"However, you might have information we want, and you can trade it with us."
Ning Yu spoke again, ready to let the man trade information for something.
If it really didn't work out, even giving the man the water would be fine, after all, 1 attribute point was much more valuable than a bottle of water.
Hearing Ning Yu's words, the man's dimmed eyes lit up again, and he quickly said:
"What do you want to know? I... I will tell you everything I know!"
"Do you know where the nearby tourist distribution center is?"
Ning Yu immediately asked.
The man's face showed deep thought, then suddenly brightened:
"I know, I know! It's just a few kilometers ahead, I passed by there before! I... I can draw it for you!"
He was quite excited, his eyes full of desire, he really wanted the water.
Ning Yu handed him paper and a pen, letting the man draw on the paper.
Soon, she took back the paper from the man, which clearly outlined the route from this road to the tourist distribution center.
Afraid they wouldn't believe him, the man quickly added:
"If you don't believe me, I can take you there! But... I have to bring my girlfriend, I can't leave her alone."
Ning Yu took the paper, not seeing any signs of the man lying, and wasn't afraid he would deceive her.
After all, the bottle of water was meant for him.
The silver-haired little girl gently shook her head, indicating they didn't need the man to lead the way.
Then she reached into her bag with her clean little hand, took out a bottle of water from the storage space, and brought it out from the bag.
She extended it towards the man.
Seeing the water being handed over, the man's eyes showed surprise and gratitude, knowing his girlfriend was finally saved.
As soon as he took it, he opened the cap, but didn't drink a drop himself.
He just moved his parched throat, then used the cap to scoop up a small amount of water, and handed it to his girlfriend beside him, softly saying:
"Xiao Meng, we have water now, come... drink slowly."
The cool, pure water moistened the woman's parched lips and throat, and she showed a relieved expression.
The man quickly poured another capful and handed it over.
"Cough, cough!"
Perhaps she drank too quickly, or it had been too long since she last had water, the woman suddenly coughed.
The man quickly patted her back gently, trying to make her feel better.
Having drunk the water, the woman seemed to finally regain some strength, and she said in a small voice:
"You... you should drink some too, don't just give it to me."
The man's face was full of happiness at this moment, finally letting his girlfriend drink water.
He immediately licked his lips subtly, making them a bit moist, then said:
"I've already had some, it's fine!"
But the woman wasn't so easily fooled, lightly hitting him with her hand:
"Don't lie to me, I saw just now, drink quickly~"
The man immediately showed an embarrassed smile, reluctantly drinking a capful.
Only then did the woman seem satisfied, then looked at Ning Yu and Shen Yiyue, showing a grateful expression:
"Thank you!"
The man also reacted, following up with thanks to the two.
The silver-haired little girl showed a gentle, harmless smile, saying:
"No need to thank us, it was a fair trade."
Shen Yiyue also waved her hand, indicating there was no need to be polite.
They had finished eating and were preparing to leave, while the couple stayed in the grocery store to rest.
Before leaving, Ning Yu suddenly turned back and said to them:
"There are extra canned fruits in the upper right corner of the cabinet in the back kitchen."
The couple was stunned upon hearing this, immediately showing a surprised expression, just about to thank them, but found the two girls had already left the grocery store.
[Ding! Mission: Exchange the resource the man wants has been completed!]
[Reward issued: Stamina*1]
A prompt sounded in her mind, and it turned out to be the stamina that Ning Yu had been longing for.
This mission was really easy and worthwhile, just a bottle of water for 1 point of stamina!
Her base stamina had now reached 8 points.
"By the way, why did you ask him about the tourist distribution center?"
Shen Yiyue suddenly remembered the information Ning Yu had inquired about earlier.
They were now heading towards it according to the route provided.
Before Ning Yu could answer, Shen Yiyue suddenly showed a realization:
"The map!"
"Yes, you're clever."
Ning Yu nodded lightly.
She planned to find a map of City A at the tourist distribution center, so she would know how to get to the survivor gathering place at Yida Plaza.
Ning Yu felt a bit of anticipation in her heart, encountering two survivors to complete a mission, just a bottle of water for 1 point of stamina.
If they reached a gathering place with more people, wouldn't they be able to get attribute points effortlessly?
The two of them were advancing along the route provided by the man, about to reach their destination.
But at this moment, Shen Yiyue seemed to suddenly see something, her eyes widened, and her face showed panic.
Then she pretended nothing was wrong and continued forward.
Ning Yu noticed her unease and followed her gaze.
There was the gate of a school, covered in blood, with a few large characters above the gate:
Tianshen Elementary School.
It was the elementary school where Shen Yiyue's sister studied, and it was near this tourist distribution center.
She didn't immediately call out to herself, nor did she say she wanted to go take a look, but just continued forward?
Ning Yu thought for a moment, then understood.
She already had a good understanding of Shen Yiyue's character.
This girl was obviously afraid of disrupting her plan, not wanting to cause trouble for her, so she said nothing.
What a fool.
So Ning Yu walked over to her, gently patted her, and said with a smile:
"Yiyue, let's go take a look there first?"
Shen Yiyue trembled, looking at the direction the silver-haired little girl pointed to, which was Tianshen Elementary School.
Her eyes immediately showed a complex mix of emotions, surprise, gratitude, and confusion.
"Xiaoyu, you...."
Ning Yu, however, made a mysterious expression, signaling her to lean in closer, as if to whisper something.
Shen Yiyue just leaned her head over, and Ning Yu formed a cute little fist with her hand and knocked her on the head.
"Ow, it hurts!"
Shen Yiyue let out a small cry, then covered her head with a wronged expression, as if asking 'Why did you hit me?'.
Ning Yu said decisively:
"We're already here, let's go take a look."
Again, 'We're already here.'
Shen Yiyue was momentarily speechless, but felt touched inside.
Ning Yu had said they were just using each other, but since the incident with the man in the baseball cap attacking the supermarket, she had realized.
She wasn't treating her as just a tool, but as a person, a partner.
Seeing the small figure of the silver-haired little girl walking ahead, Shen Yiyue's pretty face showed a sincere smile, and she followed.
Inside Tianshen Elementary School, it was in a mess, with many elementary school student zombies wandering aimlessly.
There were also adult zombies, probably teachers from the school.
The ground was full of bloodstains, dried meat puddles, and viscera.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yiyue's heart sank completely again.
At this moment, Ning Yu gave her a look, indicating her to look in a direction.
Shen Yiyue then followed and looked over.
A black shadow suddenly darted out from a classroom, moving swiftly, clearly not the staggering steps of a zombie.
It was a person, dodging zombies everywhere.
There were still living people in Tianshen Elementary School!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
