Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 364 Newcomer (Second Update)
Another wonder card.

Qin Ziwen had mixed feelings. On the one hand, it was indeed a good product, but on the other hand, he really couldn't afford to raise it.

The small orb in the home area displayed the following text:

[This stage is a cooperative survival game]

[Limited Time Offer: 90 Days]

[Objective: Survive on this map for 90 days to proceed to the next map stage]

[This map adds 1 new player to the Abyss, bringing the total number of new players to 702. At the end of the map, additional rewards will be given based on the number of surviving new player homeowners.]

After scanning the contents, Qin Ziwen glanced at the bonfire burning below the residential area and said to his younger brother, "Go upstairs and check with your neighborhood to see if any of the residents from the urban village have come over."

"Yes." Qin Ziwu started running and quickly ran upstairs.

In the residential area, many people lit torches or bonfires on their balconies, and the light from the flames dispelled the surrounding darkness.

Above the residential area is a rocky dome that stretches from north to south and seems to have no end in sight.

The only buildings around the residential area, besides their own, are the teaching building at the east gate and a newly built gray-white building on the west side of the area.

At the very top of the building is a striking red cross.

Several LED signs stand on the rooftop, reading "Jiangcheng Renkuan Private Hospital".

The newly added building is a split-up hospital building.

The building was pitch black, and the noise was no longer as loud as it had been at the beginning.

Behind the window, many people were hiding behind the glass, secretly observing.

The screams and arguing gradually subsided.

However, thanks to his exceptional hearing, Qin Ziwen could still faintly hear sounds coming from inside the building, though they were much quieter than before.

Qin Ziwu ran back quickly, "Brother, everyone's here. The residents of the urban village all traveled through time with my home."

Qin Ziwen turned to his younger brother and said, "Okay, go and calm those people down first."

There weren't many people coming from the urban villages, only about two hundred, and they were mostly young and middle-aged laborers.

Because the number of rooms in the community was limited, all the houses were filled after the teaching building was integrated into the community for secondary allocation. Therefore, these newly joined young adults were all settled in Qin Ziwu's home.

That is, room 601, unit 2, building 8.

The space was expanded using expansion cards, and many beds were built with wood.

Although it's a bit crowded, daily life is still fine.

After Qin Ziwu left, Qin Ziwen said to Jia Liangcai, "Send someone to contact the hospital later and see how things are going."

"Yes, my lord."

Qin Ziwen then looked at Du Yu to his left rear and said, "Old Du, ride Red Hare and check the surrounding environment. Don't go too far."

"Here."

"Biansheng, take your men down there and ensure security to prevent anyone from causing trouble in the chaos."

"Yes."

After giving the orders, Qin Ziwen looked around. Judging from the map's hints, cooperation and survival were the key.

The difficulty level is likely to be quite high.

If it were merely a lack of food in an underground cave environment, it wouldn't be considered a survival mode.

There are likely other hidden dangers.

Downstairs, in room 402, a flicker of disbelief crossed Zhao Pu's eyes as he recognized the red cross representing the hospital. Long-buried memories surfaced; he'd heard of Renkuan Private Hospital, a private hospital that had sprung up in recent years, rumored to have a powerful background, built by a medical investment group, boasting advanced facilities and having poached many experts.

Several of his classmates worked there before, and he heard that the salary and commission were quite good.

I wonder if any of the survivors inside are acquaintances.

Thinking of something, Zhao Pu turned around and instructed Shu Huan, "You stay at home. Don't go anywhere until you understand the new environment."

Zhao Shuhuan nodded honestly.

Cao Biansheng led his team downstairs. In the courtyard of the residential area, apart from a few large bonfires still burning, the residents who had been staying nearby had already run home.

Cao Biansheng called out a few names, "Yuan Ming, Jin Hao, Jiang Shan, you take twenty brothers to the East Gate. If there is any danger, run to the nearest residential area. I will go to the South Gate."

The group split up, and Cao Biansheng led the remaining twenty people to the nearest south gate.

We're just conducting reconnaissance and maintaining vigilance right now, not actually exterminating wild animals, so there's no need to bring too many people. Too many people would actually make it harder to spread out.

Upon arriving at the south gate, Cao Biansheng extended the fish oil torch in his hand forward. By the light of the torch, he could clearly see that just outside the main gate of the residential area was a stretch of hard stone ground.

The ground was not very smooth; it was full of potholes.

The sound of hooves came from behind, and Red Hare carrying Du Yu passed by.

"Instructor Du, please be careful. Do you have enough torches?"

"I'll just take a quick look around. One should be enough. Don't leave the residential area yet." Du Yu held the reins in one hand and carried the spear in the other.

A stand tray is fixed to the side of Red Hare's neck, with a torch inserted on it.

Red Hare was very fast, its hooves clattering, and in the blink of an eye, it carried Du Yu for over a hundred meters.

Withdrawing his gaze from the retreating figure, Cao Biansheng gave the order to disperse the group, with each person spaced five meters apart, spreading out to the left and right sides from the south gate as the center.

"Brother Cao, I saw a new building on the west side of the neighborhood. Could it be like the Hongding Building?"

"Shut up, you jinx!" Cao Biansheng was speechless. He hoped the newcomer would be a normal person.

Otherwise, it would be quite tiring to kill them.

About half an hour later, the sound of horses' hooves approached.

Du Yu supported Red Hare as they returned. On horseback, Du Yu's expression was solemn, and he remained silent.

Red Hare passed by the crowd like a gust of wind.

Cao Biansheng thought to himself, "It seems that Instructor Du has found out something."

After Du Yu and Chi Tu returned home, they immediately reported to Qin Ziwen.

"My lord, I have conducted a preliminary investigation of the surrounding environment."

"We are at what appears to be a junction in an underground cave. There are five passages nearby. About 700 meters to the south, there is water. We are unsure whether it is an underground river or a pool because the torches have limited illumination and we cannot see the specifics. However, the water is calm and I feel there is something in the pool, which is dangerous. We have not investigated it thoroughly."

"The other passages vary in size, and I haven't investigated them in detail yet, but during my observation, I noticed a lot of insects in the surrounding environment."

"It's normal to have bugs here, after all, this is underground."

Du Yu said, "These insects are very large, generally over half a meter long. I suspect that the insects in the surrounding environment have generally mutated."

Qin Ziwen fell into deep thought upon hearing this. "Generally gigantic insects, an underground insect kingdom?"
"Alright, you go and get ready. Once we're here, it won't be long before we attract the attention of the local inhabitants."

To the local inhabitants, they were undoubtedly outsiders.

It's just unknown how intense these indigenous people's probing will be.

Moreover, we've been in the time travel for a while now, and the main hospital building behind us still hasn't sent anyone to communicate with us. Their actions are far too slow.

(End of this chapter)