It took the three of them a full hour to unpack so many packages.

When they were done, they found that almost everything was Jiang Yunnuan’s personal property.

There were dozens of outfits—tops, pants, and skirts—not to mention over a hundred pairs of shoes, plus bedding, toiletries, socks, accessories, and so on...

Even more absurdly, they also unpacked a full set of kitchenware. It had everything—pots, bowls, ladles, you name it—totaling several hundred pieces, large and small.

Several hundred years ago, experts developed Energy Liquid. People discovered that not only could Energy Liquid quickly replenish physical energy, but it could also temper the body, making it very effective for Cultivation.

This was an advantage that conventional food and drink simply didn’t have.

Consequently, in this survival game, the extremely troublesome practice of cooking—which came with a mountain of chores—had been completely replaced by Energy Liquid.

Kitchenware had been relegated to the status of museum pieces or educational tools. No one actually used them in daily life; people merely knew what they were.

’That damn woman, why did she buy this useless junk?’

Though baffled, the three men followed Jiang Yunnuan’s orders, moving all the heavy kitchenware into the small, empty hall on the first floor and arranging it as she requested.

They then moved her personal belongings upstairs to the walk-in closet, arranging them neatly.

Lastly, they even remembered to sweep the courtyard clean. Jiang Yunnuan watched them work and was incredibly pleased.

’These three workhorses are really good at what they do. I’ve hit the jackpot!’

「That evening.」

After showering and settling down from their busy day, the men discovered that their Light Brain accounts had been added to a group chat named ’King Jiang and Her Harem.’

Before they could make sense of the situation, each of them received a red packet.

’Has this woman lost her mind today?’

’Or is the world about to end?’

’The bloodsucker who only ever exploited them is actually sending them red packets? Unbelievable.’

King Jiang: "You all worked hard today. This is a bonus for your efforts. I was very satisfied with your work. I’ll be calling on you again next time. Muah!"

Cold Concubine - Ming Ye: "..."

Proud Consort - Fu Yuan: "..."

Only after posting did the two of them realize prefixes had been forcibly added to their names in the group. Their faces darkened in an instant, and they were utterly disgusted.

’That damn woman... is she the ultimate drama queen or what?’

’It’s bad enough that she’s a huge drama queen, but she just had to drag them into her little play. And look at this crap she put in front of their names!’

’And she had the nerve to call herself King Jiang. In their opinion, "Jiang the Psycho" would be more fitting. She’s completely nuts!!!’

Ming Ye and Fu Yuan frantically tried to leave the group, but they received a notification: ’Light Brain ID locked by Contract Master. Actions within this group are restricted.’

The two of them were so furious they nearly fainted on the spot.

They had heard that a Contract Master had the right to control their Contractors’ Light Brains at will, but since that damn woman had never used this function before, they were only just realizing today how ridiculously far-reaching a Contract Master’s authority was.

Complete control over their Contractors, both in person and over their Light Brains.

Rebel Concubine Si Xie: "Why did they all get one thousand star coins, and even Jun Yao who didn’t work got a thousand, but I only got ten?! Damn woman, are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?"

After seeing the amounts in the others’ packets, Si Xie flew into a rage. He felt so incredibly wronged that he didn’t even notice the prefix in front of his own name.

’That damn woman singles me out for unfair treatment at every turn.’

’Why should I have to take this?’

’Oh, heavens, are you sure you don’t want to send a lightning bolt down to strike this damn woman dead?’

King Jiang: "You were supposed to get a one-thousand-star-coin bonus too, but who told you to always butt heads with me? Given that you were spoiling for a fight and even had the nerve to threaten and intimidate me before you started working, I’m deducting 990."

Si Xie: "..."

’Fucking hell, she’s docking my pay for that?’

’Where’s the justice in that?!’

King Jiang: "How about this: next time I ask you to work, you be a good boy and stop fighting me, and I won’t dock your pay. Also, if you do a good job, there might even be an extra reward."

Si Xie: "..."

’Next time?’

’That damn woman really plans on ordering us around forever, doesn’t she?’

’Wait a minute, what are those two words in front of my name?’

Rebel Concubine Si Xie: "Damn woman, are you out of your mind? What the hell did you do to our names?"

The message immediately drew two messages of support.

Cold Concubine - Ming Ye: "+1"

Proud Consort - Fu Yuan: "+1"

King Jiang: "You’re not happy with that word? Fine. Pick one you like from ’Unruly,’ ’Wild,’ or ’Savage,’ and I’ll change it for you."

Everyone: "..."

’Dammit, sooner or later, this woman is going to be the death of us!!!’

They couldn’t leave the group, they couldn’t block it, and they didn’t have permission to change their own nicknames. Aside from gritting their teeth and enduring the nausea, there was absolutely nothing they could do.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yunnuan was surprised she hadn’t received a notification about their affinity dropping.

’I’ve annoyed them this much, and their affinity didn’t even go down?’

’That doesn’t seem very scientific!’

’Wait, what are their current affinity levels again?’

Jiang Yunnuan turned off her Light Brain, and her consciousness entered the system’s guide panel, where she opened up the detailed information.

Conquest Targets: Si Xie, Jun Yao, Fu Yuan, Ming Ye, To Be Unlocked.

Information:

Si Xie: Fox Beastman

Age: 19

Height: 189cm

Weight: 80kg

Birthday: December 22

Talent Skill: Transformation [In Evolution]

Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Eighth Rank

Current affinity: -200

Jun Yao: Tiger Beastman

Age: 20

Height: 190cm

Weight: 82kg

Birthday: September 7

Talent Skill: Beast King’s Order [In Evolution]

Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Ninth Rank

Current affinity: -999

Fu Yuan: Feathered Beastman [Unique genetics; detailed species unknown]

Age: 20

Height: 190cm

Weight: 81kg

Birthday: March 3

Talent Skill: Time [In Evolution]

Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Eighth Rank

Current affinity: -160

Ming Ye: Snake Beastman

Age: 21

Height: 190cm

Weight: 82kg

Birthday: June 18

Talent Skill: Poison [In Evolution]

Current Cultivation Level: Beast Transformation Stage, Ninth Rank

Current affinity: -99

After reading the information, Jiang Yunnuan sighed, a wave of gloom washing over her.

’Their affinity was so low. The highest was still a negative 99, and the lowest was a staggering -999. With numbers this ridiculous, when would she ever get them into the positives?’

’As for completing her mission, that seemed like a distant dream.’

But what was most humiliating was that ever since she’d been transported here, not only had their affinity failed to increase by a single point, it had been steadily dropping. What did that prove?

’It proved that if she kept this up, completing the mission would be impossible.’

’No, no, no, no, this wouldn’t do. If she couldn’t complete the mission, how would she ever get back home?’

A sense of crisis instantly washed over Jiang Yunnuan, and she decided to change her strategy.

’Okay, Jun Yao’s affinity is the lowest. I’ll start with him.’

"System, check if Jun Yao is asleep yet."

If he wasn’t, she was determined to go raise his affinity right now.

After she had added them to the group, the other three had all piped up at some point. Only he had remained silent from start to finish. That, coupled with his abysmal -999 affinity, made it impossible for her to stay calm.

[Host, he has a fever.]