The system came online, interrupting Jiang Yumiao's bliss. "Congratulations on completing your eleventh mission, host! You've earned the reward 'rapid soreness relief constitution.' No matter how strenuous the exercise, you won't have to worry about being unable to move the next day~"
Jiang Yumiao said, "...Does your definition of exercise match everyone else's?"
The system added, "Please note, host! This reward's rapid recovery function only applies to physical mobility, not marks on your skin. In other words, those marks on your body will still have to fade naturally over time."
Jiang Yumiao nodded. He knew those couldn't disappear too quickly, or Ning Chunchi would easily notice something was wrong.
Near noon, Director Yang finally appeared. He asked in the group chat whether anyone wanted to go dune bashing that afternoon. Anyone interested should sign up in the chat; departure was at two thirty.
The activity had originally been scheduled after their ATV desert off-roading, but an uninvited guest had disrupted their itinerary. Director Yang didn't want to give up on it, so he decided to schedule it for their last day instead.
Director Yang was very satisfied with the show's progress, so he didn't require everyone to take part in the afternoon's dune bashing. Participation was voluntary.
After all, everyone had spent the whole previous day on dates, with one activity after another. Anyone who didn't feel like going today could get some proper rest at the hotel.
Director Yang's considerate approach made Jiang Yumiao give a little cheer. He'd been worrying that if anything was scheduled for the afternoon, he wouldn't even know how to get out of bed.
Now that he saw the afternoon activity wasn't mandatory, Jiang Yumiao relaxed, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.
He was exhausted.
By twelve thirty, the people confirmed for dune