Opening his eyes and looking at the pure white ceiling, Shen Yao took a while before slowly sitting up.
The bed next to her was already empty. Shen Yao slowly moved her wrist, then stood up and left.
Xu Ningchen was sitting on the sofa at this time, with the breakfast provided by the hotel in front of him. Seeing Shen Yao coming out of the room, he hurriedly waved, then smiled and handed a bowl of cooked millet porridge to Shen Yao.
"Try it. The hotel provides three meals a day for free, but only during the novice mission."
These are the words spoken by the staff member when delivering breakfast.
In fact, they are just normal people at the moment. Except that they cannot leave the Infinity Hotel and all they see through the window is white light, everything else is no different from normal life.
Shen Yao sat beside Xu Ningchen with an obedient look on her face and put the millet porridge in her hand into her mouth. Well, it tasted really good.
Soon, the bowl of millet porridge was finished. Shen Yao ate a few steamed dumplings and tea eggs. Finally, she put down her bowl and chopsticks and talked about their mission for the day.
There is no doubt that a month is like a giant sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.
Regardless of the reasons, they must pass the novice mission within one month and officially enter the infinite world.
Xu Ningchen touched his chin and opened his phone, which had been showing no signal and no time since he came in last night. "The space here is strange, and the flow of time is different from usual.
In the morning, while the staff was delivering food, I had a brief chat with the people living in the rooms to the left and right. They had been here for two days and were not from Ling City. "
Shen Yao took over the conversation, "Then they will have to enter the novice dungeon today at the latest?"
Xu Ningchen nodded, "Although I am somewhat reluctant, most people would not dare to try the consequences of procrastination."
When you are in an unfamiliar environment, the behavior with the best chance of survival is to obey. If you choose to resist without enough information, you are either overconfident in your own abilities or too stupid.
Xu Ningchen did not deny that there were dangers in the novice copy, but in such a hotel that could not be explained by common sense, they had no good solution for the time being.
After breakfast, don’t worry about the leftovers as someone will come to take care of them.
The two decided to go to the lobby on the first floor to inquire about the news. After all, the entire hotel has a hundred floors (the number was displayed when they took the elevator last night), and there must be a lot of people inside. They were new here, so they should be cautious.
Ding--
The elevator went down and stopped in the lobby on the first floor.
Compared to the silence of last night, the hall now was obviously much more lively.
There were quite a few people gathered at the front desk, talking about something, and I could hear the noisy discussions.
Shen Yao looked up and exchanged glances with Xu Ningchen, then they went their separate ways.
Unlike the large number of people in the front, there are relatively few people in the corners on both sides.
Shen Yao turned around and simply ran towards a few people with young faces and awkward movements, who looked like students, with a smile on her face.
The system also played its role at this time, eavesdropping in the hall openly. Anyway, the technology here had no effect on it.
After Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen made some inquiries, it was almost noon when they met up.
As mentioned before, the hotel provides three meals a day and accommodation for free, so the two did not discuss the news in the lobby, but returned to room 1015 to eat while sorting out the various information they had heard.
The first thing I want to explain is that the entire Infinity Hotel has a total of one hundred floors. The fifty floors and below are for newcomers who have been here for less than three days. The fifty to eighty floors are for people who have passed one novice mission, and the eighty to one hundred floors are for people who have passed two novice missions.
As for those who have passed three novice missions, they will not appear in the hotel, but will be teleported to the infinite world on the spot.
"Judging from the number of floors in the hotel, every novice mission is not easy." In other words, there are casualties because as the number of passes increases, the number of floors available for occupancy will decrease.
"Not only that, there are new guests checking into the Infinity Hotel every day." Even while they were trying to find out the news, several people came directly in from the front door.
"There are no people who have passed the novice mission in the lobby on the first floor." Shen Yao was not referring to those who had passed it three times and were capable of entering the infinite world, but those who had passed it once or twice.
Not only can they not see this kind of people with their naked eyes, but even the system has not been able to find out any information in this regard, as if they do not exist above the 50th floor.
Perhaps only if they complete a novice mission first can they know the secrets above the fifty floors.
