Chapter 174: Disaster Survival System (3)

The countdown was still continuing; she had no time to complain.

Xie Yang seized the time to gather every item the original owner had purchased in the apartment and packed them into the Sub-system's Storage Space.

The latex mattress she had paid to replace when she first moved into the bedroom—collect!

The lazy sofa and small coffee table added in front of the bay window—collect!

The desk lamp, hygrometer, and handheld electric fan on the nightstand—collect!

The documents, wallet, jewelry box, bank cards, and other valuables in the nightstand drawer—collect!

The seasonal clothing, quilts, mattress pads, blankets, and shawls in the wardrobe—collect!

The slippers, sneakers, Leather Shoes, and clogs in the shoe cabinet—collect!

The skincare products, cosmetics, combs, mirrors, and makeup remover wipes on the vanity—collect!

The washbasin, foot basin, and toiletries and bathing supplies in the bathroom—collect!

Toilet paper, facial tissues, sanitary napkins, and cotton pads—collect!

The bowls and chopsticks, spoons, peelers, fruit knives, sterilized cutting boards, and trash cans in the kitchen—collect!

There wasn't much left to eat in the fridge: a mesh bag of lemons bought recently, at least twenty or thirty of them; six or seven fragrant pears, half a jar of peanut butter, and half a jar of blueberry jam—collect them all!

There was even less to eat in the dining room, just three packs of dry instant noodles—collect!

After collecting everything in a circle like this, the thirty-square-meter small apartment instantly became empty.

That was fine too!

She would just treat it as a thorough deep cleaning; if she wasn't pulled into the game, she could just put the items back in their original places after cleaning.

With only five minutes left on the countdown, Xie Yang had already stored all the supplies in the Storage Space and sent a message to her foster parents to let them know she was safe.

Her foster parents were in their early fifties, and her foster sister was not yet an adult, so there was no need to worry about them being pulled into the game.

At this moment, the doorbell rang.

Looking out through the peephole, it was Xu Ninghui from 1003.

Xie Yang opened the door.

Seeing her, Xu Ninghui visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Yang Yang, it's great that you're okay! I saw you hadn't replied to my messages and thought something had happened to you."

"I'm fine, I was just so hungry earlier that I went to find something to eat."

"That's good! The Sky Screen... have you seen it?"

Mentioning the hotly debated Sky Screen online, Xu Ninghui looked worried:

"I don't know who is playing a prank, but my boyfriend said it might be real; otherwise, why would the wind and rain stop just like that? But if that's the case, we might all be pulled into that Survival Game... There isn't enough time for us to go out and find food, so my boyfriend and I stuffed everything edible in our home into our pockets."

"Yang Yang, you should remember to put on more layers of clothes, try to wear everything you can, and stuff your pockets with more food and supplies. We don't know what the situation is like in the game, so try to prepare as much as possible..."

Xie Yang agreed to everything one by one.

Time was tight; after chatting briefly at the door, Xu Ninghui went back downstairs.

Xie Yang closed the door and asked the Main System: "If I'm not mistaken, she is the destiny heroine of this plane, right? If I hadn't transmigrated here, after the Sub-system unbound from the original owner, the next one it would have bound to was her, who came to the door at this moment? So, the remaining 50% of the Task progress is related to Xu Ninghui?"

【That's right. 999 points! Host, whatever you want to know, the System will help you check.】

The Main System, having tasted the sweetness of loan interest, began to incite the Host to spend points again.

Xie Yang: "..."

She glanced at her point account; it was quite abundant!

It was just 999, wasn't it?

Check!

The Main System readily pulled up Xu Ninghui's background information:

【She and the original owner are not just colleagues; they are sisters born to the same mother but different fathers. Uh, I mean their biological mother.】

"!!!"

The Main System continued to broadcast the background investigation data it had collected:

【The original owner was lost by her biological parents. After she was lost, her biological parents blamed each other, their marriage couldn't continue, and they divorced.】

【Xu Ninghui is the daughter her biological mother had after she divorced and remarried. She is twenty-two this year. After graduating from university last year, she joined the same company as the original owner.】

Hearing this, Xie Yang couldn't help but frown: "Does this Xu Ninghui know that the original owner is her half-sister?"

【She knows, and she knew before joining the company. She met the original owner in the school library, discovered that the original owner looked very much like her mother, and took the opportunity to get the original owner's hair to do a DNA test. She confirmed that she was her half-sister, and only then did she apply to the same company and rent an apartment in the same building.】

"Knowing but not acknowledging her, and deliberately getting close to the original owner—what is her purpose?"

【She wants to understand and care for her half-sister, but she doesn't want this sister to destroy her mother's current happy life.】

"..."

At this moment, the countdown on the Sky Screen ended.

【Natives of Gaia Star, are you ready to enter the Survival Game and fight for various survival supplies and Protective Shields for yourselves and your respective countries?】

【Extraction starting!】

A white light flashed, and Xie Yang appeared on a frozen, snow-covered deserted island.

She had been pulled into the Survival Game.

It lived up to being a Survival Game; the moment she arrived, it was Extreme Cold.

Looking around, it was a world of ice and snow. At this moment, it wasn't snowing, and the sky, washed clean by the wind and snow, even had a bright, clear moon hanging in it.

By the moonlight, Xie Yang took out the polar down jacket and fleece-lined cotton pants the original owner had bought when she was an undergraduate in the north from the Storage Space and put them on.

She also changed her shoes into snow boots.

She wrapped herself up completely, not missing a hat, scarf, or cotton gloves.

It was fortunate that the original owner had done her undergraduate studies in the north; if she had studied in Lucheng, such thick down jackets, fleece-lined cotton pants, and large cotton boots would never have appeared in her wardrobe.

The coldest it got in Lucheng in winter was fifteen degrees; people wouldn't wear these.

【Welcome, Gaia Star players, to the "Survival Game"!】

【The game guide and Xinsou Libao have been sent to your player accounts; you may view and claim them via your wristbands.】

【From this moment on, you must spend four seasons of harsh natural disasters in the game. The duration of each season depends on the disaster level, ranging from a minimum of one month to a maximum of six months, for a total duration of one year. Note: Death in the game means death in reality!】

【The current season is the first—Low Temperature Season! Disaster level: one! Duration currently cannot be estimated! Please adapt to the low-temperature environment as soon as possible and strive to upgrade your Shelter.】

【The Novice Protection Period is three days. Within these three days, players are equipped with a temporary Protective Shield, which can exempt you from all harm. After three days, players must handle various complex situations on their own. Of course, you may also strive to earn points to purchase a permanent Protective Shield.】

【Finally, we wish the Gaia Star players a pleasant survival experience!】

In the sky outside the game, golden subtitles were constantly updating.

The Wanyi players who had been snatched into the game also heard the electronic voice broadcast the same content at this moment.

A wristband?

Xie Yang looked at her right wrist; there was indeed a metal wristband of indeterminate material, its size fitting her wrist perfectly.

She touched the wristband, and a virtual Game Panel appeared before her eyes.

In the center of the panel was a blurred character avatar, surrounded by six glowing sections: Personal Information, Shelter Information, Game Account, Game Mall, Game Backpack, and Communication Channel.

(End of this chapter)