Shocked, I'm the Favorites in the Survival Game - chapter 17

Chu Yian spent 80 yuan to change the lock and another 500 yuan to add a security door.

By the time she finished with the help she’d hired, it was already evening.

It was dark outside.

She dragged the leftover construction debris downstairs to throw it away. As she did, an ambulance roared past on the road outside the residential complex.

Because of the nature of this round of the game, she reflexively stepped back two paces, then quickly tossed the trash and hurried upstairs.

This game’s time limit was 30 days, and it was clearly stated that she had to hold out for 20 days before the special medicine would be developed. The safest plan Chu Yian could think of now was to stay in her rental apartment for twenty days, and only go out after the special medicine was ready.

However, she was still a bit short on medicine, so she could make another trip to the pharmacy tomorrow.

As for today…

After being busy for so long, she deserved a good rest!

With no immediate threat to her life, her mindset was much better than last time.

At night, the city lights sparkled, cars flowed back and forth downstairs, and every household in the tall buildings was lit up. Even when the occasional jarring sound of an ambulance rang out, the city still seemed peaceful and calm.

Game, Day Two

Chu Yian got up very early.

She made a simple bowl of noodles in the kitchen, ate breakfast, put on a mask, and went out shopping.

There was a pharmacy near the complex, but Chu Yian headed straight for a large pharmacy in the city.

It was eight in the morning, and the pharmacy had just opened.

Chu Yian went straight to the medicine section and swept all the antibiotics and fever reducers off the shelves, leaving the sales clerk dumbfounded.

“Hello, do you have any medical protective suits in the store?” she asked.

“Yes, yes.”

The sales clerk nodded, “A full set includes a face shield, gloves, shoe covers, medical goggles, protective suit, and mask. One set is 40 yuan. How many would you like?”

“Then… I’ll take 50 sets.”

After all, she wasn’t short on money now.

“Ah?”

The sales clerk was a little stunned; hardly anyone ever bought protective suits. “We only have 20 sets in stock.”

“Then I’ll take all 20 sets.”

Chu Yian waved her hand generously, asking her to pack everything up. The second round of medicine purchases cost her 2,200 yuan. Adding in the money she spent changing the door yesterday, she still had

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yuan left.

She still had over twelve thousand yuan in her bag, and she couldn’t help but feel guilty if she didn’t spend it all.

She first took a car to bring all the medicine and protective suits home. Then, with the remaining money in her pocket, she went out again to see what else she needed to buy.

A car!

The first thing Chu Yian thought of was the escape tool she used in the last round of the game.

But…

She didn’t have a driver’s license.

She didn’t have one in the game, either.

Although she was a skilled driver, without a license she couldn’t drive on the road.

Her original idea of renting a car was shelved, but then she spotted another good thing-a drone.

This could work! When she couldn’t go outside later, she could use the drone to check the situation outside. Chu Yian was instantly tempted. She went in and picked one out for two thousand yuan.

Now she still had

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yuan left.

There was still over ten thousand yuan!

What should she do now?

Chu Yian never expected that one day she’d be troubled by how to spend money.

Just then, a rich aroma wafted over.

That was… the smell of hot pot!

After a busy morning, Chu Yian’s mouth watered instantly, and her mind filled with images of beef tripe, duck intestines, ribeye, fatty beef, beef slices, and yellow throat…
Oh my god!

Her legs moved uncontrollably toward the hotpot restaurant.

Just as she stood at the entrance, a waiter’s voice came from beside her, “Hello, how many in your party?”

“Uh… I’m just passing by.”

Reason triumphed over appetite.

An infectious disease!

Although there were no obvious signs yet, eating out right now was practically asking for trouble. Risking her life for a bite to eat-definitely not worth it.

After saying this, she turned and walked away.

Suddenly, a fit of violent coughing erupted inside the hotpot restaurant, the sound so wrenching it seemed as if the person’s insides would be coughed out.

Chu Yian instinctively touched the mask on her face and looked inside, following the sound.

It was a young man in a dress shirt, his face flushed from coughing. The girl across from him hurriedly handed him a glass of water, but as soon as he took a sip, he suddenly retched. Yellow liquid mixed with half-digested food spewed all over the girl opposite him.

The customers at nearby tables looked disgusted, probably losing their appetite.

Not just those nearby-Chu Yian herself felt a wave of nausea.

The man kept coughing and apologizing to the woman in front of him, hastily wiping her with tissues. On his exposed arm, there were many sesame-sized red spots…

Too many people. She’d better run.

Chu Yian withdrew her gaze and left the hotpot restaurant.

She walked to the roadside, intending to hail a taxi home. But on the way, she saw several ambulances speeding past.

“So many ambulances today. In just half an hour, four have already passed by.”

A middle-aged woman with big wavy hair said to her companion, “Is it free to call an ambulance or what?”

Another woman in a floral dress shook her head, “My daughter told me something happened at Da’an Airport…”

Chu Yian perked up her ears at this.

“What happened?”

The wavy-haired woman was curious too.

“My daughter works at the hospital. She didn’t come home last night because of overtime. I heard Da’an Airport brought in a critical patient, but they couldn’t save him after working all night. Then two more people came in, vomiting and covered in red rashes. Apparently, some staff caught a strange flu.”

The woman in the floral dress said, “This morning Da’an Airport was shut down for disinfection, and all the staff are being checked. If it’s serious, the whole airport might be quarantined…”

Da’an Airport-that’s where she came from yesterday!

Chu Yian felt lucky she’d left quickly.

And the vomiting and rashes the woman mentioned-that was exactly what the man in the hotpot restaurant had!

Clearly, the infection had spread beyond Da’an Airport. Thank goodness she hadn’t foolishly gone in for hotpot!

As she pondered, a taxi stopped in front of her.

Chu Yian was about to reach out, then hesitated and withdrew her hand.

“No, sorry.”

She shook her head at the taxi driver.

If the infectious disease had really started, taxis-constantly picking up all kinds of passengers-were extremely risky.

She looked at the streets, at people riding shared bikes and electric scooters, and suddenly had a new idea.

Half an hour later

She found a small shop specializing in electric vehicles.

In this world, there is a type of four-wheeled car called an ‘old man’s joy’.

Fully enclosed, private space.

And the price was very attractive-only 8,888.