Chapter 222 | Chapter 223 | Chapter 224
Chapter 222: Entering the Breeding Farm Again, Work at the Slaughterhouse
As the amount of Water Moss in Xie Linjia’s possession continued to increase, Huang Zhenggang began planting the jade-like moss around the manor to prevent rainwater from flooding in.
The torrential rain crashed down like a savage beast, making everyone realize that the next natural disaster had truly begun.
“Luckily our place sits on high ground. Judging from this situation, even Shelter No. 5’s energy shield probably won’t have an easy time dealing with the floods.”
Lin Lele sighed as she sat by the campfire warming her trembling hands like a wilted eggplant battered by frost.
Gao Peng sat beside her. He gently covered her hand with his own and softly blew warm air onto it.
“Don’t worry. I’ll stay by your side.”
Lin Lele’s face instantly flushed red.
“What are you doing? Everyone’s still here!”
Nan Sheng immediately rolled her eyes.
Su Ning found the scene rather amusing.
Although they were living here now, they were not completely isolated from the outside world.
Ever since the communication channels connected with other parallel worlds, information flowed endlessly. There was certainly no shortage of gossip-loving spectators either.
Some players had even begun treating the communication channel like their personal online forum, posting mundane stories about their lives before entering the survival game.
“I think the disasters in our world are already considered mild. Just earlier I saw someone saying their world is currently experiencing an unprecedented virus outbreak. The virus is terrifying—infected players have less than a ten percent survival rate! As for ordinary people, their chances are practically nonexistent. It’s horrifying.”
Nan Sheng shared what she had read.
Huang Zhenggang could not help sighing.
“That really is terrifying. Hopefully our world never experiences something like that. But don’t those players obtain miracle medicines or abilities from dungeons that can cure viruses?”
“I wondered the same thing,” Nan Sheng replied. “But even if such things exist, they’re probably controlled by only a handful of people. Who knows what those people are thinking.”
Bao Song wiped down his axe as he spoke.
“What’s the point in thinking about all that? Our own world already has enough trouble. Just look at Shelter No. 5. If we hadn’t left, sooner or later we’d probably have been forced to join one of the upper-level factions. Honestly, I think those groups are destined to fight eventually.”
Xie Linjia sighed softly.
“When will there finally be a shelter that truly works for the people? I heard Shelter No. 1 is like that, but it’s too far away. Otherwise I definitely would’ve gone there.”
Su Ning quietly listened to their discussion without interrupting.
There was nothing she could really add anyway.
She wasn’t a good person, nor did she have any interest in getting deeply involved in upper-level power struggles.
After greeting Lin Lele and the others, she entered one of the cleaned-up rooms.
Nobody disturbed her.
Su Ning took out a vial of blood from her scavenger backpack.
It was Xie Linjia’s blood.
Then she activated her Gene Plunder ability and absorbed the blood.
In the next moment, Su Ning temporarily gained access to Xie Linjia’s [Returner] talent.
Countless doors seemed to appear before her eyes, each connected to a dungeon she had previously entered.
The moment Su Ning focused on the [Breeding Farm] dungeon, all the doors vanished except one.
She pushed it open.
At the same time, the system notification echoed in her mind.
[ Ding! Returner talent activated successfully! Congratulations player for entering the dungeon — Breeding Farm! ]
The next second, Su Ning entered the second dungeon she had ever experienced—the Breeding Farm once again.
She instantly appeared in a massive plaza.
And she was not alone.
Countless figures appeared all around her at the same time.
Every player cautiously observed their surroundings with wary expressions, reminding Su Ning of how she herself looked when she first entered the Breeding Farm.
“Are these people currently doing a survival dungeon?” she wondered silently.
She also realized that after using the [Returner] talent, the vial of Xie Linjia’s blood had already been consumed completely.
If she wanted to return later, she would need to activate another vial of blood.
“So it really became a one-time teleportation item.”
Before Su Ning could think further, she saw members of the Mok Race walking toward the plaza.
“Silence! From now on, all of you are employees of the Mok Race. Work assignments will now begin!”
The players dared not say anything.
Since Su Ning was essentially a stowaway, she did not receive any official survival mission from the dungeon system.
