Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 129 Crisis and Progress

Option 75 14.3%, Option 10.7 [-]%, Option [-] [-]%.

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【Option [-]】

【Tea】

……

1 day's tea, after drinking, can at least guarantee normal action within 1 day.

"bring it on."

Zheng Zhuo picked up the water and white grass from in front of him.He poured water into the cauldron, and put white grass in it.

After this simple step, he polished his flint and steel.

bass.

Firelights were lit indoors.

"It's quite warm."

Zheng Zhuo stirred the cauldron with only water and white grass with a long spoon, feeling the temperature brought by the flame.

To be honest, it's still a bit cold in this room.

"If only I were still in the body in [Evolution World]..."

He couldn't help thinking.

In that case, the forest can be directly burned through.

"Hey. Let's focus on stirring. Let me see, time..."

Deng.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zheng Zhuo saw [Quick Cast] flash on the left panel.

Immediately afterwards, the color of the grass soup in the cauldron changed in an instant.

"Ok?"

Zheng Zhuo opened the 【Check】.

The displayed contents of the cauldron changed from [Water] and [White Grass] to [Tea].

Very fast alchemy.

The book says it takes at least 15 minutes.But now, it only took him 1 second to complete the finished product.

From this point of view, it was his [Quick Casting] ability that played a role.

After the materials were mixed, the time for alchemy was skipped and the preparation was carried out quickly.

"Not bad."

Zheng Zhuo was very satisfied with this windfall.

Now, he just saved 15 minutes.However, as the things he refines become more and more complex in the future, he can save a lot of time.

Zheng Zhuo carefully transferred [tea] to a large glass bottle with a lid with a spoon.

Under the influence of the spores, just doing it also exhausted him.

"...you have to rest."

Zheng Zhuo pulled out a folding bed in the corner.This was what he had just discovered while searching for available materials.Come to think of it, past mayors used it when they wanted a temporary break.

Zheng Zhuo opened the folding bed.There is also a thin layer of dust on it, but it is still within the acceptable range.

"Conditions are limited. Rest, rest."

Zheng Zhuo lay down on the bed, took off his coat and covered himself.

The exhaustion brought by the spores surged up immediately after he lay down.He soon fell into a deep sleep.

……

boom.

bang bang.

Bang bang bang.

"...?"

In a daze, Zheng Zhuo was awakened by a strange movement.

"what……?"

He barely opened his eyes, and it was dark all around.

It's still night.Or rather, he slept through the night.

You can't see your fingers.In the abandoned town, there is no light at all.Zheng Zhuo looked out the window, there was not even moonlight.

bang bang.

Still, the sound is clear.

It was coming from the street outside.

bang bang.

"..."

There seems to be... something walking on the street, making a "bang bang" sound.

And it was definitely not the footsteps of people or animals of any kind.

"...!"

Zheng Zhuo woke up immediately.His body tensed with tension.

"(what!?)"

He got out of bed as quietly as he could, and dropped to the floor on all hands and knees.This posture is not elegant, but it is better than not making a sound.

"(outside……)"

He quietly approached the window, and then looked out.

On the dark street, a shadow rolled by nearby.It has a huge head and a slender body.

The head was like a flower or a fruit, hanging down rather cumbersomely.

bang bang.

Its body must be covered with some kind of rigid structure.Because, as the thing hopped across the street, it hit the ground with a thumping sound.

"(Strange plants!?)"

That is definitely not a plant that Zheng Zhuo has seen before.Cold sweat broke out from his back.

bang bang.

Plants pass outside the mayor's office.Zheng Zhuo even smelled the rotten smell from it.

Zheng Zhuo's heart beat fast.He quietly took hold of the nearest glass bottle.If that thing came in, he could at least give it a hammer with the bottle - although he didn't know if it would work -

bang bang.

The sound approached and then went away.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have very good perception.

The strange plants are gone.It didn't make it into the mayor's office.

scary...

After confirming that the strange plant had left, Zheng Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground.

……

After encountering the strange plant, Zheng Zhuo's nerves have been very tense.He thought he would stay awake until dawn, but then, he fell asleep anyway.

The impact of the spores is indeed great.It wasn't until the sun rose that he got up from the folding bed with a sore back.

Sleep quality is not good.But the strength is almost restored.

"It's good to recover your strength."

Zheng Zhuo moved his hands and feet, and then drank the [tea] made by alchemy yesterday.

