I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival GamesCh4 - I Have A Bold Idea

Under Lin Yan’s crowd control, everyone forcibly suppressed the terror in their hearts and headed for the warehouse. None of the players spoke on the way, and the atmosphere was very stagnant; for a long time, it was impossible to get rid of the shadow and fear of death.

They arrived at the door to the warehouse; it was a heavy steel door, and the key was missing. RSCvm

Lin Yan pointed at the remaining three men — Xiao Lan, the sleeve tattoo gangster, and the boyfriend — then said, “You three, find something to break the door down with.”

The boyfriend was somewhat vigilant. “Is breaking down the door considered… a foul?”

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Hearing that, everyone recalled how the bald, middle-aged man had been swallowed up by the escalator after three warnings; not only did it give them goosebumps, even the sleeve tattoo gangster, who had been about to use a steel pipe that he had found, paused.

Lin Yan glared coldly at the boyfriend. “I’ve said before: I’ll only help you if you cooperate with me. Don’t forget whose suggestions you relied on to pass the last selection!” EA4KkT

The boyfriend couldn’t help withering under Lin Yan’s gaze. Currently, they were under Lin Yan’s protection; if they became worthless, this highly experienced veteran player might discard them without hesitation. He looked at his girlfriend, gritted his teeth, and turned to go and look for a tool.

Xiao Lan pretended to look for a tool, and when he turned to leave the group, he asked softly, “Luo, do you know if there are any consequences to damaging the environment?”

【Based on my understanding, damaging the setting will draw the boss’s attention and increase the risk of death for players. If the degree of damage exceeds 30%, the boss may directly attack the players】

【Based on your current strength, I believe this sort of behaviour can be termed as: courting death】

Black handwriting appeared on the floor in time with Xiao Lan’s footsteps, and the words ‘courting death’ were even especially bolded.

Xiao Lan: “…” You really are an honest little fellow.

After walking for a bit, Xiao Lan saw an overturned cupboard on one side.

Xiao Lan stepped forward, opened the cupboard doors, and went through it meticulously. Suddenly, he reached inside and picked up a small box. A crafty smile appeared on his face. “Then isn’t it fine, as long as it isn’t damaged?” 7sZd3B

He returned to the group.

Lin Yan looked at Xiao Lan’s empty hands and his tone was a little harsh. “Why don’t you have a tool? The three of you are responsible for everyone’s lives; do you want everyone to fail to pass?”

Everyone looked at Xiao Lan with some dissatisfaction, as if he owed them some great kindness and ended up becoming a white wolf. It was only the short-haired schoolgirl who gave Lin Yan a complicated look before she lowered her head.

On the contrary, Xiao Lan smiled. “Since everyone values their lives so much, how can you be reassured in handing this over to three strangers like us? How about everyone do it together?” GzUpoJ

When he said that, his gaze swept over the group.

Those who met his gaze all awkwardly avoided his eyes. No one knew if anything would happen if the door was broken down. Why would they do it themselves when they could push someone else to their deaths while standing on the moral high ground?

Lin Yan frowned. “What do you mean?”

“I’m saying that time is limited, so let’s not waste it on such idiotic and dangerous actions.” With that, Xiao Lan stood in front of the warehouse door and took out a paper clip from his pocket. YxoqN

Lin Yan: “You want to pick the lock? How can a warehouse lock be so easily opened? Don’t waste everyone’s time.”

“That’s right, the shop assistant didn’t say breaking down the door was also a foul.”

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“I think he just doesn’t dare to do it.”

“Youngsters nowadays are becoming less and less capable. Everyone was diligent during our time ne.” s2ZjFE

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Xiao Lan turned a deaf ear as he straightened one end of the paper clip and bent it 90 degrees. After that, he stuck the twisted paper clip into the keyhole.

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Xiao Lan stood up and directly pushed open the warehouse door, then turned his head to ask Lin Yan, “What did you say?”

“…” Lin Yan pushed up his glasses and entered silently with a gloomy expression.

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The lights in the warehouse were also very dim and covered in dust. As before, everyone moved separately. In order to communicate with Luo easily, Xiao Lan chose to explore in one direction on his own with no one else around. I4vVfm

Luo’s strong, clear and graceful handwriting appeared.

