Volume Six: The Years I Wasn’t Human
Wedding
The antidote for the after-effects of the H-agent was developed by An Min, and the potion was named “Rebirth”!
The successful development of “Rebirth” immediately received the key attention of all humanity across the globe. Regarding the release of the antidote, everyone unanimously set the time for October 1st. This was a holiday of commemorative significance, and from now on, its significance would be even greater.
When the time came, An Min stood on the high tower of the base and released the antidote into the air. Several hundred wind-ability users, gathered from the major bases, used their abilities together, allowing the antidote to flow quickly through the air, flying towards farther and more expansive places.
Wherever it passed, there was vitality everywhere.
Half a month after the antidote was released, two-thirds of the zombies worldwide had been eliminated, and the number of zombies who briefly regained human consciousness was also gradually increasing. However, the after-effects of the H-agent had already destroyed their bodily functions so thoroughly that they could not survive for long. But for them, even in death, to be able to die with the identity of a “person” was considered a good thing.
As for the world’s ability users, they were also gradually dying. Some people had a very strong reaction to the antidote and couldn’t hold on for too long, ultimately departing with a smile1, becoming the promoters of the new century’s arrival.
The continuous deaths did not affect the Jingdu S-class base at this moment. After all, they were busy preparing for Wen Nuan and Sang Er’s wedding. Everyone was thinking that being able to drink at a wedding feast2 before dying could be considered dying a worthy death.
“Sang-jie, I found the metal-ability user you wanted,” Mu Xuan walked in, pulling along a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. “Here, his name is Lin Feng3, an A-class metal-ability user, one of the few metal-ability users who hasn’t died yet.”
Lin Feng gave Mu Xuan a white eye4 and said helplessly, “Can we talk properly? The way you say that makes it sound like you’re hoping for me to die.”
Mu Xuan said with an apologetic smile, “Alright, I’m not hoping you die. When the time comes, I’ll definitely die before you, how about that?”
Sang Er looked Lin Feng up and down and asked curiously, “What did you do before?”
Because people had discovered that an ability user’s ability was closely related to their previous life, just like how she had worked as a chef for a period of time, she had awakened the fire-ability.
Chu Han seemed to be a university student majoring in computer science, so he awakened the electric-ability. As for Mu Xuan, he studied civil engineering in university, so he awakened the earth-ability. Moreover, when he was in school, his math grades were exceptionally good, and his understanding of geometric space was very thorough, so Sang Er suspected that Mu Xuan’s space-ability was related to his proficiency in math and geometry.
Lin Feng said, “I studied design, jewelry design.”
Sang Er’s eyes lit up, and she said in pleasant surprise, “This major is great!”
“….” Lin Feng was stunned by her praise. “Where is it great?”
How does a university student who studied jewelry design survive in the apocalypse?
Design jewelry for a zombie to make it not eat him?
Sang Er took out a bag of crystal cores, a trace of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she smiled with ill intent, “Brother, there’s an opportunity right now to display your professional ability. Do you want to give it a try?”
Lin Feng looked at the bag of crystal cores, “You can’t be thinking of having me….”
Sang Er patted Lin Feng’s back like good buddies, “Look at you, as expected of a university student, you immediately understood the customer’s needs.”
Mu Xuan chimed in from the side, praising unsparingly, “That’s right, classmate Lin Feng is a top student from a famous design university. That professional ability and the ability to understand a customer’s true needs are absolutely top-notch!”
Lin Feng: “….”
He had a feeling that he had fallen into a wolf’s den5.
Wen Nuan looked at the decorated auditorium. It was adorned everywhere with white gauze and colorful flowers, somewhat resembling the style of a Western wedding held in a church in the past.
Chu Han was connecting electrical wires at the side, adjusting the auditorium’s lighting to be especially atmospheric.
He saw Wen Nuan come over. “Have you tried on the wedding dress?”
Wen Nuan nodded, “En en, I’ve tried it on.” She looked around. “You guys are making fast progress.”
Chu Han clapped the dust from his palms and said helplessly, “Actually, there are still many things that are incomplete. We can only make do for you to use. Just don’t feel it’s cold and sour6.”
