After a brief rest and the lunch that was delivered to them, Xu Ningchen and Shen Yao talked about the next novice task.
"There is no countdown or options on the back of the room card. The staff member who just delivered the food mentioned that those who have passed the task will need to wait three days for new information."
After Shen Yao finished speaking, she silently calculated the time in her mind and felt that it would be difficult to find loopholes in the Infinity Hotel, unless one was not afraid of death.
"People above the 50th floor no longer need to go to the lobby on the first floor to inquire about information. There are special channels and sources here, in the first room on each floor."
The 6001th floor is 5901, the th floor is , and so on. No wonder the lobby on the first floor is filled with newcomers who have just entered the hotel no more than three days ago.
The two of them have nothing to do at the moment, and they have spent points to repair their bodies when they came out, so they look very energetic.
It can be seen that those points whose use is still unknown are really important. If possible, they still have to seize the opportunity to earn more points in the next two novice tasks.
The tasks for novices are not difficult, but when they officially enter the infinite world, they will be afraid that it will be difficult to earn these points.
After going out, the two of them took the room card and came to the first room on the 60th floor.
There were people inside at this time, and the bustling noise was like entering a shopping mall.
They were still asking for information separately. Before Shen Yao could choose someone to ask, she was pulled over by a young girl.
Shen Yao:...Hmm?
"You have just passed the novice mission, right?" The little girl was not tall, fair and cute, with a pair of round eyes that looked lively and smart.
Shen Yao nodded and said her name with a smile.
"My name is Bai Qing," the little girl pursed her lips, "It's not the right time now, we have to wait a little longer."
After saying that, Bai Qing pointed to the clock not far away. It was less than ten minutes to half past one.
Shen Yao seemed to be thinking about something, her eyes lightly sweeping over the group of people gathered in front of her, wondering if the gatherings here are at a fixed time every day?
“No, it’s just that someone organized it, and the largest number of people come at 1:30 p.m. every day.
You can come at other times, but there are no guarantees. ”
Bai Qing scratched her head, afraid that Shen Yao wouldn't understand, so she explained in a voice that only the two of them could hear that this Infinity Hotel was not really safe. There were a lot of twists and turns in it, including finding out information, which all depended on one's own ability. If you were not careful and got into trouble, you couldn't blame others.
"Those who pass the first novice mission will have three days to rest assured. After three days, three options and a countdown will appear on the room card, and you must enter the dungeon within seven days," Bai Qing told Shen Yao the news she knew. Anyway, these were all contents that had been spread around, and there was nothing to hide.
Shen Yao blinked and calmly tested Bai Qing to see how many days it would take for her to enter the novice copy.
Bai Qing gestured dejectedly, "About tonight or tomorrow, we can't leave it until the last minute. If we fail to enter the novice dungeon after the countdown ends, the Infinite Hotel will regard it as automatic abandonment. Then everything will have to start from the beginning, and the difficulty will increase a lot..."
Maybe because she was under too much pressure, Bai Qing had no intention of hiding anything. She basically answered whatever Shen Yao asked. Even if some of the information was obviously important, the other party was still not on guard at all.
Shen Yao:......
Shen Yao only believed half of the information she had obtained. Who knew if this person was deliberately acting? Even if they were not rivals, there was no guarantee that they would compete with each other once they entered the infinite world.
Bai Qing hadn't been talking for long when Shen Yao heard someone shouting not far away, and the whole room suddenly became quiet.
Shen Yao looked up and saw that in the center was a middle-aged man in his thirties wearing a pair of glasses and looking very scholarly.
Bai Qing introduced this person as the temporary leader of the entire 60th floor, named Liu Cheng.
"He will start the novice mission today, but he knows people above the 80th floor and knows some inside information about the infinite world."
It is because of this that Liu Cheng can become the temporary leader of the 60th floor. However, the people living on the 60th floor are all people who have just completed a novice mission and are currently of no help to Liu Cheng.
Even if the options on the back of the room card are the same, only people in the same room can be grouped together. Two rooms, even if they are adjacent rooms, cannot be grouped together.
People who can be assigned to the same room are related by blood or have a close relationship, or they can be very good friends, but the latter is more difficult and most people cannot achieve this situation.