【Sir, did poverty force you to take some unmentionable night job on the side?】

With an ‘it pains me to think of the past’ expression, Xiao Lan said, “You don’t understand the feeling, after losing your key, of deliberating whether to spend your last two dollars on making a key or buying instant noodles. Ever since I learnt to pick locks, I no longer need to worry about this issue.”

【…A truly motivational story】 l7QtBP

Xiao Lan smiled and continued moving forward in search of clues.

The shelves in the warehouse were in a mess. Various types of different things were mixed together, and barely looked to be in any sort of order. A thick layer of dust had settled over everything as well, and was immediately stirred up by any slight movement. It seemed that the person who usually managed the warehouse was very neglectful.

After careful reconsideration, it would be strange if big brother Zhang Dong did work earnestly.

Who knew what the Advent World’s conditions were for selecting a boss. The shop assistant young lady obviously loved working more than he did, and she was very cruel as well. Based on a workplace’s rules and regulations, it was possible that one day, the shop assistant might counterattack and become the boss instead. I7 axG

Suddenly, there was the heavy scent of blood up ahead.

Xiao Lan swiftly went over to check it out. In a shopping cart that had appeared in the warehouse for some unknown reason lay a person.

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Looking at the size of the shopping cart, putting a person into it wasn’t actually difficult. However, what made this scene so terrible was that the person was completely folded up in neat layers like a towel, with utterly no regard for whether or not a human body could be folded to such a degree.

From the attire, it was one of the three schoolgirls. Her head was folded underneath and there was no way to identify who she was. Blood was still dripping from the shopping cart. 3OTkUt

Xiao Lan carefully sized up the surroundings. The shelves had been moved and the boxes displayed on them were in an utter mess. Looking at the handprints in the dust, it was the schoolgirl who had done it.

This schoolgirl’s careless rummaging through the shelves for clues had probably triggered a precondition for death. What was more, she and Xiao Lan had clearly only been separated by a few shelves, yet he hadn’t heard a sound, and she had died silently, just like that.

“Wenwen!” A schoolgirl’s cry rang out.

Xiao Lan turned his head and saw that it was the short-haired schoolgirl who had previously given him the tissue. Her complexion was deathly pale and she had a terrified look in her eyes. Of the three girls who had appeared together, she was now the only one left; if it were Xiao Lan, he wouldn’t be able to keep calm either. KqAjk5

The short-haired girl dropped to her knees in fear and clutched her head in both hands; she trembled non-stop as she muttered to herself.

Xiao Lan was a little worried. “Are you okay?”

Head bowed, the short-haired girl didn’t reply.

Xiao Lan took a couple of steps forward, but noticed that she trembled even harder, so he could only stop helplessly. “Don’t worry, I won’t go near you. Listen, she probably triggered a precondition for death when she made a mess of the shelves, so remember that if you want to live. And don’t damage the setting, since that will also increase the risk of death.” HQU3xI

Even though the short-haired schoolgirl didn’t raise her head, she still nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan left first. In this world, life or death was but the matter of an instant. No one knew whether they would die for some inexplicable reason in the next moment; Xiao Lan was no different. Everyone had to do their best for their own lives.

Telling the short-haired girl the preconditions for death could be considered repayment for the help she had given Xiao Lan earlier.

If this schoolgirl was unable to recover after this setback, even if she was saved this time, she would still die in the next deadly crisis. Xiao Lan hoped she could pull herself together; one could only save themself. PLT91e

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Xiao Lan continued forward and searched several shelves in succession, but to no avail.

Passing by a shelf, that gloomy and cold feeling of being observed came back. Xiao Lan paused and looked around. The bottom of every shelf was in deep shadow, and it was hard to determine if there was something hiding there.

In order not to alert the thing in the shadows, Xiao Lan remained calm and collected as he wrote on the envelope: u5LeE0

【Luo, can you help me search our surroundings?】

【I’m at your service, sir】

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The dark shadow spread outwards from the envelope in all directions from under Xiao Lan’s feet. At a mere two meters, it wasn’t a wide range.

Xiao Lan cooperated with Luo’s search and moved forward at an unhurried pace. s5Dtoe

【Here】

Luo marked the bottom of a particular shelf with an arrow.