The two people did not get much information because everyone in the lobby on the first floor was new, and no matter how much they said, they had not yet been through the copy.
However, they still got some information that those who were able to come in were all lucky ones who had escaped various disasters.
Just like they dodged a truck crash last night, these people either dodged out-of-control vehicles, or dodged falling billboards, or were lucky enough to escape death when being robbed... In short, they all had some adventure to get here.
The two of them planned to enter the novice copy first, and then see the situation after coming out. After all, they currently have too few channels to obtain information.
"Tomorrow, we can rest one more night and get enough rest."
Xu Ningchen looked at Shen Yao's flat belly and felt a little anxious. Pregnant women are different from ordinary people, and it is more likely for them to get into trouble when they enter a novice mission.
Shen Yao smiled and grabbed Xu Ningchen's wrist, signaling him to relax and not think too much. She knew her physical condition best, and as long as it was not a fatal injury, she was fully capable of handling it.
But then again, if it really involves life safety, Xu Ningchen may not be able to survive as well as her, as not everyone has a cheat system.
That afternoon, the two did not go out again, but analyzed the two options on the room card, and finally decided to choose Mist.
Xu Ningchen's reason was very convincing, "No matter what dungeon it is, there is a period of stability.
Compared to growth that may involve too much exercise, fog is easier to deal with.”
They can first buy some equipment to isolate the fog, and then find the loopholes as soon as possible and escape quickly. As long as they run fast enough, nothing will happen.
Shen Yao:......
From a certain perspective, Xu Ningchen's inference actually makes a lot of sense.
Fog refers to mist. Things in the fog can threaten human life, but it must have a time limit and it is impossible to start immediately when it appears.
Growth, the ones that can grow rapidly are most likely to be plant and animal mutations. By then, the entire human living space will be squeezed, and transportation will be difficult to use, so it will be difficult for them to escape even if they want to.
So of these two options, Mist is more suitable for their current thinking.
If you want to do it, just do it. Once you have made a decision, you cannot go back on your word.
The two went to bed early at night and got up early the next morning. They first sat in the living room and had a delicious meal delivered by the staff. Then they each selected the fog option on the room card. A white light flashed, and the two disappeared in the room in an instant.
When Shen Yao opened her eyes again, she found herself standing at a crossroads.
People were coming and going around her but no one noticed her, including the unclear environment not far away because of fog.
beep-
The sound of a car horn rang in her ears, and Shen Yao subconsciously turned to look sideways, and saw Xu Ningchen sitting in the car.
Deng Deng Deng
He ran over, opened the car door, and held on to the seat, "Let's go to a large drugstore first."
A mechanical voice appeared in their minds, reminding them that their novice task was to survive within a limited time.
Seven days
You can pass the level as long as you survive in this city called Tiannan for seven days.
Of course, in addition to this limited-time survival mission, if you can escape from Tiannan City within three days, you will not only pass the level but also get a ten-point reward.
What are the points used for? The mechanical voice did not introduce it, but Shen Yao inferred that this might be the currency of the infinite world. They would not really understand it until they completed the novice mission.
Sitting in the car, Shen Yao first rummaged through his pockets, then took out his cell phone to check it.
After all the operations, Shen Yao felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that her cell phone has a signal and her ID card exists; the bad news is that all the bank cards and change that had been linked to her in the real world are gone, and she is now a pauper.
call
Since she was in this state, Shen Yao didn't need to ask Xu Ningchen how he was.
Shen Yao silently opened the loan system in the mobile phone software, without thinking twice, and by the time the car stopped in front of a large drugstore, both of them had saved five-digit emergency funds in their mobile phones.
Shen Yao felt a little regretful about this. If her bank card information had not been missing, she would have been able to borrow more money.
"We will buy medicine and protective clothing, one for each of us first, and then we will prepare enough food for seven days."
Xu Ningchen pointed to a supermarket not far from the pharmacy and they would have to go there later.
Shen Yao nodded, and the two entered the pharmacy one after another, bought some daily medicines, and then bought some masks, protective clothing, and various types of oxygen cylinders as backup.
