Chapter 594: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 595 Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (42)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

The inside and outside of the villa were quickly cleaned up, and everyone moved in one after another.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen had spent the recent period gathering information outside, and when they asked for leave from work again and again, they were unsurprisingly given a hard time when they returned to work.

Shen Yao:...

She almost forgot her "beast of burden" persona.

Shen Yao had thought about quitting, but because the situation in the Instance was unclear, she feared missing important information, so she endured her temper and kept working.

"Xiao Shen, take this document to General Manager Yang, and readjust yesterday's plan."

"Xiao Shen, the company's business is busy recently, everyone has to work overtime; you are the company's backbone, so you must lead by example and cannot let the Leader be dissatisfied."

"Xiao Shen,..."

Shen Yao just listened like that as the Leader painted her a pie, from the company manager down to the department leaders, every single one of them was truly capable of flattering.

Every time Shen Yao faced it with a smile, nodding to everything the other person said; as for the work in her hands, she was just a beast of burden, no need to be too devoted.

"Cough cough, Sister Shen."

Xiao Ling covered the corner of her mouth, leaned her neck forward, and her eyes darted around looking everywhere.

Shen Yao turned to size up the colleague who had been coughing nonstop for the past two days, speaking with concern, "Go to the hospital for a checkup."

Her complexion was deathly pale, her eyes lifeless, as if her entire vitality had been sucked away.

Recently the company's business was busy and overtime was severe; although some salary treatment had been raised, some relatively fragile people found it hard for their bodies to bear.

Xiao Ling had previously touched falling rainwater and developed a fever; although she later recovered, Shen Yao felt it was only superficial, and the deep-seated lesions were still there.

Sure enough, coughing sounds appeared one after another in the company, all coming from the mouths of those who had high fevers after contacting rainwater, and the stench on their bodies had deepened slightly compared to what Shen Yao had smelled before.

Shen Yao had privately asked many people about this stench, including Taskers from the Infinite World, and none of them felt it; even Xu Ningchen only sensed it vaguely, which seemed more like one of Shen Yao's own abilities.

"Sigh, the company doesn't give leave; I saw Sister Ma speaking with hidden meaning this morning."

Xiao Ling sighed, resting her chin to indicate she just had an itchy throat, and that taking some medicine would relieve it; going to the hospital once would cost several hundred yuan, and how much did she earn in a month? She was reluctant to spend it.

The topic came to an end here; Shen Yao got off work, and since it was a bit late, she could only take a taxi.

The driver was a talkative uncle who drove around Feng City every day, and he complained to Shen Yao that the hospital was crowded and it was difficult for ordinary people to see a doctor for a minor illness.

"Is that so? Didn't that fever pass? We have a few young people at our company who are now in great shape and eating with gusto."

"Hahahahaha, young lady, what you say is really interesting; isn't it just that someone caught a cold and is coughing? All elderly people and children."

"Let me tell you, stock up on some cold and anti-inflammatory medicine, so you don't end up without medicine when it's too late."

This uncle didn't say where he got the news from, and just mysteriously advised Shen Yao to buy medicine like that.

Shen Yao naturally couldn't disappoint the uncle's good intentions; at an intersection on the way home, she ran to a pharmacy and bought some daily medicines, spending several hundred yuan directly.

"Young lady, listening to advice is a good thing, unlike some people who always think I'm deceiving them."

"Hey, just wait; in less than two days, there won't be enough medicine in the whole city."

The uncle complained while driving, saying quite a lot of things bit by bit.

Shen Yao acted as the straight man for his jokes; no matter what the uncle said, she was very supportive, and when she got off at her destination, she even gave him a little extra money as a thank-you fee.

Uncle:...

The uncle was even happier, wishing he could say everything he knew.

Of course, some things belonged to internal secrets; because the uncle's own junior had come into contact with a bit, he definitely couldn't compare with those true insiders.

Waving his hand, Shen Yao bid farewell to this uncle whom she had only met once, then turned and walked into the villa district, telling Xu Ningchen the news she had heard, and by the way placing the medicine she bought on the tea table.

He Jie, this rich second-generation heir, temporarily lived with them; this person's persona was being uneducated and unskilled, fond of enjoyment; besides buying things every day, he was living in a drunken dream.

Seeing such a big bag of medicine, He Jie shook his body, "Something happened?"

"No, this is a reminder from a kind uncle," Shen Yao spread her palms with an innocent face, "those who got caught in the rain and had fevers before are all coughing now, and the hospital has been receiving this type of patient recently."

He Jie propped himself up, "Are the protective suits, masks, and disinfectant we prepared enough? Should we stock up some more?"

