At the bustling intersection, the vehicles on the road are like fishes crossing the river.The countdown numbers of the traffic lights are beating, constantly changing two colors.

The intersection was crowded with people, and the noise was endless.There were office workers in business attire and briefcases hurrying by, and late-comers running in groups with steaming breakfasts in their hands.

There are row upon row of high-rise buildings on both sides of the road. On the huge TV screen in front of the building, a beautiful girl idol wearing a short skirt is showing a sweet signature smile to the camera.

The air here is hot and dry which is unique to the city, Ning Mianmian couldn't help raising her hand to fan the wind twice.

If it weren't for the game panel hanging in front of her eyes, she would have thought she was still in the real world.

But the system prompt shows impressively:

[Welcome to the instance [Disaster Strikes]. 】

[Humans have always had a natural fear of the word "disaster". 】

【Because in the face of many things, life is extremely fragile. 】

[But the long-term peaceful life gradually made them forget this fear. 】

[They don't know that a catastrophe is approaching quietly. 】

[Please survive for five days in the dungeon. 】

[Get 200 yuan of funds, which can only be used in the current scene. 】

Ning Mianmian noticed that the time to enter the dungeon is exactly eight o'clock.She clicked on the backpack, and sure enough, there were two more 100 banknotes in it.

200 yuan for five days, if the price level is normal, it is not difficult to barely eat enough.

I don't know what the "disaster" in the system prompt refers to. Just looking at the bustling and peaceful surroundings, it doesn't seem like it can be linked to "disaster".

While debugging the game panel, Love sighed quietly: "It's over, you can't use points to buy any items in this dungeon, and even the food and water you bought before can't be used."

Lin Cen asked, "Aren't the tents and bedding bought in advance unusable?"

Even in the busy and chaotic background, Lin Cen is so beautiful that it is hard to ignore, and you can notice it at a glance.A few girls around were peeping at her with blushing faces, and immediately avoided her after noticing her gaze.

Love looked at the backpack and replied: "These things are fine, medicine and so on, the main thing is that the problem of food needs to be settled with cash."

At this time, the green light turned on, and following the flow of people, two more people came from the opposite side.

Jiang Wan and Rong Rong appeared in front of the three of them, and the two of them also used a face pinching style similar to their own this time.So far, all five teammates have gathered.

In fact, Jiang Wan is not short of points, but he still plans to cooperate with the new teammates a few times, get used to it, and get acquainted as soon as possible.

Everyone discussed in low voices and decided to find a quiet place to talk first. Two minutes later, several people stopped in a remote shaded place, and the morning sun shone through the gaps in the leaves above their heads, making it warm.

Fluffy pulled Ning Mianmian excitedly, and said, "Let me tell you, this place seems to be more fun than your No. 7 plane!"

Ning Mianmian poked her face, "We're not here to play... okay, what's the fun?"

Rong Rong said: "Well, it's different everywhere, there are many things I haven't seen before. By the way, I also saw a flying car!"

Lin Cen raised his eyebrows: "A car that can fly?"

On the way just now, Rong Rong said that the place where she and Jiang Wan logged into the dungeon was two streets next door, and it was said that it was more prosperous and crowded there.

Jiang Wan glanced at Fluffy and explained: "It should be a small aircraft. The technology here is more advanced than the No. 7 plane we are in."

She raised her head slightly to look at the sky, and after a while, she pointed her fingers. They followed the direction she pointed, and they saw something passing by in the sky for a moment. The outline of the thing was soft, and the white metal shell reflected Shining brightly in the bright sunlight.

It's just because the distance is relatively long, the speed is fast and there is no noise, so it is not very noticeable.

Love thought thoughtfully: "In a place with such advanced technology, what kind of disaster will the system prompt say?"

In fact, they also noticed just now that this place is more advanced than the most prosperous city on the 7th plane. The public facilities are very technological, and many vehicles are driverless, including public buses.

Ning Mianmian thought for a while: "Could it be a zombie virus or something? The denser the population, the more serious the consequences of a virus outbreak."

Lin Cen said: "It may also be a natural disaster that human beings cannot resist, such as a sudden climate change caused by the movement of stars. In short, don't take it lightly."

Several people discussed in low voices, and finally decided to go to the supermarket opposite to buy supplies first.

Although there is a peaceful scene now, no one knows when the so-called "disaster" will come. Before that, it is very necessary to store as much supplies as possible.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the mall, there was a faint commotion not far ahead.

Everyone exchanged a look, and walked over one after another at a faster pace.

On the wall at the entrance of the mall, there is a flashy LOGO of the mall, and the 24-hour opening is marked next to it.

The doorway was crowded, and several beautiful girls in uniforms and skirts looked distressed, and they kept calming the restless crowd.

Listening closely, it seems to be a dispute over money.

"I paid the money, why don't you let me take the things away?"

"Yes, such a big shopping mall, do you want to deceive consumers?"

"I'm your old customer and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Don't you believe me now?"

Ning Mianmian looked around, and quickly selected a target among the crowd.She walked over calmly, patted a kind-faced middle-aged woman, and asked, "Sister, what's going on?"

The middle-aged woman should have just finished shopping in a certain vegetable market, and there are several kinds of fresh vegetables in the bag in her hand. When she passed by, she saw that there was something lively to watch, so she stopped.

She was enjoying watching, when she turned her head and saw a pretty little girl sweetly calling her elder sister, her mood immediately improved, and she immediately explained the whole story enthusiastically.

