Look! "
Lu Hua, who was standing in the corner, suddenly pointed at the opposite wall. Just when she was about to say something, she quickly swallowed her words. She almost blurted out the word "elephant". After a short pause, she continued, "There is a notification on the opposite wall."
“Day
1，9:00AM。” When Lin Sanjiu turned around to take a look, she saw the following words: "Today, please explain why there are not enough jobs in this room."
"Is this a joke?" The man named Jian Sheng, who was a man of few words, couldn't help cursing under his breath, "The jobs have been burned to death."
The line of words was still hanging on the wall. Obviously, it did not think that the explanation was reasonable enough.
"It's not hard to explain," Ji Shanqing said as he followed behind Lin Sanjiu like a shadow. "Bring me the backpacks first."
"How are we going to distribute them?" Lu Hua asked with a slight frown.
Among the eight people in the room, Lu Hua, Haust, and Jian Sheng were the last to join the group, so they were not familiar with each other. When the question was thrown out, it was inevitable that the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Let's not distribute the jobs first," Ji Shanqing explained, "If you want to make a living in this room, there must be more details. For example, how to work, how long you need to work for a day, and so on. The answers are probably in the backpacks. It's not too late to distribute the jobs after we understand the situation. "
Almost no one thought about it, so the task naturally fell on Lin Sanjiu's shoulders. To be on the safe side, it was better for her to grab a few backpacks at once, lest the game assumed that she had already chosen her job. She wrapped three backpacks with her Higher Consciousness and dragged them from under the elephant's belly. Then, she asked Ji Shanqing hesitantly, "Do you need a backpack as well?"
"This game is created by humans," Ji Shanqing nodded, "So, this body of mine will be considered as one of the players."
In that case, she would be the one to give up the backpack.
She had Ji Shanqing's absolute attention, Silvan's priority, and Nvyue and Han Suiping's full trust. Compared to anyone else in the room, she had a few more layers of safety net. Only by making her give up the backpack could she prevent a rift in this small group.
Just as she was thinking about this, the elephant suddenly turned its head, as if attracted by a backpack that was sliding on the ground. The elephant's trunk spun a few times in the air, as if it was going to fall on Han Suiping again. Han Suiping could not help but gasp. All the eyes on the elephant's body suddenly rolled and stared at him.
He averted his eyes hastily, pretending not to see it.
Countless pairs of eyes slowly blinked and turned away. Han Suiping did not say anything or mention the elephant just now. It seemed that it was not against the rules … When all seven backpacks were successfully pulled over and everyone gathered around the backpacks, no one noticed anything strange at that moment.
In the next second, a gray shadow swept across the air and shot past the tip of Lin Sanjiu's nose. Then, Han Suiping was hit in the chest and flew backward, crashing into the wall with a thud.
Lin Sanjiu cried out in shock and rushed to his side in the blink of an eye. She caught him before he fell and asked, "Are you okay?"
Han Suiping's face was as white as a sheet of snow. He tried to cough, but the air was stuck in his chest. His body was curled up like a prawn, and he could not even breathe. Lin Sanjiu did not need Ji Shanqing to examine him. With a light press, she knew that all of his ribs were broken.
"It's okay. It's just a fracture." Lin Sanjiu suppressed her anger and tried her best to comfort him, "We can heal you."
"He …" Nvyue cut herself off in time, "How did this happen?"
In fact, the answer to this question was self-evident if one thought about it a little deeper. It was not strange that people would sometimes look at empty space, but they would not look at empty space and be shocked. In other words, they could not speak, act, or react to the elephant's existence.
Everyone hurriedly moved Han Suiping to a corner and carried all the backpacks over, trying to put as much distance as possible between them and the elephant. Even Silvan could not react in time to pull Han Suiping away from the elephant's attack. This was enough to prove one thing: their ability was almost non-existent when facing an elephant.
"Then … does that mean he can't work anymore?" Haust whispered the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Let's take a look at the backpacks first, then we can make a judgment," Ji Shanqing raised his chin and said, "Did you notice that every backpack has a profession written on it?"
There were a total of seven backpacks, and four of them had the profession "Farmer". The rest were "Tax Collector", "Inspector", and "Worker".
Lin Sanjiu had to admit that the list of professions was far beyond her expectation. She thought that her Scrooge McDuck ability would come in handy … She gestured for Ji Shanqing to examine Han Suiping's injury. She thought for a moment and said, "There's something in the backpack. It's quite heavy. Lu Hua, choose a profession first and see what's in the backpack. "
Lu Hua was taken aback when she saw that she was the first to be called. She hesitated for a moment and reached out to grab the "Worker" backpack. Almost at the same time, a small line of words appeared under the notification on the wall. It said, "All professions cannot be changed once selected."
In other words, it was impossible to give it to someone who did not have a job after working for a few days.
"There is an instruction manual," Lu Hua took out a piece of paper from the backpack. Without looking at it, she took out a few small tools from the backpack, "Are these … polishers?"
These tools could be used for polishing, sanding, and cutting. Even though they were small, they could still be used.
