State of Decay - Chapter 393

[Chapter 388 The Night Before]

Maya continued to explain: “We can only arrange it here now. Next, I will analyze the terrain of Houtian City.”

Maya said: “There is a flat plain outside the east city, and there is a military base. I guess a temporary shelter will be set up here. But I also believe that they will not understand in a short time that the enemy they have to deal with is a zombie virus without serum and specific drugs. We will consider whether to stay in the shelter based on our own material situation. But I believe that the shelter will not last too long. .”

Maya said: “Out of the West City is the Houtian River. You can go to the sea by water, and you can go to the Houtian Peninsula by land. The Houtian Peninsula is an island with an area of more than 20 square kilometers. I believe that many residents will flock to the island by then.”

Maya said . : “Outside of Nancheng are mountains, old forests, and primeval forests. This is a good choice, but I want to tell you that there is not much food in the forest, and it is difficult to meet the needs of the eight of us for 180 days.”

Maya: ” Ten kilometers out of Beicheng is the desert town of Houtian Town, and further north is the Houtian Desert, which is the road that people will least choose. However, according to information, the Houtian Desert was once a commercial corridor, and it is believed that there is an oasis in the Houtian Desert. Of course, it is not easy to find an oasis that can support the survival of the eight of us.”

Shitou said: “If I were born in Xicheng, I would find a way to build a boat so that we could survive on an unknown desert island for 180 days.” The sea. No need to worry too much about food.

Maya nodded: “I’m more optimistic. I’m more worried that once a zombie virus breaks out, the entire city will lose control and traffic will be completely disrupted. Even if you have a private plane, you may not be able to reach the airport. Even if you arrive at the airport, you don’t know if the driver will will have run away. Therefore, we have to prepare for the worst: being unable to leave the city.”

Shitou: “I will look for nearby houses and find a more suitable shelter.”

Shana said: “Finally, I want to remind everyone. . It can be seen from Shuguang’s attitude that NPCs in True Hardcore are no different from real people. Each of them has his own independent thoughts, his own code of conduct, and his own preferences. If you need to take action, you must overcome psychological barriers.”

Shanna: “The test we have to face this time is far more difficult than all the tests in the past year and a half. Maybe we won’t even survive the first 24 hours. I just want to say one thing now: I am happy to meet you all. Lin

Wu interrupted: “Save the sad words until the Earth party. It’s only been six months. Do you miss each other so much?” “

This is called boosting morale and strengthening will. Idiot.” I’ll tear you apart.

Maya: “The road map has been sorted out, and the information is all here. You can do whatever you want.”

Shana added: “Don’t forget to take an envelope.” The entire security area of the base is covered with career envelopes, each envelope represents a person. , taking the envelope means that you will replace his identity in the city.

Occupational distinctions have three main effects. One impact is income, which represents the quantity and ease of supplies you can obtain that day. The second impact is ability. For example, if you are a boxer, your punch may be more powerful than someone else’s baseball bat. The third impact is the profession itself. If you are the boss of the local special police, let alone a truckload of weapons, armored vehicles and everything are trivial. Not using Wuzhi is already considered a very restrained behavior.

Unlike Lin Meng and Xiao Dao who were lying on the ground and wanted to smell every letter, Lin Wu casually picked up the letter closest to him. After eating and wiping clean, he took Xiaowai to the tent base and rode the Phantom for a walk. After leaving the safe area, there was ice and snow outside, and a person, a horse, and a dog were walking aimlessly.

Shana put down the telescope: “All the people and dogs have gone to the airport. What a hassle…”

Xuedan said: “I’m very surprised why a strange woman like Shana is not emotional when facing some things. On the other hand, Lin Wu is sentimental?”

Shana: “Heartless, life is not tiring, as long as you don’t invest in true feelings, everything in the world is an NPC. Being a scumbag, life is easy. Being a scumbag, every day Happy.”

Xiaodao: “You don’t need to be so self-deprecating. Lin Meng, how about this envelope?”

Lin Meng looked at it closely for a while, then closed his eyes and smelled it with his nose: “I feel a faint scent of roses. .”

Maya glanced at the rose decoration in front of her dining table and continued eating steak without saying a word.

