Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu, the protagonist, wakes up in her past life's bedroom, seven years before the apocalypse, after dying in the apocalypse timeline.
• She discovers she has a chance to prevent her and her sister's deaths and change the course of the apocalypse.
• Ming Jiu learns that her cousin, Zuo Junhao, is the male protagonist of an apocalyptic harem novel and possesses a spatial ability cheat.
• She decides to travel to City B to obtain Zuo Junhao's space ability before the apocalypse begins.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu: She is selfish, prioritizing her own survival and well-being. After her rebirth, she becomes more determined to protect herself and her sister.
• Zuo Junhao: He is the male protagonist of the apocalyptic novel, possessing a spatial ability cheat. He is cautious and willing to eliminate potential threats, as seen in his decision to kill Ming Jiu.

Significant Themes

• Golden fingers or cheats: Both Ming Jiu and Zuo Junhao possess unique advantages that help them survive in the apocalypse. Ming Jiu's farming system and Zuo Junhao's spatial ability are crucial to their survival.
• Survival and self-preservation: Both characters prioritize their own survival, with Ming Jiu focusing on protecting herself and her sister, and Zuo Junhao eliminating potential threats.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong (Xiao Rong): Ming Jiu's primary concern is her younger sister's safety. She ensures Xiao Rong is alive and well before making plans for the future.
• Ming Jiu and Zuo Junhao: Despite being cousins, their relationship is strained. Zuo Junhao sees Ming Jiu as a potential threat and eliminates her, while Ming Jiu seeks to obtain his spatial ability cheat to ensure her survival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu's system, which she thought would only bind in the second year of disasters, saves her and sends her back in time.
• Ming Jiu discovers she has the system's "cheat code" and decides to leave City G immediately with Xiao Rong.
• She orders storage bins to pack up her house and exchanges her family's gold for system currency (gold coins).
• While packing, the system alerts her to an unknown camera monitoring her.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu: She is grateful to the system for saving her life and is determined to work for it. She becomes more proactive in her plans to survive and protect Xiao Rong.
• Xiao Rong: Not directly shown in this chapter, but her safety and well-being remain Ming Jiu's primary concern.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptation in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The importance of resources (food, gold, abilities) for survival.
• Trust and reliance on the system as a lifesaving tool.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and the system: Ming Jiu expresses gratitude to the system, and they communicate about exchanging gold for system currency. The system also alerts Ming Jiu to the unknown camera.
• Ming Jiu and Xiao Rong: Though not present in this chapter, Ming Jiu's actions are driven by her desire to protect and provide for Xiao Rong.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu discovers a hidden camera in her kitchen.
• She communicates with her System, learning it has new functions related to cameras and surveillance.
• Ming Jiu pays 150 gold coins for a monthly subscription to use these functions.
• She learns the camera was installed by her housekeeper's son a month ago.
• Ming Jiu goes to pick up her sister, Xiao Rong, from her sign language class.
• She takes half a month's leave from Xiao Rong's teacher to take her to City B to try a new psychologist.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu: Realizes the System's new functions and pays for a monthly subscription. Remembers her past life and Xiao Rong's death, becoming emotional.
• Xiao Rong: Shows concern for her sister's well-being. Agrees to go with Ming Jiu to City B.

Significant Themes

• Memory and Loss: Ming Jiu remembers her past life and Xiao Rong's death, highlighting the theme of loss and the emotional impact it has on her.
• Trust and Betrayal: The discovery of the hidden camera suggests a breach of trust, possibly by the housekeeper or her son.
• Family and Belonging: Ming Jiu's actions to protect and care for Xiao Rong emphasize the theme of family and the importance of their bond.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Xiao Rong: Ming Jiu hugs Xiao Rong tightly upon seeing her, showing her emotional state. Xiao Rong comforts her sister and agrees to go with her to City B.
• Ming Jiu and the System: Ming Jiu communicates with the System, learning about its new functions and paying for a monthly subscription.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu decides to take Ming Rong to City B to see a doctor and visit their grandfather, using this as a pretext to acquire the spatial ornament from the Zuo Family.
• Ming Jiu plans to use the space for storing supplies and potentially modified farmland, ensuring mobility and safety in the apocalypse.
• Ming Jiu visits an urban village to meet with a former loan shark who has a significant amount of gold, aiming to acquire it for her survival preparations.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu: She becomes more determined and proactive, making plans for their survival and showing a newfound resolve.
• Ming Rong: She remains trusting and obedient, following Ming Jiu's instructions without question.

