Chapter 5 The First Night

Chen Li observed carefully for a while and found that there were no animals inside, so he went to the clock area.

The shelves were filled with watches, and there was a layer of dust on the glass case, but it wasn't thick.

Seeing the dust, Chen Li immediately noticed something was wrong.

"This dust...isn't it too little?"

He rubbed his fingers over the window, picking up some dust.

Based on the degree of evolution of the outside environment, he judged that it was absolutely impossible for humans to disappear within a few decades.

But now?

Whether it's the thickness of the dust or the newness of the surrounding items, it doesn't look like it's been here for decades.

He doubted it would even be less than a year.

Now that I think about it, this place is just messy and not very old.

"what happened……"

Chen Li frowned, and then started to look at the time displayed on the watches one by one.

Many watches not only calculate the time of a single day, but also calculate the year and month.

Quartz watches, mechanical watches, electronic watches...

The time errors displayed by these tables are extremely small and can be basically determined to be accurate.

After Chen Li looked at them all, he probably knew the current time.

时间是新元历964年6月23日16点11分。

Suddenly, he thought of something, immediately took away the most expensive mechanical watch here, turned around and walked towards other areas.

Chen Li put on his watch and after walking around for a while, he found the target he was looking for.

Fresh food section!
  If you want to say what is the latest thing in the department store, it must be the goods in the fresh food section.

Before humans disappeared, the goods in the fresh food area were updated daily.

Therefore, the purchase date on the meat, vegetables and fruits in the fresh food section is probably the day when humans disappeared!

Walking into the fresh food area, Chen Li found that the meat and fruits here were basically dried.

In the aquatic area against the wall, in the almost dry fish tank, many fish bones lay quietly.

Then, Chen Li began to observe the purchase date displayed on the label on the boxed meat.

As a result, he was surprised to find that his feeling was indeed correct.

The latest purchase date above is March 964, 3 in the New Lunar Calendar.

In other words, the day humans disappeared was only a little over three months ago at most!

"In three months, the outside has become a paradise for wild animals, and the urban ecology has directly transformed into a forest ecology..."

Chen Li couldn't figure out what force caused this phenomenon to occur.

Decades of natural evolution were accelerated to be completed in three months.

His intuition told him that this was definitely related to the mangroves outside.

This also made Chen Li more wary of the mangrove tree.

Compared with ferocious wolves, this seemingly harmless mangrove seems to be the real danger in this doomsday...

"However, there is good news."

Chen Li put these things behind him for the time being. After briefly browsing the first and second floors of the department store, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Less than three months later, the food here except for fresh food is basically in good condition, and there is still a long time before the expiration date is reached.

"The food supply here is more than enough for 300 days of survival."

With a fixed source of food, Chen Li felt much better.

"This is my cafeteria now."

"Now that the food is done, the next step is to stay..."

Compared to food, accommodation seems simpler.

Because there happens to be a hotel across the road from this department store.

Later, Chen Li took a field dagger on the third floor of the department store for self-defense.

With the dagger, Chen Li felt more secure.

Then, he came to the hotel and chose a nearly 100-square-meter luxury suite on the second floor with a view of the road as his temporary residence.

The room door is opened with an electronic card.

But humans have disappeared for three months, and the city's power system has long been paralyzed and out of service. Naturally, everything that requires electricity to operate has also been scrapped.

Fortunately, there was an extremely advanced keyhole on the door. Chen Li also found the corresponding key at the front desk and successfully checked into the hotel room.

"Huh..."     In the room, Chen Li collapsed on the bed in a large shape.

The feeling of lying in bed made him feel viscerally relaxed.

Now the problem of food and accommodation has been basically solved.

As long as nothing happens in the future, he will most likely complete this survival mission between the department store and the hotel.

"It's just that without electricity, it will be a bit inconvenient after all..."

"and many more."

Thinking this, Chen Li patted his head and sat up immediately.

"There should be a generator in the hotel!"

Chen Li was a little excited and walked out of the room quickly while thinking.

After searching for a long time in the hotel, I finally found the power distribution room on the basement floor.

The power distribution room is equipped with a 300-kilowatt diesel generator!

Chen Li checked the oil level and found that it was full, at least several hundred liters.

As long as you cut off the power supply to other places, reduce the power of the generator, and only use it for the room where you live, the diesel will be enough for you to use for a long time.

What's more, I can get diesel from other places to replenish it.

Basically worry-free electricity consumption!

Moreover, the power generation is in the power distribution room. The sound insulation effect here is excellent. When the door is closed, there is no sound at all, and there is no need to worry about attracting any animals.

After using the electricity, Chen Li was in a good mood and came to the door of the hotel again. Only then did he realize that it was already dusk and it was getting dark.

Chen Li glanced at his watch. It was now close to 18 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost night time.

Afterwards, Chen Li took a large bottle of mineral water, a basket of bread and a small bag of instant noodles from the department store and returned to the hotel.

He turned on the generator and returned to his room.

It was already nighttime, and a light shone on the dark second floor of the hotel, but it quickly disappeared.

Chen Li turned on the light and then drew the curtains tightly to prevent the light from attracting other animals.

……

"drop……"

The water boiler indicates that the water is boiling.

On the first night, Chen Li didn't know what to eat, so he chose instant noodles for dinner.

He poured boiling water into the instant noodle bucket, closed the lid and waited for three minutes.

While waiting, he suddenly found that the surroundings were eerily quiet.

No...it's always quiet here.

It's just that he had been acting all the time before, so he didn't feel it.

Now that I stopped, I really felt the silence.

That feeling of being the only one in the world...why is it so refreshing?

"call……"

Chen Li blew on the hot instant noodles and started sucking.

To be honest, not only did he not feel lonely, but he felt a different kind of excitement.

"300 days, sprinkle some water."

……

After eating and drinking, Chen Li lay on the bed.

"only……"

Chen Li looked at the dimly lit luxurious chandelier on the ceiling.

"The system says this is a dream, but everything is so real that it is no different from reality. I feel pain, hunger, thirst, and tiredness."

“If it weren’t for the system, I would definitely think this is the real world.”

"Su Ziying should also feel this way. No wonder she firmly refuses to believe that this is just a dream."

"Speaking of Su Ziying..."

"What is she doing now?"

Chen Li thought.

"She finally said she wanted to leave. Was she looking for a way out of here?"

(End of this chapter)

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