Shitou sat in front of Maya: “Are the changes too big? In the first year of my college graduation, ten classmates made an appointment for a holiday trip, but only two people came on that day. The others either had something to do, were sick, or were on a business trip. It shouldn’t be too difficult for the eight of us to meet up within an hour, but are we too optimistic about material procurement?”

Shitou turned around and asked: “Lin Meng, do you know where to sell tents?”

Lin Meng: “Online… …Ah, supermarket.”

Maya corrected: “The tents sold by outdoor activity and sports stores are more professional. This is the Internet age. You can find similar stores through your mobile phone or computer, and then drive or take transportation to the store. You can also ask the other party to Door-to-door delivery, but you have to ask the time. If you need to pay more, you can pay more.”

Maya added: “Everything at home can be sold.”

Xiaodao asked with a smile: “Where is the boyfriend?”

Shana said: “If there is someone in the retail If you want to retail, if not, wholesale. Before selling, empty his account and ask him to borrow all the money he can, then push him in front of the car and extort a sum of money.”

Originally it was a stone problem. , turned into a joke among several girls, Shitou said: “I’m worried that there will be insufficient personnel or supplies by then.”

Maya said: “There is nothing we can do about the materials, and there is nothing we can do about the personnel. There is only the gathering time at 8 a.m. on the 2nd and Meeting point.”

Shana and Maya were at the same table and asked, “Can we set up a radio band so that we can announce our situation regularly every day so that those who are left behind have the opportunity to catch up with us.”

Maya said, “It will also allow others to catch up. Joining us brings huge risks to the team.”

Shana said: “Set the password. Change the east city to the west city, and the south city to the north city. The eastern suburbs are the western suburbs, and the south is the north.”

“It works.” Maya pressed Putting on the headset: “Everyone has it.”

Shana explained her idea. Everyone needs to get at least one radio. The stragglers should ignore supplies, focus on survival as much as possible, and join the main force as soon as possible. The peloton will also slow down. As for how to slow down, I can’t say now because I don’t know the specific situation.

Maya said: “What I’m more worried about is that all the roads have been blocked.”

Shitou: “That’s not the case, right?”

Maya pointed sideways at the blackboard: “There are three main land traffic routes. One is the highway, the viaduct is the core, and the ring road is also It is an important transportation hub. If you cannot get on the elevated road and the ring road in a short time, you will definitely be blocked if you stay on the urban road. Of course, you may also be blocked if you get on the elevated road and the ring road. The second road is the subway line. It is relatively smoother, but with many people in a confined space, there may be zombies lurking. In addition, the subway line cannot transport too many supplies. Even if everything goes well, we have to find a way to get one when we leave the city. Maya

: “The third one is the railway line. The railway line is very busy. It is not possible to hold a train hostage and it can flow unimpeded. But after the vehicle traffic is blocked, you see, these locations are freight train distribution centers and can be used as Our temporary base.”

Shana: “We can look for NPC drivers, maybe they can take us out through the railway line.”

Shitou asked: “Is it possible to hold on in the city? You know that the city is rich in supplies, only 180 days, and most food has a shelf life of more than 180 days.”

Maya said: “There are two major dangers lurking in the city. One danger is zombies. One danger is the survivors. To help the survivors, we will have to deal with a lot of things, and we must be careful that they have other thoughts in their hearts. If we don’t help the survivors, they may be desperate and find ways to die with us.”

Maya said: “But you are right. One of your missions, Shitou, is to scout and find temporary shelters near your residence. If we can’t leave, we can only stay in the city. If Shitou, your residence is very suitable… No, that’s not possible. , so the supply list needs to be changed. There is too much unknown information, and we cannot make any decisions. We must collect more information. We will go to Shitou’s house as soon as possible on the 2nd, hold a meeting, and decide on the final strategy.”

Shana Said: “In the true hardcore mode, in addition to the trust between the team and the 24 hours of preparation time in advance, we have no advantage over others.”

Maya said: “There is no need to be too pessimistic. In the first game In the past year and a half, we have also encountered various difficulties and faced various tests. For example, Lin Wu, many people think that the reason why he is strong is that he has high attributes and strong skills. This is of course true, but there are also many things that are suitable for him. The character of the doomsday era. For example, his decisiveness and reaction ability are much higher than those of his peers.”

Shitou asked: “You are talking about the decisiveness of 1+1=3, right?”

