[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the encounter mission. The first mission is complete, and the reward is a bronze mirror.]
[What is a bronze mirror?]
[A bronze mirror can spy on any action of a target within 10 kilometers.]
A flash of light flickered in Xu Qian's dark eyes. She followed.
Airport exit.
Tang Zhiyuan got into a black business car. She took a taxi and asked the driver to follow.
Sitting in the car, Tang Zhiyuan's pale and handsome face was edged with gold in the sunlight, making him look exceptionally good. He propped his forehead with his slender fingers, and the more than ten-hour flight made his head ache a little.
"Sir, the lady behind has been following you."
Tang Zhiyuan said indifferently, "Don't bother with her. Get me her information."
That little girl was clearly faking it. He just didn't know what her purpose was for approaching him.
"Yes."
[Ding, Tang Zhiyuan's favorability +1, favorability 3.]
"..."
The man's heart was like trying to catch the moon in the sea...
Xu Qian's eyes narrowed as she watched the black business car enter F University.
"Miss, are you still following?"
"No, let's go to Global Auto City."
[Open the bronze mirror.]
A thick book appeared in her sight, titled... Biomedical Research Discourse. A fair and strong hand rested on the book.
He walked into a huge classroom where people were seated neatly.
"Hello, Professor."
The students were listening attentively to his lecture, their pens scratching across their papers.
If Xu Qian were beside Tang Zhiyuan, she could confidently tell him that not a single person in this class was dozing off...
The torrent of professional jargon made Xu Qian's head feel a little fuzzy.
She was truly not suited for studying...
Whether before rebirth or after.
But his voice was indeed pleasant, suitable for hypnosis.
[Close the bronze mirror.]
Cars were one of the most important tools in the apocalypse. Without a car, the chance of being bitten by zombies while walking was 90%. Therefore, Xu Qian decided to buy a few RVs.
RV's had beds, toilets, and kitchens. They were essential for apocalypse survival teams, but Xu Qian didn't plan to join or form a team. Sometimes, people were more terrifying than zombies.
She would rather face it alone.
Completing missions and surviving were Xu Qian's only goals.
Xu Qian bought five RVs at the auto city and had them sent for modification. Iron ramming corners were added to the front and rear, reinforced tires, and the entire vehicle was strengthened with iron bars and explosion-proof glass. The modification took 5 days.
It was still a lawful society, and Xu Qian dared not drive recklessly. If she were arrested, she estimated she'd be in prison until the apocalypse arrived...
Xu Qian took another taxi. She was going to F City's largest wholesale market to shop and to get acquainted with her number one target.
[Open the bronze mirror.]
Smoke billowed in her sight.
Tang Zhiyuan stood before a giant mirror, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. His pale but toned upper body was bare, clad only in black suit pants. In his hand, he held a tablet.
Xu Qian stared with her luminous eyes, fixed on the image in her mind.
Tang Zhiyuan put down the tablet and unbuckled his belt.
Xu Qian shouted before he could take off his pants.
"Close the bronze mirror!"
The taxi driver was startled by the sudden loud shout.
The car swayed left and right, then stabilized.
"Miss, do you need me to close the window?"
"No... no, it's fine."
F City Wholesale Market.
Xu Qian put on a mask and rented a warehouse near the wholesale market to keep a low profile.
The market was crowded with people. You could find anything you wanted here: food, daily necessities, clothes.
In the apocalypse, what you wear is not practical. The most important thing is comfort and convenience.
She chose several wholesale clothing stores with decent quality.
She bought five hundred sets of women's sportswear, over a hundred sets of dresses, over a hundred pairs of sports shoes, and over a hundred sets of feminine hygiene products.
There was a dry cleaner next door, and Xu Qian asked the owner to send the clothes there to be washed. It would take about 3 days.
Next was the food.
She cleared out all the self-heating hot pots, self-heating rice, self-heating rice cakes, and compressed biscuits from the wholesale market.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and snacks were indispensable. Of course, the most important thing was bottled water. Although she used to be a water-element ability user, she wasn't sure if it would be the same this time, so she decided to stock up.
Small gas stoves for cooking, small gas canisters, and a large quantity of gasoline.
She dared not buy medicine in bulk and could only buy some external wound medication from one store after another.
Xu Qian picked and chose and bought quite a lot of things, all of which were moved to the warehouse and then slowly put into her spatial storage.
"Hello." The extremely familiar voice made Xu Qian freeze.