"However, some people took advantage of the situation and quickly established a relationship inside the hotel. Although they cannot live together during the novice mission, they can act together once they successfully enter the infinite world."
According to Bai Qing, this rule is a widely circulated unspoken rule, so it is very easy for young men and women who come in to establish a relationship during their novice period staying at the Infinity Hotel.
Anyway, whether it is the lobby on the first floor or the first room on each floor, there are always various opportunities to spend time together during the day. As long as you work hard, you will succeed.
Shen Yao:......
Shen Yao glanced at Bai Qing and shook her head urgently. She was not the kind of girl who would just pick someone casually. Besides, the Infinite World was more dangerous than the Infinite Hotel. What if she chose an ungrateful person and got backstabbed? It would be better to rely on herself and work hard.
Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen stayed in Room 6001 for about two hours before getting up and leaving.
Bai Qing left earlier than Shen Yao, and after Bai Qing left, Shen Yao had a brief communication with several other selected targets.
After all, the people here are all newcomers who have just completed a mission and don’t know much. Even those who are quick-witted are in a situation where a good cook has no rice to cook.
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After closing the door, Shen Yao walked to the sofa and read the news she had heard. She then asked about the situation on Xu Ningchen's side and whether there were any new discoveries.
Xu Ningchen shook his head. "The infinite world is not in this latitude. The information we know now has been passed on by many people, so it is not credible."
Infinity Hotel is just a place to stay for novices. People are constantly moving up. So, what kind of mentality does it take to be willing to invest resources to pass on information?
It cannot be denied that there are such selfless and holy people, but they are also people who have experienced a novice mission and have understood the dangers of the novice mission. Even their own lives are very difficult. At a time like this, how can they still have the mind to save those who are far inferior to themselves?
Xu Ningchen shook his head and kept the words in his heart for the time being.
The most important thing for the two of them right now is the remaining two novice tasks.
"Tomorrow we will continue to go to 6001 to gather information. When the countdown and options appear, we will decide when to enter the novice mission."
For the next few days, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen stayed in the room to eat, drink and rest. Except for going to Room 6001 every afternoon, they were very quiet.
The countdown on the back of the room card is seven days.
In addition, the three options that pop up are virus, mutation, and island.
Virus, mutation, island?
Shen Yao tilted her head and looked at the options on the room card. At the top was a countdown that kept jumping.
"Virus refers to infection, mutation refers to physical problems, similar to zombies? The island's words seem to be related to natural disasters."
Shen Yao expressed his understanding from the three text descriptions.
At the same time, Shen Yao directly ruled out the island because she didn't like it.
"The virus is probably related to the experiment, and it is most likely to cause a large-scale infection, when the entire city will come to a standstill and social order will collapse," and the final outcome will most likely be that no one survives.
"If it mutates, it will be similar to the virus, but it should be more aggressive than the virus," as has been described in movies or novels.
"As for islands, they are inseparable from some deep-sea disasters," such as tsunamis and those marine creatures.
After thinking it over, Xu Ningchen clicked on the variation option in the middle and said, "Let's go with this one."
There is a high probability that they will need a boat to leave the island, and the infection will definitely be unfriendly to the body. The two of them don't have much room to choose from, so the only thing they can try is mutation.
Shen Yao hummed when she heard this, and thought that she hoped that this mutation was referring to zombies. Whether in movies or novels, zombies were a type of slowly evolving species.
As long as they run fast enough in the early stage, they don't have to worry about being left behind. Besides, Shen Yao is also very curious about whether there are crystal cores in the zombies' heads. You know, that is the currency that can be used for circulation in legends.
With about three days left in the countdown, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen entered the novice mission again.
Ding--
The mechanical voice in her mind reminded Shen Yao that she had to survive in Dongshan City for fifteen days this time.
In addition, if you leave Dongshan City within seven days and successfully enter the safe zone, you can get fifteen points.
Fifteen points?
As the points increase, does that mean the task becomes more difficult?
Shen Yao shook her dizzy head. She now appeared in an office building, holding a list in her hand that needed to be sent to the office.
Calming herself down, Shen Yao delivered the list into the office with an expressionless face, then turned to the office area of the building and began looking for Xu Ningchen who had separated from her.
