Xia Mu stared blankly at the blue screen before her, her heart filled with anxiety. Should she really bind herself to this suddenly appearing Interstellar Federation Landlady System?
Her mind was still hesitating, yet her hand had already reached out, gently tapping the number 1 on the blue screen.
The moment she realized what she had done, she jerked her hand back in fright.
System 003, however, was so delighted it practically floated into the air, its voice brimming with excitement.
“Congratulations, Miss Xia Mu. You have successfully bound the Interstellar Federation Landlady System 003.”
“Loading system…”
“Loading complete. Binding was successful.”
Xia Mu stared at her finger. Was it too late to regret it now? She wanted to chop the finger off. How had she ended up pressing agree?
Perhaps it was because one sentence from the system had truly moved her heart.
“The Host will be able to change her current way of life.”
She wanted to change her life more than anything.
Since it had already happened, she might as well accept it.
“So… we’re successfully bound now?” Xia Mu asked, staring at the blue screen.
The blue screen flickered.
“Yes, Host. You have successfully bound with System 003.”
Lowering her eyes, Xia Mu asked softly, “Then… what you said about changing my current life… is that really true?”
“Of course it’s true, Host. Don’t worry. Being a Landlady is very profitable. You’ll have lots and lots of money in the future, really.”
Afraid Xia Mu wouldn’t believe it, System 003 deliberately emphasized the last word.
“Really.”
According to the feedback from Systems 001 and 002, things might be a little difficult in the beginning, but once everything got on track, even becoming the richest woman in the entire galaxy was possible.
Xia Mu nodded, only half convinced.
“Still… in our country, people who become landlords never have to worry about starving. So how am I supposed to collect rent? Using my family’s house?”
“Of course not. The planet where you currently live has competition that’s far too intense. Nearly all the resources have already been monopolized by the wealthy, making it very difficult for us to establish ourselves here. So instead, let’s go become a Landlady on another planet.”
“Wait. Another planet? Does that mean I’ll leave this place and never come back?”
Xia Mu asked nervously. She didn’t want to leave. Her father and mother were here.
System 003 immediately explained, “You’ve misunderstood, Host. You still belong to this planet. You’ll simply travel through a Space Time Gate to another planet to work as a Landlady.”
“It’s just like your home is here, but every day you get up early to go to work somewhere else, then return home at night.”
Xia Mu understood immediately.
As long as she didn’t have to leave her parents behind, she could accept it.
System 003 wasn’t finished yet.
“Host, I already scanned your home earlier. The most suitable location for the Space Time Gate is the wooden door leading into your attic.”
“So I’ll designate that wooden door as the Space Time Gate. Establishing a connection between planets will take some time, so please prepare yourself mentally during this period.”
Xia Mu nodded before asking again, “What kind of planet is the next one?”
System 003 chuckled.
“The Apocalypse.”
Xia Mu: …
She knew what that was.
Back in university, one of her roommates had been obsessed with Apocalypse novels.
That roommate loved talking about the stories she read, and Xia Mu had been forced to listen to countless plots.
She had even heard the word “system” from her roommate, though she’d never imagined such a thing could actually exist in real life.
So when System 003 told her to prepare herself, it meant preparing to face zombies.
Just thinking about them made Xia Mu nervous.
The zombies in novels and movies were terrifying.
Xia Mu was called downstairs by Xia Chengren.
Her parents beamed as they told her, “Mu Mu, your Fourth Uncle agreed to arrange a job for you. You can report to work tomorrow. It’ll include full social insurance and a housing fund, and the job itself is supposed to be very easy.”
Xia Chengren looked genuinely delighted.
The inferiority and despair that had clouded his face just moments ago had completely disappeared, replaced with renewed hope.
Looking at her parents like this, Xia Mu couldn’t bear to refuse.
Besides, she was still confused about the system, and since she had never seen the Apocalypse herself, she wasn’t mentally prepared yet.
“Dad, didn’t Fourth Uncle tell you what kind of job he’s arranging for me?”
She frowned. Her Fourth Uncle was suddenly being so kind by finding her a job?
She simply couldn’t believe it.
She had long since given up expecting anything from those uncles.
Her father knew perfectly well that she disliked them, yet he continued maintaining those family relationships entirely for her future.
One more connection meant one more path forward.
That was what her father had always told her.
Xia Chengren shook his head. After a brief pause, he smiled gently.
“After all, you’re his own niece. Your uncle wouldn’t just ignore you.”
Xia Mu sighed inwardly.
Forget it. She would at least put her father’s mind at ease.
Besides, the Space Time Gate wouldn’t be ready for some time anyway.
During that period, she would do as her father wished and work for her Fourth Uncle.
She also wanted to see exactly what kind of job this Fourth Uncle had arranged for her.
The next day. Dressed neatly in professional business attire, Xia Mu’s perfectly proportioned figure was beautifully accentuated.
She was very beautiful, with a pair of exceptionally clear, bright eyes.
Her small face still retained a hint of baby fat, making her both adorable and stunning.
At every family gathering, several of her aunts would inevitably mock her appearance.
They were even afraid she might enter the entertainment industry, constantly filling her parents’ ears with stories about how dirty and corrupt it was, leaving both of them anxious and fearful.
Whenever talent scouts approached her, her parents rejected them without the slightest hesitation.
No matter who tried to get close to their daughter, they remained extremely vigilant.
Faced with such overwhelming parental love, Xia Mu sometimes felt suffocated.
More often than not, however, she simply felt heartbroken.
It was because she wasn’t strong enough that her parents felt they had to protect her so carefully.
“System 003, before entering the Apocalypse, what preparations should I make?” Xia Mu asked through her consciousness.
System 003 replied cheerfully, “The Apocalypse is a world without laws. Unlike the planet where you currently live, it doesn’t have a complete legal system.”
“There, strength, food, medical care, and technology reign supreme. As long as you become one of the best in any one of those fields, you can have anything you want.”
“In the Apocalypse, money is the least valuable thing. The ability to survive is what truly matters.”
A thoughtful gleam flashed through Xia Mu’s beautiful eyes.
“Can I bring food from Earth and sell it there?”
“You can’t. Once you become a Landlady, everything will be supplied by the Interstellar Federation.”
After a brief pause, System 003 spoke in a tiny, hesitant voice.
“Well… actually, you can, but you’ll have to pay an extremely expensive handling fee.”
Xia Mu immediately became interested.
“Can you explain?”
System 003 answered cautiously, “Well… if you sell anything from Earth through the system’s shopping mall to people in the Apocalypse, you’ll only earn one cent in profit.”
Xia Mu: …
One cent?
How much would she have to sell just to earn ten thousand a month?
System 003 quickly tried to encourage her.
“But if you sell products from the Interstellar Federation, you can earn ten yuan, or five Interstellar Federation Credits, from just one packet of instant noodles.”
“The more advanced the item, the greater your profit.”
“The Apocalypse desperately needs those things, so you’ll soon be earning ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, even ten million every month. Before long, you’ll become a billionaire.”
System 003 spoke happily.
Xia Mu, however, wasn’t dazzled by the temptation.
Instead, she asked the most practical question.
“How does that money get into my bank account? Banking regulations in our country are extremely strict.”