LIGHT NOVEL Chapter 313: "Survival Day One!
From the Tattooed Muscular Man's reaction, one could easily tell that this convenience store was probably not a good place.
And sure enough—
The next second.
The Tattooed Muscular Man lifted a piece of cloth in his hand, which clearly had a line of text written on it.
"Building Rules": Players who enter the building will become cashiers of the convenience store, responsible for selling goods during the day and may rest at night. If someone breaks in during the night, that person will automatically become the convenience store's cashier,
and the previous one will automatically resign.
"Damn..."
Hungry Monkey looked at the brightly lit convenience store with a complicated expression and muttered, "We can't continue like this, with no information at all. Who would dare to enter these buildings? Going in is basically gambling with your life."
"If you're a bit luckier, you might get a reward."
"If you're less lucky, you might just kick the bucket right away, like this one staying in the convenience store as a cashier; I think that's not too bad, at least he didn't die."
"On the other hand, I feel that this might not be a bad thing. After all, if there is danger in the town, the convenience store should be a relatively safe place, right? Plus, there's no worry about food or shelter. Staying in the convenience store for 79 days could be a pretty good thing."
"Not necessarily so."
Zhou Shen shook his head, "Look closely at the text on the cloth. You're responsible for selling goods during the day, which means you can't leave the convenience store during the day, no matter what. If the town faces any crisis during the day, there's no need for the store clerk to run."
"Secondly, it is true that the secret realm lasts for 79 days."
"But the text doesn't specify how long you have to serve as a convenience store clerk in this secret realm. What if you have to spend the rest of your life here?"
"It's best not to explore too much of such unknowns."
And just then—
The young man who had taken advantage of the situation walked out of the convenience store, his face somewhat ugly as he forced a smile and looked at everyone, "The guy up front didn't tell the truth, only the third person to go into this convenience store can fully own it."
"So, anyone want to go in?"
"It's a bargain for you guys."
After speaking, the man looked at everyone with eager and slightly panicked eyes. However, to his disappointment, not a single person stepped forward; everyone stood still in complicated silence, looking at the young man.
Let alone the fact that they had already seen the piece of cloth in the hands of the first man to come out, which clearly stated the rules of the convenience store.
Even if they hadn't seen the rules,
just from the relieved expression of the first Tattooed Muscular Man after the young man went in, they could roughly guess what was going on. It was like a game of hot potato, only it was obvious that the pass couldn't continue to the second person.
"Let's go."
Chen Miao glanced at the scene and didn't pay much attention to it anymore. He didn't dare to rashly enter any of the buildings on this street; instead, he looked towards the bus stop beside the road.
At least it had a roof.
He would rest here for the night.
Seeing this, other people also dispersed and lay down to rest on the street, with no one entertaining the thought of going inside anymore. Sleeping on the road was spacious enough, and with no cars passing by, it was also peaceful.
Only the young man, who seemed on the verge of a breakdown, was still yelling something.
"Why won't you come in?"
"It's really a great thing!!"
...
An hour had passed, and the small town had gradually quieted down. Everyone had found their place on the blue stone road, intending to spend the night there, with familiar faces huddling together, keeping a certain distance from the people around them.
No one had forgotten that at the entrance of the town, the headcount was 101; there was an extra person.
And that person was mingled among them.
But they didn't dare to keep too distant either, in this strange and eerie town, the only sense of security came from those around them, especially the group of men carrying Thomson Submachine Guns.
Before many fell asleep, they looked up at the men under the bus stop, cradling their Thomsons, and immediately felt a bit more at ease. Despite the secretive nature of this place, with so many supernatural beings accompanying them, they should be able to survive, right?
Perhaps...
As for the man who had gone to pee outside the town at the start, he didn't sleep on the road with the rest. Instead, he slipped into an underground river through a well, finding a comfortable spot inside the well. This lucky individual could breathe freely underwater, and the water temperature was constant, matching his body temperature perfectly.
It was like sleeping on a waterbed; quite comfortable indeed.
Moreover, unlike the pitch darkness above ground, the groundwater in the depths was extremely bright, offering both comfort and a sense of security. Read exclusive chapters at empire
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"Huh."
Chen Miao hadn't fallen asleep; he was just lying in the fuzzy-seated bus stop, looking up at the roof above him, feeling a sense of absurdity in his heart.
Such a small town, with roads paved with blue bricks.
Yet, it had a bus stop.
He doubted whether there were any buses on this route at all. After all, since he entered the town, he hadn't seen a single vehicle. Although the town seemed deserted, as if abandoned for a long time, it was spotlessly clean, as if it had been thoroughly cleaned by a maintenance crew.
And since there were no buses at this bus stop, it must serve some kind of purpose, although he was not clear what it might be.
In a daze.
He gradually drifted off to sleep, and when a ray of sunlight hit his face, he slowly woke up.
It was daybreak.
The town looked much less eerie after dawn, instead radiating a quaint charm, just like a tourist destination. If one could live here for an extended period, it might even be a pleasant experience.
By now, many of the people around were also awake, but no one moved around much, instead just sitting or standing nearby chatting.
They were extremely cautious; the day had brightened, yet they went nowhere, absolutely forbidding any action on one's own.
However, quite a few people would go to the public restroom outside the town when they needed to use the toilet, since the rules for the restroom had already been set clear. As long as one person entered, there was no danger, the only requirement was not to enter in pairs.
After learning the rule, no one would foolishly go in two at a time.
Just then—
Time slowly reached 9 a.m., and a prompt sounded faintly in everyone's ears.
"Survival Day One!"
"Today's random event: Every person must do 100 push-ups before midnight tonight."
A simple sentence.
The event wasn't very difficult, although doing 100 consecutive push-ups would be hard for most ordinary people. But there was still a whole day until midnight.