Chapter 173
Xia Er remembered that in the simulation diary, she had missed the dinner because her calf was fractured by a carriage, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
"I'm sorry, I can't go."
Xia Er looked at Ai Wei Na and said, "Also, I’m afraid I won’t be able to visit your clinic for the next few days. I need a long break... It’s best if we don’t see each other during this time."
Hearing her own words felt strange to Xia Er, so she added, "People from the organization will come to Berlun City to verify the details of my actions. This affects my evaluation and year-end performance, but it will be over soon."
"Evaluation? Performance?"
Ai Wei Na looked puzzled; the organization sounded so much like a company.
However, Ai Wei Na didn’t press further. This was Xia Er's private matter, and if Xia Er didn’t want to share, she wouldn’t pry.
"Alright, I understand. I wish you all the best."
Ai Wei Na nodded, suddenly remembering something, and asked, "Can I write to you?"
"That should be fine?" Xia Er replied, her voice uncertain.
"Could you copy those few sentences in Ancient Ansu for me? I’ll translate them and send you a letter tomorrow."
Ai Wei Na pointed to the canvas bag Xia Er was carrying.
Xia Er was more than happy to oblige Ai Wei Na’s request. After she copied the sentences, she received a few bottles of the calming potion Ai Wei Na had made. These potions didn’t have any therapeutic effects on the mind, but they would help Xia Er sleep better.
In the end, Ai Wei Na had the butler prepare a carriage to take Xia Er back.
After saying goodbye to Ai Wei Na, Xia Er climbed into the carriage.
Inside, she couldn’t help but feel drowsy; the comfortable cushions and faint fragrance made her eyelids heavy.
When she finally returned to 71 Gem Avenue, Xia Er took the key from her canvas bag, unlocked the door, and after locking it again, she staggered up to the second floor. Upon opening the door to the master bedroom, she collapsed onto the new bed the landlord had prepared.
Here, Xia Er felt relatively safe. After all, in the simulation, she and her sister had lived here for over a month without any incidents.
She placed the canvas bag on the table, took out the calming potion Ai Wei Na had given her, removed the wooden cork, and, following Ai Wei Na's instructions, poured a few drops into a glass of water before downing it in one go.
Soon, as she lay in bed, a wave of drowsiness washed over her. She finally surrendered to the overwhelming urge to sleep and drifted off.
...
June 24, 7:44 AM.
Lying on her bed, Xia Er let out a soft groan.
She turned over, stretched her arms wide, and slowly yawned before opening her eyes.
A night of uninterrupted sleep had restored her energy, but the harsh sunlight made her squint. In her haste to sleep last night, she seemed to have forgotten to close the curtains.
Rubbing her eyes, Xia Er sleepily glanced toward the window, and her relaxed state instantly tensed up at the sight of a black figure against the sunlight.
She quickly sat up, staring intently at the black raven, which was almost as long as her forearm, tilting its head to watch her. Its massive wings rested calmly on the ground, and it met Xia Er's gaze without flinching.
In the next moment, a silver glint flashed in Xia Er's hand; the **Zhiming Xue Luolan** (Deadly Blood Roland) was firmly gripped, aimed directly at the raven.
But just as she was about to pull the trigger, the raven suddenly vanished, as if it had never been there at all.
The rules of misfortune... had begun.
Based on the timeline in the simulation notes, Lucy and Opode must have arrived in Berlun City last night or even earlier.
Today was the 24th.
In the simulation, she had been at the clinic with Ai Wei Na on the 24th, receiving Lucy and Opode separately. They hadn’t appeared at the same time, which had averted disaster.
Had the rules of misfortune only locked onto her today?
If she had left Berlun City with her sister immediately after waking from the simulation yesterday, would all of this have been avoided?
A silver flash passed through Xia Er's hand as the gun blade disappeared. Her thoughts became chaotic, filled with regret.
What she didn’t know was that even while Lucy was still in Ansu City, a raven had already locked onto her, though Lucy remained blissfully unaware.
And Xia Er herself had likely been locked onto long before, only for the "game" to officially begin when others were drawn to Berlun City.
Xia Er quickly adjusted her mindset, refusing to dwell on the matter any longer.
Since the events had already unfolded, it meant she had no choice. All she could do was crush the impending disaster before it could take root.
Now, Xia Er had more information than the other two, giving her a significant advantage they didn’t possess.
She had to end this before they even realized what was happening.
However, directly attacking or ambushing them was not feasible.
Both were at their peak, fully intact, and in top mental and physical condition. Facing Lucy and Opode, Xia Er had no chance of survival.
Moreover, even if she found a way to kill them, she couldn’t be sure it wouldn’t trigger the final catastrophe.
The first wave of lightning, the second wave of fire whirlwinds—Xia Er could barely survive those thanks to her strong self-preservation abilities. With some potions, she might even manage to get through with minor injuries.
But the third wave of meteors was a complete game-changer, capable of leveling Berlun City. Xia Er had no confidence in surviving such an impact—not even Nia could escape.
Xia Er certainly didn’t think she was tougher than a dinosaur.
After pulling the curtains shut, Xia Er sat on the edge of her bed and opened the system panel.
Having exhausted her mental energy yesterday, it was hard for Xia Er to concentrate. Now, she could carefully review the gains from her last simulation.
She had 38 fate points, which made sense since she hadn’t personally killed anyone in the simulation. Even the system’s evaluation of her was merely "Assist King," as she had only indirectly facilitated everything.
However, spending 100 fate points for a simulation and only receiving 38 felt like a loss.
Now, Xia Er had 99 fate points, making her suspect that the system was deliberately keeping her just below 100, preventing her from simulating again for 30 days.
But even if she did reach 100, Xia Er wouldn’t dare spend it all—she needed to leave herself some room for error.
She looked at **Death Reversal Lv.2**. After leveling up, the description had changed slightly.
**Death Reversal Lv.2: When you are about to die, clear all negative states, consuming a large amount of mental energy to forcibly maintain a near-death state for a short period. If you exhaust your mental energy and do not escape the near-death state, you will die.**
**If the host is obliterated during this time, a large amount of mental energy will be consumed to exist as a pure spirit for a while, after which it will dissipate on its own.**
After leveling up, could she survive even after being obliterated for a time?
Xia Er didn’t yet know what this pure spirit was, but at least it didn’t seem very useful, and it still consumed a large amount of mental energy, which she couldn’t afford right now.
She temporarily set that aside and looked at the third reward she had received.
The point shop had unlocked the **Basic Subjects** store?
Xia Er exited the skill interface and opened the point shop.
The shop still displayed the items she had previously obtained in the simulation. Last time, she had been blown to pieces, leaving not even a scrap of clothing, so nothing new had been added.
However, on the far right of the filtering list, she discovered a new tab labeled **Basic Subjects**.
Generally speaking, the system rewards based on what she had done in the simulation. What had she done to unlock **Basic Subjects**?
Xia Er opened the Basic Subjects tab, and three categories appeared before her.
**[Basic Subjects]**
**[Medicine (Learnable): 1 Fate Point]**
**[Law (Learnable): 1 Fate Point]**
**[Horticulture (Learnable): 1 Fate Point]**
**[Cooking (Learnable): 1 Fate Point]**
Medicine, law, and horticulture?
Xia Er could understand the law; she had planned to study law at Ansu United University.
But where did the medicine come from? And what about horticulture?
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