You say the cataclysm only comes after you've cleared the entire dungeon?

In the few days that Lou Fengyue was away, the rooftop of Building A underwent a complete transformation.

The carpet, sofa, and small wooden table on top are still in their original positions, but a simply designed parasol has been set up next to them.

A simple greenhouse that can keep out the rain has been built on the open space next to it with plastic film, and inside is a small flower bed enclosed by wooden boards.

What she planted were not flowers, but vegetable seeds sown by Pan Quan.

The potting soil works very well. No fertilizer is needed. With regular watering and sufficient sunlight, the vegetable seeds have already sprouted in three days.

The tiny sprouts, tinged with yellowish-green, resembled an undying vitality in this bleak world.

When Lou Fengyue went up in her Crocs, she was so shocked by the small vegetable garden that she couldn't speak.

The two elders were sitting on the sofa making tea, admiring the fruits of their hard work.

"My parents have been tinkering with this vegetable garden these past few days. They ask me to find whatever they need. I'm practically nature's porter now."

Lou Yunzheng sighed beside him, feeling helpless about his new identity, but a indulgent smile played on his lips.

Upon hearing the voices, the two elders turned around and immediately stood up with their eyes lighting up when they saw their daughter.

"Yueyue's back?" Pan Quan quickly pulled her daughter to visit the vegetable garden. "Look at the little vegetable garden your dad and I have been tending! This row is lettuce, and this row is romaine lettuce. This one is your favorite cherry tomato, and the one next to it is a cucumber!"

Lou Fengyue looked at the tiny sprouts emerging from the soil and smiled with joy, "That's wonderful! With two professional vegetable farmers in the family, we'll never have to worry about not having fresh vegetables again!"

Lou Qingjian sighed wistfully beside him, "It's such a pity that all the flowers I planted in the front yard, I dug them up one by one from the mountain to propagate them, and now they're all gone..."

"Dad, stop sighing." Lou Fengyue patted her father's shoulder with a smile and took out a few flower branches she had brought back from her hometown. "Look, these are the only ones that didn't rot from being soaked. See if you can save them."

Lou Qingjian took it with delight, and after examining the few bare flower branches, his eyes lit up.

"The roots aren't dead yet! It can be saved!"

"That's good."

Lou Fengyue took out the vases she had picked up and placed them next to the vegetable garden. "These are also ones I brought back. The others were all broken, so I only picked up these few."

Seeing the familiar flowerpot, Lou Qingjian's nose tingled, and he looked at his daughter with tears in his eyes: "My dear daughter, you're so thoughtful."

Lou Qingjian couldn't wait to "rescue" his little flower.

Lou Fengyue sat down on the sofa with her mother and brother and chatted for a while.

The main topic of discussion was Lou Fengyue's trip to Yulin.

Lou Fengyue concealed the fact that Meng Bochao was raising zombies, fearing it would frighten her mother. She only said that she had stayed in the Yulin safe zone for a few days and did some guidance work.

"How are Xiao Luo's parents? Are they alright?" Pan Quan asked.

"Yes, he and Li Yichen's parents have all moved here and are staying in 3705." Lou Fengyue took a sip of orange juice, her tone indifferent, as if she were talking about something unimportant.

Pan Quan stared at her for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Yueyue, you and Xiao Luo... haven't made any progress?"

Lou Fengyue paused for a moment, looking at her mother with a puzzled expression. "What progress do you want? You cooperated quite well when killing zombies."

Pan Quan pursed her lips and said no more.

-

Lou Fengyue slept well that night.

The soft, comfortable bed, the scent of laundry detergent on the blankets, and the family members just a wall away—the whole environment exuded a sense of security.

The next day she slept until late morning.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she stepped out of her room, and a pungent aroma of spicy and savory food wafted towards her, instantly waking her up.

"It smells so good! What are you cooking for lunch?" She shuffled out in her slippers and peeked into the kitchen.

Lou Qingjian stood in front of the induction cooker, holding a spatula. When he saw his daughter's messy hair, he couldn't help but smile kindly.

"Mao Xue Wang, your mom sprouted mung beans. Go brush your teeth and wash your face, it'll be ready to eat soon."

"Okay!"

Lunch was still a family meal where the four of them sat around the table.

Lou Fengyue ate one bite after another, gasping for breath from the spiciness, but she ate with great relish.

[Task rewards have been calculated.]

The sudden appearance of the system almost made Lou Fengyue spit out the bean sprouts she had just eaten from her nose.

[Damn system, can you please stop talking while I'm eating?!]

[Current Random Task: Rescue a total of 100 survivors - Completed]

[Rating: SSS+]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10 Body Tempering Pills, 20 Holy Light Spring Waters, and 10 Blood Clotting Ointments]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving special rewards: SSS-level item - Golden Rod, A-level item - Thunder Talisman, and 5 Three-Life Flower Seeds]

The series of task rewards almost overwhelmed Lou Fengyue.

I didn't expect the rewards for this random mission to be so generous: one SSS-level, one A-level, and several packets of seeds that I don't know what they are, but which can be planted.

Are the good days finally coming?

Has the stingy system finally stopped being stingy?!

Lou Fengyue couldn't wait to check the rewards she had received.

I almost fainted at first sight.

The so-called SSS-level item is a pure gold baseball bat covered with irregular black patterns, exuding a mysterious and eerie beauty.

Isn't that the baseball bat she used to clear out the dungeon?

They didn't even wash off the bloodstains on it before using it as a reward!

Damn system, could you be any more perfunctory?!

[Golden Rod: It has killed over ten thousand high-level zombies and mutated beasts, and contains extremely powerful energy.]

Lou Fengyue rolled her eyes.

[So what? What does it mean?]

[My own homemade weapon can smash an SSS-level mutated beast, do I need your help?]

[...The host can donate this to those in need, such as your parents.]

Do you think I would let my parents fight high-level zombie mutated beasts?

【…】

[If you give me this kind of fancy-looking but useless thing again, I'll really have to give you electroconvulsive therapy!]

Lou Fengyue took a big gulp of chilled orange juice to calm herself down a bit before looking at the next reward.

A grade A thunder talisman looks like an ordinary talisman paper.

[Thunder Talisman: A one-time use item, exclusively for lightning-type ability users. Used to directly advance from Rank B to Rank A.]

It sounds alright, much more reliable than that gold bar from before.

Keep it; once your brother breaks through to B-rank, he can then break through to A-rank.

[Instructions for use: Burn the talisman paper to ashes, mix with water, and drink orally.]

Lou Fengyue: ...

Damn system! Can't you think of a way to use it like a normal human would?

Last time you rubbed your palms with furnace ash, this time you're drinking talisman water directly?

If this causes my brother to get sick from drinking, I'll drag you down with me!