instance's name is Drifting.

Without water how to drift? It will certainly create a watery environment for them.

Before returning Home, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen went to an Internet Cafe not far from the Community; they originally planned to try sending anonymous notification messages, early warning, to see if they could indirectly save some ignorant ordinary people living here.

Pity, as long as it connected to the net, any disaster-related content the two of them edited couldn't be sent out, as if set to visible only to themselves; couldn't say what the Principle was, only knew this loophole they temporarily couldn't exploit.

Helpless, could only take care of themselves first, guarantee the premise of clearing the Instance, then rescue other ordinary people in the Instance to the best of their ability.

"Weather forecast shows, tomorrow evening there will be rain, rainfall gradually increasing."

The City they are in is called Linqing, close to the Qing Shui River and the undulating Feng Shan; once the water spreads, the only place they can hide is the Feng Shan District located in the Eastern region.

"Tomorrow procure for one more day, then we set off for Feng Shan to camp."

Although running up the mountain in rain is unwise, staying in the City is a dead end.

And Shen Yao's Space Backpack is not small, including their Small Truck can be put inside; compared to the Old Community House they rent, might as well go up Feng Shan and be free and easy.

"Go back and check what's lacking, make a plan, act early tomorrow morning."

Shen Yao knocked on her head, then looked at the Old Community's internal buildings, low and dense making one dizzy; afraid they'll be the first batch of cannon fodder submerged when the water spreads.

Heart still hasn't given up the possibility of early message delivery; Shen Yao pondered a night, decided to adopt the most primitive method, posting Flyers.

Of course, this is limited to some Communities without cameras and with dense, noisy foot traffic; for more upscale Communities and places with more Monitoring, Shen Yao absolutely wouldn't dare mess around so blindly.

Cannot underestimate human sensitivity; moreover Linqing City is also a Metropolis, permanent population over ten million; Shen Yao avoiding people to do small moves is fine, but high-profile and unrestrained messing around is asking for trouble for herself.

Xu Ningchen and Shen Yao plan to spend half the morning procuring what they need, the remaining time used on posting Flyers.

All texts written in advance, then copied out via Printer as Flyers.

Two people sitting in the car, encountering suitable places casually stick one up; useful or not unknown for now, anyway it's just on the way.

When time reached 4 PM, the sky began to sprinkle small Rain drops.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen were advancing rapidly toward the Eastern region Feng Shan District; at their current speed, most likely they'd only arrive in the latter half of the night.

Phone displayed increasing rainfall alerts, including warning info for Riverside areas, tightly shut doors and windows to prevent rainwater backflow.

"You say this Instance, will there be other people like us?"

Shen Yao raised her hand and touched her Chin; she felt Linqing City's permanent population is over ten million, even if a certain number of task-takers mixed in they couldn't be detected immediately.

Moreover this Instance still has extra point tasks; if according to her Speculation, the Infinite World would certainly choose to invest a huge number of task-takers; after all, one more person is one more hope; even if the Infinite World's Attitude leans neutral, it's not the type to watch death without saving.

Perhaps the people here all truly Exist? Shen Yao's thoughts wandered far, until pulled back to Reality by Xu Ningchen's words.

"Yes, and not few."

Xu Ningchen gave the example that yesterday when he went to buy boats and tools, he encountered people with the same purpose as himself.

Unlike Xu Ningchen who found a suitable excuse, that youth who looked reckless spoke with all sorts of holes; despite this, the clerk doing business still sold the items.

Only in terms of price…… Xu Ningchen spoke of the area they are in, located in western Linqing City; the people here are mostly workers, therefore not many wealthy people.

"There won't be few taskers heading to Feng Shan; if the situation is suitable, we can choose to cooperate."

Whether they want to clear the mission or earn more points, there is no conflict among this group of taskers.

After all, he is the Chosen One, yet it is also impossible for him to save the tens of millions of ordinary people in all of Linqing City by his own power alone.

"The matter of cooperation can be considered, but one must not be without a guard against others," Shen Yao took a laissez-faire attitude toward this matter, no need to pursue anything excessively.

The two of them drove toward Feng Shan just like that, stopping and starting all the way; the rain falling outside grew heavier and heavier, and for a stretch it even pelted down hail with a crackling patter — fortunately their small truck was sturdy and impact-resistant, they had considered this when renting the carriage, otherwise if the vehicle broke down halfway they would have to take out their own car for transport.

Rustle—

A few emergency broadcast notifications came from inside the narrow sealed space.

Nothing more than reminding Lin Qing citizens not to go out or gather unless necessary, especially the several areas near the Qing Shui River, where the early warning level kept rising.

These things were temporarily unrelated to Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen; at this moment the two were driving and watching the road with single-minded focus, striving to reach Feng Shan in the fastest time possible.