Her lips curved into a triumphant smile, and she said, "Only by becoming strong yourself can you avoid being bullied, and this is only a small part of the reason."
"Let's go to the cafeteria."
Gu Qing asked suspiciously, "Sister Qian, haven't we just eaten?"
"I want you to understand the prices. We might be staying at this base for a long time."
The system had her come to this base for a reason.
The cafeteria wasn't large; it had been converted from the former community's employee cafeteria, with a blackboard hanging above it.
A loaf of bread (100 points), instant noodles 200 points (hot water provided), eight-treasure porridge 300 points, self-heating hot pot 500 points (hot water provided), canned fish (500 points), today's special scrambled eggs with tomatoes (1000 points).
Gu Qing's jaw dropped. "Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, 1000 points?"
Xu Qian lowered her eyes and smiled, patting Gu Qing's shoulder. "Cherish food."
Mei Yuebai raised an eyebrow, not surprised. "Cherish food."
Gu Qing felt he was too extravagant. Apart from the self-heating hot pot and self-heating claypot rice he ate during those few days in the car, all his meals since arriving at the base had been real food!
One meal costing 1000 points, plus the self-heating hot pot he'd eaten before, meant he'd consumed 5000 points. That was enough to exchange for a high-end apartment here.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt he contributed too little to the Yaori team.
Gu Qing's face crumpled as if about to cry. "Sister Qian! I'll definitely work hard on missions from now on! And I'll definitely prepare hot baths for you tonight!"
A hint of amusement flashed in Mei Yuebai's eyes. "Mm. Prepare a few more buckets. I want to take a bath tonight."
Gu Qing wailed, "Ah, Brother Yuebai, Sister Qian still needs to wash, and I tried yesterday, I can only fill up three buckets of water at most."
Xu Qian glanced at the two of them and decided to help the pitiful Gu Qing.
"Don't listen to him, we have enough water for bathing, you don't need to provide it."
"No! This is my only useful function. I've decided to contribute to our dorm every day. I'll wash vegetables, rice, bathe, and do laundry!"
Xu Qian shook her head and didn't stop him, continuing, "There are only these two places within the base where you can wander around. Starting tomorrow, missions will be mostly point-to-point: do the mission, eat lunch outside, and return in the evening. The base gate closes at 8 PM. After 8 PM, you can only wait until morning. Nights are the most dangerous times, so we must try our best to return before 8 PM, understand?"
The two nodded obediently.
Mei Yuebai slightly curved his lips. It turned out her outward coldness was only towards others; she was quite caring towards her own people.
A young man with black hair and black eyes brushed past them. Even Mei Yuebai and Gu Qing, who were quite striking themselves, couldn't help but look at him twice. His skin was extremely fair, his eyes extremely black, and his lips extremely red. His face was inherently stern, but because of these vivid colors, it appeared occasionally striking and alluring.
Mei Yuebai frowned. Though he hated to admit it, this guy was only slightly better looking than him, just slightly.
He subconsciously looked at Xu Qian, only to find her staring intently at the young man.
He covered her eyes with his cool fingertips, a bloodthirsty glint flashing in his eyes.
"You're not allowed to look at him. You can only look at me."
"Stop fooling around." Xu Qian pulled his hand away and held it in her palm.
That was Guan Weiyun. Even if she were attracted to him, he wouldn't be attracted to her.
A prodigious youth with dual abilities, his fire ability mutated and coupled with his absorption ability made him one of the top powerhouses in the apocalypse.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly. Could he be one of the攻略 targets?
"System, is Guan Weiyun a mission target?"
"Ding, system reminder: If the current攻略 target has not reached a score of 58 or above, the system cannot reveal information about the third mission target."
There were so many powerhouses in the apocalypse; it might not necessarily be him.
In her previous life, she only knew Guan Weiyun was a very capable person. Within three years of arriving at the base, he became the ruler of Hope Base, with strong management skills and powerful abilities, leaving no room for criticism.
In the seven years she was at the base, she had only seen him once, on the day she died.