The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

After Lin Xiaohe returned to her cable car, she did not turn on the lights.

She stood in the darkness, leaning against the door, and slowly slid down to sit on the ground.

The cable car was cramped, and her knees were pressed against the supply crate opposite her, which contained her food supplies for the next few days and a few spare weapons.

Her breathing was light, but her heartbeat had not returned to a normal rate.

She looked at her hands.

Those hands had slain monsters on the Ash City defenses and bandaged the wounds of other survivors.

She wasn't inexperienced in battle.

Since being introduced to this game, the first team she encountered was ruthlessly abandoned. Fortunately, she met Su Mu at that time.

The other person saved her and even showed her the way.

Perhaps because of this, she was very dependent on Su Mu. She didn't know if it was love, gratitude, or admiration.

Until tonight.

She was certain.

They all have...

only......

She closed her eyes, and the scene in Peach Blossom Valley appeared before her again.

Su Mu stood amidst the shattered skull fragments, his spear hanging at his side, tri-colored light surging around him. She hadn't even seen when he made his move...

All she remembered was that when the giant gray skull rose up, her first thought was "It's over," and her second was "Run." But Su Mu didn't run. He went to meet it.

And what about her?

She stood there, at the edge of the territory, without taking a single step.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help. She gripped her weapon and tried to take a step forward, but the mere aftershocks of the battle forced her back. At that level of engagement, she couldn't even get close. Every tremor from the ground reminded her that she didn't belong there.

The gap is too big.

Lin Xiaohe buried her face in her knees, her fingers unconsciously clenching her trouser leg.

She recalled some of her earlier thoughts.

During those times, she felt she was getting stronger, and she thought that if she leveled up a few more times and got a new set of equipment, she might be able to stand next to Su Mu and become someone who could help him.

She even secretly thought that when she became strong enough, she might be able to share some of his burdens.

How ridiculous.

The distance between Su Mu and her that she had just seen was not something that could be bridged by a few levels of attributes or a few pieces of equipment. That speed, that judgment, that fighting style of maintaining an offensive rhythm even against a Ghost General-level opponent... she didn't even know how much combat experience it would take to accumulate that.

The progress she was so proud of was nothing compared to Su Mu.

Lin Xiaohe bit her lip hard; it hurt, but she didn't let go.

The pain is good. The pain will bring her to her senses.

She loosened her grip on her trouser leg and slowly raised her head.

Her eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

"To become stronger," she whispered, her voice echoing briefly in the cramped cable car before fading away.

Not enough. Not enough right now. But that's okay.

She can wait.

You can continue practicing.

She can start rearranging her upgrade plan tomorrow, making the most of every available moment. Skills, equipment, combat experience, understanding of monsters... she can gradually fill in all the gaps in her current knowledge.

She may never catch up with Su Mu, but at least she can't let herself always stand in the place furthest from the battlefield.

She needs to become strong enough to keep up with him next time.

.........

Su Mu opened the exchange panel and stopped at the furniture category interface.

He's been flipping through it for almost twenty minutes.

He clicked on each item—basic cot, folding sofa, storage cabinet, folding table, simple clothes rack—to read the description, then exited.

It's not that he can't afford it, it's that there isn't a single item that makes him feel, "This is it."

World Currency balance: 46,320.

"That's all I can buy," he muttered, his gaze sweeping over the merchandise.

Then he saw the toilet.

To be precise, it was a row of toilets.

The basic, portable model, with a structure as simple as a covered bucket, costs three thousand World Coins. The description reads, "Meets basic physiological needs and is easy to clean." Su Mu glanced at it and skipped it.

He continued scrolling down.

Then I saw an item placed under the "Luxury" category.

"Luxury toilet".

Su Mu zoomed in on the picture.

The device was pure white with a silver-gray decorative strip around the edge. The base had a heating function, and the panel had several buttons labeled with features such as "intelligent temperature control," "self-cleaning," and "odor removal system." The price was also exorbitant: 10,000 World Coins.

"Ten thousand yuan for a toilet." Su Mu's lips twitched.

In the real world, the toilet he used at home probably only cost a few hundred yuan.

Now, in apocalyptic games, they're selling items for 10,000 yuan each, and calling them "deluxe."

But he bought it anyway.

Because it is the most expensive toilet he can buy within his current authority.

After the order was placed, the item appeared almost instantly in the corner of the cable car.

Su Mu placed it against the wall, its metal base firmly fixed to the cable car floor, its white ceramic surface reflecting a soft glow under the lights.

He pressed the flushing function to test it; the water flow was very quiet, and a few seconds later a system prompt popped up:

[Comfort +1. Current comfort level: 11.]

"Ten thousand yuan for a little comfort." Su Mu shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Then he continued flipping through the pages.

bed.

He needs a bed.

This is probably the piece of furniture that has the biggest impact on comfort, so he decided to choose carefully.

But after flipping through most of the pages, he discovered a problem: most of the beds in this category, except for a few cots, were from the same "Dream Waterbed" series. And the prices ranged from several thousand to hundreds of thousands.

The most expensive one costs 100,000 World Coins.

Su Mu clicked in and carefully read the description.

【Dream Waterbed - Top-of-the-line Model (Furniture/Special)】

[Description: Utilizing a combination of memory hydrogel and an adaptive temperature-controlled layer, it perfectly conforms to the body's curves, providing an ultimate sleep experience. Enhances the happiness and passion between couples. Heated surface ensures comfort in both winter and summer.]

When Su Mu saw the line "increase the happiness and passion between couples", he fell silent for a few seconds.

"I'm not that kind of person." He scrolled down the page expressionlessly and finished looking at the parameters.

He then confirmed the purchase.

I bought it because it was expensive enough.

For this, he also exchanged the Mysterious Crystals for World Currency.

A flash of white light appeared, and the bed appeared in the center of the cable car.

It takes up more space than Su Mu had anticipated.

It is about two meters long and one and eighty meters wide, and is covered with a layer of dark gray soft surface. When you press it, you can feel the hydrogel slowly rebounding.

A soft band of light surrounded the edge of the bed, with pale blue light shining through the edges, like a small patch of night sea floating on the floor.

Su Mu pushed the bed to the window and tried it out.

He lay down, the hydrogel flowing slowly beneath him, evenly supporting every surface it touched—his back, shoulders, neck, and even the back of his knees. The temperature inside the cable car was just right; the bed was neither too hot nor too cold, but rather warm to the touch.

"This bed is definitely worth the price." He closed his eyes and felt it for a while.

The system prompt will pop up again:

Comfort +10. Current Comfort: 21. Current Gains: Building Strength, Durability, Production Output Efficiency +21%