Chapter 9

"Come on, let's open another bottle!" Fatty Xie happily pops open a bottle of beer as he started to chug it down.

"How come I feel you've changed recently? Is it too difficult to work at your uncle's place?" he added. As Zhang Qin Feng's one and only friend, it was natural for him to notice the changes in his temperament and usual behavior.

"No? It was the same work every day. All I've been doing was take their orders, deliver them, and work from 8 in the morning until four in the afternoon."

"By the way, my uncle's shop won't be open tomorrow. I'm thinking of using that day to play some games and also sleep properly tonight." Zhang Qin Feng added.

"Go. Get the hell back to your place and sleep. I'm not as lucky as you as I have to work on the weekend..."Fatty Xie complained.

The two of them continued.

After a dozen of beers together, they finally settled the bill and separated. Before he left, Fatty Xie raised both of his thumbs as he walked further to the stairs leading to the unit he's living in.

'Stein... Expel the alcohol content from my body.' Zhang Qin Feng said while taking a leisure walk around the place before heading back to his own unit.

[Noted. Starting the expelling process now]

Stein faithfully followed his order as Zhang Qin Feng continued to walk along the riverside. Because it was a weekend, more food stalls and street performers were gathering around.

"Hey, Qin Feng!" suddenly, somebody called him from behind. It was a voice that belongs to a woman. Turning his head around, Zhang Qin Feng greeted the person that called him.

"Hi..." he embarrassedly greets the beauty who called him.

"Hi? That's all you have to say to me?" she pouted as the GoPro Recording Device in her hand is focused on herself and Zhang Qin Feng.

"Hello, my ten thousand followers. This guy here is my classmate. If you're still single and interested, please leave me a message. I'll introduce you to him." she randomly makes a comment before putting the live stream to a hold.

"Did you found a job?" she asked.

"Erm... I am helping in my uncle's store right now. What are you doing here, Tang Xin?" Zhang Qin Feng asked. Like Fatty Xie, she' also one of Zhang Qin Feng's classmates during their secondary school. But instead of choosing a business course like him, she selected communication and media as her graduating courses.

"Aww... You're not supportive... Don't you know that I'm always making rounds and introducing the attractions of this Riverside Shopping Street every weekend on my own media blog?" Tang Xin pouted at hammered Zhang Qin Feng's chest lightly.

"Ah... I'm - I'm sorry..." Zhang Qin Feng scratched his head as he smiled foolishly for asking her dumb question that almost all of his ex-classmates knew about. Even Fatty Xie kept talking about it as she was the crush of every male student in their class.

"Then... You'll be treating me barbeque today. Let's go!" neither forceful nor demanding, Tang Xin pulled Zhang Qin Feng's cloth as both of them headed to a nearby barbeque stall. As he was unwilling to make this lady unhappy, Zhang Qin Feng decided to went along with her whim.

"Boss, give me two sticks of squid feelers, Chicken Gizzards, Chicken Skin, and Roast Barbeque Pork." Tang Xin ordered what she likes and went to mix her own cup of sauce. As she and Zhang Qin Feng came together, the cashier naturally asked him for the payment.

"That would be thirty-five dollars, please!" the cashier said.

"Here you go," Zhang Qin Feng took a piece of a hundred dollars banknote out from his pocket and paid for the food. Turning his head around and looking for Tang Xin, he noticed that the girl has turned on her GoPro Device again to live stream.

Taking his phone out and tapped into the Streaming Channel, Tang Xin turned out to be the first one to appear in his recommended list of live streamers.

The number of donations she received was shocking. Only by promoting and mentioning things around her, the gift pot could actually increase to a little over two hundred dollars.

"Alright, everyone! I'll be away for a moment as I try the food here! Talk to you later!" Tang Xin pressed the button on her camera stick as she maintained her smile.

"Huh..." after that, her expression changed. She seems tired and exhausted from what she was doing.

"Your food." Zhang Qin Feng passed a stick of grilled chicken gizzard to her.

"Erm! Delicious!" Tang Xin happily chewed the food after dipping it into the sticky bean sauce she mixed herself. After finishing all the food and dumping the plastic box into a nearby bin, she gives Zhang Qin Feng a light punch and escapes.

"I'll wait for you to treat me again the next Saturday!" a text message came after Tang Xin left.

"Sure." Zhang Qin Feng replied to her message with a smiley face emoticon.

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Sunday morning.

[User... The dimensional Travel power is charged. Would you like to try?]

Stein's question was a tricky one. Even Zhang Qin Feng didn't dare to recklessly decide as he was not confident with his own survival. Seeing that Zhang Qin Feng is keeping quiet without a response, the system also kept itself in a silent mode.

Until...

'Stein... What is my survival rate right now if I went over to your world? Would I be fine over there?' Zhang Qin Feng asked. After hesitating a little, he added another sentence.

"What can I get from there?"

[Toot!]

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[Zhang Qin Feng's Status Evaluation:]

[Physique: 1.2]

[Fitness: 1.3]

[Response: 0.7]

[Foundation: 0.2]

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[Based on the system's evaluation, you have a 60% survival rate as long the number of zombies encountered was less than two at one time. The survival rate reduces to 35% with less than three zombies and 10% if the total number of zombies increases to more than five]

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'Then... Let's do it.' Zhang Qin Feng nodded.

[Since the user is ready, I will commence the Dimensional Travel now. Please pay attention to your surrounding the moment the transfer is complete]

[The transfer will commence in 3 - 2 - 1 - Go]

A flash of white light blinded his sight as his surrounding changed. The next moment when he opened his eyes, Zhang Qin Feng was already standing in an abandoned building that looks like a two-story villa.

[This is a small area known as Shangwen. If the record of my system did not change, there's a mild survivor camp nearby. I would suggest the user try searching for the base to open your trading option]

[From there, we'll expand our option of what you can do here]

[By using the command: Inventory, there will be an eight interface space available for you to keep your belongings. For anything else, you'll have to bring them along in any method convenient for you]

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[Now, please proceed with the command and withdraw the firearm we've prepared for you]

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[And be prepared. There are three zombies nearby. You will have to get used to battle as soon as possible]

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Stein's instruction came one by one as Zhang Qin Feng started to get nervous. Very soon, the sound of something stepping on the broken glass caught his attention.

'Not even a time for training, huh?' Zhang Qin Fang positioned himself with his back facing the wall.

"Inventory!" he immediately accessed the interface to withdraw the pistol that was prepared for him.