His chaotic thoughts gradually cleared from the fog of his mind.
Back in the safehouse, Lu Chen found the narrow space less objectionable than before.
Here, he didn't have to worry about sudden zombie spawns, nor did he have to be concerned about missing the evacuation deadline.
Apart from its small size, it had almost no downsides.
"You brought everything back, good."
Throwing his backpack on the bed, Lu Chen began to examine his day's haul.
In terms of supplies, dozens of cans of food were a massive harvest, directly filling Lu Chen's food reserves.
In addition, he had also acquired several items.
The fire axe with the "Feather" trait was quite light, so it wasn't troublesome to carry.
On top of that, he had two "Ability Seeds" in his possession.
Although one of them had almost gone south, he managed to successfully counterkill with Sakurajima Mai's help.
"Let's see if I can roll a higher-level trait tomorrow, something above B-rank would be usable."
Finally, there were the two guaranteed items he had drawn from the slot machine.
Due to the time crunch in the danger zone, he hadn't had a chance to examine them.
Now, he finally had the opportunity to scrutinize their effects.
These two items were a blueprint and a key.
They corresponded to the "House" and "Question Mark" icons on the slot machine.
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【Safehouse Expansion Blueprint: E+ Rank, Requires 500 Gear Coins, Can expand the safehouse by double its size】
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【Key to the Wasteland Capital Library: D Rank, This key can unlock any room in the "City Library" in the "Wasteland Capital" area. It may contain books or items related to professional skills. Can be used 3 times】
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"So the 'House' icon represents the safehouse!"
Seeing the blueprint's description, Lu Chen's eyes lit up.
He was just thinking about how small the safehouse was, and the slot machine gave him an expansion blueprint!
All he needed was to pay the price, and he could double the size of his haven!
Although it was just this tiny space, doubling it would bring it up to the size of a single-person apartment.
"The price is a bit steep, a whopping 500 Gear Coins."
Lu Chen counted the game coins he had saved.
After drawing from the slot machine, he only had less than 200 Gear Coins left.
He was far from the 500 Gear Coins needed for the expansion.
"Let's roll a trait and see. If I can get a trait that reduces the cost, that would be great."
With anticipation, Lu Chen rolled a trait for the safehouse blueprint!
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【Ding! Item "Safehouse Expansion Blueprint" has obtained E-rank trait: "Cleanliness"】
(Cleanliness: After expansion, the safehouse will not be dirty or disordered due to natural factors, such as dust accumulation, mildew, etc. Expansion cost +25%)
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If not for the final "Expansion Cost +25%", Lu Chen could have accepted this trait.
"I'll try re-rolling it tomorrow."
Shaking his head in defeat, Lu Chen rolled a trait for the library key.
This key wasn't anything special, similar to the basement key dropped by the guard zombie.
They were both key items used to unlock specific locked doors in certain areas.
Lu Chen was more curious about what "books or items related to professional skills" meant.
With a crisp notification, the key obtained a new trait.
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【Ding! Item "Key to the Wasteland Capital Library" has obtained A-rank trait: "Door"!】
(Door: While in the "Wasteland Capital", you can consume 1 use to teleport directly to the "City Library", and as close to a safe location as possible)
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A-rank trait?!
Lu Chen rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't mistaken, and couldn't help but let out a low gasp.
This was the first time he had rolled an A-rank trait!
Carefully reading through the "Door" trait effect from start to finish, Lu Chen couldn't help but marvel at the power of an A-rank trait.
This single trait completely changed the way this key item could be used!
It was originally just a simple key, used for unlocking and opening doors.
But now, it had become a teleportation item with 3 uses!
With ease, it had flipped the nature of an item completely… This was the power of an A-rank trait!
Lu Chen's thoughts on this were…
"Good thing I haven't rolled an A-rank trait on a zombie yet!"
The B-rank "Ability Mutation" had almost made him bite the dust.
The effects of an A-rank trait seemed far stronger than B-rank.
If he ever encountered an enemy with an A-rank trait, running would be his first priority.
Placing the "Door" key on the computer desk with utmost care, Lu Chen switched on the computer.
It wasn't exactly switching it on, he just lightly tapped the mouse, and the screen lit up.
This thing didn't even have a power cable, so who knows what kind of mechanism it used.
As soon as the desktop appeared, the chatroom page popped up automatically.
#50000 channel was full of players spamming wildly, but the most eye-catching was a pinned announcement!
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【"Survivor Game" First Day Ranking Reward Announcement!】
【To the players who see this announcement, congratulations on returning safely from the danger zone】
【According to the performance of all players in this channel, different ranking rewards will be given】
【Rankings are calculated based on factors such as kill count, acquired supplies, and survival time】
【Players in the top 50% will all receive the E+ rank item "Survivor Watch"】
【The higher your ranking by 10%, the higher the level of the watch, and the more functions it will have】
【The player ranked first will receive a special "Top Survivor" reward!】
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There were rankings?!
Seeing this announcement, Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, no wonder the chatroom was so lively.
Ranking, competition, these mechanisms would inevitably lead to conflicts of interest.
Lu Chen wasn't interested in these squabbles, but he was curious about his own ranking.
"I survived for almost 6 hours and killed hundreds of zombies… My ranking shouldn't be bad, right?"
In fact, it was more than "not bad".
At first glance at the leaderboard, Lu Chen saw his name hanging at the top!
【Congratulations on being ranked first in this ranking!】
【"Top Survivor" reward has been sent to your mailbox, please claim it!】
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(Thank you to the big boss for feeding me monthly tickets!)