Chapter 187: Cold Wave

The group of people stood outside the city for more than ten seconds before they realized something was wrong. No wonder the most powerful trio decided to return to the city after only staying for two minutes.

The person who hastily returned through the protective shield rubbed his face and exclaimed, "Damn! This is not a suitable place for people to live in."

"I'm not going out. I feel uncomfortable staying here for a few more seconds."

I saw some people giving up in leaving the city one after another, while other teams hesitated.

At this time, someone finally mentioned this issue in the dialogue channel, and it was Qiu Yushi.

[Xu Zheng] (Tong Province Channel): Everyone, please stay indoors. The weather is not only cold today, but there is also a chilling wind that can turn people into frozen statues. One of our teammates was hit by the wind. He is currently watching in the drugstore. Can it be saved?

[Ruan Fanyao] (Tong Province Channel): There are a few of us here who are relatively lucky. They were frozen at the city gate and were swiftly pulled back. It would be hard to tell if they were in the wild.

Ruan Fanyao's teammates didn't know whether they should be called lucky or unlucky. They were still hesitating just after leaving the city when they felt a biting cold wind blowing.

When a gust of wind passed by, those who had not yet come out of the protective shield saw several people frozen there. They didn't feel much at that time. Ruan Fanyao reacted quickly and immediately pulled the people back.

When Lu Jiu saw the conversation channel, she was glad that she hadn't gone out.

[Xu Zheng] (same province channel): How can you save me? What kind of medicine can I take? Our NPC says there is no medicine.

[Ruan Fanyao] (Tong-provincial channel): Because it is frozen, it needs to be warmed by a source of heat before the mouth can be opened and internal medicine can be administered to thaw frostbite.

Their city-state is okay. The pharmacy NPC has a high level of talent. It can create a wider variety of potions compared to low-level ones, and the medicine is more effective.

The two ended up trading via email.

Lu Jiu and the other three people had returned to the residential area. After seeing the conversation channel, it was fortunate that they didn't go out.

Shen Jufeng read the conversation and said, "That wind can be called a cold current. It can freeze people instantly, but it will not cause immediate death, and it is not a fixed position."

Lu Jiu said, "Some people were frozen when they went outside, and some were frozen inside. The city gate is frozen. It seems that the wind is rushing outside, just like the wild monsters that have been refreshed."

In this case, they must not go out. The low temperature has caused the movement to become less flexible than before. If you are frozen again, having a good relationship with your teammates might enable you to save yourself.

If the relationship is average or even just temporary, like teammates, then being frozen in the wilderness, I don't know what challenges we will encounter.

Zhuang Yun listened to his two teammates' understanding and didn't have any particular thoughts. "Anyway, I won't leave the city until the temperature drops."

Lu Jiu glanced at him and said, "Okay, even the most diligent person in our team doesn't want to go out. Then, just treat it as a vacation. There won't be much winter left."

In the past, Zhuang Yun wouldn't hesitate to go out with them even at the beginning of winter, but now they have decided not to go out.

Shen Jufeng adjusted his sitting posture. "I also think it's best not to go out. And although there is a protective cover to regulate the temperature, if the temperature drops further, it may be difficult to leave the house."

Lu Jiu has learned a little about the urine of the game world this winter. "It will indeed be like this. The temperature may still drop. Wasn't it like this before?"

She thought it was the coldest time, but the system refreshed it and made it even colder for them.

Lu Jiu said, "Recently, I will ask the manager of the tailor shop to see if they can make clothes with better thermal insulation properties so that we can at least go out."

Staying at home is boring.

Then the residents of Xuantian City received an email, which likely indicated that professional residents should stay indoors. There is a cold wave outside the city that will appear somewhere, which is dangerous. However, ordinary residents should stay at home and avoid leaving their homes when going out.

However, the patrolling NPCs appeared to be unaffected by the weather. They wore winter clothes as a token of appreciation, and they were fine even when they went for a walk outside the city and returned.

Only now did she realize that she had worried too much beforehand.

In this way, everyone is staying at home. If they want to go out, they can go downstairs and wander. The NPC in the dormitory will remind them to return in fifteen minutes.

Other city-states were aware, through the dialogue channel, that it was dangerous outside and made the decision to stay indoors. It was fortunate that the city-states had temperature-adjusting protective shields. However, in those places that were still second-level city-states, residents were too cold to go out.

The temperature inside and outside the city is the same, and they are unsure if a cold wave will occur in the city, so they decided not to go out.

However, in this case, many residents still suffered from the negative state of typhoid fever, and the city lords of these city-states were immediately concerned.

Qiuyu City is a third-level city-state. After the cold wave appeared, the city's owner adjusted the temperature of the protective shield to the highest level. However, unexpectedly, sick individuals started to emerge in the city the following day.

Originally, it was children who were affected, but later on, more and more adults became ill.

Ruan Fanyao was shocked to learn that several members of his team were sick.

She was already a resident of this city-state, living in a residential area, and she was discussing this matter with her friends.

[Ruan Fanyao: Will professional players be affected by this negative state? I thought only ordinary residents would be like this. ]

The other side quickly replied, [But I am indeed sick. Fortunately, I recovered quickly after taking the medicine. There are simply too many people. The city lord said that if we continue at this rate, the medicine may not be enough. ]

[Ruan Fanyao: Why is it not enough? Didn't we accumulate a lot of potions before? 】

【The city lord did not expect that even professional players would fall ill. If someone got sick and then got infected again, they would need to take medicine. This type of consumption is insufficient. 】

Ruan Fanyao finally understood why there was a shortage of supplies, why many people were falling ill, and why they were getting infected with negative status twice.

[Ruan Fanyao: What should the city lord do? He has to save people. 】

【The city lord intends to reach out to the city-states to inquire about the availability of sufficient medicines for even distribution. Additionally, he plans to establish another branch. Multiple pharmacies can also help alleviate some pressure. ]

Ruan Fanyao felt that this was the only way to deal with it now. There was already a high demand for pharmaceuticals, so there was nothing wrong with opening more branches. After this crisis, pharmacies will be able to use them in the future.

Fortunately, she had several bottles of peach vitality potion, which could alleviate any negative status. Unfortunately, she didn't have enough bottles, otherwise, she could have sold them to the city lord.

Looking at the conversation channel again, I noticed that many people were requesting medicine on it. The demand for medicine was now greater than ever before.

She remembered the people who had been frozen before. She hadn't gone out recently, and she didn't know the situation of those people.

[Ruan Fanyao: By the way, are those people who were frozen at the city gate okay now?]

【It's okay, it's better now, but they forgot that they were frozen at the time and just felt like they had slept.】

With this cold wave, they can't go out. Who knows when the weather will return to normal?

At that moment, the city lord of the city-state was suffering from a severe headache. There were over 4,000 residents in the city, with more than 1,000 of them infected with the negative state of typhoid fever, and this number continued to rise.

Hundreds of people were initially cured with the medicine they prepared, only to become infected again within two days.

Thinking that his pharmacy could not handle it, he decided to reach out to the provincial channel once more. This time, he was looking for Xuantian City in Yangshan City.