Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 228

Chapter 228

Xia Wenxin carried her small bag to the Basic Care Room for today’s skin treatment.

The parts of her face that had been burned had already scabbed over. Thanks to proper care, the hard scabs had fallen away, revealing tender pink flesh beneath. That new skin was gradually healing as well, making her look far less terrifying than before.

When she saw Gu Huaiwei, whom she had not seen in quite some time, appear in the Basic Care Room, she was a little surprised.

“Shopkeeper Gu, I hardly ever see you at the shop.”

“I’ve mostly been out on fieldwork lately.” Gu Huaiwei glanced at the areas of her burns that had healed. “You’re recovering nicely.”

Xia Wenxin nodded again and again. She was extremely satisfied with Oasis Sanatorium and said honestly, “If my remaining Lifespan weren’t so low, I’d really want to live here until the end of time.

“There are Anomalies and Instances everywhere outside. This place is practically a pure land on earth! At first, I even treated this place like an Instance. I was so stupid. I should have come here sooner.”

At that point, Xia Wenxin volunteered herself. She pressed a hand to her chest, her gaze burning with enthusiasm. “I just heard you talking about hiring. Does your shop still need employees?

“If possible, I want to stay here forever and work for you. I don’t need a salary. Food and lodging are enough!”

Xia Wenxin felt that this Sanatorium was especially suitable for retirement.

If she could stay here for good, she would no longer have to risk her life fighting her way through those dangerous Instances.

“We do have plans along those lines. The Sanatorium needs to hire some caregivers, but the specific hiring requirements will have to wait until I return from the Mine Instance before they’re finalized.”

“Then I’ll wait for you!” Xia Wenxin felt she had to fight for this opportunity.

Gu Huaiwei was quite satisfied with Xia Wenxin. Xia Wenxin had once been a Sports Committee Member. She was tall, strong, and straightforward by nature. Her only flaw was that humans had relatively short lifespans, so the service term she could sign would also be relatively short.

Lin She needed to make a recruitment poster, while He Xueyi discovered that the Sunflowers planted at the entrance of the Sanatorium had already adapted to the soil of this Dimension and were blooming with gorgeous flowers.

The warm-colored blossoms added a touch of vitality to the gloomy Sanatorium.

He Xueyi had to stay behind to prune the garden at the entrance.

Gu Huaiwei took Bai Miemie to the Mine Instance.

The Female Painter had been standing in the lobby of Oasis Sanatorium the entire time. She lifted her head and gazed obsessively at the Ferris Wheel Oil Painting.

She stood frozen there like a statue.

Han Zhusheng, who had already checked in, stared at the voided Contract. No matter how he thought about it, he could not understand Gu Huaiwei’s baffling move of giving him only one task-to stay at the inn-before terminating the Contract right afterward.

Although humans had to pay a rather steep amount of Lifespan if they wanted to command him,

he was very strong.

The Contract had only just been signed, and then it was terminated. Was she playing with him?

It would have been one thing if she had terminated Contracts with other Low-level Anomalies. After all, contracting too many Anomalies was risky.

But he was different. He was a High-level Anomaly, an existence Trial-takers pursued and coveted. Yet in the end, he had been given the same treatment as those Low-level Anomalies.

Han Zhusheng stood by the window and looked down from upstairs at He Xueyi, who was pruning the flowers. The black mist in his eyes became even more pronounced.

He thought, that must be someone his brief former Master often kept by her side, right?

Han Zhusheng wanted to see for himself what abilities He Xueyi possessed that could surpass an Anomaly’s and make Gu Huaiwei keep him around.

As for He Xueyi, who held a Sunflower between his fingers, his golden eyes like the morning light of early winter, he had long since sensed that gloomy gaze unique to this world. He smiled faintly with the flower in hand, utterly unconcerned.

He came from Paradise.

To Paradise, a minor Dimension was nothing more than fodder that provided nourishment.

