Chapter 39: The Title “Delicate White Flower”! Intelligence Reduction?
Seeing Zhang Huaiyuan praising Li Lian in a showy way, Su Ning didn’t say anything.
But inwardly, she thought, “How ridiculous. Does he really think I’ll try to curry favor with him because of that?” However, when she heard that their goal was also to complete the mission of killing 100,000 zombies, Su Ning’s heart stirred slightly.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Lian said, “There’s still enough time. Let’s put the mission aside for now—our main task is still to collect supplies. Zhang Huaiyuan, follow the optimal route you’ve detected. After we rest a bit, we’ll clear out the overrun base and collect the underground resources. Once I obtain a planting space, I can take all the materials with me.”
Just the thought of getting so many supplies in one go filled Li Lian with excitement.
Zhang Huaiyuan immediately nodded. “Got it, boss!” Then he enthusiastically began preparing food.
After all, Li Lian’s ability had a major weakness: excessive energy consumption. The best way to replenish energy was by eating.
Fortunately, one of the team members had the talent [Cooking]. While it lacked combat usefulness, it was extremely helpful for support—especially with food.
Su Ning quietly watched them cooking in front of her, secretly amused.
These people seemed to completely ignore her presence, not even realizing that she had already seen through their plan. But that was all thanks to Su Ning’s exceptional disguise skills. She appeared utterly harmless, even pitifully delicate.
“Who would’ve thought the delicate white flower act would be so effective? These guys aren’t even on guard. Do I really look that weak when I play the helpless card?”
[Ding! Unknown achievement unlocked. Congratulations, player, you’ve obtained a new title — ‘Delicate White Flower’!]
Su Ning: “…”
The sudden system prompt caught Su Ning completely off guard.
She had never imagined she’d earn a new title just by pretending. “Is it really that easy to get a title?”
Su Ning looked at the title:
[Delicate White Flower]
When equipped, you will appear to others as a frail and helpless delicate white flower (at least in their eyes). Increases favorability from the opposite sex by +150, decreases favorability from the same sex by -200, and increases pity value by +100. Also induces the opposite sex to underestimate you, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.
Evaluation: “Big brother~ I really can’t do it anymore~”
After reading the title description, a giant question mark seemed to appear above Su Ning’s head.
“What do you mean ‘frail and helpless delicate white flower’?”
“I’m clearly a venomous man-eating flower that doesn’t even spit out bones!”
Still, even though she didn’t like the name, the effects were undeniably tempting. Without hesitation, Su Ning equipped the title.
The moment she did, it was as if a soft halo surrounded her. A delicate and pitiable aura radiated from her entire being.
Su Ning’s gaze became even more dreamy and dazed.
At that moment, Li Lian was stuffing himself with food to regain strength in preparation for the next round of zombie slaying.
When he happened to glance at Su Ning, he was instantly struck in the heart.
Meanwhile, Su Ning was eyeing their food, thinking, “What are they eating? Smells pretty good.”
But from Li Lian’s perspective, Su Ning was pitifully staring at the food in his hand, looking aggrieved but saying nothing.
Li Lian thought, “Is she hungry? That’s right. In such a dangerous instance, she must be terrified. A delicate girl facing terrifying zombies… she must be so pitiful.”
Completely under the effect of the “Delicate White Flower” title, Li Lian forgot all about the fierce and heroic way Su Ning had shot an arrow at the zombies earlier.
Without hesitation, he handed his food to Su Ning.
“Eat. As long as I’m here, I won’t let you go hungry.”
Su Ning: “??”
She quickly glanced at the others. The men who had previously ogled her with obvious lust now looked like upright gentlemen, their eyes full of the desire to protect the weak.
The change was astonishing!
“Could this ‘Delicate White Flower’ title really be this powerful?”
“This isn’t a disguise title. It’s clearly a debuff that reduces male intelligence!”
However, the title only worked on the opposite sex. If she used it on a woman, the other party might instantly draw their weapon on her.
Looking at the food handed to her, Su Ning twitched slightly at the corners of her mouth, but still politely said, “Thank you.”
At the same time, Li Lian’s inner monologue began:
“She smiled at me… does this mean she likes me?”
Su Ning wanted to deactivate the title immediately, but she feared that the moment she did, they would return to their normal selves and pose a threat to her. So she decided to keep the title active until after she collected all the supplies, and then deal with them later.
After all, she also had her eyes on the supplies Li Lian’s team was targeting.
Their original plan was to collect supplies, then kill enough zombies to unlock the planting space and bring the resources back to the real world.
But Su Ning already had a scavenger’s backpack, so she didn’t have to worry about transporting anything. That’s why she decided to join them temporarily. Thanks to the title’s effect, she didn’t even have to lift a finger—everyone instinctively protected her.
Li Lian comforted her, “Xiao Li, don’t worry. We’ll keep you safe.” The others chimed in, “Yeah, the boss is right.” Su Ning said nothing. With Li Lian’s abilities, regular zombies were no match. As the group moved toward the fallen base, Su Ning stayed safely behind the group without needing to act.
Zhang Huaiyuan forcefully pushed open the base gate, and the five of them began clearing out the zombies inside. Even though Su Ning was being protected, she verified something important: the zombies completely ignored her.
Ever since she had fused with the zombie virus, in the eyes of the undead, she was essentially one of them. Why would they attack their own?
“Boss Li, the basement is over here.”
After finding the entrance, the group prepared to head down.
But as they moved in, another group of people was secretly watching them.
Elsewhere, Ma Feng nervously asked, “Boss Gu, what should we do? Should we take it by force? If there are supplies in that basement, it’s probably a massive stash. Enough to supply all of Shelter Seven for a week!”
“But how would we carry it? Are we really going to try to kill 100,000 zombies? That’s a fantasy.”
An Ruoru rolled her eyes and mocked, “We barely managed to kill a few hundred zombies just now and wasted so much time. When will we ever reach 100,000?”
Ma Feng ignored her sarcasm and continued observing the six people ahead.
However, when he spotted someone in Li Lian’s team, he let out a surprised exclamation.
(End of Chapter)
