Fifty thousand!
You have such generosity, but you expect me to do all the construction work alone?!
“How can I be sure it’s been ‘preliminarily strengthened’? What are the criteria?”
Wen Xi looked around her rented room.
The apocalypse had arrived; it wouldn’t matter if she tore the place down, but Wen Xi didn’t intend to stay here for long.
The black rain would last at most a week. If she could leave sooner, she would evacuate immediately… but for now, she might as well finish the mission to see what happens.
【Automatically enabling phone recording permissions, basic function “Housing Assessment” activated】
【Newness】：51 (A barely passable, shabby little room)
【Sturdiness】：59 (The shabby house has decent rebar, thanks to that)
【Waterproof Level】：46 (It will start leaking on the second day of black rain)
【Comfort Level】：58 (Even a beast knows to pad its nest with soft grass; you don’t)
【Safety Level】：50 (Not being robbed or stolen from is the only stroke of luck in this poverty)
【Comprehensive Score】：Failing (Two data points must exceed sixty for successful preliminary strengthening! Housing safety cannot be ignored; get to work, you lazy person, and build your nest.)
Wen Xi: “…” Fine.
The lazy person bowed her head and started making a list of tasks. Since only two categories needed to exceed sixty, she would focus on those first to get the reward.
Sturdiness was the hardest, and attempting to improve waterproofing while it was already raining was the most dangerous.
Safety was the easiest to handle and the most important.
Newness was the least important and could be put off.
Crack! Lightning streaked across the sky, and the black rain poured down.
More water seeped in from the window gaps.
Wen Xi shouted “Holy crap!” and retreated several steps, squeezing into the corner furthest from the window.
Trashy house.
If it weren’t for the fact that after the black rain, people trapped in hotels would likely cause riots, rob people of their supernatural items, and make it difficult to hide survival supplies, she would have run to a hotel long ago.
But with the phone, she had nothing to worry about.
【Ordered “Rainproof Outdoor Single Person Tent” x1】
【Ordered “Large Rubber Swimming Pool (comes with inflatable electric pump)” x1】
【Ordered “Tarpaulin (standard size)” x1】
Wen, the newly minted “Master of Caution,” was careful, careful, and even more careful. She sorted the shopping app from high price to low, and to prevent unscrupulous merchants, she swapped out the tent’s moisture-proof pad and ordered the single-person pool separately.
She inflated the pool, set up the tent directly inside it, and used the tarpaulin to connect the bottom of the pool to the top of the tent.
This not only prevented the black rain from splashing but also kept water from leaking and wetting the floor inside!
Finally, she laid a soft quilt inside the mosquito-proof tent and added a pillow. She set the room’s air conditioner to a constant temperature, ensuring that the moment she crawled inside, she would be wrapped in blankets, filled with a sense of security.
【Comfort Level】：58+6 (The beast has padded its nest with soft grass / Pass)
【Safety Level】：50+8 (Already obsessed with cosplaying as a sailor navigating an unknown ocean inside the house)
Wen Xi placed another order for a sharpened machete and a bundle of cable ties, ensuring that even if her hands were covered in blood, the handle wouldn’t slip due to a slick palm.
【Safety Level】：63 (As long as you don’t sleep like a dead pig, killing an animal is quite easy / Pass)
【Ding! Detecting that your housing construction’s “Safety Level” and “Comfort Level” have passed, reaching the standard for preliminary strengthening! Upgrade reward issued!】
A red notification dot popped up on the phone. The level had indeed changed from 【Lv.1】 to 【Lv.2】. No new feature tabs appeared, but when she clicked, a brass-colored treasure box popped out, and after some lackluster special effects, the reward appeared—
【Diligent Little Soldiers x3】: “Cows go moo, horses go neigh, the working-class grunts ‘Roger, roger!’ We’ve been set up by capital!” These are a group of diligent little soldiers who will only work faithfully for you; they replenish their own energy and heal illnesses. They have been delivered to your door!
Wen Xi: “…”
I have reason to suspect you’re mocking me again.
A white light flashed on the floor, and a small sandbox appeared. Three green soldier figures crawled out of the sand, holding toolboxes and looking around. When they saw Wen Xi, they immediately saluted.
Just as Wen Xi was considering whether to salute back, the three soldiers got to work with impressive efficiency.
One took out blueprints to draw, while the other two took paintbrushes and a ladder from their toolbox and began decorating the room.
Wen Xi: “So diligent? Can they really get work done…”
【Newness +0.0005】
Wen Xi: “What the hell?!!”
Wen Xi instantly changed her tune: “Not bad, not bad! Roll up your sleeves and work hard! Industry and frugality are the traditional virtues of the nation.”
Even a tiny mosquito is still meat!
Labor, even if it’s child labor, can still produce output. As long as they work day and night, the production will surely soar! Plus, she didn’t have to pay wages!
They were just too small. It felt like they wouldn’t even produce enough smell to mask the formaldehyde all night, just brush-brush-brush as a sleep aid.
Wen Xi originally wanted to complain a bit, but was immediately distracted by the mechanical voice.
【Ding! You have successfully consumed the food delivery quota (1000/1000) and completed the shopping (3/3). Daily task check-in successful! Quota increase reward obtained!】
【Tomorrow’s spending quota will be: 3,000 yuan!】
The screen prompted, and Wen Xi felt even more satisfied: “3,000 yuan—tomorrow I can buy some medicine and food.”
Having a phone as a supernatural item was truly like having divine help!
Wen Xi looked at the painting figures: Besides basic food and supplies, more importantly, these supernatural figures proved that the phone system could issue other supernatural items. If she continued to upgrade, she could obtain even more!
The black rain had arrived. Future food would be purely harmful and contaminated. Since the phone could give her such great security, as long as she wasn’t targeted or killed for her item before she became strong, she would definitely be able to carve out a path to power.
You know, in the apocalypse, holding a treasure is a crime, and slacking off is certain death.
She had to hold on, continuously upgrade her supernatural item, and let herself grow!
Pop!
The straw stabbed into the cup.
Wen Xi took a deep gulp of mango-lychee black tea, with two extra helpings of boba.
But before that, she had to eat and drink her fill. Her 50,000 yuan renovation budget still had some left; she had to figure out how to finish spending it.
“Comforting,” Wen Xi sighed.
Although the furnishings in the little tent were simple, it was small, narrow, soft, and comfortable.
Super secure!
Wen Xi crossed her legs, knowing clearly: once everyone realized the truth about the apocalypse and crime rates soared, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy such a peaceful night again.
Sleeping with armor on would be the bare minimum.
Thinking this, Wen Xi enjoyed herself for a while before moving her mind to open the phone system and logging into WeChat, which had a 99+ red notification dot.
The homeowners’ group had already blown up!