Living longer—that was certainly an appealing and reasonable wish.

【Shop】

30-Year Longevity Pill: 1,000 units of humiliation points.

Fortunately, noncombat items in the shop weren’t especially expensive. A pill that added 30 years to your life cost only 1,000 humiliation points.

“I grant you this Longevity Pill. It will add 30 years to your life. By accepting this divine gift, you become my retainer and must remain loyal. Betray me, and you will be executed.” Su Yun spoke from on high.

“Thank you, Divine Maiden! Thank you, Divine Maiden! I’ll serve you with all my heart.” Xu Zhengchu had only meant to give it a try, but he hadn’t expected to actually receive the pill. He’d made plenty of money over the years, but smoking, drinking, and overwork had taken their toll on his body.

Now, he’d been given the chance to become the Divine Maiden’s retainer. It was an opportunity he couldn’t have asked for more.

Xu Zhengchu swallowed the Longevity Pill in one gulp and immediately felt much better.

His body had gone from feeling like that of a man in his fifties to that of someone around thirty!

He looked at the mirror in the distance. Even the hair he’d nearly lost had grown back.

A miracle!

“Divine Maiden, just tell me what you need. I have three companies under me and over a hundred employees. One word from me, and they’ll all get moving.”

Xu Zhengchu hurried to pledge his loyalty. He couldn’t let an opportunity like this slip away.

The woman before him was the Divine Maiden, possessed of boundless power. If he could work under her, perhaps he could take his influence and wealth to even greater heights.

Besides, he didn’t want the world to end. He might be rich, but if the whole world was gone, what good would all that money be?

Su Yun thought for a moment, then said, “Have your subordinates gather intelligence and compile any unusual news or rumors. Report to me every day at nine in the morning.”

Her memories from her previous life didn’t tell her exactly when the Cavern Civilization began infiltrating Earth.

She only knew that by the time even ordinary people had heard of the Cavern Civilization, it was already impossible to keep it a secret. That was probably about a year from now. But clearly, the Cavern Civilization’s intelligence teams had already entered Earth.

In her previous life, these intelligence teams from the Cavern Civilization had disguised themselves as humans and stirred up trouble in countries around the world. Earth had nearly descended into a world war.

Even though it ultimately didn’t turn into a world war,

it still harmed the unity between nations and their resolve to stand together against the Cavern Civilization.

The first step in Su Yun’s plan to save the world was to nip these Cavern Civilization agents in the bud!

The power of the nations was crucial to resisting the Cavern Civilization.

Especially Flame Nation, where she lived, along with Eagle Nation, Bear Nation…

In her previous life, even though the Cavern Civilization had superior technology and its warriors were formidable in individual combat, Earth still held out against the Cavern armies for twelve days.

In the end, the Cavern Civilization used a planetary weapon, wiping out humanity. All of its forces on Earth were killed as well…

“As you command, Divine Maiden.” Xu Zhengchu placed his hand over his heart and bowed.

“You may withdraw for now. Go make the preparations,” Su Yun said.

“Yes.” Xu Zhengchu bowed, then went to the Space Gate. A moment later, he vanished, returning to the place he’d been transported from.

Because of the Space Gate’s special nature, small gates only opened in unoccupied places and couldn’t be detected by surveillance.

……

Next was the man who looked like a combatant.

“Tell me your wish.” Su Yun raised a hand.

“I want strength far beyond that of an ordinary person.” Seeing how well things had gone for Xu Zhengchu, Xing Yihao hurried to speak up.

As a retired soldier, Xing Yihao naturally wanted to become stronger.

And with the Cavern Civilization set to attack in three years, he was a soldier—he belonged on the front lines.

Su Yun was delighted to hear Xing Yihao say that.

Even if becoming stronger hadn’t been Xing Yihao’s wish, Su Yun would still have given him an ability and made him a combatant.

“I grant you a C-rank lightning ability. Become my retainer,” Su Yun said.

In an instant, Xing Yihao felt a surge of wild power flow into his body.

His mind was suddenly filled with knowledge related to lightning abilities.

Name: Xing Yihao

Gender: Male

Strength: 13

Agility: 14

Intelligence: 12

Spirit: 10

Abilities: E-rank Mixed Martial Arts, E-rank Wilderness Survival, E-rank Marksmanship, E-rank Reconnaissance, C-rank Lightning Ability

Overall Combat Strength: C+

Lightning Abilities: Lightning Orb, Armor of Thunder, Magnetic Infusion, Thunder Acceleration…

Unlike many other abilities, lightning offered both close- and long-range attacks. It could also complement Xing Yihao’s martial arts and marksmanship.

The lightning ability Thunder Acceleration could even be applied to firearms, increasing a bullet’s initial velocity.

Xing Yihao’s eyes gleamed after receiving his ability. He couldn’t wait to test it out.

“You may withdraw for now. Stay on standby, and report to me if anything unusual happens.”

“Yes, Divine Maiden.”

A flash of white light, and Xing Yihao left the Salvation Space.

……

After the two men with newly acquired abilities were transported back, they’d be able to return through the original teleportation point next time.

Once the Space Gate had established a small gate, it could be used repeatedly. If anything came up, Su Yun could summon them again.

Only the last one remained: a woman named Chen Shasha…

“What is your wish?”

Su Yun repeated the same trick. Holy light poured down from above, making her look sacred and noble.

Chen Shasha stared at the Divine Maiden before her. The more she looked, the more she felt she’d seen her somewhere before.

Then she moved around to the Divine Maiden’s side…

Suddenly, Chen Shasha cried out.

“I remember!”

“You… No, Divine Maiden, you’re our CEO’s girlfriend!”

Chen Shasha was sure she wasn’t mistaken. Ever since she’d caught that brief glimpse, she’d been thinking about the beautiful girl’s profile while snacking on duck neck.

The Divine Maiden before her looked exactly like the beautiful girl in the CEO’s arms!

The Divine Maiden looked more noble now, and her bearing was peerlessly sacred, but her eyes, brows, nose, and mouth were exactly the same.

Chen Shasha regretted blurting it out.

Had she just stumbled onto some huge secret? Was she going to be killed to keep it quiet?

No way. No way…

“My retainer, do not speak nonsense. I am the Savior Goddess. I save the people of the world and bring blessings to all. How could I be your CEO’s girlfriend?”

Su Yun didn’t take it seriously. This silly girl must have mistaken her for someone else.

“No, Divine Maiden! I know I’m not mistaken,” Chen Shasha insisted, unconvinced.

“Divine Maiden, weren’t you on Xiunan Street, being carried bridal-style by someone named Chu Feng before he took you into Xiunan Residential Community?”

When Chen Shasha mentioned being carried bridal-style, she even demonstrated the pose.

“Divine Maiden, you must have been nestled in your boyfriend’s arms and didn’t see me. But I saw everything…”

“The Divine Maiden was like this then, with her head buried against Chu Feng’s chest.”

After saying that, Chen Shasha demonstrated the pose again.

Su Yun’s expression had grown rather grim. The corner of her mouth twitched ever so slightly.

“It’s okay, Divine Maiden. I understand. You’re a woman too, and you need love in your life. I’ll keep all of this secret. I won’t tell anyone else.”

After saying that, Chen Shasha even gave Su Yun a wink.