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

Lin Yu's main body quickly made a decision, sending his clone to go out and contact other players, integrate into the group as much as possible, gather intelligence, and observe suspicious targets.

Meanwhile, I went into the game to explore, searching for clues and items to fight the ghouls.

"Understood." The clone Lin Yu nodded and then went out directly. Lin Yu wasn't worried about being discovered, since the clone was wearing a full-coverage mask. He could just change his equipment when he went out (the equipment worn by players cannot be detected).

After that, Lin Yu quickly upgraded his apartment and the doors.

Lin Yu's apartment

Apartment rating: 5

Door durability: 1500/1500

Apartment durability: 1500/1500

Door defense rating: 150

Apartment defense: 150

Apartment facilities: Level 1 steel door, dilapidated wooden single bed, toilet, ghost generator, automatic crossbow, faucet, statue of Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun.

After the upgrade, the apartment space was expanded again, and the number of rooms in the apartment changed from one room to three bedrooms and one living room, as well as a kitchen and a bathroom. There were also many more electrical outlets in the apartment.

Lin Yu then converted one of the rooms into the "Taoist Study".

Lin Yu then checked the room's layout.

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[Taoist Study Room]

Category: Apartment Facilities

Grade: Silver

effect:

Enlightenment: When studying knowledge related to Taoism in the study, efficiency increases by 200%.

Offering: Offering to deities related to Taoism in the study has a certain chance of gaining knowledge and insights from those deities.

Description: A simple study.

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After the construction was completed, Lin Yu went in to inspect the study. It was similar to the description. The study was very simple, with only a few bookshelves, a desk, a stool, a futon, and a special altar.

Lin Yu thought for a moment and figured that Zhenjun must be a Taoist deity, so he moved the statue from the living room to the study.

hum~

Just as Lin Yu placed the statue of the True Lord, put on the offerings, and lit the incense, a white light shone from the third eye on the forehead of the True Lord statue. Then, a faint golden light shone from the third eye and shone on Lin Yu's forehead.

[Gained knowledge of Thunder Magic, gained knowledge of Thunder Magic Insights - Yang Jian]

Holy crap!

This knowledge transfer was more intense than any Lin Yu had ever experienced before, and Lin Yu felt a throbbing pain in his head.

It feels like I've developed a brain.

Fortunately, the pain came and went quickly. After about five seconds, the intense pain disappeared, and Lin Yu was able to carefully perceive the additional knowledge in his mind.

It's actually quite simple. He just had a vision in his mind of a shadowy figure that Lin Yu couldn't quite make out explaining the authentic Taoist thunder magic. The figure was extremely burly, and a white greyhound was lying beside him, looking at him curiously.

There's no need to guess who this is.

However, Lin Yu dared not practice or study yet. He could only imagine these memories briefly. If he recalled them too vividly, he would feel an addiction that he could not break free from. He was in a game now, and Lin Yu dared not cause any trouble.

Let's try using the shadow clone next time. It's not afraid of death and can give me insights.

After bowing deeply to the statue of the True Lord, Lin Yu immediately left the study, quickly changed into a set of clothes he had bought in the commercial district, and then left the apartment.

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After leaving the apartment, Lin Yu (hereinafter referred to as Shadow Clone) walked along the stone path. Not far away, he saw groups of players peeking out of their respective apartments.

Because chat channels and friend panels are disabled in this game, players cannot obtain information from their apartments and must go outside.

Due to various reasons related to the game, the level of trust between players is still relatively low, so they are still wary of each other. When their eyes meet, they are scrutinizing and vigilant. No one has taken the initiative to speak yet, and they all tacitly maintain their distance.

The shadow clone began to observe the game map.

They are currently in a town that resembles the Middle Ages, and the players' apartments have been transformed to resemble the buildings on the map. However, unlike the fortress in the last game, there are no NPCs in this town.

While observing the environment, the shadow clone pondered the key points of the game rules from his memory, namely the phrase "This round of the game allows players to fight each other."

Although this game has been clearly defined as a faction-based competitive game, but...

The rules don't explicitly state that players from the same faction can't fight each other. Given the nature of this game, this might be a huge trap.

Does this mean that humans can kill humans, and ghouls can kill ghouls?

This is no exaggeration. After all, players themselves are a huge resource pool. Killing a player not only allows you to get all the items on their body, but also to loot their apartment. It's a huge profit.

Therefore, Shadow Clone believes this situation is very likely to occur, since in this game, good people almost never survive more than a few rounds.

"Suspicion, greed... clearly, the daytime in this game is just as fraught with danger." The eyes beneath the shadow clone's mask narrowed slightly.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

Whoosh—Bang!

A sharp whistling sound rang out, followed by a loud explosion.

The shadow clone looked up and saw an unusually bright and long-lasting firework explode in the sky in the direction of the town center.

After the fireworks exploded, they didn't dissipate; instead, they coalesced in the air to form four clearly visible characters: 【Players Assemble】!

The light and words stood out starkly in the quiet town, like a lighthouse in the night.

"A gathering signal? Interesting." The shadow clone raised an eyebrow; this was undoubtedly a player using a special game item.

The purpose is easy to guess; they probably want to quickly unite the players. After all, it's clear that the danger for players is very high after nightfall in this game, so someone will definitely want to unite the players.

Of course, we cannot ignore the possibility that the other party is a ghoul trying to sow discord among the players.

The shadow clone hesitated for a moment before deciding to go; his mission was to contact the players and gather intelligence.

Regardless of the initiator's purpose, the meeting point is inevitably the center of information exchange and an excellent place to observe other players.

He strode directly toward the square.