"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!
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.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
