Surviving the Infinite Survival Game by Exploiting Glitches

Just as Lu Jingnian was about to say something, two young men in camouflage uniforms ran over.

"Captain Lu!"

Lu Jingnian responded before turning back to Lin Yun.

"Then you should be careful out there by yourself. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the base and find me."

As he spoke, Lu Jingnian took a map from his pocket.

"This is a map showing a safe route to our base. Keep it safe."

Lin Yun took it from him.

"Thank you."

"Captain Lu!"

The two young men had already reached Lu Jingnian’s side. From a distance, they had seen Captain Lu talking to a girl.

Li Ping glanced at Lin Yun a couple more times before asking,

"Captain Lu, who’s this?"

"It’s nothing. Let’s go."

Lu Jingnian waved at Lin Yun again and prepared to leave with his two teammates. There were still several survivors in the area, and he wanted to see how things were going on the other side.

Li Ping scratched his head.

Why had they left?

Shouldn’t Captain Lu have tried to persuade the girl to return to the base with them?

After watching the three of them leave and making sure they were no longer within sight, Lin Yun continued riding her bicycle up the mountain.

After walking some distance, Li Ping couldn’t help asking,

"Captain Lu, why didn’t you bring her with us? It’s not safe for her to stay outside alone, especially since a gang has been approaching S City recently."

Xiao Fei, who was walking beside him, slapped Li Ping on the shoulder.

"Are you stupid? It’s obvious that the girl doesn’t want to go. If Captain Lu could have persuaded her, he would have done it already. Why are you bringing it up?"

"Besides, in this world, anyone who dares to live alone must have some extraordinary abilities. If they don’t want to come with us, we can’t force them, can we?"

Li Ping rubbed the spot where Xiao Fei had hit him.

"I was just worried about her."

Lu Jingnian sighed.

"Xiao Fei is right. But it’s fine. At least now we know she’s probably somewhere nearby. We can come by and check on her more often."

The other two nodded and quickly moved on from the subject.

"By the way, have you found out where that explosion we heard earlier came from?"

At the mention of this, Lu Jingnian immediately developed a headache.

First, mutated animals had gathered in the city. Then, a gang had approached S City, seemingly intending to cause trouble. And now there had been an explosion.

It was one headache after another!

"We found it, Captain Lu. It came from the flower market."

Xiao Fei spoke from the side.

"Captain Lu, do you remember that Weeping Bottlebrush Tree in the flower market? Someone took it down."

"Furthermore, we discovered that the seed shop near the entrance had been forcibly broken into, and all the seeds inside were taken."

Lu Jingnian was startled.

The Weeping Bottlebrush had been killed?!

For some reason, Lin Yun’s image suddenly appeared in his mind.

Could it have been her?

No, no.

She was just a young girl, and he’d observed her carefully earlier. She only had a backpack with her and didn’t seem to be carrying anything else.

How could she possibly have taken down such a huge Bottlebrush Tree by herself?

Lu Jingnian helplessly shook his head.

Seeing Captain Lu shake his head, Li Ping cautiously asked,

"What’s wrong, Captain Lu? Is something bothering you?"

"It’s nothing. Let’s go take a look first."

When they arrived at the flower market, several teammates were already there investigating.

"Captain Lu!"

"What’s the situation?"

"Captain Lu, all I can say is that whoever killed this Weeping Bottlebrush was incredibly skilled. I have no idea how they did it. Such a huge tree simply fell down like this."

One of the teammates sighed.

They couldn’t figure out what had destroyed the Bottlebrush. It didn’t look like a grenade, and it was even less likely to have been a homemade bomb.

They cautiously returned to the area around the fallen Bottlebrush.

Lu Jingnian carefully observed the scene for a while.

It was indeed obvious that the Weeping Bottlebrush had been blown apart by something. At the same time, however, it seemed to have been whipped by something else.

Whatever the case, it was a good thing that the Weeping Bottlebrush was dead. Every time they tried to explore the flower market, that thing caused them trouble.

The only question was...

Who had killed it?

Lu Jingnian’s biggest concern was that this person might be an enemy rather than an ally.

If they were an ally, that would be fine.

But if they were...

Before leaving, Lu Jingnian suddenly remembered Lin Yun’s flat backpack.

He guessed that she probably hadn’t found much food and was thinking about sending her some.

Then he realized that he only knew she lived somewhere nearby.

He didn’t know her exact location.

Lu Jingnian couldn’t help feeling annoyed.

How could he have forgotten to ask?

...

Lin Yun was completely unaware that Lu Jingnian had been thinking about bringing her food.

By this time, she had already returned to the mountain while it was still early.

After entering the shelter, Lin Yun quickly stuffed the several large packages piled inside into her backpack.

[Survivor Lin Yun has been detected returning to the shelter. Would you like to retrieve the plants from the temporary storage space? Storing them for another day will cost 5 points.]

"...You really seize every opportunity to earn points, don’t you? Take them out."

Lin Yun was once again completely exasperated by the system.

The four plants appeared the moment Lin Yun finished speaking, as if even one second longer would be disrespectful to the points.

Lin Yun: "..."