Maya asked: ” Don’t worry about whether it’s right or not, just say whether it’s fast or not? As for him, he may be a cancer, but he is the only one who goes to hell. Maybe he is the gospel of the team and can take everyone to heaven. Every time he takes an adventure, it is at the expense of himself, and Not at the expense of others or the collective.”

Maya said: “Shana’s abilities are real. Her calculations and memory are beyond ordinary people.”

Shana said modestly: “You are not bad either.”

Shitou said: “That’s enough for the two commanders. , stop flattering each other. When the time comes, be ruthless, and don’t change your strategy just because Lin Wu is left behind.”

Shana asked: “Why are you talking about Lin Wu specifically?”

Shitou said: “Because he does the most shit.”

…

Everyone had a very fulfilling and nourishing day. They could eat whatever they wanted and enjoy a luxurious life. After nightfall, Dawn also sent a little sun suspended in the sky. According to everyone’s needs, mattresses and bedding were delivered so that everyone could happily spend the last night in their home.

Strictly speaking, it is not the last night. If you die in true hardcore, you will be transferred to normal mode. While most people are having fun, Maya is the most worried. She is constantly thinking about details and researching plans. Soon, she was dragged into the bonfire dance by Shana.

“No drinking.” Maya stopped Su Shi and Xuedan: “You don’t know whether alcohol will affect you tomorrow. Don’t eat too much, you’re not sure if it’s a trap.”

Shana straightened Maya’s shoulders: “Relax, relax. “Pushing Maya forward, circling around the campfire to the music. Maya looked at Lin Wu and pointed toward the base of the tent. Lin Wu nodded and walked to the tent with Xiao Wai.

Can we still see Xiao Wai? As long as he survives 180 days and Xiaowai is still in the game, Lin Wu can go online to see him at any time. What about Phantom? The difficulty is relatively high. I don’t know if the phantom will starve to death if I am not online. Lin Wu made a casual complaint. Little White Rabbit had a particularly good attitude today. There was no need to go around in circles and he told Lin Wu directly: We will introduce a system for raising pets.

Lin Wu doesn’t even need to go online, the system can create a virtual Lin Wu with Xiao Wai Wai Wan. Lin Wu didn’t understand this, and the little white rabbit said: “Adding a project will not increase the burden on the system. I can’t understand what love is, but I hope you are all full of love.”

Lin Wu: “If you really think so, you won’t What are you doing?”

Little White Rabbit said: “I think you may have misunderstood. This is screening, not torture. The total wealth of the earth is 100. No matter how it changes in the future, 100 must be distributed to everyone first. We You can’t give someone more wealth just because they have better genes. The Home Game is more like an exam. Candidates who choose the hard-core mode will of course have a higher starting point than ordinary people. Candidates who choose the true hard-core mode, Their starting point is higher than that of the hard core. Of course, the premise is that you want to survive.”

Lin Wu asked: “But you said that the points calculation method for the two is the same.”

“Yes, it is the same.” Xiao Bai Rabbit said: “Do soldiers accumulate more combat experience in peacetime, or do soldiers accumulate more combat experience in wartime?”

Lin Wu: “Your attitude is very kind today, is it because of the envelope I drew?”

Little White Rabbit : “I can’t answer this question.”

“Goodbye.”

“Goodbye.”

Lin Wu wandered back and found that everyone was a little tired, and some of them had already fallen asleep on extremely comfortable beds. Outside the safe zone, Lin Wu raised his hand to Maya. Maya added Lin Wu to the shadows. Lin Wu entered the safe zone and tied the two horses aside. Lying down on his bed, sleep came over him after a while, and he fell asleep.

At 7:30 in the morning, Lin Wu was woken up by everyone. Looking around, he saw that several foodies had breakfast again. Then have some for yourself, and order tender grass takeout for Phantom and Sandstorm.

Maya was busy with work: “Check, everyone checks to see if they have got the envelopes. Take them all out for me to see. Okay.”

Shitou said: “Don’t be so nervous, even if you die, it’s not a big deal.”

Maya said: “Okay. Die, but not because of your own inertia.”

As the time approached, everyone was a little excited and uneasy, not knowing what situation they were about to face, and more curious about what identity they would get. But everyone has a good mentality. As Shitou said, it’s not a big deal. After all, it’s just a game.

“Let’s go, see you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow.”

“Come on, everyone.”

As everyone encouraged each other, eight white lights sent the eight people away.

(End of chapter)