Chapter 230

Su Jing stood beside the light screen of the core protection zone of the space. The lightning-type superpower at her fingertips had not yet dissipated. Pale purple lightning swirled around her, intertwining with the colorful light screen of the core array to create strange light and shadow.

The pale golden light on the communicator screen grew increasingly dazzling, even overshadowing the light of the core array. A majestic and ancient energy overflowed from the screen, permeating the entire space and instantly calming the previously restless spirit deer, lambs, and fish, who all bowed their heads as if worshipping some supreme being.

Little Jin perched on Su Jing's shoulder, its little body no longer trembling. Instead, it straightened up, its little eyes fixed on the communicator, its voice filled with a hint of awe: "Su Jing, this energy... it's so powerful, much stronger than the Ice Soul Beast's energy!"

Just then, a monochromatic, emotionless yet authoritative electronic voice emanated from the communicator, resounding throughout the space and even penetrating the spatial barriers to echo around the mountaintop villa:

[System Global Unveiling Announcement:]

I. System Origin: This system originates from the God Civilization. The main god is a guardian of a cosmic-level civilization, responsible for monitoring the ecological balance of various planets and correcting deviations in the development of civilizations.

Earth, a blue planet on the edge of the Milky Way, has been marked as an "endangered ecological planet" by the main god due to the excessive development of human civilization. This system was activated at the critical point of ecological collapse on Earth in order to carry out the main god's instructions.

II. Root Causes of Earth's Deterioration: Over the past three centuries, unrestrained human exploitation of resources (minerals, forests, oil), industrial pollution emissions, and destruction of biodiversity have led to disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, expansion of the ozone hole, and uncontrolled greenhouse effect, ultimately causing the breakdown of the food chain.

Natural disasters such as polar nights and earthquakes are not natural phenomena, but rather punitive warnings from the divine to humankind, intended to force humanity to stop its destruction and reflect on how to save itself.

III. The significance of dungeons and natural disasters: dungeons such as polar night, mineral veins, and the deep sea are "self-salvation opportunities" provided by the main god for mankind. The high-value resources (ores, spiritual plants, and monster cores) in the dungeons can be used to repair the earth's environment and enhance human strength.

The dangers in the instance (monsters, traps, extreme environments) serve as a selection and training ground for humanity. Only those who can adapt to crises and control resources are qualified to participate in the restoration of Earth.

IV. Redeemer Setting: Su Jing's (codename "I am the God of Wealth") rebirth and storage space are exclusive benefits for the "Earth's Redeemer" chosen by the Main God.

In her previous life, Earth ultimately collapsed due to internal strife among humans and the depletion of resources. Su Jing, as one of the few strong individuals who persevered to the end, was recognized by the main god for her indomitable will and survival skills. Therefore, she was given a chance to be reborn and given a storage space (containing spiritual fields, spiritual springs, and ecological cultivation functions) to help her collect resources and repair Earth.

The growth and upgrading of space is linked to the progress of Earth's restoration, and will ultimately achieve its final evolution as Earth is restored.

V. Follow-up Guidance: Earth's restoration has entered a critical period. Redeemers need to continue to protect the core of nature and maintain energy connections.

As the restoration progresses, higher-level areas of the dungeon will be gradually unlocked, providing more powerful resources and challenges.

Whether human civilization can continue depends on the actions of the redeemers and the changes within humanity itself.

Following this announcement, the system will retain its basic functions (task prompts, energy monitoring) but will no longer actively intervene; all decisions will be left to the Redeemers and humanity to make.

The announcement lasted for a full five minutes, every word clearly imprinted in Su Jing's mind, like a thunderclap, instantly freezing her in place, and the lightning-type superpower at her fingertips quietly dissipated.

Her pupils contracted sharply, and a storm raged in her heart—all the doubts from her past life were finally answered.

She recalled the final fate of Earth in her previous life: ten years of polar night, a land subsidence rate exceeding 50%, frequent acid rain caused by air pollution, and the last piece of land being submerged by a tsunami. She and a few other survivors eked out a living in a floating base at sea, but were eventually attacked by a fifth-tier deep-sea monster. The base collapsed, and she breathed her last in the icy seawater.

At that time, she thought it was just humanity's fate, but she never expected that the root of all this was humanity's own destruction, and that natural disasters were the punishment of the main god, while the dungeon was the last chance.

“Rebirth… is an opportunity given by the God… space is a blessing…” Su Jing murmured to herself, raising her hand to stroke the space storage compartment on her wrist, feeling the familiar warmth on her fingertips.

She recalled that at the beginning of her rebirth, there was only a small spiritual field and a spiritual spring in the space. Now, however, it has expanded into a planting area, a breeding area, a monster area, and a core protection area, forming a stable ecological cycle. All of this has grown continuously as she collects resources and repairs the earth. As the announcement said, the growth of the space is linked to the progress of the earth's repair.

Little Jin looked at Su Jing with a puzzled expression, and gently patted her cheek with her little paw: "Su Jing, you're a 'Redeemer'? What's that? Is it very powerful?"

Su Jing did not answer immediately, but turned and walked towards the spiritual herb planting area. Looking at the spiritual herbs that were growing vigorously under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, the spiritual luster on the leaves seemed to be telling their mission.

She recalled how, during the polar night, she used the burning iron ore and heating core in her space to save refugees;

She recalled how, in the mineral vein instance, she collected high-purity gold crystals to store resources for repairing the Earth;

Before the earthquake, she single-handedly killed the Ice Soul Beast, obtained a high-level demon core, and finally collected 100 natural cores to initiate the restoration ritual... All of this seemed to be following some kind of guidance invisibly, and she was the chosen executor.

The spirit deer in the space seemed to sense her emotional fluctuations. The male deer slowly walked to her side and gently rubbed her arm with its antlers, gentle yet firm, as if giving her strength.

The lambs in the breeding area stopped grazing and looked up in her direction;

Schools of fish leap out of the water in the freshwater lake, splashing water everywhere;

The Ice Fang Beast and Rock Armor Beast cubs in the Monster Zone also quieted down, lying by the fence, their eyes no longer showing the ferocity they had before, but rather a bit more submissive.

Su Jing walked to the edge of the freshwater lake and looked at her reflection in the clear water. The woman in the reflection had a complex expression in her eyes, including shock, confusion, and a hint of responsibility.

In her previous life, she was just an ordinary person struggling to survive. After being reborn, she gained a space and superpowers. She thought she just wanted to live a peaceful life away from conflict, but she never expected that she would be given such a heavy mission—to save the earth and redeem humanity.

She raised her hand to activate the communicator. The pale golden light on the screen disappeared, and the normal interface returned. However, the announcement content was automatically saved by the system and pinned to the top of the message bar with the title: [God's Command - Permanently Saved].

She opened the announcement and read it carefully again. Every word was crystal clear, without the slightest blurriness, as if repeatedly reminding her of her responsibilities.

"Human destruction... God's punishment... A chance to save ourselves..."

Su Jing repeated these keywords in a low voice, her mind filled with images of humanity killing each other for resources in her past life, the madness of using any means necessary to mine ore, and the shortsightedness of recklessly releasing pollution for industrial development...

The deterioration of the Earth is indeed caused by humankind itself; natural disasters are merely an inevitable consequence. The copy is the last straw given by the God of God.

She recalled how, after her rebirth, she used the space and dungeon resources to create cold-weather supplies, provide energy cores, and hunt raging monsters, thus helping many people and laying the groundwork for the restoration of Earth.

Was all of this orchestrated by the Supreme God? Was she subtly guiding humanity to save itself while she herself survived?

Little Jin jumped in front of her, pointing its little paws at the colorful light screen of the core protection zone: "Su Jing, is that core array used to repair the Earth? Are we supposed to protect it forever?"

Su Jing nodded, her gaze hardening: "Yes, we must protect it until the Earth is completely restored."

She knew that the announcement said the system would no longer intervene actively, and everything would be left to her and humanity to decide for themselves. This meant that she could choose how to fulfill her responsibilities as a redeemer, rather than being forced to do so.

She walked to the core protected area, raised her hand and gently touched the light screen. Gentle energy flowed into her body through her fingertips, resonating with her spiritual power. She could clearly feel that this energy was not only repairing the earth, but also nourishing her body, making the barrier of her peak first-level Foundation Establishment cultivation even looser. It seemed that as long as she took another step, she could break through to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the space seemed to have increased further due to the announcement. The leaves of the spiritual herbs were greener, the light of the spiritual spring water was clearer, and the low-level demon beasts in the demon beast area also emanated a faint spiritual glow.

Su Jing knew that this was the residual energy of the main god, and also a signal that the Earth's restoration process was accelerating.

For the rest of the time, Su Jing did not manage the space anymore. Instead, she sat cross-legged on the futon in the core protection area, closed her eyes, carefully digested the contents of the announcement, and sorted out her thoughts.

She recalled her death in her past life, the coldness and despair. Now, she thought that perhaps it wasn't the end, but a "reboot signal" from the Supreme God, allowing her to return with her memories and space to the critical point of Earth's deterioration and change everything.

She recalled her earlier refusal to join the global reconstruction team and her choice to live in seclusion. Now it seems that perhaps subconsciously she didn't want to be bound and wanted to complete the redemption in her own way.

The announcement did not mandate that she lead humanity; it merely granted her the status and benefits of a redeemer, leaving it entirely to her choice how to proceed.

Xiao Jin lay quietly beside her, not disturbing her, only occasionally glancing up at the light screen of the core array, then at Su Jing, her little face full of trust.

Other creatures in the space also resumed their normal activities. Spirit deer grazed on spirit herbs, lambs foraged for food, schools of fish darted in the lake, and cubs in the monster area played with each other. Everything seemed harmonious and full of life.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Jing slowly opened her eyes. The previous confusion was gone, replaced by calmness and determination.

She accepted her identity as a "savior" and acknowledged her responsibilities, but she still didn't want to change her lifestyle.

She can protect the core array, provide repair resources, hunt raging monsters, and silently contribute to the restoration of the Earth, but she doesn't want to get involved in human conflicts and the trivialities of reconstruction. She still prefers to live alone and be a lone wolf.

She stood up, walked to the entrance of the space, activated her spatial abilities, and prepared to return to the mountaintop villa.

She knew she needed to think more deeply about the meaning of her past life's death and rebirth, and to clarify her specific direction of action as a redeemer. But now, she needed to first get her emotions in order to meet the challenges ahead.

Outside the space, the setting sun had already dipped below the horizon, night was deepening, and stars twinkled. The villa's defensive light screen glowed with a pale blue light, protecting this peaceful land.

Su Jing stepped out of the space and stood on the villa's terrace, gazing at the distant starry sky. She silently murmured in her heart, "God, I accept the identity of the Redeemer, but I will protect the Earth in my own way until it is completely restored."

Her voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable determination.

In the night sky, a bright star seemed to twinkle, as if responding to her promise.

Su Jing knew that the road to redemption was long and arduous, but she had her space, Xiao Jin, the spirit deer and other companions, powerful superpowers and abundant resources. She was confident that she could fulfill the mission given to her by the main god and bring new life to the earth without changing her lifestyle.