Significant Themes

• Survival and preparation for the apocalypse.
• Sibling bond and trust between Ming Jiu and Ming Rong.
• The value of gold as a resource in the apocalypse.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong: They interact with mutual trust and understanding. Ming Rong supports Ming Jiu's decisions, while Ming Jiu reassures Ming Rong of her protection.
• Ming Jiu and the former loan shark: Their interaction is implied, with Ming Jiu aiming to negotiate a deal for gold.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu visits Black Brother's lending company to borrow money.
• She offers her family's properties as collateral for an 80 million yuan loan.
• Black Brother agrees to a 75% loan ratio and 10% interest, with Ming Jiu requesting the loan in gold.
• They haggle over the gold price, settling at 950 yuan per gram.
• Ming Jiu receives 63,160 grams of gold, worth 60 million yuan, and exchanges it for 6,370 gold coins in the system.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her determination and resourcefulness in securing the loan and gold.
• Black Brother shows himself to be a shrewd and fair businessman in the underworld.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and trust in the underworld.
• The value of gold as a stable asset and currency.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with Black Brother and his lackeys, negotiating the loan and gold exchange.
• Ming Jiu communicates with her Sis System to destroy surveillance footage and exchange gold for coins.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu returns home to find Ming Rong packing their belongings for an early morning flight.
• They continue packing together, and Ming Jiu decides to make a supply run in a neighboring city before boarding.
• Aunt Liu, their former housekeeper, and her son arrive at their doorstep, seeking help due to their house being crushed by snow.
• Ming Jiu lets them in, intending to tie them up and hand them over to authorities later, but they freeze to death in the dance studio that night.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu becomes more pragmatic and decisive, prioritizing her and Ming Rong's safety and survival.
• Ming Rong overcomes her fear of riding in cars, showing resilience and adaptability.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptability in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The importance of family and loyalty.
• The dangers of trusting the wrong people.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong work together to pack and prepare for their journey, strengthening their bond.
• Ming Jiu interacts with Aunt Liu and her son, showing a mix of caution and indifference towards their plight.
• Ming Jiu communicates with the system, learning about its services and costs.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong drive to City B. Ming Rong falls asleep in the car.
• Ming Jiu learns about Zuo Junhao's supply depots using the system's investigation.
• She discovers seven supply concentration points, with a total estimated value of at least 530 million.
• Ming Jiu realizes Zuo Junhao misappropriated funds to stockpile supplies.
• She plans to expose Zuo Junhao's misdeeds and take all his supplies, leaving him with nothing.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu shows her strategic thinking and determination to take revenge on Zuo Junhao.
• Ming Rong is mentioned but does not actively participate in this chapter.

Significant Themes

• Revenge: Ming Jiu's primary motivation is to take revenge on Zuo Junhao for his past actions.
• Greed: Zuo Junhao's desire for wealth and power drives him to misappropriate funds.
• Resourcefulness: Ming Jiu uses the system's capabilities to gather information and plan her actions.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the Sis System, using it to gather information and plan her next steps.
• Ming Rong is mentioned but does not interact with Ming Jiu or the system in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong have dinner at a seafood stall, with Ming Jiu ordering an excessive amount of food.
• Ming Jiu drops Ming Rong off at a secluded road behind a villa complex and goes to meet a friend (in reality, to retrieve hidden money and gold).
• Ming Jiu enters the villa complex undetected, navigates to a specific row villa, and finds a hidden stash of cash and gold in the basement.
• She retrieves 500 gold bars (100,000 grams, worth 10,000 coins) and over 200 bundles of cash (worth over 20 million yuan).

