My Exclusive Dream World Adventures-Chapter 160 - Settlement 160
Chapter 160: Settlement 160
Chapter 160: Settlement 160
“Congratulations on successfully completing the dream simulation ‘Era of Mist,’ surviving for a hundred and eighty days. The difficulty level of this dream was one; we are now processing your settlement.”
Chen Xu’s surroundings changed as he once again heard the system’s mechanical voice, feeling relieved yet somewhat melancholic.
The final expedition had gone incredibly smoothly; after two offensives, the ‘Taiji’ organization was at the end of its rope. Humanity had nearly swept through their base with unstoppable force.
Due to the impact of the ‘Mist Plan,’ the extent of its control was reduced to just one base, which after several months of development had only managed to bring a few surrounding cities under control.
The production of robots is the product of large-scale industry. A few cities alone simply couldn’t support a complete set of facilities.
If it had been given enough time to slowly increase its territory and forces, eradicating humanity would have been a matter of when, not if.
Sadly, for the machine, humanity wouldn’t grant it that time to develop.
Once it had launched two waves of troops and its plans to eliminate humanity failed, its fate was sealed.
Chen Xu was among the first to storm into the base. He had thought that ‘Taiji’ might exchange a few words with him, but after only a few sentences, it was shut down.
If not for strict military discipline, the furious soldiers would have dismantled it into scrap metal on the spot.
At the scene, when ‘Taiji’ was shut down, many soldiers broke down weeping.
Too many had died in this disaster. Every human survivor had deep-seated hatred for ‘Taiji.’
Although Chen Xu also felt a touch of sorrow, he couldn’t share their grief. Standing there, he suddenly missed Bai Jinxuan, back at the camp intensely.
With the big boss ‘Taiji’ defeated, the dream would likely end soon.
Once back in reality, they were destined never to see each other again.
Perhaps she would remember having such a dream where she met a man like him.
Luckily, what she would recall would be nothing more than vague memories, much like Yang Jinxia.
As long as she didn’t encounter him, with time, she would gradually forget the dream.
“Settlement complete. For this dream, you have been awarded 200 points. Congratulations, you have received a perfect score.”
At that moment, the system’s voice rang out once more. This new notice, different from before, jolted his spirits—could a perfect score mean a special reward?
“Congratulations on earning your first achievement, Combat Hero. You have been granted an achievement reward. Please check and claim it in your personal inventory.”
“The next dream simulation will commence in twelve months. Please look forward to it.”
Seeing the last prompt, Chen Xu wasn’t too surprised; the dream simulation device was just a money pit with bugs; the fact that it hadn’t broken down was fortunate enough. What was a little delay, anyway? It wasn’t the first time.
He promptly opened his personal inventory, where a card shimmered with a golden glow, obviously distinct from the others.
Choosing to inspect it, the card flipped over, revealing an image of a man poised with a punching stance.
“Congratulations, you have received a special skill card, ‘Unlimited Combat Mastery.’ Do you wish to use it?”
He wasn’t sure what to say. As the name implied, this skill could clearly enhance his personal abilities, compensating for his weaknesses; even without a gun, he wouldn’t be powerless.
But he would have preferred a skill useful in the real world, like masterful cooking, something he could use to make money.
Combat skills weren’t very useful in society, especially now with the strict crackdown on violence. A fight might feel good in the moment, but the aftermath could be dire.
Was he supposed to become a professional MMA fighter or boxer?
He would rather play darts or, if nothing else, run marathons. Taking beatings just to earn money didn’t seem worthwhile to him.
…
Chen Xu awakened from the dream simulation, the grogginess in his head bringing discomfort. He lay resting for a while, waiting for the sensation to subside before getting up.
He ate breakfast while flipping through his notebook, slowly recalling events from six months ago.
For him, it had already been half a year.
Around seven o’clock, he opened his shop for the day’s business.
Customers came in to eat noodles steadily, and after two months of operation, several regulars had formed. People like Yanqing showed up every morning on the dot, ordering two servings of noodles to go for breakfast.
Others also detoured to his shop for a bowl of noodles during their workdays.
Chen Xu pondered the upcoming weekend darts competition.
Since the new year, there had been two amateur contests in the city, but when he called to inquire, the prize for first place was only two thousand yuan, spanning two days.
For such a small prize, closing the noodle shop for two days seemed unworthy, so he passed on it.
This weekend’s darts competition was different, sponsored by a large corporation, with the first-place prize at fifty thousand yuan and the contest lasting only one day. He had decided to participate.
Now he was contemplating whether to close his shop for the day when he would be away.
Truth be told, the daily turnover of the noodle shop wasn’t insignificant; closing for a day would mean a notable loss, and he was reluctant to do that.
Early in the morning, the number of customers wasn’t much, but as it neared eight o’clock, people started trickling in.
At eight o’clock sharp, Aunt Zhou came to work. With her around, Chen Xu only needed to focus on cooking the noodles and didn’t have to run back and forth to clean up bowls and utensils.
