Chapter 363 So That's How It Is

Upon hearing this, Meng Qingyue silently took two steps back, staring at Gu Jinchen with an extremely unfamiliar gaze, as if she had never known him before.

"What good will the end of the apocalypse do? Why don't you open your eyes and take a look? Seven years have passed, how many people have died, and how many people are left in the world? If it doesn't end, how many more people will die?"

I absolutely hate this apocalypse. I want to see the prosperity before it ends. I must end this apocalypse.

Gu Jinchen was enraged by her stubbornness. He grabbed Meng Qingyue's hand, walked to the villa's entrance, and pointed to the tall buildings outside.

“Take a closer look, open your eyes and see those high-rise buildings we built together, the farmland in the distance. Where is it not prosperous enough, where is it not to your liking?”

It's been seven years since the apocalypse. Over the years, I've worked tirelessly to develop this base, and now we have what we're not satisfied with.

Now that all the damned people are dead, the major bases have stabilized, resumed production, and started to reproduce. People will not be in danger living in the bases, and no one will die as long as they do not leave the bases. Isn't that enough?

Our base is the only one in the world capable of cultivation, and it's the largest exporter of agricultural products. All other bases depend on us for their livelihood; all their supplies flow into our base whenever they need to purchase agricultural products.

Our base is the most perfect, the most prosperous, and the only one with a healthy ecosystem.

In a few more years, as our base expands and our power grows, we will gradually annex other bases. The entire world will be under our control; we will be the kings of this world.

With such a magnificent future, what is there to be dissatisfied with? Why not just be a king? Why insist on ending the apocalypse? Didn't you see any of the good fortune the system gave you?

Meng Qingyue shook off Gu Jinchen's hand, leaving a bruise on her wrist. "Fortune? Every square meter our base expands uses crystal cores. Where do these crystal cores come from? They're ripped from the brains of zombies."

Where did the zombies come from? They were transformed humans! They were real, living people. Everything we enjoy now is built on countless corpses. I can't sleep, I can't sleep at all. What's wrong with the apocalypse ending and the world returning to normal?

"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand." Gu Jinchen said viciously, "Throughout history, which emperor, which country, didn't rise to power through bloodshed? Which one didn't step over the corpses of others? What are you being so sentimental about?"

When you stole Meng Shiwan's RV and killed her, I didn't see any sense of righteousness in you.

What exactly is the difference between the ecological balance of our base and the global ecological balance?

Our base has a balanced ecosystem; therefore, we are kings.

Without our advantage in maintaining global ecological balance, we are nothing. What are you thinking? Can't you use your brain?

Meng Qingyue's restrained composure finally crumbled, and she hysterically cried out, "Yes, like you said, I'm not a righteous person. I killed Meng Shiwan, and in the face of profit, I killed others too!"

If you are still the same person you were before, I will stand by you without hesitation. We, as husband and wife, will love each other dearly and enjoy this world together.

But you changed. You changed first. You made me realize that what I painstakingly snatched from Meng Shiwan was nothing but trash. Meng Shiwan is laughing at me even from the afterlife.

I have no sense of righteousness, no concern for my country or the world, and no concern for the lives of the survivors.

I have only one thought in my mind: to end the apocalypse, to shatter your beautiful dreams. This is my greatest revenge against you; I will make all your dreams collapse.

Gu Jinchen's face was very ugly. His expression changed several times before his voice finally softened, "Qingyue, I was wrong. I won't touch other women anymore. Let's live a good life together, like in ancient times, with the emperor and empress united, enjoying the world. Please forgive me just this once?"

He tried to take Meng Qingyue's hand, but Meng Qingyue dodged him from a distance.

The ice in her eyes didn't melt; instead, it grew even colder. "Gu Jinchen, you're already tainted. It's too late to say anything now. I'm going to end the apocalypse and shatter your dreams. This is the greatest revenge I can give you."

Waking up from her dream, Meng Shiwan slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the roof of the car.

Is that how it is?

That's how it is.

In that instant, everything became clear, and it turned out to be almost exactly as she had guessed.

Why did Meng Qingyue kill Gu Jinchen as soon as she was reborn?

Because Gu Jinchen betrayed her in her past life.

Meng Shiwan had previously wondered why Meng Qingyue was selfish and domineering, not someone who cared about her country or the apocalypse.

Meng Shiwan thought it was because of the system that Meng Qingyue was forced to face the apocalyptic situation.

It turns out none of these reasons were true; Meng Shiwan had overestimated her.

She's a hopeless romantic and a spoiled rich girl who doesn't want to suffer any losses.

When she was deeply in love with Gu Jinchen, she was willing to give him everything, and she even promoted Gu Jinchen to be the base manager.

At that time, Meng Qingyue probably thought that she and Gu Jinchen would work together to carve out a place for themselves in the apocalypse.

Later, Gu Jinchen gradually became arrogant with power and betrayed Meng Qingyue. Meng Qingyue then wanted to destroy everything Gu Jinchen had and fight to the death.

Meng Qingyue learned the truth about the apocalypse from the system. She wanted to end the apocalypse, but she failed in the next three years because of what happened. The apocalypse did not end, but she was careful and started over, which led to the Meng Shiwan we know today.

Meng Qingyue left Meng Shiwan a clue: the black cube.

Then she traveled back in time and killed Gu Jinchen, thus personally taking revenge on the scumbag.

But who killed Meng Qingyue? Was it someone from the Chuangyuan Base? Or was it that old man?

Or perhaps the system?

Meng Shiwan thought that her current system was like a fool, and felt that the possibility was slim.

In this precognitive dream, Meng Shiwan finally uncovered the truth about the system.

She can obtain many things from the system using crystal cores: space, farms, power-enhancing fluids, even weapons, and various conveniences. As long as she has crystal cores, she can obtain many conveniences.

All the system needs is the crystal nucleus.

After the crystal nuclei arrive at the system, they will exist in a separate space, and then those crystal nuclei will disappear periodically, their whereabouts unknown.

The system had previously told her that it would leave some crystal cores for the system to use for replenishing its energy.

Crystal cores can not only be used to make power-enhancing fluids, but are also a kind of pure energy.

If we consider this planet as a slaughterhouse, then humans are the poultry in the slaughterhouse. They are turned into zombies by the virus, producing crystal cores, which then flow to the system, forming a complete production chain.

The outbreak of the virus is systemic.

The collection of crystal nuclei is also accomplished by the system.

From beginning to end, the culprit is this system.