It is well known that most drivers enjoy chatting with passengers.

Seeing Shi Jinwei holding a map, he smiled and asked, "Miss, are you here for tourism?"

"Hmm." She nodded, thinking that the driver must be most familiar with the traffic in Anhong City.

He organized his thoughts and said, "Brother, I've noticed that the transportation around here isn't very convenient."

"Huh? High-speed rail and airplanes are available, isn't that convenient?" the driver immediately retorted.

As a model citizen, I can't stand hearing others say anything bad about my city.

Shi Jinwei pointed to the map: "I originally wanted to take a plane, but the airport is closed. The high-speed rail and highway are the only routes, and the exits are too limited. If it's blocked, there's no way to get out."

It's really quite embarrassing that such a big city only has a single-track line and one highway entrance.

The driver coughed and said, "It's not finished yet. This one is the tunnel, on the west side. There's another one that's been cut through the mountain, on the north side. It's not finished yet, that's why you tourists don't know about it."

Hearing the driver say this, Shi Jinwei's eyes lit up slightly. Just as she was about to ask a few more questions, the car began to shake violently.

"Don't panic, it's just an earthquake, it happens all the time, it'll be over soon," the driver reassured Shi Jinwei as he steered the wheel.

Residents of Anhong City are already used to earthquakes.

Shi Jinwei didn't say anything, gripping the handle on her head tightly, her body swaying with the car.

The surrounding cars seemed to have gotten used to the vibrations and showed no signs of panic.

Shi Jinwei admired them somewhat; they were too calm.

However, it was indeed similar to what the driver said; although the tremor was strong, it disappeared quickly.

The radio broadcast the news anchor's sweet voice, which was talking about the earthquake that had just occurred.

The earthquake was determined to be magnitude 3.5, with its epicenter located on the seabed near the airport.

It is a plate tremor caused by an undersea earthquake.

After the host finished speaking, he also shared some basic knowledge about protection with everyone.

The driver seemed to have gotten tired of it and simply changed the channel.

Shi Jinwei wanted to ask about the mountain opening in the north, but her phone started ringing.

It's a newly added player group.

She left quickly; there are still some players near the airport who haven't left yet.

Although the earthquake was reported to be only magnitude 3.5.

But they were closer to the epicenter and felt the power of the earthquake more directly than Shi Jinwei.

According to them, the port's loading and unloading machines were shaking violently, and the suspended containers fell down, almost killing people.

It nearly caused a major accident.

Meanwhile, at the airport, the ground was shaking violently, and the planes on board were also trembling.

This also made many players who hadn't given up completely give up.

Upon seeing this, Shi Jinwei knew that she needed to speed up the intelligence gathering.

He immediately looked up and asked the driver what had just happened.

Seeing her interest, the driver explained in more detail.

Although it wasn't reported in the news, many citizens knew about it.

So the driver didn't hide anything and told her that a new highway had been built to the west.

Unlike the tunnel to the west, the highway to the north was built by chiseling through the mountain.

But he didn't know any of the other details.

The road is still closed because it's not finished, and it's said it won't open until next year.

At this point, the car arrived at the hotel entrance.

Knowing she wouldn't get any further information, Shi Jinwei readily got out of the car.

Before entering the hotel, Shi Jinwei went to a nearby fast food restaurant.

It was just past noon, which meant we avoided the peak lunch hour.

There were only a few customers left in the fast food restaurant.

Dozens of pre-packaged, unsold fast food meals were displayed in front of the counter.

She went over to take a look and saw that the packaging was very clean, so she bought all the fast food.

That's enough to last us these days in the game.

It cost a total of 800 coins.

Including yesterday's purchase of supplies, I have 298203 coins remaining in my card.

The shop owner was very welcoming. When he learned that she was staying at a nearby hotel, he offered to deliver the goods to her door.

Shi Jinwei planned to check out late and wasn't worried about the owner doing anything after knowing the address, so she gave him the address directly.

After leaving the fast food restaurant, I went back to the hotel.

After the boss delivered the fast food, I threw it into my spatial storage before going downstairs to check out.

She planned to go check out the highway being built to the west.

Although theoretically, this route is safer than the tunnel route.

Shi Jinwei hailed a taxi and gave the address.

The driver gave her a strange look: "Young lady, this place is quite remote. You're not thinking of going to the newly built highway, are you?"

He didn't rush to drive; instead, he asked about the destination first.

It's no wonder the driver thought of it immediately.

When she checked the relevant information, she saw that the North Expressway entrance was built by carving into the mountain.

It was already very desolate, with only a few households, all of whom were relocated elsewhere.

There's not much scenery nearby; the only thing to see is the highway under construction.

Seeing the little girl nod, the driver sighed, "I advise you not to go. The news just reported that there was an accident over there, a landslide, and construction has been suspended."

Shi Jinwei: "..."

Oh, what a coincidence.

He got out of the car sheepishly and took out his phone to see if there were any clues in the group chat.

Suddenly, countless alarms sounded simultaneously, and the NPCs all pulled out their phones.

An earthquake warning popped up on the screen:

[Earthquake shear waves are approaching; please take precautions.]

The epicenter is 455 kilometers away from you. Warning magnitude: 6.8. Countdown: 55 seconds.

Please remain calm and stay away from hanging objects; do not use elevators. Seek shelter in the nearest life triangle or open area.

Anhong City has done a very good job in emergency training.

Upon receiving the message, the vehicles that were in motion immediately braked.

Pedestrians on the street also began to move away from the surrounding buildings and run to open spaces.

Shi Jinwei was standing under the big tree, so she quickly moved away as well.

Many people quickly ran out of nearby buildings, frantically searching for safe places to take refuge.

The road was instantly packed with people.

Those who couldn't escape in time sought safe havens inside the building.

The "triangle of life" refers to the triangular space formed around collapsed debris and large, sturdy objects during an earthquake, where hiding in this area offers a higher chance of survival.

However, people cannot predict where objects will collapse before an earthquake strikes.

There is no guarantee that the triangle area will form.

Therefore, this theory is highly controversial internationally.

People felt that "lying down, covering oneself, and holding on" was the safest way to save oneself.

However, the warning came so quickly that many people reacted instinctively.

These theoretical knowledge also cannot be accurately applied in practice.

Soon, the ground began to shake slightly.

Earthquakes can be classified into seven levels based on their magnitude.

Earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 6 but less than 7 are classified as strong earthquakes, ranking third from the bottom in terms of magnitude.

In addition, the distance from the epicenter was not far, so the tremor was very strong.

Many people feel unstable when standing on the ground.

The nearby buildings also began to shake continuously.

The earth emitted a faint hum, as if a premonition of an impending eruption.

Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the surrounding high-rise buildings.

Be prepared to escape at any time.

Fortunately, the tremors subsided after a few minutes, and it was a false alarm.

Shi Jinwei breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly thought of something, her eyes narrowing slightly.

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