Chapter 4

"Not here, not here either. Come on, tell me, where exactly do I top up?"

Sheng Qingquan was losing his mind. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the reception room, he didn't even bother to control his expression, his face full of frustration.

"I don't even have the chance to worry about what to use for topping up, you simply don't provide this option."

"I even considered what I would do if I had to use my lifespan to top up. After all, stopping the apocalypse comes at a cost."

And Sheng Qingquan thought and thought, and felt that the only things on him worth coveting by this golden finger were probably things like lifespan and luck. He could be reborn after death, even if it meant transmigrating, which also indicates that his luck must be quite good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have a second life.

As for money. He wasn't without money; he had some savings, but the amount that would ensure a carefree life was obviously not something the golden finger would care about.

If money were required, this book should have popped into the mind of the world's richest person.

Yes, if he hadn't thought much about it before, after seeing the cause of the Doomsday, Sheng Qingquan harboured some conspiracy theories about his golden finger.

"I even contemplated sacrificing myself for the greater good. After all, I'm the only one who can see this book."

He had just intentionally summoned the book in front of the main couple, but obviously, the couple saw nothing. This indicates that only he could see this book.

Thinking of this, Sheng Qingquan couldn't help but get angry again, glaring at the novel and accusing it.

"Do you have any idea how tough it was for me to make this decision? I haven't even spent all the money in my bank card yet!"

"And you didn't even provide a top-up channel, that's just too much!"

Ning Luoxing and his husband, who were pretending to be busy in the kitchen, felt fortunate that the book didn't require using lifespan or luck to top up. If it really were the apocalypse, then there's no question—when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact—and anyone else would make the same choice.

But now, the world hasn't reached a point where such self-sacrifice is necessary.

However, if it really required lifespan or luck to top up, I wonder if this could be crowdfunded.

Ning Luoxing's thoughts couldn't help but diverge.

Draining one person, even to the point of killing them, the amount of luck and lifespan obtainable is limited. But if it could be crowdfunded, even if each person contributed a day of their lifespan, a bit of luck, the price each person pays wouldn't be too high, but the collective amount might not only satisfy the book, but could potentially overwhelm it.

Sheng Qingquan didn't know what the people in the kitchen were thinking. After desperately searching through the entire book without finding a top-up method, he could only give up for now.

"No way, the shortcut's a no-go."

"This golden finger is just a broken version!"

"Forget it, let's go back and finish reading the free chapters first."

"Maybe after reading through the free chapters, the top-up channel will automatically appear." Sheng Qingquan still held a faint hope in his heart.

Even though they knew the chances were slim to none, at this moment, both Ning Luoxing and Luo Huanian couldn't help but pray, it must be like this.

"After returning home, the main lead pulled the main love interest into another loving session, spending a passionate night."

This doesn't need to be said out loud, right?!

Ning Luoxing's face was slightly flushed, completely unable to imagine how many people heard this sentence. If it weren't for the fear of interrupting and affecting the subsequent plot, he would have rushed out by now. Even so, Ning Luoxing couldn't help but glare at his lover.

"The next day, the main lead got up and made breakfast while listening to the morning news."

"Are the main leads in novels always so physically extraordinary? After such a wild night, they can still get up early the next day. Unbelievable!"

Sheng Qingquan couldn't help but glance towards the kitchen, subconsciously muttering to himself.

["In recent years, our country has made significant investments in pollution control, strengthened environmental supervision, improved environmental conditions, and protected the ecological environment, which has now paid off. Lush mountains and clear waters are more valuable than gold and silver. Our country's ecological environment has been greatly improved. Taking the Xuanhuang region as an example, as of today, the vegetation coverage there has reached 67%, compared to the previous 44%, clearly demonstrating the dedication of our staff and the strong public cooperation."]

"Strange, the protagonist is clearly busy cooking, but why is he listening to the news so attentively? Is the author just padding the word count?"

Sheng Qingquan questioned. But soon he dismissed this possibility himself.

"Probably foreshadowing?"

["Now we are in Yunteng City of the Xuanhuang region, through the camera, we can see that even in the city's bustling areas, the surrounding greenery is thriving, with plants full of life."]

["Reports indicate that even in urban areas, plant coverage has reached an astonishing 45%. Many rare birds are flying..."]

"It's indeed foreshadowing."

Sheng Qingquan flipped a couple of pages and saw the key point, couldn't help but sigh.

"Who would have thought that a seemingly ordinary news report was actually the precursor to the apocalypse?"

"On the surface, the efforts to control pollution and improve the environment have paid off. In fact, while there is this reason, the vibrant plants and flying birds the reporter saw, which seemed ordinary at the time, were actually already infected by the virus. There were subtle signs of mutation."

"Isn't Yunteng City where the protagonist couple lives!"

"No wonder the mutation began here first."

"After the apocalypse, when the protagonist recalls this, it's a cruel flashback killed by the author."

But now, Sheng Qingquan doesn't feel sorry for the protagonist couple, he feels sorry for himself.

The protagonist couple lives right above him. To check if he was affected, Sheng Qingquan raised his hands and did a hand exercise. After confirming his hands were still flexible and not stiff, he quietly sighed in relief.

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