"Congratulations on successfully obtaining 4999 gold coins. Now you only need to complete the ice-breaking task to return to the game to get the last gold coin and win a great reward."
Mission: Escape the Wasteland
Rules: 1. Collect the keys scattered around before the final time limit expires and open the gate to return to the game.
2. Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
3. Resolutely complete the tasks assigned by the test takers.
4. Unite with those you should unite with, and abandon those you should abandon.
"What the hell? Are they messing with my mentality?" Shen Muyu muttered as she took notes. Victory was just around the corner, and then this ice-breaking mission came along? They really couldn't stand seeing her win too easily.
The sound stopped and a brick made its grand entrance, but this time it was accompanied by a transparent mask? It looks a bit too big though.
Valid for two hours. >
"Oh?" Upon seeing the description, Shen Muyu slightly lowered the window crack to test it, and immediately an extremely pungent smell rushed into the car.
"Cough cough cough..." Shen Muyu was choked by the smell, her nose and eyes were running. Fortunately, the car's enhanced air circulation system was working well, otherwise she would have been choked unconscious before the mission was even finished.
The brick was marked with four locations. The first three were marked with a golden key, and the last one was marked with a door design.
There's a small countdown in the upper right corner, with just over seven hours left. It's quite strange; this time it's not a small task with a time limit. You just need to get all the keys and open the door to go inside within eight hours to complete the task.
Shen Muyu directed Xiao A towards the first target, while she herself focused on the surrounding environment.
The place we are in now looks like a wasteland. There is not a trace of plant on the cracked earth. It is shrouded in mist all around, and the sunlight cannot penetrate it. The sky has a feeling of being about to get dark.
Occasionally there would be a small puddle, but the water inside had turned dark green, looking extremely toxic.
The situation improved as we approached our destination, at least a few withered trees remained standing.
The first key was located in what appeared to be a very large mansion. It took Shen Muyu nearly ten minutes to walk along the wall before he finally saw the main gate of the mansion.
After enhancing the mask and acquiring three more, Shen Muyu put it on and got out of the car.
The courtyard gate was tightly shut at the moment. Shen Muyu stepped forward and gently knocked on the brass ring on the door.
A few seconds later, a small section in the middle of the gate on one side suddenly flipped over, revealing an electronic screen.
"Only those who answer the questions correctly are eligible to enter."
Please answer the following questions.
1. What is the term used to describe the widespread plastic waste pollution?
2. Under what conditions does a car emit the most carbon monoxide?
3. What is the greatest function of forests?
"Please complete the answer within three minutes. If you get one question wrong, you can try again after half an hour. If you get two questions wrong, you can try again after an hour. If you get three questions wrong, you will be disqualified from entering."
"Timer begins."
Shen Muyu stared blankly at the small text appearing on the screen. This routine... isn't quite right.
Despite the complaints, Shen Muyu's speed in answering questions was by no means slow.
"The first question is about white pollution, the second is about starting a car while it's parked, and the third is about conserving water and soil." Shen Muyu blurted out the answer almost without thinking.
"Congratulations on answering all the questions correctly. Please come in." The two large doors in front of you slowly opened.
"Can the car drive in?" Shen Muyu asked.
"Okay." The screen gave the answer after a while.
Seeing this, Shen Muyu quickly returned to the car, and Xiao A slowly drove in.
"Luckily, I memorized it well before, so I didn't forget it." Shen Muyu breathed a sigh of relief as she sat in the driver's seat. She had participated in an environmental knowledge quiz competition when she was working for the sanitation workers' organization. She had memorized an entire 800-page exercise book for the 3,000 yuan prize!
It's true that it's good to have a few skills; you never know when you might need them.
The interior was quite different from the pavilions and towers Shen Muyu had imagined. Such a large area of land was enclosed, and the outer wall was built so high and well, but inside it was actually... farmland?
"You're the one who just answered the question, so how come you're an escapee?" A strange voice came from the wooden house in the distance.
Shen Muyu turned around and saw a middle-aged man walking towards her.
"Escapee?" This term was slightly unfamiliar to Shen Muyu. It wasn't mentioned in the rules. Could it be that the dungeon difficulty had increased? And that role-playing was required?
"That's right, your body hasn't been modified at all, so how can you not be considered an escapee?" the middle-aged man said as he walked.
Because the middle-aged man was only wearing a sleeveless shirt, Shen Muyu discovered upon closer inspection that the man's arms were actually made of iron and were mechanical, extending directly from his shoulders without looking out of place.
"Is this what the transformation is?" Shen Muyu muttered softly. It seemed to be a small world with technological attributes.
"You can call me Doyle. Now that you're here, get to plowing the fields," the middle-aged man, Doyle, said as he stopped beside Shen Muyu.
"Plowing? What kind of plow do you use?" Shen Muyu swallowed hard as she looked at the endless land in front of her. If it were plowed by hand, she might not be able to finish it even in eight days, let alone eight hours!
However, the person in front of him was the tester mentioned in the rules, and judging from the introduction of the brick, the key was on this person, so Shen Muyu really didn't know how to refuse.
"Didn't you drive here? Use it." Doyle didn't understand why Shen Muyu asked that, and thought that the poison gas had invaded the little guy's brain, so he had gone mad.
"Oh, okay." Shen Muyu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't have to do it herself. She wondered how efficient the robotic arm was. She was in a hurry.
Before Shen Muyu could finish thinking, Doles produced a huge plowshare out of thin air, which was essentially an enlarged version of a rake.
He hooked the hook in front of the plowshare onto the back of Shen Muyu's car.
"Go on, finish plowing this whole patch of land, then come back to me," Doyle said before returning to the small cabin in front.
"Okay, I understand." Shen Muyu nodded and got back into the car.
Glancing at Doles's back, Shen Muyu felt that this guy was completely out of place with the surrounding architectural style. One was mechanical, while the other was full of ancient style. It looked really awkward.
However, this has nothing to do with Shen Muyu. What she needs to do now is to complete the task and get the key as soon as possible!
With Xiao A watching over the plowing, and nothing of value around, Shen Muyu decided to go back and harvest corn.
Shen Muyu gave all the remaining corn stalks to Ji Fei, saying that Niu Niu had started producing milk normally and could use them as feed.
Of course, it's also considered payment for a bucket of milk; Ji Fei's older brother will pick it up for her tomorrow.