Can You Learn to Drive Without an Education?

While breaking and entering homes and stealing books while the Master are away is wrong, in the current Apocalypse context, such considerations are irrelevant.

It took about ten minutes for the four of them to search all the rooms like a swarm of locusts, and each of them took what they considered to be the most useful items.

Young Feather strictly followed the rules Bai Zhi had set, taking all the edible food from the refrigerator and finding an Alcohol Stove in the kitchen, while also dragging a bag of rice...

Actually, these things weren't that heavy for him, but unfortunately, he's a hardcore homebody now and doesn't have that much stamina, so he had to pretend to be struggling.

However, when he arrived at the gathering place in the hall and saw the other three's spoils, he couldn't help but fall into silence.

"... Didn't we agree to only bring useful items?"

"It's just changing clothes. After all, the previous clothes were almost stinking. They're not useless."

Yawning, OriginDeficit kicked the bottle of Purified Water next to him.

"There isn't much water here, just this one bucket of Purified Water. There's some other water, but none of it is drinkable."

And what about you?

After a moment of silence, Young Feather looked at the Silver-haired Girl who was drying her hair with a towel.

"They have my favorite shampoo here, so I'm washing my hair here."

She glanced at him Ink-Stained Crystal calmly.

Is there a problem?

"... We're here to search for useful supplies."

"There's still shampoo there. I'll get it for you later if you want."

After thinking for a moment, Ink-Stained Crystal gave her answer.

"There were several clean towels there, and I also found a clothesline and a Key Ring."

"Can't you grasp the main point of what I'm saying? What's the use of Key Ring?!"

Young Feather appeared slightly distraught.

"What we need is food and supplies, not..."

Who said Key Ring are useless?

Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Zhi, standing to the side, interrupted him with considerable dissatisfaction.

"I used to lose my Key all the time, but after I bought a Key Ring, I realized how useful this little thing is—it makes me lose all my Key at once."

"... Sorry, that joke wasn't funny at all."

With a pair of dead fish eyes, Young Feather looked at Bai Zhi in front of him.

"Didn't you say before that you shouldn't bring any useless things?"

"Yes, but the things they brought are all very useful, why?"

Bai Zhi looked completely bewildered.

"... Before you say that, could you please put down the Mahjong you're holding?"

"No way! Nobody can resist the temptation of Mahjong. There are four of us, so we can all Mahjong together."

Bai Zhi shook his head resolutely.

"... I'm going to buy some oranges. You just stay here and don't move."

After a moment of silence, carrying two bags full of supplies and provisions, Young Feather took the lead and walked towards the door.

I'll only eat two; the rest are yours.

Standing in front of the other party, Bai Zhi wore a kind expression.

"Silly child, why do you still want to go up there?"

"The search here is complete, aren't we going back?"

Young Feather vaguely sensed that something was off about the other person's reply, but he didn't have time to think about it too much. He looked at Bai Zhi, who was blocking his way, with a blank expression.

It was only then that he realized that, out of everyone, he seemed to be the only one who was moving.

OriginDeficit then propped his head up with one hand and sat down in the chair, yawning, while Ink-Stained Crystal went straight back to the bathroom to continue washing her hair... So what did she do wrong this time?

"It's obviously more dangerous upstairs, and the toilets there are already so clogged, why would we go back? Can't we just stay here?"

With a sigh of disappointment, Bai Zhi walked past the stunned man, shook his head, and placed the Mahjong in his hand on the Coffee Table.

"Remember to use your brain more next time. The rest of us have already decided to stay here for the time being, and you're still foolishly stuffing supplies into your bag..."

Young Feather: "..."

Putting everything else aside, the sixth floor is definitely much more comfortable than the eighth floor.

Although the large patch of congealed blood on the ground was a bit of an eyesore, after spreading some old newspapers on it, it became unrecognizable.

"So, what do we do now?"

While cooking noodles on Alcohol Stove, Young Feather asked a question.

"Our Quest Target is to explore the world as much as possible. If we stay hidden in Residential Building the whole time, we won't get a very good rating, right?"

Does any of you know how to drive?

Instead of directly answering Young Feather's question, Ink-Stained Crystal unusually spoke first, then simultaneously took a bunch of Key out of her pocket and threw them on the table.

"There should be cars inside the residential area below; we can try to escape by car."

"Uh... I get carsick, so I've never taken a driving lesson."

Looking at the bunch of Key on the table, Young Feather vaguely understood something, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"I've only ever driven Bumper Cars."

OriginDeficit calmly spread his hands.

Are you driving?

Bai Zhi reached out and touched his chin, nodding thoughtfully.

"I've driven on it a few times, but I can't Security Guard. Are you sure you can drive on this awful road?"

Here's the Key.

Without hesitation, Ink-Stained Crystal pushed the bunch of Key on the table in front of Bai Zhi.

"You just drive, and when the time comes..."

"Should Dad come up with a solution?"

Young Feather couldn't help but interject.

"Isn't the sidewalk quite spacious? Drive that way."

OriginDeficit nodded in agreement.

"Are you guys planning to use the 'Can someone without education learn to drive?' meme again?"

Bai Zhi squinted at the two people in front of him, picked up the bunch of Key on the table and put them in his pocket, then pointed out the window.

"Instead of wasting your time, you should take a closer look at the situation below. By comparing the view from the eighth floor with the view from the sixth floor, I've discovered a secret."

"A secret... the Zombie down below have changed again?"

After a slight pause, all three of them, including Ink-Stained Crystal, stood up from the dining table and went to the window.

"That's right, take a closer look."

While ladling noodles into a bowl with Chopsticks, Bai Zhi looked completely unconvinced.

"I thought you all discovered that secret, but it turns out none of you discovered anything?"

What exactly is the secret?

After looking back and forth for a while, Young Feather still couldn't see anything unusual, so he frowned slightly.

"Compared to what I've observed before, there haven't been any major changes among the Zombie hordes below."

"If it were that easy to discover, would it still be called a secret?"

As Bai Zhi scooped all the eggs from the pot into his own bowl, he curled his lip in disdain.

"Details, details, how many times have I told you to pay attention to details? It's understandable that you didn't notice the changes, but did those two really not notice anything at all?"

"Wait, what do you mean I didn't find any extenuating circumstances...?"

"Has the number of Zombie increased or decreased?"

Looking out the window at the view of the residential area below, OriginDeficit seemed slightly hesitant.

"But it doesn't feel like there's been much increase or fluctuation..."

"What secret?"

Compared to the previous two, Ink-Stained Crystal was unusually direct. After observing for a while without discovering any secrets, she simply turned to Bai Zhi and asked him a question.

"One detail. Since you're all so eager to know, I'll tell you... The secret is actually quite simple."

After finishing the soup in the bowl, Bai Zhi held up one finger in front of him with great satisfaction.

"Haven't you all noticed? The higher you stand, the farther you see! To see a thousand miles further, climb one more story!! -- I don't tell this secret to just anyone."

"... May I hit someone?"

After a moment of silence, Young Feather turned to OriginDeficit expressionlessly, looking at Bai Zhi who had finished breakfast and eaten all the eggs in the pot.

"I'll help you."

Yuan's lips twitched slightly, OriginDeficit.

"Did I say something wrong?"

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi leaned back lazily in his seat.

"Things appear larger when closer and smaller when farther away, this is..."

Before Bai Zhi could finish speaking, a knock came abruptly from outside the door.