The black-haired girl leaned on the handle of her Tang sword, collapsing onto the floor as beads of sweat rolled down her strands of hair.
【Congratulations to Host Shen Ruoran for completing the hardest difficulty level—the 100th Quick-Wear mission—annihilating all zombies in the Desolate Zombie City. Your Quick-Wear journey is coming to an end. Currently arranging a livable world…】
Shen Ruoran let out a long sigh of relief. She was finally liberated. She had waited for this moment for far too long.
Somewhere in the star-coordinates of the universe, the transmission particles accidentally shifted, causing the light sensors to be greatly affected.
The System in front of the light screen froze. Where… where on earth had it sent the Host?
It seemed to be another doomsday world. The cause was a certain country’s insistence on discharging nuclear wastewater, destroying the marine and ecological systems. This led to a disruption in the water cycle, which in turn began to attack humanity.
A flash of white light struck, and Shen Ruoran lost consciousness. When she woke up again, her surroundings had changed completely.
She was lying on an incredibly crude, low-quality bed frame, surrounded by piles of discarded cardboard boxes and soda bottles.
The space was extremely cramped, with an aisle only wide enough for one person to walk through. The smell of fermentation and rot in the room was nauseating.
Shen Ruoran gritted her teeth in silence. Her good upbringing allowed her to exercise restraint and suppress the surging fury within her, but her eyes held no warmth.
“System, is this the reward you’re giving me for finishing my Quick-Wear missions?”
According to Shen Ruoran’s original plan, she was supposed to spend the rest of her life in a luxury vacation villa by the sea. Instead, she had become a poor person living in the slums of what was supposed to be a peaceful world.
She had no desire to relive a life of working overtime until death just to earn money for a house!
The System, well-acquainted with the Host’s personality and temper, felt a chill run down its spine. It felt as if an invisible dagger was pressed against its non-existent neck, cold and eerie.
When it issued the command, its voice trembled unconsciously:
【Sor… sorry, Host. There was a transmission error. This world is still an apocalyptic world, but it is much milder than the ones you experienced before. It mainly consists of natural disasters.】
“…”
The System wanted to cry but had no tears. It seemed that the more it spoke, the angrier the Host became.
Having witnessed the Host’s various rages during the apocalypse, the System secretly unbound its connection with Shen Ruoran ahead of schedule.
Oh Great Creator, it was still a young little System; it didn’t want to die yet.
“So, System, how do you plan to handle this?”
Shen Ruoran spat out each word as she began to stretch her limbs. This was a warm-up routine she practiced before a battle.
If she wasn’t satisfied with what the System said next, she would have to take certain measures.
The System: “!!!”
【I can give you one-tenth of the wealth you accumulated in the Quick-Wear worlds.】
One-tenth—that was one billion.
Not enough.
Shen Ruoran bargained as a matter of course; she needed offensive capabilities to protect herself.
“Then return the Level 9 wood-element ability I had in the 17th Quick-Wear world—the Zombie Base world.”
She didn’t want to make things too difficult for the System, so she picked the lowest-level ability.
【This world is a pure natural disaster apocalypse; it does not meet the conditions to trigger offensive abilities.】
“Then what conditions does it meet?” Shen Ruoran laughed out of anger and glanced coldly at the shadow projected by the System. “You know, punching a light projection feels quite satisfying, too.”
The System, which had once been beaten up for being ignorant, thought: Great Creator, hurry up and approve my unbinding application! Your favorite System is about to lose its life!
【You know I am just a humble little System with limited authority. I can only give you a Space-type ability.】
Shen Ruoran raised an eyebrow, her tone rising: “Oh? Are you saying that my portable space from the Quick-Wear worlds is gone too?”
The warning in her voice was particularly obvious.
The System jolted. Truly, the more it said, the more mistakes it made.
Even though it had become a leader of one of the three major organizations in the interstellar realm thanks to Shen Ruoran’s track record, the System remained humble today.
【The portable space can be given to you, but the items inside are too heaven-defying and not suitable for this world…】
After a death stare, the System immediately changed its tune:
【But if you use them occasionally, it should be fine. As a gesture of friendship, I will also gift you Management Points.】
“Management Points?”
Shen Ruoran pondered this, instinctively sensing that Management Points might be related to housing.
【You can purchase a supermarket. Limited to one building, you can activate the Management Points. It will then become your absolute property and be completely safe.】
It sounded good and hit right on Shen Ruoran’s preferences, but something seemed to be missing.
“How am I supposed to maintain the operation of the supermarket?”
The System said sheepishly:
【That depends on the manager’s own comprehension. I can only provide the steps for activation and use.】
With the portable space, Management Points, and one billion in wealth credited to her account, the Creator’s permission finally arrived.
The System didn’t even say goodbye; it fled Planet L as if running for its life. It knew all too well what kind of personality and temper that woman had.
The light projection in mid-air suddenly vanished. Shen Ruoran seemed to have expected this, as not a single ripple of emotion showed in her eyes.
Shen Ruoran’s mind automatically received the new character information provided by this world.
Her name was still Shen Ruoran. She was a junior in college and an orphan. This house was an inheritance left by her parents.
The wealth provided by the System had to be legitimate and compliant.
This house was a demolition property in an excellent location; the 8 million compensation had already been credited.
Her “parents” were scavengers. From the money they earned selling recyclables, after subtracting their daily frugal expenses, they had left Shen Ruoran only 110,000.
B City had a strong educational atmosphere and offered significant rewards and support to students. Shen Ruoran had excellent grades and had been receiving scholarships since childhood.
The parents had opened a bank account for her and deposited all the scholarship money untouched; it amounted to exactly 50,000.
On the wiped-clean table, there was a crumpled lottery ticket with an easy-to-peel sticky note attached.
【The winning amount is 6 million, which has already been transferred to the bank card.】
The remaining 900-million-plus came from a super-tycoon who was rich enough to rival a country and happened to lose one of his small-balance cards. It was “picked up” by Shen Ruoran and appeared in her black wallet.
It even thoughtfully included the six-digit PIN.
The other party possessed such immense wealth that they didn’t care at all about losing a mere 900 million; they treated it like a tip given during a meal.
(System: Yes, that’s right, I am that tycoon boss who went through great pains to scrape the money together.)
Added together, the money was exactly one billion—not a penny more, not a penny less.
After the System disappeared, a watch without time markings automatically appeared on Shen Ruoran’s left wrist. Familiarly, she tapped the screen to summon a frame similar to a camera interface.
【Management Point Attribute: To be activated. Management Point Value: 0.】
With a thought, Shen Ruoran entered the portable space that had accompanied her through a hundred Quick-Wear missions. The layout inside was still as familiar as ever.
Three three-dimensional areas were clearly demarcated, each possessing different functions.
The area on the far left could expand infinitely and was filled with furniture, clothing, tools, and other supplies Shen Ruoran had scavenged across the Quick-Wear worlds.
The middle area possessed time-stasis capabilities and held various seeds and saplings Shen Ruoran had snatched from zombie hoards, as well as dozens of boxes of snacks.