As they carried the boxes out and put them in the car, Shen Yao realized that the car in front of them was the one they used every day. Could it be that they would bring a means of transportation when they entered the novice dungeon?
"Not necessarily. When I came in this time, the voice in my head asked me whether I should bring it with me." Considering the possible problems in the fog, Xu Ningchen chose to carry it directly for safety reasons.
After shopping at the drugstore, they drove to a nearby shopping mall.
The basement floors of normal shopping malls are all large supermarkets that sell a wide variety of items. Even if the daily consumption of two people is included as much as possible, the supplies they purchase and take away will not be particularly much.
Bread, chocolate, instant food items... Shen Yao ignored the rice, flour, grain and oil that she still needed to prepare herself, and only chose the items that she could eat and cook at the same time.
The money in the phone was spent like water, and by the time I got to the gas station to fill up the tank, several hours had passed.
The originally thin layer of fog became thicker, and the view inside the car was not as wide as when I first came in.
Opening the masks in their hands, the two put them on and planned their departure route at the same time.
They did not plan to stay in the city for seven days to pass the level. They would first try to leave Tiannan City within three days. Only if this approach failed would they consider the survival mission.
Tiannan City is large and prosperous, and there are roughly four directions to leave Tiannan City.
The two prepared the items they would need and even bought some handy tools when they stopped at a hardware store. After all, there was no guarantee that they would be able to leave smoothly, and if they ran into any trouble along the way, they would have to solve it manually.
“To the east is the road leading to Tianqing City, but it has been closed and I don’t know when it will be reopened.
To the west is the road to Gushui Town, which belongs to Tiannan City. If you drive, the journey is long and unsafe. After all, the facilities in the tourist town are for fun and are not as complete as those in the urban area.
To the south is the road leading to Tianhai City. There is a highway, but it passes through the university town and residential areas, and accidents are very likely to happen on the road.
To the north is the road leading to Tiankang City. The expressway is still under construction, so we can only take the old road. There are several scattered villages and towns around it.
In addition, there are several other routes to leave Tiannan City, all of which are..."
Shen Yao opened the map on her phone and downloaded it directly while the network was still connected.
Xu Ningchen raised his hand and knocked on the steering wheel in front of him, "Don't go to the east and south for now. As for the west and north, give priority to the north. If that doesn't work, go to the west." Even if the west requires a longer detour, the tourist town is nothing compared to the population of the urban area.
The car under him started moving and soon merged with the surrounding traffic.
The mobile phone was placed on a tray not far away. A clear navigation sound rang out. Xu Ningchen quickened his pace and headed straight for the north of Tiannan City.
The fog outside was already very thick. Perhaps because the light had dimmed, Shen Yao discovered that the white fog had changed color.
After making sure it wasn't a problem with her eyesight, Shen Yao quickly patted Xu Ningchen beside her and said, "Look, there's something hidden in the mist."
The flash of red and black looked like a flying insect flapping its wings.
The system also agreed with the host's words in its mind. The picture it captured was clearer. It emphasized that although this was a constructed virtual world, the characters and scenes in it had appeared before. "It is possible that this world was destroyed by the bugs in the fog."
Just like the constant occurrence of missing persons cases in the modern society where the host lives, they are all natural disasters that are force majeure.
In response, Shen Yao just curled her lips and stared at the fog not far away.
Because the car windows were sealed and both of them were wearing masks, they didn't have to worry about being attacked or ambushed by the flying insects in the fog.
But except for them who were prepared, everyone else around them was completely unprepared.
The sound of car horns coming one after another, and the constant collisions of vehicles, blocked the road that was originally moving slowly.
Xu Ningchen had to stop the car, and the person who had been in the accident got out of the car, arguing with each other and even reaching out to hit others.
Ok?
"Another way?"
Shen Yao felt that there was no point in waiting any longer. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and they couldn't stay in Tiannan City for too long.
"Let's take the small road."
Xu Ningchen turned the steering wheel and changed the route. The flow of people decreased significantly, but many unsuspecting people on the surrounding streets showed various symptoms, including coughing, vomiting, fainting... It was a mess.