The giant mechanical female voice sounded in her mind.
Xu Qian's eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.
The soreness all over her body made Xu Qian involuntarily let out a soft groan.
She pushed herself up and sat up, looking around.
The floodwaters had receded, leaving behind mountains of garbage.
Houses had collapsed, and trees were broken.
Xu Qian sighed, tapped on the map, which showed her location in L Province.
From City A to L Province, she had a truly remarkable survival rate.
"Ding, host, please don't overthink it, the system protected you."
Xu Qian: "...Thank you."
"Ding, host, you're welcome. Protecting the host is what the system should do."
The young woman couldn't help but roll her eyes. With a thought, she entered her personal space.
A huge white villa appeared before her. Xu Qian was taken aback. Did this upgrade come with a villa?
Walking into the living room, the lights automatically turned on.
The nearly 100-square-meter living room had an L-shaped beige sofa, a matching coffee table, and a matching rug. Opposite the sofa, a Stephen Chow movie was playing.
To the side was an open-plan kitchen, and there was even an elevator, spanning from the basement to the fifth floor.
The basement contained a KTV room and an electric mahjong table, along with other entertainment options like poker and Monopoly.
The four floors above each had three rooms, each with a different style.
Xu Qian explored it all and expressed her satisfaction. The system had truly put in a lot of effort this time.
It was worth her hard work every day.
"System, how long can I stay in the space now?"
"Ding, host can stay in the space for 24 hours, and mission targets successfully conquered can be brought into the space while conscious."
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly. Mission targets successfully conquered could be brought into the space? What about the points deducted before?
"Ding, the system was not upgraded before, and points were deducted as usual."
Xu Qian: ...
However, at least she finally had a safe place to get a good night's sleep.
"Ding, the number three mission target is nearby, please conquer as soon as possible."
Xu Qian: "...Even a donkey on a production team needs to rest, right?"
"Ding, please hurry, the third year of the apocalypse is approaching."
Xu Qian ignored it. She casually chose a room on the second floor to shower and rest.
For the journey ahead, Xiang Jintian would no longer be there.
In the early hours of the morning, the young woman sat up abruptly. She reached out to touch the space beside her on the bed, but it was ice cold.
The girl's eyes darkened slightly, and she lay back down.
Xu Qian stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep.
She had quietly left all the information on the cargo plane. He must have found it by now, right?
He was so smart; he should have understood her intentions.
He was the commander of the Guangming Base, an unchangeable fact. He would eventually have to return to face Mei Yuebai, to face this difficult reality.
Xu Qian sighed and brought up the system page.
The system page hadn't changed much, except for a new entry: Overdue Points.
Advanced Potions were unlocked, requiring 2000 points to redeem.
Xu Qian clicked on the main mission list. There were three people: Mei Yuebai at the top with 100 favorability points, Xiang Jintian second with 90 favorability points, and Xiao Ping with 30 favorability points.
Xu Qian clicked on Xiao Ping's character profile. He had almost no information, yet his favorability was 30 points. He must have been someone she knew before.
However, she didn't seem to recognize this person, nor had she heard of him in her previous life.
Xu Qian shook her head and closed the system page.
She would let things take their course.
Xu Qian tossed and turned for nearly an hour, still unable to sleep, so she got up to wash rice to make seafood congee.
The space had all sorts of food, especially seafood.
Shrimp, crab, oysters, fish, sea urchins, everything was available. Not to mention chicken, duck, goose, and pork. She just didn't bother eating them all when she was busy.
During the cold wave, she had plenty of free time, spending it researching all sorts of delicious food with Xiang Jintian.
Thinking of Xiang Jintian, Xu Qian's shrimp-peeling actions faltered. Usually, he was the one who did these things.
She was only responsible for eating.
Xu Qian shook her head vigorously, trying to shake the image from her mind.
If she could forget one person, she could forget another. She couldn't let emotions get the better of her.
Her path was still very long, very long...