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her resourcefulness, determination, and greed, driven by her desire to improve her and her sister's lives.
• Ming Rong shows understanding and cooperation, waiting in the car as instructed.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ambition, as Ming Jiu is driven by the desire for wealth and power.
• Survival and resourcefulness, as Ming Jiu uses her wits to secure a large fortune.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong have a sisterly bond, with Ming Jiu taking care of Ming Rong and involving her in her plans.
• Ming Jiu interacts with the villa's security system, using her system's abilities to bypass locks and cameras.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu discovers she has a vast amount of cash, around 100 million, which she plans to use to upgrade her farmland.
• The system reveals that Zuo Junhao's space might have planting functions, implying it could be similar to Ming Jiu's Farm System.
• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong travel to City B, arriving at a hotel near the psychological clinic where Ming Jiu plans to visit her uncle's family.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu: Shows excitement and determination in managing her newfound wealth and pursuing the lead on Zuo Junhao's space. She also demonstrates care for her sister's well-being.
• Ming Rong: Exhibits concern for her sister's health and offers financial support, showing her maturity and thoughtfulness.

Significant Themes

• Wealth and resource management: Ming Jiu's newfound wealth and her plans to upgrade her farmland highlight the importance of resource management in the post-apocalyptic world.
• The Farm System and Zuo Junhao's space: The potential connection between the Farm System and Zuo Junhao's space raises questions about the nature of their abilities and the true extent of Ming Jiu's power.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong: The sisters display a caring and supportive relationship, with Ming Jiu looking out for her sister's well-being and Ming Rong offering financial assistance to her sister.
• Ming Jiu and the system: Ming Jiu interacts with the system, discussing her plans and learning about Zuo Junhao's space, further deepening their partnership.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu visits the Zuo Family villa on the outskirts of B City to retrieve her cheat ability (spatial storage device).
• She encounters Zuo Zhenrong (her estranged uncle) on his birthday, who is hosting a business banquet.
• Ming Jiu is led to a private room on the second floor, where she learns that the spatial device is in the nearby study.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu remains cautious and strategic, biding her time to retrieve her cheat ability.
• Zuo Zhenrong, despite his complicated history with Ming Jiu's family, shows a mix of melancholy and relief upon seeing her.

Significant Themes

• Family dynamics and estrangement.
• The influence of wealth and power on appearance and demeanor.
• Ming Jiu's improved luck after her rebirth.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Zuo Zhenrong have a tense yet polite interaction, with Ming Jiu playing up her meekness and vulnerability.
• Ming Jiu communicates with her system, revealing her determination to retrieve her cheat ability.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu visits her uncle, Zuo Zhenrong, to discuss her grandfather's will.
• She discovers a jade miniature mountain ornament she wants using her system's assistance.
• The system reveals the ornament is not from their civilization and might have special properties.
• Ming Jiu successfully takes the ornament without being noticed, thanks to her system's help in altering surveillance footage.
• Zuo Zhenrong gives Ming Jiu an envelope and his business card before she leaves.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her cunning and quick thinking in acquiring the ornament.
• Zuo Zhenrong is shown to be polite but distant towards Ming Jiu, not pressing her to move back home.

Significant Themes

• The power of the system and its potential to help Ming Jiu.
• The importance of the jade ornament and its possible special properties.
• The tension between Ming Jiu's desire for the ornament and her need to hide her actions from her uncle.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Zuo Zhenrong have a polite but awkward conversation.
• Ming Jiu interacts with her system, asking for its help and discussing the ornament's potential.
• Ming Jiu checks on her younger sister, Xiao Rong, upon returning to the hotel.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu investigates the spatial device, discovering it's from an advanced civilization.
• She attempts to activate the device using blood, which succeeds but causes her mental domain to expand painfully.
• The system recommends purchasing a mental power soothing potion to alleviate symptoms.
• Ming Jiu activates her mental link to the space, seeing a hillside, grassland, and a river.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu shows resilience and determination in facing the painful expansion of her mental domain.
• She demonstrates resourcefulness and adaptability in her approach to the spatial device and its activation.

