LWGP - Chapter 65
Chapter 65: Backpack
Garden Field? Manor?
Wang Jiu's thoughts raced. She searched the system and found no one on the exchange selling one. Just as she was about to close it, she suddenly saw a Garden Field refresh. She raised an eyebrow and bought it directly.
"Master? This thing, you spent ten silver coins on it? Is it going to be useful later?"
"Who knows? Ten silver coins won't be much later anyway, but this Garden Field should be part of the early-game content. I have one silver coin left, and I plan to buy cement. The exchange has it, but it's too expensive. I'll see if I can acquire some."
She spoke casually, neither intending to give a hint nor to hide anything, but Wang Shu seemed to have been inspired. After some thought, he also went to fiddle with the exchange.
Wang Jiu returned to her room and checked the time. It wasn't even eight o'clock. Only after lying down on the bed did she remember there was one more thing she hadn't done.
"Can I use the Lucky Wheel now?"
System: "Yes."
Wang Jiu: "Can I have someone else spin it for me?"
The System felt this might be the first time she had sounded so humble since binding with it.
System: "No."
But it was still incomparably cold.
Wang Jiu pressed her forehead. "I don't like these luck-based things. The three chests tonight were all terrible."
Because of the three chests, she lost interest in the newly acquired Mystic Realm Fragment. With her current bad luck, she might just open it to find a level 5 grey monster.
Although the Garden Field was a bit mysterious, it probably wasn't anything particularly amazing.
It was as if a third of the benefits from defeating a BOSS had gone to waste. There were barely any usable items. Yet, a piece of trash like Yang Cheng could get a special card. If people knew about her luck, they'd laugh her to death.
System: "You can choose to give up. However, I can remind you that the Lucky Wheel is very difficult to obtain, and it generally doesn't give things that are too bad. Skill books are a common reward. With your luck, the worst you could get is a special item similar to the Toilet Plunger, which is actually not bad."
If the System could be sarcastic, she wondered what kind of pig-slaughtering knife she could use to stab it to death.
Wang Jiu thought for a moment, then suddenly went to the changing room and put on a set of pajamas.
It was a sexy, red lace pajama set, the kind that could make one's nose bleed. Yet her temperament wasn't the least bit passionate, making her look especially cold and alluring.
"Alright, let's do it."
The System thought this woman was toxic, but it still brought up the wheel for her to spin.
"If this actually works, a sow could climb a tree."
As it mocked her, Wang Jiu spun the wheel.
Anyway, make the most festive and sexy preparations, and expect the worst.
Swoosh!
The wheel spun continuously. Soon, it stopped, the pointer resting on one spot.
Wang Jiu looked and read the words on it.
"One 90-square-meter Manor Homestead."
Wang Jiu looked at it and chose to claim it. A cool sensation touched her hand. It seemed to be a cubic crystal, but it felt like there was a contract inside.
A land deed.
She could swear on her playgirl character—built over years of flirting, philandering, and two-timing eight different people—that her luck had turned. The salted fish had flipped over. This was definitely a good thing.
She couldn't help but ask the System, "System, my little friend, search your conscience and tell me, did I just strike it rich?"
The System was silent.
Wang Jiu chuckled lightly. Resting one hand on her elbow, she toyed with the virtual homestead cube she'd received. Her eyes curved into crescents. "A sow climbing a tree? Why don't you climb one for me to see?"
Her mockery was bone-deep; she was never polite to anyone, let alone the System, so she showed no mercy. However, the System was no pushover. After her second sarcastic remark, she suddenly heard a strange sound, immediately followed by Wang Shu's cry of alarm from downstairs.
"Holy shit, Master, a sow just hurdled the wall into your yard!"
"Holy shit, it jumped into the river!"
"Holy shit, it's climbing the tree, Master!"
Wang Jiu: "…"
Ha, well played, my little System friend.
Wang Shu's howls were so vivid and immersive that Wang Jiu could already feel the sow's agile and terrifying skill without even going out to look. But when she actually went to the balcony and looked down, she was still stunned.
Because this sow had already climbed to the top of the persimmon tree in the yard. Its plump body lay on the slender branches, swaying up and down, teetering precariously.
Just then, Wang Jiu, who had opened the window, met its gaze.
Wang Jiu stared at it for a long moment. Just as she was about to speak, it spoke first.
"The System hired me to come here and climb a tree. I've climbed it now, so you have to give me the money."
???
A pig spirit?