The two finally met in the tea room, looked at each other tacitly, and then briefly exchanged their respective information. They found their leaders and asked for half a day off on the grounds of being unwell.
There's nothing I can do about it. It's just that I came here at an unfortunate time, just in time for lunch.
"The car is in the underground garage. Let's check the information and gather intelligence first."
They must choose to leave within seven days and earn the fifteen points.
Taking the elevator directly to the second underground floor, Xu Ningchen opened the door and sat down. Then he quickly found the nearby supermarkets and large pharmacies and went shopping according to the previous standards, including tools from the hardware store.
While Shen Yao was downloading various apps to take out loans and make money, she was also scanning the news, especially those related to the human body. The word "mutation" was always mentioned, so Dongshan City must have had early signs.
Sure enough, Shen Yao found reports about Dongshan City in the past week on the gossip forum. All of them were about people who showed physical symptoms and were sent to the hospital, but there was no follow-up.
"Something is strange here. They were sent to Dongshan City Third Hospital," not an ordinary hospital. The former name of this hospital was a mental hospital, and it is not used to treat ordinary people even now.
After clicking on the news, Shen Yao read the content to Xu Ningchen.
"It seems that the Dongshan Municipal Government has discovered the problem but has not announced it to the public."
Judging from the time they came in, seven days should be a hurdle, and the fifteen-day survival mission is definitely not easy.
"It's not difficult for us to leave Dongshan City, but we have to enter the safe zone smoothly." They first have to know where the safe zone is, otherwise it will be a waste of time and the fifteen points will be missed.
"Find a relatively open place, some large stadiums or gymnasiums," Xu Ningchen gave an idea, including unfinished buildings in the suburbs and some underground air-raid shelters, which are all places that can be used to open safe zones.
And when that time really comes, the government will definitely loudly publicize the location of the safe zone.
However, they cannot just wait passively. Only by taking the initiative can they take their destiny into their own hands. It is best to leave the city first.
Shen Yao searched through her phone and identified three places where safe zones might be established.
One of them was located in Dongshan City, which was different from the task they received and was excluded.
There are two remaining sites, one is in the north of Dongshan City, where there is an abandoned building complex. It is said that it was originally intended to be built into a villa area, but construction had to be stopped because of problems with the developer.
There is another one located on the east side of Dongshan City, which is connected to a tourist town with mountains and water, but it is not under the jurisdiction of Dongshan City. Shen Yao looked at the route above and felt that if she was a government official, she would most likely choose this tourist town as a safe zone.
Of course, this is just a stopgap measure. The safe zone of the tourist town will not last long, because Dongshan City has roads in all directions, and the area where the tourist town is located is also well connected. It will definitely not be able to sustain for a long time.
However, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen do not need to stay in the safe zone for long, they just need to pass the level smoothly.
After mentioning the two places, Xu Ningchen also agreed to go to the tourist town.
However, it currently takes nearly two days to travel from Dongshan City to the tourist town, and this is still under normal circumstances. It is very obvious that things are not normal here at the moment. The mutation may have expanded, and they may encounter danger at any time on the road.
"You can't stay here for long, you have to hurry," the latest news popped up on Shen Yao's phone. It was a warning from the hospital. The number of patients visiting the hospital has increased recently, and there is a shortage of beds. It is recommended that patients with minor illnesses stay at home to recuperate and avoid gathering in groups.
Xu Ningchen and Shen Yao bought what they needed and then headed eastwards to Dongshan City.
As expected, there was a traffic jam halfway and we couldn't move forward, backward, left or right.
Shen Yao:......
Taking out two loaves of bread and handing them to Xu Ningchen, Shen Yao tore open the package and tasted them slowly. Although bread did not have much nutrition, there was no time to be particular about it at the moment. What mattered was staying alive.
"Look ahead!"
After Xu Ningchen finished speaking, he raised his hand to cover Shen Yao's drooping eyes.
Shen Yao:……???
Should she watch it or not?
After a while, Xu Ningchen put down his hand and carefully reminded Shen Yao not to eat for the time being if she found the scene disgusting.
Looking at the bloody scene in front of her, Shen Yao calmly ate the last bite of bread. This was just a small matter and she was not afraid.