Chapter 1 The beginning of the region

"Gu——"

The hungry belly began to wriggle, and the stomach kept secreting mucus, which stimulated the abdomen and began to ache again.

Helplessly, Jiang Ning climbed up and rummaged through the drawers in the house to find something to eat.

Finally, she found half a moldy steamed bun under the sofa.

The steamed bun was as hard as a stone, and it was unknown how long it had been before it was discovered.

Jiang Ning hurriedly picked it up, patted it clean, removed the moldy part with a knife, added some water, and wolfed it down.

When people are at the end of their rope, they can eat anything.

Jiang Ning cried while eating, and the emotions that had been accumulated for a long time broke out at this moment.

Three days ago, she was a student majoring in agriculture. She had just finished inspecting her experimental field when she was knocked unconscious by a cow that came from nowhere.

When she woke up, she became an interstellar orphan.

In the girl's memory, she was supposed to have a happy family. Although not rich, she lived a good life. But one day, a ferocious high-level alien beast came to the area where she lived. The alien beast destroyed the girl's family and killed many people. The people on that planet had no power to fight back. The girl fled to this planet with her family.

A month ago, the girl's parents also died while hunting monsters, leaving her an orphan. The girl was unlucky and eventually went to her parents because of an infection.

Coincidentally, the girl's original name was also Jiang Ning.

"Gee..."

Jiang Ning's tears finally dried up after eating half a steamed bun, and the burning feeling in her stomach was somewhat relieved.

After being hungry for two days and two nights, she had to accept the fact that she had traveled through time and space and became an orphan.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

There were several rapid knocks on the door. One side of the rusty iron door was sunk into the outer wall of the iron house. When someone knocked on the door, the whole house would shake. Jiang Ning was afraid that the person outside would knock her house down.

She walked to the door and was about to open it when she heard someone muttering outside.

"Why hasn't anyone come to open the door? It's been several days. Old Li, don't you think someone is dead in there?"

The man called Old Li was a little scared. He leaned on the door and listened carefully to the movement in the house: "Wait a little longer, maybe she fell asleep and didn't hear it."

"This child is pitiful. She lost her parents at a young age. How can she live in the future!"

Jiang Ning's heart was calm. She stood at the door and listened for a while. The little girl had died of wound infection a long time ago. Now the soul of an adult lives in her body. If she doesn't work hard to live, she will have the same fate as the little girl.

Jiang Ning pulled the door.

It didn't move for a while.

Jiang Ning: “?”

She belatedly remembered that on the first day she came through, a flying machine happened to hit her house, and her tin house, including the door and a corner of the wall, was smashed and deformed.

But Jiang Ning, who was in a state of confusion during her time travel, lay there like a salted fish for a few days, and she gradually forgot about it.

“Jiang Ning, are you home?” Seeing that there was no movement in the house, the person outside the door raised his voice a little and patted the iron door more urgently.

Jiang Ning almost stuck to the iron door and tried hard to pry the lock on the door.

With her efforts, she finally opened the door a little.

The iron door dragged on the ground and left several scratches.

Jiang Ning: “…”

Very good! Now the safety factor of this house has been improved. Even if a thief comes to pry open the lock, he may not be able to open the door!

Jiang Ning saw a middle-aged man and woman and a teenager about eleven or twelve years old standing outside the door through the crack of the door.

She recalled the little girl's memory. These faces appeared in her mind more often. She quickly matched them with the faces in her memory. They were the neighbors of the little girl. They also escaped from the disaster planet. So after the little girl's parents died, they took extra care of her.

"Uncle Li and Aunt Li, what can I do for you?" Jiang Ning called out crisply.

This body was very thin due to years of malnutrition. The dazzling sunlight shone on her body, making her complexion even paler.

"Fortunately, she's fine." Aunt Li finally let go of her worries and took a long breath. Soon, a trace of heartache flashed across her eyes.

Uncle Li, who was standing by, bumped into Aunt Li lightly, reminding her that she was still here and should be careful with her words.

Jiang Ning didn't care much about this, after all, Aunt Li was just concerned.

"It's like this, a few of us are going to the uninhabited area in the north to hunt a few alien beasts and sell them at the market. I want to ask if you want to go with us?" Uncle Li said.

He regretted it immediately after asking this question. Looking at the thin girl in front of him, she didn't seem to have the ability to fight against alien beasts. It was estimated that she would be torn to pieces by the alien beasts in a few moves.

"Dad, hurry up." The boy not far away showed an impatient look on his face and kept urging, "Yan Zhou and the others are still waiting for us."

"...Right away, why is this kid rushing?" Uncle Li complained about his son, but he had already made up his mind that Jiang Ning would definitely refuse. He rubbed his hands and prepared to leave.

"Wait, Uncle Li," Jiang Ning called him, "I'll change my clothes and go with you."

If she didn't think of a way to make some money, she would starve to death.

The ready-made opportunity to make money was beckoning to her, and Jiang Ning, who had already intended to work, had no reason to refuse.

In the technologically advanced interstellar age, the only way for the unawakened lowest-class citizens to make money is to go to mining areas as laborers or to venture out to hunt low-level aliens for money.

