Jiang Lang: “I’m fine. I have enough supplies and haven’t gone out. By the way, Mr. Gong, have you recovered? You should be healed after the surgery, right?”
A faint laugh came from the other side. “I’ve recovered. Thank you for your earlier reminder.”
“You’re welcome. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.”
Gong Yan: “Wait, there is something.”
“What is it?”
Gong Yan: “When the base is built, I’ll come pick you up.”
“No need. It’ll still be safe here for a year or so. After that, we’ll go to the base ourselves.”
Gong Yan slightly frowned, then said, “I’ll have Ying Jishi go pick you up.”
Jiang Lang directly showed a question mark expression. “Hm? Why?”
She had already rejected the big boss himself—why would she agree if Ying Jishi came instead?
The man on the other end of the call sounded slightly, inexplicably more cheerful. “Then I won’t let him go.”
Completely inexplicable.
Jiang Lang hung up the phone and told her family about it during dinner.
“When things start getting too hard to live here, we’ll leave and go to the Gong family’s base.”
This was also her way of expressing her stance: she didn’t want to fight for dominance or power—she just wanted to survive peacefully. She hoped life could continue like this.
After experiencing her previous life, she knew very clearly that surviving in the apocalypse was already extremely difficult.
Jiang Gan widened his eyes. “Sis, when did you get to know people from the Gong family?”
The Gong family was a top-tier powerhouse in City A—everyone knew of them. He didn’t expect his sister to have already secured such a big connection.
“I just accidentally saved a kid. That kid was from the Gong family, so we got acquainted.”
“Why not just go with them from the start?”
Jiang Lang looked at him like he was an idiot. “The early stage of building a base is the hardest. You need weapons, manpower, talent, resources—everything. And there are a lot of variables and dangers.”
When the world order collapses and a new one forms, it is always forged through blood.
Who wouldn’t want to be the leader? Anyone trying to build a base will inevitably recruit talent, and there will be countless people competing for power. It will definitely be chaotic.
She just wanted to join after things stabilized.
She asked, “You want to go?”
Jiang Gan immediately shook his head.
Wherever his parents and sister were, he would be.
“I already told the Gong family about the apocalypse. Helping them seize the initiative is already the biggest help we can give. They won’t make things difficult for us after we go.”
White Madam strongly agreed. “We don’t have that ability, so let’s not get involved. Just stay at the villa.”
Only now did she realize what true living felt like.
In the past, what kind of life had she even been living? Working every day, sacrificing all her time for work, for the company, even missing her children’s growth—and even damaging her health.
She looked at Professor Jiang with a trace of guilt.
He had never been an ambitious, work-obsessed person. Back then, he pursued a PhD for the family, to give their children a better life.
Later, he stayed buried in the lab for the company and research breakthroughs.
Professor Jiang held her hand. They said nothing, yet everything was understood.
Who would have thought such a comfortable life would come right at the start of the apocalypse?
Forget it—treat it as early retirement.
White Madam thought: back then they worked so hard together; now it was her turn to be lazy with him.
After struggling for so many years, wasn’t it all for this moment?
Besides, their children were still with them. That was already the best outcome.
She decided to make it up to them properly—cook delicious meals every day and fatten them up nicely.
Jiang Lang sighed in relief. Good, everyone was in agreement.
“Ahem.”
Seeing her slightly affectionate parents, she cleared her throat and said, “We can’t just enjoy life too much. Survival in the apocalypse still requires strength. Mom, Dad, little brother—I’ll teach you how to fight.”
“Yay!”
Jiang Gan’s eyes lit up as he jumped. “I agree! I’ll be able to take on five people in the future!”
Professor Jiang: “Suddenly I remember I didn’t turn off the bathroom light. I’ll go check.”
White Madam: “Oh I just remembered the kitchen exhaust fan is still on. I’ll go turn it off.”
Torture. When they were young they never fought, and now in old age they had to learn fighting? Their bones were already sore from running a few days of exercise.
Learning to fight sounded like a death sentence.
“No running!”
Jiang Lang stopped them. “Avoidance is useless. Training won’t interfere with your retirement happiness.”
“This is non-negotiable.”
The couple sighed and left reluctantly.
Back in her room, Jiang Lang checked the system interface.
【Points: 1100】
On the shop shelf, the Washing Marrow Pill was priced at 2000 points per pill. Jiang Lang’s mouth twitched.
Damn expensive.
“Does the host want to buy it for family members?”
She nodded.
“For Jiang Gan, it’s fine. Young people can handle it. But your parents are older—their bodies might not withstand it. There’s a risk they won’t survive the process. It’s better not to use the pill; Washing Marrow Liquid is more suitable.”
Jiang Lang sighed.
She originally wanted to strengthen her family’s bodies so they could start training, but apparently she couldn’t even afford it.
Forget it—if she can’t buy it, she can’t buy it.
She suddenly felt 1100 points were nothing at all. She had to earn more.
“Ten draws.”
The roulette spun.
“Thank you for participating.”
“Thank you for participating.”
“Congratulations, obtained 10 cubic meters of space.”
“Congratulations, obtained 10 drops of growth liquid.”
“Congratulations, obtained 1 cubic meter planting space.”
“Congratulations, obtained 100 cubic meters of space.”
……
Jiang Lang’s face remained expressionless. She was happy about the planting space, but where was the Washing Marrow Liquid?
“Again.”
Five more “thank you for participating,” more space rewards—but still no Washing Marrow Liquid.
【Points: 800】
The system silently thought: it would never tell the host that the more you want something, the less likely you are to get it. The gacha system was just that annoying.
“Again.”
Another ten draws.
Finally, at the very last moment—
“Congratulations, obtained 2 drops of Washing Marrow Liquid.”