The appearance of the talent cards and inheritances broke Song Yu out in a cold sweat. At the same time, an indescribable emotion began to spread through her heart.
This was definitely not a good sign. The emergence of talent cards and player inheritances made it entirely predictable just how brutal the struggles between players would be.
Shocked as she was, Song Yu quickly used the two talent cards. Her originally trash-tier stats instantly looked a whole lot better.
As for the inheritances from those two players, they only consisted of the items inside their backpack slots.
Or rather, strictly speaking, only the items inside the backpack slots counted as inheritance; the extra backpack slots themselves did not transfer over.
Both of them had claimed their quest rewards before dying, and as a result, those rewards had now ended up benefiting Song Yu.
Of course, there wasn’t much—just the rewards from the side quest.
Song Yu claimed her own quest rewards as well. She now had 4 backpack slots, 7 rolls of disinfectant bandages, 6 bottles of antibiotics (+32 health points), a crossbow with 6 arrows (+15 attack damage), a rusted dagger (+2 attack damage), and the sharp knife.
Although she lacked food and water for the moment, Song Yu already possessed the combat capability to deal with zombies.
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Wrapping a disinfectant bandage around her leg, the wound on her leg healed instantly, and her health points were restored to maximum.
Song Yu made a checklist for her upcoming actions, with a safe shelter, food, and water right at the top of the list.
Only by having a secure shelter could she survive the dangerous night.
This residential house definitely wouldn’t do; it was far too close to the hospital.
A vehicle was also an absolute must. Without transportation, she wouldn’t be able to carry out long-distance exploration.
Song Yu briefly tidied up and searched the residential house, finally unearthing a single block of compressed biscuits (+30 fullness, -20 hydration) in the kitchen.
For such a large house, having only a single block of compressed biscuits made it truly stingy.
There were over twenty houses in this neighborhood. Song Yu’s actions at the hospital had nearly exhausted her stamina, so she had to search while alternating with periods of rest.
Some of the houses contained zombies, which were basically all Tier 1 ordinary zombies.
Song Yu had a crossbow, and its bolts could be retrieved and reused, making dealing with these zombies effortless.
After searching all the houses in this neighborhood, Song Yu managed to find three buckets of instant noodles (+21 fullness), three packs of self-heating rice meals (+31 fullness), an apple (+4 fullness, +2 hydration), and 5 bottles of mineral water (+30 hydration).
Two of those bottles of water were obtained only because her talent triggered a bonus drop.
With so many kinds of supplies suddenly on hand, Song Yu tried to exploit a bug with the backpack slots.
She attempted to use one backpack to hold all the supplies and then pack that entire backpack into a grid slot.
Unfortunately, she failed; the system kept prompting her: “Item error, unable to store.”
Aside from the searched supplies, the zombies she killed also dropped loot. However, the items dropped weren’t food or water, but rather tubes of blood and a bicycle key.
[Old Bicycle Key: Can be used to quickly unlock the corresponding locked vehicle.]
[Mutated Blood LV.1: Mutated blood produced after turning into a zombie.]
[Player has triggered side quest – Tier 1 Mutated Blood Collection (6/100)]
[Notice: Collecting zombie blood can allow you to trade it for decent supplies. Reward: 10,000 RMB]
These tubes of mutated blood actually triggered a side quest for Song Yu.
Leaning against the bed in the room, she dry-chewed on instant noodles while plotting her next move.
It was already noon, and she needed to find a suitable shelter as soon as possible.
The city center was definitely out of the question; a remote location with fewer zombies was much more suitable for a shelter.
There should be residential communities near the hospital. Song Yu drank the very last drop of water from her mineral water bottle, restoring all her stats except stamina back to their maximum values.
The bicycle key dropped by the zombie earlier matched a bicycle parked right outside the residential house.
She changed into a set of clothes she found in the house, shouldered her backpack, and hopped onto the bicycle to set off.
Leaving the residential area, the number of scattered zombies on the road was quite high, almost all of them Tier 1 zombies.
Further in the distance past the residential cluster, Song Yu caught sight of numerous tall buildings. Even in broad daylight, that area looked gloomy and felt brimming with danger.
She didn’t head that way, choosing a different direction instead and pedaling the bicycle leisurely.
A good deal of abandoned vehicles were parked along the road, and the ground was littered with debris and trash. Nearly all of these cars had already been stripped of any supplies.
“Huh?”
Song Yu stopped beside an abandoned delivery truck. This vehicle clearly stood out from the cars next to it; its black body bore a massive red logo, seemingly belonging to some organization.
She felt like… she had stumbled upon something extraordinary.
She glanced left and right, confirming no one was around before tapping lightly on the car body. Inside, there was not a peep of movement.
Hesitating for a moment, Song Yu pulled open the cargo truck’s rear doors.
The compartment was completely empty except for a solitary black box equipped with a password lock that Song Yu couldn’t open.
[Player has triggered side quest – The Watchers’ Lost Item]
[Notice: Return the box to the Watchers organization. They generally operate in the old district of Yangliu City.]
[Reward: Unknown]
Up to this point, Song Yu had triggered two side quests, and neither quest looked low in difficulty.
The merchant collecting mutated blood was on the edge of the city, while this Watcher organization was in the old district.
She carefully inspected the truck’s cab, finding a map in the armrest box beside the driver’s seat, along with a pack of 20 cigarettes (+27 mood value, long-term use will cause nicotine addiction).
This truly came as an unexpected pleasant surprise.
Song Yu unfolded the map for a quick inspection and was pleasantly surprised to discover that her current location was actually right on the city’s edge.
This meant she was very likely close to the mutated blood merchant. Song Yu already had 13 vials of mutated blood on hand.
Armed with the map, Song Yu quickly mapped out a suitable shelter location for herself, situated quite far away from most of the large buildings.
While it wouldn’t be convenient for gathering supplies or hunting zombies, its greatest advantage was safety at night.
She would hunt zombies for blood along the way while heading toward that shelter location.
The day was already growing late, so she needed to find a place to spend the night as soon as possible.
Tucking the map into her backpack, Song Yu hopped back onto her bike and set off once more.
Since it was still afternoon, the number of zombies wasn’t overwhelming; most of the zombies in the city seemed to be hiding away, much like the ones inside the hospital.
On her way to the shelter, Song Yu killed quite a few Tier 1 zombies wandering the roads, occasionally mixed with one or two Tier 2 zombies. It took a fair amount of effort for her to take down those Tier 2s.
Naturally, the mutated blood dropped by a Tier 2 zombie was of Tier 2 quality.
Song Yu discovered that a single vial of Tier 2 zombie blood was actually equivalent to 100 vials of Tier 1 zombie blood!
As if by telepathy, shortly after Song Yu completed her collection quest, a small encampment abruptly appeared in an open clearing by the roadside.
A person with a glowing, glittering title reading [NPC – Mutated Blood Merchant Chen Su] stood right inside the camp!