Reborn As A Doomsday Villainess-Chapter 93: Find Meng Nian

Qingran didn’t respond immediately. She focused on rinsing her bowl, the sound of running water filling the silence between them. Lingquan, lounging on the counter, flicked his tail and let out an exaggerated sigh.

[For someone so sharp, you sure are blind when it comes to yourself.]

She shot him a look. "I thought you were upgrading the shop list?"

[I am. But multitasking is a thing, remember?]

Haoyu leaned against the doorway, arms crossed. "I’m just saying, Sister Qingran, people like him don’t just hover around for no reason. You don’t have to like him back, but at least acknowledge that he—"

"He what?" She turned off the tap and grabbed a towel, drying her hands. "If he wanted to say something, he would. And if he doesn’t, then it’s not my problem."

Haoyu opened his mouth, then closed it, realizing he wasn’t going to get through to her. "Fine, fine. Forget I said anything."

Qingran didn’t push the topic further. She had more important things to focus on.

"Lingquan, how’s the shop looking?"

[Ding! System store updated. Want me to list the items?]

"Yeah, start from the cheapest."

A translucent screen popped up in front of her, displaying the updated inventory.

Cheap (Basic Supplies):

• Basic Nutrient Pills – 10 Gold Coins

• Low-Grade Energy Drink – 25 Gold Coins

• Portable Water Purifier (Handheld) – 50 Gold Coins

• Basic First Aid Kit – 75 Gold Coins

• Emergency Food Rations (1-Week Supply) – 100 Gold Coins

• Solar-Powered Flashlight – 120 Gold Coins

• All-Weather Sleeping Bag (Compact) – 150 Gold Coins

• Hand-Crank Emergency Radio – 180 Gold Coins

• Tactical Gloves (Cut-Resistant, Heat-Resistant) – 200 Gold Coins

Mid-Tier (Survival & Combat):

• Intermediate Energy Drink (Boosts Stamina & Alertness) – 250 Gold Coins

• Survival Knife (Self-Sharpening, Multi-Tool Functionality) – 300 Gold Coins

• Compact Crossbow + 10 Bolts – 400 Gold Coins

• Temperature-Adaptive Tactical Jacket – 500 Gold Coins

• Advanced Water Filtration System (Removes Viruses & Heavy Metals) – 1,000 Gold Coins.

Expensive (Advanced & Rare Gear):

• High-Grade Energy Drink (Instant Full Recovery for Stamina & Focus) – 1,500 Gold Coins

• Lightweight Combat Suit (Impact-Resistant, Waterproof, Fire-Resistant) – 2,000 Gold Coins

• Advanced Portable Chemistry Lab (For Creating Medicine, Poisons, or Enhancements) – 2,500 Gold Coins

• Silenced Handgun + 3 Magazines – 3,000 Gold Coins

• Auto-Reloading Crossbow (Enhanced Range & Precision) – 7,500 Gold Coins

• Anti-Zombie Injection (Temporary Immunity for 12 Hours) – 10,000 Gold Coins

• Self-Sustaining Underground Shelter Blueprint – 15,000 Gold Coins

Qingran thought to herself, most of the things couldn’t be used now, but that advanced portable chemistry lab wasn’t so bad, in fact for 2500 coins it felt really cheap.

"Does the lab come with chemicals?"

[Ding! As if, what you get is the lab and equipments, the chemicals you’re getting them on your own.]

"..."

Well now it wasn’t so cheap.

Qingran sighed, rubbing her temple. "Figures. I’ll have to source the chemicals myself."

She still bought the lab, watching her point balance drop to 45,700.

[Congratulations! Advanced Portable Chemistry Lab acquired. The item has been stored in your system warehouse.]

Lingquan stretched lazily on the counter, his tail flicking. [So, what’s next? Are you stocking up more, or are we done for now?]

Qingran tapped her fingers against the table, considering her options. She still had a solid amount of points left. Should she grab more survival supplies? She glanced at the system shop list again.

That Anti-Zombie Injection was tempting, but it was a temporary fix, not a permanent solution. She needed sustainability, not short bursts of immunity.

The Self-Sustaining Underground Shelter Blueprint was also interesting. Having a secure fallback location could be invaluable. But at 15,000 gold coins, it was a heavy investment.

Maybe she should buy more essentials first.

"That advanced water filtration system isn’t so bad. I’ll probably need to get more water tanks so this filtration system would be perfect, that handheld purifier for mobility."

[Ding! Advanced Water Filtration System—1,000 gold coins deducted. Portable Water Purifier—50 gold coins deducted. New balance: 44,650 gold coins.]

[Not bad choices.] Lingquan’s tail flicked lazily as he scanned the shop list. [Since you’re on a roll, you might as well grab a few more essentials. That first aid kit wouldn’t hurt, and those tactical gloves look solid.]

Qingran hummed in thought. "You just want me to spend all my points."

[Hey, I’m just pointing out the obvious. Besides, you know you’ll need them sooner or later.]

"Yeah but I have those in stockpile so it would be waste of points.."

"..."

[Suit yourself!]

Haoyu pursed his lips, it was obvious they liked each other was why was Qingran acting like he was a best.

He hissed he shouldn’t bother himself with matters for adults.

[Ding! That’s good, I’ve got a new mission for you. Find Meng Nian, don’t worry to make your mission easier, I will give you a map]

Haoyu bit his lips, he really did not want to meet the guy he had his accidental first kiss with.

Why would lotus give him such a pitiful mission.

[Hey, I’m just the messenger.] Lotus stretched, if Meng Nian wasn’t useful to Haoyu, he wouldn’t have given a damn.

[You should moving, Meng Nian is closer than you think. Besides he’d be very happy to see you. Reward for this mission is 3000 gold coin, time frame: 24 hours]

Haoyu gritted his teeth, fucking hell, he ran way from school so he wouldn’t have to face Meng Nian, when he started showing up at school often.

Haoyu clenched his fists, feeling the injustice of it all. He had gone through so much effort to avoid Meng Nian, and now the damn system was forcing him right into the lion’s den.

Could he just... not do it?

[You could,] Lotus said lazily, [but then you’d fail, and failing a mission means penalties.]

Haoyu’s eye twitched. "What kind of penalties?"

[Ding! Penalty for failure: -5,000 gold coins from mission rewards coins and a random debuff for 48 hours.]

"..."

The system was daylight robbery.

Haoyu scowled. There was no way he was going to willingly lose 5,000 coins from coins he was going to earn, let alone deal with some stupid debuff.

He had worked too hard for his points to let some rotten mission drain them away. But that didn’t mean he had to make things easy for Lotus.

"...Is there a loophole?"

[Cheating a system mission? Good luck with that.]