Apocalypse: Transmigrated with an Overlord System
Chapter 161: This Moment, Worth It

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: This Moment, Worth It

As soon as everyone stepped into the newly renovated residential building, it seemed that the long-suppressed emotions finally found an outlet for release, and laughter suddenly exploded, like the joy of a long drought and a rain, echoing in every corner.

"I want this room! The light is best here!" Ji Ming shouted loudly while fighting with Liang Zihan at the staircase. The two of them were arguing happily, and the quarrel went straight upstairs and could be heard clearly on the third floor.

Mei had already jumped into a bedroom like a clever wildcat, rolled directly onto the bed, rolled twice in the soft bedding, and her face was full of happiness.

Yun Shou seemed to have discovered some treasure. He picked up the remote control with excitement and began to operate the smart system in the house. Lights, curtains, air conditioners... various devices switched repeatedly under his control. He looked like a child who found a magic mechanism at the end of the world, with sparkling lights in his eyes.

Liora, standing at the door, just watched all this quietly.

The corners of her mouth slowly raised an arc, and the smile was shallow but calm and profound, like a deep lake without waves.

This was exactly the picture she wanted to see.

This group of people could finally laugh without any defense, no longer tense their nerves all the time, no longer worry about what to eat next, and no longer curl up in a dark corner waiting for dawn.

But——

Only she knew how heavy this peace was.

She looked down at the clean and flat tile floor, the polished kitchen countertops, the fully equipped hot water equipment in the bathroom, and the heavy and solid anti-theft door... All of this did not appear out of thin air.

This was exchanged for her with heavy resources that were almost bleeding.

She remembered that scene very clearly.

[System Mall—High-End Self-Sufficient Residential Renovation Module (Fully Furnished)]

[Module includes: independent power supply system (solar energy), environmental control system, modern furniture, and basic home appliances. Exchange price: 500 advanced crystal cores + 100,000 resource points. Non-refundable after exchange.]

500 advanced crystal cores...

Thinking of this number, she felt as if her heart was pierced by a cold awl, and it hurt so much that she could hardly breathe.

These are not resources that ordinary people can easily obtain.

If she hadn’t desperately hunted high-level mutant beasts in the Misty Forest, and if the system hadn’t exploded enough crystal cores and survival points after those battles in which she survived, she would never have been able to spend a huge amount of money to build three standard houses like this.

She silently thanked Atlas for bringing her into the Misty Forest and thanked those fierce battles that almost took her life.

Now, her inventory is enough to support the normal operation of the base for six months. Even if she doesn’t go out hunting anymore, she won’t fall into crisis immediately.

But... although there are many survival points, they must be converted into resource points if they are used to build a base.

And the conversion ratio is——

2:1.

That is to say, two survival points can be exchanged for one resource point.

This means that she actually spent double the price.

She could clearly feel that the survival points she had accumulated with great effort were decreasing at a visible speed.

She sighed softly but raised her head again after hearing Mei’s laughter. In the corridor on the second floor, Yan Lin stood there with a rare look of astonishment and shock in her eyes. And the always cold and taciturn Xu Kai was standing quietly in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside.

There was not much expression on his face, but Liora could feel that he was finally relieved.

Maybe...

All the efforts were really worth it.

She gently closed the door, isolating the slightly cool air outside. The indoor heater made a subtle "buzzing" sound, and the warm air flowed slowly in the room.

She reached out and touched the wall beside her, muttering softly:

"Next time, system, you’d better give me a discount."

The system still didn’t respond as usual.

Liora rubbed her forehead and walked into the kitchen.

The kitchen was already bustling with activity, and everyone was excitedly preparing dinner around the kitchen counter, planning to have a sumptuous celebration banquet.

"This pot is mine! No one can grab the spatula!" Zhao Ren was the first to rush into the kitchen, with his hands on his hips, as if he was determined to defend the chef’s rights to the death, as if he was afraid that someone would take control of the stove from him.

Liora smiled helplessly, took out the ingredients and seasonings from the space, and said as she placed them, "Don’t rush to grab them. Make more today so that everyone can eat."

Ji Ming touched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

At this moment, Xu Kai also walked into the kitchen silently.

Liora raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him.

He didn’t say anything but just stood aside silently and rolled up his sleeves.

"What do you want to do?" she asked in confusion.

Xu Kai whispered, "I don’t want to eat for nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a large piece of wild beast meat that was still warm. The meat was tender and shiny, obviously a high-quality prey that had just been hunted. Then, he took out a few fresh and almost shiny vegetables, which showed that these were not ordinary ingredients.

After he put everything in his backpack on the table, the originally bulging bag was almost half empty.

"Where did you get these?" Ji Ming exclaimed.

Xu Kai glanced at him lightly: "I brought them along the way."

Liora glared at him and thought to herself, You really are hiding something from me.

But she also knew that Xu Kai was a man of extraordinary origin, secretive means, and his own way. Anyway, when she first came to this world, the first person she met was him. If she hadn’t gotten that potion from him, she might still be chewing tree bark in the wilderness.

Xu Kai coughed lightly and turned his head away, pretending to concentrate on cutting meat.

Liora couldn’t help but chuckle.