Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 606 286: Food, Water, Shelter, and Crossing the Road

With the help of the Bright Society behind Lin Jiang and his own solid strength, if their identities were discovered, they might get hunted down by Lin Jiang.

Hundreds of people surged out of the basketball court, startling the security guard watching a game broadcast in the security room, who widened his eyes in shock.

He rushed out of the room, shouting, "Hey, when did you all get in here?"

If he remembered correctly, the gym had just opened, and no one had entered yet. Where did these people come from?

Not to mention their background, just by sheer number, the stadium wouldn't be able to hold them all.

Coincidentally, the player closest to the security guard was Booker.

Booker exuded the typical redneck tough-guy vibe. He glanced at the security guard, patted his revolver at his waist, and then took out a police badge.

The security guard instantly fell silent, quickly retreating back to the security room and locking the door firmly.

This was attribute suppression; just one look could surpass a thousand words of explanation.

It was 9 a.m. in Sigef City, the weather was clear, and the sun was blindingly bright.

After a simple landmark recognition, everyone headed towards the places they had chosen.

The Cursed Dungeon is a survival instance, and the most important task for players is to stay alive.

In some sense, the Cursed Dungeon is like a wilderness survival challenge in an urban setting where unexpected events can happen at any time.

Those who often watch wilderness survival programs know that aside from little culinary tips like "crunchy chicken flavor" and "edible if you remove the head," the most important thing in wilderness survival is the three essential elements.

The three essential elements of survival are food, water, and shelter.

This is also true in the Cursed Dungeon.

Within the Cursed Dungeon, due to players' weakened attributes, eating, drinking, and fatigue, which could previously be shrugged off with attributes, are now issues that must be resolved.

Moreover, in the dungeon, food and water can only be obtained from its internal sources; food brought in from outside, no matter how much is consumed, cannot alleviate hunger and thirst.

Aside from food and water, shelter is equally important.

The Cursed Dungeon is kind-hearted and can't bear to see foreign vagrants.

Players in the dungeon can only stay overnight in legitimate rooms. If they camp out on the streets like vagrants, they might be attacked. Even on a peaceful night, upon waking, they might find their Will has been reduced by one point as a surprising discovery.

Food, water, and accommodation fees all require money.

To get money, you have to work hard to earn it.

Sigef City is a money-driven city; having money can solve every problem, break any rules, including physical laws.

The information Hou Jingchuan provided to Wu Chang mentioned several examples: as long as you have enough money, you can make workers work nonstop, allowing a skyscraper to be built in a day, or directly buy a position, redeem a position at the Sigef City Hall, or even spread money lavishly, buying influence directly from the masses.

It's rumored that a squid-man from over by the White Tower turned the Cursed Dungeon into a capitalist simulator, squeezing every bit of profit from the natives, and made a fortune, buying 10% attribute liberation with 5 million Federation Coins a few days before the instance end.

Money is important, but how to earn it requires players to leverage their subjective initiative.

Whether turning the Cursed Dungeon into a cattle simulator, capitalist simulator, or GTA simulator, it all depends on their own skills.

However, no matter which way, surviving is the most crucial.

Thirty meters ahead of Wu Chang, an independent player was sprinting quickly towards the W Café, a hundred meters away.

W Café is the hottest café in Sigef City. On the golden signboard, a clownishly dressed gorgeous woman holds her knees with both hands, spreading her legs in a W shape towards the customers.

Under the huge signboard, people were constantly coming in and out, indicating the cafe was quite popular among the citizens.

The widely circulated guide mentioned that applying as a barista or waiter at W Café could easily solve a day's meals, which is a very comfortable start, and the independent player had evidently taken note of that point.

However, he was so focused on the job that he didn't have time to look at himself.

Wu Chang clearly saw a black mist enveloped mark appear behind the independent player.

The next moment, a deafening horn sounded from a distance.

A large truck charged forward, moving so fast it left afterimages. Through the truck's glass, one could see the driver frantically trying to regain control of the runaway vehicle.

But it was all too late.

The truck zoomed past, sending the independent player standing in the middle of the road flying high.

By the time he fell, the independent player had already lost his breath.

In Sigef City, aside from food, water, and shelters, gaining safety also means remembering to look both ways when crossing the road.