Beads of sweat appeared on Qiao He's smooth forehead, and her expression was extremely distorted, as if she was in extreme pain.
finally--
The system has completed its first upgrade.
The pain receded like the tide, and Qiao He took a deep breath and steadied herself.
Qiao He paused for a moment before asking the dormant system, "Did the upgrade... succeed?"
The mechanical voice of the "Slacking Off System" sounded: "Yes, host, the second system panel has been activated for you."
Qiao He paused for a moment, then clicked on the second system, where a huge progress bar appeared at the top.
[Blue Matter Collection Progress 5%]
Qiao He's eyelids twitched violently. In addition to the rewards that the original "slacking off" system should have, the upgraded system now had an extra progress bar for collecting the azure substance.
In addition, Qiao He also saw things appearing on the system panel in the ocean of consciousness.
[You have acquired a second superpower: Danger Foresight]
Qiao He's palms were covered in a fine layer of sweat; her first superpower was the magic paintbrush of Ma Liang.
Now that the system has been upgraded, it has gained the ability of precognition!
However, the [Danger Premonition] ability seems to be different from Xia Xia's precognitive ability. She cannot foresee a person or a certain moment like Xia Xia does. Instead, it is like a passive skill. Once something that endangers Qiao He's life happens, the danger prediction will be triggered immediately.
She can see how she dies and then avoid danger in advance.
Upon learning this, Qiao He's forehead broke out in even more sweat.
This ability is very useful; it's like she already has many shields of immortality.
Qiao He asked the dormant system in a low voice, "What are you collecting the azure substance for?"
The "Playing it Off" system said calmly, "No comment at the moment."
Qiao He narrowed her eyes. "System, if I foresee that you are in danger to me, you know what I should do."
Even her most powerful cheat ability, Qiao He would eliminate without mercy.
The system's tone remained unchanged: "Okay, host."
"You can rest assured, you are the host, we are one, if you die I will die too."
"Unlike that woman Qiao Yuan, I won't absorb your body and energy; I'll only help you become stronger." After saying this, the system continued, "A reward package appeared after the system upgrade. Don't you want to open it and take a look?"
Qiao He opened the gift pack with a cold face and saw three ability upgrade cards and three ability awakening cards.
A very generous gift package.
Qiao He felt no joy, because Lin Qiao was already dead.
If she were still alive, Qiao He would definitely use one of the current Awakening Cards on her.
However, there is no going back in this world.
Qiao He put away the superpower cards and slowly sat down on the edge of Lin Qiao's bed.
Seemingly having forgotten how to shed tears, Qiao He simply sat there quietly.
a long time.
Qiao He said softly, "I'm sorry, Mother-in-law..."
"I failed to protect you."
"I shouldn't have gone out today."
"If I hadn't gone to the training ground, if I hadn't been greedy for those snacks, and if I had come back earlier... wouldn't you have survived?"
"Grandma...please open your eyes and look at me, just one more time..."
Qiao He's world began to blur. She remembered the first time she met her mother-in-law, how frail and desperate she looked, like a withered tree about to die.
Later, she gradually gained weight, and her eyes regained their sparkle.
That was the happiest time of Qiao He's life, even though she had no family.
She didn't know what love between family members was like; Lin Qiao was the first person to give her the feeling of love.
Qiao He felt as if someone was gently cutting into his heart with a knife; the pain was sharp and unavoidable.
She grasped Lin Qiao's hand, which was calloused from her frequent shooting practice.
Lin Qiao tried so hard to catch up with them, but she was ultimately just a human being.
They don't possess the monstrous power of superhumans; they are only slightly stronger than ordinary humans.
Qiao He could even imagine that Lin Qiao had reached a dead end. She was worried that the three kittens would be parasitized by dodder, so she would rather die herself than see the kittens get hurt.
The parasitism happened in an instant, and Lin Qiao had no way to make them run faster or contact Qiao He immediately.
Lin Qiao had no choice but to face destruction.
But her courage is like the greatest hymn to humanity.
With the strongest will, he plunged that sharp and cold dagger deep into his heart.
What was my mother-in-law thinking when she chose to commit suicide?
Did she ever think that she didn't want to die and wanted to continue living?
Did she ever think, "Hurry up and run, or the kittens will get parasitized by dodder?"
Did she think, "Ahe seems to be wearing something a little thin when she went out today. Is she cold?"
Will it be cold...?
Qiao He's tears fell forcefully onto Lin Qiao's wrinkled hands. These hands had suffered too much; the joints were large, and the skin was rougher than tree bark.
My mother-in-law did a lot of heavy work when she was young, and she has many old injuries, big and small, that were exposed by others.
She didn't even have a good life before the end of the world came.
She thought she could only wait to die in the dilapidated little mountain village.
But she survived and was well protected in the apocalypse.
Qiao He originally thought that she could protect her mother-in-law until the moment she passed away peacefully.
But now she realizes that her thinking was far too naive.
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