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"You should keep it safe."

After tucking the photo into her wallet, An Xin stared at the simple room and decided to go out for a meal first.

Let's find a way to make money.

At least move to a different house.

He went out and found a small shop, and under the cover of night, he ate more than a dozen pork chop rice bowls by himself.

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Late September, 1096.

Ursus, Tianduan City.

Inside the room, one person sat and the other stood, staring at each other, neither willing to back down.

“Talulah, ever since Anxin died, you seem like a different person. I don’t understand. I was also very sad when Anxin died, but you make me feel like you’ve changed.”

Froststar pressed her hands on the table, her tone full of doubt, "Why not follow the plan Anxin left us and wait a while before attacking Chernobog?"

In theory, we need the support of students and workers to attack Chernobog.

Attacking Chernobog now would be tantamount to suicide, wouldn't it? Can we even face the Third Army head-on?

"You don't need to worry about it, Yelena. The Third Army won't be on the battlefield, understand?"

"Talulah," dressed in a dress and smiling, answered Frostnova's questions.

"Besides, what does this have to do with An Xin? You're the one who's gotten too caught up in it, Yelena. You're treating his plans as gospel."

Don't idolize anyone. A plan is a plan, and reality is reality. Do what you have to do, Yelena.

"Talulah, I hope you can do it." Frostnova took out the plan from her bosom, which Anxin had given to Talulah before she died. It was covered with dense writing.

Before leaving, she took one last deep look at "Talulah" and turned to leave the room.

The wind in Ursus is getting colder and colder.

Yelena didn't understand.

An Xin's death hit Talulah the hardest, and she has also changed the most since then.

That kind of grief could not be faked.

Follow the path forward, and at the end of the path is a cemetery. Since the founding of Tianduan City, all the fallen soldiers have been buried in this cemetery.

The deepest grave was very simple, with nothing but a stone slab with a name written on it.

The tomb owner.

He had nothing in life, and he had nothing after death.

She stood in front of the grave for a long time, then turned around and met the gaze of another woman.

"It's you, Yelena."

"Ah."

The person she was looking at was named Alina. Since An Xin's death, she had resigned from her job as a political commissar and chosen to take over An Xin's work, returning to become a teacher.

She brought a bouquet of white daisies, knelt before the tombstone, placed the flowers down, and wiped away the dust with her thumb.

Yelena just watched as she finished everything and spoke to her softly.

"I regret."

"What do you regret?"

"I shouldn't have been so timid back then. I should have confessed my feelings. Now look what's happened. Even if I wanted to say something, he wouldn't be able to hear me."

The white rabbit's eyes were filled with regret. "I really regret it. If I could have confessed to him, I wouldn't regret it so much, whether he agreed or not."

“Yelena…” Alina looked away, her expression turning sorrowful.

So why isn't she?

Why not confess your feelings?

It's too late to say anything now.

The fawn stared at Yelena's departing figure, so desolate in the autumn wind.

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Longmen, a working-class district.

"Boss, two servings of fish balls." An Xin paid, and the gray-haired young man nodded and scooped out the fish balls for her.

"Sir, here you go."

"Thanks."

He ate fish balls as he walked along the brightly lit street, surrounded by people with smiles on their faces; almost everyone was there for sightseeing.

Sometimes, you'll see tired office workers and some drunk workers.

This is all so much better than Ursus.

An Xin knew just how much suffering the people of Ursus in 1096 had endured.

But he is no longer the teacher of the Reunion Movement; now he is a police officer in Lungmen.

There's always a sense of unreality to it.

I can't tell which side is real anymore.

No wonder the system kept reminding him not to get too addicted to the game.

Now that we're back, although we're short of money, we're not so short of food anymore.

Now that my points are well over 200,000, why not level up my Gluttony skill and accumulate more lives?

[Would you like to spend 1000 points to upgrade Gluttony to level 3?]

He kept clicking "yes".

[A total of 10,000 points were used to upgrade Gluttony to level 7. 288,900 points remain.]

[Do you wish to spend 50,000 points to upgrade Gluttony to Superfood?]

wait?

Can I order more?

This is the first time An Xin has surpassed level seven in her skill, but it actually requires 50,000 points?

He felt a pang of regret.

Even if you reach level eight, you'll still have 230,000 left, enough to buy a world timeline restart.

Or, try?

A finger lightly touches the blue screen.

[Skill upgrade successful, consuming 50,000 points, remaining points: 238,900.]

[Level 8 Gluttony: You can digest a lot of food that humans cannot digest. Some things that are poisonous to humans become desserts for you.]

All food is converted into energy. If you are injured, try to keep eating to prevent your body from becoming depleted of energy.

Your body is being strengthened all the time, especially the organs related to food, such as teeth and the digestive system, which receive the most priority in strengthening.

Don't worry about being stuffed to death. Even if you could eat a whole camel, you would only feel a little full.

You have gained a special skill: Silver Ring.

[Silver Ring: Stores excess energy to prevent you from becoming obese.]

[Note: Being able to digest something does not mean your stomach can handle it. Do not consume iron blocks or concentrated sulfuric acid too early.]

Is this what level eight skill is?

The description of the Silver Ring is far too simplistic.

An Xin tried using this skill, and a dim silver-white halo appeared on the back of her left hand. It was a circle composed of various mysterious symbols, layered upon layer, making it impossible to identify any of the symbols.

Its main ability is to store energy, which it can use itself or pass on to others.

The main problem is that we don't know how much energy it can store. If it can store a lot of energy, it would be quite useful when combined with thunder magic. An Xin would instantly transform into a thunder god.

Is it possible to improve it further?

An Xin clicked the plus sign next to binge eating again, and the result was unexpected.

[Should I spend 100,000 points to upgrade Gluttony to level nine?]

100,000? No money, goodbye.

He needs to save these points to exchange for [World Line O Reboot]. No matter how good the skills are, they can't compare to his wife.

He popped two servings of fish balls into his mouth, but the silver ring on his left hand didn't even light up.

He was already quite full after eating more than a dozen pork chop rice bowls and a lot of snacks, but after leveling up his skills, he felt hungry again.

He thought for a moment and decided not to spend any more money. He could just eat the green belt instead, since it was free. According to the instructions for Gluttony, eating green belts or even poisonous plants wouldn't be a problem.

Tonight in Lungmen, a strange man appeared who ate leaves and branches together.