Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

An awkward silence fell between them for a moment. Seeing that the woman didn't seem inclined to speak, Lin Yue took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong? Are you injured or sick?"

The woman was silent for a moment before finally speaking slowly: "It's an old problem, it's incurable. It's just that this little mouse won't give up, it's always trying to find ways to torment me."

Although it was described as a lot of trouble, her voice seemed to soften a bit when she mentioned the "little mouse": "Several times I thought about just giving up and letting it die, but seeing how anxious the little guy was, squeaking and crying, I couldn't bear it. I was the one who delivered it, so I had to get rid of it eventually."

"How could it not get better?" Lin Yue had some new ideas after hearing this.

She remembered that when she first arrived in this world, the system message was "Welcome to the game world of high-altitude survival." Since this was a game world with a personal panel and attribute values, theoretically, as long as the values ​​could be continuously replenished, there shouldn't be any incurable illness.

The woman clearly hadn't expected Lin Yue to be so curious. She raised an eyebrow slightly: "Aren't you leaving?"

She had just seen Lin Yue being slapped and sent flying by the little mouse. Now that the little mouse was gone, why wasn't this player taking the opportunity to run away?

Lin Yue naturally didn't want to leave. She had already realized that this woman was most likely not a player. In a game, if someone isn't a player, they can only be an NPC. She hadn't originally expected there to be NPCs in a survival game, but now that she had encountered one, she naturally wouldn't leave easily.

It's important to know that in most games, NPCs are characters who provide guidance and give benefits to players.

Remembering that the woman's excuse was to eat fruit, Lin Yue took out an apple and handed it to her, saying, "Want to try some?"

The woman reached out her hand, gesturing for Lin Yue to help her up. After sitting up halfway, she picked up the apple, looked at it, and then handed it back.

Does this mean they don't want it?

Lin Yue looked up and met the woman's gaze. The woman pointed to the dagger Lin Yue was still holding and said calmly, "Cut it for me. This fruit is too hard to bite."

Well, they certainly don't hold back when it comes to ordering people around.

However, Lin Yue wasn't angry. She got up, found a stool, dragged it over, sat down, and then slowly began to peel the apple for her.

The woman seemed somewhat surprised by Lin Yue's compliance, and her expression softened as she said, "My name is Jin Xuan."

Lin Yue looked at her, nodded, cut the peeled apple in her hand into small pieces, and handed it to her: "Sister Jinxuan, here you go."

Lin Yue learned the trick of calling her "sister" from Han Weiyi. Han Weiyi had called Lin Yue "sister" from the very beginning, and over time, Lin Yue had also gotten used to treating her like a younger sister. Moreover, since this NPC herself had hinted that she was not young, Lin Yue thought that Jin Xuan wouldn't mind being called "sister."

Upon hearing this address, the woman's eyebrows twitched involuntarily. She picked up a piece of apple and said in a flat tone, "You're quite good at taking advantage of people's kindness."

Although she said that, Lin Yue felt that she wasn't really angry. She held the apple slice closer so that Jin Xuan could take it, and then asked, "Is it inconvenient for you to reveal your illness?"

Seeing Lin Yue's curious and inquisitive gaze, Jin Xuan pondered for a moment, then directly extended her hand: "There's nothing inconvenient about it. If you really want to know, just look for yourself!"

Looking at the slender, fair wrist in front of her, Lin Yue extended two fingers and gently placed them on Jin Xuan's pulse.

Lin Yue naturally wouldn't take her pulse; she was taking the opportunity to check the data displayed in the system.

As a living, breathing person, Jinxuan couldn't possibly be stored in the bracelet's backpack like an object. Fortunately, this touch method allowed them to indirectly view some data.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to the vast difference in strength, several key pieces of information remained unclear. Lin Yue saw almost entirely bright red question marks.

The level is "??"

The power is "??"

Defense, speed, etc., are all marked with "??"

The only data that Lin Yue could clearly see was Jin Xuan's health points—health points: 10 (near death).

Not only that, Jinxuan's health points seemed to be eroded by some unknown force, with a health depletion indicator appearing every second: "-1", "-1", "-1"... But fortunately, her health points did not change at all, as if they were frozen at the number "10" by another force.

Faced with this unprecedented situation, Lin Yue was momentarily at a loss for words. She had originally thought that she had just discovered yesterday that snake meat could directly increase health points, just like a red potion in a game. No matter how low Jin Xuan's health points were, she could slowly replenish them.

However, for Jinxuan's complex condition, simply taking red medicine is meaningless. If the problem cannot be fundamentally solved, even if it can temporarily increase her life points, it cannot withstand the continuous depletion of her body's life points by "-1" every second.

Seeing Lin Yue standing there, seemingly at a loss, Jin Xuan laughed and said, "I told you there was nothing I could do. I'm already used to this broken body."

After saying that, she began to slowly chew the apple in her hand. Her teeth and tongue seemed to have not performed such an action in a long time, appearing somewhat rusty and labored. After finally swallowing it, Jinxuan softly praised, "Isn't this much tastier than those damn pills?"

Seeing her like this, Lin Yue suddenly felt a pang of sadness. She stood up, poured out the remaining water in the glass, and then took out a few apples from her wristband bag, silently starting to juice them.

A few minutes later, Lin Yue brought the simply filtered apple juice to Jin Xuan. Jin Xuan took the glass, drank a couple of sips, and a satisfied and contented smile immediately appeared on her face.

Lin Yue didn't say much, but silently walked to the side and took out the food processor.

Jin Xuan was an NPC, and Lin Yue didn't feel the need to keep secrets from her, so she simply opened the food processor drawer and put in a portion of fresh snake meat. Although simply replenishing her health wouldn't solve Jin Xuan's fundamental problem, it would certainly provide some temporary relief.

Lin Yue thought for a moment, then added some water and peas, and finally chose snake meat soup, which is the easiest to swallow, as the final ingredient.