"Are you two going to stare at each other until the end of this century?"

Lin Ye stood to the side, feeling rather bored. Some organization personnel had gathered in the distance, but they hadn't approached the library.

"Yeah, it's about time to end this."

Landy stared intently at his daughter, as if trying to etch her image deep into his memory.

This time, the woman didn't speak. She simply stepped forward, hugged Landy, then began to step back. Finally, she smiled, waved her hand, and disappeared from their field of vision.

"If it were you, what would you choose?"

Landy turned around, placed his hand on the library door handle, and asked.

"I'm actually not a D-Class personnel, but I think this identity suits me quite well. Because if I had to make a choice, I would choose the person I love without any hesitation, and I wouldn't have any psychological burden, even if it meant sacrificing the entire world."

Before the system brought him to the Shelter, Lin Ye occasionally thought about how great it would be if everyone disappeared the next morning.

The system realized his wish, but took him along too.

"...Unfortunately, I'm not you. I can't sacrifice others for the sake of my family."

Landy said regretfully.

"It's fine. I can't sacrifice others for the sake of my family either."

Lin Ye casually comforted him.

Landy gave Lin Ye a puzzled look, then pushed open the library's large door.

……………………………………………

【Simulation Ended】

【Remaining Simulation Attempts: 8】

【Obtained Random Items that appeared in this event *8】

【Obtained Title: Pathfinding Master】

Lin Ye climbed out of bed in the Shelter. He grabbed the Red-Skinned Penguin that was lying on his stomach and vigorously kneaded its body.

The texture felt excellent.

"Quack quack?"

The Red-Skinned Penguin let out a somewhat foolish cry.

"I'm not a penguin, so I can't experience the exhilaration of sliding on the ground. So, during tonight's Nighttime Activity, please give me a useful Special Ability."

Lin Ye grabbed the Red-Skinned Penguin's wings to keep it from moving around.

"Quack quack!" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The Red-Skinned Penguin turned its goose head and shook its plump body.

"I'll take that as you agreeing."

Lin Ye threw the Red-Skinned Penguin onto the bed and began checking the loot from this simulation mission.

A stack of books was placed in the center of the Shelter, eight in total.

【Custom Book】

【You can define the content of the book and unfold it in the real world (1/1)】

【Note: Reality and fiction are not as clearly separated as you might think】

Although the cover colors and thickness of these eight books were different, the pages inside were all blank, and the system information was exactly the same.

"...Custom?"

Lin Ye looked at the book in his hand. This was the first time he had seen an item of this type.

Although the system information for these books seemed powerful, Lin Ye didn't believe he could arbitrarily define the book's content. Using these books likely required meeting certain conditions.

After putting the Custom Books away, Lin Ye opened the system interface to check the new title.

【Pathfinding Master】

【You can always find the correct path in complex, maze-like areas】

【Note: This is a multi-functional automatic pathfinding skateboard】

Ignoring the title's note, Lin Ye first took his pets to the Rest Area for lunch, then went to the Game Room to complete his daily routine.

After returning to the Shelter, Lin Ye entered the spiritual energy workshop to start researching the pile of items, which included the newly obtained Custom Books. He was very interested in this type of book.

It wasn't until 5 PM that Lin Ye stopped his research and left the spiritual energy workshop.

The Red-Skinned Penguin was visiting the collection in the basement, accompanied by Little Black and the little dogs. Only the Scapegoat was still in the bedroom, lying on the bed resting. Seeing Lin Ye come out of the workshop, it hurriedly jumped off the bed and ran to Lin Ye's side.

Lin Ye patted its head, then began preparing dinner.

With no Red-Skinned Penguin nearby to steal ingredients, dinner was quickly prepared. The Scapegoat had recently been secretly learning cooking skills, seemingly wanting to prepare food for Lin Ye.

After taking care of the plants and animals in the Shelter, Lin Ye opened the Group Chat and the Music Box and began eating.

(521943/1000000)

"Respected experts, I'm seeking a protective-type spiritual energy item."

"Why are there always people buying this kind of item on Saturdays?"

"Probably got wrecked last night."

"But it's not like before now. Back when the War Front was about to start, you simply couldn't buy protective items. Now, as long as you're willing to pay more, they're still relatively easy to get."

"Exactly. I happen to have an extra one. If I don't use it tonight, I can sell it to you tomorrow."

"You're planning to jack up the price tomorrow, aren't you?"

"Looking for a portion of Alienation Powder, price is negotiable."

"Negotiating is useless. Brother Lin didn't release much powder, and it's all been used up now."

"Maybe someone kept a portion."

"If you have relatively special items, you can try to trade with Brother Lin. He can pretty much satisfy any of your needs."

"Provided you actually have relatively special items."

【Nighttime Activity Starting】

【Tonight's Activity: Station Mission】

【Join?】

"Join."

【09:59】

"Great! It's a Station Mission!"

"I'm a solo random."

"Hoping to encounter some reliable teammates."

...

'It's actually a Station Mission... Who knows who will be so lucky as to become my teammate.'

After finishing dinner, Lin Ye closed the Group Chat and Music Box. Fully armed, he sat on the edge of the bed, petting the Red-Skinned Penguin.

The Red-Skinned Penguin stretched out its limbs, lying on Lin Ye's thigh like a corpse, playing dead.

【00:01】

【00:00】

…………………………………………

It was the familiar old-fashioned train opening. Outside the car window was a vast, seemingly endless expanse of shallow sea.

Four Survivors sat in the private room, matching the avatars in the chat room perfectly.

Sitting opposite Lin Ye was a Caucasian woman in her thirties named Caris. Her expression was serious, and she looked difficult to get along with.

To Caris's left sat a black-haired woman named Amy. She wore black leather clothes and a mask painted with greasepaint on her face.

Sitting opposite Amy was a middle-aged man named Chess. He had medium-length hair and a full beard, and was playing with a folding knife in his hand.

Caris: Why is there still a third-tier spiritual energy user?

Amy: If you took a closer look at his clothes, you wouldn't ask such a stupid question.

Chess: Looks very high-end. Could it be a high-tier spiritual energy item?

Lin Ye: No, this is a relic.

Caris: ...Alright, I retract my previous statement.

Amy: Aren't relics those very dangerous items? You just wear it like that all the time?

Lin Ye: This relic is relatively safe. The dangerous relics are all kept in my Shelter's basement. I wouldn't dare bring them out.