After advancing for about ten days, just after knocking a zombie flying, Guo Xiaobei received a system prompt that he had upgraded to level five and a new system function was unlocked.
Guo Xiaobei felt a blank in front of his eyes and his mind went blank for a moment. The brief loss of consciousness caused the car to lose control. Xing Fang, sitting in the passenger seat, was stunned for a moment and then quickly grabbed the steering wheel.
"What's wrong with you, Guo Xiaobei? Wake up!" Xing Fang shouted at Guo Xiaobei while controlling the steering wheel. Tian Tian, sitting in the back seat, turned pale with fright, while Jin Feichen's face showed a look of confusion.
Fortunately, Guo Xiaobei regained his senses after just a moment of distraction. Although he assured everyone that he was fine, Xing Fang still ordered him to stop the car.
Xing Fang got out of the car, kicked away a few approaching zombies, and then quickly moved to Guo Xiaobei's side. Guo Xiaobei climbed from the driver's seat to the passenger seat.
Xing Fang meant well, so Guo Xiaobei simply went along with him. After all, he was indeed a bit tired. This upgrade seemed different from the previous ones. It wasn't that he didn't feel anything at all. Instead, it was as if all his strength had been drained.
After closing his eyes to rest for a while, Guo Xiaobei summoned the system. He had killed more zombies these days, and it seemed that during the night patrols, the zombies he killed together with Xing Fang also contributed to his experience, which was why he had reached level five in such a short time.
The system upgraded again. Guo Xiaobei watched the progress bar slowly move forward. Not sure if it was because he was too tired or something else, he dozed off until a system prompt sound woke him up.
The originally ice - blue interface seemed a bit brighter for some reason. Of course, it might also be his illusion after just waking up.
Ding. The system upgrade is complete, and the main mission is unlocked. The main mission must be accepted compulsorily. If the mission fails, the host will die, all survival points will be deducted, all money will be deducted, and the system will be downgraded to its original level.
Ding. Main Mission: [Hide Your Identity and Blend into the Crowd]. This mission has been forcibly accepted. If this mission is not completed, you can start over. If the host dies, the mission fails. Mission Reward: 200 experience points, 200 yuan, 20 survival points, one random special weapon, ten bottles of clear water, and ten loaves of bread.
Ding. Main Mission [Hide Your Identity and Blend into the Crowd] has been completed. Mission Reward: 200 experience points, 200 yuan, 20 survival points, one random special weapon, ten bottles of clear water, and ten loaves of bread. One extra gift pack. You still need 1400 experience points to level up.
Ding. Main Mission [Upgrade to Level Ten] has been forcibly accepted. This mission has no time limit. If the host dies, the mission fails. All survival points will be deducted, all money will be deducted, and the system will be downgraded to its original level. Mission Reward: 200 experience points, 1000 yuan, 50 survival points, one randomly unlocked skill, ten bottles of soda, and ten cakes.
Ding. Branch Mission [Follow the Human Squad to Escape] is unlocked. [Eliminate one Primary - Evolved Zombie]. This mission has been forcibly accepted. Mission Reward: 50 experience points, 100 yuan, 5 survival points, and one extra gift pack.
Ding. Handgun Skill is unlocked.
Ding... A series of sounds rang out, but Guo Xiaobei was too impatient to listen further. He was eager to see his just - received rewards. He was very curious about the mysterious weapon.
He opened his package, which was filled with various miscellaneous items, such as brain cores, clear water, bread, and small gift packs of different colors. The most eye - catching gift pack was larger than the others, and its color wasn't the pastel colors like yellow, blue, or pink. Instead, it had a pattern similar to blue - and - white porcelain.
Guo Xiaobei excitedly opened the gift pack.
Ding. The host has obtained an ancient weapon: a spear. Do you want to equip it?
A spear? Guo Xiaobei clicked his tongue. Who would use such a thing? It was different from a stick. With a stick, you could just swing it. But how to use a spear...
Getting a weapon that he wasn't very satisfied with made Guo Xiaobei a bit disheartened. Seeing the various small gift packs, he didn't care and chose to open them all. Various clear waters and bread automatically merged. There were also a few small cards similar to the ones he got last time, all with pictures of bullets on them. Guo Xiaobei glanced at them and put them back directly. He couldn't easily reveal the fact that he had a gun in his hand.
Looking at the not - small amount of clear water and bread, Guo Xiaobei felt a bit consoled in his heart. In the post - apocalyptic era, food represented life. However, he dared not easily take these things out. He could only keep them in the package as reserve food.
Although the weapon wasn't what he had hoped for, like an assault rifle or something, Guo Xiaobei still equipped the spear. Anyway, it was much better than the thick wooden stick that was about to break.
After equipping the spear, his combat power value instantly increased by 5 points. Guo Xiaobei nodded silently to himself. Maybe he could use the spear as a stick from now on...
Before he could open the skill column to check his shooting skill, he felt a light push twice from an external force. Judging by the large and warm hand, it was probably Xing Fang. Pretending to groan a couple of times, he opened his eyes.
"Brother Xing."
"Have something to eat first. We'll go on night patrol in a while," Xing Fang handed him a warm pancake. It was split in the middle and had some pickled vegetable shreds on it.
Guo Xiaobei took it and found that there was even half a piece of fermented tofu inside. His face immediately lit up with a smile.
Seeing him smile, Xing Fang also smiled. "We're about to reach the next city. Brother Xu said we should eat well to replenish our strength. Who knows what we'll encounter?"
"Okay, okay," Guo Xiaobei flattened the fermented tofu in the pancake and spread it around a bit. Although this wouldn't be considered a good thing in the past and no one would care about it, now it was as delicious as a delicacy. Meat, vegetables, and fruits were out of the question. Even if there were any, they wouldn't be available to them. Usually, they either ate plain pancakes or steamed buns, or added some pickled vegetable shreds. Half a piece of fermented tofu was already a rare delicacy.
The pancake was a bit cool. Looking at the sky, it was already very dark. The pancake must have been out of the pot for a long time, but it could still maintain this temperature, which was quite good. Although it was called a pancake, it was actually steamed. And each person's daily food ration was fixed.
The men in their group, including Guo Xiaobei, were given a bit more. They had two meals a day, with a steamed bun or a pancake and a few pickled vegetable shreds each time. The girls got relatively less, only half a portion each, just enough not to starve to death. So the men in this convoy were a bit better off, while the girls, except for Brother Xu's mistress, were all thin and haggard.
Guo Xiaobei quickly finished the pancake and then picked up the bottle and took a small sip. Water was limited, with only a small half - bottle per person per day. Although Brother Xu put some water and food on their car as compensation for leading the way, everyone tacitly agreed not to touch it. These things couldn't be used unless it was absolutely necessary. At critical moments, they were life - saving items.
After taking a short rest, Guo Xiaobei and Xing Fang got out of the car and told the two girls to lock the doors carefully. In this era, besides being on guard against zombies, they also had to be wary of perverts.