Although the former is safer, it is obviously not suitable for Jiang Ning.

Besides, the team members are all old neighbors who came from the planet of disaster with the original body, and they can take care of each other to some extent.

It is always more likely to win if you act in a group than if you fight alone.

Uncle Li did not expect Jiang Ning to agree, and his expression was a little stunned. Without waiting for Uncle Li to hesitate

, Aunt Li took the lead and said, "Okay, we'll wait for you for a while."

Jiang Ning turned and went into the house, and did not forget to close the door when he left.

Watching her leaving, Aunt Li sighed silently in her heart.

Originally, the task of hunting monsters fell on the parents of this child, but... Alas, it was not what people wanted!

After losing her parents, Jiang Ning lost her source of income, and no one around her was willing to take a burden with her on a mission, so she could only look through the trash cans.

But the garbage in the landfill had already been filtered through the recycling station, so there was no valuable stuff to be found there.

This month, Aunt Li watched her drink the nutrient solution she picked up with some water every day when she was hungry. During this period, Aunt Li couldn't bear to watch it, so she saved a brand new nutrient solution from her teeth and gave it to her.

Jiang Ning was very happy and drank it like a treasure for a week before finishing it.

But in the past few days, Jiang Ning's house was quiet, and Aunt Li was afraid that she had died in the house. Just as they were planning to form a group to go to the northern uninhabited area for a mission, Aunt Li urged her husband to find her.

After all, it was not a good idea to always pick up garbage. Jiang Ning, a girl, would eventually join the group to hunt monsters.

Jiang Ning quickly changed into a neat long-sleeved shirt and trousers and walked out: "Uncle Li, Aunt Li, I'm done, let's go."

"Have you thought it through?" Jiang Ning's firm and optimistic look made Aunt Li's next words stuck in her throat, and she had to say two words earnestly, "Hunting aliens is very dangerous, you must follow your uncle Li closely."

"Yes." Jiang Ning nodded obediently, "Thank you, Uncle Li and Aunt Li, you are so nice."

This was the first time she went out since she traveled through the stars.

"Li Xiang, remember to take care of your sister Jiang Ning." Aunt Li did not forget to tell her son.

The boy named Li Xiang rolled his eyes and muttered something in a low voice: "A burden."

Then he put on a black backpack and walked away without looking back without waiting for the three people.

"Don't pay attention to him, he is just like that." Aunt Li smiled awkwardly and made amends for her son, "Li Xiang is a very good person. If something really happens, he will definitely save you."

Jiang Ning just smiled and said nothing.

In times of crisis, it is better to rely on yourself than to expect others to help you.

"This time, there are ten people in our team. In addition to your uncle Li and my mother and I, there are also your uncle Yan and his son Yan Zhou. I have never seen the other five people. They are from other areas. Xiao Zhou has always been in charge of contacting them. This is the first time we cooperate with them, so the monsters hunted will be divided in half between the people in our two areas. When the time comes, our internal people will see how to deal with it." Aunt Li was introducing some information about this mission to Jiang Ning along the way.

Jiang Ning listened very carefully.

The slums of M412 are very backward, with iron houses of different heights interlaced up and down. The scorched red land is as barren as a desert and there is no grass. The ground is full of pits and the thick water inside emits a foul smell.

It was not much better than the modern slums.

While Jiang Ning was lost in thought, they stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse.

A father and son stood in front of the warehouse.

The man in front was tall and had a stern face, but his peach blossom eyes made him look a little gentler.

The boy looked only a little older than her and Li Xiang.

"Brother Yan Zhou." Li Xiang greeted him enthusiastically and called him.

Yan Zhou glanced at him and Jiang Ning and the others who followed behind him, without any emotion.

However, Yan Zhengxiang, Yan Zhou's father, said to the Li couple in surprise after seeing Jiang Ning in the crowd: "Old Li, why did you bring this girl here?"

Jiang Ning instantly felt several eyes looking at her, some with sympathy and pity, and some with disgust.

She didn't care at all, and explained to Yan Zhengxiang the reason for her appearance as usual: "Hello, Uncle Yan, my parents are gone, and it's time for me to learn how to make money." Yan

Zhengxiang felt that something in Jiang Ning seemed to be changing, and he felt a little relieved and a little more shaken at the same time.

Neighbors in the slums all knew that the child had been rummaging through garbage for the past month. Although they wanted to help, they didn't have the strength to do so.

Father Li and Yan Zhengxiang had lived together for many years. Seeing that his expression was somewhat relaxed, he urged him, "Old Yan, this child is so pitiful, let's take her with us. With so many people going this time, everything will be fine."

Yan Zhengxiang didn't say anything, but glanced at his son's expression.

He couldn't make the decision on this matter.

"It's just one more person. If you want to go, let's go together." Feeling a few eyes coming at him, Yan Zhou looked back and agreed without even looking at Jiang Ning carefully.

To him, anyone is fine. He can handle it now.

"Wait." Before everyone could rejoice, Li Xiang on the side circled around Yan Zhou several times.

He said excitedly: "Brother Yan Zhou, are you awake?"

His pupils were big, and his face was full of surprise and joy, almost happier than if he had picked up 100 yuan.