In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Bai Lu walked slowly over, her gaze sweeping over the two men in suits in front of her, and she couldn't help but smile.

"I thought only Advisor Su would come to pick me up."

Her voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of teasing, "I didn't expect the second and third to come too, and dressed so formally."

The group snapped out of their momentary daze.

Ye Xiao's face darkened, and he was about to retort when Mo Yun calmly stepped on his foot.

Su Ran remained calm and smiled, "Stop joking. The Queen of Points is returning in triumph; of course we have to give her the respect she deserves. Hurry up and go in."

"etc."

Bai Lu raised her hand and pointed to the helicopter hovering behind her. "I still have two pieces of luggage."

The voice just fell.

hum!

Two silver suitcases floated slowly out of the cabin and landed steadily in front of Su Ran.

Su Ran didn't even look at them before turning around and handing one to Ye Xiao and Mo Yun behind her, one for each of them.

"Let's go."

Su Ran and Bai Lu walked side by side ahead, both of them relaxed and chatting happily.

Two men in suits followed behind, carrying suitcases.

"Hold!"

Ye Xiao lowered his voice, nudged Mo Yun with his elbow, and gritted his teeth as he muttered to himself.

"Mo Glasses, we've really become bag carriers!"

Mo Yun kept her eyes straight ahead, and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, "Shut up."

……

Return to the Awakened Ones' rest area.

Su Ran looked at Bai Lu and said, "Go and get ready, take a shower and change your clothes. We'll wait for you in the lounge."

"it is good."

Bai Lu nodded, making no attempt to hide her anticipation. "I haven't even taken a shower these past few days because I've been grinding for points."

There was no obvious bloodstain on Bai Lu's body, and her combat uniform was relatively clean.

But the weariness and subtle menacing aura accumulated from days of continuous battles could not be concealed by any clothing.

Watching Bai Lu's departing figure, Su Ran also turned around and went back to her dormitory.

He also needed to take a shower and change out of his dusty clothes.

After all, this was a celebration banquet for the "Queen of Points," and the sense of ceremony was impeccable.

An hour later.

In the Awakened Ones' lounge, Su Ran, Ye Xiao, and Mo Yun had already changed their clothes and were sitting upright.

Ye Xiao was dressed in a sharp black suit, while Mo Yun wore the same suit with gold-rimmed glasses, perfectly embodying the image of a refined scoundrel.

Su Ran chose a dark gray casual dress, which made her look less aggressive and more composed.

Time passed by, second by second.

"What's going on?"

Ye Xiao started to get restless and shifted around on the sofa.

"It's been almost an hour and a half, and you're still not done?"

He was starving, his stomach practically touching his back, and his voice was full of resentment. "I feel like I'm not going to be killed by the mutated beasts, but I'm going to starve to death in the base."

Mo Yun took a compressed biscuit from the table and handed it over: "Have something to tide you over."

"I'm not eating it! Do you think I'm stupid?"

Ye Xiao pushed it away with a look of disgust. "How can we have a big meal after eating this? Brother Su, why don't you go check on Bai Lu? Did she faint in the bathroom while taking a shower?"

Su Ran was speechless, but looking at the time, it was indeed a bit too long.

Bai Lu must have been too tired and went straight back to sleep.

He tapped on his watch and sent a message to Bai Lu.

[Su Ran: Are you done yet?]

A few seconds later, the terminal vibrated.

[White Deer: Immediately, immediately.]

Looking at these words, Su Ran silently turned off the screen.

The "immediately" in women's context and the "immediately" in physics are clearly not the same unit of time.

Finally, just before Ye Xiao was about to tear the sofa leather apart, the door to the lounge opened.

The three of them instinctively looked up.

In an instant, even the noisiest Ye Xiao fell silent.

The girl who entered had changed out of her blood-stained combat uniform and into a simple moon-white long dress.

Her face was adorned with delicate and elegant makeup, washing away the grime and ferocity of the battlefield, leaving her clean, beautiful, and even with a touch of unconscious amazement.

Su Ran's eyes lit up, and she was momentarily stunned.

He finally understood where those nearly two hours had been spent.

It's worth it, absolutely worth it.

"cough."

Ye Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed. "Bai Lu, you look so good with makeup on."

"snort!"

Bai Lu glanced at him, rolled her eyes at him, and said unhappily, "You're not pretty without makeup?"

"Of course not."

Ye Xiao quickly waved his hand and explained, "I look good even without makeup!"

"Alright, Bai Lu is the face of our Awakened Headquarters, is there anyone who can question that?"

Su Ran stood up, smiling as she interrupted Ye Xiao's rambling, and straightened her cuffs.