As the business level continued to rise, the Dimensional Store would drain the minor Dimension of its energy.
Most of these precarious little Dimensions were apocalyptic worlds. They had already reached their twilight. Even if Paradise did nothing, their collapse was only a matter of time.

Like an old person at the end of their life, disappearance was their fixed ending. There was no need to care, and nothing could be done even if one did.

In the Mine Instance, the hole they had dug before leaving last time had already repaired itself.

Gu Huaiwei looked at the enormous boulder blocking the Mine Tunnel, then shifted her gaze to the tiny Bai Miemie standing beside her and let out a long sigh.

Bai Miemie rose slightly onto her tiptoes, holding a shovel almost as tall as she was in both hands. She looked up at Gu Huaiwei obediently, waiting for orders.

A miscalculation.

Gu Huaiwei pressed a hand to her forehead. With Bai Miemie’s little arms and legs, she really didn’t look suited for manual labor.

She should have dragged that slacker He Xueyi out here to dig instead.

“Sister Gu, just tell me whatever you need. Miemie is really amazing too!”

“You should use this one instead.” Gu Huaiwei specially took a children’s shovel out of her Jadeite Space and handed it to Bai Miemie. “Let’s dig this tunnel open together.”

“How could I let Sister Gu do hard labor like this?” Bai Miemie pushed the children’s shovel away, planted her original big shovel into the ground, put her hands on her hips, and puffed out her little belly. “Sister Gu, close your eyes. I promise I’ll open this passage up.”

Gu Huaiwei immediately turned around.

She might have been a model worker, but she didn’t particularly enjoy manual labor either.

The sound of an excavator came from behind her.

“Clang-clank-clang-”

Gu Huaiwei imagined Bai Miemie transforming into a giant sheep and ramming the rocks with her horns.

About ten minutes later, Bai Miemie tugged on Gu Huaiwei’s sleeve. Her rectangular pupils were even squarer than before, and she gave Gu Huaiwei a sweet smile. There was still a bit of dust on her head.

“Sister Gu, I’m done.”

“Achoo-so much dust. I want to go back and take a nice bath.”

Gu Huaiwei turned around and saw the passage had been opened. She was very satisfied.

She patted the dust off Bai Miemie’s head, her tone carrying unconcealable fondness. “I looked at the map of Gray Mist Town before. There’s a Hot Spring Mansion in town. Once we’re done with this trip, I’ll take you there for a soak.”

That Hot Spring Mansion was also an Instance.

But that didn’t matter. As long as there were hot springs to soak in, it was fine.

“Yay! Sister Gu is the best.”

The Mine Tunnel they had just dug open was already beginning to close again.

Gu Huaiwei took Bai Miemie’s hand and quickly walked inside before the Instance exit sealed shut.

Class Monitor Fang Zhao and Zhao Lianxin had been following behind the Heavenly Ranking Great God Zhou Yizhi the entire time. After a small mishap earlier, they had gotten separated from Xiling You.

Zhao Lianxin had lost a finger to an Anomaly while scouting the way. Her face was pale now, and she was in terrible condition.

Fang Zhao had helped Zhao Lianxin bandage the wound briefly to stop the bleeding.

Zhao Lianxin had been injured for the team’s benefit.

But Zhou Yizhi was exceptionally cold about it. From his words, he was even blaming Zhao Lianxin for being too reckless and holding him back.

Fang Zhao felt stifled and aggrieved.

They had accepted a new mission now. Wearing Miner helmets, they had to transport ore, doing nothing but heavy physical labor.

The Anomalous Overseer stood nearby with a barbed leather whip in hand, red light glinting in its eyes as it waited for them to violate the Rules.

A section of Zhao Lianxin’s finger was missing, and she couldn’t push the minecart properly.

Seeing the minecart catch on a stone, on the verge of tipping over, Zhao Lianxin’s heart screamed.

I’m dead! If this cart of rocks overturns, I’ll lose both my hands!

At that critical moment, a fair-skinned hand steadied the minecart.