Survival in an apartment, starting with a stroke of luck on a plane

Lin Yu then spent some wood to make an altar.

A faint light flashed, and a dark brown wooden altar table with an antique design and natural wood grain appeared on the ground next to the worktable.

Lin Yu carefully lifted the statue of the True Lord Qingyuan Daomiao, which exuded a faint majesty, from the corner of the wall and respectfully placed it in the center of the offering table.

After thinking for a moment, he found an old curtain and a discarded wooden cabinet, and cleverly concealed the altar and the statue of the deity in a corner of the room.

It's best to keep idols out of sight as much as possible.

Afterwards, Lin Yu sorted and placed the various equipment and props he had collected into the storage cabinet.

He took out food and water to replenish his strength. Then, he took out the tattered tiger doll that was lying quietly in his backpack.

Liu Yue'er remained asleep, showing no signs of waking up.

"Awaken a mother's love for her daughter..." Lin Yu picked up the doll; it still felt like rough fabric, light and flimsy.

He tried to communicate with the doll through mental means, to call out to it, and even to reactivate the [Fierce God and Demon] skill to release a trace of malevolent energy to stimulate it, but the doll did not react at all.

"Perhaps... it's the key to dealing with Wang Xiangxian and Liu Xiangxiang?" Lin Yu wondered, but couldn't be sure.

He put the doll back in his backpack and decided to wait and see. This thing was definitely a key quest item, and it was most likely related to dealing with the BOSS Wang Xiangxian.

Then, he sat back down at his workbench and laid out the yellow paper, cinnabar, and wolf-hair brushes he had looted from Boss Wang's shop.

In his mind, the knowledge of the "Collection of Qingshan Dao Talismans (Fragment)" clearly emerged.

He planned to try drawing talismans and see how difficult it was.

He took a deep breath, focused his mind, and mobilized the magic power within his body. Dipping his brush in dark red cinnabar, he drew a very simple [exorcism talisman] with flowing strokes.

The pen tip landed on the yellow paper, and a feeling of stiffness instantly followed.

Drawing runes requires not only precise brushstrokes but also a high degree of mental concentration, using one's own meager magical power to guide the spiritual energy in the cinnabar to form a specific energy loop.

This requires a high level of drawing skills, mental control, and micro-management of magic from beginners.

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With a slight tremor of the pen, the lines of the rune faltered at a crucial turning point, and the faint spiritual light on the entire yellow paper instantly became disordered and dissipated.

The newly formed runes on the paper twisted for a moment, then completely dimmed, turning into a piece of worthless paper devoid of any spiritual energy.

"Tsk." Lin Yu put down his pen and rubbed his throbbing temples.

Sure enough, theoretical knowledge is one thing, but practical application is another. You can understand it at first glance, but you'll fail when you try it out.

The art of talismans is not something that can be mastered overnight. In the face of powerful enemies, the possibility of creating a usable talisman by cramming at the last minute is extremely slim.

He gave up on the idea of ​​continuing to try, put the materials away, and realized that now was not the time to practice.

time flies.

The cursing from Zhang Jun and Liu Yueyue outside the door had stopped sometime ago. They were probably tired of cursing, or perhaps they were completely desperate and had disappeared somewhere.

Knock knock knock.

A regular knocking sounded, accompanied by Wang Junyue's deliberately lowered voice: "Lin Yu, it's me."

Lin Yu opened the door.

Wang Junyue was carrying a backpack and several other backpacks in her hands, clearly having brought everything she considered valuable from her apartment.

She stepped inside and saw that Lin Yu's room was significantly more spacious and tidy. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she murmured, "Amazing..."

She seemed very reserved, her gaze sweeping across the room without looking around or touching anything, simply placing her backpack and travel bag carefully in the corner by the door.

Even when she wanted to go to the toilet or eat something, she would quietly ask Lin Yu first.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Lin Yu was relieved and nodded to her, indicating that she should do as she pleased.

Over the next few hours, Lin Yu did not choose to cower in his apartment and wait for his fate.

He knew the importance of strength; even a little more power could save a life in a critical moment.

He took Wang Junyue out again, traversing the increasingly chaotic and panic-ridden fortress, actively seeking out and hunting the charred corpses that roamed during the day.

Although Wang Junyue was afraid, she followed Lin Yu closely.

Actually, she didn't want to leave Lin Yu's apartment, but she was a smart woman and knew that Lin Yu would definitely not feel at ease if she stayed in the apartment. After all, he was so capable, and there must be many valuable things in the apartment.

Even though he couldn't take these things because of the system rules, he figured Lin Yu wouldn't want him to see them, so he volunteered to go out with Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was quite satisfied with Wang Junyue's behavior, which showed a great deal of self-awareness and a strong sense of boundaries.

In this game, Wang Junyue's help to him wasn't that great, but it was still much better than what others had done, which is why Lin Yu was willing to help her.

Inside the fortified city.

Lin Yu was like a highly efficient killing machine. The willow branch swung in his hands like the wind, and each strike accurately knocked the possessing vengeful spirit out of its charred body, exposing it to the afterglow of the setting sun and causing it to vanish into nothingness.

Very efficient.

Along the way, they also encountered a few of the few remaining elderly people in the stronghold who were still relatively conscious, trying to find out more secret information about Wang Xiangxian or Liu Xiangxiang, or to look for any powerful items that might have been overlooked.

There was some harvest, but it wasn't of much value.

as follows:

[Door God Portraits (Iron Grade)]: Two faded door god portraits. Pasting them on the door can slightly increase defense and has a certain deterrent effect on low-level ghosts.

[Black Dog Blood (Black Iron Grade)]: A small jar of black dog blood containing a weak spiritual power, which can be sprinkled for attack or applied to weapons to increase damage to spirits.

Lin Yu accepted everything he found without hesitation.

Wang Junyue had no objection to this, and even took the initiative to hand over some odds and ends she found to Lin Yu.

The main reason is that Lin Yu helped her complete side quest ②, which is the quest "The Truth About the Building".

Lin Yu did this because he wanted to experiment, since the task hadn't mentioned that it could only be completed by one person.

Therefore, he told Wang Junyue the truth, and to his surprise, the other party actually saw a prompt indicating that the mission was completed in her mind.

This also made Lin Yu aware of another way to make money: if there are similar missions in the future, he might be able to sell information in the game.

As for selling them in residential areas outside the game, that probably won't work. According to Lin Yu's understanding, it's possible for players to enter games that other players have visited, but the quests and such will change.

Most of the information that can be sold is information about the types and weaknesses of monsters in the game, as well as the general game world view and mission types.

Lin Yu could actually sell the information now, but he felt that the other three players in the game probably wouldn't trade with him.

Getting back to the main point, Wang Junyue was quite excited to have completed a side quest. Therefore, in order to repay Lin Yu, she said that she would give Lin Yu everything she found afterward, not wanting anything else.

Lin Yu didn't seem to care, acting as if she was entitled to all these things just because he hadn't helped complete the task.

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After cleaning up the charred corpse, the two decided to return to their apartment. On their way back, they spotted Liu Dashan in the distance through a narrow alley.

He was alone, carrying a backpack, clutching the jade Buddha tightly in his hand, looking flustered.

When he saw Lin Yu and Wang Junyue, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, which was immediately replaced by a strong sense of vigilance and distance.

Without any intention of communicating, or even pausing, he quickly lowered his head, turned and slipped into another side path, disappearing swiftly into the shadows.

It seems that he has parted ways with Zhang Jun and Liu Yueyue and chosen to struggle for survival on his own.

Lin Yu simply shrugged, completely unconcerned.

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