Doomsday game, my supplies increased tenfold

But...the system clearly told me that the chocolate beans I collected were real edible chocolate beans.

Maybe I'm just overthinking?

During the rest of the journey, Xiao Qi did not see any other living creatures, but new and strange vegetation did emerge in an endless stream.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Xiao Qi suddenly felt the view in front of him become clear. The originally dense vegetation became sparse, and then completely disappeared. Xiao Qi then realized that the exit was not far ahead.

The exit was connected to the complex of buildings at the other end, and Xiao Qi went straight in, intending to explore them all.

There are only low buildings here, and each one can be visited at will. Xiao Qi started from the first one and went into each one to check.

The interiors of these buildings are extremely simple. Without talking about the materials, they just look like dilapidated and decaying walls, old interiors, and impoverished rooms.

But nowadays, what is falling off these dilapidated walls is no longer wall paint, but chocolate crisps. All the gray-looking furniture is made of pastries made of brown sugar. The former garbage has been made into jelly and soft candy, which looks delicious.

However, it is worth mentioning that there is a family portrait hanging in almost every room. Although the frame is made of chocolate and the characters on the candy wrappers are just jam and can be easily destroyed, it does look lifelike, just like a real photo.

The first family is a happy family of four. The parents and two young children look particularly happy and contented.

Are the buildings here one-to-one replicas of other places? Otherwise, how do we explain this family photo?

While thinking, Xiao Qi picked up a piece of mung bean cake on the table and put it into her mouth. The environment here made her feel a little bit hungry. In short, it was much better than the forest just now.

Afterwards, Xiao Qi visited several more buildings. The styles were similar, but the interiors were basically very simple. It seemed that the families they were referring to were not very wealthy, otherwise they would not have so few normal furniture.

It was not until Xiao Qi visited the tenth room that she discovered that the material of this family portrait was different from that of others. She reached out to touch it and it felt sticky like agar. Is this jelly? But it didn't look like it. It looked like melted jelly.

Xiao Qi frowned slightly, moved his fingers, and wiped off the layer of jelly attached to the photo, revealing the true appearance inside.

This is an old, yellowed and wrinkled photo, almost completely covered by the jelly. The figures in the photo are a little blurry. It is said to be a family portrait, but in fact there are only two old people. They don't seem to have children, but they are very loving. They took this photo holding hands and smiling.

The four corners of the photo have become broken. I'm afraid it won't be long before this photo becomes food.

That’s right, this photo was indeed made of unusable paper, and Xiao Qi could even smell a faint scent of ink from it.

"Congratulations to the player for obtaining the main quest item. The main quest is triggered. [Traceback] - find the old man in the photo and ask him about the relevant matters."

This is actually a main quest item! Xiao Qi already had some sense of it, after all, this thing didn't fit in with the surrounding environment no matter how you looked at it.

I just don’t know the approximate location of the old man. I need more clues, which I should be able to get from here.

Xiao Qi focused on exploring the building where the photo was found, trying to get more useful information or props from it.

This family seemed to be poorer than the others. Apart from the bare walls, they were almost all filled with garbage such as cardboard and plastic bottles. It was not difficult to see that the owner of this family probably made a living from this. There was really nothing else to explore. Xiao Qi simply observed all the garbage cardboard that was picked up. After all, they were now made of chocolate, and there seemed to be no need to despise them.

After observation, Xiao Qi found that there were residues in most of the plastic bottles, and the contents were of the same color, all brown liquid, and seemed to be some kind of milk tea or coffee. Would the elderly also like to drink these?

Apart from that, Xiao Qi didn't find any other clues, and finally had to leave in disappointment.

All the people who came after that didn't find anything useful. Xiao Qi felt a little tired after searching for several hours, but thinking that an invitation letter only had twenty-four hours to go, she had to cheer up and try to find more clues within today.

After leaving the building complex, Xiao Qi's eyes fell on the magnificent and tall central building.

This building looks like a castle, but the contents inside are definitely not low-level.

As Xiao Qi stepped in, he didn't expect that there were quite a few people here. They were like the players Xiao Qi met at the beginning. They were extremely enthusiastic about the buildings made of food, and they would put anything that caught their eyes into their mouths to taste.

They gnawed and licked everything made of hard chocolate. This scene inexplicably overlapped with some other things, making Xiao Qi feel that the only difference between them and zombies was what they ate.

After walking through the hall, Xiao Qi came directly to a hot spring.

There are more than a dozen pools of various sizes here, and there are people soaking in each pool. While soaking in the hot springs, they drink the hot spring water. These pools are filled with various drinks, soups, and even sauces for rice.

These things were rare good things for her in the game, but when Xiao Qi saw those people enjoying them, she felt like she was going to vomit what she had eaten last night and she had no appetite at all.

In addition to her, there were also a few players here. They also looked at the wanton natives with extremely disgusted eyes and had no intention of trying the contents of the hot spring.

The aboriginals all looked a little dazed, as if they were enjoying themselves in a world of wine and meat, but in fact, this place was not only unhygienic, but also full of people of all kinds. Some of these people looked particularly wealthy, and their clothes had many patterns, most of which were made of fondant.

After all, it costs 500 yuan for a ticket to enter, so it's normal that there are more rich people. However, since they are richer than others, they pay less attention to hygiene than ordinary people, and they spend so much money for these easily edible things...

Xiao Qi frowned and didn't stay here. He walked through the hot spring and there were two big doors at the back.

Based on her memories of being outside, Xiao Qi first chose the direction of the beach. After entering the gate, it was as if she had entered a new world at first glance. She even suspected that she had been teleported, because the inside of the gate looked like a real beach, with blue sky and white clouds, rippling blue waves... The endless coastline stretched to an unknown place. How could the gate accommodate such a large space?

Xiao Qi walked forward cautiously, glancing at the people playing on the beach one by one, but didn't find anything wrong.

The sand is edible, because Xiao Qi saw someone fill several bags with it and put them into his mouth. However, Xiao Qi really has no mood to taste this kind of "beach" that has been stepped on by countless people.

There are also many people playing in the water connected to the beach. They treat this place as a real beach, building castles and having water fights on it. They don't seem to care at all that these things are all edible delicacies. This so-called "safe zone" has become a good place for people in Mercer City to have fun and relax. There are forests, buildings, beaches and oceans here. Whether coming here to fill your stomach or to play, it seems to be a very good choice.

It's just that most people are playing in the shallow waters. Even surfers don't go far. I don't know why they don't go to deeper places. Are they afraid of drowning? Isn't there anyone who can swim among so many people?

With a doubtful attitude, Xiao Qi approached the so-called seaside. Although he couldn't see clearly, Xiao Qi still frowned and stared at the dazzling sunlight to observe the sea water. Unexpectedly, he really found something wrong.

This place is not as big as it looks. Apart from the original part of the room, the other wide beaches and coastlines that you see are all illusions created by some kind of power. You can also say it is a mirage. There is only shape but no substance.