Chapter 133: World Fragment

While the convoy drove along the dusty road, the sky slowly changed color. The Blood Moon gradually disappeared beyond the western horizon as the first rays of sunlight broke through the morning fog.

Inside one of the military trucks, Liu Yun slowly opened her eyes. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she yawned. Before her mind had fully cleared, a notification rang in her mind.

Ding!

[The Spiritual Peach Tree Seeds have sprouted!]

Hearing this, Liu Yun paused for a moment, then quickly accessed the Multiverse Farmland.

When her consciousness appeared beside the small pond, she opened the Spiritual Garden status panel and saw a new countdown timer appear above the Spiritual Peach Tree Seeds.

[Mature Time: 13 days 59 minutes 40 seconds]

Seeing this, she opened her Farmer status panel and checked her Farmer Energy.

[Farmer Energy: 62/100]

After checking her Farmer Energy, Liu Yun opened Farmland Plot 001 and clicked on the Soil Preparation activity icon. Since she only had 62 Farmer Energy, Liu Yun could cultivate only 12 plots of land.

Ding!

[Successfully cultivated 12 plots of land in Farmland Plot 001. The Player has consumed 60 Farmer Energy.]

Ding!

[Soil Preparation Proficiency +12]

Ding!

[Farming Experience +24]

When she was done, Liu Yun left the Multiverse Farmland.

After her consciousness returned to her body, she heard a low murmur. Opening her eyes, she saw Ye Xuan and the others gathered in a circle.

Sitting up, she asked, "Elder Brothers, what are you guys doing so early in the morning?"

Hearing this, Gu Zhenwei turned around. Seeing that Liu Yun had woken up, he quickly approached her. Leaning closer, he whispered, "Ru Jianxiao has finally woken up."

The moment Liu Yun heard this, a notification rang in her mind.

Ding!

[Congratulations, Player, for completing the Special Mission: Save Ru Jianxiao. The reward has been issued.]

Ding!

[Congratulations, Player, for obtaining World Fragment ×1. The reward has been sent to your inventory.]

When she heard the notifications, Liu Yun quickly opened her inventory to check whether the new item had appeared. A broken fragment icon was displayed in the sixth slot.

Liu Yun clicked on it, and a small blue screen appeared before her.

[World Fragment]

[A fragment of the world’s origin. Gathering all the pieces will unlock the secret behind the world’s destruction.]

Staring at the brief description displayed on the blue screen, Liu Yun fell into deep thought.

’I remember that the penalty for the Special Mission was a 5% increase in the world’s destruction progress. Now that the unknown reward has turned out to be a World Fragment, could there really be a secret behind this apocalypse and the appearance of the Blood Moon?’

While she was thinking, Gu Zhenwei waved his hand in front of Liu Yun and asked, "Younger Sister Liu, are you listening to me?"

Coming out of her thoughts, Liu Yun nodded. "Mhm. I just woke up, so my brain is a little slow."

"I see." Nodding in understanding, Gu Zhenwei added, "You are the one who saved him from being killed by Liu Ruyan. Don’t you want to talk to Ru Jianxiao?"

Recalling Ru Jianxiao’s hidden identity as a reborner, Liu Yun nodded. "Yes."

Receiving her answer, Gu Zhenwei said, "Let’s go. We’ve already prepared your breakfast. You can eat while talking to him."

With that, the two of them went to join the others.

Seeing Gu Zhenwei return with Liu Yun, Lan Zuancheng gestured for them to sit down. He then handed Liu Yun a bowl of instant porridge and said, "Eat something first."

"Thank you, Elder Brother Lan."

Liu Yun accepted the porridge, then sensed a gaze on her. Raising her eyes, she met Ru Jianxiao’s gaze.

After a brief moment of mutual observation, Ru Jianxiao parted his lips and said in a hoarse voice, "I heard from them that you are the one who saved me. Thank you for saving my life."

Liu Yun smiled slightly at his words. "I just happened to pass by when I saw them throwing you out of the gas station. Since you were still alive, I didn’t think it was right to leave you there to become zombie food."

Listening to her explanation, Ru Jianxiao replied calmly, "Regardless of your reasons, the fact remains that you saved me. If you ever need my help in the future, just ask. I will do my best to repay this favor."

Liu Yun nodded, then replied, "Alright."

Seeing that they had finished talking, Lan Zuancheng asked, "So, what’s your plan now? Do you want to come with us to the Lie Huo Military Base, or would you rather go your separate way?"

Ru Jianxiao thought for a moment, then asked, "Can I join your team?"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan and the others exchanged glances.

Ru Jianxiao noticed their brief exchange and added, "If it’s inconvenient, I will leave after we arrive at the Lie Huo Military Base."

Sitting to the side, Liu Yun bit her spoon and called out to the System.

’System, can you calculate or predict the future?’

In response to her question, the System’s mechanical voice said, [I can help you analyze the near future based on the facts and information we have, but it’s impossible to accurately calculate or predict events that haven’t happened yet.]

Listening to the System’s answer, Liu Yun nodded in understanding. ’I see. Then, can you help me analyze what might happen in the near future if Ru Jianxiao leaves the team?’

[Scanning in progress.]

Liu Yun waited for a few seconds before the System responded.

[Player, the future is unpredictable. His causal distortion is high, and we lack sufficient information about his behavior and decision-making to predict what he will do. Therefore, the future remains unpredictable.]

Liu Yun frowned slightly, then sighed. ’So, it’s better to keep him nearby.’

[Affirmative.]

Receiving the System’s confirmation, Liu Yun raised her hand.

When the others saw her raise her hand, they turned to look at her.

With everyone’s attention on her, Liu Yun said, "I think it would be better for him to join us. With more people, it will be easier for us to fight zombies and collect crystal cores."

Hearing this, Ye Xuan looked at Ru Jianxiao and asked, "What do you think?"