23: Chapter 23: Striving to upgrade resource levels!

Two more days passed.

The morning sunlight shone through the curtains into the room.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, feeling as if his whole body had fallen apart.

He felt incredibly weak.

He was truly exhausted.

Even with e-grade energy mineral water to maintain his physical strength, the mental exhaustion was immense.

Lin Yuan took a bottle of e-grade energy mineral water from his system space and drank it in one go.

A familiar warm current surged through his entire body.

His physical strength recovered slightly.

But he was still very tired.

Lin Yuan sighed and thought, "I must unlock supplies that can improve my physique as soon as possible, otherwise something will really go wrong."

He turned his head to look at the two sisters on the bed.

Ye Qingxue lay on her side at the edge of the bed, curled up into a ball.

Even in her sleep, her body remained stiff.

It was obvious that she was still resisting.

And Ye Qingyue...

Ye Qingyue was already awake and tidying up the room.

She looked energetic.

Lin Yuan looked at her, feeling a bit surprised.

Ye Qingyue's change was truly fast.

From initial resistance to being able to get along normally now.

How many days has it been?

Lin Yuan wasn't sure if this was true acceptance or if she was just pretending to be calm.

But at least her current behavior saved Lin Yuan a lot of worry.

"Brother Lin Yuan... good morning..."

Seeing that Lin Yuan had woken up, Ye Qingyue greeted him politely.

"Yesterday's training was hard, wasn't it?"

She said softly.

"I'll go get you some water."

After saying that, she picked up a bottle of e-grade energy mineral water from the corner and handed it to Lin Yuan.

"Drink it, to replenish your energy."

Lin Yuan took the water and looked at Ye Qingyue.

This girl... was indeed trying hard to adapt.

Although the process was difficult, she was doing her best to cooperate.

Lin Yuan simply said a faint "Thank you" and started drinking.

Ye Qingyue nodded and continued tidying the room.

"Brother Lin Yuan, are we continuing training today?"

She asked calmly.

Lin Yuan looked at her and nodded.

"Yes."

"Okay."

Ye Qingyue said.

"Then I'll go wake up my sister first."

After saying that, she crawled to the edge of the bed and gently shook her sister's shoulder.

"Sister, wake up."

Ye Qingxue slowly opened her eyes and saw her sister's smiling face, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Qingyue... you..."

"Sister, get up quickly."

Ye Qingyue pulled her sister's hand.

"Brother Lin Yuan is waiting for us."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxue's heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife.

What... what happened to her?

Why... why did it become like this?

She sat up, silently took the water handed by Lin Yuan, and lowered her head to drink.

Throughout the process, she didn't say a word.

She just cooperated in silence.

Looking at the two sisters' starkly different attitudes, Lin Yuan was calculating.

During the day.

Lin Yuan continued to guide the two sisters in their training.

Like yesterday, the training included physical fitness, combat techniques, and reaction abilities.

Although Ye Qingxue's attitude was cold at first, as the training deepened, she realized she was indeed getting stronger.

However, the sharp-minded Lin Yuan noticed that her resistance was indeed weakening bit by bit.

At least, she wasn't as full of wariness towards him as she was at the beginning.

Now, although she was still a bit guarded, she was at least willing to cooperate with the training.

This was progress.

And Ye Qingyue...

Ye Qingyue's performance surprised Lin Yuan.

She trained very hard and always wanted to do better.

"Brother Lin Yuan, did I do this move right?"

"Brother Lin Yuan, I... I want to train for a while longer..."

"Brother Lin Yuan, can you give me an extra bottle of water after training?"

Her tone was soft and sweet, carrying a sense of seriousness.

Lin Yuan looked at her, feeling a bit surprised.

This girl... was really working hard.

"Okay, I'll give you an extra one after training."

Lin Yuan said.

"Thank you, Brother Lin Yuan!"

Ye Qingyue happily continued training.

After training, Lin Yuan gave her the extra reward.