"Let's go, the celebration feast I prepared for you, the steak should be ready by now."

Kunlun Base, three underground levels.

Private banquet hall number 66.

The familiar sandalwood scent, the familiar classical music, and that whole M9 tomahawk steak that was thawing.

Ye Xiao and Bai Lu were returning to the palace for the second time, and they remained relatively calm.

This was Mo Yun's first time visiting.

He stood at the doorway, gazing at the luxurious scene that was so different from the steel jungle outside, somewhat lost in thought.

A pristine white tablecloth covered the long dining table, and the silver cutlery gleamed under the crystal chandelier.

Although the view outside the window is a simulated holographic night scene, the tranquility and sophistication create a sense of temporal and spatial dislocation.

"Please sit down."

Su Ran pulled out the chair in the main seat.

Mo Yun took a deep breath, and the air, mixed with the aroma of food and wine, filled his nostrils, instantly relaxing his nerves that had been tense for a week.

For a moment, I felt somewhat dazed.

"Do you feel like you can forget about the apocalypse here?" Su Ran asked with a smile.

"Stop talking about the end times."

Bai Lu pouted in dissatisfaction and muttered, "Can't we eat properly in the apocalypse? Can't we have any sense of ritual?"

Su Ran smiled and personally poured red wine for the three of them: "Bai Lu is right, let's just celebrate today and not talk about work."

"Today, we celebrate our points queen, 'White Deer,' breaking the 10,000-point mark." Su Ran's voice was clear and powerful.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!" X3

After a few glasses of red wine, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

During the meal, Ye Xiao, with his big mouth, revealed Su Ran's secret that she was a reincarnated person in just a few words.

Mo Yun's hand holding the knife and fork suddenly paused. She looked up and stared intently at Su Ran, her voice somewhat hoarse, "So it turns out that reincarnation and rebirth really do exist, such unscientific things."

"It's the apocalypse, and people can still possess supernatural abilities. What's the difference between science and unscience?" Su Ran said.

"Are you stupid?"

Ye Xiao took a big gulp of red wine and said smugly, "Otherwise, why do you think they picked us out of so many people in Great Xia? It was all Brother Su who personally selected us one by one from the passbook!"

Mo Yun suddenly realized.

No wonder.

Everything that seemed illogical now had an explanation.

The apocalypse has arrived, but every step taken by the Great Xia seems to have been predicted in advance.

With Su Ran around, the apocalypse doesn't seem so scary anymore.

"Brother Su, were you reborn because of your superpowers?"

"Maybe."

Su Ran hesitated for a moment, then answered honestly, "To be honest, I can't explain the specific reason. Maybe I'm just one in a billion in that coincidence."

Bai Lu asked herself a similar question last time.

Mo Yun mentioned it again today.

Perhaps I should ask those experts from last time to give me another analysis.

However, this time it has a rather idealistic flavor.

"Brother Su, there's something I don't quite understand."

Mo Yunchen didn't delve any deeper, but instead raised a question that had been troubling him for a long time.

"Why are our batch of special forces talents all called S-level talents? But the potential talents who were added later don't have this title. What exactly is the definition of S-level?"

Upon hearing this question, both Ye Xiao, who was gnawing on a bone, and Bai Lu, who was eating elegantly, stopped what they were doing.

Although they hadn't thought about it, they were still quite curious about the question.

The three of them looked at Su Ran.

Su Ran slowly wiped the corner of her mouth before speaking.

"Actually, there wasn't a unified standard for rating superpowers in my previous life. There was no instrument that could directly determine whether you were A-level or S-level, and there was no panel for you to check at any time."

He crossed his hands to support his chin, his gaze deep and unfathomable. "The so-called rating is more of a backward inference based on actual achievements."

S-rank and A-rank are more of an expectation value passed down orally by the survivors of the previous life based on their combat record, destructive power, and survival ability.

Those who rose to become powerful rulers in the later stages of the apocalypse, even influencing the course of human civilization, were posthumously awarded the S-rank designation. Therefore, this ranking is less about superpowers and more about the character of a person.

Su Ran's gaze swept over the three of them. "Simply put, the higher the height you can reach in your previous life, the higher your corresponding rating will be."

"oh!"

Ye Xiao and Bai Lu both showed expressions of understanding.

The so-called rating is more of an evaluation based on prior assessment.

"Su Ran, what level are you?"

The white deer blinked its bright eyes, bursting with curiosity.

In her eyes, Su Ran was the omniscient and omnipotent mastermind behind the scenes, the man who changed the fate of the entire Great Xia Dynasty. Perhaps even 3S level was too low.