"The remuneration is in the form of survival supplies. The survival supplies are a food sphere that costs 100cal." Lu Hua read the large words at the top of the instruction manual and said, "Every person has to consume 300cal a day to survive …"
[Worker's Job Instruction Manual]
The job description is to serve the farmers. Provide services such as sanding and repairing their farming tools (the player must perform the corresponding actions) and receive remuneration from the farmers. The more you do, the more remuneration you will receive. It is not limited to the working hours.
Note that you have to deduct the taxable portion from the remuneration before the rest can be used for your own use or given to others.
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the words "used for others".
The relationship between calories and survival: 1000 cal is to maintain the physical ability of the player when they first entered the game. 300 cal is only the minimum for survival. Side effects such as weakness, dizziness, and blurred vision cannot be avoided. As the number of calories increases, the player's stamina and ability will become stronger. It is even possible for them to exceed the strength of their body.
If the player does not consume more than 300 cal a day or does not work for three consecutive days, they will die if either of these two conditions are not met. Of course, as long as there is a job, it is not difficult to consume 300 cal.
There is no time limit for the calorie intake, but it must be done before midnight. If they consume enough calories before midnight, they can ensure their survival and stamina for the next day.
Lin Sanjiu looked at the clock on the wall. Obviously, the time flow in this room was the same as in the real world. It was now 9: 12 in the morning.
"Let's hurry up and assign our jobs." She patted the backpacks on the ground. "Although we can give Han Suiping some survival supplies each, he can't work. We have to find an exit and leave before the end of the three days. Let's treat this as him recuperating from his injuries. "
"I will take the farmer," Ji Shanqing said without lifting his eyes, "Silvan, you take the inspector."
Silvan obediently picked up the inspector's backpack.
[Farmer Job Manual]
Job description: Farming (Player must perform the corresponding actions). Harvest is calculated by time. Produce 100 cal of food spheres per hour (provided the farming tools are in good condition. Otherwise, the harvest will be reduced depending on the degree of damage). The longer the farming time, the more the harvest. Note that you have to deduct the taxable portion from the remuneration before the rest can be used for trading, personal use, or given to others.
Other than the instructions on how to farm, the rest of the things to take note of were the same as the workers.
Among the remaining four backpacks, only the tax collector stood out from the rest. After a brief discussion, the quiet but straightforward man took it. Lin Sanjiu, Nvyue, and Haust were left as farmers.
"This …" The man took out the manual and was stunned. "This is written on this piece of paper. Other than the general principles of my job, I am not allowed to reveal the details of my job to others. So, I am not allowed to show you this piece of paper. "
"This is the same for mine," Silvan said as he crumpled the manual into a ball and threw it back into the backpack. "Your job is to collect taxes, right?"
"Yes, you have to give me a portion of your income," the man raised his hand and pointed at the other end of the room. He ignored the elephant in the middle of the room, "I will take it to the tax point over there."
The so-called tax point was a rectangular cement trough that did not exist until now. It was located in the corner of the room. The more Lin Sanjiu looked at the cement trough, the more she thought it looked like a food trough. She seemed to have seen it in a zoo before. She looked at the elephant in the room and then at the cement trough. She frowned.
"My job is to check that you are really collecting taxes and that you are not eating," Silvan shrugged.
The man nodded awkwardly and did not say anything.
"How much is the tax?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
"Sorry, I can't tell you that."
"Hmm," Ji Shanqing grunted through his nose. He looked at one of the farm models that was the size of a chessboard thoughtfully. Each of them had a few farms of this size. They were so realistic that they looked like miniature models. Whenever the farm tilted, the soil would fall to the ground.
A farmer's time was the most precious thing, so once the four of them understood the situation, they laid out their farms on the ground. The room was not big to begin with. After the farm and Han Suiping's hospital bed took up quite a bit of space, the four of them had no choice but to move away. The elephant swept its trunk in the air a few times. When it swept over their shoulders and heads, countless eyes on their skin turned to look at them.
Among them, Nüyue's farm was so close to the elephant's leg that Lin Sanjiu had to stare at it from the corner of her eyes. She was prepared to retract her farm if the elephant moved.
"After we harvest, keep your food balls. Don't eat them," Ji Shanqing said as he sat on the ground with his legs crossed. Ji Shanqing sat on the ground with his legs crossed. He was raking the soil with a small hoe. His expression was as calm as ever. This was a scene that Lin Sanjiu never thought she would see. "We will only know how much we can get after a day's work by the tax collector. We will divide the food spheres after that. "
"Then, the three of us will look for the exit," Silvan said. "Grand Prize, give us a few pens. We will start from the half of the room that does not have a farm. We will mark the areas that we have searched. "
"Use your nails to scratch." Ji Shanqing did not look happy. He raised his chin at Han Suiping, who was not far from him. "Earlier, I wanted to say … his ribs are broken, and he needs to be tied up with a bandage to stabilize his ribcage. However, when I tried to take out the bandage, I realized that in this room, all external supplies cannot be used."
"What do you mean?" Lin Sanjiu was shocked. She opened the card vault when she asked that question.
"We can still use battle tools, but we can't use resources in this room," Ji Shanqing sighed. Ji Shanqing sighed and said, "The only resources we can use for the next few days are the food spheres and the clothes on our bodies."
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