014, another reward: a personal pocket dimension!

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Qi Ran arrived at the commercial street at precisely 15:42. During this time, she and her servant had jointly slaughtered 400 zombies, reaching level 2. This took a total of five minutes. Immediately following this, as her strength continued to grow, Qi Ran and her servant managed to kill 800 more zombies—again, within five minutes. The apocalypse had struck that day at 13:00.

According to the fervent electronic announcements’ calculations, completing a level upgrade before 16:00 still counted as achieving it within three hours of the apocalypse’s onset. Qi Ran speculated that leveling up within three hours of the apocalypse would grant a higher achievement than doing so within four hours.

It was known that the Alliance generously rewarded testers who demonstrated outstanding performance and rapid leveling during the early stages of the apocalypse. Having already reaped considerable benefits, Qi Ran certainly would not hold back; she would press onward with full force, charging ahead relentlessly. No one could stop her from exploiting the Alliance’s generous rewards.

Upon reaching level 3, the next goal was to reach level 4, which required killing 1,600 zombies. While Qi Ran fought fiercely, the passionate electronic voice dutifully broadcasted her achievements and rewards:

“Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Congratulations, tester, on successfully reaching level 3! Your health has increased by 100 points! Stamina, strength, agility, and spirit each increased by 5 points! Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Detecting changes in stamina, strength, agility, and spirit. Reassessing combat power... Assessment complete! Tester’s combat power star rating has changed! Tester’s combat power has risen to top-tier 2-star!”

Hearing this, Qi Ran’s heart remained steady. Changes in combat power ratings were expected. At this moment, her five core attributes were:

Health: 800
Stamina: 235 - 20
Strength: 132
Agility: 127
Spirit: 133

Her stamina far surpassed the others by a significant margin. Aside from health, the remaining three attributes hovered around an average of 130. Being rated a top-tier 2-star combatant was well within expectations.

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Qi Ran was not surprised. What stirred her heart was the additional reward announced by the fervent electronic voice following her level upgrade:

“Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Detecting the first tester on Blue Star to reach level 3! Congratulations, tester Qi Ran, for reaching level 3 within three hours of the apocalypse! In line with encouraging testers to level up quickly and slaughter more mutated creatures, those who perform outstandingly receive generous rewards from the Alliance! Please choose one reward from the following three options:
1. A-grade talent: Water’s Secret Technique
2. 1,000 cubic meters of portable space
3. Blue-tier equipment set”

A choice of three again! Qi Ran’s heart leapt with delight. After some thought, she immediately excluded the blue-tier equipment set—not because she didn’t want it, but because at this point, such gear was useless to her. She intended to fully capitalize on the Alliance’s bonus rewards to further strengthen herself.

Torn between the “A-grade talent: Water’s Secret Technique” and “1,000 cubic meters of portable space,” Qi Ran wavered for a long moment. Ultimately, she gritted her teeth and chose the portable space. Her currently awakened talents were more than sufficient. Though the portable space was not an immediate necessity, it would certainly prove indispensable in the late apocalypse. Moreover, there was no guarantee this reward would appear again later.

As for the “A-grade talent: Water’s Secret Technique,” even if it never reappeared, Qi Ran could still potentially acquire it from other servants through the “Young Mistress Arrives” talent.

After careful consideration, Qi Ran selected reward number 2: 1,000 cubic meters of portable space.

With her choice, the fervent electronic voice resounded in her mind:

“Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Reward 2, 1,000 cubic meters of portable space, has been granted! Congratulations, tester, on receiving 1,000 cubic meters of portable space! Items can be stored here, and crops can be grown. Hardworking testers, open it and take a look!”

The portable space—a quintessential “golden finger” in countless apocalypse novels—sparked Qi Ran’s curiosity. Now, her strength already far surpassed all zombies present. She could easily multitask, killing zombies while simultaneously exploring her new portable space.

As the enthusiastic electronic voice fell silent, a water-blue light descended from the sky, settling above Qi Ran’s head.

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In a single second, the water-blue light vanished. Simultaneously, a pale red floral mark appeared on Qi Ran’s left wrist. Glancing down, she noted the flower was unfamiliar to her. She paid it no mind; the flower’s appearance was unimportant.

What mattered was the unmistakable sensation of a brand-new realm opening within her mind, coinciding with the appearance of the floral mark.

Qi Ran focused her thoughts, directing half of her consciousness into her mind. She quickly beheld a sharply divided domain: on the left, a bare, undecorated warehouse; on the right, a pool of spring water and a fertile field. The field was empty at the moment.

She only spared a quick glance before withdrawing her awareness, fully immersing herself back into the battle.

Just then, the “Fire Serpent Entanglement” skill she had cast finally extinguished completely.

Qi Ran was about to unleash “Fire Serpent Entanglement” once more when, in a flash of insight, she suddenly realized something: her stamina’s fixed value was a whopping 230 points. Although she had used “Fire Serpent Entanglement” once before, consuming 20 stamina points, 11 minutes had passed without a single point recovering.

However, with such a massive stamina pool, Qi Ran could now use “Burning Encampment” and “Fire Serpent Entanglement” simultaneously—perhaps even cast multiple “Fire Serpent Entanglements” at once—without being as meticulous as before.

Remembering this, she slapped her forehead in frustration. How could she have forgotten such an important detail?

In her previous life, Qi Ran had only awakened the “A-grade talent: Fire’s Secret Technique” three days later. By then, all newly spawned level-zero zombies had completed their first evolution, gaining tougher skin, increased speed, greater attack damage, and some even developing intelligence and supernatural powers.

Thus, in her past life, once she ensnared zombies with “Fire Serpent Entanglement,” they could at least hold out for 15 minutes before finally perishing.