Still, judging from her past experience in the Breeding Farm, the tasks would most likely revolve around farming and breeding anyway.
Most of the supplies inside Su Ning’s planting space actually came from the Breeding Farm.
Returning here even gave her a strange sense of familiarity.
Even as a stowaway, she still received work assignments from the Mok Race.
Su Ning looked at her designated work and assigned area.
She had been assigned the role of Beginner Slaughterhouse Worker.
Her workplace: [Slaughterhouse].
Completely different from the first time she entered the dungeon, when she became a breeder assigned to various farms.
The slaughterhouse assignment immediately reminded her of someone she had personally sent to the grave before—Fu Qingge.
Back when she first met him, Fu Qingge had also been assigned as a slaughterhouse worker.
Although Su Ning had not officially received a dungeon mission from the system, the Mok Race still assigned her work.
Her task involved processing two food ingredients inside the slaughterhouse: [Meat Chickens] and [Cabbage Vegetables].
To put it simply—gutting, skinning, and cleaning Meat Chickens into cooking-ready ingredients.
Su Ning was extremely familiar with Meat Chickens, so handling them posed no problem at all.
But the Cabbage Vegetables left her somewhat confused.
“Sister, since we got assigned to the same processing job, does that mean our tasks are the same too?”
A timid voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Su Ning turned to look.
Another player had been assigned alongside her.
[ Player: Luo Keke ]
Talent: Emotion Control
World: World 110
Skills:
Cry Appeal: Makes others pity her and lower their guard.
Luo Keke looked extremely soft and adorable. At first glance, Su Ning even felt a strange urge to protect her unconditionally.
Su Ning raised an eyebrow.
“That kind of thought really doesn’t sound like me.”
“Emotion Control, huh? Interesting. But using your talent on me? This little girl is asking for trouble.”
Before Su Ning could respond to Luo Keke’s question—
Luo Keke stepped forward to speak again, only for her foot to suddenly catch on something invisible.
Smack!
She fell flat onto her back.
Luo Keke: ???
“Ow…”
She rubbed the dust off herself while tears gathered in her eyes, completely unable to understand why she had suddenly tripped.
Seeing this, Su Ning became even more certain that Luo Keke had used her talent on her.
Without answering Luo Keke’s question, Su Ning simply turned and headed toward her assigned work area.
She was already wondering what kind of supplies could be obtained inside the slaughterhouse.
After getting up, Luo Keke saw that Su Ning had already walked away.
She prepared to activate her talent again, hoping to make Su Ning pity her enough to protect her safely through the dungeon.
But the moment she attempted to use her talent again—
She tripped once more.
“What the hell? Am I cursed or something? Why do I keep falling for no reason?!”
Luo Keke was not stupid.
Her soft and cute appearance was merely an act.
Now that such bizarre things kept happening, she immediately realized it all began after she used her talent on Su Ning.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 223: Beginner Slaughterhouse Worker, Processing Meat Chickens!
Luo Keke instantly became alert, thinking to herself, “Could it be because of her ability?”
She could not help wondering whether Su Ning’s talent had interfered with her Emotion Control ability, causing her to stumble so miserably.
“My god… if that’s really the case, then this talent is terrifying!”
Luo Keke immediately grew serious and did not dare slack off in the slightest. But the stronger Su Ning appeared, the more determined Luo Keke became to cling tightly to this “thick thigh.”
Her world had been reduced to ruins after a horrifying earthquake, and her parents had both perished in the disaster.
Luo Keke herself was only a middle school student. Before all this, she had spent her entire life basking in her parents’ love and protection.
The arrival of the catastrophe left her completely lost, and her parents’ deaths plunged her into endless confusion.
If the survival game had never appeared, she likely would have died in the disaster just like her parents.
She desperately wanted to survive.
So after obtaining the [Emotion Control] talent, this anime-loving girl began devoting herself to studying and developing the ability, trying her best to create skills capable of protecting herself.
That was how she developed the ability to disguise herself as pitiful and vulnerable, making others instinctively want to protect and care for her.
Yet she never imagined that she would suffer such a crushing defeat against Su Ning.
However, Luo Keke was not discouraged.
Instead, her fighting spirit grew even stronger.
