Dinner had been Su Ye's creation – a culinary catastrophe, and rather gruesome at that.
This morning's breakfast, however, courtesy of Huai Qing, was a testament to simple ingredients transformed into exquisite flavors.
Xiao Jinsheng was once again reminded of the original owner's peculiar ways.
Because Su Ye was too fierce, she had made him, the "kitchen killer," responsible for cooking, hoping to temper his nature.
Because Huai Qing was too gentle, and the contrasting figure was the gray wolf beast husband from the neighboring Bai Yan's household.
Wolves were the natural enemies of sheep, and Huai Qing was weaker than the gray wolf next door. How could Xiao Jinsheng not be annoyed?
Therefore, the tasks she assigned to Huai Qing were often violent and bloody, forbidding him from entering the kitchen despite his culinary talent.
Huai Qing stepping into the kitchen today was partly due to Xiao Jinsheng saying she would change, and partly because he was sick of eating the swill prepared by the other four men.
Seeing Xiao Jinsheng engrossed in the delicious food and not acting crazy, a faint smile touched his lips.
He hoped she would maintain this and refrain from her usual antics in the future.
After breakfast, under the expectant gazes of the five men, Xiao Jinsheng linked to the terminal to receive the star chart tasks.
Following the terminal's tutorial, she selected all five men and herself as task participants. The terminal quickly matched them with a task.
At the same time, through the terminal's transmission, Xiao Jinsheng received a small wooden box out of thin air.
She opened the box to find six black wristbands, each inscribed with the character 'Xiao'.
Besides the five wristbands, there was also a small white women's backpack.
Inside the backpack were some emergency medicines, food and water resources, a plush ball resembling a tent model, and a white crystal ring.
These items didn't come with any instructions, and Xiao Jinsheng cast a questioning look at the five men.
"The wristbands are essential items for entering the west of the Misty Continent; they can isolate you from the poisonous fog," Huai Qing patiently explained.
"This small backpack is given to you by the terminal. It's to prevent females from getting separated from their beast husbands and contains pre-prepared survival resources."
"This tent is not a model but a portable single-person tent, also provided by the terminal to prevent the female's beast husbands from not finding temporary shelter in the west of the Misty Continent, for the female to rest in."
"Most importantly, this white crystal ring. If you encounter danger, the female can activate the ring herself to instantly teleport back to the bound shelter."
This bound shelter was the house allocated by the terminal when the female reached adulthood and married.
Which was Xiao Jinsheng's white villa.
She had initially been somewhat worried about the situation in the west of the Misty Continent.
Who knew the terminal would be so considerate?
Xiao Jinsheng couldn't suppress the joy on her lips.
With the terminal as such a caring 'mother', what did she need beast husbands for? Wuwuwu.
Xiao Jinsheng distributed the wristbands, and she also put on the small backpack.
Just as she was about to remind everyone to set off, she noticed that the five men were looking at the wristbands with very strange expressions.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the wristbands?" Xiao Jinsheng asked worriedly.
The fact that her mental energy couldn't be upgraded with star stones was already a problem.
Please don't let even the wristbands issued by the terminal for the tasks be problematic.
Otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to survive in this apocalypse.
"Am I seeing things? Or did I see an extra zero?" Yu Yunxiao hesitated. "The durability of this wristband is actually ten thousand."
"You're not mistaken. It is indeed ten thousand," Mo Jiao mused.
This time, it was Xiao Jinsheng's turn to be confused. "Is ten thousand very low?"
Her words directly silenced the five men.
"The wristband is a one-time durability item that the terminal issues to females for each star chart task. The amount of durability affects how long we can stay in the west of the Misty Continent," Huai Qing explained.
He continued, "And the durability of all items issued by the terminal is affected by the female's mental energy star level. Items received with one-star mental energy only have a durability of one thousand."
"And mine… has a durability of ten thousand," Xiao Jinsheng also realized the issue.
She glanced at her own wristband, and indeed, the durability was ten thousand.
She exclaimed in surprise, "So, rounding up, my one-star mental energy is equivalent to ten-star mental energy then!"
"You could understand it that way," Su Ye nodded.
Even Que Zelian spoke up. "There is a seven-day cooldown period after completing each star chart task before you can accept another one."
"If the female has the same mental energy level, and we receive items with higher durability, the longer we can stay in the west of the Misty Continent, and the cooldown time is the same as others, then the assistance to us is a qualitative leap."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinsheng couldn't help but laugh.
She leaned back onto the sofa and even snatched the throw pillow from Yu Yunxiao's arms.
Lifting her chin slightly, her brown eyes swept over the five men present. "Ah, it seems even the heavens favor a vicious woman like me so much."
"Anyone else want a divorce? Sign up first, and I'll make a form for you."
Seeing that she had only been normal for less than a night and was already showing signs of acting up again, the five men fell silent.
Yu Yunxiao directly snatched his pillow back. "I want to divorce you."
"Very good, little kitty," Xiao Jinsheng glared at him defiantly.
The remaining four men, Mo Jiao, Su Ye, and Huai Qing, spoke in turn, expressing their desire for divorce.
Xiao Jinsheng snorted inwardly, already creating a form on the star chart. She took a moment to glance at Que Zelian, who would definitely divorce her. "Former husband Que, it's your turn to speak."
"Didn't you promise to change?" Que Zelian chuckled softly.
At the same time, he poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Xiao Jinsheng. "As long as you change for the better, there's no need for our relationship to be so ugly."
"Que Zelian, what's wrong with you?" Yu Yunxiao exclaimed in shock.
He questioned Xiao Jinsheng with alarm, "Just one night, what kind of bewitching potion did you give him?"
He knew that Que Zelian usually disliked Xiao Jinsheng the most and was also the one who avoided her most diligently.
"Que Zelian, don't forget how this woman has treated us for the past half-year," Yu Yunxiao劝阻.
Que Zelian sighed softly, his orange-red eyes calmly looking at Xiao Jinsheng. "Which woman doesn't make mistakes? Besides, isn't she changing?"
"You're just a fool." Seeing that Que Zelian was clearly already captivated by Xiao Jinsheng, Yu Yunxiao, though angry, didn't try to persuade him further.
He knew the importance of respecting others' choices.
"Since that's the case, four former husbands-in-training, I've created a divorce progress chart, and it's already been sent to your star charts." Regardless of Que Zelian's reasons for choosing her,
Xiao Jinsheng only needed him to stand on her side at this moment.
The fragile alliance of the five men regarding divorce would see a second and third traitor after the first one…
She was very confident in breaking down the remaining four men's alliance and their desire to kill her.
The star chart linked everyone's minds, and a virtual screen could be brought up with just a thought.
The five men opened their star charts and found that Xiao Jinsheng had pulled them into a group.
The group name made their moods even more depressed.
#ViciousWomanAndHerOneHusbandPlusFourTraineeEx-HusbandsDivorceGroup#
Que Zelian, Divorce Value: 5 points.
Yu Yunxiao, Divorce Value: -5 points.
Su Ye, Divorce Value: -5 points.
Huai Qing, Divorce Value: 15 points.
Mo Jiao, Divorce Value: -30 points.
"Whoever's divorce value reaches one hundred first, I will divorce him. The condition for gaining divorce value is treating me well."
"Whoever's divorce value reaches negative one hundred first, I will divorce the other four besides him. As for why it's a negative number, I won't name names. You know it in your hearts."
"I've also created a divorce form, and the divorce values inside will be updated in real-time. Feel free to follow and comment," Xiao Jinsheng said with a smug smile.
The five men looked at the form in the group, their emotions complex for a moment.