“This little brat… don’t go doing something extreme after I’m gone.”
“Alright, alright. Then we’ll just go everywhere asking the gods for favors.”
“Oh right, put all the jewelry, gold, and stuff I brought over last time into your space. And your own jewelry too — gold, silver, all of it.”
“Keep those with you. Even if you end up somewhere else someday, they can still be exchanged for money.”
“That’s enough for today. Tomorrow the two of us are going to work inside your space. Those temporary houses still need adjustments to make them sturdier, and all the furniture and shelving units we stored need organizing too.”
“Right now I can still help you set everything up. Once you end up somewhere else, you’ll have to do it all yourself. After we organize everything properly, we can see what’s still missing and slowly add more supplies during our road trip.”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“Oh right! And the computers — I saw a package by the door earlier. I’ll go bring it in and open it.”
“We need to copy every bit of useful information we can collect onto USB drives for you. That way, if you ever need anything later, you can just pull it out and read it.”
“I wonder if that hacker I paid a fortune to hire is actually reliable.”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“Oh, and I custom-ordered clothing from different dynasties, minority ethnic styles, outfits from the seventies and eighties, plus some futuristic high-tech clothes.”
“So no matter what kind of world you end up in later, you’ll be able to blend in faster by changing clothes.”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“And I even found a complete set of study materials for the first national college entrance exams from the seventies and eighties.”
“They were ridiculously expensive. It’s the first time I’ve realized books and practice problems could cost that much.”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“And drinking water — that part’s worrying. Your space is seriously disappointing. No magical spring water that heals illnesses and strengthens the body? Fine. But at least it could’ve come with a usable water source!”
“What if you end up somewhere with horribly polluted water?”
“So after we finish adding everything else, we’ll fill whatever space is left with bottled water. As for what you’ll do after you run out… well, you’ll have to figure that out yourself.”
“Oh right! We should put a water filtration system in there too. Hah, how did I not think of that earlier?”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“Hey, do you think there’s a chance…”
“Once you transmigrate, maybe we’ll be like in novels and still be able to communicate across dimensions and send items back and forth?”
At that thought, Zhao Qingye’s eyes lit up. “If that happened, it’d be amazing. Whatever you need, just tell me and I’ll immediately prepare it and send it over.”
Shi Meiqing: “…”
“Oh, and I’ve also compiled notes from all kinds of novels — cultivation precautions, supernatural ability training tips, the pros and cons of qi cultivation, magical training guidelines, and even information about high-martial-arts worlds. I organized all of it for you one by one.”
Shi Meiqing raised a hand in a stopping gesture. “Stop. Aren’t you thirsty?”
“I’m not a child anymore. Relax. No matter where I end up, I’ll survive just fine.”
After all, although the two of them appeared carefree on the surface, their grandparents had worried they wouldn’t be able to stay with them forever, so they had taught the girls all kinds of practical survival skills growing up.
Calling them masters of everything would be an exaggeration, but their survival abilities were definitely better than most people’s.
Zhao Qingye smacked her lips regretfully. She still had so many things left unsaid. No matter how much she prepared, it always felt like she was forgetting something. Once they saw how stable the ten stacked house units were, maybe they could custom-order even more levels to stack upward.
If floor space wasn’t enough, then they’d just make use of vertical space instead.
After her initial grief and inability to accept that her best friend would leave her so soon, Zhao Qingye’s sadness had eased considerably after the appearance of the storage space.
As long as miracles existed, there had to be hope. As long as her best friend could continue living happily in another world, what did distance matter? Zhao Qingye firmly believed the feeling in her heart couldn’t possibly be wrong.
“Fine, fine, I’ll stop talking already. I’m going to sleep. We still need to wake up early tomorrow to work inside your space.”
Shi Meiqing watched Curly Hair march straight into her room without another glance back and widened her eyes. Why did it feel like Curly Hair didn’t treat her like a terminally ill patient at all? Honestly, ever since getting sick, she felt even more exhausted than before.
She sighed. Whatever. Better get some rest first. That girl definitely wasn’t going to let her sleep in tomorrow.
…
“Come on, can you do it or not? I told you already — you just need to press lightly downward. Why are you messing around for so long without hearing the click?”
Shi Meiqing was a strong independent woman. How could she tolerate someone saying she couldn’t do something?
“Let me tell you something, Curly Hair — you can’t casually say a woman can’t do it. The reason I don’t date men isn’t because I can’t. It’s because I don’t want to. I’m almost done already, stop rushing me.”
At dawn, Curly Hair had dragged Shi Meiqing out of bed. After eating a quick breakfast, the two entered the storage space and immediately started working. At this point, Shi Meiqing deeply regretted ever letting Curly Hair know about the space in the first place.
They had even tested whether the space could bring other people inside, and once Zhao Qingye discovered she could enter it, she immediately arranged endless amounts of work for them to do.
Curly Hair was exhausting her to death, but unfortunately, all of this work had to be done personally. They couldn’t ask anyone else for help.
Then came a crisp click. Shi Meiqing raised her head and dusted off her hands. “See? I told you I’d finish soon enough. I just wasn’t familiar with it yet. Next time I definitely won’t be this slow.”
“By the way, your measurements were impressive. These fit the space perfectly — not even a single meter was wasted.”
“Of course. Back in school, my science grades were insanely good.”
“Hehe~” As if anyone here had bad grades in science.
Zhao Qingye rolled her eyes. “Hurry up and come help. This section is the staircase — open it up and install it first.”
“You know, it’s kind of a shame. You’ve never even experienced the suffering of romance before having to move on to another world. If you meet someone suitable over there someday, you can try dating. But absolutely no lovesick-brain behavior, got it?”
Zhao Qingye genuinely felt sorry for Meiqing. The girl had probably only ever held a boy’s hand when she was little. Growing up, she’d never even had a boyfriend. Such a waste.
“That’s funny coming from you. What I hate most in the world is people ruled by romance. In this life, next life, and the one after that, I will never become someone like that.”
“By the way, where did you even custom-order all this stuff?”
The staircase actually looked quite nice. It even had wheels underneath, making it surprisingly light — the two of them could push it around without much effort.
“Taobao, of course. That place has literally everything you can imagine. I searched one day and found all kinds of designs. I picked the shop with the best reviews and had them custom-make it — earthquake-resistant, corrosion-resistant, insulated, and super soundproof too.”
“Alright, alright, right there. Wait a second, let me climb up first. Then you can move the staircase when I tell you.”