Happiness System

"Woman! Look, a human!"

Having just killed a Class B mutated animal with the help of killer bees, Qin Chuyun was leaning against a tree trunk, panting and bandaging her wounds, when the killer bees landed on her head and started buzzing.

She listened to the noise, put the things into her spatial storage, pointed to the thick tree branch seven or eight meters above and said to the killer bee, "Put me there."

In less than ten seconds, she was sitting steadily on the tree trunk.

She took out her binoculars and looked around, then breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, I ran into someone I know!"

However, she was too tired and the temperature had dropped a few degrees in the past two days, so she really didn't want to suffer. She took out a whistle and blew the signal.

Exhausted from escaping the jaws of a Class A mutated animal, Lian Junyi heard the familiar voice and immediately exclaimed excitedly to Qin Zhouying, "It's Chuyue! She's still alive!"

As he spoke, he lifted his foot and ran towards the direction of the whistle.

The others paused for a moment, glanced in the direction, and then silently followed suit.

The team of several hundred people had either died or scattered, and now only fifty-odd people remained. Without affecting the progress, every extra person is an extra bit of strength.

The distance between them was less than 500 meters, and even with his tall stature of over 1.8 meters, Lian Junyi ran across in no time.

Qin Chuyun had the killer bees put her down, and as soon as she stood up, she was embraced.

"You're alive! That's wonderful!"

Lian Junyi burst into laughter.

Qin Chuyun pushed him away in disgust, "What's that smell on you? You're hugging me so tightly, you're suffocating me!"

Lian Junyi released her and flicked her finger, saying, "You heartless bastard, I worried about you for nothing!"

Qin Chuyun chuckled, "I was worried about you too! If you die on your first mission, I'll have to support a dozen people before I even graduate!"

She sighed and continued, "Winter is almost here. How's your mission going? Have you been able to contact the spaceship?"

Even before Lian Junyi had returned, his stomach started rumbling!

Qin Chuyun curled her lip in disdain, "You're really doing poorly!"

As she spoke, she took out nutrient solution and roasted meat from her storage ring. "Can you eat meat?"

"can!"

Lian Junyi put the nutrient solution into his storage ring, then took out a knife and divided most of the meat into pieces, giving them to the approaching captain. He then divided the rest in half and gave half to Qin Zhouying.

Qin Chuyun looked at them and took out the compressed biscuits she had bought at school. Then she handed Lian Junyi and Qin Zhouying a bread roll each. "It seems like you haven't eaten in a long time?"

Lian Junyi nodded, "We haven't had a full meal in a month. The last time we ate was last week. We've been getting through these past few days on half a bottle of nutrient solution each day!"

"Finding food at Fifty-Three Stars isn't actually that hard!" Qin Chuyun put on his mask; the smell from this group of people was just too overpowering!

"Get me some water!"

Lian Junyi took a few sips of water before replying, "It's easy to find food, but it's very difficult to find edible food! In this season, even wild vegetables start secreting toxins to protect themselves. We were poisoned once half a month ago!"

We should have ended our journey and returned to Youming Star a month ago, since we failed to complete our mission, but we can't contact the spaceship, and our supplies have been cut off long ago..."

He explained the situation, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There was a traitor in the team, and most of the members were lost. You have no idea how worried we were when we found out you were missing!"

As he spoke, he pulled out the amulet around his neck. "It has saved me many times. I think you must have one yourself, and it will surely protect you as well."

Qin Chuyun glanced at his hand, shook her head, and said, "It's about to expire. Good luck and be careful from now on!"

Seeing that his daughter was ignoring him, Qin Zhouying leaned closer and said, "Want to see mine?"

Qin Chuyun turned her head to look over, then said disdainfully, "You're already useless!"

"Impossible!" Qin Zhouying exerted all his strength, and the peace talisman turned into dust.

"???"

He stared wide-eyed at his hand. "I didn't even use any force?!"

Before they could exchange information, the killer bee flew back to Qin Chuyun's head. "Woman, hurry! A group of mutated animals is coming this way. They must have smelled food!"

Food = Humans!

Qin Zhouying and Lian Junyi spotted the killer bees and were about to warn them to be careful when Qin Chuyun stood up. "Let's go, everyone! A mutated animal is hunting!"

The leader frowned at Qin Chuyun. "How did you know?"

Qin Chuyun pointed to the top of her head, "It told me that!"

As she put on her flight gear, she said, "Beebe, fly slower, or they won't be able to keep up!"

Without saying a word, the killer bee henchmen picked her up and left.

Lian Junyi was stunned for a moment, then immediately said to the captain, "I believe her!"

After exchanging glances, Qin Zhouying immediately spoke up: "This is my daughter, I'll vouch for her!"

As he spoke, he took the lead and ran ahead.

The others looked at Qin Chuyun, who was 'flying' in mid-air, before they began to take her seriously.

Two hours later, they finally found a shelter.

Seeing a group of men lying exhausted on the ground, Qin Chuyun went out and sprinkled the specially made animal-repelling powder at the cave entrance.

