Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 41, Fourth Rule of the Apocalypse

Over the next two days, due to the short time available, Guan Tong did not open any new pages of the [Wordless Book], but instead continued to test the "illusion and reality" ability of the shadow.

During the testing process, he discovered a defect.

That's a matter of visibility.

The shadow itself has no five senses; its actions all require Guan Tong's command.

In this way, if Guan Tong wanted to send it to a place where it had no view of the area, it would be completely unable to go there.

Guan Tong is still considering how to solve this problem. He can either leave it alone or try to give the shadow some sensory abilities, but not complete sensory perception.

If it has full perception, then its advantage of not being afraid of pain is lost.

Guan Tong considered attaching a hidden camera to its body, with a receiver that transmits the footage constantly. However, this might be subject to interference, and besides, once the shadow blurred, the camera would immediately lose its support and fall to the ground.

Starting with the "wordless book," that is, "adding words" again, might be useful, but Guan Tong doesn't have time to try it right now.

He had no choice but to put the issue aside for the time being.

He also tested the possibility of materializing a blurred shadow when it merges with other shadows.

He conducted an experiment in a secluded outdoor location, controlling a blurred shadow to connect to the shadow of a car, and then commanding it to materialize.

The moment he gave the order, his mental energy was completely drained, and the conversion failed.

This made him realize that if he had enough mental power, he might actually be able to materialize the "shadow car" as a whole.

However, the failure was expected.

With his current mental power limit, he can't even manipulate the shadow of an ordinary physical object for more than 2 minutes. Not to mention manipulating the materialization of a shadow that merges with the shadow of a large object.

Finally, he also tested the maneuvering distance issue.

The first time, he stood on the roof of an abandoned building, manipulating the ethereal shadow to move along the road until it almost reached the end of his vision, then commanded it to materialize, but failed.

He then reduced the distance in each subsequent test, finally succeeding at around one kilometer. This means that the distance he can manipulate the physical shadow currently cannot exceed one kilometer; otherwise, it will automatically blur.

By understanding the limitations of shadows, Guan Tong will be better prepared to face different situations in the future.

Two days flew by during his development and testing.

On the third day, he stopped expending his mental energy and saved it to prepare for the new rules for tomorrow.

When Guan Tong went downstairs to pick up the food delivered by the Bureau of Social Security in the morning, she noticed that there were very few room cards left on the table when she passed by the hotel reception desk.

It seems quite a few people have checked into the Limei Hotel these past few days. The hotel has a total of 150 rooms, and if they're all full, there are definitely a lot of people.

【Please enter the verification code】

A notification appeared on the unmanned transport vehicle parked at the hotel entrance. Guan Tong entered the verification code received on her phone, and the side door of the vehicle opened automatically, with a robotic arm delivering a small plastic box.

After Guan Tong took it, the driverless car drove away automatically to the next registered delivery location.

Back in my room, I opened the plastic box and found two cartons of fresh milk, a fruit bread, a meat floss bread, two hams, and some snacks—a rather generous breakfast for one person.

Although the food is being distributed for free, the amount each person can receive each day is limited; it's impossible for someone to order a ton of supplies and still receive them.

After Guan Tong finished eating, all that was left was to wait until 9 a.m. the next day for the Fire Stealers to release the new rules.

Bored, he went to the Countermeasures Research Office's official website and took a look at the updated "Apocalyptic Rules White Paper".

The third rule, "Fasting Therapy," states that food boxes can be used to assist in challenges, and that the number of boxes is limited.

It also records that when mental energy decays to zero, the personal terminal will automatically disable unusable hidden settings.

To Guan Tong's surprise, the Countermeasures Office had already conducted detailed tests on the three new items that had been added to the store. [Multi-terrain Marching Boots]: After testing, it was found that the boots could be worn normally on sand, mud, ice, water, and even swamps.

【Thermostatic Technology Underwear - Basic Model】: Tests have shown that when wearing only this underwear with the thermostatic function activated, testers maintained a comfortable body temperature in rooms with temperatures of 75 degrees Celsius and -30 degrees Celsius.

[Gene Optimization Fluid - Inferior Quality]: After multiple rounds of complex testing, each tester will receive a 1-4 point increase in their maximum mental strength. The differences depend on each person's unique genetic defects, which will be repaired randomly.

Tester A (congenital color blindness): Reported 28 hours after taking the product, the color blindness appeared to have improved, which was confirmed by testing.

Tester B (congenital albinism): developed a high fever 19 hours after taking the medication. After examination, the body's melanin production improved, and it is expected to return to normal levels within the next 2-3 years.

Tester C...

Looking at the densely packed dozen or so test reports, Guan Tong thought to himself, "No wonder the most people who buy gene optimization fluid are the sublimators."

Things that correct physical defects and are beneficial in the long run are naturally the most popular. Even normally healthy people may have some unknown genetic defects, and it would be good to be able to improve them.

……

The following day, June 1st.

Around 8 o'clock, Guan Tong was in her room when she suddenly heard a lot of noise outside.

He went downstairs and found more than a hundred people gathered in the lobby, it seemed that most of the hotel guests had come down.

Some people were standing, some were sitting in chairs, and many were sitting on the ground. Everyone was gathered together, making a commotion, as if they were waiting for the new rules to be announced at 9 o'clock.

Guan Tong looked at the rules for a moment and then went back to his room. He preferred to be alone when the rules were being announced. This way, he could calm down and think carefully about how to approach the challenge.

At 9 o'clock sharp, the fire thief arrived on time with the new rules.

[The fourth rule of the apocalypse has been released]

[Apocalyptic Rule Four: Snow in June]

[Rule details: Starting from the date of this rule's release, continuous snowfall will occur globally, lasting throughout June.]

[Success Reward: 150 Ascension Coins, Bronze-level Survival Chest]

[Failure penalty: none]

[Note: Extreme environments are one of the best ways to test an organism's survival ability. Please try your best to survive this month.]

The moment the fire-stealer's voice faded, Guan Tong walked to the window and looked up.

The sky was originally bright and cloudless today. But at this moment, he witnessed the sky suddenly change, and the sun disappeared without a trace.

Instead, there were thick, leaden-colored, opaque clouds.

And the heavy snow falling from the sky.

Guan Tong opened the window and reached out her hand.

He saw a snowflake, about half the size of his palm, fall into his hand, and his expression changed slightly.

"Such heavy snow, and it's going to keep falling for a whole month..."

"No wonder there's a survival chest in this reward, and no penalty for failure. Because failure is equivalent to... death."

Guan Tong felt a little heavy-hearted.

He knew that, unlike the previous "ultra-marathon" and "fasting therapy," this "June snow" was more like the first "sleep deprivation" rule—the kind of rule that one could not survive peacefully simply by giving up!

(End of this chapter)