After nine, there were significantly fewer customers in the shop until the last customer hurriedly left. Aunt Zhou cleaned the tables then took out a mop to start mopping the floor.
Chen Xu watched her bustling about and suddenly made a decision. He spoke to her, “Aunt Zhou, come over and sit. I have something I want to discuss with you.”
“What is it?” Aunt Zhou looked puzzled as she propped the mop against the wall, took off her rubber gloves, and came over to sit on a stool.
Chen Xu said, “I’m thinking of handing the kitchen over to you.”
“Eh?” Aunt Zhou looked at him in surprise, shaking her hands and saying, “No, no, I can’t do it.”
“How do you know you can’t if you’ve never done it?” he countered.
Chen Xu smiled and said, “You see me doing it every day, isn’t it pretty simple? Just cook the noodles until they’re done, lift them out, and add different toppings and soup base, right?”
“Here’s the deal, I’ll increase your wage by five hundred yuan. We’ll hire another person. From now on, you won’t have to do dishwashing and such, just focus on managing the kitchen, what do you say?”
Chen Xu watched her face show some interest before continuing, “Furthermore, look at our shop, business is getting better day by day. In a month or two, I’m planning to open a branch. If you do well, I’ll promote you to manager. Then, your salary can go up even further.”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou was visibly tempted and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Then, may I try it out first?”
Seeing her agreement, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he opened the shop, business had been getting better, and the money was good, but he was tied down and couldn’t find time to do other things.
In any case, even though Aunt Zhou was a bit older, from his observation during this time, she worked very reliably, and it was better to hand things over to her than to someone else with an unknown background.
“Come over, I’ll start teaching you the procedure for making noodles right now.” Once Chen Xu made his decision, he didn’t delay and walked into the kitchen to demonstrate for her.
…
Inside a high-end ward of a hospital, Bai Jinxuan was lying on the bed, not yet awake.
Beside the hospital bed, a middle-aged doctor in his forties was looking through her test results.
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Agent Fangfang asked anxiously, “Doctor, she’s not in any danger, is she?”
“She’s had an acute myocardial infarction, but fortunately, she was brought in in time. She’s out of danger now, but she’ll need to stay in the hospital for observation for a while.”
The doctor pulled out a pen and quickly wrote a few lines in the medical record.
“Myocardial infarction? How could this happen? She was fine last night,” Fangfang asked in disbelief. “Doctor, what caused it?”
The doctor said, “Excessive fatigue and overly intense emotions can both trigger an acute myocardial infarction. Of course, considering her age, we can’t rule out congenital heart disease. Have you notified her family? When they arrive, you should ask if there is any family history.”
After speaking, the doctor left the ward.
Fangfang saw him out and returned to the bedside, looking at Bai Jinxuan lying on the bed, pale-faced, her expression full of worry.
Soon after, an assistant came in through the door and said, “Sister Fangfang, I’ve already called Mr. Fan and Sister Shao, and Sister Shao is on her way.”
“Understood. Remember, don’t let any information leak until Sister Shao arrives,” Fangfang reminded before asking the assistant to leave.
She pulled up a stool and sat by the bed, clasped her hands together, took a deep breath, and looked at the girl on the bed with a worried expression, whispering, “Jinxuan, you mustn’t have anything serious.”
A while later, she heard a soft “hmm” sound and looked up to see Bai Jinxuan opening her eyes. She exclaimed joyfully, “Jinxuan, you’re awake?”
As she spoke, she quickly pressed the bedside call button.
Then, she helped Bai Jinxuan to sit up and asked, “How do you feel now? Are you still uncomfortable?”
“Fangfang, why are you here?”
Bai Jinxuan saw it was her and looked around blankly, “Where is this?”
Fangfang said, “You’re in the hospital. You fainted at the hotel earlier; do you remember? I brought you here.”
“Hospital? Hotel?”
Bai Jinxuan murmured these two words, feeling as though they were incredibly distant.
Just then, the door opened; the doctor came back in with two nurses, checked on Bai Jinxuan, and after a while, said, “You’re fine now, just make sure to rest well.” Having said that, he quickly left the room.
“Earth?”
Bai Jinxuan, who had been in a daze, brightened up as she watched the doctor leave, “Is this Earth? I’m back. Right, he must have come back too. I need to find him.”
Saying so, she tried to remove the IV needle from her hand, wanting to get out of bed.
Fangfang was startled and hurriedly held her back, “Who are you looking for?”
“Let go, I need to find him,” Bai Jinxuan said urgently, trying to push her away.
Fangfang, completely baffled, asked, “Who is he?”
“He is…” Bai Jinxuan suddenly froze. Right, who was he?
PS: There is no Chapter 158 because Chapter 156 was repeated, so I’ve skipped a chapter. Alright, it was an accident. Can’t change it now. Lastly, I’m asking for your monthly votes.
