My sleep schedule has been a bit chaotic lately, so I'm adjusting it today. The next two chapters will be posted daily.
I'm not receiving chapter reviews in the backend, so I can't reply.
I've seen some readers say they don't have high expectations for the new book based on the preview. If possible, could you share your reasons?
Although this isn't the final version and will undergo optimization and revisions, knowing the reasons for low expectations will allow me to make targeted improvements.
I hope everyone will provide plenty of feedback on the openings of these two new books in these two chapters!
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"Cluck cluck... caw!"
Tang Luo's blade fell, and the chicken's head rolled to the ground.
"Congratulations, Host! You have obtained 10 points!"
A mechanical, electronic voice echoed in Tang Luo's mind.
Her hands didn't stop as she skillfully bled, plucked, and processed the chicken.
Soon, the chicken was chopped into small pieces, placed in a bowl, and set aside.
On the kitchen island counter, there were already 5 portions of chicken prepared like this.
In addition, there were 10 fish and 1 duck neatly arranged.
These were all processed by Tang Luo that morning after slaughtering them.
After finishing everything, Tang Luo let out a long sigh.
"System, how many points do I have now?"
"Current points: 102 points."
As soon as Tang Luo spoke, the mechanical electronic voice sounded in her mind again.
This was the system she obtained after transmigrating into this novel world. No one but her could hear this electronic voice.
"I worked all morning and only got 102 points. The speed of accumulating points is too slow."
"At this rate, how can I possibly establish a large enough secret base and stockpile enough survival supplies before the apocalypse?"
Tang Luo muttered to herself with some worry.
"The Host can obtain more points by killing sinful beings."
"Points can be used to expand base space, refresh items in the space, purchase items from the mall, and more."
"For more functions, please explore them yourself."
Hearing Tang Luo's self-talk, the system's mechanical electronic voice sounded again.
Tang Luo was speechless.
There were less than 7 days until the apocalypse began.
At the current speed, even if she did nothing but slaughter living creatures, she would only accumulate about 2,000 points by the time the apocalypse broke out.
Moreover, Tang Luo also needed to stockpile essential survival supplies before the apocalypse, so she couldn't spend all her time accumulating points.
But this system was simply an artificial intelligence with intellectual disabilities!
Whenever she asked how to get points or how to expand the base, the system would always repeat these three sentences.
But there was no choice.
To survive the upcoming apocalypse, she still had to rely on this "Secret Base System."
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Tang Luo added some ginger and scallions to the chicken she had just prepared and stewed it in a clay pot.
Speaking of which, Tang Luo had only been in this world for a total of 6 hours since she transmigrated.
This world was the world of a male-oriented apocalypse 'cheat' novel that Tang Luo had read before transmigrating.
Tang Luo had transmigrated into a female character with the same name and surname as herself in the novel.
Tang Luo, a girl, normally wouldn't read such male-oriented 'cheat' novels.
The reason she read this one was because a friend discovered the female character with the same name and surname as her and recommended it to her. She happened to have time, so she inexplicably started reading it.
But as she read, Tang Luo felt increasingly indignant.
The female character in the book with the same name and surname as her, the original owner, was a very outstanding girl.
Even in the apocalypse, she carved out her own territory, became a minor leader in a faction, gathered loyal subordinates, and lived well without the male lead.
However, because the original owner's faction blocked the male lead's path, and the male lead wanted to defeat the original owner's faction with minimal cost, he targeted the original owner for conquest.
Conquering beautiful girls was one of the highlights of this male-oriented 'cheat' novel.
In the book, the male lead, after being reborn, obtained a system that not only gave him almost invincible strength but also allowed him to conquer beautiful girls through the system.
The novel's setting stated that as long as the male lead selected a conquest target, no matter what he did, the target's favorability towards him would only increase, never decrease.
Sometimes, even if he slapped the target a few times, their favorability would increase.
When the favorability reached above 60, most of the male lead's requests would be seriously executed by the target, unless it was suicide.
When the favorability reached 100, any request the male lead made would be unhesitatingly executed by the target, including suicide!
The male lead had more than one girl around him who was conquered due to increased favorability.
Tang Luo watched as the original owner's favorability towards the male lead soared under his conquest, eventually losing herself and wholeheartedly considering the male lead.
Because their initial relationship was adversarial, because the original owner was highly capable, and because she appeared later, the original owner was also envied, excluded, and ignored by some of the girls the male lead had conquered earlier.
Perhaps readers who identified with the male lead would find these plots very satisfying.
But Tang Luo identified with the original owner, who shared her name, and became angrier as she read.
Why should the original owner be conquered by that male lead just because of the system's favorability setting?
Did that male lead deserve it?
Everything the male lead gained, including his increased strength, developed faction, and conquered girls, was all because he had the system.
In his previous life without the system, the male lead was nothing.
Why should such an outstanding girl as the original owner give everything for him and not receive equal treatment?
Just because he was the male lead and had a cheat?
Tang Luo thought that if the male lead's system were in the original owner's hands, even without rebirth, she would definitely do better than the male lead!
Just as Tang Luo was thinking this, her vision suddenly went black.
When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in this world and become the original owner.
Tang Luo was almost driven mad at that moment.
She felt indignant about the original owner's experience and was indeed dissatisfied with the male lead, but she absolutely didn't want to live in this post-apocalyptic world where order collapsed, humanity was distorted, and natural disasters were constant.
What's more, there was the original male lead, wielding a powerful cheat, killing entire families at the slightest disagreement, and able to conquer people unconditionally.
Tang Luo just wanted to return to her original world.
So, the first thing she did after waking up was to jump directly from the 11th floor!
But just as she was about to turn and jump, her mentally challenged system...
No, the "Secret Base System" appeared.
As soon as it appeared, the system said to her:
"The Host can only return to the original world after completing the main mission."
"If the Host dies in this world, they will also die in the original world; without completing the main mission, the Host will be forever trapped in this world."
Although the system's timing was suspicious, and Tang Luo didn't know if the system was telling the truth, she decided not to commit suicide for now.
After all, she only had one life.
If it were true, she would be the one dying.
Besides, her cheat had already arrived, and she had the capital to survive the apocalypse, so there was no reason to commit suicide.
Next, Tang Luo began to explore her "Secret Base System."
She learned that this system could grant her an independent plane space.
Even when the apocalypse came, she could hide inside and live comfortably.
However, opening the space, installing an entrance, refreshing items, and so on, all required points.
And points could only be obtained by killing "sinful beings."
In the real world, Tang Luo was a food blogger.
She had done a lot of killing chickens and fish in the real world.
Therefore, when she saw "killing sinful beings," the first thing she thought of was killing those who had committed serious sins after the apocalypse, and secondly, these ingredients like chickens, ducks, and fish.
This led to her slaughtering so many living creatures that morning.
Letting the chicken soup simmer on low heat, Tang Luo went to wash rice and cook it.
After that, it was just waiting.
Although as a food blogger she had decent cooking skills, after a busy morning, Tang Luo didn't make any other dishes. The chicken soup was enough for her alone.
Taking advantage of the free time, Tang Luo hurried to create the secret base.
Even if she had few points, she could still create a smaller space and store supplies in it first.
"View system panel."
As soon as Tang Luo spoke, a light screen, visible only to her, appeared before her eyes.