Red Maple Leaf Boarding School.
Jiang Jue and the other two briefly passed out outside the kitchen. When they woke up, they did not receive the notification that [Main Quest Completed].
Their expressions simultaneously turned grave. Countless terrible possibilities sprang to mind within seconds, though they still harbored a few unrealistic hopes deep down.
But when they headed toward the concrete building and saw two corpses covered in flowers and butterflies, along with an iron pot that had rolled onto the ground, those hopes turned entirely into shock and worry.
There was no doubt that Chen Lidong had failed. The task of concocting medicine to cure the illness had fallen through.
The clearance route written plainly on the system interface could not be wrong. If the quest had failed, then the prescription could only have been flawed.
"How could the prescription be wrong? We were obviously cured..." one Listen Wind member muttered, his shoulders trembling faintly.
Jiang Jue remained calm, a cigarette between his lips as he analyzed the situation. "Either Zhang Yiyu concealed crucial information, or we missed some details while copying down the prescription, which caused errors during translation."
"Either way, it'll be nearly impossible for us to get the real formula now. Zhang Yiyu is locked in the confinement room and is probably already dead. The original prescription was burned yesterday... We can only take advantage of our improved condition to explore the area and see whether we can unravel the world setting and complete the other main quest."
After the three returned to the concrete building, they received bad news from Ms. Medina: The Foundation had cut off the school's water and electricity supply.
The loss of electricity was manageable, but the lack of water was absolutely lethal.
The scorching weather continued to grow hotter. The