Hua Wuyan, who had already reached the bottom of the building, heard the system notification as expected.
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s favorability rating +10, current favorability rating is 56%. Host, victory is within sight. Please continue to work hard!]
“Yes! Just 4% more and I’ll have 200 Opportunity Points to use!”
[But Host, aren’t you worried that Ouyang Huiye will just leave after you’re gone?]
“With his current condition, the smell of blood will attract zombies the moment he steps outside. And he’s wounded so badly, he can’t run far.
Never mind him. While the zombies are sluggish during the day, I’ll go collect some Crystal Cores to boost my cultivation.”
Although they had already cleared out most of the zombies in the surrounding area on their way here last night, zombies still rushed out from under the shadowy trees as she exited the building.
However, the zombies’ movements were much more sluggish now than they had been last night.
Just as she was about to head toward the main thoroughfare where there were more zombies, the system’s voice sounded again.
[Detected a C-rank Airdrop Supply Crate that will land in the East District in fifteen minutes. Providence Quest triggered!
Please rush to the East District as soon as possible and seize Xu Qingtian’s providential opportunity. Quest success reward: 10 Opportunity Points. Quest failure: Host will be eliminated.
Does the Host accept the quest?]
Hua Wuyan rolled her eyes inwardly.
The reward for success was pitifully small, while the punishment for failure was absolutely catastrophic.
“Eliminated again? This sovereign protests.”
[Protest invalid! The Host has been defaulted to accept the quest.]
“You motherf— you damn system!”
[This system must remind the Host that insulting the system’s integrity will result in a deduction of corresponding Opportunity Points. Since the Host’s Opportunity Points account is currently in the negative, this will instead be recorded as a serious warning.
If this occurs again, the penalty will be doubled.]
“Let’s talk this out nicely—don’t deduct my Opportunity Points.”
Surviving in the world of the book was extremely risky, and her food and all forms of security came from the system.
Opportunity Points were the foundation of her survival. She couldn’t afford to anger the system.
[Host, in principle, this system shares your glory and your downfall. Under normal circumstances, I would not do anything to sabotage you. Please rest assured.]
“Fine, you’ve got a bigger temper than this sovereign. Tell me the specific quest requirements.”
[Detected that Xu Qingtian and her group are already on their way to Linjiang City. They are still 30 minutes away from the East District. Please seize the C-rank Airdrop Crate before Xu Qingtian arrives—seize the Female Lead’s providential opportunity!]
“The C-rank Airdrop Supply Crate in the East District…”
She remembered now. In the book, one month into the apocalypse, the female lead Xu Qingtian and her group discovered the C-rank airdrop crate in the East District while heading to the Linjiang City safe base.
Inside that crate was a bottle of Earth-element Ability Awakening Potion. Drinking it would allow a person to awaken as an Earth-type Ability User.
Xu Qingtian became an Earth-type Ability User precisely because she drank that Ability Awakening Potion.
That was how she had the ability to save Ouyang Huiye when she encountered him.
Xu Qingtian was supposed to have opened the airdrop crate and awakened successfully last night.
It seemed that her playing the suona to lure the Zombie Horde outside the equipment room had clearly delayed their group’s progress toward Linjiang City.
Now that she had already stolen her spot as Ouyang Huiye’s savior, cutting off her awakening path would leave her with no way to cause trouble in the future.
“System, give me directions. Let’s go seize that airdrop crate.”
【Sure thing! Map has been activated for the Host.】
In the barcode commercial street of the Eastern District, the scorching sun overhead had driven the zombie horde into the shadowy corners of the alleys. The heat, blazing like fire, dulled their senses of smell and hearing considerably.
Following the virtual map’s directions, Hua Wuyan had just arrived at Fountain Square when the airdrop was released from the sky, emitting a glaring yellow light that rivaled the sun itself. The outer shell of the airdrop was made of an unknown dark metal, and even the high-altitude fall left not a single scratch on its surface. The letter “C” on the crate indicated its airdrop supply crate grade.
