Grandma on the hospital bed slightly opened her eyes, but her vision was blurry and her gaze was unfocused. Wei Yuexin excitedly and cautiously leaned closer and said, "Grandma, can you see me? It's me, Xinxin."
Grandma's eyes moved with difficulty, and she said in a strained and indistinct voice, "Xin... Xin..."
Wei Yuexin's tears fell immediately. "Grandma, you're really awake! That's wonderful!"
She wiped away her tears and quickly pressed the call button to summon the doctor.
But before the doctor arrived, Grandma seemed exhausted and fell asleep again.
"Overall, the patient is recovering very well, especially compared to yesterday. All the test results are quite good. The fact that the patient can wake up is a very good sign," the doctor said with satisfaction, holding the newly released test report.
Wei Yuexin nodded. "Will my grandmother's lucid periods become longer and longer from now on?"
"Logically, that should be the case. Let's continue to observe for a while."
Wei Yuexin felt much relieved, but looking at the stack of medical reports, she sighed inwardly.
This is all money! I just paid the fees yesterday, and I hope there's not much left.
No, she has to keep making videos.
She asked the HR, "Should we continue making this video about the world of acid rain?"
The HR quickly replied, "Not for now. The players need time to process all the clues you've provided. Let's start working on the second book."
Wei Yuexin scratched her chin. Well, she had spent the whole night reading a novel, all for nothing.
She opened the second book.
I thought I'd have to endure the stomachache to keep watching, but wait, the protagonist of this world is alright.
This is a world of torrential rain. The rain keeps falling and the water level keeps rising. In less than half a month, it has flooded to the height of a six- or seven-story building.
People were displaced and starved; rain and flooding brought disease, hunger, panic, and loss of contact. Various dangerous creatures, such as insects and snakes, appeared in the water.
People fight endlessly for living space and resources, revealing their fiercest fangs to each other.
The female protagonist in the book died at the hands of her boyfriend in this way.
She had been supporting her boyfriend and his family and friends for a long time. When the food at home ran out, her boyfriend's family forced her to go out and find food. If she couldn't find food, they would sell her to other men in exchange for food.
In her despair, the female protagonist discovered a spatial dimension within her ancestral ring. However, before she could do anything, the scumbag discovered her, stabbed her, and stole the spatial dimension.
The female protagonist is reborn with overwhelming hatred before the rainstorm arrives. She opens her spatial dimension and frantically hoards all sorts of goods. After the rainstorm arrives, she takes revenge on the scumbag man and his family.
It was quite enjoyable to watch, but the character was a bit too stupid before his rebirth.
Why doesn't my boyfriend resist? He just does whatever I tell him to do.
I finally got some space, and then someone found out about it.
After being reborn, she immediately became unstoppable, as if she were a completely different person. If she had put some of that ruthlessness into her previous life, she could have at least dragged that scumbag to his death with her, instead of feeling so frustrated.
While complaining, Wei Yuexin highlighted key points and wrote the copy, then started editing the video.
...
A world of torrential rain.
Zhang Xiao suddenly opened her eyes, gasping for breath. She looked around. This was her rented apartment, but after half a month of continuous torrential rain, wasn't the apartment flooded?
After the apartment building was flooded, people had to swim to leave. Some drowned, some died from skin infections caused by dirt in the water, some were dragged into the water by heavy supplies because they refused to give up their belongings, some were killed by people who stole their supplies, and some were swept away by the flood and went missing.
It was around that time that she was enslaved by her boyfriend Zhao Wu and his family. She was lucky enough to discover the space, but was then murdered and robbed of her treasure!
Thinking of the pain and despair before death, Zhang Xiao gritted his teeth and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Suddenly realizing something, she rushed into the bedroom to rummage through the cabinets and found a jade ring. Overjoyed, she burst into tears.
The ring is still there, and her personal space is still there!
As long as there's space, she'll definitely live well this time, and then kill everyone who hurt her!
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong? I was just washing some fruit for you, and you ran into the bedroom as soon as I turned around."
A concerned voice rang out, and Zhang Xiao turned around to see Zhao Wu standing at the bedroom door. She wanted nothing more than to pounce on him and tear that hypocritical face apart.
Zhao Wu lived next door. During the National Day holiday, his parents and sister from the countryside came to visit him. He vacated his apartment for them to stay in and moved in with her instead.