Ye Qingyue happily drank the e-grade water and smiled contentedly.

Ye Qingxue watched this scene from the side, feeling complex emotions.

Sister... seems to have really started to trust this man.

The fifteenth day.

Early morning.

Lin Yuan drank several bottles of e-grade water before barely recovering some physical strength.

Lin Yuan looked at the two sisters on the bed, thinking.

Is this method actually useful?

The system said that building deep bonds can increase the Goddess Level.

But how long will it take?

How can one truly increase affinity?

Lin Yuan didn't know.

He could only continue to persevere.

If this method didn't work, he would have to risk going out.

But the risk of going out was too great.

With his current physique, although he was stronger than an ordinary person, it was still too dangerous to face Evolved Beasts.

So, let's try this method first.

Actually, Lin Yuan had also thought that this affinity should be favorability and trust.

Only by truly establishing trust could the bond be improved.

Now, what Lin Yuan needed to do was to slowly build this trusting relationship through daily interaction and training.

During the day, Lin Yuan continued to guide the training.

Ye Qingyue was still very cooperative, even more proactive than yesterday.

She would take the initiative to ask for combat techniques.

She would take the initiative to ask for Lin Yuan's advice.

She would take the initiative to ask for increased training intensity.

And Ye Qingxue...

Ye Qingxue's performance today also had some changes.

Although she still didn't take the initiative to communicate much, at least she wasn't as indifferent as before.

She would hand him water when Lin Yuan was tired.

She would take the initiative to help tidy the room.

She would cooperate earnestly during training.

At least, she showed an attitude of "accepting reality."

Lin Yuan noticed this change.

Very good.

That's how to build trust little by little.

Let her get used to his existence unknowingly.

Get used to relying on him.

Get used to... trusting him.

In the evening.

The three of them sat together, sharing their training insights for the day.

Lin Yuan was summarizing the day's performance.

"Your progress today is very obvious, especially in reaction speed."

"Qingyue, your combat moves are already very standard."

"Qingxue, your strength has also improved a lot."

Hearing the praise, both sisters were a bit happy.

Ye Qingyue smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Brother Lin Yuan's teaching!"

Lin Yuan took out several bottles of e-grade water and distributed them to them.

"This is today's reward."

"Thank you, Brother Lin Yuan!" Ye Qingyue happily took the water.

Ye Qingxue also silently took it, her wariness towards Lin Yuan in her heart decreasing by another point.

Through these days of getting along, she discovered that although Lin Yuan was indifferent, he was indeed teaching them seriously.

And he kept his word; as long as they trained hard, he would give them rewards.

Perhaps... following him, they could really survive.

At night, the three of them rested separately.

Lin Yuan looked at the snow outside the window, thinking.

The results of these few days were not bad.

Ye Qingxue's wariness was decreasing, and Ye Qingyue had started to trust him.

Next, just continue to build the bond.

Maybe he could increase the Goddess Level.

The supplies could be upgraded.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, his heart filled with anticipation.

But at the same time, he was also a bit worried.

What if this method didn't work?

What if he persisted for a long time and the system still didn't react?

Then he would only have to risk going out.

But with his current physique, the risk of going out was too great.

No.

Must continue to work hard.

Persist for a few more days.

If there was still no effect...

Then change the strategy.

Night fell quietly.

In the room, there was only the sound of three people breathing.

Outside the window, the snow was still falling.

The world was still so cold.

But in this small room, it was full of hope.

Ye Qingxue lay in her own bedding, thinking about the changes over the past few days.

Sister... seems to have really started to trust Lin Yuan.

And herself... was also slowly accepting this reality.

Perhaps... this is the survival rule of the Apocalypse.

Only by attaching oneself to the strong can one survive.

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes, no longer feeling so resistant.

And Lin Yuan was calculating in his heart.

The plan was progressing smoothly.

Next, just need to continue to persevere.

Wait for the Goddess Level to increase, and the supplies to upgrade.

He could become stronger.

And he could go further in this Apocalypse.