“If my talent isn’t enough, then I’ll survive this dungeon through sheer determination. I’ll gather resources and keep living properly in the real world.”
Watching Su Ning walk farther away, Luo Keke shamelessly shouted after her.
“Sister! Sister, wait for me!”
Su Ning never expected this girl would continue following her.
However, this time Luo Keke no longer suffered backlash from the [Misfortune] talent, which meant she had stopped secretly using abilities against her.
Seeing Su Ning remain silent, Luo Keke wisely stopped talking as well, because the two had already arrived at their workplace.
Su Ning looked at the massive slaughterhouse before her.
Before entering, she glanced toward another direction—the area where beginner breeders worked. The miraculous [Starfruit] was located in the core section there.
However, perhaps because of the previous invasion by other races, the buildings had undergone changes and no longer looked exactly as they did in Su Ning’s memories.
The two entered the slaughterhouse.
The supervising Mok race member pointed toward one of the workshop rooms.
“This is your work area.”
The two walked straight in.
Su Ning soon saw the ingredients she was responsible for processing: [Meat Chickens] and [Cabbage Vegetables].
Su Ning already raised Meat Chickens inside her planting space, so processing them was not difficult.
The only issue was their massive size.
And Meat Chickens were far from harmless creatures—their beaks were extremely dangerous. One careless moment and your eyes could be pecked right out.
After all, these creatures fed on monsters like [Death Worms].
Who would dare say Meat Chickens were not dangerous?
As for the Cabbage Vegetables, they looked much safer at first glance, resembling ordinary cabbages.
But the moment Su Ning scanned them with the Scavenger Eye—
Cold sweat instantly broke out across her back.
[Spirit Plant: Cabbage Vegetable]
Description: An extremely dangerous special food spirit plant. Every leaf on its body is edible, but if processed improperly, the core wrapped within the leaves will explode! The core is also the essence of the cabbage and one of the Mok race’s favorite ingredients.
Note: Cabbage Vegetables are also known as Cabbage Bombs!
Su Ning: ???
“What kind of lunatic actually likes eating something this dangerous?”
The answer was obvious.
The bizarre Mok race, of course.
Su Ning glanced at Luo Keke.
The girl had been assigned the exact same ingredients.
The Mok supervisor said, “Once you finish processing these ingredients, you may continue working or go back to rest.”
After speaking, he simply left without explaining a single safety precaution to the players.
If Su Ning had been some reckless newbie, she definitely would have rushed in and started handling them immediately.
The consequences were easy to imagine.
Luo Keke was also waiting to see what Su Ning would do first.
The giant chickens and suspicious vegetables before her did not seem harmless in the slightest.
This was only her second dungeon.
During her first dungeon, she had relied entirely on other people just to survive safely.
Because of that, she understood how terrifying survival dungeons truly were—none of the tasks were simple.
Take the giant chicken in front of her, for example. It was taller than she was.
How exactly was she supposed to process something like that?
“The cabbage-looking thing on the other side seems easier to handle… but is it really safe?”
Luo Keke remained suspicious.
So she decided to observe Su Ning first before making any moves herself.
Su Ning ignored her completely.
She had come to the [Breeding Farm] specifically to obtain [Giant Fertilizer], not waste time here.
Looking at the dozens of Meat Chickens waiting to be processed, Su Ning merely cast them a glance.
The chickens instantly clenched their rear ends tightly.
Meat Chickens: We’re doomed!
Su Ning grabbed the food-processing tools hanging on the wall.
First came the water spray gun.
The Meat Chickens needed a nice hot bath before their feathers could be properly removed.
The chickens attempted to resist.
But the moment Su Ning shot them another glance, the leading Chicken King instantly petrified on the spot.
The remaining Meat Chickens clucked twice in terror and no longer dared resist, trembling as they obediently accepted their hot baths.
Luo Keke stared at the scene in shock, especially after seeing the petrified Chicken King.
“How is she this strong?”
Soon, Luo Keke copied Su Ning and began using a water gun to give her own Meat Chickens hot baths.
However, the chickens on her side immediately started resisting.
Unlike Su Ning, Luo Keke lacked that overwhelming oppressive strength.
