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Xia Youwei's tone was calm, but her words instantly brought the atmosphere in the dance studio to a freezing point.

"The supplies in this building can only last for two more days at most."

"If we want to survive, we must take over that resource point on campus before the next wave of monsters evolves."

Xia Youwei walked to the wall and used her Swiss Army knife to draw a simple map on the whiteboard.

She pressed the tip of the knife heavily onto a circle.

"The No. 3 canteen and supermarket is less than 500 meters away from us."

"That place is now occupied by a group of monsters whose nature we don't know."

The simple map Xia Youwei drew on the whiteboard felt like a heavy stone pressing on everyone's hearts.

"Canteen No. 3 and the supermarket..."

Su Bai stared at the circle highlighted on the whiteboard and gently tapped the handle of the newly modified fire axe with his finger.

"I know this place well. The first floor is a supermarket selling snacks, drinks and daily necessities, and the second and third floors are the cafeteria."

Chen Fei leaned closer, staring at the map and swallowing hard.

"The inventory inside is enough to feed not just the five of us, but a thousand people for a month. It's absolutely a treasure trove."

"Even the most auspicious burial site requires a certain destiny to acquire it."

Zhao Lei limped over, his brow furrowed.

"This supermarket is usually very busy. The system arrived in the middle of the night, and although the supermarket was closed, there must have been quite a few students loitering around."

"If that place were overrun by monsters, their numbers would be astronomical."

"The large quantity is one aspect."

Xia Youwei put down her Swiss Army knife, crossed her arms, and looked cold and aloof.

"The key point is that we have absolutely no idea what kind of monsters there are."

She pointed to the lush, mutated plants outside the window.

"The straight-line distance from our building to the supermarket is about 500 meters. But in between, you have to cross a square, two tree-lined paths, and a small artificial lake."

"The terrain along the way is too complicated. We almost couldn't even get out of this patch of grass downstairs. Going to the supermarket at this stage is practically suicide."

A brief silence fell over the dance studio.

Xia Youwei was telling the truth.

Although they now have a few skills and have upgraded their equipment, they are still a group of novice players whose highest level is only level four.

Five hundred meters of clearing land is enough for them to be wiped out ten times over.

"We have to go, even if it means dying."

Su Bai broke the silence and turned to look at Fatty Wang, who was huddled in the corner.

"Fatty, how much food do we have left?"

Fatty Wang, with a bitter face, rummaged through his pockets for a long time.

"We've finished four packs of instant noodles. There are only two compressed biscuits left, and a bottle of water almost empty. Oh, and three packets of rat jerky. Want some?"

"Get out of here, I'd rather starve than eat that stuff."

Chen Fei gagged.

"See? This is reality."

Su Bai shrugged.

"Our current supplies won't even last until noon today. Safe houses can restore strength, but they can't replace food and water."

"If we stay here and don't have monsters to fight us, we'll keep losing health due to hunger and thirst, and eventually the system will wear us down to death."

"What should we do then? Charge into the supermarket?"

Chen Fei asked.

"No rush. Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting."

Su Bai looked around the spacious dance studio.

"We finally managed to clear this place out, and the system has identified it as a safe house, so we need to settle down first."

"Our primary task today is to set up the base and then loot the remaining supplies in this building. Once everyone is at full strength and our equipment is repaired, we can discuss going to the supermarket."

Upon hearing this, everyone realized it made sense, and their tense nerves relaxed a little.

Having a place to stay is better than living a life of hardship. This isn't a joke, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "Make You a God, Create the Earth ONLINE":

……

At the same time.

A higher-dimensional astral realm, an abandoned divine domain.

Lin Xian sat on the throne, watching the "get-rich-quick squad" planning their future on the screen, a meaningful sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"So you're already settling down and living a peaceful life? You've even started planning your next jungler strategy?"

"Are you really treating this like some kind of casual farming game?"

Lin Xian's fingers tapped on the virtual keyboard, bringing up the backend data for the Jiangcheng University area.

The player survival rate is steadily declining, but those who have survived have mostly adapted to the initial pace and are starting to look for safe dormitories or classrooms to establish small outposts.

"Since you all like staying in the safe house so much, as the planner, I have to increase your housing costs a bit."

There is no such thing as a free lunch, nor is there a safe house with no rent.

Lin Xian waved his hand and entered a long string of code.

[Environment patch loading...]

[Objective: Complete the entire beginner's area of ​​Jiangcheng University.]

[New mechanism module: "Passing on the Torch" Outpost Maintenance System.]

"System, place 'Source Energy Campfires' in all areas designated as safe houses. For those not paying property fees, remove the safe house buff and spawn a few monsters to do some renovations."

Su Bai had just finished assigning the next looting task and was preparing to send Chen Fei to the dormitory next door to loot some of the remaining supplies.

Sudden.

"Buzz—"

The wooden floor of the entire dance studio suddenly trembled.

Immediately afterwards, in the very center of the dance studio, the air suddenly distorted, and a blinding white light appeared out of nowhere.

"Enemy attack!"

Zhao Lei reacted the fastest, grabbing a broken wooden stick from the ground to block the light. Su Bai and Xia Youwei also instantly picked up their weapons, their eyes fixed on the white light.

Lin Chacha screamed in fright and immediately crouched down to cover her head in defense.

The light dissipated.

There are no monsters.

On the wooden floor in the center of the dance studio, a fire made of several semi-transparent, virtual firewood suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Above the bonfire, a pale blue flame floated, burning quietly and emitting a faint but comforting warmth.

Before anyone could figure out what this holographic-like bonfire was,

A crisp "ding" sounded in everyone's mind.

A huge, server-wide red announcement popped up.

[System Notification: The required number of safe houses in the area has been detected. The 'Camp/Outpost System' has officially entered version 2.0!]

[Outpost maintenance mechanism is now activated!]

[Current location: Beginner Dance Studio.]

[Core Facility: Source Energy Campfire (Not Activated)]

[Note: Safe houses are not lawless zones; maintaining absolute safety requires energy.]

Please add Source Coins to the Source Fire to keep the flame burning.

【Pricing: 1 Source Coin/hour.】

[While the campfire is burning: Players inside the safe house experience a 50% increase in health regeneration, are immune to external poisonous fog/pollen penetration, and are immune to the detection of low-level monsters.]

[WARNING: If the campfire goes out, the safe house buff will be completely lost. Furthermore, the extinguished ashes will emit a peculiar smell that will significantly attract the aggro of nearby monsters!]

This notice is now closed.

The dance studio was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared at the pile of ghostly blue virtual flames, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

a long time.

With trembling hands, Chen Fei pointed at the bonfire and uttered a question from the depths of his soul.

"Is this damn planner... desperate for money?"