After finishing one cigarette, Xiao Jun lit up another one. Just then, the door opened.
Looking up, Xiao Jun's eyes widened.
He was very familiar with Jiang Yue now, having seen her every day.
But Jiang Yue was usually dressed in capable office attire or combat uniforms. This was the first time Xiao Jun had seen Jiang Yue like this, even the nearby Wan Qianya seemed to fade in comparison.
Her face was flushed, reluctant yet willing.
On top, she wore a cute pink women's strapless nightgown, extremely adorable yet a little seductive.
Below, her legs were bare, a pair of flawless long white legs that needed no embellishment yet could drive countless men crazy.
His gaze moved back up. Jiang Yue usually dressed conservatively so he hadn't noticed before, but she was no less well-endowed than Wan Qianya.
"Brother Jun."
Even the usually prepared Jiang Yue acted no different from ordinary girls in this situation.
Now was when Xiao Jun had to take the initiative as a man...
...
Jiang Yue was taking a bath inside while Xiao Jun lay alone on the bed.
The room was filled with a strong decadent atmosphere.
The door opened.
Four pairs of eyes in the living room looked over at the same time. The atmosphere was somewhat awkward for a while.
Xiao Jun coughed twice. Behind him, Jiang Yue walked out somewhat bashfully.
The four pairs of eyes immediately turned away, looking at Jiang Yue curiously instead.
Tsk tsk tsk, this guy's legs are all soft!
Jiang Yue glared at the others. She took out a tier-1 variant crystal from her space equipment and put it in her mouth.
It was indeed effective and quite good.
"Wow, what sin did I commit to make Sister Yue use a variant crystal."
Li Jingyin muttered softly.
But the living room was so small. Everyone present was at least a tier-2 variant, with excellent hearing. They all looked over.
Li Jingyin stuck out her tongue and quickly turned her head away.
"Where is Yunyun?"
With the variant crystal's help, Jiang Yue had completely recovered. She noticed the little loli was missing from the four people in the living room.
"She went to arrange tonight's matters. Don't you see what time it is already? You two really know how to play."
Who else could say that but Li Jingyin?
Both her besties had fallen into the pit. She wasn't afraid at all anymore. From now on, their team could do whatever they wanted.
"Let's start dinner first?"
Xiao Jun looked at the time. It was already nine o'clock. If they didn't hurry to eat, today’s share of zombies would arrive at the battlefield soon.
"OK."
Jiang Yue nodded.
Eating hot pot in the winter was a very satisfying thing to do. Add a bowl of fragrant self-heating rice, it was absolutely one of life's greatest joys.
However, the atmosphere at the scene didn't seem very enthusiastic. Other than Xiao Jun and Jiang Yue, everyone else was a little restrained.
Some were embarrassed, some curious, some regretful...
"Yueyue, we need to find some chefs. We’ll need them soon."
As if recalling something, Xiao Jun suddenly said.
"Haven't you noticed? The common animals we used to see all seem to have disappeared."
Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Xiao Jun explained.
Uh...
He had barely survived himself. Who cared where those cats and dogs had gone?
Moreover, even the most loving dog owners would absolutely be able to eat dog meat deliciously in this apocalypse if they really had some.
Besides, the post-apocalyptic creatures had extremely tough fur and skin that even zombies couldn't tear through, with weaker attacks than their defenses.
But that meat was truly fragrant. Xiao Jun even started salivating at the thought. He hurriedly grabbed several more bites of food.
"Five hundred people is a little lacking. We need to expand in scale, at least comparable to the other two teams if not Future City."
They needed both combat personnel and logistical personnel. Five hundred was far from enough.
Jiang Yue had come across several good candidates, but had to give up in the end due to limited quotas.
With so many resources now, even with five hundred more people, Jiang Yue was still fully confident in being self-sufficient.
"Recruit up to a thousand people before leaving the city. Recruit a full thousand people team."
Xiao Jun immediately agreed. Five hundred people was really not much, just a drop in the bucket compared to the entire Future City. It wouldn't make big waves.
Silence descended on the dinner table again. On the surface, everyone ate, but their minds had flown far away.
【The boss is pretty nice to little Yueyue. My good days will be even more secure. Before the apocalypse others relied on their parents, I rely on my bestie. I’m so capable.】
【Oh no, Sister Yue got the advantage. We sisters don’t matter anymore. It’s because little sister was hesitant and indecisive.】
【Uh...why does big sister keep looking at me? Look at the boss!】
【Slut!】
Jiang Doctor's thoughts were summed up in two words.
Xiao Jun almost twitched his mouth. What kind of thoughts did these people have?
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open. The little loli was back. Seeing Jiang Yue, she immediately ran over.
"Sister Yue, where were you this afternoon? When I woke up you were gone. I thought you went to arrange tasks."
"Luckily I went just now, otherwise the sisters would have starved. How could we fight at night?"
Jiang Yue reached out and pinched the little loli's cheek. After pinching Wan Qianya today, Jiang Yue loved this feeling.
"You worked hard. Sit down and eat. I’ll arrange things later."
The little loli obediently sat down in her seat.
But somehow, after not seeing Sister Yue all afternoon, it felt like she had changed a little.
It seemed she had more temperament, and also more confidence.
But still...
The little loli looked left and right, hoping to find the answer in the others' eyes.
Unfortunately, no one could give her an accurate answer. She could only continue eating with her doubts.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
