The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 287 Food, Water, Shelter and Crossing the Road
Speaking of hidden side quests, Wu Chang was no longer sleepy. He perked up and observed the girl named Amber.

The girl looks to be about eleven or twelve years old. Girls develop early and her height is nearly five feet tall. With her cold and anorexic face, she gives people the feeling of a little adult.

She was very delicate, like a doll that came to life, with jet-black hair, snow-white skin, and deep blue eyes.

The girl's pupils are like the deep ocean. Not only are the colors similar, but her gaze is also as silent as the deep ocean. When you look into her eyes, you will subconsciously feel strange, scared and insecure.

Even though Dean Susan had asked the girl to greet the two men, she remained expressionless and stood there.

Wu Chang could not see any emotional fluctuations from the girl, no excitement, no anticipation, and no disgust.

This reaction was very unusual for an elementary school girl who grew up in an orphanage.

Perhaps the girl’s reaction is related to her miserable childhood and the attitude of people around her.

When Dean Susan was persuading Wu Chang and his wife to adopt another child, she did not avoid Amber at all. Even in a place as unrefined as the Federation, saying bad things to her face was excessive.

Although Dean Susan was not very qualified, she was very enthusiastic and continued to persuade:

"Mr. Sean, as the manager of the orphanage, I have an obligation to tell you everything. Although I am a clergyman, I should be kind and merciful to everyone and work hard to redeem them."

"But every time I face Amber, I feel that she is the child of the devil and the source of all disasters."

Although Amber, as the person involved, did not say anything, Wu Chang could not stand it anymore. He frowned and defended his client.

"Dean Susan, isn't it too much to say that to a child? I think you should be careful about your words and actions, otherwise I will doubt whether you know how to communicate with children."

Facing Wu Chang's accusation, Susan did not hold back, but said:

"Mr. Sean, you are a kind-hearted person, but believe me, the twelve families who adopted Amber before were all kind-hearted people from decent families."

A trace of confusion flashed across Wu Chang's eyes. How much?

Susan noticed Wu Chang's surprise, or rather, she had seen this expression many times.

"Yes, you heard it right. Before you, Amber had been adopted twelve times, and each time lasted no more than half a year. Every time she left, the family that adopted her would be shattered."

"Some of them had family discord and fought with their spouses, resulting in one spouse's death and the other being thrown into prison; some had a sudden change in their careers and mental breakdown and committed suicide; some became neurotic and lost the ability to take care of themselves and were locked up in the Siegf Mental Hospital."

“These are all lucky ones.”

Wu Chang: ...

He repeatedly recalled the grammar of the Federal language, wondering in what context these encounters could be called lucky.

Susan continued, "Many families who adopted Amber died in accidents. For example, the last couple who adopted her died in a plane crash."

"I can take responsibility for everything I said. For your own safety, please think carefully about whether you want to adopt this child."

Although Susan said that being Amber's adoptive parent was more dangerous than smuggling contraband into Xia Country, Wu Chang still insisted on his previous choice.

"It doesn't matter. I consulted a mysterious oriental fortune teller before. He said that I have a strong destiny and cannot be killed."

Dean Susan sighed. At this moment, she also remembered a proverb from the East: It is difficult to persuade a damned ghost with kind words.

She turned around and looked at Amber and asked, "Amber, what do you mean, are you willing to become the adopted daughter of Sean and his wife?"

Amber looked at Wu Chang and Irene. She moved her head very little, as if her head was not moving, only her eyeballs were moving, which looked a little creepy.

"I have no objection. Anyway, it won't be long before I come back again."

Dean Susan shook her head and said, "Seize this opportunity, Amber. If you come back again, I will really treat you as a demon."

Susan's words sounded like a joke, but there was nothing joking in her tone.

She took out an adoption registration form from the drawer of her desk and placed it in front of Wu Chang.

"If you are sure, please sign in the adoption column."

The moment Wu Chang touched the adoption registration form, a line of prompts popped up in front of his eyes.

"Hidden side quest: Care for Amber's healthy growth, always pay attention to her physical and mental health, and gain her recognition. At the end of the dungeon, Amber's recognition value must not be less than 60 points. There is no penalty for mission failure. Do you want to accept the mission?"

Looking at the requirements of the hidden side quest, Wu Chang's expression changed again.

Are you kidding me? I am completing an A-level copy that is on the verge of getting out of control, and I am also hunting down Lin Jiang, who holds the highest authority in the four major organizations. I am responsible for the safety of the wasteland. Do you think I am just playing house?

"For every two points of Amber's recognition, the player's attribute suppression can be released by 1%."

Wu Chang immediately grabbed the pen and signed his name in the adopter column as quickly as possible, and said to Amber:

"In this world, you are my biological daughter!"

Amber:?
It's lively on Wu Chang's side as he triggers the "True Walker", and it's equally lively on his side as his true self lurking among the players.

