10: Chapter 10: First item successfully unlocked!

The fifth day, early morning.

6:00 AM.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked out the window.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The snow was still falling.

He turned his head to look beside him.

Ye Qingxue looked very haggard right now.

Even in such a state, her beauty was still breathtaking.

That exquisite face, high bridge of the nose, and long eyelashes.

Lin Yuan looked at her, a surge of complex emotions rising in his heart.

To survive, he had to use this method to coerce them.

Although he succeeded, he knew it was a huge blow to the sisters.

However, he quickly suppressed these emotions.

Now was not the time for overthinking.

He looked to the other side.

Ye Qingyue was still unconscious, her face pale and her breathing weak.

Lin Yuan was about to get up.

Suddenly—

[Ding!]

A crisp notification sound rang out in his mind.

Lin Yuan's whole body jolted.

It's here!

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully collecting the first Goddess!]

[Infinite Supplies Grace System officially activated!]

Lin Yuan's heart pounded wildly.

It worked!

It really worked!

The system is activated!

He suppressed his excitement, maintaining a calm exterior.

But inside, a storm was brewing.

[Ding! Detected that the Goddess's sincere recognition has been achieved.]

[System automatically matching supplies...]

[Matching successful!]

[Current supply generated: frost curse antidote]

[Generation speed: 1/second]

[Generated: frost curse antidote ×1]

[Generated: frost curse antidote ×1]

[Generated: frost curse antidote ×1]

...

Lin Yuan listened to the continuous notifications in his mind.

Every second, an antidote was generated.

And they were still stacking!

Lin Yuan was ecstatic; he had gambled correctly!

Because of the randomness, Lin Yuan had actually been partially deceiving Ye Qingxue.

If the supply wasn't right, then he'd be sorry, but the sisters would just have to freeze to death...

After all, these random supplies weren't necessarily life-saving.

But in this situation, this was the easiest, least dangerous, and fastest method Lin Yuan could think of.

After all, there was no way to get an antidote for snow poison right now.

[Generated: frost curse antidote ×60]

Sixty in one minute!

[Generated: frost curse antidote ×3600]

3,600 in an hour!

This is fucking...

It really is infinite supplies!

Lin Yuan was so excited he almost shouted.

But he held it back.

He couldn't let Ye Qingxue notice anything unusual.

He pretended as if nothing was wrong, stood up, and walked to the corner.

He opened the system space.

A virtual interface appeared in his mind.

[system space]

[Current Supplies: frost curse antidote ×120]

[Note: This supply will continue to generate; the Host can withdraw it at any time.]

With a thought from Lin Yuan,

He first opened the activated system panel.

[infinite supplies favor system]

[Host: Lin Yuan]

[Constitution: 8 (Normal male is 10)]

[Superpower: None]

[Current Goddesses Collected: Ye Qingxue (Lev.1)]

[Unlocked Supplies: frost curse antidote]

There are even Superpowers like in novels?

How do I get them?!

Unfortunately, there was no one to answer these questions.

For now, he should save the sisters first.

"Withdraw two bottles of antidote."

[Ding! frost curse antidote ×2 withdrawn.]

The next second,

Two small bottles appeared in Lin Yuan's hand.

Transparent glass bottles filled with a light blue liquid.

It emitted a faint glow.

Lin Yuan looked at these two bottles of antidote, ecstatic.

There really are!

The system really gave him the antidote!

He turned and walked back to the bed.

When Ye Qingxue saw what was in his hand, her eyes remained hollow.

She was already numb.

She didn't care what Lin Yuan wanted to do.

Anyway, she had already lost everything.

"Drink it."

Lin Yuan handed her a bottle of antidote.

Ye Qingxue looked at the light blue liquid.

"What is this..."

Her voice was raspy, devoid of any emotion.

"The antidote."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

"It can cure the snow poison in your bodies."

Ye Qingxue was stunned for a moment.

Then, she gave a bitter smile.

"You're still lying to me..."

She didn't believe it.

How could there be an antidote?

If there was one, he would have brought it out long ago.

Why wait until now?

"Believe it or not."

Lin Yuan shrugged.

"Anyway, I've done what I said. Whether you drink it or not is up to you."

Ye Qingxue looked at the bottle of antidote.

She no longer had the strength to question him.

And...

Even if it was poison, what did it matter?

She was already a walking corpse anyway.

Dying might even be better.

She took the antidote and unscrewed the cap.

Without hesitation, she drank it in one gulp.

The liquid entered her mouth, icy cold.

But soon, a warm current spread out from her stomach.

Ye Qingxue was stunned.

This...

What is this feeling?

So warm...

It feels like... something is flowing through her body.

She could feel that bone-chilling coldness slowly receding.

