novellk Chapter 829 - 370: Extreme Cold (Part 2)
Chapter 829 - 370: Extreme Cold (Part 2)
Chapter 829: Chapter 370: Extreme Cold (Part 2)Stone reminded, "Maya, you don’t need to explain these situations, just tell the story."
"Understood, but this isn’t just a story, it’s my own experience."
Maya continued, and the entire dormitory was shocked. Not to mention Lin Meng and Little Knife, even Stone felt thrilled. The scariest part of the story was that everyone knew Maya’s stories weren’t artistically fabricated, and as she described them, it felt like they were all in Apartment 13, overwhelmed by unending terror.
Don’t think otherwise, Lin Meng didn’t squeeze in Lin Wu’s direction, but instead slept with Little Knife.
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The second day of severe cold, the temperature dropped another two degrees or so, and Stone, who was helping in the kitchen, suffered severe frostbite. Due to the low temperature in the infirmary, there were two choices, the first was to light a fire in the infirmary for an hour for Stone to complete his treatment. The second option was to break Stone’s legs to qualify him for hospitalization; after the doctor issued a slip, he could move freely and stay in the bonfire room for 24 hours.
Stone chose option one. Little Knife, Lin Wu, Su Shi, Snow Egg, and Lin Meng played rock-paper-scissors; Lin Meng won. She grabbed a stick, and as everyone pinned Stone down, he insisted on option one. Lin Wu held the painkiller in hand, "Option one, no painkillers."
"Choose two, go ahead." Stone said tragically.
After Lin Meng swung the stick and scared herself with the first hit. She couldn’t bring herself to hit harder, though Stone screamed in pain, it was nowhere near enough to break a bone. When Lin Meng was about to swing a second time, Stone requested a change, "Get that rascal Lin Wu."
"Eh?"
"Big boss Lin Wu, make it quick."
So, Lin Wu broke Stone’s legs and dragged him to the infirmary. Doctor Shana swiftly arrived at the infirmary, issued a slip, and ran. Lin Wu and Maya carried Stone back to the bonfire room.
Besides Stone’s injury, many others fell ill that day, all without exception from cold-induced frostbite and colds. Out of necessity, they had to light a fire in the infirmary, where the general practitioner Maya tended to everyone. Stone made a rule: anyone who wanted to get sick had to get sick together.
By the fifth day of the severe cold, no one was playing mahjong anymore, and the meals became very simple. Mainly roasted sweet potatoes, radishes, and potatoes, as even Maya and Lin Wu couldn’t stay in the kitchen for long. The happiest times of the day were the half-hour hot showers and the four hours in the safehouse.
Other than that, everyone spent their time in the bonfire room, either reading or chatting quietly, laughter markedly reduced. Snow Egg and Su Shi asked the three leaders, "Can we have a drink? Just one drink?"
Shadow had always strictly controlled alcohol; occasionally allowed a drink for everyone, but mostly prohibited it. Although they were in a game, alcohol and smoking were substances easy to physically quit but very hard to psychologically quit. Long-term heavy drinking in the game could lead to alcohol addiction.
After discussing, the three leaders decided to hold a mahjong contest with alcohol as the prize.
The winner, Shana, drank half a bottle of whiskey, laughing and crying. The runner-up, Maya, drank half a bottle of vodka and fell into a deep sleep, as if knocked out. The third place, Snow Egg, drank half a bottle of brandy and was convinced he could fly, desperately wanting to perform for everyone. Fourth place, Lin Meng, drank half a kilogram of baijiu and then beat Lin Wu severely, making him