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(TN)Translator’s note: The Chinese word ‘京都’ is a dated term that refers to the capital of the country. However, it is also kanji for Kyoto (the Japanese city). But since this is a CN novel, it’s safe to assume that it refers to the dated term for the capital of the country.
Jiang Song got out of the car with a nervous heart, and the door closed behind her. The moment she turned around, the scene changed, the world dyed with colours. On the green lawn, many athletic teenagers were playing football, and the ball, which was kicked with great force, was flying towards Jiang Song in a parabolic curve1, carrying mud and athlete’s foot.
“Get out of the way!” the male classmate in the distance shouted loudly.
Twenty centimeters away, Jiang Song suddenly raised her hand and caught the ball steadily.
Her arm felt slightly numb, and at this moment, the mechanical voice came again, and the scene around her paused in motion.
[Game Name: The Capital’s Apocalypse]
[Game Identity: Junior student at the capital’s campus]
[Game Introduction: In the year 2042, a malignant infectious disease broke out in the capital, plunging the world into an unprecedented crisis. As a student of JingDu2 Academy, you need to hide from your infected classmates.]
[Game Duration: 30 days]
[Game Mission: Reach the capital’s shelter before the end of the game.]
As the introduction ended and the scene began to change, Jiang Song stood up and looked at the male classmate running from a distance. Recalling what was said in the game just now, a creature instantly came to her mind- zombies. Jiang Song swallowed hard and took off running. The male student who came to apologize scratched his head in confusion: “Strange, why is she running? Wait- hey, our ball!”
Jiang Song left the ball at the edge of the playground halfway and didn’t return it. She was unfamiliar with this so-called game world and didn’t know where it was safe to run towards, but according to the requirements, she had to find a refuge in this world within 30 days.
At that very moment, she heard a vibrating sound in her pocket. Jiang Song didn’t know where the phone came from, but it should belong to the original identity of this game. After opening it, she found that it was a message from someone labelled ‘Roommate Lin Shengsheng’.
Roommate Lin Shengsheng: Baby, I just got up and I’m very hungry. Please bring me some food when you come back, the same old thing as usual.
Jiang Song glanced at the time on her phone. It was 10:30 in the morning. It seemed that this roommate was also a big sleeper. However, this also reminded her that in this kind of virus survival game, she must have enough supplies. Jiang Song didn’t know when the virus would break out, so she had to hurry and rush to the nearest supermarket.
After saying that, she grabbed two baskets and started shopping. She gave up the bulky and non-filling bread and took 4 bags of five-pack instant noodles, 20 packs of red date-flavored compressed biscuits, 10 Snickers bars, 3 bundles of ten sausages, 5 packs of kelp shreds, and 5 packs of dried bamboo shoots.
In addition, she also took 5 bottles of the functional drink Red Bull and a case of 12 bottles of mineral water, which was the most she could take at one time.
When checking out, the total was 334.5 yuan3. Jiang Song opened the WeChat payment QR code, but the payment failed.
Jiang Song’s face turned pale. He checked the balance and found that there was only 20 yuan4. Jiang Song laughed out of anger. She flipped the game off in anger internally, then calmly opened Caobei and successfully made the payment.
“Student, you can choose a gift if you spend over 300 yuan in our supermarket.” The cashier pointed to the shelf behind him.
The items Jiang Song can choose from include a high-quality 2-liter thermos, a snack gift pack, a frying pan, and shampoo.
After pondering for three seconds, Jiang Song chose the frying pan.
The purchased items were packed in bags: a large package of food, a bag of mineral water and drinks, and the frying pan was tucked under her arm.
Jiang Song dashed towards the dormitory building in this comical manner. Just now, she flipped through WeChat and saw that the dormitory group chat name was “Little Fairies of 6-302”, which helped her determine her dormitory location.
During this time, Jiang Song did not remain unnecessarily vigilant. As long as she saw any suspicious signs, she would walk away as soon as possible. She never got too close to anyone. Fortunately, she returned to the dormitory safely.
After closing the door and leaning against it, Jiang Song was already covered in sweat after carrying so many things and climbing up three floors. But she didn’t dare to stop. She looked around the dormitory and saw only one person still in bed. Seeing Jiang Song looking at her curiously, she said, “Baby, why did you buy so many things?”
Jiang Song forced a smile: “Uh, I’m a little hungry.”
Lin Shengsheng had a complicated expression: “Um… okay, but, did you forget to bring me lunch?”
Jiang Song remembered, but she didn’t have time to buy it for her, so she replied, “I’m sorry, I didn’t see the message you sent me.”
Lin Shengsheng smiled and lay back down: “It’s okay, I’ll order takeout. Oh, you haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ll help you order it. What do you want to eat?”
Jiang Song refused: “I don’t want anything.”
She made sure the dorm door was locked, then ran to the bathroom. Fortunately, the conditions in this college were pretty good, and the four-person room came with an independent bathroom. Jiang Song began to find various containers to collect water.
At the same time, she did not forget to continue looking for various information on her mobile phone.
Sure enough, a video was sent out in the college group. It showed a blurry video of two people. Because the shooting distance was far, it looked like two people kissing, but Jiang Song could confirm that they must be zombies.
Everyone in the group is just eating melons5.
[Universe Sweetheart Guo Degang: Oh my god, is love this intense these days?]
[Macho Big Butt: Is renting a room expensive??? (Smiling face)]
[Makabaka: That’s nothing. Every night, downstairs from the girls’ dormitory, there’s so much kissing going on. Every time a single dog returns to the dorm, they have to endure 10,000 points of critical hits.]
[Incompetent splintworm: Is this a kiss? Why does it look like a fight to me? Is the girl unwilling? She seems a little resistant.]
[Pineapple Blowing Snow: I suggest deleting this because it hurts my eyes aaaaaaa. 】
……
Not seeing any other messages, Jiang Song concentrated on getting water.
Only after she finished collecting water did Lin Shengsheng climb down from her bed. She also noticed Jiang Song’s actions and asked curiously, “Babe, why are you collecting so much water?”
Jiang Song made up an excuse: “When I first came up, I heard someone say that the water might be cut off in the afternoon, so I prepared in advance.”
“Oh, then thank you for your hard work, baby. I’ll go downstairs to get the food first.” Lin Shengsheng was still wearing her pajamas and slippers and was about to reach out to open the front door.
Jiang Song grabbed her arm and said, “Don’t go out yet.”
Lin Shengsheng asked doubtfully, “What’s the matter?”
Jiang Song didn’t know how to explain: “I heard that someone has been pretending to be a deliveryman specifically to harass female students these past few days. It’s too dangerous. Don’t go down.”
Lin Shengsheng: “…”
“Babe, our college has a takeaway cupboard.”
Jiang Song: “…”
“What happened? Why are you acting so weird?” Lin Shengsheng was puzzled.
Jiang Song hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to let her go downstairs. She thought about the consequences of acting like a saint, and she wasn’t familiar with Lin Shengsheng. After all, she was just a character in the game, so she decided not to meddle in her business. Finally, she let go of the door handle and said in a natural tone, “It’s fine, go down.”
Lin Shengsheng took a step back, her face full of vigilance as she crossed her arms and said, “No… You make me very uneasy when you act this way.”
At this very moment, Lin Shengsheng’s cell phone rang. It was her mother calling, so Lin Shengsheng went to answer the phone and put the matter behind her. “Even without my mother here, how could I have just woken up? I got up at 7 o’clock and studied for several hours. I just came back from the library and I’m so so exhausted…”
Jiang Song stared at Lin Shengsheng speechlessly as she spoke on the phone.
Yingly[Translator]
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