"Clang clang, your food is here, miss."
"Come in." Nora quickly looked away, took the tray from the waiter, and smiled. "There's nothing else I need, I just want to rest early. I'll return the tray myself tomorrow."
"Alright, then I won't disturb you anymore." The waiter left the room and gently closed the door behind him. Nora walked to the door and slid the bolt shut. Then she returned to the table and looked at the four dishes and one soup laid out, all of them smelling delicious.
She immediately picked up the bowl of rice, ready to eat. But suddenly she remembered something and smiled as she asked System Vee.9, "We've been through a lot together. You'll keep me safe, right?"
"Yes. System Vee.9 will protect the host." Nora grinned and said, "Then quickly check if the food is safe. If it is, I'm going to eat, it smells amazing."
System Vee.9 paused briefly. If it could roll its eyes, it probably would have. But it still answered her without emotion.
"Scan complete. No issues detected in the food. Host may eat safely." Hearing this, Nora finally felt at ease. She picked up her chopsticks and slowly tasted the simple yet delicious food.
"Wow, I didn't expect that in this time without MSG or seasoning, they could bring out such flavor with just the basics. No wonder this place is doing so well." Thinking of the crowded dining hall downstairs, she took another sip of the sweet soup and sighed. "Such a pity, System Vee.9, if you had a body, you could taste all this delicious food too."
This time, System Vee.9 didn't respond. Nora didn't mind and continued to eat gracefully, savoring each bite. Once she felt about eighty percent full, she put down her chopsticks.
She had always followed this habit since she was young, never eating too much at dinner because it wasn't good for health. She stood up and paced slowly around the room. After dinner, she liked to take a walk, but here she wasn't familiar with the area, and it was already getting dark outside.
Going out now didn't seem like a good idea. So she could only walk back and forth slowly in her room. After a while, she took out her phone to check the time, then remembered it hadn't worked since she came here.
She sat down, gently rubbing the phone while looking through the photos stored in the album. Seeing the battery was down to twenty percent, she made up her mind and asked, "System Vee.9, can you store my phone for me?"
"Yes. Please select the item for exchange." "I don't need anything, I just want two printed photos from my phone, pictures of me and my family, just to keep as a memory. Is that okay?"
"Yes. Request accepted. Exchange completed." In the next second, her phone disappeared, and in its place appeared five photos. One was a family photo with her parents and older brother.
One was from her brother's wedding. One was taken on her nephew's first birthday. The last two were portraits of herself, one in a white wedding gown, the other in a bright red traditional dress.
She had tried both dresses when shopping with her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law had encouraged her to try them on. Nora looked at the photos quietly, her expression calm and gentle.
The photo was taken back then by her second brother.
Nora gently rubbed the photo in her hand for a long time before solemnly placing the five photos into a small compartment of the space. These photos were the most important things to her. Maybe they would stay in the space forever, or maybe one day, when she had a home, she would show them to her family and introduce them.
After finishing these things, Nora felt completely relaxed. She yawned, soaked in the hot spring until she was almost falling asleep, then got up and lay down in the same place she slept last night. She slowly closed her eyes, and soon, she fell into a deep sleep.
"Ding! Host, please complete today's sign-in as soon as possible!"
Nora was woken up by the cold mechanical voice of System Vee.9. She turned over, covered her ears in frustration, and shouted loudly, "Sign in! Sign in!"
"Ding! Sign-in complete! Congratulations, Host, you've received one set of exquisite Hanfu, four sets of underwear, unlimited tissues, and one exquisite watch. The watch has no restrictions, the time has already been synchronized with this world and will never be wrong, please use it with confidence. Congratulations, Host, you've also received one thousand taels of silver and one hundred jin each of potato, sweet potato, and corn seeds, and thirty kiwi, loquat, apple, and grape trees."
After hearing System Vee.9's report, the little bit of sleepiness she had instantly vanished. She didn't care much about the other things, but the tissues were something she had been dreaming about for days. Who knew how she had managed to survive these past few days?
Just thinking about it made her want to cry. Thankfully, she finally got tissues. From now on, she didn't need to worry about her butt anymore.
Still unsure, Nora asked, "System Vee.9, when you say unlimited tissues, do you mean what I think you mean? Like, really, they'll never run out, right?" This was the first unlimited resource, and it was too important for her, she had to be sure.
"Yes, Host!"
"Wow! That's amazing! Hahaha..." Nora jumped up in excitement. If System Vee.9 had a physical form, she would have hugged it tightly and kissed it over and over.
After a while, Nora finally calmed her excited mood. While brushing her teeth, she grinned foolishly. Then she saw the bright red strawberries and immediately put down her toothbrush and ran into the strawberry field.
Big, red strawberries were spread all over the ground. Nora's eyes lit up with hunger, and she quickly picked two, rinsed them briefly, and bit into one without hesitation. The strawberry, the size of an egg, released red juice as soon as she bit it, and the rich fragrance of strawberries filled her mouth, making her eyes sparkle.
She had lived a privileged life since childhood. After starting her own company, she had never lacked money and had eaten many kinds of strawberries. But compared to these, those strawberries were far behind.
After eating two, she still wanted more, but since she could eat them anytime later, she decided not to be greedy. She used her mind to send the strawberries into her storage and left the strawberry field feeling very satisfied.
In a good mood, Nora held a piece of bread in one hand and a bottle of milk in the other. She didn't rush to leave the space and instead wandered around while eating breakfast. Although the plants in the space grew ten times faster, they didn't grow that fast.
The strawberries had ripened quickly only because there were already small fruits when they were planted. However, the cucumbers and tomatoes were also almost ready, as they had already bloomed.
After breakfast, Nora used her thoughts to plant the tree saplings she received from the sign-in, and also sowed the seeds of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn. Compared to potatoes and sweet potatoes, she preferred the sweet taste of corn.
After planting all the seeds, she watched as the rain finished falling and only then left the space feeling at ease.