Lin Yuan picked up the other bottle of antidote and walked to Ye Qingyue's side.

He pried her mouth open, intending to pour the antidote in.

But Ye Qingyue was in too deep a coma and had completely lost the ability to swallow.

As soon as the liquid was poured into her mouth, it flowed out from the corner of her lips.

Lin Yuan frowned.

This wouldn't work.

He had to make her drink it.

He glanced at Ye Qingxue, who was still feeling the effects of the medicine.

She had her eyes closed, immersed in the changes within her body.

Lin Yuan's heart stirred.

A rare opportunity.

He opened the cap and took a sip of the antidote.

Then, he leaned down.

He pinched Ye Qingyue's mouth open and pressed his lips against hers.

The light blue liquid slowly passed from his mouth into the young girl's.

Ye Qingyue's lips were very soft, with a hint of chill.

But that soft touch made Lin Yuan's heart flutter.

He slowly transferred all the antidote into her.

Then he used the tip of his tongue to gently push, ensuring the liquid flowed down her throat.

Ye Qingyue instinctively swallowed.

The antidote successfully entered her body.

Only then did Lin Yuan straighten up.

A smile played on the corner of his mouth.

He had taken both sisters' first kisses.

This feeling...

Was really great.

"You... what are you doing?!"

An angry voice rang out.

Lin Yuan turned his head.

Ye Qingxue had opened her eyes and was staring fixedly at him.

Her eyes were full of shock and rage.

She had seen that scene just now!

This man...

Actually kissed her sister while she wasn't paying attention!

"Feeding her medicine."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

"She's in too deep a coma to drink it. This was the only way."

Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling.

She wanted to curse him.

She wanted to rush up and hit him.

But...

She knew Lin Yuan was telling the truth.

Qingyue really couldn't drink it.

And if she didn't drink the antidote, she would die.

So...

This method, although hateful, was indeed saving her sister.

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes, and tears flowed down again.

She felt hatred.

Hatred for her own incompetence.

Hatred that she couldn't even protect her sister's first kiss.

Hatred for this guy's hooliganism, doing such a thing while she wasn't looking...

She would have rather fed it to her sister herself.

But she knew even better.

If it weren't for this man, she and her sister would have died long ago.

She...

Could only endure.

Time passed minute by minute.

Lin Yuan sat by the bed, waiting quietly.

Ye Qingxue sat blankly, feeling the changes in her body.

That chill really was receding.

Her hands and feet were starting to regain sensation.

Her body was no longer so stiff.

Even...

She could feel her body temperature rising.

This...

Is this real?

There really is an antidote?

Ye Qingxue couldn't believe it.

But the changes in her body didn't lie.

Ten minutes later.

"Sis..."

A weak voice sounded.

Ye Qingxue whipped her head around.

"Qingyue?!"

Ye Qingyue opened her eyes.

Although still very weak, her gaze was no longer unfocused.

Her face was no longer so deathly pale.

Her lips had changed from purple-black back to a pale pink.

"Sis... I... I don't seem to be cold anymore..."

Ye Qingyue said weakly.

"I feel... my body is getting warm..."

Ye Qingxue was stunned.

Then, her tears wouldn't stop flowing.

"Qingyue... Qingyue!"

She hugged her sister, crying heart-wrenchingly.

"You're awake... you're awake..."

"You're okay now..."

The two sisters hugged each other, weeping bitterly.

The joy of surviving a disaster.

The relief of escaping death.

And the release of all the fear, despair, and humiliation they had experienced over the past few days.

It all turned into tears and flowed out.

Lin Yuan stood to the side, watching this scene.

There was no ripple in his heart.

He was just laughing wildly inside.

It worked!

It really worked!

The system is activated!

He has infinite supplies!

Although...

Only one type of supply had been unlocked so far—frost curse antidote.

But this was already enough!

If what had been randomly unlocked just now wasn't an antidote, but something like down duvets or weapons...

Then the Ye sisters really would have just had to wait for death.

But since he won the gamble, it was heaven's will.

[System Notification: Current Unlocked Supplies List]

[1. frost curse antidote (Permanently generating, 1/second)]

[Source Goddess: Ye Qingxue]

[Supply Level: Lev.1]

[Note: For every Goddess collected, a new type of supply can be randomly unlocked.]

[Ding! Important Notification]

[Goddess Supply Level Description:]

[The supplies unlocked by each Goddess have an independent leveling system.]

[Initial Level: Lev.1]

[Upgrade Condition: Establish a deep bond with the corresponding Goddess and increase affinity.]

[Upgrade Effect: Supply quality improves (Lev.1→Lev.2→Lev.3...)]

Lin Yuan looked at the system notification, his eyes lighting up slightly.

