American homeless people, surviving in the city

Lin Qi froze the moment he heard the system's electronic voice.

What the heck?

As a young person of the new era, he was perfectly able to accept the fact that a system had suddenly appeared in his mind.

Rather, he was quite fortunate to have finally awakened the system in this desperate situation.

But what exactly is this wilderness survival system?

Lynch looked around; tall buildings stood tall and roads crisscrossed.

No, I was just thinking to myself, Seattle is like a steel jungle, so how could it awaken a wilderness survival system?

System, have you contacted the wrong person?

Lin Qi was a little confused, but the system didn't give him time to think.

[The survivor's current condition is extremely poor! It is recommended that the survivor immediately adjust their condition, find or build a shelter, eat as soon as possible, maintain body temperature, and restore stamina!]

Then, lines of numbers popped up on the system interface, clearly showing Lin Qi's current situation in data form:

[Viability: 36/85]

Hunger level: 15/100

SAN value: 78/100

[Constitution: 1/3]

Intelligence: 6/7

[Willpower: 7/8]

[Note: A healthy, average person has a maximum of 100 points in Vitality, Hunger, and Sanity, and 5/5 in Constitution, Intelligence, and Willpower. Due to the survivor's extremely poor condition, these values ​​are temporarily below normal levels.]

Lynch quickly understood the meaning of each data point on the panel.

Just as he felt, he was obviously very hungry and in poor health at the moment, but perhaps because he had just transmigrated, his sanity value was still in good condition.

Due to his poor physical condition, his constitution is currently very weak. Although his intelligence and willpower are stronger than those of ordinary people, they are also affected to some extent by his physical condition.

But how can knowing this data help solve the problems he is currently facing?

As if hearing Lin Qi's thoughts, the system immediately displayed another line of text:

[Given that survivors are new to the wilderness and lack experience, the system will immediately assign them relevant tasks to help them quickly overcome the most dangerous moments of wilderness survival!]

Complete the tasks to receive various rewards!

[Mission: Find a water source. Mission objective: Obtain clean, potable water.]

Obtaining clean, drinkable water in the wilderness may be extremely difficult, but it is an essential step for survivors to stay alive.

A person can only survive for a maximum of three days without water. Those who are still alive are urged to complete this task as soon as possible.

Although the system spoke in an extremely serious tone, Lin Qi still felt somewhat confused.

Just to get clean water that's safe to drink?

It doesn't ask how much you get, nor does it ask what you'll do with it.

Is this... very difficult?

Lin Qi was somewhat confused. The whole transmigration thing had already left him a bit bewildered, and now he was stuck with this system that seemed completely out of place with him.

But it's not a difficult thing to just try it out.

America's infrastructure is quite poor in most areas, with urban flooding and dirty subways.

However, public toilets are extremely common, and they are often equipped with drinking water taps next to them.

Lin Qi looked around and quickly spotted a dirty public toilet.

He casually picked up an empty plastic bottle from a pile of garbage on the roadside, then walked towards the public toilet, ignoring the men's toilet, women's toilet, and gender-neutral toilets next to it. He then stepped over the body of a homeless man who had collapsed unconscious in front of a water tap and stood in front of the water tap next to the public toilet.

Then, place the empty plastic bottle under the tap and turn on the tap.

Although Lin Qi didn't know whether the water flowing from this so-called "drinkable" faucet was actually safe to drink, nor did he know whether this dirty public toilet would contaminate the water flowing from the faucet...

But surely this water is cleaner than the natural water you can get when surviving in the wilderness?

Sure enough, the moment the tap water filled the plastic bottle,

The system notification immediately popped up:

[Congratulations to the survivor! You have successfully completed the mission: Find a water source!]

[Mission complete. Please choose one of the following rewards to claim!]

[A plea to survivors: Choose the skill most useful for your current situation! Don't aim too high; this is the key to surviving in the harsh wilderness!]

[Optional:]

[A. Constitution Limit +1 (A better physique helps you withstand hypothermia and illness)]

[B. $150. (Perhaps this money can get you help from the hunters in the forest.)]

[C. Fortune I: You will be slightly more likely to encounter lucky events. (Who doesn't like good luck?)]

Is it really that easy to get a reward?

The last trace of doubt vanished completely, leaving Lin Qi with nothing but overwhelming joy.

Faced with these three options, he thought for a moment and then quickly made his choice.

The maximum physical constitution doesn't seem to help him solve his current predicament. This body's maximum physical constitution is only 3, and even if the maximum is increased by 1, it is still weaker than the average person's 5 points of physical constitution.

Fortune I looks pretty good; at least, Lynch really likes the Fortune enchantment in Minecraft.

But good luck is a very stable thing. If he can't trigger a lucky event for a long time, he might freeze to death in the Seattle cold wind!

In comparison, $150 could actually fill his stomach, buy him a warm set of clothes, or let him do whatever he wanted.

Lynch chose option B without hesitation.

With a thought, the three options given by the system vanished without a trace, and then a tiny but extremely noticeable weight suddenly appeared in the pocket of Lin Qi's leaky down jacket.

Lin Qi quickly reached into his pocket and pulled hard...

Two banknotes, bearing the portraits of Franklin ($100) and Grant ($50) respectively, appeared in his hand, evoking a sense of familiarity.

Exactly $150!

"I can actually get the money..." Lin Qi muttered to himself. "This isn't my imagination; the system and the mission are real!"

An indescribable sense of excitement suddenly spread through Lynch's heart. This was not just a simple $150, but his hope to survive!

Before he could even figure out where to spend this precious money, a new system notification popped up:

[Congratulations to the survivor for finding a precious water source! You've taken the most solid step on your journey to survive in the wilderness!]

After solving the drinking water problem, survivors need to quickly build a shelter large enough to protect them from the wind and rain in order to survive the dangerous night and withstand the harsh weather!

[Quest: Obtain Shelter. Quest Objective: Build a shelter!]

For a survivor new to the wilderness, building a decent shelter can be difficult. But whether it's to avoid hypothermia, protect against wind and rain, store supplies, or defend against wild animals, a shelter is essential for survivors.

[For the sake of future survival, the living are requested to complete this task as soon as possible!]

Although the first task was very simple, the second task gave Lin Qi some trouble.

For him, a former wilderness survival enthusiast, building a simple wilderness shelter is theoretically not that difficult.

If he were in the jungle, he would only need to find some sturdy branches, roughly build a triangular structure, and then lay a layer of small branches and leaves on top, and he would be done.

In the desert, he could find caves; in the snowfield, he also knew some ways to build igloos or dig snow pits for temporary shelter.

But in the metropolis of Seattle, how should he build a shelter?

Are bridge archways considered shelters? Homeless people on the street often just find a cardboard box to live in; does that cardboard box count as a shelter?

Lynch's brain short-circuited for a few seconds, but he quickly realized that he had been led astray by the wilderness survival system's prompts again.

In big cities, it is indeed difficult to find materials to build shelters.

But he still has the $150 he just received in his hand!

With this $150, why worry about building materials for a shelter?

Why doesn't he just go and buy a tent?