So she changed strategies and directly activated her Emotion Control talent to manipulate the chickens’ emotions, calming them down and making them enjoy the hot baths instead.
Seeing this, Su Ning actually viewed Luo Keke in a slightly better light.
Then came the bloody processing stage.
One Meat Chicken after another was plucked clean and gutted by Su Ning.
Chicken feet, heads, wings, rear ends, and internal organs were all discarded by the Mok race.
That meant Su Ning could secretly keep all those leftovers for herself.
As long as she handed in the usable meat portions, everything else was fair game.
Since she already raised Meat Chickens inside her planting space, Su Ning handled the work naturally and skillfully.
To the Mok race, those leftovers were trash.
To Su Ning, they were resources.
A smile appeared on Su Ning’s lips.
“Didn’t expect to gain some extra harvest here.”
Compared to Su Ning’s smooth and efficient processing, Luo Keke’s side looked downright bizarre.
Luo Keke’s [Emotion Control] ability was actually rather terrifying.
After enjoying their hot baths, the Meat Chickens squinted happily as Luo Keke plucked their feathers, showing absolutely no desire to resist.
Even Su Ning was surprised.
“Is this really Emotion Control… or some kind of mind control?”
Then, under the warm and benevolent gazes of the other Meat Chickens, Luo Keke calmly chopped off one chicken’s neck with a single slash.
The remaining Meat Chickens still showed no reaction whatsoever.
The corner of Su Ning’s mouth twitched.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 224: Cabbage Bombs, Working Two Jobs at Once!
Thanks to Luo Keke’s emotional control, the Meat Chickens in front of her had completely lost all resistance. Some of them even proactively stretched their necks forward as if saying, “Come chop me, I’m very obedient.”
The scene was so bizarre it made one’s scalp tingle.
Although Luo Keke’s technique was clumsy, she gradually managed to process the ingredients.
After giving her side a quick glance, Su Ning immediately immersed herself in her own work.
To her delight, she discovered that the slaughterhouse’s discarded waste could be completely pocketed for herself.
With practiced movements, Su Ning efficiently processed one Meat Chicken after another until all the chickens assigned to her were cleaned up.
Next came an ingredient Su Ning had never seen before—[Cabbage Vegetables]!
According to the information provided by the Scavenger Eye, these things—nicknamed “Cabbage Bombs”—were absurdly dangerous.
Su Ning carefully picked up several cabbage-like vegetables. A refreshing fragrance instantly filled the air.
Thanks to the Scavenger Eye, Su Ning knew the cabbage in her hands would not explode easily.
However, if she wanted to extract the core hidden inside, she had to remain extremely cautious. One small mistake and she would hear a loud “BOOM!”
Extracting the core was undoubtedly the hardest part.
Su Ning had to peel away the leaves one layer at a time following the exact natural pattern of the vegetable.
It sounded simple.
In reality, it was incredibly difficult.
One tiny mistake and the core would explode like a timed bomb.
Su Ning took a deep breath and began peeling.
One fresh leaf after another was carefully removed by her delicate hands.
To the Mok race, these leaves were no better than trash.
To Su Ning, however, they were treasures.
These leaves were practically born for stews.
The fragrant green cabbage leaves shimmered like emeralds. Out of curiosity, Su Ning took a small bite.
The taste was astonishingly delicious.
Yet just as Su Ning was fully focused on peeling the cabbage—
BOOM!
An enormous explosion suddenly erupted from the neighboring room like thunder from a clear sky.
The sudden blast nearly scared Luo Keke out of her wits.
“What happened!? Why was there an explosion? Did someone attack the dungeon?”
Su Ning’s expression changed instantly.
Lowering her head, she saw that the cabbage in her hands had suddenly become scorching hot after her peeling pattern was disrupted by the surprise explosion.
The cabbage core was becoming unstable like an ignited powder keg.
Without hesitation, Su Ning hurled the cabbage toward an open area ahead.
Apparently, the Mok race clearly understood the explosive nature of the Cabbage Vegetables and had specially prepared a designated blast zone for accidents.
The moment the cabbage landed—
BOOM!
It exploded violently like a volcanic eruption.
Fortunately, Su Ning was barely affected.
Luo Keke, on the other hand, looked utterly terrified.