Since my true self did not obtain indigenous identity but also enjoyed player privileges, just like in the Anthem Company copy, my true self appeared in a collective safe space with other players.

Before entering the dungeon, Wu Chang had imagined many possible scenarios unfolding.

Because the players in the dungeon were born in the same place, and the four major organizations arranged many people to enter the dungeon to take up positions, it was very likely that members of the four major organizations would find Lin Jiang before the dungeon officially started.

As soon as the copy starts and the safe zone is eliminated, they will rush forward and take Lin Jiang down directly.

Just like in the Anthem Company copy, the Ironclad Regiment took down passers-by players at the beginning.

But plans cannot keep up with the speed of changes. Wu Chang was speechless as he looked at the crowded scene in the safe zone.

The dungeon that originally accommodated fifteen people is now crowded with at least a hundred players.

The Gathering Order used by Lin Jiang not only made the passage of his Destiny Cube public, but also directly increased the number of people who could participate in the dungeon, expanding it from fifteen to a hundred people.

Given the style of the Abyss game, it goes without saying that with so many more players, the difficulty of the dungeon will definitely increase. Not to mention that the difficulty will increase by six or seven times, it will probably be three or four times.

In Hou Jingchuan's evaluation, the original difficulty of the Doomed dungeon was as weird as an S-level dungeon. With the sudden increase in difficulty, it is probably two points more difficult than the S-level dungeon.

The safe zone of the dungeon was set up in an indoor basketball court. One hundred players were inside it. Most of them were confused, trembling with fear at the prompts on the attribute panel, fearing the reputation of the A-level dungeon that was on the verge of getting out of control.

Another group of people obviously knew the inside story and came prepared.

There were many familiar faces among them. Booker, Colton and Veronica, who had queued with him in the Anthem Company, all entered the dungeon.

After a rough look around, apart from him, there were about ten players arranged by the four major organizations.

There were quite a few of them, but they dared not make a sound and could only sneak around in the crowd to look for Lin Jiang's trace.

The attribute suppression feature of the Doomed dungeon greatly narrows the distance between players from the four major organizations and ordinary players. Coupled with the 90% damage reduction between players, the strength gap between them becomes smaller.

When the power gap is small enough, the fight between players is no different from a group fight between ordinary people. At this stage, the number of people is the factor that determines victory or defeat.

Most of the players who appeared in the safe zone at this moment followed Lin Jiang’s call and came to break the monopoly of the four major organizations on high-quality copies.

If they reveal the identities of the four major organizations, other players will naturally view them as hostile, whether they are worried about the retaliation of the four major organizations or angry at the four major organizations' concealment of their identities.

By then, let alone subduing Lin Jiang in the safe zone within an hour, they would be lucky if they were not subdued.

The people from the four major organizations could only be patient for the time being and wait until the players dispersed and Lin Jiang was left alone, and then let Lin Jiang know what the black hand was.

The effect of the Doomed dungeon is very great for ordinary players, and it is also very effective for Wu Chang.

Even with the full amount of Master Breakthrough amplification and Sea Giant Strength amplification activated, his attribute panel is still a bit shabby.

Health: 12 (8) Strength: 20.4 (8)

Agility: 8.25 (5.5)

Endurance: 9 (6)

Energy: 22.5 (15)

Inspiration: 16
Will: 23
(Note: The attributes in brackets are before the amplification.)
Compared with other players, he still possesses combat power far beyond that of ordinary people, especially in terms of strength and energy. If he activates the transformation of the Abyss Python, the energy can reach as much as 38.

His greatest advantage is his will.

All players who enter the dungeon have the same main quest 5: stay awake and don't let your willpower drop below .

In the Doom-bound copy, the willpower deducted from the first three attacks can be restored through cultivation and the use of props.

But after three times, if the willpower is deducted due to the attack, the main task 2 will fail directly. The lower the willpower value, the higher the intensity of the bad luck attack will be.

None of the other players present had raised their willpower, which did not directly affect combat power, to above 50 in the Wilderness.

This means that everyone except Wu Chang has 5 points of willpower at this moment, while he has 23 points.

Whether it is fault tolerance or resistance to mental misfortune, it is far ahead.

Just as he was recalling the information Hou Jingchuan had given him and thinking about how to complete the main storyline first, a prompt suddenly popped up on his attribute panel, indicating that he had received a message.

He opened the information and saw that it contained information related to the Doomed dungeon. The accuracy of the information was much worse than that provided by Hou Jingchuan, and the scope was also much lower, but it provided detailed explanations and analyses of the basic mechanisms of the dungeon and how to survive in the early stages.

Judging from the reactions of the surrounding players, this was an indiscriminate mass message.

It involved a lot of secret information, and even Wu Chang was surprised that it was released so easily.

But when he thought about it, he found that Lin Jiang's move was the correct answer.

