Bound to the Multiverse Restaurant, I'm now the darling of my staff.

Two weeks later, the official base was attacked by mutated creatures.

All the residents of the base, except for the elderly and children, were on high alert on the city walls, ready to protect their homeland!

"Everyone, please go back. We really don't need your help here. We appreciate your kindness."

Zhou Chong looked helpless. No matter what he said, these people did not believe that they could deal with this siege.

"Commander Zhou, you don't need to say anything more. We will absolutely not back down!"

"Yes, we can't always let you guys be at the forefront. The base belongs to everyone, and we should all do our part!"

Looking at those resolute faces, Zhou Chong was moved, yet also felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Finally, they could only compromise, saying, "Okay, then you can only stand at the back, not too far forward."

Then he turned to his subordinate and whispered a few instructions, which the man nodded and left.

As the hordes of mutated creatures drew closer, these people tightened their grip on their weapons and tried to control their trembling legs.

Just as they were about to reach the city gate, a shadow suddenly fell over them, and someone looked up.

"This, what is this?"

Staring wide-eyed at the enormous, mechanical-looking machine, he couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"My God! Is this an interstellar warship?"

Metallic warships flew overhead and hovered in the sky above the base.

The weapons on the warship were adjusted to aim at the mutated creatures.

First came a barrage of bullets, followed by a burst of laser fire.

The mutated creatures outside the city gate let out shrill screams and fell one after another.

However, some high-level mutated creatures were undeterred by such attacks and continued to advance, carrying the corpses of their companions.

The crowd on the city gate watched nervously when two more "whoosh" sounds came from behind. A dark shadow swept past and landed directly in the middle of the mutated creatures.

When they saw what it was, everyone stared wide-eyed in astonishment, looking at it in disbelief.

The robot, resembling a towering giant, wields a massive sword in its right hand and a thick cannon barrel in its left.

With a single stomp, one could crush some small, mutated creatures.

"Holy crap! Gundam is out now? Did our country's technology really get this advanced?"

The young man on the city gate shouted excitedly, his eyes burning with enthusiasm.

Upon arriving here, most of the mutated creatures had been driven away, and the remaining ones were even less of a threat.

Zhou Chong, who had been watching closely, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, although the training time was short, it was at least useful, and Zhou Chong's pressure was instantly relieved.

I couldn't help but recall the surprise I felt when I first saw these things half a month ago.

That spatial button contained not only these items, but also a medical pod and some miraculous pills.

Any one of these items, if taken out, would be enough to shock the entire world.

These things are clearly not products of this era.

However, after discussion, the official base unanimously decided to conceal the origin of these items, claiming to the outside world that they were the result of years of secret research.

It wasn't to claim credit, but to protect that person, even if she didn't seem to need it.

After that, once everything was settled, they sent someone to the restaurant with the crystal core to express their gratitude for the warmth.

However, the reply received was that the restaurant had disappeared without a trace, and when asked, Zhao Feng also said he didn't know where they had gone.

It seems like the restaurant suddenly disappeared overnight.

Just as it appeared, it came silently and left without a trace, as if it had never existed.

If it weren't for these things, the food they got in exchange, and... his arm that had recovered completely, even he would have thought it was all just a dream.

The battle outside the city was nearing its end, and a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted around us.

This is the first time since the base was established, or rather, since the end of the world, that humanity has ended the battle without losing a single soldier or shedding a single drop of blood.

Looking at the cheering crowd around him, Zhou Chong couldn't help but smile as well.

It's as if they can already see the future, the future where they completely defeat the apocalypse and usher in a new world and a new life.

Zhou Chong gazed into the distance, raised his hand, and solemnly saluted.

That's the direction where the restaurant used to be...

------

Mission World: Apocalypse

Main quest: Serve 20 dine-in guests within 2 months (Completed)

Side Quest: Achieve 1000 million points in restaurant revenue within 2 months (Completed)

[Main quest completion rewards 50 days of health and 5 food lottery tickets; side quest completion rewards 100 days of health and 1 gold lottery ticket]

[Restaurant upgrade experience maxed out, level up +1, reward: +150 days of HP, 10-pull on the Otherworldly Roulette]

[Restaurant floor increased by 1, area increased by 100, private room service available, otherworldly shop opened]

Back in the main world, it was also late at night.

Nuan Wen, who was still cultivating and not asleep, was abruptly awakened by a series of system notifications announcing the settlement of rewards.

"Little Six, what's all this noise about?"

Upon opening the system panel, Wen Nuan gasped in shock, unable to conceal the astonishment in her eyes.

"Wow... I've struck it rich..."

If there's anything that makes Warmth even happier than making money, it's gaining health points.

Previously, in order to save her master, her life force was already in grave danger, causing her to live in constant fear.

This time I made 300 days' worth of profit all at once!

Nuannuan lay on the bed, covered her mouth and screamed softly, rolling around excitedly.

She rolled around several times before she calmed down a bit and remembered to look at the other rewards.

"The restaurant has been upgraded again! This time they've added an entire floor!"

They should have been happy, but Wen Nuan immediately thought that the increased restaurant size meant they would be even busier in the future…

Just thinking about this immediately halved my previous joy.

With a dejected look on her face, Wen Nuan turned her gaze back to the golden card.

She obtained an extremely rare spiritual root using this card last time; I wonder what it will be this time.

He pointed his finger at it, and the golden card floated in mid-air and began to spin, transforming into a beam of light that landed in front of Wen Nuan.

When the light faded, Wen Nuan looked at what was in front of her and remained silent for a long time.

"……What's this?"

I picked up the round thing and looked at it. It was made of brass and had the cardinal directions marked on it. That was all.

"No way, is this a compass?"

My precious gold card, and this is what you gave me?

"Little Six, I think I need a reasonable explanation..."

[Host, the gold card reward is definitely a rare item; the others require you to explore on your own.]

"Fine, fine, so it's 'no comment' again, huh?" Wen Nuan pouted, looking indignant. "Can't we be more sincere and less manipulative with each other?"

I looked at it over and over again, but I still couldn't find anything special about it.

Wen Nuan chuckled, casually tossed her things aside, and lay down.

I'm in a bad mood; today is not a good day for cultivation!

sleep!