"You don't believe me?" Xiao Jinsheng decided to throw Yu Yunxiao into the space first. She quickly walked over and grabbed Yu Yunxiao, and their figures instantly vanished before everyone.
"She really has a space?" Mo Jiao looked at Que Zelian, who nodded.
Yu Yunxiao surveyed the vast plain he was in, and his cat ears perked up. He looked back in shock, "You really have a space!" But when he turned, Xiao Jinsheng's figure was no longer beside him.
Soon, however, Que Zelian was pulled into the space by Xiao Jinsheng. After that, Mo Jiao, Huai Qing, and Su Ye entered the space.
"See?" Xiao Jinsheng stood by the crescent lake, gesturing with her hand to the mountain peaks of different seasons in the four cardinal directions. "This is all my empire!"
"Bald mountains," Mo Jiao interjected.
"Can you say less?" Xiao Jinsheng turned and glared at him. She knew her space was empty. No grass on the earth, no trees on the mountains, no fish in the water. One could say that the only breathing life forms in the space, regardless of whether they were plants or animals, were currently the six of them.
"Mo Jiao, I just mentioned that your current divorce score is negative 59 points, and it's also related to this space," Xiao Jinsheng said. "Given our relationship, it's indeed difficult for you to gain points by interacting with me."
"Although you want to kill me, I'm someone who doesn't hold grudges, doesn't remember past grievances, is magnanimous, has a broad perspective, and possesses excellent kindness..."
"Stop praising yourself," Mo Jiao directly interrupted her. "Get to the point."
"See these four mountain peaks? They're not big. You're responsible for planting trees on them. One hundred trees will get you one point, and they must be at least five years old with a 100% survival rate," Xiao Jinsheng said with a smile.
"You're a loan shark, Xiao!" Yu Yunxiao exclaimed in shock. Xiao Jinsheng immediately turned her gaze to him. "You started at negative 5 points and are still negative 5 points after all this time. You can't even protect yourself, so why are you talking?" Yu Yunxiao's ears instantly flattened, and he snorted, looking away.
"You don't have to plant trees if you don't want to," Xiao Jinsheng said, claiming to be easygoing. "If you don't plant trees, then don't go against me anymore. Obey me, be good to me, and I'll naturally give you points."
"I'll plant trees," Mo Jiao chose without hesitation. Mo Jiao checked his current score in the divorce group. Negative 59 points. To reach 100 points for divorce, he needed 159 points, which meant planting fifteen thousand nine hundred trees. Hmph! Planting trees! It was much better than trying to curry favor with Xiao Jinsheng's arrogant face. Xiao Jinsheng, just wait for your death! Once he finished planting trees and successfully divorced, it would be Xiao Jinsheng's demise!
Mo Jiao voluntarily took on the task of planting trees on the four mountain peaks. Xiao Jinsheng then stated her other needs, wanting to build houses, farm, raise fish, and keep some livestock in the space. These tasks would be difficult for her to complete alone. But currently, there were still four free laborers. Once the space was well-established, if any unexpected situations arose, she could simply hide in the space and survive. As long as she didn't show her face outside, who could find and kill her? Staying at home was easy for an introvert like Xiao Jinsheng.
The group planned the development of the space. What they lacked now was the collection of various building materials, seeds, saplings, and small animals. Saplings could be dug from the forest, which was easy. Small animals could be hunted, or more conveniently, bought in Lanyue City. Thinking that the common currency of this world was energy cores, Xiao Jinsheng wondered, "How many energy cores do we have left?" She had only found one three-star energy core in her room, which she had obtained by selling Mo Jiao to the black market.
Upon hearing this, the five men fell silent. Xiao Jinsheng hesitated, "You guys... you don't all have money, do you?"
"I don't have money," Mo Jiao was the first to reply. Yu Yunxiao's gaze darted away, looking elsewhere. Que Zelian and Su Ye simultaneously handed Xiao Jinsheng a black card. "All my energy cores are stored on the terminal's energy core card."
The city Xiao Jinsheng lived in was called Lanyue City, and the city's management was also fully controlled by the terminal.
"Black cards!" Xiao Jinsheng exclaimed, taking one in each hand. "Aren't we so poor that we're eating dried meat and canned food every day? You guys actually have so many energy cores?" To get a black card, one had to have over a billion energy cores saved.
"Cough, cough," Su Ye rubbed his index finger over his nose, looking down at the ground. Que Zelian met Xiao Jinsheng's suspicious gaze and could only explain, "These are all past savings that... we never had a chance to use."
"Me too," Su Ye replied.
"I have some here too," Huai Qing took out his own black card. Xiao Jinsheng was already numb from the shock of these three hidden rich men. She didn't even bother to consider Huai Qing's ability or star level, or how he could so easily produce a black card. So, all this time, she had three rich men by her side, and she was the only pauper with just one three-star energy core?
Que Zelian, however, subtly glanced at Huai Qing. Huai Qing pushed up his glasses and gave him a gentle smile.
"Here, take this," Yu Yunxiao no longer hid his, also handing Xiao Jinsheng a black card.
"Did you kill that many zombies?" Xiao Jinsheng asked in confusion.
"Do you have to kill zombies to collect energy cores?" Yu Yunxiao glanced away, revealing a small warm light point in his palm. "I'm a healing ability user, after all."
"It's just you. You only know how to go against me. Go outside and see which transformed being isn't polite to me," Yu Yunxiao grumbled. Most transformed beings in the Misty Continent would save energy cores before marriage. This was so they could properly support their females after marriage. But who knew that on the very first night they came to find Xiao Jinsheng with their luggage, all five men were locked out of the courtyard, forbidden to enter. Because of this, the five strangers, who didn't know each other at the time, implicitly agreed to hide their dowries. Later, the resources they used for living were all found on the spot. If they found resources, they ate; if not, they starved, never touching their old savings.
Holding four black cards, Xiao Jinsheng's hands trembled with excitement. Soon, another black card was handed to her. Xiao Jinsheng looked up to see Mo Jiao. Mo Jiao's purple eyes were slightly downcast, and he scoffed, "Selling a black card for one three-star energy core, Xiao Jinsheng, you're quite the planner, destined to be a business genius."
"Didn't you say you had no money?" Xiao Jinsheng ignored his sarcastic tone. After all, he was the first and only one to claim poverty just now. She had originally thought that having Mo Jiao accompany her as a pauper would balance things out in her mind. Who knew this man also had a black card?
"Don't overthink it," Mo Jiao directly shoved the black card into her hand. "I just don't want to use your money or your men's money for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, so there are no lingering entanglements after we divorce."
"Heh heh," Xiao Jinsheng sneered. She fanned herself with the five black cards, which she had fanned out like a small fan, and sighed, "Thinking about how you hate me but still have to give me money to spend, how satisfying is that?"
Mo Jiao: ...
"Let me out, I want to plant trees," Mo Jiao urged. He didn't want to stay in this house for another second. Divorce! It had to be divorce! But what about Yu Yunxiao, who used to be the most vocal about divorce? Why had he been so quiet lately? Mo Jiao wondered suspiciously.