Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 688: Chapter 310: Save Point

Upon receiving the game prompt.

Gu Ji didn’t have time to think it over, he just ran wildly with the unconscious compatriot from Xia Kingdom on his back.

[Please choose your reward!]

[Save Point*1] or [Cave Exploration Specialization (Large)]

Staring at the floating game text in front of him.

Gu Ji’s pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

It was his first time encountering reward options other than marks and items.

Yellow [Save Point*2]: Players can save the current game node twice in real-time during challenges and create two readable save points. When a player dies or the game is interrupted by irresistible factors, they can choose to continue from one of the save points, and it doesn’t count as a death rollback.

Yellow [Cave Exploration Specialization (Large)]: Increases cave traversal ability by 42%, vision ability in dim environments by 37%, body movement skills in narrow spaces by 39%, and shortens cave exploration decision speed by 49%.

Since the second round of system rewards after the completion of the first task didn’t offer any good options, Gu Ji had to choose the most relevant [Speed Boost (Large)] at the time, as earthquake rescue required some physical reaction capabilities, especially in times of danger.

Now he finally encountered a decent option.

Obviously, the second reward had strong utility in the current level.

Not to mention traversing some caves, tunnels, or underground wells, even for squeezing into the crevices of ruins to save people, it provided a significant boost.

But Gu Ji was still attracted to the first option.

The ability to save games meant that if he died, he wouldn’t have to start all over again, saving time and avoiding mental exhaustion.

More importantly, loading a saved game didn’t deduct from level rewards.

This meant Gu Ji could be bolder, using the save mechanism to take higher risks with potentially higher rewards.

Just as Gu Ji was struggling with which was the optimal choice.

Suddenly, a ring of red light flickered around his vision, followed by a distinct line of white text appearing above.

[A strong aftershock is imminent in the current area, with an estimated magnitude of 6.3, estimated time 15 seconds...]

[14, 13...]

What!?

The geological warning monitoring system obtained during the initial reward selection was already used by Gu Ji twice on mountain roads and school maps, and now it’s the last time.

"A magnitude 6.3 and it’s just an aftershock, this earthquake is terrifying..."

Looking at the rapidly ticking white countdown, it felt like the Grim Reaper was announcing your time of death.

With this thought, Gu Ji decisively chose [Save Point].

Considering the earthquake level was full of uncertainties like "aftershocks," and without the [Geological Activity Warning System], he needed a new lifesaving tool to enhance his fault tolerance rate.

[Ultimate Goal: Ensure the successful completion of the 5.8 magnitude Pakistan earthquake rescue operation and improve the Xia Kingdom International Rescue Team’s evaluation in international media as much as possible.]

[Side Goal: Investigate the pattern of aftershock activity in the earthquake zone.]

No time for detail.

After running to the central area of the factory with the person on his back, Gu Ji saw that there were about five seconds left.

He urgently shouted to the rescue personnel around: "My rescue dog senses vibrations, everyone leaves the factory! Quickly!!"

"Really, I didn’t hear anything? "

"Rescue dogs have much better hearing than humans, leave quickly!"

"Everyone retreat quickly!"

Initially, some people hesitated, wanting to listen for any sounds.

Until Han Yue gave the order, the people stopped what they were doing and rapidly fled.

"Has everyone evacuated? Search team, rescue team, quickly check the team members..."

Reaching the edge of the factory, Han Yue slowed down and turned to look at the team members around.

At this time, a nurse hurriedly came over, her voice slightly choked with emotion: "Mr. Han! Ying Wanyu just rushed in to save the technical team members and hasn’t come out yet."

"What!?"

"I have a rescue dog, I’ll find them!"

Just as Han Yue was shocked, Gu Ji decisively chose to establish the current time node as the first save point, then put down the compatriot from Xia Kingdom he was carrying on his back and rushed back into the gas-filled factory with Xiao Jian.

"Me too!" Wang Yuexi was the second to raise his hand, and without waiting for Han Yue’s consent, he followed.

The aftershock countdown was close to the last second.

"Rumble..."

A deep sound seemed to crawl up from underground, making people feel uncomfortable all over. In an instant, Gu Ji felt the ground shake beneath his feet as if he were stepping on cotton, while the surrounding pipes let out a teeth-grinding "creak creak" sound.

Having experienced multiple aftershocks personally.

Gu Ji’s fear mentally and physically was considerably reduced, and with his newly acquired speed mark, which boosted his running speed specifically.

"Xiao Jian! Quickly, it all depends on you!"

"Woof! Woof!"

With the aftershock pushing, the storage tanks around them deformed more severely, and leaking gases spewed out like columns, filling the gas mask’s sight with a mass of gas.

At this time, to find someone in the shortest time, he could only rely on the rescuing dog’s extraordinary sense of smell.

Fortunately, Xiao Jian didn’t let him down.

With only two barks, it understood and, after a half-second pause at the fork in the road, darted towards the main valve control room direction, having detected a human target in the toxic air.

Gu Ji had just turned the corner when he indeed saw two figures ahead.