Xiao Lan pretended to search for clues as he stealthily approached the shelf. He didn’t expect the thing inside to be so sensitive; the instant it sensed Xiao Lan’s approach, it was smart enough to flash away as it tried to flee in another direction.

Somehow, however, a thick darkness melded with the thing’s shadow and slowed its movements. Xiao Lan rushed over and sent it flying with a kick, and it rolled a few times over the floor. plKd5q

This was a monster that was black all over; it was about the size of a cat, and was sleek and glossy. It didn’t have eyes, but had two human-like hands with sharp nails.

The monster angrily brandished its claws, which glinted with a cold light and emitted a heart-stopping coldness. One claw slashed downwards and gouged out a deep groove in the cement floor.

If someone was scratched by a claw, it might not just be an issue of torn flesh.

The monster obviously couldn’t see, yet it accurately faced Xiao Lan. It bared its teeth at Xiao Lan, and attacked, quick as lightning, with raised claws. s mtog

【Sir! Run away, I’ll block —】

Before Luo could finish writing, he saw Xiao Lan give the monster a flying kick. It was an extremely practised move, and it was clear at a glance that it was the action of a person with many stories to tell.

This was immediately followed by a “bang”, and the monster slammed heavily into the wall. It twitched for a bit, before it stopped moving altogether.

A system prompt appeared: “You have killed a lurker.” d5yVki

Xiao Lan stepped forward and picked up the monster’s corpse for a look. “This thing is called a lurker?”

Luo’s mood seemed complicated, and his words were a little slow to appear.

【Yes. From what I remember, this is a monster that can hide in the shadows, perform surveillance, or… carry out assassinations. For new players, the probability of death when facing this monster is 97.6% and above】

Xiao Lan: “Is it… that amazing? I just kicked it once ah.” PC9pB1

【Maybe your constitution has already been boosted by the skill】

Only then did Xiao Lan recall his【Poverty is unable to restrict my imagination】. It seemed that it had the passive effect of strengthening the player’s physical traits based on their degree of poverty; who knew what degree he had achieved.

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Don’t tell him that in the future, he would be crushing bricks with his bare hands, breaking walls with his forehead, and shattering boulders on his chest…

Xiao Lan imagined this, and felt that it was just too… rddl12

Because of what happened, a cardboard box that hadn’t been placed properly to begin with fell from the shelf. The lightbulbs inside fell out with ‘ping ping ping’ sounds, and some hit Xiao Lan before they bounced off his body and shattered into pieces on the floor.

This was followed by a system prompt: “Damaged a setting prop; drew Zhang Dong’s attention slightly.”

Xiao Lan: “…”

This is also considered my fault?! Logically speaking, they fell themselves; this was like a car accident scam, the kind that made you Internet famous in no time. Is no one concerned about accident scams in your Advent World?! Jnt9Kx

Xiao Lan turned his head and said, “Luo, do you have something like a dashcam function?”

【Please face reality, sir】

Immediately after that, another system prompt appeared: “Poverty value has increased by 10 thousand. Xiao Lan is broke to the point of wretchedness.”

When he saw this sentence, however, Xiao Lan’s eyes brightened. “I have a bold idea.” K oU4V

【Murder and arson for wealth the general meaning is that bad people become wealthy while kind people don’t have good ends?】

Xiao Lan: “Let’s be a little more tactful; we’ll call it robbing the rich to help the poor — robbing the boss of wealth to aid my poverty. Of course, we’ll only think about it after my ‘fight or flight’ ability has improved. If I tear down the warehouse to increase my poverty value right now, Zhang Dong might hunt me down to the ends of the earth.”

【Even if we go to hell, I’ll still be with you】

Xiao Lan said, “Thanks, but can you have a little more faith in me…” ldgwnY

Luo’s statement sounded like the dying words of a martyr.

The author has something to say:

The future in Xiao Lan’s imagination: 0xvXUd

Luo: We are passing through a prosperous land today. Unfortunately, we’ve used up our travel expenses. We hope that the rich can offer money, and the poor can offer a crowd!

Then, Xiao Lan shattered a boulder on his chest.

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