Extra 1
Ever since that inexplicable agreement.
Every time Chu Liuyue returned to the base after completing a mission, she would go to the research institute to see if Yan Qingdou was dead yet.
However, rumors about the two of them gradually began to spread throughout the survivor base.
When other male ability users heard this, they didn't feel ashamed; instead, they took pride in it. Some even specifically went to the research institute to ask Yan Qingdou for advice on how to seduce the highest executor, Lady Liuyue.
Of course.
The consequence was that every single one of them was beaten black and blue.
The others found it strange.
Wasn't Director Yan a scientific research talent? Could he also be the combat type?
Li Xichen leaned against the wall, looking at those who had been beaten up, and silently snickered.
He spoke up,
"What did you think?"
"To be able to make it all the way from Jiang City to Jiangdu back then, Yan Qingdou is definitely no pushover."
In fact.
Even earlier than that, Li Xichen had gone to pick a fight with Yan Qingdou.
He thought he would definitely win.
After all, he was young and strong, and his ability was ice-type, while Yan Qingdou's was merely an auxiliary spatial type.
As a result, he was beaten miserably.
Not daring to go to the infirmary for fear of others finding out, he could only seek out Zhou Yuan, who used to be a doctor, to bandage him up.
As Zhou Yuan bandaged him, he said,
"What did you expect?"
"Yan Qingdou is very dangerous."
Li Xichen said indignantly, "But he's trying to steal Sister Xiaoyue."
Zhou Yuan silently tied the bandage into a dead knot.
He raised his eyes and looked at him.
"You say that as if you aren't trying to do the same."
Li Xichen fell silent.
"..."
After a while.
He couldn't help but ask again, "Will Sister Xiaoyue accept him?"
A trace of warmth flashed through Zhou Yuan's amber eyes.
He said vaguely,
"Maybe she will, maybe she won't."
"I hope she won't." Li Xichen twitched the corners of his lips; it still hurt like hell.
It was a pity he lost the private fight.
And he couldn't even complain about it.
Zhou Yuan spoke again,
"Do you know what you should learn if you want to have a powerful partner?"
"What?" Li Xichen was puzzled.
Zhou Yuan silently stuffed a book into his hands.
Looking at the cover and packaging, it seemed to be a book published before the apocalypse.
Two large words were printed on it.
—Male Virtue.
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Extra 2
Sometime later, Chu Liuyue realized that when she was with Yan Qingdou, there was a hint of ambiguity in the air.
Perhaps she had gotten used to coming back to see him after every mission.
Sometimes, her condition was terrible.
She would scold Yan Qingdou!
Yan Qingdou would just laugh happily.
Sometimes, her condition was pretty good.
She would brush him off with a few words.
Yan Qingdou would listen with his hands in his pockets, looking lazy.
As he listened, he would suddenly lean in closer.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"I zoned out just now, so I didn't hear you."
"..." Speechless, Chu Liuyue turned to leave.
From behind her came Yan Qingdou's muttering, "Mumbling about whatever, I just want to..." The last two words were so mumbled they were almost inaudible.
But it was easy to fill in the blanks.
"Don't even think about it!" She stopped him with a glare.
"Ah? So Yueyue, you guessed it too?" Yan Qingdou smiled smugly again.
His laughter was low.
His tone was as punchable as ever.
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Extra 3
In the apocalypse.
Children were very precious.
When they heard that the child of Lao Yu and Sister Wan at the Jiang City survivor base was about to be born.
Chu Liuyue decided to make a trip back to Jiang City.
The place where they had originally set out.
This time, Zhou Yuan volunteered, "I want to go with you too."
Over the years, whenever Chu Liuyue left, he had stayed behind to hold down the fort.
So she agreed.
Yan Qingdou also came running over.
"I want to go too."
His reason was perfectly sound.
He couldn't stay cooped up in the lab forever; he also needed to observe the evolutionary speed of the zombies outside.
Li Xichen wanted to go as well.
After all, back in the squad, he had spent some time with Brother Zhong, Lao Yu, and Sister Wan.
Thus.
Chu Liuyue embarked on the journey to Jiang City with three men in tow.
Over the years, the safe zones had continuously expanded, and the highways had been rebuilt.
Humanity seemed to have regained some of its sovereignty. They drove towards Jiang City, occasionally encountering a few mutant monsters along the way.
There was no need for Chu Liuyue to make a move.
Li Xichen alone could easily dispatch them.
Ten days later.
They finally arrived in Jiang City.
The Jiang City survivor base today was less of a base and more of a large-scale society.
Human resilience was strong. Those who survived the apocalypse spontaneously began farming and raising livestock in the safe zones. Although they couldn't return to the prosperity of the pre-apocalyptic era, they were already self-sufficient.
On the day they arrived.
Sister Wan's water had just broken.
Amidst everyone's anticipation.
Lao Yu and Sister Wan's child was born.
It was a girl.
This might not have been the first newborn since the apocalypse, but it was the first one Chu Liuyue had witnessed.
She was moved to tears.
New life.
Represented hope.
The future of humanity still had a long, long way to go.
Sister Wan looked at her, then at the three men beside her.
She smiled and said,
"Lady Liuyue, please give the child a name."
"This... shouldn't Lao Yu be the one to name her?" Chu Liuyue glanced at Lao Yu, who was grinning foolishly on the side.
Sister Wan curled the corners of her lips.
"Lady Liuyue, you are our pride."
"She is also a girl."
"A name chosen by you will bring her luck."
Chu Liuyue knew that ever since she became the leader, the status of women, who originally had the lowest standing in the apocalypse, had been elevated.
She had also established many protective regulations.
Ordinary human women were not allowed to be treated as resources to exchange for supplies. They had human rights, were protected by regulations, and were overseen by an ability-user law enforcement team.
After thinking for a moment.
She said,
"Let's call her Wan Xi."
"Xi means bright and prosperous."
Sister Wan smiled and caressed the child's cheek.
"Wan Xi, Wan Xi, it sounds beautiful."
Brother Zhong couldn't help but mutter in Lao Yu's ear, "Why isn't she taking your surname?"
Lao Yu chuckled.
He mocked,
"No wonder you don't have a wife."
"Here, take this book and read it."
Brother Zhong took a closer look.
Two familiar words.
—Male Virtue.
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Extra 4
My name is Wan Xi.
My name was given to me by the godmother I admire the most.
Oh, you ask who my godmother is?
She is the highest leader and executor of the entire post-apocalyptic survivor base.
—Chu Liuyue.
In the apocalypse, the status of women was originally lowly, but she single-handedly elevated it.
Women were no longer treated as resources.
Instead, they became a source of productivity and creativity.
Because the proportion of women who died tragically in the early days of the apocalypse was high, the gender ratio gap had widened.
Therefore, a new law was enacted stating that all adult women could choose three legal partners.
As for why it was three.
Perhaps my godmother felt that.
What she had.
Other girls should have too.
How wonderful.
Tomorrow I will become an adult.
Should I be like my godmother and get one gentle partner, one with a sharp tongue, plus a loyal younger puppy-dog boyfriend?
Just thinking about it, I can't stop the corners of my lips from curling up.
Oh.
Suddenly I wipe the glass.
And see you in front of the screen.
The corners of your lips are turned up too.
(End of Extras)
The apocalypse arc and the extras are all finished now.
Thank you, my darlings, for your company. If possible, please give a little nudge to the other readers at the beginning of the world, thank you.
Teaser for the next world: The infamous entertainment circle movie queen made me take the blame, so it's only reasonable for me to steal her sugar daddy, right?