The basement of every villa stored quite a lot of daily food and clothing supplies; this time, both the Changping Guild and Shen Yao had come for the Territory Token; most were wealthy, and what the villas prepared could only be considered backup options; what they truly relied on was still the things in their spaces.

"No need, stocking up too much is easy to be investigated," Xu Ningchen found a report and posted it in the group; the content was about the leakage caused by an earthquake in the neighboring country; the page was small and the word count was not many, but it was often at such times that people felt afraid.

He Jie touched his chin and hissed, "There are many volcanic earthquakes next door; could it be their doing?"

Shen Yao tapped the tabletop, "The sewage discharge before, and the subsequent rainfall."

No matter which Instance, the Sakura Country next door was still detestable.

In the group, they discussed and condemned the scumminess of the neighboring country; the topic continued for a while, but inevitably turned to other directions.

Taskers were all old hands; those who dared to enter High-Difficulty Instances were even more equipped with Life-Saving Means; like the rainfall a few days ago, they wouldn't touch it at all.

"First a high fever, then coughing; will it later develop into difficulty breathing, lung infection, and finally failed rescue, dying?"

"Maybe it's vomiting and diarrhea, body aches all over, and finally losing consciousness."

"Epidemics often develop rapidly; generally speaking, infectivity and lethality cannot be had at the same time."

"Currently, most of those who fell ill are people who got caught in the rain; it can be seen that the scale of this disease is limited."

When talking about serious business, people in the group spoke one after another, and their words were all very reasonable.

Shen Yao tapped on her phone, "First observe the situation of this group of coughing people;" for a High-Difficulty Instance, one had to be mentally prepared.

Xiao Ling became Shen Yao's observation subject; the two sat at adjacent workstations and had a good relationship.

Taking this opportunity, Shen Yao used herself as a control group to compare the differences between Xiao Ling, herself, and others.

The next day, the cough worsened.

On the third day, breathing difficulty appeared, her face turned purple with signs of hypoxia.

On the fourth day, her face was bloodless, she could not swallow food, her consciousness was unclear, and other such conditions.

Shen Yao immediately helped dial 120 for emergency rescue, but unexpectedly could not get through; after requesting leave from Sister Ma, Shen Yao called a taxi to send Xiao Ling to the hospital.

The number of patients in the hospital was unexpectedly high; Xiao Ling was urgently arranged into the emergency ward, but due to a shortage of medical staff, she could only receive a simple IV drip.

Shen Yao waited until Xiao Ling's friends came to take over the shift before she stood up and left the hospital.

By this time the sky had already darkened; Xu Ningchen drove over to pick her up.

The smell of disinfectant in the hospital was extremely strong; Shen Yao got into the car and sighed, "The situation is rather bad; from overhearing a passing nurse's complaint, the entire hospital lacks medicine and personnel, and is merely barely holding on."

Raising her wrist to make a gesture, Shen Yao indicated it had been only five days, yet the progression of Xiao Ling's cough was extremely rapid.

Xu Ningchen unscrewed a water bottle and handed it to Shen Yao, "In the previous owners' group chat, those owners who went to the hospital are all rejoicing that they got IV drips."

Because their symptoms were not as severe as those patients who stubbornly endured high fevers.

It shows that the few hundred yuan spent back then was not a loss at all; it was simply too worth it.

Driving back to the villa district, He Jie and the others were gathered in the first floor lobby, their facial expressions mostly serious and solemn.

Shen Yao asked with a smile about the reason; it turned out the Official internal channels had issued a notification; although it had not yet been universally disseminated, hearing the mention of home quarantine, one knew the medical conditions had already collapsed.

"There are too many patients in the hospital, and the transmission extent of this disease is still unknown," home quarantine is a relatively better choice, it's just that work stoppage will cause the economy to stall; short term everything is fine, long term there will be trouble.

He Jie asked Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen how they viewed it; these people all wanted to obtain Territory Tokens, whether for personal use or to sell, in the future in the Infinite World they would have no worries about food and drink, carefree and without anxiety.

"Wait and see; the virus mutates fast," perhaps this epidemic is not simply a single disease, but wave after wave of sustained attacks.

Xu Ningchen suggested that everyone must not completely detach from the environment; necessary contact with people should still be maintained; perhaps important clues could be discovered from it.

"I always feel this Instance mission is a bit unfathomable; is there really a Territory Token here?"

"Of course; every Territory Token is hard-won; otherwise why would so many people rush forward one after another?"

Rather, it is precisely this current situation of viewing flowers through fog, watching the moon in water, that makes everyone even more firmly believe this Instance contains a Territory Token.

Instances with clear threads are certainly easy to clear, but what they want is not simply to clear; otherwise why challenge a High-Difficulty Instance? Just cycling through low-to-mid difficulty Instances would be far more carefree.

