"This place is quiet enough. I'll cook."
She cleared a small corner behind the counter, away from the broken glass. With calm efficiency, she drew out a small collapsible stove, a metal pot, and a few clean utensils from her space. The smell of oil and seasoning soon cut through the air as she boiled water, added rice, and let the soft steam rise. The sound of bubbling broth replaced the eerie silence of the looted store.
It was such a simple act to cook a meal like this. But in the middle of a ruined city filled with the groans of the dead, it felt almost like a defiance of nature.
The system chimed again as the pot began to simmer.
[System Notification]
[Special Condition Triggered: "Self-sufficiency Amid Chaos"
Reward: +1 Willpower, +5 Energy.]
Ling Yu stirred the pot slowly, watching the rice thicken and soften. "Even my meals give me achievements, huh? Seems I'm not the only one who finds this amusing."
[System Response]
