October 7, 2020, the seventh day of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, morning, seven o’clock, Ashen World, Raccoon City, Dulda Apartment, Unit 301.
Just awake, Zhang Yanhang lay in bed calculating the remaining time he could use the transmission channel. He found that he now had a maximum of 47 hours left, almost two days, "If that’s the case, although clearing the middle layer area might be slow, this time it should definitely be possible to clear it completely."
"The middle layer area of Raccoon City covers thirteen square kilometers, and I have already cleared four square kilometers. It would take me at least another eighteen hours to clear the remaining nine square kilometers..."
Although he might not be able to clear the underground parts of Raccoon City as well, Zhang Yanhang felt that clearing the middle layer and core areas should still be no problem.
Zhang Yanhang glanced at his watch and saw it was already seven in the morning, "Seven o’clock, the slot machine must have refreshed by now? I wonder if this time the pool will contain a Prototype Tyrant."
Although he really wanted to know right away if a Prototype Tyrant had been updated in the prize pool, because he had just woken up, Zhang Yanhang still felt too lazy to move, so he lay in bed for another five minutes to wake up a bit before finally sitting up.
"I’m so hungry..." The feeling of hunger was quite prominent, so as soon as he sat up, Zhang Yanhang chugged down a bottle of mineral water in one go. But just drinking water was obviously not enough to alleviate his hunger.
"Had I known I’d be staying this long, I would have eaten a late-night snack before coming to the Ashen World. If I had eaten my fill in advance, I could have lasted at least another day before feeling hungry."
Zhang Yanhang hadn’t expected to stay in the Ashen World for so long. He initially thought he would only spend eight hours just like last time before returning to the Main World, but as fate would have it, he got carried away and impulsively decided to stay.
But although he was indeed very hungry, it didn’t really affect Zhang Yanhang’s combat capabilities much. After all, he was an Awakener, and even a Peak First Tier one at that. Going three or four days without food would at most cause him some hunger and slightly weaken his will, but it wouldn’t have too much of an impact otherwise.
"Forget it, the more I talk about it, the hungrier I get. Let’s not talk about this anymore. When I get back, I’ll definitely need to explore how to use alchemy to turn soil into food. That way, I won’t starve in the Ashen World."
Of course, eating dirt was something Zhang Yanhang would only consider in extreme situations, and he clearly hadn’t reached that point yet. And although he was indeed very hungry after not eating for three or four days, he only had two more days to go before returning to the Main World, so he just needed to last these last two days.
After sighing, Zhang Yanhang quietly put on his equipment, then picked up the slot machine and went downstairs. Even though he was truly hungry, work still had to continue; such is the hardship of adult life. "I always feel like I’m pushing myself harder, is it just my imagination?"
"I’m getting more and more eager to return to the Main World, at least there I can have a full meal..."
Though he felt a bit regretful about not having eaten a late-night snack, Zhang Yanhang didn’t really regret his decision to stay in the Ashen World. After all, only by doing so could he quickly improve his strength. To live comfortably in the upcoming era of Spiritual Qi Recovery, enhancing personal power was a must.
Hence, his hard work now was all for a leisurely retired life after achieving Divine Skill and becoming invincible, although the dream might not be too easy to realize.
"Wait, I’m only twenty, why am I already thinking about retirement? But then again, who wouldn’t want to retire right after finishing college?" Zhang Yanhang said as he pulled on the metal lever of the slot machine.
[Please choose the specific content of the Lucky Slot Machine’s draw this time]
[Option One: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Student Zombie, First Tier Zero Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]
[Option Two: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Licker, First Tier Two Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]
[Option Fifty-Four: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Prototype Tyrant, Second Tier One Star, Ordinary Monster.)]
[Option Seventy-Two: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Beta-type Hunter, First Tier Three Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]
[Option One Hundred Eighty-Nine: ✫✬✫ (Fourth Prize, Thank You for Your Patronage, No Physical Prize.)]
"Indeed, the Prototype Tyrant has appeared, although there’s only one..." Zhang Yanhang carefully checked the prize pool this time and found that with the appearance of the Prototype Tyrant, the numbers of both the Beta-type Hunters and Lickers had increased.
The Beta-type Hunters had increased from just one to now three First Tier Three Stars, and the Lickers had increased from fifteen to twenty-four First Tier Two Stars.
Besides the increase in the number of Beta-type Hunters and Lickers, the number of Zombie Dogs and Police Zombies had decreased, with Zombie Dogs dropping from thirty to twenty-four, and Police Zombies from eighteen to twelve.
Although the number of both Zombie Dogs and Police Zombies had decreased, the number of Ordinary Zombies had remained the same at thirty-six.
"But now that the Prototype Tyrant has appeared, the pit will have to be expanded, as it wasn’t quite sufficient before."
Previously, the Beta-type Hunter that fell into the pit could step on other zombies’ corpses and jump right out, which was very troublesome. Zhang Yanhang had wanted to address this issue long ago but had been too lazy to act, especially since there was only one Beta-type Hunter before. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
But this time was different. Not only were there three Beta-type Hunters, but there was also one Prototype Tyrant, so the pit definitely needed remodeling.
"I choose Option One, Student Zombies." After making his selection, a transparent egg popped out of the slot machine’s dispenser. A middle school Student Zombie, appearing to be in its teens, emerged from the egg and had just fallen into the pit when Zhang Yanhang promptly rewarded it with a bullet.
[Successfully killed a First Tier Zero Star Monster ’Student Zombie (Ordinary)’ ×1, Soul points +1.]
Next, Zhang Yanhang needed to remodel the pit. He couldn’t leave such an unstable factor inside. This time, he planned to widen the pit by two meters and deepen it by two meters, turning it into a mid-size pit six meters long, six meters wide, and four meters deep. Although it might still be insufficient for an elephant, it would definitely suffice for the two and a half meter tall Prototype Tyrant.