Su Ran paused for a moment.

Looking into the expectant eyes of the three men, he slowly uttered two words, "Grade C."

"Pfft, cough cough!"

Ye Xiao spat out a mouthful of red wine, choking and turning his face red.

Bai Lu stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.

Mo Yun frowned, his mind racing.

The giant that propelled the entire Great Xia Dynasty forward was only a C-rank?

"Yes, because of combat ability?"

Mo Yun reacted the fastest and gave the most reasonable deduction: "Because Brother Su, your ability is 'Infinite Space,' which lacks direct attack methods and belongs to the logistical support category, so your rating is not high?"

Ye Xiao and Bai Lu reacted instantly.

That's it!

"That's right."

Su Ran spoke calmly.

"Hey! Brother Su, it's okay!"

Ye Xiao patted his chest confidently, exclaiming, "A C-level ability, if used well, isn't necessarily worse than an S-level one! From now on, Bai Lu and I will charge in the fights, and you can provide logistical support from behind!"

Su Ran rolled her eyes at him.

I don't want to talk to him anymore.

"Starting tomorrow, my work focus will be adjusted."

Su Ran's gaze swept over the three of them, and he said calmly, "At present, the construction of the Great Xia base, the air defense system, and the research and development of crystal core technology have been put on the right track. Next, I will focus my main efforts on the Awakener Headquarters."

The three listened attentively and sat up straight.

"And in the future,"

Su Ran paused for a moment, then continued, "I might also participate in the advance missions in the front-line war zone and engage in direct combat with the mutated creatures."

"You're going to the battlefield?"

Bai Lu immediately tensed up. "Su Ran, aren't you incapable of fighting? This is too dangerous! But if you really want to go, stay by my side. I can protect you anytime!"

The girl puffed out her chest, with a "I've got this covered" expression on her face.

"Brother Su, don't be impulsive."

Ye Xiao frowned as well: "We can handle the rough work of killing monsters. You're in charge of strategizing from behind the scenes; that's the most important thing."

"Ye Xiao is right, Brother Su. Your role in strategizing from behind the scenes is the most important," Mo Yun added.

Seeing the three of them looking nervous, Su Ran felt a warmth in her heart.

Compared to material connections, emotional bonds might be more suitable for connecting these future top talents.

"I said maybe, not that I absolutely have to go. Besides, who said I'm incapable of fighting?"

Su Ran felt a warmth in her heart, and then smiled and said, "My superpower 'Infinite Space' is a space-type superpower, which is essentially a kind of control over the laws of space."

"The Academy of Sciences has been conducting research on my abilities and has already yielded preliminary results. I can use my high-intensity mental power to distort and tear space to a certain extent, and I am fully capable of developing powerful offensive techniques."

"Spatial Blade, Spatial Folding, Spatial Exile... In theory, as long as my mental strength is strong enough and my ability level is high enough, I can do all of these."

Spatial Blade, Spatial Folding, Spatial Exile...

Just hearing these names sent chills down the spines of the three of them.

Su Ran then brought up the battle outside the Qinling base, the scene of crushing the mutated golden eagle with his bare hands.

"That 'Spatial Mirror' technique was the first attack skill that I developed together with the Academy of Sciences. When I used it for the first time, I felt that the effect was quite good."

"The reason I'm telling you all this is to make you understand one thing."

Su Ran's eyes sharpened. "Your potential is immense, but your application of power is still at the most primitive stage! The Academy of Sciences is the best tool to help you unlock your potential."

He looked at Ye Xiao without any politeness and said, "Ye Xiao, you relied more on your strong physique and powerful destructive force during the battle. If you had known more about combat techniques, you wouldn't have been so embarrassed when you dealt with that second-tier mutated black bear last time."

He then turned to Mo Yun, "Mo Yun, can your poisonous fog be compressed into a high-explosive gas bomb? Can you convert a widespread release into a compressed release?"

Finally, his gaze fell on Bai Lu. "And Bai Lu, your mental power can move mountains and fill seas, but your body is still fragile. You need to strengthen your means of survival on the battlefield."

A barrage of questions struck the three of them like a heavy hammer.

Their pride and joy, however, seemed so rudimentary and insignificant under Su Ran's analysis.

"So, the reason I sent you a notice asking you to stop going out to hunt monsters next week and fully cooperate with the Academy of Sciences in exploring your abilities is this."

Su Ran leaned back in her chair and summarized, "The Academy of Sciences will tailor development plans and special training programs for each of you."

"My goal is for all of you to systematically break through and reach the second tier within this week!"