Chapter 6 Current Situation

First of all, what can be confirmed at the moment is that this world is indeed the kind of mutant world Bai Yi understood, with zombies, superpower users, mutant creatures, none of these elements are absent.

Among them, all three are hostile to each other. Zombies lack rationality, forming their own faction, not only zombie humans but also zombie animals, collectively forming the zombie group, wandering in cities and suburbs.

Superpower users, on the other hand, have established shelters of various sizes with ordinary people. This is information released by a Lord who had contact with the White Poplar City shelter, and these humans are mainly concentrated in the original cities.

Mutant creatures Bai Yi has already encountered; they are massive and muscular, occupying the vast wilds that have reverted to their primitive state.

Judging from the Lords who are currently speaking on the channel, the vast majority of them have descended in urban areas, abandoned villages, and other areas with remnants of civilization, and it's rare to find someone like Bai Yi who landed in the pure wilderness.

Among the Lords who have emerged so far, only four are worth noting. One has already established a territory early on, claiming to own a warehouse, Shuishui, who sold quite a bit of food at high prices on the channel, accepting wood and stone as payment.

The second is the Corpse King who just came to attention, who, by chance, made an enemy of Shuishui. The ability to control zombies, needless to say, is perverse in this world.

Moving on, there's a player named Anonymous.

It's said that he reported a bug and also received a game announcement. At that time, his name nearly deceived many Lords; it was only later that someone with sharp eyes spotted the anomaly and knew his Lord name.

But that was before Bai Yi established her territory, so she did not receive the announcement.

Even earlier, there was Jun Lin, a Lord who achieved the first kill as soon as the server opened.

Looking at the chat records of that time, when everyone was still venting their despair at being transported into this dangerous world and were helplessly calling for help, this Lord named Jun Lin had already secured the First-tier kill.

He even took to the channel to speak and inspired many to shake off their panic.

But after that, he just posted an advertisement, trading practical items as well as food and water for stone and wood, and hasn't made an appearance since.

Besides that, there are no more notable pieces of information, considering it has been less than two hours since everyone made the transition.

"It seems that currently people are mostly short of water sources; on the other hand, no one is crying out for food, considering everyone has only just arrived."

Bai Yi also found out that she hadn't had the chance to eat anything before being transported here, but despite running for so long, she surprisingly hasn't felt hungry yet.

On the contrary, due to the chasing battle earlier, she now feels somewhat thirsty.

"Could it be that the transportation also reset our bodies?"

Continuing to contemplate this question is pointless, so Bai Yi clicked into the Free Market.

There's quite a bit for sale, mostly some rocks and wood, while buys are for water, a small portion for food, and many with specific demands, like specifying bread, fresh Blood Flesh, or purely meat.

In addition to these trades with varying prices, Bai Yi also saw that Jun Lin was trading items like lighters and spears, all priced uniformly at 20 units of stone or 10 units of wood.

Bai Yi didn't see any trade of food or water on sale, but soon she realized:

"Even if there really were food and water for sale, they'd have been completed by now, how could they still be listed."

Continuing to browse the Free Market page, Bai Yi roughly estimated the current market prices.

Specific types of food are around 20 units of stone or 10 units of wood, which seems to be the standard price stabilized by Jun Lin's trading. 1 unit of water is also in this price range.

More common food is much cheaper, approximately 2 units of food for 1 unit of water.

Other tools don't have a unified price but are much cheaper than water, only those tools sold by Jun Lin which are of green quality could demand such high prices.

Roughly understanding the price range for her Giant Boar Pork, Bai Yi tried out the market's listing function and found that she could actually set the visibility and trader.

A light bulb went off in Bai Yi's mind, and she got an idea.

"I can put the pork on the store shelf! If I set it to be visible only to myself, can't I use it as a fridge?"

Just do it, Bai Yi immediately exited the panel, planning to check the results of the card draw he just performed, but the scene before his eyes completely took him by surprise.

"Holy shit!"

In front of Bai Yi were the same untouched tabletop and two piles of cards, one with rose card backs, the other with ladybug card backs.

At that moment, there was only one voice echoing in Bai Yi's mind:

"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!"

...........

On the outskirts of White Poplar City, inside an abandoned factory

Jun Lin threw the flame in his hand, burning the last zombie to death, its charred body collapsing onto the ground.

He opened the panel and saw that prominent prompt from earlier.

"This Bai Yi has indeed claimed the first kill at this time, luckily in this life, due to rebirth, I've obtained a second Talent Ability, which allowed me to score the First-tier first kill. Otherwise, just growing normally, it really wouldn't be certain I could snatch it so quickly."

Yes, he was a Reborn.

Recalling his past life, though the panel hinted he had some kind of Fire Ability talent, he ultimately lost his territory and was killed in the chaos of regional Fusion.

"Never thought I'd have a chance to be reborn, and to obtain a second Lord Talent!"

Holding the blue dagger crafted with his new Talent at his waist, Jun Lin couldn't help but shake his head with a sense of helplessness:

"Really wonder how he did it, to be able to kill a second-tier so quickly. His past life is too mysterious; there's no information whatsoever, and not even a Lord has seen his true appearance, as if he vanished from the face of the earth..."

Walking slowly to the side of the zombie's body, Jun Lin continued to recall memories of his past life:

"But according to the memories of my past life, these 7 days of adjustment are truly the most critical period. Only by getting the territory into shape quickly within these 7 days can one secure a foothold in the future challenges. Hah, who knew that this adjustment period would actually be just that, and if one doesn't develop their territory, they'd perish in the first mutant creature invasion challenge. Even if one barely survives, the more scarce resources become in the future, the more being weak is a sin!"

Jun Lin's tone was self-mocking as he squatted down and viciously stabbed his dagger into the zombie's skull, digging out a First-tier Crystal Core.

"Now that I have the advantage of foresight, I can start by collaborating with those top dogs from my past life. They can be considered the most promising stocks right now; just a little investment can garner their friendship. Just got a watermelon from the box, giving it to the agriculture guru Fan Mao would get me on good terms with Fan Mao, and no matter how I develop my territory in the future, at least I won't have to worry about food problems. That's the benevolent Fan Mao! Speaking of which, Lord Fan Mao is also shrouded in mystery, haven't heard any news about him either... Hiss! Could it be that Fan Mao is actually this Bai Yi?!"

...........

Fan Mao: A mysterious food magnate, everyone suspects his Lord Talent has something to do with cultivation. Although people often talk about raiding him, Fan Mao doesn't seem to care at all. Instead, he always sells cheap food on the channel, providing aid to other Lords. During the insect plague period, he indeed saved many people...

——Memoirs of Jun Lin