“It's certain to awaken an element-type ability... Sounds pretty good.”
Lu Chen’s mind immediately conjured up images of abilities like water, fire, and wind.
From a classification standpoint, these should all belong to the "element" type.
A B-rank ability was considered quite high-level, and based on his earlier thoughts, Lu Chen decided to give this ability seed to Sakurajima Mai.
He also decided to announce that the "Gathering Point" could teleport everyone to the same danger zone.
Hearing the good news that the three of them could form a stable "team," Sakurajima Mai was both surprised and delighted, her eyes filled with a touch of resentment as she looked at Lu Chen.
“ …You should have told us about this crucial matter at the very beginning.”
“Actually, I thought the same thing.”
Lu Chen shrugged, his words laced with a hint of mischievousness.
“But to accommodate a certain someone, I delayed the announcement... Anyway, it’s not too late now.”
Toyohashi and Hana’s faces flushed red, and they averted their gazes, muttering.
“Why are you looking at me... I didn't do it on purpose.”
It seemed she was still embarrassed about the previous incident.
Lu Chen took out the ability seed, which had just been refreshed with its new ability, and handed it to Sakurajima Mai.
“I remember getting this seed on the first day.”
Looking at the ability seed in her hand, the girl pondered, her mind involuntarily recalling the events in the hotel basement.
“That’s right, after using it, you will gain an ability.”
“Ability?”
The word made Sakurajima Mai’s eyes light up, and Toyohashi and Hana also perked up their ears.
It seemed they were also quite curious about this supernatural power.
“Is it a power similar to the strange ability you possess?”
Lu Chen nodded, without completely denying the statement.
“More or less... But the type will definitely be different.”
“This ability seed should allow you to awaken an ability related to 'elements.’”
“As for what exactly it is, you'll have to wait until the ability seed fully merges with you... Oh, almost forgot about that.”
He slapped his forehead in annoyance, finally remembering that he had been unconscious for several hours when he merged with the ability seed.
If nothing unexpected happened, Sakurajima Mai should also go through this process.
“Do you need to go through sleep to awaken your ability...?”
This sudden development caused Sakurajima Mai to furrow her brows slightly, her face showing a worried expression.
“Will there be enough time? We need to be teleported to the Doomsday City in about 6 hours.”
“It should be fine.”
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen provided a comparison data.
“It took me less than 5 hours to awaken.”
“Your case... should take even less time.”
After all, one was an A-rank origin ability, and the other was a B-rank common ability.
In terms of merging difficulty, the former was definitely higher.
“I see...”
After thinking for a while, Sakurajima Mai suddenly spoke.
“To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, wouldn't it be better if I awaken in your base?”
“That way, even if there's a deviation in time, I can be teleported to the same area as Hana and you.”
It was a reasonable proposal, but Lu Chen’s concerns were clearly elsewhere.
“Whoa, doesn't that mean... you'll be sleeping in my bed?”
“What else?”
Sakurajima Mai seemed to have anticipated his reaction, glancing at him.
“If you're not willing, I can just make do on the floor.”
“How could I not be willing?”
Lu Chen immediately replied.
“It’s more like I’m grateful for your patronage, remember to come back often... Ssh, I won’t say anything else, alright?”
After rolling her eyes at Lu Chen, Sakurajima Mai looked down at the ability seed in her hand and thought silently.
I hope I can awaken a more useful ability.
That way... I won't be a burden to Lu Chen anymore, and I can help him.
“Toyohashi, go watch over her by the bed, and tell me if there's any movement.”
“Got it... I’ll take good care of Mai-san, even without you saying so.”
After assigning the task of looking after Mai to Hana, Lu Chen sat down in front of the computer, preparing for the third day’s exploration.
Actually, there wasn't much to prepare, just going to the chat room to gather some information and checking tomorrow's weather.
The "Weather Forecast" plugin on the wristwatch could only check real-time weather conditions for 1 hour.
After installing this plugin, new features would also be unlocked on the computer, allowing you to check the weather for the entire day!
He glanced roughly at today’s weather information, his brows furrowed in surprise.
【“Doomsday City” Weather Today: Light rain turning into heavy rain, average temperature 20C, please wear warm clothes.】
“Speaking of which, there were indeed sporadic raindrops when we evacuated yesterday.”
“I didn’t expect it to turn into heavy rain today!”
Rain was a common weather phenomenon in everyday life.
However, in the Survivor Game, it became complicated due to the special environment of the danger zone.
Today, Lu Chen had originally planned to thoroughly loot for supplies and replenish his increasingly depleted resources.
But the sudden heavy rain disrupted his plans somewhat.
He wasn't stupid enough to have the foolish idea of "It’s just rain, I’ll just get wet.”
If he accidentally caught a chill, got sick, and then developed complications like fever, then he would be in trouble.
The enemies survivors had to face in this world were not just zombies... but also harsh weather and environment!
“Looks like I’ll have to figure something out myself.”
He glanced back at Mai, who was still unconscious and merging with the ability seed, then thought for a moment before opening the trading market.
“Raincoat... Umbrella... Got it.”
Soon, Lu Chen found what he was looking for, and clicked to purchase.
Even though the price was extortionate—two raincoats that looked wrinkled were actually being sold for 100 copper gears!
However, Lu Chen didn't have a better option at the moment, as this was the lowest price.
After purchasing two sets of raincoats and two umbrellas with his remaining two hundred plus copper gears.
His small treasury was completely bankrupt.
“The novels I read all have protagonists making money... How come it’s the other way around for me?”
He grumbled to himself, but didn't take it too seriously.
Actually, the items he had on hand could be sold for thousands of gears if he just took them out!
The reason he didn't do so was, first, because these items were still useful to him.
Second... other players didn't have that much money.
Not everyone was like Lu Chen and his group, who could withstand the zombie spawns and retreat to the safe house at the last moment.
There were plenty of cowards who evacuated as soon as the first hour restriction was over and the evacuation point appeared.
After testing the integrity of the umbrella and confirming that the few rainproof items he purchased could actually be used.
Lu Chen casually scrolled through the chat room, waiting silently.
Time ticked by minute by minute.
Finally, just before the time in the bottom right corner of the screen was about to turn into 6.
A voice filled with boundless joy came from behind him.
“Mai-san, you’re finally awake!”
“That... what ability did you awaken?”