Respected Player, your blood sugar has reached a critical threshold. You have been forcibly disconnected from the game.
Respected Player, your blood sugar has reached a critical threshold. You have been forcibly disconnected from the game.
An electronic voice kept sounding in Lu Yuan's ears, but he did not hear it very clearly. Right now, he only felt his mind spinning with dizziness, and the emptiness in his stomach was raging madly, almost knocking him unconscious.
Hunger.
Although Lu Yuan had a thorough grasp of the knowledge that a 'Human' should possess for survival—he knew that people needed to eat, needed to excrete, and needed to take a bath from time to time—regardless, he had only been a piece of Data not long ago and had no habit of Eating at all. Therefore, after obtaining a body, he had forgotten about the matter of eating in his excitement.
Thinking back on it, Lu Yuan had not eaten any Food for nearly two days and two nights. Fortunately, the Ark Game Pod had equipment to monitor the Player's physical condition; otherwise, Lu Yuan might have just starved to death in such a muddled state.
The Hatch of the Game Pod rose slowly. Lu Yuan grabbed the edge of the pod and used all his might to crawl out. Now, even a movement with a large Amplitude brought on a wave of dizziness. Every organ in his body was beating drums and urging: "Hurry up and feed me, Boss!!"
He pushed open the door of the Room, leaned against the wall, and walked toward the Refrigerator in the living room. This was the closest Location he could think of at this stage where Food might be stored.
As soon as he pulled open the Refrigerator door—
"Ah~~?" Lu Yuan groaned helplessly.
Because there was not a single bit of Food in this Refrigerator; it was stuffed full of cola instead.
That will have to do, Lu Yuan pondered. Although this cola could not satisfy his Hunger, it still contained quite a bit of Sugar Content. At this Crucial Moment where he was about to suffer from low blood sugar, he could not worry about too much else. So, he pulled out a bottle of cola directly, put it to his mouth, and started gulping it down.
The cold Liquid went down his Throat and into his stomach, leaving the sensation of Bubbles bursting on his tongue. These feelings Mixed together, making Lu Yuan feel a sense of 'Happiness' for no apparent reason. After a full half a bottle had gone down, Lu Yuan pulled the cola from his mouth and immediately let out a burp that lasted for 5 seconds.
After doing all this, Lu Yuan felt the wailing in his stomach subside slightly. However, just drinking Beverage would not work; sugar could not solve his Hunger, and the feeling of fullness in his stomach was fake—it was all gas. Now, he needed real Food.
Therefore, using the strength that had just been forcibly squeezed out, Lu Yuan hurriedly began to search the whole house. His plan was to find his mobile phone first and then order food delivery. The original owner of this body was undoubtedly an otaku who ordered food delivery all day long, so his mobile phone must have had plenty of food delivery apps or restaurant phone numbers. During the time from ordering the food to its arrival, he would just have to make do with the cola.
Some might ask here, why didn't Lu Yuan just go out and find a restaurant to eat something?
Actually, Lu Yuan had thought of that at first, but the second after the thought sprouted, he denied it.
There were many reasons for this. First, the time was around 11:30 at Night, and no one could guarantee how many shops outside were still open. If he dragged his weak body downstairs only to find no place to eat, that would be embarrassing.
Secondly, Lu Yuan did not want to run outside the house so quickly. Although he had an understanding of various common sense regarding human society, it was limited to a very small portion. For example, if he hadn't browsed some webpages on the computer earlier, he wouldn't even know what year it was. Not to mention which City or street he lived on now. Moreover, he didn't know what the original social circle of this body was like, and he didn't even know if he had parents or relatives. In short, if he were to walk out of the house rashly now, who knew what strange problems might arise.
If the secret that 'he did not belong to this world' were exposed, that would be the end of it.
In summary, it was safer to stay in the apartment and wait quietly for the food delivery to arrive.
Furthermore, this apartment was not large. The original owner clearly was not someone who cared about quality of life; only two sets of clothes were found in the whole house. Soon, Lu Yuan pulled a phone out of one of the outerwear hoodies.
Very good, so far, everything was going smoothly. Lu Yuan did not say a word and hurriedly turned on the phone.
Please enter the 6-digit Password.
"..." Lu Yuan froze for half a second, subconsciously thinking of a very embarrassing outcome.
"Hey, you've got to be kidding me."
He muttered, then hurriedly tried to unlock it with his fingerprint.
Please enter the 6-digit Password.
"Damn it, it really is!"
Lu Yuan cursed directly. It seemed that this phone really only had the option of unlocking with a password.
In the next few seconds, he tried 6 ones, or 6 zeros, and so on, as if he didn't believe it. It wasn't until the phone's security lock was triggered due to too many failed attempts that he finally gave up on trying further.
Lu Yuan threw the phone to the side and couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the plan to order food delivery had completely fallen through. He looked out the window, where the distant traffic flow divided the Night into large and small pitch black blocks.
"Could it be that I have no choice but to go out?" he muttered to himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed his outerwear and that half-bottle of cola and pushed open the door of the apartment.
At 11:30 at Night, on a small street in the City, a thin Figure was walking in a direction he didn't even know where it would lead.
He hunched his waist, leaning against the wall with one hand, while carrying the half bottle of cola in the other, taking a few gulps from time to time. He walked with a staggering gait, the Hood of his hoodie pulled over his head, making his face unclear.
This person was, naturally, Lu Yuan.
The location of the apartment where he lived was somewhat remote, just adjacent to a very narrow path. During the day, only nearby residents would enter and exit this road; at this time, one could hardly see any pedestrians.
Consequently, the shops on this street had all closed early. Lu Yuan had been walking along this road for 10 minutes and had not seen a single restaurant that was open.
Under these circumstances, Lu Yuan even began to wonder whether he should rummage through the trash can, or if he encountered someone, just hijack them, make them take him home, and force them to get him something to eat.
Just as he was lost in these wild thoughts.
Suddenly, Lu Yuan stopped in his tracks. He tilted his head, looking at the signboard in front of him in disbelief.
"Could this be a Bar??"
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