Back in the cave, she sat cross-legged in front of Lian Junyi and asked, "The bee tribe says that a three-year-long winter is coming soon. What are your thoughts on this?"

Lian Junyi sighed, "We received a mission lead. This is our last chance. If it fails, we'll have to resort to the final plan to return to Youming Star."

Half an hour later, Qin Chuyun roughly understood their situation and realized that her brother and the Crown Prince of the royal family had been swept away by the turbulent current. Their most likely location was the Fifty-Three Stars, and some hunters even claimed to have seen the two of them there.

Just two weeks ago, communications were briefly restored, and that's when they received the Crown Prince's weak location signal.

The good news is that the real person has finally been found; the bad news is that everyone is in a very bad situation!

The prince and his entourage were all injured. They lacked not only medicine but also food and warm clothing. Moreover, their hiding place had been exposed, and they were in danger of being found and torn apart by mutated animals at any time.

Another problem is that even Lian Junyi and his group can't use their transportation anymore, and they've run out of medicine and food!

Don't assume that Fifty-Three Stars, with its abundant resources like a primeval forest, has no shortage of food. On the contrary, obtaining food in Fifty-Three Stars is extremely difficult!

There are very few green plants suitable for human consumption, and most of the mutated beasts here are social animals, making hunting difficult. Moreover, due to their long-term consumption of toxic herbs, the mutated beasts here are quite troublesome to process and consume.

During the changing seasons, mutated animals are in a state of agitation and restlessness. Hunting them is already difficult enough, but where would you find so much time to find a sanctuary and slowly process the mutated beasts into food?

I'm afraid that the moment you start your fire, it will become food for other mutated beasts!

That's why they were in such a bad and disheveled state when Qin Chuyun met Lian Junyi.

As for Qin Chuyun herself, if it weren't for the killer bees protecting her and her own keen sixth sense, she might have already been torn to pieces and digested into poop by the mutated beast!

Two hours of escape had consumed the little food they had left. After exchanging information about their situations and experiences, the group of grown men's stomachs began to rumble like drums.

Lian Junyi distributed the compressed biscuits he had previously collected to everyone, then leaned over to Qin Chuyun and asked, "Is there anything else to eat?"

"You stink! Get away from me, thank you so much!"

Qin Chuyun's eyes were so swollen from the fumes that she couldn't open them. She went to the vent to get some fresh air and observe what was happening outside. After a while, she went in and brought out fifty pounds of raw meat.

"Here, don't say I'm not working together. The meat has been processed; you can just cook it over a fire and eat it."

Of course, you can eat raw meat if you prefer!

God wants to eat raw meat!

Qin Zhouying glared at her daughter, but didn't get angry at all. She handed the meat to the team leader and said, "You arrange it!"

The tour leader didn't stand on ceremony and selected a few people who were in relatively good condition to come out for a barbecue.

Everything was readily available. They hadn't collected much else during this time, but they had managed to gather a lot of firewood for heating due to the changing weather.

Seeing Lian Junyi moving closer to her again, Qin Chuyun immediately threw him a set of clothes, pleading, "Please, be a good person!"

Lian Junyi checked the size of the clothes and asked her, "Why are you wearing men's clothes?"

Qin Chuyun sighed, "I secretly went to clean up the battlefield and picked up the scraps. I picked up everything of value, thinking that even if I failed this mission and didn't get any points, I could still make a living by selling scrap when I returned to Youming Star!"

Given our family's situation, we really can't survive without tens of thousands of yuan a year!

The crowd who had been listening intently to the siblings' conversation were instantly exasperated. Most of them didn't even earn 10,000 yuan a year, and with their side income, they barely made it above that mark. They actually thought their income was pretty good, but what did they mean by saying they couldn't survive without tens of thousands of yuan?

Are they living in the same interplanet?

Even the prices on the Imperial Star aren't this outrageous, are they?

Lian Junyi thought about the family's expenses recently and nodded in agreement: "Then I'll pick up some if I see them later!"

After saying a few words, he asked again, "Is there any water? I want to dry myself off!"

Qin Chuyun tossed out a large pot and a bucket of water, saying, "Here, heat it up before you wash, don't catch a cold in this weather!"

"This water is perfect for us to boil and drink!"

Before Lian Junyi could even reach out, his two teammates came over and snatched the item away.

Lian Junyi: "???" Even the bathwater is being stolen?

He touched his nose and turned to Qin Chuyun, explaining, "The water sources we encountered recently were either polluted or infested with powerful mutated beasts. We've been short of water for a long time."

In this freezing weather, they can't even hold their pee all day, not even have enough water to fill their stomachs. How miserable is that!

"You guys are really pathetic!"

Qin Chuyun brought out another bucket of water and asked, "Didn't you bring any animal trainers?"

Qin Zhouying, who had walked over, sighed, "That beast tamer was useless; he didn't even last a month!"

Qin Chuyun was speechless. This group of people seemed to have run into a run of bad luck ever since they arrived at Fifty-Three Stars...