“What’s cold and sour,” Wen Nuan smiled, “To be able to hold a wedding nowadays is already very difficult.”
Chu Han smiled slightly, “It’s quite good. To have a happy event on the verge of death, everyone is very happy.”
“Where’s An Min?” Wen Nuan looked around but didn’t see him.
Chu Han pointed to the rest area behind them, “He’s in there.”
“What’s he doing?”
“He seems to be looking at your wedding speech. After all, you asked him to be your wedding witness7, so he’s taking this matter very seriously.” Chu Han had never seen An Min so serious before; even when developing the “Rebirth” antidote, he had never seen him act with such solemnity.
“I’ll go see him.”
“Okay.”
Wen Nuan walked to the backstage rest area. The door wasn’t closed. She looked through the crack in the door and saw An Min staring at a piece of paper covered in words. The original sentences on the paper had been heavily crossed out and then rewritten. It seemed the writer was very dissatisfied with the sentences on the paper.
An Min felt his nose itch. He skillfully pinched his nose with his hand, wanting to grab the tissues on the table.
He saw a tissue handed to him, paused, and looked up, “Didn’t you go to try on the wedding dress?”
“I’ve tried it on.” Wen Nuan watched him plug his nose as fresh blood instantly stained the tissue red. “Do you need treatment?”
An Min raised an eyebrow and reached out his hand, “Don’t waste it.”
Wen Nuan helped alleviate his symptoms and looked at the paper on the table, “What are you writing?”
An Min felt warm all over, and the nosebleed stopped. “The speech the wedding witness needs to give.”
Wen Nuan saw that the paper had been crossed out several times; it looked like An Min was not satisfied with any of it. “Is it that difficult?”
It was just a wedding witness’s speech, but An Min looked as if he had encountered the world’s most difficult and miscellaneous illnesses8.
An Min nodded seriously, “More difficult than doing experiments.”
He raised his eyes, looking at Wen Nuan with expectation, “Can I not…”
Wen Nuan naturally knew what he was going to say and interrupted him with a smile, “No, you can’t.”
An Min’s firm back instantly collapsed, and he sighed faintly.
Wen Nuan smiled gloatingly, “Jia you9, I’ll be watching your performance tomorrow.”
An Min: “….”
He seriously suspected that Wen Nuan was retaliating against him.
Wen Nuan returned to the dormitory and found that Sang Er was not in the room, but on the table was a meal Sang Er had made for her, still hot. This meant that Sang Er had just been in the room and had only recently gone out.
Hanging on the wall were two pure white wedding dresses, simple in style, made for them by the base’s tailor. However, the materials were truly too scarce; after all, no one had expected that someone would want to get married in the apocalypse.
【Getting married again, how does it feel?】the system asked.
Wen Nuan sat on the bed and smiled, “It feels very good.”
【The female lead’s blackening value is down to 0.2. I feel that at the wedding, the female lead’s blackening value will be completely cleared.】the system speculated.
“En.”
Wen Nuan knew clearly in her heart that once she and Sang Er were married, the blackening value would be eliminated, and she would have to leave.
The system could sense that Wen Nuan’s mood was a bit low. It comforted her: 【There are still four worlds, then you two can be together.】
“En.” Wen Nuan touched the wedding dress, a deep longing surfacing in her eyes, “We will be together forever.”
The door was pushed open. Sang Er saw Wen Nuan looking at the wedding dress.
She saw that the food on the table was untouched and asked, “You haven’t eaten?”
“I was waiting for you,” Wen Nuan turned her head and said, “Where did you go?”
Sang Er’s eyes darted away, and she touched the back of her head, “Mu Xuan, he was looking for me for something, said… he was telling me his last wishes.”
Wen Nuan could tell at a glance that Sang Er was lying. This little girl’s lies were too easily seen through by her.
She didn’t expose her. “Wash your hands and let’s eat.”
Seeing that Wen Nuan didn’t press further, Sang Er breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, touched the object in her pocket, and turned into the bathroom to wash up.
