The Extra-Large Leather Backpack

"Oh, right. I should apologize to the original owner."

Lin Feng scratched his head, then pulled the female corpse out from under the bed.

"Sorry, beautiful. I'm borrowing your mattress for a bit. Thank you so much, thank you!"

Ding! Host has triggered a random quest. Please choose whether to fulfill the Red-Dressed Vengeful Ghost's last wish.

Completion reward: one Extra-Large Leather Backpack.

He could even trigger random quests!

Lin Feng checked how long he had before the elevator closed. There were forty minutes left, plenty of time. Why wouldn't he accept?

So Lin Feng accepted the quest.

Ding! Random quest, the Red-Dressed Vengeful Ghost's last wish: in five minutes, the groom's family holding the ghost marriage will appear on this floor. Host must kill them all and burn their bodies.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the requirements. Thankfully, it wasn't difficult, and there weren't any ghosts, either. He should be able to handle it with his hand crossbow. Better not waste any bullets.

After some thought, Lin Feng decided to hide under the bed, pulling the female corpse underneath with him.

After he waited quietly for five minutes, two people appeared before him, a man and a woman. They were carrying a male corpse dressed in a groom's wedding clothes.

These should be his quest targets.

Lin Feng loaded a bolt, aimed, and fired!

At such close range, and with a hand crossbow at that, if he still missed, he might as well bash his head against something and die.

The man struck in the neck clutched his throat, which wouldn't stop bleeding. Unable to utter a word, he fell to the ground with a thud.

The woman beside him jumped in fright at the sight. Just as she was about to scream for help, Lin Feng's bolt arrived right on cue.

After killing two people in a row, Lin Feng felt composed. It wasn't like the one he'd shot in the head with his pistol earlier. That had been utterly disgusting, with brains splattered all over the wall. A normal person really would have trouble stomaching that all at once.

Of course, it might also have been because this scene wasn't as gory.

Next came burning the bodies. Lin Feng looked around.

"Everything I need is right here!"

Perhaps to create a festive atmosphere, quite a few oil lamps had been lit in the room. Lin Feng tipped every one of them over and poured the oil onto the bodies, immediately setting off a roaring fire.

"Quest complete!"

Lin Feng clapped his hands, then returned to the elevator. However, the system still hadn't announced that the quest was complete. Perhaps the bodies had to burn away completely first.

He'd really done well this time. Even without the system's reward, Lin Feng was actually quite satisfied.

One Ghost-Repelling Talisman, which he'd used, along with two gold coins and a blanket.

The most valuable of these was probably the Ghost-Repelling Talisman, and its purpose was probably to let survivors kill that Red-Dressed Vengeful Ghost.

After spreading out the blanket and mattress, Lin Feng's bed finally looked somewhat decent.

Once he lay down comfortably, all he had to do was wait quietly for the quest to be completed.

There were over twenty minutes left before the elevator closed.

"System, if the elevator doors close before the bodies finish burning, you won't refuse to give me my reward, will you?"

Ding! No, host. Please wait patiently.

The system's words immediately brought a lot of things to Lin Feng's mind.

Could time on these floors keep passing even after survivors like them left?

A bold guess immediately formed in Lin Feng's mind. Could each of these floors be a separate world?

Remembering the commotion he'd heard on the classroom floor, Lin Feng felt his guess was probably right.

But even if he knew each floor was an independent world, what difference did it make? He couldn't get out anyway.

"I'll take the Body-Strengthening Pill first."

Looking at the pitch-black pill in his hand, Lin Feng popped it into his mouth without a second thought.

"Hmm?"

"Hmm??!"

Once the pill entered his mouth and touched his taste buds, Lin Feng's face twisted into a mask of pain.

"Urgh!"

"It's so fucking bitter! Why is it so astringent, too?!"

"You damn system, this pill isn't made of shit, is it????"

Although Lin Feng wanted to spit it out, he couldn't bear to waste it. He hurriedly took out some water and gulped down several mouthfuls before finally washing the pill down.

"Other people's pills melt in your mouth. Even if they aren't fruit-flavored, they're at least sweet. But yours? It tastes as fucking awful as shit."

Lin Feng dry-heaved, then began checking for changes in his body. If nothing changed, he'd give the system a piece of his mind.

Ding! Please remain calm, host. This system never cheats anyone.

"That's all I needed to hear, buddy."

Lin Feng nodded, then waited.

One minute later...

Two minutes later...

Five minutes later...

Ten minutes later...

Ding! Host's quest is complete. Reward: one Extra-Large Leather Backpack.

"What about the changes to my body? Why can't I feel anything?"

Lin Feng clenched his fists, feeling just as weak as before.

Ding! Host, please do some push-ups to discover the difference from before.

"I'll trust you this once."

Lin Feng set the leather backpack aside, then began doing push-ups.

An hour later.

"Holy shit! I'm this awesome?"

Before, doing a dozen or so proper push-ups had been pretty good for Lin Feng. This time, he'd actually kept going for an entire hour! And he didn't feel tired at all.

Just then, Lin Feng suddenly felt that his stomach seemed hard. He reached down to feel it, and tears immediately streamed down his face.

My four-pack! It's finally back!

Ding! Host, please keep exercising. The Body-Strengthening Pill's effects will continue to take effect.

"This is good stuff! System, you really didn't lie to me!"

Only after confirming he hadn't been taken for a sucker did Lin Feng pick up the leather backpack to examine it.

"This isn't that big."

"Holy shit?"

The moment Lin Feng's hand touched the backpack, five slots actually appeared on his retina.

Ding! This backpack is a Spatial Backpack. Each slot can hold one type of item, stacked up to 200 kilograms.

God-tier gear!

This was absolutely god-tier gear!

Without another word, Lin Feng stuffed the wood and scrap iron into the backpack. If he'd gotten this backpack on the recycling center floor, would he ever have been short of iron??

He could have filled all five slots! A whole metric ton of scrap iron!

After putting the leather backpack on his back, Lin Feng couldn't feel any added weight, only the weight of the leather backpack itself.

"What a treasure!"

Lin Feng sighed in admiration, then carefully put the leather backpack away. Next, he took out a can of beef and dug in.

He had to admit, this canned food tasted really good, neither too salty nor too bland. After eating all the meat and broth, Lin Feng was just full.

He was even a little stuffed. After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Feng exercised for another two hours, not going to sleep until after three in the morning.

He slept straight through until eleven thirty in the morning.