She stared dumbly at Su Ning before slowly turning toward the remaining Cabbage Vegetables nearby, disbelief written all over her face.
“Are these vegetables… or bombs?”
At that moment, Luo Keke finally understood the source of the earlier explosion next door.
Once the explosions started, a chain reaction followed throughout the surrounding area.
Boom after boom rang out continuously, accompanied by miserable screams from other players.
If someone failed to avoid the blast, then they could only blame their bad luck.
Su Ning calmly resumed peeling vegetables, only this time she had to ignore the constant explosions around her.
Earlier, she had simply been caught off guard.
Soon, Su Ning successfully peeled an entire Cabbage Vegetable.
The core was carefully placed aside while all the discarded leaves were secretly stored away by Su Ning.
Worried about how she herself should process the vegetables, Luo Keke copied Su Ning’s movements from the side.
However, because she was unfamiliar with the process, she accidentally triggered the cabbage core as well.
Feeling the vegetable heat up in her hands, Luo Keke hurriedly threw it away.
BOOM!
Another explosion erupted.
Afraid she had disturbed Su Ning, Luo Keke immediately looked over.
Yet Su Ning continued working as calmly as ever, completely unaffected.
“She’s amazing…”
Luo Keke’s eyes sparkled with admiration.
Su Ning had absolutely no idea she had unintentionally gained a little fangirl.
Even if she knew, she would not care much.
Compared to fangirls, Su Ning still preferred the cold-blooded killers like the [Virus Xenomorphs] who obeyed only her commands.
Afterward, Su Ning continued peeling vegetables amidst the nonstop explosions.
Of course, she still made occasional mistakes herself, causing another cabbage to explode.
But in the end, she successfully finished processing them all.
After handing over all the prepared ingredients, Su Ning officially completed her tasks for the day.
Now that her Beginner Slaughterhouse Worker duties were done, she finally had free time to wander around.
She still had not obtained any [Giant Fertilizer], so naturally she intended to seize the opportunity quickly.
The slaughterhouse was not staffed solely by players. Mok race workers were also bustling around, pushing enormous ingredients toward another area.
Su Ning vaguely recognized the location as the [Kitchen].
She was shocked to discover that the kitchen’s security was on the same level as the heavily guarded [Star Orchard] she had seen before.
“A kitchen needs this many guards? Is it really that important?”
Although confused, Su Ning shook her head and headed toward the farms instead.
Originally, she had planned to collect discarded ingredient scraps from other processing areas.
Unfortunately, the Mok race left her absolutely no chance to scavenge anything. Every bit of waste was disposed of immediately.
Su Ning cursed inwardly.
“What a bunch of wasteful bastards. People who waste food deserve to be struck by lightning!”
She even activated her Crow Mouth ability on the spot.
Unfortunately, nothing happened.
Perhaps the Mok race was simply too powerful.
Or perhaps the area of effect was too broad, rendering the skill ineffective.
“Forget it. Since I can’t gather extra food scraps, I’ll just go look for Giant Fertilizer instead.”
Su Ning headed toward the farms.
The environment had changed somewhat, but overall things remained similar—one player assigned per farm.
Standing outside, Su Ning observed players carrying out their farming tasks.
Then she saw a very familiar scene.
A Giant Flower was swallowing a human alive.
“Back then, my very first roommate died exactly like this.”
Seeing the Giant Flower made Su Ning strangely nostalgic.
Of course, she already had Giant Flowers in her own planting space.
The difference was that hers had long been domesticated and were obedient to the point of losing all wildness.
Giant Flower: So wild flowers are better than home-grown flowers now, huh?
After the player was devoured, the supervising manager shook his head.
“Beginner breeders really are useless. Getting eaten by a Giant Flower on the very first day… now what am I supposed to do about this farm?”
Hearing that, Su Ning immediately realized her opportunity had arrived.
“Hello, Supervisor. Although I was assigned to the slaughterhouse, I used to be an excellent breeder. If you don’t mind, I can take over this farm.”
Allen looked at Su Ning in surprise.
“You mean you want to work both jobs at the same time?”
Su Ning froze briefly before replying righteously:
“The capable work harder. I love working. Work makes me happy!”
Allen: ?
(End of Chapter)