She washed her hands, came out, and saw that Wen Nuan was still looking at the wedding dress. She asked, “What’s wrong? Is there a problem with the wedding dress?”
“No problem, I just find it a bit novel.”
“Novel?” Sang Er was puzzled, “What’s novel about it?”
“I’ve never worn a wedding dress before, so I’m a little excited.”
Whether in her original world or in previous mission worlds, Wen Nuan had never worn a wedding dress.
Moreover, she had also never worn the wedding gown10 from the last world. She was very excited at that time, but unfortunately, Sheng Tingwan was even more excited than her, which made her appear very calm and unruffled.
Sang Er squeezed her hand, “I’ve never worn a wedding dress either, but I’m not excited because of the wedding dress.”
Wen Nuan tilted her head to look at her and asked with a smile, “Then what are you excited about?”
“Marrying you,” Sang Er’s eyes were sincere and gentle, “Being able to marry you makes me endlessly excited.”
Wen Nuan laughed in spite of herself, “How is it you marrying11 me? Why isn’t it you marrying me?”
“That’s fine too, I’m okay with anything. Whether it’s you marrying me or me marrying you, as long as that person is you, I’m okay with it,” Sang Er’s eyes narrowed, and she smiled sweetly, speaking in a charming manner.
Wen Nuan was touched in her heart. She said softly, “Little Ears?”
Sang Er responded, “En, I’m here.”
She held Sang Er in her arms, “To be able to meet you, to be able to fall in love with you, is my utmost honor.”
Sang Er’s chest surged with emotion, and she smiled brilliantly, “…Me too.”
To be able to meet you, to be able to fall in love with you, I am fortunate for three lifetimes.
The wedding began. The auditorium was filled with people; those they knew and those they didn’t all came to gather for the heat and noise12.
An Min stood on the high platform, watching as Wen Nuan and Sang Er, both dressed in pure white wedding dresses, walked over hand in hand.
He was a little nervous. He cleared his throat lightly and read aloud the speech he had written for a long time. The people present were moved to tears, and even Wen Nuan felt her eyes sting a little.
Wen Nuan raised her eyebrows at An Min, “Not badly written.”
An Min put away the script with the lofty air of someone indifferent to fame and fortune, but the upward curve of his lips betrayed his good mood.
He looked at Sang Er and said, “Please… Please Miss Sang, say your vows.”
Wen Nuan paused, puzzled, “There are vows too?”
She hadn’t specially prepared any.
The system despised her: 【Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. You’re just anxious to enter the bridal chamber13.】
Wen Nuan gave an awkward smile, “….”
An Min spread his hands and pointed at Sang Er, “She gave me the procedure. I’m just following the procedure.”
Sang Er’s hands were nervously intertwined. She took out a ring box, her eyes glistening and the corners already red. She was so nervous that her words came out stuttering.
“Lin Wen Nuan, I love you, and I know… you love me. I am grateful to the gods of this world… for letting you be my wife. This is… my desire for you… and my pursuit. I unconditionally… trust you. I am willing to submit to you, I am willing….”
Wen Nuan saw her hands trembling violently. She held her hands and comforted her, “Speak slowly, I will listen slowly.”
Sang Er took a deep breath, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, and continued, “I am willing to forever be… loyal to you, to forever love you deeply. In the future, where… you go, I will follow you there. Where you are, that is… my home. You are the home I will… always want to return to, and also the light I have longed for my whole life.”
Wen Nuan sniffled, but her eyes had long been blurred by tears.
Sang Er opened the ring box, took out the crimson diamond ring inside, and with trembling fingers, she put it on for Wen Nuan. She choked back a sob and said, “Wen Nuan, I love you.”
System: 【Beep! The female lead’s blackening value has been cleared to zero. A replica body is being constructed. The task-taker will soon be stripped from the mission world. Please be prepared.】
Wen Nuan looked at the red diamond ring on her ring finger, a trace of nostalgia flashing in her eyes.
She lightly bit her red lip and gave a charming smile, “Sang Er, I love you too.”
【Three, two, one… Replica body construction successful. Task-taker stripping!】
-Wait for me.
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