Ji He suddenly felt thirsty. She crouched behind a table, motionless, but listened carefully to her surroundings.

Still no sound.

She waited a little longer before slowly crawling forward.

Before long, she reached the innermost room where the medicines were stored.

The man who had been lying inside was also gone.

These players sure had strong physical endurance!

Ji He didn’t linger and quickly ran back to the adjacent sleep experience store.

Once again, she was cautious. She stood at the entrance, listened for a moment, and then stepped inside.

Fortunately, it was as quiet as when she had left. No one had barged in yet.

That made sense.

After all, the place was filled with beds and furniture, the least valuable items in this current situation.

Ji He walked straight to the back.

She reached out and collected all the prepared meals. Thankfully, she had returned quickly—otherwise, the food might have spoiled.

After storing the dishes, she picked out a few comfortable mattresses and beds, along with some bed sheets and duvet covers from the wardrobe.

Everything sold here was high-end. Just touching the fabric, she could tell it was far beyond what she could normally afford.

Once everything was stored, Ji He checked her phone. It was already past 2 p.m.

She walked toward the door, just about to step out when she suddenly heard voices not far away.

“Brother Qiang, this is the pharmaceutical company. I got my medicine from here earlier—there’s still a lot left inside.”

“Alright, I’ll go check. If there really is more, you’ll be rewarded!”

“Thank you, Brother Qiang! I also heard someone in our group can perform material conversion…”

“Sounds promising.”

Ji He held her breath. Brother Qiang? Material conversion?

What was all this?

From the voice, it seemed like the tattooed man was speaking. She absolutely couldn’t afford to be discovered—there was no way that would end well for her.

Ji He considered hiding in her space, but she didn’t want to miss their conversation. After some thought, she decided to wait a little longer.

If things got dangerous, she could still escape into her space.

She crouched in the dark room, not daring to move a muscle, ears strained to catch every word.

Unfortunately, they didn’t reveal any more useful information. The two men each carried a few bags of medicine, talking about reporting back to their boss and returning later with more people to clear out the stock. Then, they left the floor together.

Hearing their footsteps fade away, Ji He let out a silent sigh of relief.

These two were built like tanks—clearly, they weren’t good people.

And they had a boss?

So this whole group had even spread into reality…

She pulled out her phone and checked the weather one last time. The temperature outside was a scorching 51°C (123.8°F)!

Ji He took one glance before immediately turning off her phone and storing it in her space.

Yesterday, the highest temperature had only been 40°C (104°F).

Today, it had jumped to 51°C.

Utterly absurd!

No wonder even breathing felt like spewing fire.

Ji He took a deep breath.

She headed to the pharmaceutical company next door—better for her to take the medicine than to let those scumbags have it.

At least she wouldn’t go out killing people.

After collecting the medicine, she swiftly left the floor.

She couldn’t stay any longer. If those two returned with reinforcements, she’d be in serious trouble.

Descending the stairs, Ji He searched for a safe place to hide—somewhere with no people.

But after checking several floors, she found that all of them were occupied.

At this point, everyone was like a frightened bird, seeking shelter.

Standing by the stairwell, she could hear the chaotic chatter from inside the rooms.

She decided not to go in.

In both her past and present lives, she had been a law-abiding citizen. She might be a little selfish, but she had no desire to get arrested and sent to jail.

So, she skipped any room with people inside.

Before long, she stumbled upon a high-end kitchenware store. The doors were wide open, but the people inside were gone—who knew where they had run off to?

Ji He seized the opportunity and grabbed a bunch of displayed pots and bowls.

Venturing deeper inside, she found a storage room filled with various cookware.

With a wave of her hand, she collected everything.

With these pots, she could use them to store food—her stainless-steel basins in the space were already full.

Aside from cookware, the store also stocked kitchen knives and boning knives.

Ji He was thrilled.

Not only did she now have defensive gear, but she also had weapons.

Guns were strictly prohibited in the country, and acquiring illegal weapons was nearly impossible.

If she couldn’t get specialized weapons, at least a few kitchen knives were better than nothing!

She stored all the knives and then, instead of leaving, crawled under a table and flashed into her space.

Continuing to scavenge outside wasn’t as valuable anymore—it was better to use her time to finish today’s work inside the space.

As soon as she entered, Ji He let out a satisfied sigh.

Paradise.

Compared to the scorching heat outside, the space was unbelievably comfortable.

If only there were no time limit, and she had running water and electricity, she’d never want to leave.

She knew that was unrealistic, but still, it was nice to dream.

Ji He took out the gasoline she had bought in the morning and placed it in the space upgrade panel.

As expected, the entire 20,000 yuan worth of gasoline disappeared—and the upgrade progress bar didn’t budge at all.

Great.

This thing was undeniably a gold-swallowing beast.

She’d just have to take it slow.