It turned out that the shopping mall's trading system suddenly broke down and crashed directly, which made the staff unable to determine whether some customers had successfully debited money.Many customers insisted that they paid their bills and had electronic bills on their mobile phones, but the mall showed that they had not received the money.

Moreover, when the customer walked to the gate with the product, the alarm sounded, which made everyone very unhappy, as if they were treated as thieves.

After consulting the system customer service, the other party said that this is the data disorder caused by the sudden collapse of the power system in this area. The abnormality has been reported, but the system maintenance will take time.This can make the staff very anxious. If the customer is allowed to take the product, firstly, it will not be possible to confirm whether the other party has paid the bill, and secondly, someone may fish in troubled waters; Paid the money and couldn't get the goods.

After listening to the middle-aged woman, Ning Mianmian immediately nodded empathetically, "It's really difficult... But what's wrong with this mall, the trading system can have problems, do you still want to do business?"

"That's right, shopping malls just don't work now." The middle-aged woman continued her words with great interest, "Little girl, you are still young, so you may not have heard of it. In my grandma's generation, there were salesmen who would look after you when you bought things." Now, pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, unlike now, you can leave with just a face, and you can’t tell if something happened. You said that if the power goes out one day, the city will not be able to function..."

Ning Mianmian agreed repeatedly, coaxing the middle-aged woman into ecstasy, and then said goodbye to her, slipped back to her teammates, and recounted the news she had just inquired about.

Lin Cen stood beside her, listening carefully to her speech.When he heard the word "blackout", his golden eyes flickered slightly.

Fluffy also noticed it, and said with a flash of inspiration: "I know! She said that the nearby power system collapsed, and the disaster would be a blackout. Sometimes the NPCs in the crowd are quite accurate, and they will give players hints."

Ning Mianmian had actually thought about this problem, but she felt that it would not be so simple.And in such a modern city, there must be backup power.Although the power outage will affect the lives of citizens to a certain extent, it is not a disaster.

Lin Cen said: "The blackout is just a symptom, not necessarily the final answer."

Rongrong asked, "What do you mean?"

Love explained to her patiently: "For example, if a person unfortunately gets cancer, there will be many subsequent symptoms, such as fever, headache, weakened immunity, etc. But these are not disasters. The disaster should be cancer. In itself, prescribing the right medicine is aimed at cancer, not a single symptom."

"If you see this person has a fever, you simply give him antipyretics, but the antipyretics are not effective for his cancer, which leads to tragedy. What we are seeing now is that there is a problem with the electrical system, and it is also A disaster cannot be easily dismissed as a power outage, because that could lead us astray."

Fluffy suddenly realized: "Understood, I understand, thank you Dr. Luo!"

Ning Mianmian also looked at Luo Fu with admiration. It is also a kind of ability to combine her professional knowledge to explain a matter in a simple way in a few sentences.

Jiang Wan said: "I heard that it is not the first time that this shopping mall's trading system has problems. There have been three times this month. But in fact, the shopping mall cannot be blamed. After all, it is caused by the instability of the nearby power system. I don't know if other shopping malls have problems. There are cases like this.”

She also briefly asked the people around her just now. She felt that her tone and attitude were very gentle, but the other party seemed very nervous and behaved very cooperatively. What a misunderstanding.

At this time, a figure emerged from the mall, it was a man in a mall suit.

Standing in front of the rowdy crowd, he shouted: "Everyone, we've negotiated a solution!"

The man was tall, with a distinctive appearance, his voice was loud and confident, and he looked very authoritative.

People looked at each other, and the voices of the discussion gradually fell, waiting for the man to continue speaking.

The man said: "Customers who have paid, please line up in two lines to register with me. After leaving the payment screenshot and contact information, you can take the goods away first. We are deeply sorry for the trouble caused to everyone, so We also prepared a small gift for each of you, please be sure to accept it.”

As soon as the man finished speaking, the restless crowd suddenly fell silent. They seemed to be very satisfied with the solution, and spontaneously lined up in two lines and followed the man.

Several staff members were relieved, and three or four girls followed up to help organize it.

Seeing that most of the crowd had dispersed, the remaining two staff also planned to return to work.

Ning Mianmian hurriedly called the two of them to stop: "Wait a minute."

The two of them were startled, and when they turned around, they saw that it was a young and lovely girl, not like a messy person, and their tense spirits relaxed again.

One of the girls with short ear-length hair asked, "Hello, what's the matter?"

Ning Mianmian smiled and said: "I would like to ask, can I still go to the supermarket to buy things now? We are going out to play and plan to buy some snacks."

The short-haired girl said: "Yes, yes, but the trading system was closed half an hour ago, and you can only buy in cash..."

She looked at the young girls in front of her, "Do you have any cash?"

Ning Mianmian said: "Yes, we all brought cash."

She was thinking about what the girls said. They logged into the instance at 08:30 in the morning. Jiang Wan and Rongrong were far away. It took some time to gather and discuss, and it's just after [-]:[-].In other words, the time when the trading system is closed is the time when they enter the copy.

The short-haired girl was taken aback, and murmured, "It's strange, why are there so many young people with cash today."

Ning Mianmian's heart moved, and she asked, "Are there many people who brought cash?"

"Yes." The short-haired girl nodded, "Just before you came, there were groups of three or four, and dozens of people went in."

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