No Interest in Watching Little White Lotus Perform

The first thing upon waking up was to add coal to the stove.

After a night's sleep, there was only a bit of coal left in the stove, and the rest had turned into ash, leaking into the ash bucket below.

Despite the electric heater and the warm fan running all night, the temperature in the room hadn't dropped much.

Su Nian wasn't relying on the heater all day anymore; it was too dry. She only used it when it was really cold outside.

After freshening up, Su Nian tidied up the bed and carpet and resumed her training.

Three hours of training later, she took a shower, changed clothes, and blow-dried her hair.

By the time she finished all her tasks, it was already ten o'clock.

Su Nian arranged the bed and carpet again before bringing out breakfast.

In the morning, Su Nian still preferred to have porridge, paired with buns or pancakes, and two boiled eggs, which was already quite a hearty meal.

Just as she finished eating, Su Nian heard the iron gate outside being knocked.

Upon hearing the sound, Su Nian didn't hesitate and immediately put away her bowl and chopsticks, threw on a green military coat over her pajamas, and put on a mask, hat, and gloves before opening the door and going outside.

As Su Nian opened her own door, she saw Jing Mo across the way also stepping out.

The two glanced at each other, too preoccupied to exchange greetings, and took a couple of steps to the staircase, looking towards the iron gate.

At this moment, there was a person standing outside the iron gate.

Wrapped in a black down jacket, with a scarf around the neck, a hat on the head, and a mask covering the face.

You couldn't even discern their gender, let alone their appearance.

But judging by the height, it should be a girl.

Su Nian took a moment to assess before asking, "Do you need something?"

"Hello! My name is Guan Hui, and I just moved in downstairs! I came to say hi to you guys. From now on, we're neighbors in the same building, so please take care of me," said Guan Hui.

Hearing Guan Hui's words, Su Nian and Jing Mo exchanged a glance, both sensing some confusion in the other's eyes.

Even before the apocalypse, living in the same building, door to door, not knowing each other's names or exchanging greetings was normal.

Now that it was the apocalypse, no one would bother to greet the neighbors after moving in.

Su Nian had been living here for a while, and apart from Jing Mo, she didn't have much interaction with anyone else.

The only ones she had interacted with were the family of three on the fifth floor.

The auntie had taken the initiative to approach her and ended up dying at Su Nian's hands.

Now seeing Guan Hui approaching, Su Nian subconsciously twirled her fingers.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Guan Hui asked again.

Su Nian snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Guan Hui, saying, "Do you have something else to say?"

"I..." Guan Hui's voice carried a hint of grievance, "Do you dislike me?"

Su Nian shook her head. "I don't even know who you are, so how could I like or dislike you? If you have nothing else, I'm going back inside. And don't come over to knock on this door casually. Next time, I won't be as nice."

With that, Su Nian nodded at Jing Mo and turned back into her own door.

With a bang, Su Nian's door closed.

Guan Hui didn't leave but instead looked at Jing Mo with slightly reddened eyes. "Does that lady just dislike me? Did I do something wrong? I just thought that since it's the apocalypse now, we should all unite and help each other to get through this together. Did I think wrong?"

Jing Mo chuckled lightly. "How do you know she's older than you?"

"I don't know!"

"Then why did you call her sister?"

"I..."

"Remember what she said. Don't knock on the door casually next time, or I won't be as nice."

After saying that, Jing Mo ignored Guan Hui and turned back into the house.

Back in the bedroom, Jing Mo took off his mask, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

Unite and help each other?

He had traveled through the stars, visited many planets, and seen many people in disaster.

But he hadn't seen a little white lotus with such a low level of awareness for a long time.

But apart from tinkering with weapons to make money, his greatest pleasure was eating and sleeping. He had no interest in watching little white lotuses perform.

He remembered a book in this world called "East Slope Records," which said: "Throughout my life, I only lack the satisfaction of eating and sleeping. When I achieve my aspirations, I will eat until full and then sleep. Those with abilities all have the same goals!"

Sure enough, people with abilities all had the same goals!

Jing Mo sat down by the stove with a smile, dismantled a roasted rabbit, skewered it with an iron stick, and slowly roasted it on the stove.

Soon, the rabbit began to emit smoke, and the aroma wafted around.

However, this aroma only surrounded Jing Mo and didn't spread elsewhere.

Next to Jing Mo, there was a silver-white cylinder with blades attached, resembling a vertical air conditioner.

The only difference was that while the air conditioner blew air out, this one sucked smoke in.

Jing Mo flipped the roasted rabbit slowly and muttered to himself, "I wonder if Su Nian needs this... Should I give it to her? What excuse would be better..."

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Su Nian returned to her bedroom, took off her coat and changed her shoes, then sat down by the teddy bear.

Thinking of Guan Hui just now, a hint of mockery flashed in Su Nian's eyes.

In the apocalypse, when life was already so difficult, instead of thinking about how to live better and longer, she still had the mind to do these things.

Truly, she was too idle from being too well-fed.

If Guan Hui didn't come to bother her in the future, she wouldn't bother to care either.

If she came again... well...

For the next two days, Su Nian didn't go out, living her life in a routine manner.

The iron gate outside was also very quiet, with no one knocking on it anymore.

Su Nian was quite satisfied with this.

On the third day, while the iron gate remained silent, Su Nian's door rang.

The only one who could knock on her door was Jing Mo.

Su Nian put on her military coat and came out. Just as she opened the door and before she could speak, Jing Mo outside spoke first.

"I've found a suitable rescue mission as I mentioned before.

 Do you want to go together?"

"Tell me the details first."

"Apart from our First Base here in Rehe, there are many small and large bases, all formed spontaneously by people.

Yesterday, a small base sent out a distress signal, and our base decided to go for the rescue.

The base is about fifty kilometers away from here and used to be a resort.

They were attacked by wild animals, resulting in significant casualties and property damage.

Our main objective in going there is to bring back survivors and, incidentally, eliminate those wild animals.

We'll be going there mainly to kill wild animals, and rescuing people isn't our responsibility.

For this trip, the basic reward is one hundred contribution points, with additional points for each wild animal killed."

After hearing Jing Mo's explanation, Su Nian didn't hesitate and agreed directly, "Let's go then!"