For this reason, when the rainstorm came, the whole family was trapped here, eating and drinking their own food, forcing themselves to find food, knocking themselves unconscious and selling them to other men, and in the end, they even killed themselves and stole their space!
What a bunch of heartless bastards!
Zhao Wu's gaze suddenly fell on the ring on her hand. "This ring is made of jade, isn't it? It looks to be of very good quality. Why haven't I seen you wear it before?"
Zhao Wu was about to come over and take the ring when he said that.
Zhang Xiao put the ring in her pocket. "I bought it when I went out to play before. It's not worth much."
It's going to rain heavily tomorrow, so she decided to separate from this family before then, otherwise it would be difficult to use the space.
As for revenge, let's leave it for now and let their family live a few more days.
As if she had just remembered something, she said, "I suddenly remembered that I still have some work to finish at the company, and I have to go there right away."
Zhao Wu said anxiously, "Didn't we agree to treat my parents and sister to dinner? They're all here, and you're suddenly leaving? That's not a good idea."
Zhang Xiao thought back to her past life, when she invited the whole family to dinner, and the meal cost her several thousand yuan. This time, let whoever wants to be ripped off be the one to pay.
However, he said on the surface, "You guys go to the hotel first and order your food. I'll come over after I finish my work at the company. It's not easy for your uncle, aunt, and sister to come all this way, so don't try to save me money by ordering the expensive dishes."
If he doesn't go, Zhao Wu will have to settle the score himself.
When the rainstorm first started, money was still useful. She was hoping that Zhao Wu would become penniless and destitute from the beginning, unable to afford even a single grain of rice.
Zhao Wu immediately showed a touched expression, "Xiaoxiao, you're so kind!"
As he spoke, he even tried to kiss Zhang Xiao.
Zhang Xiao almost vomited and pushed Zhao Wu away, saying, "Alright, I'm running out of time, I have to go."
She picked up her bag, which contained all her documents, bank cards, and all her valuables, and went out to shop! Stock up!
After leaving the apartment, Zhang Xiao found a public restroom, went into a stall, and unhesitatingly cut her finger with an eyebrow trimmer.
The blood stained the ring, which then emitted a flash of light and disappeared.
At the same time, she sensed a space, only a few dozen square meters in size and three or four meters high, but it could really store a lot of supplies!
Zhang Xiao suppressed her excitement and calculated her savings again.
I have about 50,000 yuan. If I borrow from Alipay or credit cards, I can raise over 100,000 yuan.
It seems like a lot, but you can't actually buy much.
The first things she wanted to stock up on, of course, were food and water.
She walked out of the public restroom and headed to the nearby wholesale market.
However, at that moment, the sky suddenly darkened. It was the height of summer, unbearably hot, and Haicheng had been bathed in sunshine for a whole month. But now, the sky had turned overcast.
Zhang Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Her first thought was, "Is a downpour going to start today?"
She raised her head, and then her pupils suddenly dilated.
Because she clearly saw that in the sky, it was as if a scroll was being slowly unfurled, revealing a huge scene.
A line of large text appeared on the screen: [Doomsday Countdown - Torrential Rain]
Zhang Xiao trembled and staggered back several steps, her face turning deathly pale.
How could this be!
What is this?!
Is this a declaration of the end times?
It definitely didn't exist in my past life!
Having been reborn, she had no doubt about the reality of the scene before her, nor did she think it was anyone's prank.
If you can be reborn, what is impossible?
But--
"Why?"
She clenched her fists in frustration. Why, after being reborn and gaining a unique advantage, did she still have to receive such a warning? It was as if her advantage had been wiped out in an instant!
The entire city looked up in astonishment and fear.
"Look what that is!"
"Oh my god!"
"Apocalypse countdown? Is today April Fool's Day?"
[Hello friends in the world of torrential rain, I'm Wei Zi, the one who uploaded this video. You can also call me the disaster forecaster.]
A clear and melodious female voice came down from the sky, resounding clearly in everyone's ears.
At the same time, the image on the sky changed; the words slowly disappeared, revealing an aerial view of the city.
Its distinctive topography and layout, along with its iconic buildings, make it instantly recognizable as a mirage!
...
Acid rain in the world.
Peng Lan rubbed her temples wearily. Her assistant brought her a strong coffee and said, "Captain Peng, why don't you take a nap first?"