Suppressing her inner shock, Wang Jiu keenly grasped the key point and raised an eyebrow. "Money?"
The sow grunted. "Yes, ten copper coins!"
It held up two trotters to gesture.
As a result of this gesture, it lost its balance and fell with a thud, creating a pit in the ground. It immediately jumped up, patted its rear, stood upright, and gestured at Wang Jiu with its trotters. "That's right, ten copper coins! Hurry up and give them to me. I snuck out, and my master will worry if he can't find me soon."
A pet pig? No wonder it was wearing a little pink vest.
"Go find the System," Wang Jiu said coolly.
Hearing this, the sow got angry. "So you're not planning to pay?"
Wang Jiu: "And what if I don't?"
Clang. She raised a hand and rested her Tang knife on the railing, its sharp edge glinting.
"Do you know what kind of knife this is? It's a pig-slaughtering knife."
So fierce! The sow took one look, startled, and scrambled over the wall to run away. As it ran, it looked back. "You just wait, I'll be back!"
The tone was surprisingly similar to—Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.
It must have watched too much TV. Is its owner in kindergarten?
Wang Jiu was actually quite stunned. This sow could talk, and its expressive ability was no weaker than an average person's.
If other creatures could also become game players, then animals, with their naturally limited intelligence, would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage compared to humans. But there could be exceptionally outstanding individuals.
This sow might just be one of the best among them.
At this moment, Wang Shu came out and exclaimed, "Master, you can even talk to a sow!"
Has my disciple learned to make insinuations?
Wang Jiu glanced at him, just one glance, and Wang Shu suddenly realized his master was wearing different pajamas than before. He immediately covered his eyes.
Wang Jiu returned to the bedroom. Wang Shu looked around, thought of the sow's terrifying speed as it fled, and scratched his head, muttering, "Even sows are this powerful. How are people supposed to survive?"
10:40 PM.
The alarm Wang Jiu had set went off. She woke instantly from a deep sleep, feeling no fatigue or discomfort at all. She calmly turned off the alarm. She had always been a person with strong self-control, and after her stamina increased, she found her energy recovered faster and faster.
She had recovered to her peak state after just two hours of sleep.
Wang Jiu began to wash up and change clothes, then went downstairs, only to see the person who had claimed he would pull an all-nighter sound asleep in the living room.
Heh!
Wang Jiu went over and kicked Wang Shu, who woke with a start. "Ah, Master? Is it time?"
"Yeah. What do you want to eat?"
A late-night snack? Wang Shu immediately perked up. "I want seafood dough drop soup, no scallions!"
"Oh, I want that too. Go make it."
Wang Shu:
Realizing what she meant, Wang Shu could only obediently go to the kitchen to cook.
Wang Jiu leaned against the kitchen door and asked him, "I saw you watching the news at eight. Did you figure anything out?"
"Just the government's announcement about the nationwide game. They also told everyone not to sleep tonight and to wait until 23:00 to see the specifics."
"Right, although the System said it covered all of humanity, the government was still afraid some people wouldn't know, so they specifically broadcast some videos of dungeons. One of them was the one on Lotus Road."
Wang Jiu, who was in the middle of biting a small apple, paused and asked, "They showed that one too?"
Weren't they afraid the entire country would lose their appetite?
"They had no choice. Its click rate was already super high, and I heard it even spread overseas. Because it was so popular and had a good educational effect, the central television station decided to broadcast it."
So it grossed out all of humanity?
"Are you sure it wasn't because it was disgusting enough to be memorable?"
"You see through it but don't say it, Master. But that video wasn't produced by the game. Since none of us participants were willing to sell, the government could only use footage secretly filmed by paparazzi, so it's not very clear."
Wang Jiu ate half the apple, not really caring, but Wang Shu's desire to chat had been piqued. "This game is really toxic. Master, do you know how the little kids get through the dungeons? Even babies were dragged into them! I only found out from the news. A lot of parents were scared to tears, but then they found the babies came out fine. In fact, they were well-fed, and their minor ailments were gone. But the kids over five years old had it rough. Did you know, Master?"
Wang Jiu didn't care if other people's kids lived or died, but since the fatty asked, she casually replied, "How so?"
"They have to do exercises! After those kids were dragged into the dungeons, it was either running drills or doing problems! And their reward was uniformly some kind of 'Super 5-3 Exercise Book.' On the news, not a single one of those kids wasn't crying. They said it was finally a game for the whole nation, but they still had to do homework. It's hilarious!"