She glanced at Ivy, who was still acting like a deadbeat, curled up into a ball and pretending to be dead.

Ivy was practically panicking.

The moment it emerged from that white space, it sensed an overwhelming and terrifying aura.

It’s that vine!

What on earth did this thing do to me?! Did it come here to raid the vine nest?!

I knew humans were terrifying! They’re practically inhuman!

"It’s so crowded!"

Apart from the bell pepper, the other two vegetables were quite large, making the originally spacious area feel cramped almost instantly.

[Expanding? Expanding?]

Lin Yun smiled and shook her head.

"I’ll politely decline."

She decided to place the three plants outside, surrounding them with Ghost Vine’s tendrils.

This was her territory, and she was worried that other animals might eat them.

Why doesn’t she just bring them inside when the thirty-day survival mission is almost over?

System: [...]

This was the stingiest host it had ever seen.

Before placing the three plants outside, however, Lin Yun checked their details again to see whether they had changed like the Star Tea Tree.

And, of course, there were some changes.

[Mutant Tomato]

Grade: E-Level Mutant Plant

Function: Its fruit is edible, juicy, sweet, and highly productive. Consuming it can temporarily increase one’s speed. Non-toxic.

Status: Mature and fruiting stage. Can be transplanted, but cannot be propagated through cuttings. No special planting requirements; suitable for all types of soil.

Note: Remember to water it.

[Mutant Corn]

Grade: D-Level Mutant Plant

Function: Its fruit is edible and sweet, with a high yield. It doubles the feeling of fullness after consumption and can satisfy hunger for 24 hours. Non-toxic.

Status: Mature and fruiting stage. Can be transplanted, but cannot be propagated through cuttings. No special planting requirements; suitable for all types of soil.

Note: You can tell it what flavor of corn you want. It might just grant your request!

[Mutant Variety Pepper]

Grade: D-Level Mutant Plant

Function: Its fruit is edible and can produce different varieties of chili peppers with varying levels of spiciness. High yield. Non-toxic.

Status: Seedling stage and not yet bearing fruit. Can be transplanted, but cannot be propagated through cuttings. Suitable for all types of soil and prefers moist conditions.

Note: Be cautious when eating unfamiliar chili peppers. There might be a scam.

"But why is this mutated tomato a different grade from the other two? Aren’t they all mutated varieties from the same garden?"

[Look closely at the notes for the corn and bell pepper. Can they really be the same as the tomato? It’s normal for their grades to be different.]

"Oh. So can I level them up?"

The system immediately fell silent.

Lin Yun pursed her lips again.

She and Ghost Vine moved the three plants outside and placed them beneath the large tree beside the shelter.

With Ghost Vine guarding them, they would be perfectly safe.

Lin Yun had already examined the three vegetables when she brought them back. They were clean and free of insects, which put her at ease.

After picking two ears of corn and remembering the note at the end of the corn’s detailed information, she tentatively asked,

"I want cucumber-flavored corn. Can you grow one?"

Mutant Corn: Cucumber flavor? Let’s get started!

However, the corn didn’t change at all.

Lin Yun didn’t care. She was only trying it out.

She put away the solar panels that had been outside all day, took the corn, and entered the shelter.

She was going to cook some corn!

Lin Yun went down to the basement and brought up an induction cooker and a pot. She then connected the solar water heater, filled the pot with water, and began cooking.

Ivy, curled up in the corner, became even more terrified.

It had seen the human who used to raise it cooking before.

Could this terrifying human be planning to cook and eat me?!

That’s terrifying!

I don’t want to be eaten! Ivy doesn’t taste good! It can’t be eaten!

Ivy screamed silently.

Lin Yun had Ghost Vine keep an eye on the corn while she took out a watch from one of the packages she had retrieved and placed it on the table.

She told Ghost Vine to keep an eye on the minute hand, then turned the watch off.

Ghost Vine immediately understood and assured her that it would complete the task.

Lin Yun felt relieved and picked up a change of clothes before going to take a shower.

After cleaning herself up, she hung her clothes outside the shelter to dry.

By then, the corn was ready. Ghost Vine had carefully taken it out of the pot and placed it in a basin to cool.

Lin Yun poked the corn again.

Sure enough, the aroma was incredibly strong.

[I’m starting to eat!]

Ghost Vine excitedly pounced on it, grabbed an ear of corn, and began munching away.

Although flesh and blood could provide it with more energy, it would get tired of eating them after a while.

Of course, it also liked slightly sweet foods such as corn!

It had never had the chance to eat so many different kinds of food before.

Once the corn had cooled a little, Lin Yun picked it up with both hands and began eating.

She ate for quite a while, but she was already full after only half an ear.

She patted her bulging stomach and looked at the remaining half.

This thing really is filling. There’s still half an ear left.

[Ahem... Since you already have mutant corn, why don’t you sell me the corn you picked from the cornfield?]

Lin Yun raised an eyebrow.

"How many points is one ear worth?"

The system paused for a moment before displaying:

[1 point per ear.]

"2 points!"

[No way! The corn you picked from the cornfield is ordinary corn. It won’t double your satiety like the mutant variety. If you sell me mutant corn, I’ll give you 3 points per ear.]

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