Starting with a Cellar Safe House - Chapter 9

Su Xiao remained on the fishing boat until the Safe House binding was successfully completed an hour later.

This place wasn’t exactly remote, yet she hadn’t seen a second survivor during this time.

On reflection, it wasn’t surprising.

With 10 billion people on the Blue Planet and 30 million Safe Houses, even if everyone had a Safe House, the probability would be 0.3%.

Considering the distribution of Safe Houses based on population density, this city, with a population of approximately 18 million, might have around 54,000 Safe Houses.

If some people owned two or more Safe Houses, the ratio would shrink even further.

Moreover, different types of Safe Houses can only be moved in specific ways, which is quite limiting.

Survivors without Safe Houses are busy securing daily necessities, leaving little time to search for treasure chests, so few survivors make it here.

[Congratulations, you have successfully bound Level 1 Safe House No. 283947]

[Detected: This is your second bound Safe House, usage instructions will not be repeated]

[Received a Xiao Mo’s friendly reminder: Binding a third Safe House may trigger a special event]

Triggering a special event requires a third Safe House?

What is the special event?

“Xiao Mo, Open Information.”

[Level 1 Safe House (Owner: Su Xiao)]

[Space: 0/4]

[Warehouse: 0/10]

[Indoor Temperature: 23 degrees]

It seems each Safe House has a basic warehouse capacity of 10, but the space varies.

Luckily, this boat doesn’t need oxygen storage.

After checking the information, Su Xiao disembarked.

Once ashore, she turned to see the fishing boat Safe House had transformed into a toy boat in her palm.

Interesting.

She pocketed the toy boat and casually collected the nearby red treasure chest, which unsurprisingly contained a hammer, not worth further inspection.

Suddenly, she noticed a red toy car under the willow tree, dropped from the man after the tree devoured him.

Looking at the toy boat in her hand, she recalled the red Ferrari that had vanished earlier when the two men drove by.

Could it be-

Su Xiao picked up the toy car.

[You have picked up an unbound Level 1 Safe House, bind now?]

Such luck! Just when she was feeling sleepy, someone handed her a pillow!

Of course, bind it!

In the next moment, the toy car transformed into a large Ferrari before her.

Upon entering, Su Xiao discovered it was styled like an RV, with a wide view of the street through the windshield, convenient for observing ground conditions. Inside, there was a single-seat driver’s chair that reclined for lying down.

[You now own 3 Level 1 Safe Houses and can upgrade them. As the first survivor on the Blue Planet to own 3 Level 1 Safe Houses simultaneously, we offer a custom upgrade. Before upgrading, please fill out the Safe House experience survey and upgrade intention form.]

Su Xiao paused, surprised.

Is this the special event?

[Are you satisfied with your current 3 Safe Houses? Satisfaction is rated from one to five stars, one being dissatisfied, five being very satisfied.]

Most people would be grateful to have just one; having three leaves nothing to be dissatisfied about!

Without hesitation, she selected yes, very satisfied.

[Are you satisfied with the Safe House system Xiao Mo? Satisfaction is rated from one to five stars, one being dissatisfied, five being very satisfied.]

Xiao Mo?

Su Xiao realized she hadn’t used Xiao Mo much, but it seemed like an AI assistant.

The sudden appearance of the survey made her take notice.

Five-star rating, definitely.

[Next is the upgrade intention form. After the “beep,” you may state your desired plan, which will be submitted to headquarters in text form.]

“Beep-”

Oh boy, an impromptu test! And it’s a live performance!

Clearing her throat, Su Xiao spoke her suggestions without flinching.

“I hope to combine the advantages of the three Safe Houses, so the upgraded Safe House can move freely in any area. Since the cellar has the unique feature of being immobile once a player leaves, and the boat and car are easy to carry but prone to loss, I hope the upgrade can address this flaw. Since it’s a bound upgrade, it should be fully controlled by the player.”

She paused.

Her mind hit a snag.

On-the-spot thinking didn’t yield anything else.

[Thank you for your suggestion. We will submit it to headquarters. Please wait for your upgrade plan.]

Wait.

She hadn’t finished!

“Xiao Mo!”

Xiao Mo: “I’m here.”

“Um, I didn’t finish my suggestion earlier. Can I add a little more?” Su Xiao asked cautiously.

The time was too tight, and she couldn’t think of anything else.

Xiao Mo: “The upgrade intention form has been submitted to headquarters and cannot be supplemented. If you have any suggestions regarding Xiao Mo’s service, feel free to tell Xiao Mo.”

“No, it’s just…” Su Xiao thought for a moment, “Regarding the special prompts appearing in buildings and plants outside, sometimes they yield treasure chests, but sometimes apocalypse monsters. Is there any pattern?”

Xiao Mo: “The gameplay and patterns of the apocalypse game need to be explored by survivors themselves. Xiao Mo cannot provide assistance.”

Su Xiao: …

Alright.

“Xiao Mo, Open Information.”

Su Xiao opened the Ferrari’s Safe House information for review.

[Level 1 Safe House (Owner: Su Xiao)]

[Space: 0/4]

[Warehouse: 0/10]

[Indoor Temperature: 23 degrees]

[Fuel Tank Range: 4.6 km]

Hmm?

Fuel range.

Indeed, Master Roshi was right; different Safe Houses have different mobility methods, each with its pros and cons.

Since mobility is possible, switching to the cellar might save some resources.

Su Xiao left the Ferrari, now carrying two Safe Houses-a toy car and a toy boat.

She headed back to find the cellar, but its entrance was so hidden that even with reference points, Su Xiao searched for quite a while.

Once inside the cellar, she checked the electronic map, then took out her phone to note the coordinates and mark the location of the level 2 apocalypse monster.

She planned to return once she upgraded her weapon to level 2.

Currently, she couldn’t upgrade her weapon because she hadn’t found where planks and iron blocks dropped.

After making notes, Su Xiao noticed group notifications, 999+.

She had muted them earlier to avoid disturbances.

Now, her compulsive nature prompted her to open them.

Almost every group had forwarded the same message-

[@Everyone, global disaster, initiating worldwide apocalypse emergency plan. The Alliance has organized military rescue. Survivors who escaped the Hurricane Disaster, please send a location coordinate and await rescue. If you have bound a Safe House and are willing to contribute it for research, the Alliance will offer additional compensation.]