There's even a mechanism like this?

In other words, he could not only unlock new supplies by collecting more Goddesses.

He could also improve the quality of the supplies by "establishing deep bonds" with the Goddesses he had already collected?

It seemed the system required genuine trust and emotional connection.

For example, the "frost curse antidote" was currently Lev.1.

If it reached Lev.2, would it become a "high-grade antidote" or a "permanent immunity potion"?

What if it reached Lev.3, Lev.4...

A surge of excitement rose in Lin Yuan's heart.

This system was even more powerful than he had imagined.

Now he had the antidote, and it would generate permanently.

But water and food were still a problem.

The small amount of supplies he had hoarded before would at most last another two or three days.

He had to find a way to solve this.

Either go out and scavenge.

Or...

Collect more Goddesses to unlock more supplies.

But for now, he had to stay calm.

He couldn't let Ye Qingxue see any flaws.

Ye Qingxue cried for a long time before slowly calming down.

She held her sister, feeling her sister's recovering body temperature.

Then she raised her head and looked at Lin Yuan.

Her gaze was complex.

There was shock.

There was disbelief.

And... a hint of gratitude?

"You... you really have the antidote..."

Ye Qingxue's voice was raspy.

"I said I'd do what I said."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth.

She wanted to ask why he didn't bring it out earlier.

Why he made them suffer so much.

Why...

Why he forced her to pay that kind of price.

But she couldn't ask.

Because she knew the answer.

This man had been calculating against them from the very beginning.

Making them despair.

Making them break down.

Making them have no choice but to submit.

Only after they submitted did he bring out the antidote.

This way, even if they were saved, they wouldn't dare to resist him.

Because the antidote was given by him.

Their lives were saved by him.

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes, and tears flowed down again.

She felt hatred.

Hatred for this man.

Hatred for this Apocalypse.

Hatred for her own incompetence.

But she knew even better.

Hatred couldn't change anything.

Her and her sister's lives were in this man's hands.

They could only listen to him.

At least for now, that was the only way.

"Tha... thank you..."

Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth and said those two words.

Every word felt like it was cutting her flesh.

But she had to say it.

Because this was reality.

Lin Yuan nodded without speaking.

He walked to the corner and took out the only two remaining bottles of mineral water from the supplies he had hoarded earlier.

This was his last stock.

He had originally planned to drink it himself.

But now...

Forget it, they had survived anyway.

Lin Yuan handed the water to them.

"Drink."

Ye Qingxue and Ye Qingyue took the water and drank it in large gulps.

They hadn't had water for too long.

This cool mineral water was like nectar from heaven.

After drinking the water, the two sisters' complexions were clearly much better.

Although still very weak, at least they were no longer in a near-death state.

"Are you hungry?"

Lin Yuan asked.

Ye Qingxue and Ye Qingyue nodded.

They hadn't eaten for nearly two days.

Now that their bodies had recovered a bit, the feeling of hunger followed.

Lin Yuan turned and rummaged through the corner, finding the only three remaining packs of compressed biscuits.

This was the last bit of food he had hoarded.

It could have lasted him another two days.

But now with two more people...

It would be gone in one meal.

Lin Yuan handed the biscuits to them.

"Eat."

Ye Qingxue took the biscuits and looked at the packaging.

Compressed biscuits...

Is this all there is?

But she didn't say anything, silently tearing open the package, eating half herself and feeding the other half to her sister.

Lin Yuan also ate a pack.

The three of them ate quietly.

No one spoke.

In the room, there was only the sound of chewing.

After finishing the biscuits, the two sisters' faces looked a bit better.

Although still very weak, they at least had a little strength.

Ye Qingxue leaned against the headboard, her eyes closed.

She was thinking about what to do next.

Lin Yuan had the antidote and had saved them.

But...

The water was gone.

The food was also gone.

How much longer could they hold out?

She didn't know.

But she knew that right now, her and her sister's lives were in this man's hands.

They...

Could only listen to him.

Outside the window, the snow was still falling.

The world was still so cold.

But for Lin Yuan, everything had changed.

He had the system now.

Although only one type of supply, the antidote, had been unlocked so far.

This had already proven the system's value.

As long as he collected more Goddesses...

He could unlock more supplies.

Water, food, weapons, building materials...

Everything would be there.

The Apocalypse had only just begun.

And he was already standing at the very front of the starting line.

Lin Yuan looked at the snow outside the window, then at the weak sisters on the bed.

A smile played on his lips.

Ye Qingyue...

Hadn't been collected by the system yet.

In other words, there was still one more chance to unlock supplies.

If he was lucky and the next thing unlocked was water or food...

Then it would be perfect.

And if it wasn't...

Then he would just have to think of another way.