Peng Lan opened his eyes, picked up his coffee and took a sip. The strong bitterness went down his throat, and he frowned, continuing to stare at the monitor screen.
The assistant looked at the screen and said, "We arranged post-disaster reconstruction work for Shi Feizhai, which restricted his activities. We also arranged so many female comrades around him, but each of them only said a word or two to him, and at most let him touch their hands. He was very excited at first, but now he is very anxious."
On the screen, Shi Feizhai, who was at the construction site, did indeed look anxious and restless. He tried to leave the site several times, but was refused each time.
He squatted alone in a corner, slacking off, muttering to himself, "If I hadn't heard there were a lot of female workers here, I wouldn't have come. Now that I'm here, I can't leave. I can't flirt with any of these women. If this keeps up, I won't be able to complete the upgrade quests. System, please think of a solution!"
Once they determined that the system was currently unable to counter surveillance, Peng Lan and his team installed numerous surveillance and listening devices in areas where Shi Feizhai might be present.
They were to ensure that no matter where Shi Feizhai was, what he did, or what he said, they would know every detail.
As Peng Lan listened to Shi Feizhai's conversation with the system, she thought about the reply she had received from Wei Zi two days ago.
Wei Zi mentioned the system quite clearly and explained its operating mechanism.
Peng Lan immediately convened a meeting with the leaders, and finally, they devised a plan to seize the system while it was still weak!
But to prevent the system from escaping or anything like that, scientists need to design a sufficiently safe "transfer chamber".
Before that, they had to keep Shi Feizhai under control, preventing him from leveling up while simultaneously testing his and the system's capabilities and secrets.
That's why Shi Feizhai was brought to the construction site, and many women appeared around him.
These past two days, Shi Feizhai has been using all sorts of tricks to flirt with girls.
Success! Show off to the system.
They're practically mindlessly handing out system rewards; anti-acid coatings and anti-acid rain films have already appeared.
These items were, of course, sampled and provided to the expert panel for study.
If Shi Feizhai fails, he will complain to the system and ask it to come up with a solution.
Their task force gained a lot of information from these complaints.
Peng Lan looked up at the private message interface in the air. It disappeared shortly after he received the reply. He tried many methods but could not summon it on his own.
According to the survey, only 10,000 people in the entire city of A received the notification that they could send private messages, and most of them sent meaningless private messages.
As for the rest, although her right to send private messages was revoked, Wei Zi ignored all the private messages she sent.
Wei Zi only replied to Peng Lan.
Although the reason is unknown, this has once again solidified Peng Lan's current position, giving him considerable influence within the action team.
Peng Lan looked out the window, a clear light flashing on her glasses. The sky hadn't appeared for two days; she wondered if it would ever reappear.
"Captain Peng, the expert team says the 'transfer room' is ready!"
Peng Lan immediately stood up and walked outside.
Just then, a familiar voice came from outside: "[Friends of the world of torrential rain...]"
Peng Lan rushed back to the window and looked up at the sky.
The familiar sky, the familiar title, only this time the title is "Doomsday Countdown in a Rainstorm".
Apocalyptic rainstorm?
Shouldn't it be an apocalypse caused by acid rain?
The assistant was completely bewildered. He looked at the sky, then at Peng Lan. "Captain Peng, what's wrong?"
Peng Lan asked him in surprise, "Didn't you see the sky?"
The assistant was taken aback, quickly looked up at the sky, and rubbed his eyes hard. "There's nothing there!"
Peng Lan's heart skipped a beat. "You saw the second video from the sky screen, didn't you?"
"Yes, I even liked and sent flowers to the second video." The assistant scratched his head regretfully, "but I didn't like and send flowers to the first video."
Peng Lan frowned even more deeply, thinking of a possibility: "Go ask others if they can see the sky."
The assistant was taken aback for a moment, then quickly went to ask, and soon got the answer.
Most people can't see the current sky; only those who liked and sent flowers to the previous two videos can see it, and no equipment can capture it.
In other words, only a little over 10,000 people in the entire city of A can see it.
Having already anticipated this possibility, Peng Lan was not surprised by the result.
Looking up at the sky again, he saw it already describing the terrible consequences of the torrential rain, and the cityscape in the picture was not one of the cities he knew.
In other words, the world of torrential rain described in the sky is not their current world.
It was just that he and more than 10,000 others, by liking and sending flowers twice, had the privilege of glimpsing a corner of another world.