I Hoard Supplies and Raise a Child in the Wasteland World by Drawing Cards (GL) - Chapter 20

“Luck?” Mo Shuyu thought she had misheard.

Lin Ran sighed and, lying on the ground, nodded at Mo Shuyu. “Yes, luck.”

Mo Shuyu thought for a moment and then sat down beside Lin Ran. “My luck is pretty good. Once, the hospital elevator broke. I was about to get on it, but I suddenly remembered I hadn’t picked up a package, so I went to the small supermarket to get it. As a result, all the colleagues who took the elevator were trapped inside. Also, at the end of the year, each department in the hospital has a dinner party, and they prepare prizes for us to draw. I think every year since I started working, the first prize has been mine.”

Mo Shuyu thought for a moment and continued, “When I take Ruanruan to the amusement park, I always get the hidden-edition toy in the blind boxes. But I don’t know if that counts as good luck, since I’ve never bought a lottery ticket.”

A thought came to Lin Ran’s mind. Since her luck was already this bad, the result couldn’t be any worse than Wahaha. She might as well let Mo Shuyu try. If she drew another useless card, the two of them would most likely be dead by the end of the day.

Lin Ran propped herself up and looked at Mo Shuyu. “Can I trouble you with something?”

“I’m the one who’s been troubling you. Just say it. If there’s anything I can do, I’ll definitely help you,” Mo Shuyu said quickly.

Lin Ran took a deep breath and nodded at Mo Shuyu. “Okay, then come with me.”

Lin Ran pushed herself up. She was a bit weak and had a hard time getting up, but she managed.

Lin Ran walked toward the card-drawing machine. She looked at Mo Shuyu beside her and said, “These zombies are being affected by this machine, so they don’t dare to come near. But this machine will disappear at 7 o’clock. At that time, these zombies will rush at us without hesitation. That is to say, we only have less than two hours to escape. The best-case scenario is to draw the most useful item from here. That might save our lives.”

In fact, Lin Ran had a backup plan in her mind, which was a pattern she had accidentally discovered in the residential complex. If the scent of a living person was soaked and covered with zombie bl00d, it was likely to interfere with the zombies’ judgment, and there was a certain chance they would mistake you for one of them.

But Lin Ran didn’t dare to take that risk. If all those zombies lost their control, and she was in the middle of the horde, even if they didn’t actively try to bite her, it would be easy to get scratched or cut, and there was a chance of infection from that.

Lin Ran always felt that she should be in control. Once she used that backup plan, her and Mo Shuyu’s lives would really depend on luck.

Mo Shuyu scanned the two rows of items on the screen and looked at Lin Ran. “Which one do you want? The gene-enhancing serum, the blocking item, or the speed-enhancing item?”

Lin Ran looked at all the items. Clicking on them didn’t provide any information, so based on the names alone, the gene-enhancing serum seemed the most useful. Lin Ran gritted her teeth and pointed at the gene-enhancing serum. “This one is best. If not, the other two you mentioned should also be somewhat useful.”

“Okay, I’ll try,” Mo Shuyu said, pursing her lips and nodding. She was also a little nervous. If she didn’t draw the item Lin Ran wanted, would Lin Ran blame her and leave her behind?

Lin Ran had already put the 100 cores into the small drawer of the card-drawing machine in a few batches. After that, Lin Ran closed the drawer. After using these 100 cores, she only had 79 left. She was too exhausted to kill any more zombies with her current physical condition.

Lin Ran looked at Mo Shuyu. “Go ahead. Just click the draw card button on the screen.”

Mo Shuyu put her hands together and rubbed them. She closed her eyes for two seconds, then opened them and put her right hand out, clicking on the “draw card” button.

A red box appeared on the screen, constantly spinning clockwise around the nine items. A few seconds later, the red box stopped on the gene-enhancing serum. The next moment, the card-drawing machine emitted a golden light, and a card with a picture of a vial appeared in the air in front of Mo Shuyu.

Mo Shuyu looked at Lin Ran and reached out to take the card. “I got it! It’s the gene-enhancing serum!”

With that, she handed the card to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran breathed a small sigh of relief, but a hint of sourness still crept into her heart. How could Dr. Mo’s luck be so good? Unlike herself, whose efforts were all in vain.

“Thank you,” Lin Ran said, taking the card. She wasn’t going to be shy or give the serum to Mo Shuyu. After all, she had worked hard to get all these cores. Mo Shuyu had only helped her draw the card. The most she could do was try her best to get Mo Shuyu out of here with her.

She flipped the card over and saw that it said: Gene-enhancing serum card properties: Grade A card, the highest grade of cards. The gene-enhancing serum has the effect of changing the four basic human genes (strength, speed, agility, and endurance). It is an extremely rare and valuable card. You must be an incredibly lucky person to have gotten it! Note: Be aware that taking the gene-enhancing serum is often accompanied by common symptoms such as fever and headaches. There is also a certain chance of death, so please use with caution~

Lin Ran’s teeth itched. How could someone draw a Grade A card on their first try? Fortunately, Mo Shuyu was now on the same sinking ship as her. Lin Ran read the card properties again. There was even a risk of death from drinking this serum. But there was no time to worry about it. If she didn’t drink it, the situation would only get worse.

Lin Ran had a thought, and the card in her hand flashed. The spot where the card had been was now holding a sealed test tube, with half of it filled with a green liquid.

Lin Ran picked up the test tube and looked at it. The green liquid inside was a fluorescent green color, which gave it a strange feeling.

Lin Ran took a deep breath. She had already been put in this situation by the system. Now, other than drinking this thing, she had no other choice.

She opened the cap of the test tube, brought it close, and smelled it. Lin Ran found that it had no smell.

She swallowed a few times, took a deep breath, and brought the test tube to her mouth.

Mo Shuyu saw her about to drink the glowing green liquid and anxiously interrupted Lin Ran. “Are you going to drink that? Is that stuff okay?”

Lin Ran shook her head. “I don’t know if it’s okay, but this is our only way out.”

She raised the test tube in her hand and shook it, then gritted her teeth, brought the test tube to her mouth, tilted her head back, and drank the contents in one gulp.