Wang Jiu frowned, lost in thought, then left him with a sentence. "You're laughing at them now, but later it'll be their turn to laugh at you. If I'm not mistaken, these children, especially the infants, are the game's primary targets for cultivation."
Wang Shu was stunned.
Wang Jiu, however, tossed the apple core into the trash can.
At the same time, it was exactly 11 o'clock. The System's prompt arrived on schedule. "System-wide announcement: All living beings have now been screened through the pioneer instances. After 24:00, the system will enter a fully loaded state. Starting now, each of you will receive an email containing a novice backpack. The backpack has five slots and is usable for seven days. You can place items from your world into it (as long as they fit by volume, regardless of the number of objects). Note: There are restrictions on the types of items that can be placed. Any substance containing technological elements will be rejected. Only natural substances are accepted. You are welcome to experiment with its specific use."
"You now have one hour to prepare. When the hour is up, the game will officially load."
The announcement ended. Wang Jiu saw the new email, and after collecting it, a backpack appeared in her hand.
"How ugly," Wang Jiu commented.
Wang Shu had also finished cooking the dough drop soup. After placing it on the table, he took out his own backpack and started fiddling with it. "What should I put in it, Master?"
"Modern technological items like firearms definitely won't work. Natural substances. Prioritize food and clothing, followed by more primitive survival supplies. It's best if they're from an older era, non-modern items. Don't be too greedy."
The only way to know was to try. Wang Shu casually tried to stuff a juicer into the backpack, but it was rejected.
Computers, tablets, phones, cameras, and so on were all rejected.
As expected.
"Clothing is a must. No food for now, I already have rice and sausages. I have a pot. I also need a lighter… damn! Lighters can't be put in either!! Then what can I put in! I can't cook even with rice. The fire-drilling method? I'll go Baidu the specific technique!"
As for Wang Jiu, she went up to the bedroom, opened the adjoining study, but wasn't as flustered as Wang Shu. She opened a cabinet, and inside, things were already organized.
The first thing she put in was a ticket.
Was this a technological item? Paper and ink were not within the system's rejection range. It went in.
Wang Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and then put in the glasses…
She was very nervous, nervous until the very end.
It went in?
"As expected, the Old Lady bought me an antique. No wonder the material is so classic and textured, incomparable to those gaudy, cheap modern crafts." Wang Jiu stroked them, a delighted smile on her face, and placed them in a classic wooden glasses case before putting them inside.
Only then did she start putting in other things.
Ever since she noticed the material world starting to break down, beginning with high-tech items, and then the appearance of various basic survival supplies, she had a premonition. So yesterday, she had already prepared some things—things she bought on Taobao.
The capital's delivery service was efficient. She had specifically chosen a Taobao shop with a nearby address, and sure enough, the items arrived in a day. When she brought Wang Shu home in the afternoon, she picked up 5 boxes of flint sticks and 5 boxes of fire steel rods from the smart locker.
The former was a natural mineral, just physically cut and shaped into smooth little sticks that could be used to start a fire.
The latter was an alloy, which probably counted as a modern technological product. She tried it, and as expected, it was rejected. So, she put one box of the flint sticks into the backpack, which immediately filled half of it.
The reason she bought so much was that she was afraid it wouldn't be enough. At the very least, she could give a box to the fatty.
Next was clothing.
She didn't know how long the clothes she was wearing would last, so she prepared two pairs of summer shorts and two silk shirts. They were all thin and light, not taking up much space. There was still room for one shoe, then two bras, five pairs of underwear… Finally, with a tiny bit of space left, she thought for a moment and stuffed in that set of wine-red silk pajamas.
System: "…"
A lucky battle robe, this was.
Before Wang Jiu and Wang Shu started seriously packing their backpacks, that is, before the system announcement, on a road somewhere in the capital, a very ordinary-looking man was sitting in the passenger seat of a car, sorting through his gains. But there was another person in the driver's seat, driving.
"Damn it, you got lucky. You didn't run into anyone tough, cleared out the people, and took the BOSS for yourself. I had bad luck. There were a lot of people inside, and one woman was really strong. I was no match for her and didn't dare to expose myself, so I could only honestly get 10% participation."
The Archer was surprised. Although the other person wasn't as strong as him, he was still very powerful, yet he only managed 10%. "The capital is full of elites. The concentration of experts is definitely in the top three nationwide. I don't know where that woman came from. Right, she has a pig. That pig is like a pig demon, very powerful. I don't know if it's a Puppet Card, but anyway, she took down the majority of the participation."
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