It took the three of them a full hour to unpack so many packages.
When they were done, they found that almost everything was Jiang Yunnuanâs personal property.
There were dozens of outfitsâtops, pants, and skirtsânot to mention over a hundred pairs of shoes, plus bedding, toiletries, socks, accessories, and so on...
Even more absurdly, they also unpacked a full set of kitchenware. It had everythingâpots, bowls, ladles, you name itâtotaling several hundred pieces, large and small.
Several hundred years ago, experts developed Energy Liquid. People discovered that not only could Energy Liquid quickly replenish physical energy, but it could also temper the body, making it very effective for Cultivation.
This was an advantage that conventional food and drink simply didnât have.
Consequently, in this survival game, the extremely troublesome practice of cookingâwhich came with a mountain of choresâhad been completely replaced by Energy Liquid.
Kitchenware had been relegated to the status of museum pieces or educational tools. No one actually used them in daily life; people merely knew what they were.
âThat damn woman, why did she buy this useless junk?â
Though baffled, the three men followed Jiang Yunnuanâs orders, moving all the heavy kitchenware into the small, empty hall on the first floor and arranging it as she requested.
They then moved her personal belongings upstairs to the walk-in closet, arranging them neatly.
Lastly, they even remembered to sweep the courtyard clean. Jiang Yunnuan watched them work and was incredibly pleased.
âThese three workhorses are really good at what they do. Iâve hit the jackpot!â
ăThat evening.ă
After showering and settling down from their busy day, the men discovered that their Light Brain accounts had been added to a group chat named âKing Jiang and Her Harem.â
Before they could make sense of the situation, each of them received a red packet.
âHas this woman lost her mind today?â
âOr is the world about to end?â
âThe bloodsucker who only ever exploited them is actually sending them red packets? Unbelievable.â
King Jiang: "You all worked hard today. This is a bonus for your efforts. I was very satisfied with your work. Iâll be calling on you again next time. Muah!"
Cold Concubine - Ming Ye: "..."
Proud Consort - Fu Yuan: "..."
Only after posting did the two of them realize prefixes had been forcibly added to their names in the group. Their faces darkened in an instant, and they were utterly disgusted.
âThat damn woman... is she the ultimate drama queen or what?â
âItâs bad enough that sheâs a huge drama queen, but she just had to drag them into her little play. And look at this crap she put in front of their names!â
âAnd she had the nerve to call herself King Jiang. In their opinion, "Jiang the Psycho" would be more fitting. Sheâs completely nuts!!!â
Ming Ye and Fu Yuan frantically tried to leave the group, but they received a notification: âLight Brain ID locked by Contract Master. Actions within this group are restricted.â
The two of them were so furious they nearly fainted on the spot.
They had heard that a Contract Master had the right to control their Contractorsâ Light Brains at will, but since that damn woman had never used this function before, they were only just realizing today how ridiculously far-reaching a Contract Masterâs authority was.
Complete control over their Contractors, both in person and over their Light Brains.
Rebel Concubine Si Xie: "Why did they all get one thousand star coins, and even Jun Yao who didnât work got a thousand, but I only got ten?! Damn woman, are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?"
After seeing the amounts in the othersâ packets, Si Xie flew into a rage. He felt so incredibly wronged that he didnât even notice the prefix in front of his own name.
âThat damn woman singles me out for unfair treatment at every turn.â
âWhy should I have to take this?â
âOh, heavens, are you sure you donât want to send a lightning bolt down to strike this damn woman dead?â
King Jiang: "You were supposed to get a one-thousand-star-coin bonus too, but who told you to always butt heads with me? Given that you were spoiling for a fight and even had the nerve to threaten and intimidate me before you started working, Iâm deducting 990."
Si Xie: "..."
âFucking hell, sheâs docking my pay for that?â
âWhereâs the justice in that?!â
King Jiang: "How about this: next time I ask you to work, you be a good boy and stop fighting me, and I wonât dock your pay. Also, if you do a good job, there might even be an extra reward."
Si Xie: "..."
âNext time?â
âThat damn woman really plans on ordering us around forever, doesnât she?â
âWait a minute, what are those two words in front of my name?â
Rebel Concubine Si Xie: "Damn woman, are you out of your mind? What the hell did you do to our names?"
The message immediately drew two messages of support.
Cold Concubine - Ming Ye: "+1"
Proud Consort - Fu Yuan: "+1"
King Jiang: "Youâre not happy with that word? Fine. Pick one you like from âUnruly,â âWild,â or âSavage,â and Iâll change it for you."
Everyone: "..."
âDammit, sooner or later, this woman is going to be the death of us!!!â
They couldnât leave the group, they couldnât block it, and they didnât have permission to change their own nicknames. Aside from gritting their teeth and enduring the nausea, there was absolutely nothing they could do.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yunnuan was surprised she hadnât received a notification about their affinity dropping.
âIâve annoyed them this much, and their affinity didnât even go down?â
âThat doesnât seem very scientific!â
âWait, what are their current affinity levels again?â
Jiang Yunnuan turned off her Light Brain, and her consciousness entered the systemâs guide panel, where she opened up the detailed information.
Conquest Targets: Si Xie, Jun Yao, Fu Yuan, Ming Ye, To Be Unlocked.
Information:
Si Xie: Fox Beastman
Age: 19
Height: 189cm
Weight: 80kg
Birthday: December 22
Talent Skill: Transformation [In Evolution]
Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Eighth Rank
Current affinity: -200
Jun Yao: Tiger Beastman
Age: 20
Height: 190cm
Weight: 82kg
Birthday: September 7
Talent Skill: Beast Kingâs Order [In Evolution]
Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Ninth Rank
Current affinity: -999
Fu Yuan: Feathered Beastman [Unique genetics; detailed species unknown]
Age: 20
Height: 190cm
Weight: 81kg
Birthday: March 3
Talent Skill: Time [In Evolution]
Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Eighth Rank
Current affinity: -160
Ming Ye: Snake Beastman
Age: 21
Height: 190cm
Weight: 82kg
Birthday: June 18
Talent Skill: Poison [In Evolution]
Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Ninth Rank
Current affinity: -99
After reading the information, Jiang Yunnuan sighed, a wave of gloom washing over her.
âTheir affinity was so low. The highest was still a negative 99, and the lowest was a staggering -999. With numbers this ridiculous, when would she ever get them into the positives?â
âAs for completing her mission, that seemed like a distant dream.â
But what was most humiliating was that ever since sheâd been transported here, not only had their affinity failed to increase by a single point, it had been steadily dropping. What did that prove?
âIt proved that if she kept this up, completing the mission would be impossible.â
âNo, no, no, no, this wouldnât do. If she couldnât complete the mission, how would she ever get back home?â
A sense of crisis instantly washed over Jiang Yunnuan, and she decided to change her strategy.
âOkay, Jun Yaoâs affinity is the lowest. Iâll start with him.â
"System, check if Jun Yao is asleep yet."
If he wasnât, she was determined to go raise his affinity right now.
After she had added them to the group, the other three had all piped up at some point. Only he had remained silent from start to finish. That, coupled with his abysmal -999 affinity, made it impossible for her to stay calm.
[Host, he has a fever.]