Lin Jiang spent such a huge price to bring in a group of obstacles to cover for him and stop the actions of the four major organizations. He must make the most of them and not let them become simple cannon fodder.

If he hadn't sent out the strategy guide to everyone, nine out of the eighty or so independent players who followed the dungeon would have died within three days, and by then he would have nowhere to hide.

Amid the exclamations of the crowd, the protective shield of the safe zone dissipated and the copy officially began.

The players left the stadium in a swarm without stopping.

While members of the four major organizations are looking for Lin Jiang, they also have to hide their identities to avoid being discovered by Lin Jiang.

Moreover, before entering the copy, they all received a notice that the main force of this operation was someone else, and they were only responsible for assisting and mainly protecting themselves.

Lin Jiang has the help of the Illuminati, and he himself is quite powerful. If their identities are discovered, they will most likely be hunted down by Lin Jiang.

Hundreds of people poured out of the basketball court, causing Old Black, who was watching the live broadcast of the game in the guard room, to widen his eyes in shock.

He rushed out of the reception room and shouted, "Hey, when did you come in?"

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

Putting aside their origins, with this number of people, the stadium can’t even open up.

Coincidentally, the player closest to Blackie is Booker.

Booker was a typical redneck tough guy. He glanced at Old Black, patted the revolver at his waist, and then took out a police officer's ID.

Lao Hei fell silent instantly, ran back to the guard room faster than when he rushed out, and locked the door tightly.

This is attribute restraint. Just a glance is worth more than a thousand words of explanation.

It is nine o'clock in the morning. The weather in Sigoff City is sunny and the sun is dazzling.

After everyone simply identified the direction through the landmarks, they walked towards the places they had chosen.

Doom is a survival dungeon in which the player's most important task is to survive.

In a way, Doom is like a wilderness survival game set in an urban setting where accidents can happen at any time.

Those who often watch wilderness survival programs know that in addition to some food tips such as "chicken is crunchy" and "the head can be eaten without it", the most important thing for survival in the wild is the three elements of survival.

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

This is also true in the Doom-ridden dungeon.

In the Doomed dungeon, due to the weakening of the player's attributes, problems such as eating, drinking water, fatigue, etc. that could be overcome by relying on attributes in the past have become factors that must be solved here.

Moreover, in the dungeon, food and water can only be solved by the output within the dungeon. No matter how much food is brought in from outside the dungeon, it cannot relieve hunger and thirst.

Besides food and water, shelter is equally important.

The doomed dungeon is kindhearted and cannot stand the homeless outsiders.

Players in the dungeon can only spend the night in regular rooms. If they sleep on the streets like homeless people, they are likely to be attacked in various ways. Even on Christmas Eve, when they wake up, they will be surprised to find that their willpower has been deducted a little.

Food, water, accommodation, all of these cost money.

If you want to get money, you have to work hard to earn it.

Sigoff is a city where money is everything. Money can solve all problems and break any rules, including the laws of physics.

In the intelligence Hou Jingchuan gave to Wu Chang, he mentioned several examples. As long as there is enough money, you can let the workers work twice as much as they want and build a skyscraper in one day. You can also directly purchase positions and exchange them for positions in the Siegf City Hall. You can even spend a lot of money to buy influence directly from the people.

Rumor has it that there is a squid man in the White Tower who turned the game Doomed into a capitalist simulator, and made a fortune by exploiting the natives. A few days before the end of the dungeon, he used 500 million federal coins to purchase 10% of the attribute liberation.

Money is important, but how to make money requires players to exercise their subjective initiative.

Whether you play Doomed as a cow and horse simulator, a capitalist simulator, or a GTA simulator, it all depends on your own abilities.

But no matter which one it is, surviving is the most important thing.

Thirty meters in front of Wu Chang, an individual player was running quickly. His destination was W Coffee, which was a hundred meters away.

W Coffee is the most popular coffee shop in Sigoff City. On the golden sign, there is a seductive girl dressed as a clown, with her hands on her knees and her legs spread in a W shape facing the customers.

People are constantly coming in and out under the huge sign, which shows that this coffee shop is very popular among the citizens.

It was mentioned in the strategy guide sent to the group that applying for a job as a barista or waiter at W Coffee can easily solve the problem of food and clothing for the day, which is a very comfortable starting point. Casual players obviously see this point.

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

Wu Chang clearly saw that a mark surrounded by black mist appeared behind the individual player.

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

A large truck came speeding towards them, so fast that it left an afterimage. Through the truck's window, one could see the driver frantically operating the car, trying to bring the out-of-control truck back under control.

But it was too late.

A large truck flashed by, sending a lone player in the middle of the road flying high into the air.

By the time it landed, the individual player was already dead.

In Sigoff, in addition to food, water and shelter, you also need to remember to look at the road when crossing it to stay safe.

(End of this chapter)