The duty roster was posted, and everyone divided their tasks.
Some were responsible for washing dishes, others for sorting the retrieved supplies.
Xu Lin, assigned to the latter half of the night shift, washed up and returned to his tent early to sleep.
Zhang Miaomiao was sharing her day's gains with the remaining people, her joy evident.
As for Li Yunlong, he sat beside her the entire time, watching her with doting eyes. After finishing her sharing, Zhang Miaomiao looked at Su Ling and took out a small red bag from her pocket.
She opened the drawstring and took out the contents.
It was a Buddha pendant of superior quality, truly exquisite, clearly no ordinary item.
Zhang Miaomiao looked at Su Ling and handed her the pendant, which brought a sense of joy and serenity, "Su Ling, this is for you."
Looking at the Buddha pendant Zhang Miaomiao offered, Su Ling suddenly had an intuitive feeling, a connection with this pendant.
Seeing this pendant reminded her of her own Buddha pendant.
Noticing Su Ling spacing out as she looked at the pendant, Zhang Miaomiao explained, "My parents got this for me at a temple when I was born. I've always kept it with me. You've done so much for Yunlong and me, and I have nothing else to repay you with, so I wanted to give it to you for your safety."
Su Ling knew that such Buddha pendants could indeed offer protection.
Moreover, Zhang Miaomiao's pendant was truly extraordinary.
Su Ling didn't immediately accept it. She looked at Zhang Miaomiao, her eyes calm, "Are you sure you want to give it to me?"
Zhang Miaomiao nodded, put the pendant back in the bag, and placed it on the table in front of Su Ling, "It's yours."
She sincerely hoped that the Buddha pendant would bless Su Ling and keep her safe in the apocalypse.
"Thank you." Su Ling no longer refused. She picked up the bag and put it in her pocket.
The moment she saw the Buddha pendant, she felt a connection with it.
It was as if a voice told her that she had to accept it, that she had to have this Buddha pendant.
Seeing that Su Ling had accepted it, Zhang Miaomiao smiled with genuine happiness, "You're welcome."
The night was deep, and everyone had gone to sleep. Li Yunlong was moving around, keeping watch.
In Su Ling's tent, she hadn't fallen asleep yet. She propped her head with one hand and held the Buddha pendant in the other, examining it.
The more she looked at it, the more she felt it was similar to her own.
This one was excellent, but hers was even better, which led to the treasure of her space—
Wait!
It was as if Su Ling had suddenly broken through a bottleneck. She sat up abruptly.
To avoid disturbing others, her movements were small and light.
She peered out of the tent, confirmed that everyone in the other tents was asleep, and then entered her personal space.
Upon entering her personal space, Su Ling instinctively looked at her hand. She realized that the Buddha pendant she was holding before entering the space was no longer there after she had entered.
Thinking that perhaps the Buddha pendant couldn't accompany her into the space, she returned to her tent, but she didn't find the pendant on the tent floor.
Su Ling had a bold guess in her mind and immediately entered the space again.
Standing outside the fruit-laden courtyard, Su Ling heard the sound of rushing water coming from within.
Following the sound, Su Ling quickly entered the courtyard, into the place bursting with fruits that filled her heart with joy and delight.
Once inside the courtyard, Su Ling finally understood the source of the water sound.
It was the dry fountain.