Sitting on the sofa in the house, Mingmei ate her boxed lunch while staring blankly out the window at the sandstorm that had not yet stopped. Her gaze fell on the balcony where a layer of fine sand had accumulated on the ground due to the broken closed window.

Sand seeped in continuously through the cracks and piled up on the ground.

After Mingmei finished eating two boxed meals, the sandstorm gradually subsided. She quietly pushed open the balcony door, picked up a dustpan and broom from the balcony, and carefully swept up the sand, putting it into the iron bucket that was originally used to scrape sand.

Mingmei looked at the sand that was still in the iron bucket and hadn't been emptied completely. Her gaze then fell on the sink on the balcony, which was covered in dust.

Where does the water we drink come from?

Mingmei suddenly thought of this problem: although the boxed lunch was delicious, it was still a bit too salty, and she needed to replenish some water.

Please explore on your own, host!

In an instant, Mingmei suddenly felt the sadness of being a player.

It's a complete rip-off, there's absolutely no user experience.

Carrying a bag of sand weighing about ten kilograms, Mingmei walked down more than ten floors. As she walked down the corridor, she sorted through all the information the players had about this place and then discovered that the water source here was purchased from the black market in the underground city!

Last night, Mingmei spent four hours just watching over the shop and didn't go to change the water at all.

"So this is what I do all day..."

Just as Mingmei was talking to herself, about how she was going to tough it out that day, she suddenly heard a commotion from inside a door not far from her in the stairwell. Instinctively, she turned around and climbed two steps up the stairs.

Immediately afterwards, she heard a loud "bang" as the hallway door opened abnormally behind her.

Hearing the commotion, Mingmei turned her head and saw a fierce-looking, bald, burly man lying heavily on the ground, his face contorted in pain.

The shattered door panel pressing down on him indicated what had just happened.

A tall, slender figure walked in through the door, bent down, and picked up two water jugs that looked like they were for holding water from the bald man's hand.

"Ah Chen?"

Mingmei never expected to run into Mu Chen, whom she hadn't seen before, at this time.

"Meimei..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Mu Chen's eyes as well. He hadn't seen Mingmei for quite some time after entering the game yesterday, and had assumed his teleportation point was far from hers. He just hadn't expected—

His gaze fell on Mingmei and the bucket in her hand, and the corners of his mouth immediately curved into a smile. It turned out that they were just neighbors living upstairs and downstairs.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two were exchanging glances and flirting, the bald man scrambled to his feet faster than anyone else and rushed downstairs before anyone could notice.

Seeing this, Mu Chen had no intention of letting the other party leave. Instead, he kicked the other party, sending him tumbling down the stairs from the eighth or ninth floor. The sound of flesh and bones crashing down made Mingmei tremble involuntarily.

What Mu Chen did was far too terrifying.

"Were you frightened?"

Mingmei stood there motionless, but Mu Chen walked to her side in the blink of an eye, took the sand bucket from her hand with one hand, and took Mingmei's slightly cold hand with the other hand to walk down.

As they walked, Mu Chen said, "This proves the saying, 'Bad people come from poor and remote places.'"

Mingmei remained silent, her gaze fixed on the two water jugs at Mu Chen's waist.

That's why Mu Chen and that bald man fought just now.

The bright silence did not slow down Mu Chen's speech. He continued, "This is a place without laws. If you let someone who has ill intentions towards you go, the other party will not be grateful."

"I know."

Mingmei listened for a long time before speaking.

"But there's no need to do this..."

Mingmei paused again when the two reached the next floor and saw the bloodstains on the handrail. She silently turned to glance at the person beside her, carefully choosing her words, and said, "Won't this have any consequences?"

"It's just a warning to others. To prevent someone else from bothering you and me over two pots of water."

As Mu Chen spoke, he stopped walking, and Ming Mei stopped as well. Suddenly, Ming Mei heard a noise behind them. She turned around and saw several shadowy figures. She was so frightened that she immediately turned and left.

Mingmei withdrew her gaze.

"You knew all along?"

"Mm." Mu Chen nodded and continued walking downstairs with Mingmei. Perhaps Mingmei was a little too sensitive, but after being followed earlier, she felt a faint gaze on her back as they passed each floor.

"They won't make a move."

Mu Chen sensed Mingmei's unease and, while reassuring her, also confirmed with Mingmei that someone was indeed spying on them from behind.

"The people downstairs all heard the commotion just now, and they're just going to check it out now."

Let's see what kind of person is behind this.

Mu Chen had seen that bald guy on the stage of the underground boxing match last night.

The fact that he beat his opponent to death on the stage, a man known for bullying and robbing weaker fighters, has suddenly been killed will give him a lot of peace and quiet for the next few days.

"Speaking of which, I didn't see you at the black market in the underground city last night." Mingmei remembered and asked about Mu Chen's whereabouts last night.

"There are several underground black markets here, and you and I shouldn't be in the same one."

Are you so sure?

"Yes, I searched there for a long time, and I didn't miss a single vendor." Mu Chen said, turning to look at Mingmei and smiling. "No one else can catch my eye in a crowd like you do."

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