Shen Yao continued going to work, but after only a few days, the Company responded to the government's call and chose to work from home.

During this period, the number of Shen Yao's colleagues choosing hospitalization for treatment skyrocketed.

The good news is everyone's recovery is overall not bad; the bad news is they temporarily cannot be discharged, and can only recuperate in corridors or temporarily constructed wards.

"Sister Shen, I clearly feel my body is much better, but the Doctor and Nurse just won't let me leave the hospital; locked in a room every day unable to go anywhere, sigh..."

In the mobile video call, Shen Yao was chatting face-to-face with Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling in the picture had a ruddy complexion, bright eyes; one could not imagine this person was seriously ill just days ago.

Shen Yao, dressed in casual clothes, sat on the sofa; a work Notebook lay before her.

"The Doctor is also considering your physical condition; staying in the hospital and staying at home are not much different."

Even if you stay at home and become critically ill, you won't have the preferential treatment of Doctors and Nurses making rounds anytime.

"But," Xiao Ling in the video seemed conflicted; she glanced somewhere unknown, lowered her voice and muttered that the place she was staying was gloomy and terrifying; "there are also inexplicable screams at night; I really hope to go home soon."

Xiao Ling still wanted to go home; staying here made her anxious and fearful; she couldn't say what exactly was wrong, but it just made her unable to feel fully at ease.

This cannot be blamed on Xiao Ling; she went to the hospital relatively late, the hospital wards were insufficient for so many people, so those recovering well could only be transferred out.

Xiao Ling's current location is at an Old Gymnasium converted into wards in Feng City; the surroundings are all separated Small Houses; medical staff arrange people to make rounds daily.

The cramped Residence, the regulations forbidding free movement, all made Xiao Ling feel oppressed and fearful.

It's just that there is internet for communication and video calls; otherwise Xiao Ling would have caused a scene long ago.

Smiling, she comforted Xiao Ling a few words; Shen Yao used the excuse that she had work to attend to, and the two then hung up this video call.

Casually placing the phone face-down on the table, Shen Yao opened the Notebook and entered a URL to check.

Immediately after, Shen Yao stood up to call Xu Ningchen, who lived next door, to come over.

"Look at the geographical locations of these few places;" have Xiao Ling and the others' conditions really improved?

Shen Yao's complexion was somewhat unsightly; from the map one could see Xiao Ling's Old Gymnasium was in a remote location; not far away there was also a Hospital and a Research Institute.

That Hospital's reputation in Feng City was not pleasant; previously it was a specialized hospital treating various infectious diseases; behind the Hospital followed a crematorium; people sent there basically went in horizontally and came out as ashes.

Nowadays medicine has advanced; some infectious diseases are no longer serious illnesses.

Slowly, this Hospital could not get patients, and gradually withered away.

Only this sudden outbreak of disease gave this Hospital a chance to operate again.

Xiao Ling had complained in the video about rolling smoke and dust outside; occasionally opening the window for ventilation would be stopped by medical staff; Shen Yao deliberately zoomed in on the two locations and discovered the crematorium's chimney directly faced the Old Gymnasium; a timid person knowing this would probably not dare sleep alone at night.

"Just now He Jie inquired through channels: patients entering the Hospital, to date, those discharged are few and far between."

Xu Ningchen and Shen Yao's personas are both ordinary corporate drones; they have quite a few colleagues in daily contact.

Previously Shen Yao kept in touch with Xiao Ling; later Xu Ningchen made calls to send warmth.

Several of their colleagues fell ill; all those hospitalized have not come out yet; those staying home are also in poor condition; one can only say take medicine first and watch the situation; once the condition takes a sharp turn for the worse, send them to the hospital.

A bit later, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen drove to the Old Gymnasium where Xiao Ling was to investigate.

"Road ahead closed; please detour."

Traffic police were responsible for intercepting vehicles; except for Ambulances, no one else could pass.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen took a small path, but still could not get around.

Helpless, they could only park the car in a basement Parking Lot not far away, then rely on walking to slowly grope their way over.

This stretch of road had few surveillance cameras, and the surrounding light was relatively dim; the two moved nimbly, and would absolutely not be discovered by anyone.

"Can't go forward; there are infrared detectors," Shen Yao pointed at the thing not far away constantly emitting light, then touched the wall beside her, "Climb."

Physical enhancement stat allocation made their jumping and climbing abilities several times that of ordinary people; even those special forces who underwent special training could not touch the corners of their clothes.

Lifting a leg, they leapt up and easily climbed the several-meter-high wall; Shen Yao half-lay down and took out the Binoculars, peering at the distant buildings with a sneaky feel.