Significant Themes

• The power of knowledge and understanding, as Ming Jiu uses her knowledge of novels to activate the spatial device.
• The consequences of ambition and the cost of power, as Ming Jiu experiences severe pain from expanding her mental domain.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the system, seeking its guidance and assistance throughout the chapter.
• There's no significant interaction with other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu learns about the Mental Domain, a spiritual energy field within the human body.
• She discovers that she has activated her Mental Domain and can perform basic range sensing, a starting skill of psychic ability users.
• Ming Jiu enters her space for the first time, finding a vast grassland with a hillside and a river, totaling 20,000 square kilometers, of which she can currently use 200 square kilometers.
• She tests the space's functionality by moving objects in and out and discovers that it can store items without consuming much mental power but does not have a time-stop function.
• The space's water source is tested and found to meet the highest drinking-water standards of Ming Jiu's world.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu becomes more determined to use her space to prepare for the upcoming disaster.
• She learns to accept and adapt to her new abilities and the system's revelations.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and acceptance of new abilities and circumstances.
• Preparation and resourcefulness in the face of an impending disaster.
• The exploration of an unknown space and its potential benefits.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong's sisterly bond is strengthened as they spend time together, with Ming Rong caring for Ming Jiu while she rests.
• Ming Jiu interacts with the system, learning about her Mental Domain, the space, and its origins.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu realizes the importance of clean water and plans to grow crops and raise livestock in her space.
• She discovers that current Blue Star crops and livestock cannot survive in the space, but the system offers a solution to merge farm functions with the space.
• Ming Jiu decides to merge her space with the system, gaining significant benefits like reduced costs for planting plots, a time-stopped warehouse, and extra rewards.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu shows resourcefulness and strategic thinking in planning for her family's survival.
• She demonstrates trust in the system by agreeing to the merger despite its warnings.

Significant Themes

• Survival and resource management in a post-apocalyptic world.
• Trust and loyalty, as seen in Ming Jiu's faith in the system.
• The value of clean water and food in a devastated world.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the system, discussing the merger and its benefits.
• She also considers her sister's safety and well-being while planning for their future.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu learns about her father's past and the dynamics of the Zuo Family.
• She discovers that her uncle, Zuo Zhenrong, feels unloved due to his father's favoritism towards Ming Jiu's father.
• Ming Jiu's father is content with his life and doesn't dwell on the past.
• Ming Jiu learns about Zuo Zhenrong's mistress and illegitimate son from a novel.
• Ming Jiu decides to cause some trouble in the Zuo Family.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu becomes more understanding of her father's past and the complexities of family dynamics.
• Her father is shown to be content and pragmatic, focusing on his passions rather than dwelling on past issues.
• Zuo Zhenrong is revealed to be driven by feelings of inadequacy and a desire for his father's approval.

Significant Themes

• The theme of family dynamics and the impact of parental favoritism.
• The idea of contentment and finding happiness in one's passions and personal life.
• The consequences of past actions and the importance of facing them.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with her father, learning about his past and his perspective on life.
• Ming Jiu's thoughts and feelings towards the Zuo Family, particularly her uncle, are explored.
• Ming Jiu's internal monologue reveals her plans and decisions, providing insight into her character and motivations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu purchases the Gene Optimization Potion from the system shop for 14,220 gold coins (after a 50% discount).
• She explores her fused space, discovering a warehouse with unique properties (no gravity, time frozen inside).
• Ming Jiu buys 100 farmland plots for 2,000 gold coins and spends 1,000 gold coins on seed-producing varieties.
• She plants all the seeds and seedlings in her new farmland plots.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her determination and resilience by buying the Gene Optimization Potion despite knowing she can't use it immediately.
• She shows strategic planning by saving gold coins for potential future expenses and preparing for the natural disaster.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and Planning: Ming Jiu's actions highlight the importance of preparation and long-term planning.
• Sacrifice for Future Gains: She's willing to invest time and resources now for potential future benefits, as seen in her purchase of seed-producing seeds and her decision to buy land.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the system, making purchases and receiving information about farm upgrades and seed types.
• There are no significant interactions with other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu spends over two hours harvesting, planting, and selling crops from her system farm, earning 48 gold coins and 65 silver coins.
• She discovers the crops' exceptional nutritional value and decides to share them with her younger sister.
• Ming Jiu recalls her past life's experience of selling crops impulsively, leading to a close call with authorities.
• She decides not to cooperate with the authorities, even with the benefits it could bring to her and the system.
• Ming Jiu learns about interstellar civilization's non-interference policy and the fate of a planet that received aid.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu shows her determination to live well and protect her loved ones, even if it means keeping her distance from authorities.
• She demonstrates her self-awareness and caution, learning from her past mistakes.
• Ming Jiu reveals her curiosity and willingness to learn about the interstellar civilization.

