Chapter 203: Arrival at the Transfer Station

"They left?"

Noticing the sound of footsteps behind her, Arya asked the question quietly.

The butler stood to one side and said, "That’s probably what happened. I’ve checked all of those rooms, and they’re not in there. They must have already left by now."

"Sigh, honestly, I just don’t have the face to apologize to them properly."

Arya looked at the tombstone in front of her and let out another long, heavy sigh. She crouched down and gently reached out to touch the person in the photo. Vivian in the photo had a bright and happy smile, a smile that she had not seen for a very long time. It was just a great pity that Vivian had never gotten to give her a smile before she died.

"Madam, please do go back now. There are still many things that need your attention at the amusement park," the butler said with a faint hint of reluctance in his voice.

Arya had been constantly on the go without any rest ever since last night. The body of a family member also needed to be retrieved, and a burial needed to be arranged. The amusement park’s buildings and facilities had just been restored, and Arya needed to make many important decisions all over again. After hastily burying Vivian, Arya had been so busy afterward that she only had time to visit Vivian’s grave just now.

"Let’s go, then."

Arya took one last long look at Vivian in the photo, then got up and left the grave.

The cooks and gardeners in the castle, the staff at the amusement park, and others were all buried together with Vivian in the same place. With all of them keeping each other company, it should not be too lonely for her, right?

The butler took two steps, then turned back and glanced at Vivian’s tombstone. A teddy bear with stitches visible on its back leaned against the white tombstone, accompanying Vivian along with the flowers that had been placed there. Whether it was a problem with the toy bear’s eyes or the sunlight, the butler noticed that the toy bear seemed to be faintly glowing.

But he shook his head, finding the thought somewhat amusing. What on earth was he thinking? That was only Vivian’s favorite teddy bear.

Turning his gaze away from the tombstone, the butler quickened his pace and quickly caught up with Arya.

A gentle breeze blew by just then, softly, and a petal that was about to fall was blown down onto the teddy bear. It completely covered the bear’s eyes.

...

[We have now successfully entered the Survival World Transit Station, and our current location is the Shelter Temporary Dock Area.]

Do I need to use points to enter the main urban area, the second ring road, the third ring road, the fourth ring road, or the outer ring road?

"Just like before, you can enter the outer ring area by spending just 10 points. Next time, just enter the outer ring area directly, and you won’t need to ask again."

Okay, I won’t ask again next time, either.

After the system performed the requested operation, 10 points were deducted from her account, and Lin Yun successfully entered the outer ring area as before.

Lin Yun did not rush out to check their current location right away. She ate her meal at the shelter first, and only then did she have time to pay attention to the settlement.

With the rewards from both the mandatory and survival missions, she now had a total of 3742 points. Lin Yun was extremely satisfied with that number.

[So, how about an expansion?]

The system rubbed its hands together in anticipation.

"Expand! Expand it significantly, as much as you can!"

The system was very excited. This time, Lin Yun would definitely expand it by another ten or eight square meters, or even more!

"Expand the backyard by 7 square meters!" she said calmly.

[?]

[That’s it?]

"Otherwise what?" Lin Yun scratched her head again in confusion. How much more would she need to expand? She did not have that many points, so she had to be careful with her spending and not waste them.

Upon hearing Lin Yun’s thoughts, the system was left completely speechless.

[You call over 3,000 points not much? I really want to give you a couple of slaps right now.]

[350 points have been deducted!]

[Shelter backyard expansion underway... Please wait... Shelter backyard expansion is now complete!]

The system immediately deducted the points and expanded the area without delay, as if it were afraid that Lin Yun might suddenly change her mind at any moment.

Lin Yun pursed her lips once more at this. Didn’t she already know the system’s true nature?

"Please expand the basement by another 5 square meters as well, thank you very much."

The system’s eyes lit up at once, and it declared that its host was the most beautiful and the most kind-hearted host ever!

[Okay, okay!]

[Although the expansions are separate, it’s all right, really! System, I have plenty of ways to handle this! I’ll give my dear host a discount!]

[Dear host, the expansion comes to 12 square meters in total, as you can see. This time, the system will only charge you 500 points!]

[So, how was it? My dear host, wasn’t I good enough to you?]

"Tongtong, I knew it all along! I knew that you love me. All that happened before was just playful banter between us. I understand it all! We’re the best of friends in the world!"

[That’s right, host! We’re the best of friends in the world!]

This one-sided rule completely ignored the love-hate relationship they had when they first met.

But after a short while, the system whispered again: [Host, you’ve already expanded the building. Do you want to expand your inventory slots? You don’t seem to have expanded your inventory slots before?]

"Could you give me three backpack slots for 75 points? That way I can round it up to a whole number."

With the backpack slots from the shelter upgrade coming later, and three more slots added now, she would have 30 backpack slots to use.

[Can!]

As long as points were being spent, the system would always find a way.

"Fine, fine! Then go ahead and deduct the points."

[75 points have been deducted~ Backpack slots have been expanded!]

[Host, remember to check your personal panel when you have some time. I won’t bother you any longer.]

The system was about to happily go and count how many points it had earned from those two waves of expansion.

Ah, today was yet another day that brought it one step closer to the golden cape.

Lin Yun slumped back onto the soft sofa with a sigh, preparing to upgrade the shelter first before doing anything else.

[Upgrading your shelter requires a cost of 50 points. Do you wish to upgrade your shelter? Yes/No.]

[50 points deducted! Shelter upgrade begins!]

[Shelter upgrade successful! The shelter area has increased by 7 square meters!]

The shelter had now been successfully upgraded to level 4. The layout of the shelter had also undergone some minor changes as a result of the upgrade. The bathroom space had become larger than before, now measuring 2x3. A window had also been added next to the shelter’s main entrance.

[By the way, host, do you want to change the color of your shelter? Among the cards you got at the amusement park, there are cards that can change the shelter’s decoration.]

Lin Yun was puzzled once again by this. "Does such a thing really exist? Why didn’t I see it?"

[That was a rose I gave you, have you forgotten?]

Lin Yun thought back very carefully, trying hard to remember that time...

Rose had noticed that Lin Yun did not have very many little red flowers, and even if she redeemed them all, there would not be many left. She thought to herself that after today, no one would use the little red flowers to exchange for these things anymore, so there was really no point in keeping them. As for those outsiders who had gone crazy playing around the park...

She could not remember it at all now. She would probably have to be reminded of it later.

So, in the end, Rose had given away many items as a partial exchange for them.

"Change it! Yes, please change it! Although green is easy on the eyes, I want to change the style after looking at it for such a long time."

[What color do you want to change it to? Just tell me the color, and I’ll do it for you right away.]

The system had already done all of the accounting, and now it was bubbling with joy and being very enthusiastic.

"Just change the walls and the ceiling to white, please, there’s no need to change the floor or the doors."

[Okay, host. You have three chances to change your cards. Just let me know if you need to.]

Lin Yun nodded once again and then ignored the system completely.

The next deployment would be in five days, so she could take a few days to rest and relax in the meantime.

Bonus Chapter. I hope you enjoy reading it. ⁦✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧⁩