Cheng Ye didn’t take it either. He lived in the very center of the protected district and wasn’t lacking something as small as this.
“Please take it. It’s not just to thank you—I’d also like to ask a favor.”
“What favor?” Mu Ming became even more reluctant to accept it once he heard she wanted help.
“I brought back a lot of potatoes this time. So many people saw it today, and I’m worried I won’t be able to keep them safe.
I wanted to ask if you know anywhere I can sell them. Preferably someplace that pays a higher price. It doesn’t have to be official.”
Xiang Ge didn’t plan on keeping so many potatoes. What she lacked most right now were combat supplies. To her, points were far more important.
“Oh, that? You can sell potatoes to the base. There’s a building next to the shop in the protected district where you can do that. If you ever scavenge or gather anything valuable, you can sell it there too.
If you think the price isn’t good enough, you can also sell them in the Underground City. The entrance is at the southeast corner of the base.
But that place is pretty chaotic. If you can avoid it, a skinny little girl like you really shouldn’t go there.”
It wasn’t exactly a secret, so Mu Ming casually told her, still unwilling to take the potatoes.
But after thanking him, Xiang Ge simply placed the two potatoes on the ground and ran off with the rest of the sack before either man could refuse.
“She’s carrying something that heavy and can still run that fast?”
Mu Ming stared at her retreating figure in surprise.
“Only now realizing she’s unusual?” Cheng Ye tossed his own potato into Mu Ming’s arms.
He had never seen an ordinary young girl swing a flamethrower around like a whirlwind just to kill a few more bugs.
Carrying the sack, Xiang Ge ran all the way home.
The sun had only just risen. Most people in the shantytown were still asleep, and the streets were nearly empty.
After returning home, she shut the door and wedged a chair against it before finally sitting down on the bed and breathing heavily.
This body was holding her back far too much. Not only could she not perform at her usual level, she couldn’t even match the average person.
But that didn’t matter anymore.
She had obtained purification points.
Very soon, she would soar again.
With a faint smile, Xiang Ge called out to the system.
“System, help me reduce my radiation level to zero.”
[Understood. Current radiation level: 89. Beginning purification.]
[Purification complete. Congratulations, Host, on successfully purifying yourself.]
[Reward granted: Ability ×1.]
The entire process took less than two minutes.
And there was even an ability reward!
Suppressing the urge to immediately question the system, Xiang Ge carefully examined her body first.
The sluggish, clogged sensation that had plagued her was completely gone.
She felt light, agile, and full of energy.
She stood up and bounced a few times, then walked around the room.
Power seemed to fill every part of her body. She felt as if she could run ten thousand meters without breaking a sweat.
It had only been three days since arriving in this world, yet she had never felt so clear-headed.
It was as though the fog that had shrouded her mind had suddenly been blown away.
The effect of reducing her radiation level to zero was truly extraordinary.
In fact, Xiang Ge felt that this body was now even better than her old one.
Then again, life born in the wasteland needed exceptional foundations to withstand all that radiation.
Once her mind was completely clear, Xiang Ge discovered that the psychic power she had previously been unable to sense had returned in abundance.
She raised a hand and waved it lightly.
A silver phoenix totem appeared out of thin air before her.
“Little Phoenix, we meet again.”
She gently stroked the phoenix’s head.
The phoenix obediently pressed its head into her palm, expressing its longing and affection.
This was a psychic technique Xiang Ge had created herself—the Spiritual Totem.
Back in the apocalypse, this phoenix had fought alongside her for many years.
And now, in this new life, for reasons unknown, Little Phoenix was still the same Little Phoenix.
Encountering an old companion in a foreign world filled Xiang Ge with happiness and reassurance.
Her radiation level had been reduced to zero.
Her body had returned to its peak condition.
Her psychic power had returned.
Her ability had been restored.
Xiang Ge felt completely refreshed.
That familiar sense of being in control of everything had returned.
Grrr…
Now that she had finally relaxed, her stomach decided it was time to make its demands.
Xiang Ge took out the roasted meat from her storage space, dragged a chair over, and sat at the table to feast.
Perhaps because her body had recovered, her appetite was astonishingly good.
The meat that should have lasted several meals was completely devoured in one sitting.
She even drank a tube of nutrient solution afterward to “fill in the gaps.”
After eating her fill, Xiang Ge sprawled comfortably across the chair and rubbed her thin cheeks.
Simply removing the negative effects wasn’t enough.
She still needed to find plenty of good food and rebuild her muscles.
In a dangerous world, being skinny wasn’t a good thing.
A body full of strength was what everyone sought.
[Please keep up the good work. Once your cumulative purification points exceed 1,000, there will be a special reward.]
Whether it was her imagination or not, after her radiation level reached zero, the system seemed noticeably gentler when speaking to her.
“What reward?” Xiang Ge asked curiously.
[Unable to reveal that at this time. Please stay tuned.]
The system even tried to be mysterious.
And Xiang Ge was genuinely looking forward to it.
After all, the system had returned her psychic ability this time.
That was like delivering fuel in a snowstorm—exactly what she needed most.
The next reward was bound to be something good as well.
A cumulative total of one thousand purification points.
Xiang Ge mentally converted that into the number of aphids she had killed earlier and arrived at a terrifying figure.
The task ahead was daunting.
But no matter how difficult it was, Xiang Ge would accomplish it.
If she wanted to survive in this world on her own terms, she needed to secure as many advantages as possible.
Constantly growing stronger had always been Xiang Ge’s philosophy for survival.
“I’ve already reduced my radiation level to zero, so does that mean I’m a Purifier now? How exactly do I reduce other people’s radiation levels?”
She had many questions.
Last time, Lu Changting hadn’t explained in detail how Purifiers helped others.
Was it similar to healing-type abilities in the apocalypse?
It wasn’t that Xiang Ge was eager to help people.
She was simply desperate for points and wanted to see if this could become a profitable source of income.
After all, every healing-type ability user she had known in the apocalypse had been ridiculously wealthy.
This wasn’t just a Purifier constitution.
It was practically a money-making constitution.
[Host may now indeed be considered a Purifier.]
[In the wasteland world, if an adult’s radiation level suddenly drops to zero, their body develops antibodies against radiation and becomes immune to it.]
[A Purifier’s ability works by absorbing radiation from other people into their own body, then relying on their natural immunity to eliminate it.]
[The process is very painful and requires time. Absorbing excessive amounts of radiation can also cause negative effects to the Purifier.]
[Therefore, Little Tu does not recommend this approach. Earning more purification points is the proper path.]