Without further ado.He wants to continue exploring.

... squeak...

Pushing open the door of the mayor's office, Zheng Zhuo raised his head in the morning air.

Very nice environment.It would be more perfect without those spores floating in the air.

Zheng Zhuo stretched his waist and looked into the distance.

Then, he noticed something.

"...Is the plant a little closer to the village?"

Some vines crawled onto the dirt road.They didn't seem to have entered town yet when he came yesterday.

"Chu Huairen?"

Zheng Zhuo immediately opened the panel and asked Chu Huairen.

"...Compared to the beginning... It has advanced by about two squares..."

He got a definite answer.

……

【The situation of the small town】

[Small town plot]: 18 grids

[Forest Lot]: 82 grids

[Small town manpower]: 1
……

At this rate, in nine days, the forest will completely engulf the town.

Might be able to move on after that.But Zheng Zhuo believes that the better the town facilities are preserved, the better it will be for him.

"Can't wait any longer."

He wanted to know what other facilities were available in the town.

Zheng Zhuo left the vicinity of the mayor's office and began to explore the surrounding area. The effect of [tea] gradually revealed, at least he didn't feel tired as easily as yesterday.

He wandered around, and there were abandoned houses everywhere.He used [identification] to find some sacks, a few sticks and a small bucket of unused motor oil.

Sacks and sticks are alchemy materials.Motor oil is a solvent.

Other than that, the biggest bonus is a well.

There are many entries for [water] in "Alchemy Dictionary".Obviously, it is a very broadly applicable solvent.Access to access to water will be critical.

Zheng Zhuo tried to fetch water from the bucket on the side of the well, but the environment in the well was not good.Zheng Zhuo took some water, but it was all polluted with spores and turned yellow-green.

[Identification] also showed that these were just [dirty water].There is no indication that it can be used as a solvent.

There was no other way, Zheng Zhuo could only move the sacks, sticks and engine oil back to the mayor's office.

but……

When returning to the mayor's office, something under the corridor caught Zheng Zhuo's attention.

It was a gray and white stone, just around the corner of the house.It is as big as a human head, but very thin, with many fine holes on it.

Zheng Zhuo turned his back to it when he left, and only found it when he came back.

"What is this? Was it there yesterday?"

Zheng Zhuo approached it.He touched the stone lightly with his foot.

The stone is very light.It was kicked aside and made a "bang bang" sound.

"Eh."

Zheng Zhuo immediately thought of the sound made by the plants last night.He immediately opened [Appraisal].

……

[Hard shell fragment]: Alchemy material
……

...he found a crusty fragment left by the strange plant that had left last night.

Pore-like structure that can absorb impurities.Of course, it is also very hard and sharp, quite lethal.

……

【Zheng Zhuo】

[Alchemy materials: wood glue, wheat flour, sacks, wooden sticks, engine oil, hard shell fragments]

[Alchemy Finished Product: None]

……

Zheng Zhuo returned to the house.He obtained a phased harvest, and planned to see what could be synthesized.

To this end, he began to look through the "Dictionary of Alchemy", looking for entries about the materials he currently holds.

To his surprise, [Hard Shell Fragment] is a very versatile alchemy material.

……

[None] + [hard shell fragments] + [sack] = [filter]: It can filter [dirty water] into [water] that can act as a solvent.

[Engine oil] + [hard shell fragments] + [sack] = [broken bomb]: a bomb that can cause small-scale fragments to attack and burn.

[Engine Oil] + [Hard Shell Fragments] + [Wood Glue] + [Wooden Stick] = [Mace]: A weapon.

……

He has three more finished products that can be refined.

【Filter】It can filter well water.This synthesis does not require solvents, and solvents can be created.But it must be prepared with 【Hard Shell Shards】.

[Broken Bomb] Literally, it is to pour debris and engine oil into a sack to create a bomb that will explode when thrown out.is an attack item.The dual effects of fragmentation and burning are very effective against vines invading the town.Fighting off those vines creates opportunities to search houses on the edge of town.

【Mace】is an offensive self-defense weapon.Strange plants appeared last night.At that time, it didn't see itself, but it couldn't guarantee that the strange plants that came every time would look that clumsy.At this stage, it seems that weapons are more needed.

So……

……

【problem】

[There is only one hard shell fragment.What kind of alchemy to do? 】

【Option [-]】

【Filter】

【Option [-]】

【Smashing Bomb】

【Option [-]】

【Mace】

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