Significant Themes

• Survival and self-preservation in a harsh world.
• The consequences of interference in a world undergoing evolution.
• The potential benefits and risks of cooperation with authorities.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the system, learning about the interstellar civilization's policies and the fate of a planet that received aid.
• Although not physically present, Ming Jiu's younger sister is mentioned, showing Ming Jiu's protective instincts towards her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu successfully uploads evidence against Zuo Junhao to the group directors' emails, with the system's help.
• She hires the system for monthly tasks, including inventorying Zuo Junhao's supplies, creating a survival supply list, and finding mobile homes and RVs.
• Ming Jiu learns that the system belongs to the Interstellar Supreme Council and is not controlled by a single entity.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her resourcefulness and determination to prepare for the upcoming disasters.
• Ming Rong shows initiative and interest in visiting their grandfather.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and resourcefulness in the face of impending disasters.
• The system's loyalty to Ming Jiu and its origins in the Interstellar Supreme Council.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and the system negotiate a monthly service agreement, with Ming Jiu promising future rewards.
• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong plan to visit their grandfather together, showing a strengthening bond between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu visits her grandfather's grave for the first time since his death.
• The cemetery is located next to Future First Safe Base, ensuring Ming Jiu's family will receive compensation for the grave site.
• Ming Jiu upgrades her farm to Level 1, receiving two rewards: an additional farmland and an increased spatial warehouse area.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates her determination and resourcefulness by upgrading her farm and managing her time efficiently.
• Ming Rong shows her innocence and curiosity about her grandparents' wishes and whereabouts.

Significant Themes

• Death and burial wishes: Ming Jiu's parents wanted to be buried at sea, while her grandfather was buried in a cemetery against his wishes.
• Family dynamics: The tension between Ming Jiu's father and his brother, Zuo Zhenrong, is evident in the grandfather's burial arrangements.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu and Ming Rong interact affectionately, with Ming Jiu caring for her younger sister and explaining their grandparents' situation to her.
• Ming Jiu interacts briefly with the Zuo Family's driver, declining his invitation to visit the Zuo Family home.
• Ming Jiu communicates with the system, asking it to blur her voice during her calls and to check for surveillance equipment in the reception room.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ming Jiu discovers she has inherited two homes in City B, within the future safe base's boundaries, and a substantial amount of money from her grandfather.
• She rents a SUV to handle real estate matters and plans to buy supplies for the upcoming blizzard.
• Ming Jiu visits the bank to withdraw her inheritance and retrieves gold bars from a safe-deposit box.

Character Developments

• Ming Jiu demonstrates practicality and efficiency in handling her inheritance, prioritizing speed and security.
• Ming Rong, though not actively involved, shows support and understanding of her sister's actions.

Significant Themes

• Fortune and Wealth: Ming Jiu's sudden wealth and the responsibilities that come with it are a central focus.
• Preparation and Planning: Ming Jiu's proactive approach to the blizzard and her inheritance highlights the importance of preparation.

Character Interactions

• Ming Jiu interacts with the trust company representative, who aids her in handling her inheritance efficiently.
• She receives a call from Zuo Junhao, her cousin, but does not immediately answer, showing caution and wariness.