9: An increasingly weird world

Soon, consciousness became blurred, and the image in front of him could not be focused.

Until he completely lost consciousness.

He made the same movement as Basham before, twisting his body on the ground, his limbs flipping at angles impossible for a normal person, his bones cracking.

Then, he suddenly arched upwards, his whole body standing up like an arch bridge.

"Wait! He wasn't bitten, so why did he get infected with the virus and turn into a Zombie?"

"Could it be just because he accidentally got Zombie blood in his mouth?" Charles behind the prison door was completely panicked.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" He desperately tried to spit out the bloody taste in his mouth.

Yes, that's right, he had also accidentally swallowed a little splashed blood just now!

...

In the blink of an eye, the sky turned a fish-belly white.

"Ah!" A ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains onto Chen Ming's face. He sat up and stretched.

He twisted his neck, and it cracked.

He decided it would be better to sleep on the bed tonight. The sofa was comfortable when sleeping.

But after waking up, his body felt off, like he hadn't slept last night and had worked on a construction site all night, his whole body felt wrong.

He walked into the bathroom, simply went to the toilet, then washed his face and brushed his teeth.

These things were all fully equipped.

Coming out of the bathroom, he sat back on the sofa.

Chen Ming picked up the remote control and turned on the TV news.

His main attention was focused on the virtual panel in front of him, choosing what to eat for breakfast.

He finally chose a box of milk and a hot dog bun with shredded pork.

For breakfast, Chen Ming didn't eat much, nor did he want to eat anything too greasy.

He tore open the plastic packaging bag, inserted the straw into the milk carton, took a bite of the bun, a sip of milk, and watched the TV screen with both eyes.

He watched the female anchor report the news, "Eagle Faction time six o'clock in the afternoon, a mysterious explosion occurred at Walton Prison No. 13. Currently, the authorities have implemented a strict blockade within a ten-thousand-meter radius of the prison, prohibiting anyone from entering."

"Even so, we can still see the rolling smoke surrounding the prison. As for the specific reason, the Eagle Faction has refused to disclose it to the public, stating that they will hold a press conference after the matter is properly resolved. Our reporter Tian Hui will continue to follow up on this report for you!"

"Mysterious explosion?" He sucked the milk carton dry.

He squeezed it hard with his fingers, flattened it, and sucked again.

For some reason, Chen Ming always felt that this was not good news.

"I hope those Eagle Faction guys don't cause trouble and bring problems to this world, even though they are already causing a lot of trouble now."

Chen Ming was very certain that if there were no Eagle Faction, this so-called world beacon, the world would be more peaceful and many troubles would be reduced.

He ate and drank his fill.

Chen Ming did not rush to open Ten Thousand Realms Fishing. He first found his homeroom teacher's contact information and sent him a message.

He fabricated a reason, saying that the relative who had taken care of him since childhood was sick and hospitalized, and he planned to take a break from school for a while to take care of him and work part-time to earn medical expenses.

The homeroom teacher agreed.

And told Chen Ming that if he had difficulties, he could apply to the school for a fundraising event.

Chen Ming declined his kindness.

Taking leave had two benefits. One benefit was that Chen Ming could spend more time on fishing and development.

Another benefit was that if the world remained peaceful like this, he could return to campus life at any time if he wanted to.

He made two sets of preparations.

After handling everything, Chen Ming quickly started Ten Thousand Realms Fishing.

He began his first fishing session of the day.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Gatling +1! Gatling special bullets +5000 rounds!】

"Is it that fierce from the start?" Chen Ming had a premonition that he might draw a few more skills today.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Free Attribute Points +5!】

"Free Attribute Points?"

After checking the details, Chen Ming learned that the difference between Free Attribute Points and attributes like Strength, Speed, and Defense was that they could be added to Strength, Speed, and Defense attributes arbitrarily, without type restrictions.

Chen Ming added two Free Attribute Points to Defense and allocated the remaining three points to Speed.

His main focus was on insidious development.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Explosive Talisman +3!】

"Explosive Talisman?"

Chen Ming confirmed it, and it was similar to the literal meaning: a talisman that would cause a big explosion after being activated.

Its power was much stronger than a high-explosive bomb.

Finally, there was some reward that felt like it came from the myriad worlds.

The element of talismans, although it often appeared in film and television works, had no effect in reality.

"Good luck, one more try!"

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a box of 666 Cold Medicine!】

"Hmm... not bad?"

He adjusted his mood and continued.

Instead of overthinking, it was better to start the next fishing session.

In Chen Ming's opinion now, there was nothing that fishing couldn't solve. If one time didn't work, then twice!

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining B-grade Skill: Night Vision!】

"Although it's B-grade, it allows me to see enemies clearly in the dark and not worry about being ambushed."

Most importantly, this skill could be activated and deactivated at will.

Continue!

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1TB of action-romance HD movie resources!】

"..." Chen Ming.

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a roll of transparent tape!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a pair of 50kg dumbbells!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a treadmill!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a box of Yunnan Baiyao Band-Aids!】

...

Chen Ming seriously suspected whether his luck for the day had been used up.

The difference in the quality of the rewards fished out before and after was not just ordinary great.

Chen Ming was stubbornly unconvinced.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a pig-slaughtering knife!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Playboy collector's edition photo album +1!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a life-sized anime body pillow +1!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a realistic doll +1!】

"Uh..."

Chen Ming's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, feeling that the prize pool was developing in a very dangerous direction.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Archer max level proficiency!】

"So the proficiency of a single weapon isn't considered a skill?"

"Forget it, it's better than nothing. Why care about these details." Chen Ming shook his head to clear his mind.

He was determined to be a ruthless fishing machine.

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a pack of tissues!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a brand new unopened pair of stockings +1!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a nail clipper set +1!】

Chen Ming increasingly suspected that the prize pool was connected to a supermarket's daily necessities warehouse?

【Fishing in progress...】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Siku Quanshu +1!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining five million da xia coin!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a hardcover Chinese style cheongsam +1!】

【Fishing successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a 2TB mobile hard drive +!】

...

After dozens of fishing attempts, he still failed to fish out a reward that Chen Ming was satisfied with.

This time, he was really considering whether to take a break and wait for his luck value to recover.

Or should he say, my fate is up to me, not heaven?

While Chen Ming was lost in thought, he suddenly noticed the news report on TV.

"Currently, several biochemical companies marked with epidemic prevention signs have entered the blockade area. They are the three top biochemical research groups of the Eagle Faction, Taylor Technology, Brent Bio, and Emera Bio..."

"Biochemical companies?" Chen Ming's already furrowed brows tightened further, forming a ' river' shape.