4: Heirloom knife

"Normal drop rate? Alright, I understand."

The leader of the three-person team, a man known as Wang Team, nodded silently.

He appeared to be around forty years old, with a neat haircut and a strong build, resembling a tough guy from a movie.

"Looks like we have to wait another thirty minutes."

Wang Team sat down, handed each person in his team a cigarette, and then they all fell silent.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun roughly analyzed their behavior.

This team looked like a professional team that specialized in treasure hunting in the restricted zone.

A professional team is one that makes a living from the restricted zone, earning money by bringing out supplies from it.

These teams could be official or civilian.

Official ones were mostly composed of retired soldiers, with each member having a special designation.

Civilian teams, however, were a mixed bag, with all sorts of people.

The team in front of him was clearly a civilian team.

Because, apart from Captain Wang, who was leading them, the other three were a mix of fat and thin, looking like they hadn't had much training.

"It seems that the drop rate for each run in this world's restricted zone is different."

"And the drop rate is public, which is why they send one person in each time to check the drop rate."

"This is better than the game."

Xiao Yun thought to himself.

This team in front of him clearly wanted to wait for a Dam No. 0 with a high drop rate before organizing their entry.

Only then could it be worth the cost of their gear.

"If I were to use game terms, this run should be a Normal Zero Dam."

"Most likely, there won won't be any fully geared teams, and even half-geared teams will be rare."

"Then the main danger in the map will only be the bots that respawn each time."

Xiao Yun analyzed with his experience from games in his previous life.

At the same time, he was also preparing to enter this restricted zone world to explore it.

Based on the current situation.

As long as he entered Nine Warehouse, he could instantly enter the restricted zone world.

And after dying or evacuating, he would also respawn at the entrance.

Ignoring the others.

Xiao Yun walked slowly into Nine Warehouse with his hands in his pockets.

...

"Entering Dam No. 0!"

As soon as he stepped into Nine Warehouse, Xiao Yun's vision gradually blurred.

When he opened his eyes again, the familiar scene of Dam No. 0 appeared before him.

This time, however, it wasn't through a display screen, but he was actually there.

Not far above him, the Zero Dam gates opened, and a colossal column of water gushed out like a waterfall, its massive roaring sound audible even a kilometer away.

And at the same time, a mechanical voice, different from the system's, also sounded in his mind.

"You have entered Dam No. 0!"

"Current location: Dam No. 0 - west side of Cement Factory."

"This run's drop rate: Normal"

"This game's end time: 24 minutes 21 seconds"

"Hint: Please complete the evacuation before the time ends!"

This mechanical voice clearly came from the restricted zone world.

And seeing his spawn point, Xiao Yun was immediately surprised.

Unlike the regular spawn points in the game.

His spawn point this time was located directly to the left of the Cement Factory, on the road connecting to Asala Camp.

If it were a game, no players would spawn here at the start.

And once the game started, no players would join mid-game.

But the current situation was clearly different.

"It seems that this restricted zone world still has many unknown details."

Xiao Yun thought to himself.

The low evacuation rate of people in this world was not a result of one factor, but a combination of many.

So, Xiao Yun didn't hesitate.

He directly opened the system warehouse and activated the 10x10 secure container trial card.

"Ding! Item used successfully!"

"You have gained access to the 10x10 secure container (one day)!"

As the system prompt sounded.

A black briefcase suddenly appeared in Xiao Yun's hand.

Its appearance was just like the briefcases that could be searched in the game, except its exterior was painted black.

And upon receiving it, Xiao Yun instantly knew how to use it.

He just needed to put items into the briefcase to place them in the secure container.

The system would automatically organize the items in the secure container, so there was no need to worry about insufficient space due to incorrect placement.

"Oh, and the military dagger."

Xiao Yun's thought moved.

A simple, unadorned dagger appeared in his hand.

Along with it, its attribute panel also appeared.

"military dagger"

"Type: family heirloom"

"Level: 1"

"Damage: 12"

"Movement Speed Bonus: 0%"

"Attack Speed: Fast"

"Attack Range: Extremely Short"

"Special Skill: None"

"Upgrade Requires: Rusty Pirate Copper Coin x1"

"This family heirloom dagger's damage is even lower than a regular dagger in the game!"

Xiao Yun felt a bit helpless.

Machine Bro in the game initially had 80 HP, but the most recent update nerfed him to around 60 HP.

If he wanted to knife the bots with this family heirloom dagger, it would take five close-range stabs to kill them.

Even with a headshot, it would still take a full three stabs!

But luckily, this family heirloom was free and wouldn't drop.

And as long as it was upgraded, its attributes would permanently grow!

After permanent growth, it would truly be a family heirloom in every sense of the word!

"Let's plan the route for this run first."

As he spoke, Xiao Yun's mind immediately simulated the map of Dam No. 0.

He was too familiar with this place.

So familiar that he accurately remembered the location of every spawn point for bots, supplies, and large and small safe zones.

As long as the supply points in this world didn't change, Xiao Yun could search all the supplies!

The premise was that he could avoid detection by all bots and players.

Only by not taking a single bullet would he have a chance to evacuate.

And at this moment.

Based on his spawn point, Xiao Yun instantly simulated the optimal route.

All the way to the extraction point, the safest and most effective route was to go by searching for bird eggs.

"Normally, if this were the game, I would choose to go by looting bird eggs all the way."

"But..."

"Now I have a hundred-slot secure container, what am I afraid of?"

In an instant.

The original route in his mind instantly turned to ashes.

What appeared next were the spawn locations of the Cement Factory's large safe and computers.

They fell like chess pieces, one by one, onto the map in Xiao Yun's mind.

Next were the other supply points and bot spawn points.

In just a few seconds, Xiao Yun once again simulated a route that could theoretically avoid all bots and allow him to loot all the Cement Factory's supplies!

Although he didn't have a map in the game, Xiao Yun accomplished all of this in his mind.

Back to the present.

Right now, he only needed a short distance to enter from the west gate of the Cement Factory!

"Under normal circumstances, the dormitory building area wouldn't spawn bots."

Xiao Yun calculated silently.

"First, search the dormitory building, then enter through the crack in the wall to search the aviation crate on the first floor of the southern warehouse."

"If I'm careful, I shouldn't be discovered by any bots."

Thinking of this.

Xiao Yun no longer hesitated and directly ran towards the dormitory building area.

...

At the same time.

Not far behind Xiao Yun.

Lu Xueqing, wearing a full set of three-tier armor and helmet, was cautiously exploring the area, holding a Uzi with only a single sight attached.

"Is that... Could it be Xiao Yun?"