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Chapter 011 Suggestion for Mating

Xia Xinyan discovered that the place was indeed a cave, and the space inside was quite spacious. The walls sloped outward, forming a natural awning, making it a perfect place to spend the night.

Moreover, considering the enemies we might encounter at night, there were plenty of weeds and bushes outside the cave, providing cover and making it easier to escape if anything happened.

Although this was relatively unsafe, it was certainly more secure than camping out in the wilderness.

Now that we had decided on a place to sleep, the next step was to prepare dinner.

The supply box provided survival tools, but they had to find food themselves—this was no trouble for Xia Xinyan, thanks to her previous hunting experience. With the magical hunting tool and a bit of luck, she quickly scored this round’s trophy: a wild boar.

Ling Mo, who followed her, looked completely shocked and bewildered.

When Xia Xinyan had pointed out that this was a wilderness survival game, he thought it was his time to shine—after all, he had watched plenty of wilderness survival shows, and being a gun enthusiast with loads of hunting experience from simulation games, he understood the vital points of common prey well.

With all this in mind, being thrown into this dungeon felt like a tailor-made opportunity for him to show off.

Just consider the basics: the biggest mistake in hunting is always aiming for the head; the heart and lungs are much more fatal targets for animals. That’s a significant misconception for most people. Not to mention tracking techniques and all that jazz—he had experience with all of it.

So anyway, this seemed like the game had crafted a special moment just for him, right?

—However, Xia Xinyan found the wild boar tracks before he did, tracked down the wild boar sooner, and took the first shot with her large-caliber handgun, killing it instantly while he hadn’t even had time to aim with his Desert Eagle.

Well… that was a bit disappointing.

Turns out Xia Xinyan is really strong…

Noticing the disappointment in Ling Mo’s eyes, Xia Xinyan knew exactly what he was thinking.

Well, duh, all the skills he had, she had too, and the ones he didn’t have, she did as well. How could he possibly compare himself to her?

She understood his male ego and his desire to show off, who doesn’t like a bit of bragging? But this wasn’t the time for him to show off; one careless mistake could truly lead to a team wipe, so she couldn’t care about his feelings.

But… if the opportunity arose, she would still let him have a chance to shine.

“Ling Mo, can you help carry this guy back?” After confirming the wild boar was completely dead, Xia Xinyan tilted her head and smiled, “Should we lift it together?”

“Ah, no need! I can carry it alone!” Ling Mo quickly brushed aside his moment of discontent, put away his gun, and walked over to hoist the wild boar up. “This weight is still… ugh—! No problem…”

It’s seriously heavy.

Seeing him wobbling, Xia Xinyan couldn’t help but ask, “You okay? Do you want me to help?”

“No!” Ling Mo gritted his teeth, “Let’s go! I can do it alone!”

“…Alright.”

Just showing off.

Go ahead and struggle.

Dumbass.

Luckily, it wasn’t far from the cave, so carrying it back wasn’t much trouble. After that, it was time to gather firewood and prepare dinner.

“Ling Mo, go find some dry wood nearby; I’ll cut the meat.” Taking out her survival knife, Xia Xinyan prepared to get to work.

Ling Mo hesitated, “How about I take care of the meat? You… okay with that?”

Isn’t it a bit odd for a girl to do something so bloody?

Isn’t she scared?

“It’s fine! My dad taught me some survival skills when we traveled abroad; I’ve cut wild boar meat myself before.” Xia Xinyan casually pulled out the magical dad card.

Ling Mo bought it: “Oh, I see… then fine, I’ll gather firewood.”

Suddenly realizing… Xia Xinyan was quite different from what he had imagined.

He had originally thought she would be some elegant lady or rich girl, but now it seemed… she was a hardcore girl.

But… hmm, that’s quite to his taste.

Liking it.

After watching Ling Mo’s disappearing figure for a bit, Xia Xinyan lowered her head and started cutting the meat.

She knew that having this kind of character as a wealthy lady seemed a bit out of place, but other than that, there was no other reason to explain her skills; it was a necessary circumstance.

Actually, Ling Mo probably preferred a cute, dependent type of girl, ideally one who relied on him.

Xia Xinyan could certainly play the cute girl role, but she couldn’t maintain that throughout—put more bluntly, a so-called “soft girl” wouldn’t get far in this game; in the end, they either became someone else’s burden or meat shields in a cataclysm, or both.

In the later stages of the game, the real strong players relied solely on themselves; trusting even the closest allies with your life wasn’t a smart choice, even if you could trust their character, you couldn’t necessarily trust their abilities.

By that time, Ling Mo would eventually understand this; given his nature, he wouldn’t allow any deadweight around him. So Xia Xinyan had to make sure he recognized her strength now so that she wouldn’t be abandoned later.

As for acting… she could put on a show most of the time, but not in situations like this. There’s a saying that goes, if you act too much, you might even start believing it yourself. She couldn’t let herself slack off; if she loosened her grip, she might never be able to tighten it again.

Especially since she was someone who had already died once.

Sometimes, being open-minded about everything isn’t necessarily a good thing.

But… she wasn’t too sure if Ling Mo would actually like the way she presented herself now.

Though she hadn’t experienced it in her past life, she at least knew… Ling Mo, which was once herself, didn’t particularly like strong women.

Hmm… she still needed to let Ling Mo have a chance to show off sometimes.

【Suggestion: The host can propose mating with the original self. If the original self becomes addicted to the host’s body, the original self will not abandon the host.】

“…”

【Don’t worry, the experience of this body aligns 100% with the original self’s expectations.】

“Are you saying this body is built as an exclusive cup specifically for Ling Mo?” Xia Xinyan vented her frustration by stabbing the wild boar with two swift cuts, then asked in a low voice.

【…That’s quite crude; a girl shouldn’t speak like that.】

“Well then, maybe you should stop suggesting such nonsense in the future; I’m not doing that.”

【Why does the host refuse? Isn’t mating the most primitive pursuit of pleasure for humans?】

“Then why don’t you go mate with that system Ling Mo has that can bug out?”

【…Not possible.】

“Then shut up.” After a pause, Xia Xinyan continued, “By the way, since the first dungeon has begun, shouldn’t you have any response?”

【…】

【Points Task Issued: Killing a Protection Association member will earn 100 points.】

【Points Task Issued: Successfully clearing a dungeon will earn 3000 points.】

【Additional Task Issued: Achieving an S rank in the dungeon will grant one lottery chance.】

Watching the three tasks coming out in one shot, Xia Xinyan remained silent for a moment.

“If I hadn’t said anything, would you have forgotten about it?”

【System delays are a normal phenomenon.】

 

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