“According to the books, airdrop supply crates are graded from highest to lowest as S, A, B, C, D, E, and F, and they randomly land across various regions of Blue Star. Every airdrop supply crate contains at least water and food as basics, and the higher the grade, the more advanced the supplies you can get. The base leader of Linjiang City’s safe base happened to stumble upon an S-grade airdrop crate on the very first day of the apocalypse, obtaining a Defense Shelter from it, which allowed him to establish the safe base in less than a month.”
【Pfft, just a Defense Shelter. With enough Opportunity Points, the Host can exchange for an Omni-type Shelter, which is ten thousand times better than that so-called Defense Shelter. If the Host wants an absolutely secure place as a foothold, focus on accumulating Opportunity Points to make the exchange.】
At that moment, Hua Wuyan had already found the Omni-type Shelter the System mentioned on the last page of the mall.
“An Omni-type Shelter costs a hundred thousand points! Why don’t you just rob me?”
【Host, you’ll soon realize that earning a hundred thousand points isn’t that hard.】
“Ha, we’ll see.” For now, she’d focus on completing the Providence Quest and building up her Opportunity Points before considering anything else.
She approached the airdrop crate and, with considerable effort, pried open the heavy lid. The yellow light surged skyward the moment the lid lifted, revealing the contents at a glance.
“Energy biscuits, water, laser weapons, armor, tactical boots, tactical gloves, a protective shield… and a ring?”
This ring was familiar to her—in the original story, the female lead Xu Qingtian had given it to the male lead Jian Xingchen as a token of their love.
She picked up the ring to examine it. “System, what’s the deal with this ring?”
【Host, this is just a replica of a Spatial Ring. Based on the ripple patterns on the ring, it can only store high-tech weapons made of the same material.】
She glanced at the various weapons in the crate and pulled out the shield. The moment the shield left the crate, it expanded from palm-sized to taller than her. Hiding behind this shield definitely gave a sense of security.
“This shield is sturdy, but it’s too heavy.” She then aimed the ring at the shield and scanned it.
The shield vanished, and the ring in her hand grew noticeably heavier, though still much lighter than the shield’s original weight.
“System, can this shield be exchanged for Opportunity Points?”
【Yes! This shield is made of solid materials and can be exchanged for 10 Opportunity Points.】
Hua Wuyan clicked her tongue. “This shield is worth the same as that spatial jade bracelet?”
【One is a defensive weapon, the other is a storage medium—they’re not comparable. The System’s pricing for acquisitions has always been based on material value.】
Hua Wuyan clicked her tongue. “This shield costs the same as that spatial jade bracelet?”
[One is a defensive weapon, and the other is a storage medium—there’s no comparison between the two. The System’s criteria for acquiring items has always been based on material quality.
The jade quality of the spatial bracelet was so poor that it lacked any spiritual essence. I only accepted it for 10 Opportunity Points out of consideration for the Host’s sake.
This shield is different. After decomposition, this material can be fused with other high-end materials to craft weapons or battle armor—it has a wide range of uses. While 10 Opportunity Points isn’t much, as a recycling price, it’s not too shabby either.
However, the high-end weapons in this System Mall are far superior to these. I can assure the Host that among weapons of equal value, the goods in the System Mall are definitely much better than what’s in these shabby boxes.]
A flash of inspiration struck Hua Wuyan, and she stored everything from the boxes into the System Warehouse.
After the supplies were taken away, the brilliant yellow glow emanating from the boxes gradually faded.
“System, can these armors and gloves also be recycled?”
[Armor, tactical boots, and tactical gloves have a recycling price of 5 Opportunity Points per piece.
Laser weapons have a recycling price of 25 Opportunity Points, and that ring capable of carrying weapons has a recycling price of 15 Opportunity Points.
May I confirm that the Host wishes to recycle these supplies?]