This transmigration of mine is probably on hell mode, right?
In her past life, aside from scientific research, one of her few leisure activities was reading novels.
She’d read quite a few transmigration stories, but the female leads in those books would either become a rich young lady or a marquise’s wife. How was it that when it was her turn, not only was the world a high-radiation setting, but her original body was also a fool?
The original owner’s father was a fool too. Could it be that this family had some genetic defect, and the whole family was foolish?
Leng Xuan broke out in a cold sweat!
The little electric scooter tore along, kicking up the dust of an off-road vehicle on the mountain path. It quickly delivered the father and daughter back to their home in the Shantytown.
The moment the scooter stopped at their door, a tall, skinny young man of about sixteen or seventeen rushed out of the house. According to the original owner’s memory, this young man was her Second Brother!
Second Brother dashed up to Leng Xuan in a single bound, grabbed the backpack off her, and started rummaging through it. “Big Sis, did you bring back anything good to eat?”
This kid… Did he seriously not notice that both she and their father were currently slumped on other people’s backs, being carried?
Would a normal person fail to notice that?
So this Second Brother… was also a fool!
Just end it all!
Qi Xu carried Leng Xuan into the low, dilapidated adobe house. Dim sunlight filtered through a small glass window into the tiny room, which was dominated by two large, heated brick beds on the north and south walls.
A swing cradle was also hanging from a roof beam. She had only ever seen such a setup in pictures online; this was what rural northeastern China looked like in the seventies and eighties!
Although the room was simple, it was thankfully clean and tidy, with no strange odors.
A tiny, cat-like infant lay in the swing cradle, looking premature. On the brick bed sat a haggard, gaunt woman, and in her arms, she held an identical infant!
They were twins!
Qi Xu said, “Aunt Leng, Uncle and Xuan accidentally entered a high-radiation zone. I was just passing by and brought them back.”
The woman’s face filled with terror and grief. She quickly crawled over to the father and daughter, gently patting Leng Xuan’s face. “Xuan, ah, Xuan, are you okay, Xuan?”
Leng Xuan couldn’t speak and could only blink her eyes at Mother Leng.
Seeing this, the woman then crawled over to Father Leng, patting his face with the same gentleness. “Lao Er, ah, Lao Er?”
Leng Lao Er pulled back the corners of his mouth, revealing a set of big white teeth!
The woman’s tears began to fall, pattering down uncontrollably.
Leng Xuan secretly rejoiced. At least this mother was a normal person.
Wait!
Why was she using her hands to prop herself up on the bed, dragging her body forward?
Then, she saw the woman’s atrophied legs!
This mother wasn’t a fool, but she was disabled!
Leng Xuan felt a wave of dizziness. With such a disastrous start, there was truly nothing to look forward to. She might as well just wait for death.
A family of six: three fools, one paralytic, and two premature infants!
Then, she heard the woman speak through sobs.
“Qi Xu, ah, thank you. Did you give my husband and Xuan some kind of potion? Otherwise, the two of them… they would already be gone by now, wouldn’t they? Sob, sob…”
Leng Xuan thought: This mom is pretty sharp. Not only is she not a fool, but she’s also quite clever to have figured that out!
A mercenary standing nearby chimed in, “Isn’t that right? Qi Xu gave his Purification Potion to these two fools. Otherwise…”
The short, stout man kicked him, and the man swallowed the rest of his words.
Mother Leng’s eyes reddened again. “Little Xu, Auntie thanks you. I have nothing to repay you with.”
Her gaze fell on a box at the end of the brick bed. “Xu, there are still 19 cans of milk powder in that box. Take them and sell them. I know this little bit of money isn’t nearly enough to repay you for that potion, but don’t worry, Auntie will definitely save up to pay you back.”
Qi Xu said, “Auntie, that’s food for your son and daughter. I’m not short one potion. Just take good care of your family!”
With that, he turned to leave.
Mother Leng knew Qi Xu wouldn’t accept it, but she called out to him again. “Xu, ah, Auntie has another favor to ask of you.”
Her gaze fell once more on the box of milk powder.
“Your Uncle Leng and Xuan… they definitely won’t survive if this goes on. Can you help Auntie sell that milk powder and buy me some Purification Potion?”
Qi Xu replied, “Auntie, that milk powder is distributed by the Base for newborn infants. The purpose is to help the common people raise their children properly. It’s illegal for you to sell it. If the higher-ups find out, you’ll be punished.”
Mother Leng wiped away a tear. “Auntie really has no other choice. I won’t make it difficult for you. Just help me deliver this milk powder to Old Granny Chen’s grocery store. I have some connection with her, and she has her ways. Otherwise, Xuan and your Uncle Leng won’t live past three days…”
This time, Qi Xu didn’t object. He picked up the boxes of milk powder and walked out the door.
Leng Xuan was once again deeply shaken. Her mother was actually selling her younger siblings’ milk powder just to buy a little potion to save her and her foolish father!
And from the sound of it, the potion they could get in exchange for the milk powder was nowhere near enough to cure them. At most, it would let them live a few more days!
What would happen when that little bit of potion ran out?
Without milk powder, how would the two infants survive?
Were they all supposed to die together?
She glanced at Mother Leng’s shriveled chest and lost all hope. There was no way this mother could produce any milk!
If Leng Xuan could speak right now, she would definitely try to persuade this mother: Give up. Don’t save us. Living a few more days is useless, and it comes at the cost of my younger siblings’ chance to survive.
Just then, a screen of light suddenly appeared in her mind!
Host: Leng Xuan.
Points: 0.
Redeemable with Points: Luck Value, Radiation Purification Potion, Escape Talisman.
World Background: This planet was struck by an asteroid, causing the entire planet’s radiation levels to exceed safe limits. Flora and fauna have been irradiated, with the vast majority no longer suitable for human consumption.
Furthermore, a small number of animals have undergone genetic mutation, becoming extremely aggressive, bloodthirsty, and highly reproductive, posing a serious threat to human survival.
This world experiences extreme temperature differences between day and night. The highest daytime temperature can reach 45°C, while the lowest nighttime temperature can drop to -45°C.
Affected by radiation, humans all have some form of defect, be it disability, chronic illness, or organ cancer. The average lifespan does not exceed 50 years, and fertility has declined.
Therefore, any contribution the host makes to human survival in this world can be exchanged for points!
Including but not limited to: killing Mutant Beasts that threaten human survival.
Spreading and popularizing medical knowledge, scientific crop cultivation knowledge, increasing the edibility rate of crops, and so on!
Leng Xuan: “…”
Was she, a mere mortal, actually shouldering the great responsibility of saving humanity?
Leng Xuan continued to lie on the large brick bed, waiting for death.
The two little infants were probably hungry and began to let out faint cries. She could feel that the two little ones were already trying their hardest, but they just couldn’t produce much sound.
Such fragile little lives!
It was a pity she didn’t know how many days they had left.
Mother Leng ignored the two infants. Instead, she propped herself up with her hands and moved from the brick bed to a small stool, and from the small stool to a small wooden tray on the floor.
The wooden tray had four wheels underneath. With a push of a small stick, Mother Leng slid out of the bedroom with a whoosh.
She had no points, no potions, only a paralyzed body. Thus, she could only listen quietly to Mother Leng’s every move.
Mother Leng’s voice came from the kitchen.
“Leng Yi, go to the shed and bring back a bundle of firewood!”