Chapter 46

She had thought that growing up in that kind of rural environment, she should have a timid personality. But now it looks like although she has been suppressed and has some airs of a small family, she still has a tough character at heart.

He liked people who could resist oppression, because he was that kind of person himself, which was why he was able to reverse his fortunes with sheer determination.

Whether it was Lin Zheng or Liang Zhiwei, Xiayue understood them thoroughly, and was not afraid they wouldn't notice her.

Xiayue's household registration was still in the countryside. Lin Zheng gave her an employment certificate, then asked her to go back to the village to transfer her registration back. She would come back after getting her registration sorted out first.

She had originally planned not to trouble anyone else, but now it seemed there was no chance of that.

Her registration would definitely have to be moved to the An family, so it was impossible not to alarm An Jingzhi as the head of household. So before doing this, she still had to explain clearly to him that she was going to work at the state-run restaurant.

Customers had started coming into the restaurant and Lin Zheng was getting busy too, so Xiayue left with her employment certificate.

Not wanting Zhou Nan and An Meiyun to get involved, she planned to go directly to An Jingzhi's school in the afternoon.

For now, she had to go back and eat, otherwise her grandmother would worry.

This made Xiayue determined once again that she had to learn how to ride a bicycle. Relying solely on her legs, going back and forth was not only tiring, but also too time consuming.

After lunch, Xiayue did not go to the literacy class for the first time, but returned to her room instead.

The crops in the space had matured again. She didn't lack sacks this time, so she harvested everything and put it into sacks, then replanted.

She had never collected eggs from the chickens, ducks and geese wandering around the grass, and now they had multiplied into a large group, with even more little chicks scurrying around in groups. The ten little piglets born as soon as she entered the space were now half grown, and the old sow's belly was big again. Xiayue believed she would give birth again soon. Only the sheep was still pregnant, but it probably wouldn't be long either.

Xiayue roughly calculated that about a month outside was around four months of time in the space. It was just that there were no seasons in the space, so plants grew very quickly when it was hot.

Looking further out, there were still many places Xiayue hadn't had a chance to explore yet. The space was simply too big for her to take care of everything.

For example, the coconut she was holding in her hand was picked from a place very very far away.

Sucking coconut water through a straw, she opened the trading interface.

Perhaps because she had a large amount of food now, I'm Not A Zombie hadn't come out since then. There was no trading information during this period.

She would occasionally make some food and share it with others. After all, she had taken so many of their supplies.

The aquaculture tycoon had asked her for seafood twice, saying the seafood from her side was more delicious than what he bought at the market, and so was the fruit.

Xiayue also found that although the products from the space didn't have all the magical effects described in novels, the taste was superb. Long-term consumption was also good for the body.

I'm Not A Zombie: "Is Little Rich Girl there? I found something good, do you want to try exchanging it for star coins on the trading device?"

Vintage Little Rich Girl: "???"

Along with the item transfer message, she chose to receive it.

The trading device immediately displayed: Primary Zombie Crystal Nucleus x1, exchangeable for 20 star coins. Confirm exchange?

Xiayue's eyes lit up instantly. She chose No, then took out the zombie crystal nucleus from her storage space.

Fortunately, items transmitted through dimensional travel would undergo automatic sterilization, so as not to endanger the current dimension. So there was no need to worry about infection.

A fingernail-sized transparent crystal appeared in front of the trading interface, with a clear, bright, and glossy texture. It was hard to believe it was taken from the brains of such ugly creatures like zombies.

I'm Not A Zombie: "This is a crystal nucleus I just discovered in a zombie's brain. I don't know its exact function yet, but we found zombies that have evolved these crystal nuclei have started developing superpowers. So I thought, there must be some kind of energy in the zombie crystal nuclei." I'm Not A Zombie sent a depressed emoji. Xiayue could only mourn silently for her for a few seconds.

Then she sent her a coconut to cheer her up.

I'm Not A Zombie quickly became energetic again, and took a big sip of coconut juice. "Zombies will probably keep evolving, just like human espers. The higher the level, the more refined the crystal nucleus energy. You wait for me to stock up on crystal nuclei for you. But don't forget me when you contact other dimensions and get good stuff in the future."

Vintage Little Rich Girl: "Of course, with our relationship, you're like my sister. I'll make sure you get whatever I have in the future."

Xiayue suddenly thought, with the large number of upgradable crystal nuclei now available in the post-apocalyptic dimension, couldn't it be considered to have evolved into an advanced dimension?

After all, when she first added it, there were no crystal nuclei there yet. It seemed low-level dimensions also had a chance to evolve into advanced dimensions, only the probability was very low. And the process of evolution...

Thinking of the terror and dangers of having to go through the post-apocalyptic zombie world, Xiayue couldn't help but shiver.

She was also lucky that the dimensional trading device I'm Not A Zombie got was intact and undamaged. Otherwise she wouldn't have gotten the crystal nucleus so easily.

To put it bluntly, she needed her own trading device to connect to other dimensions to get better items, while she needed the crystal nuclei from I'm Not A Zombie to search for dimensions. The two were mutually beneficial.

After chatting for a while longer, when Xiayue came out of the space, it was already past 2 o'clock.

An Zhiang was in the yard and smiled when he saw her come out. "Little sister, you're awake? Grandma said you were sleeping so I didn't go call you."

Xiayue was very happy. Speak of the devil. "Fourth brother, are you free this afternoon?"

An Zhiang: "Not busy at all. I went to sign up for the army recruitment quota at noon. I'll be leaving in a few days. Little sister, are you going out? Where do you want to go, fourth brother will take you there."

So Xiayue told An Zhiang about finding a job at the restaurant. She asked him to take her to see An Jingzhi.

When An Zhiang suddenly heard that Xiayue was going to be an apprentice at a restaurant, his first reaction was, "Little sister, are you short on money? If you need money, fourth brother will find a way to help you. Being an apprentice at a restaurant is too tiring. After fourth brother joins the army, I'll have an allowance. I'll support you in the future."

"Fourth brother, you can't support me for the rest of my life." Xiayue laughed. Her heart still felt warm though. "I don't lack money. I just want to find something to do for myself. After all, I'm grown up now. I can't just stay home all the time, right?"

"But you don't have to be an apprentice at a restaurant! Being someone's apprentice is so tiring, with smoke and fire everywhere." Apprenticeships were not easy in this era. You really had to treat your master like your own father, do all the dirty and tiring work, and give your master filial gifts of money. And even then you might not necessarily learn the skills.

After all, the saying "teaching an apprentice only to starve the master" was no joke.