Su Ling gritted her teeth, her brow furrowed as she mustered her depleted abilities to complete the final construction.
As the last part of the castle was built, the contract was also generated.
Her mission accomplished, her burden lifted, she relaxed and her vision went black.
Gu Shang Se, close to Su Ling, had already smelled the scent of blood in the air.
He turned back abruptly, only to see Su Ling spitting blood. His pupils contracted.
He caught her before she fell, holding her gently in his arms, stroking her face and wiping away the bloodstains. He felt heartbroken, his chest tight and heavy, making him feel utterly useless.
Sister Na and the others had already rushed over. They crouched in front of Su Ling, no one paying attention to the completed castle. They all looked at Su Ling, at her pale face, the red at the corners of her mouth, the mark on her brow, their concern evident.
Rao Beichen and his sister watched this scene in silence.
Gu Shang Se's friendship and affection for Su Ling undoubtedly moved them.
Su Ling stirred and regained consciousness a few minutes later. The first thing she did upon waking was to get up from Gu Shang Se's embrace. Ignoring her throbbing body, she wanted to inspect her creation.
When she saw the completed mobile castle, she smiled, a genuine smile.
Gu Shang Se, however, had no mind to look at any castle. He approached Su Ling, looking down at her, and offered her a crystal core, "Absorb this, and you won't feel so uncomfortable."
Su Ling heard his tremulous voice. She shifted her gaze from the mobile castle to Gu Shang Se, noticing his red, moist eyes, their beauty captivating. Her gaze then fell to the crystal core lying in his palm.
"Okay," Su Ling took the crystal core and absorbed it, her physical discomfort subsiding.
Seeing her absorb it, Gu Shang Se offered her another crystal core.
Su Ling accepted it without hesitation and absorbed it.
Thus, while Sister Na and the others were speechless with awe at the finished mobile castle, here, one handed out crystal cores and the other absorbed them, a harmonious scene unfolding.
"That's enough," Su Ling shook her head at Gu Shang Se after absorbing the energy from the crystal core in her hand.
Then, she looked at the mobile castle.
As she gazed, the towering mobile castle began to slowly descend.
Su Ling and the others stepped back, making way for the descending castle.
A few minutes later.
The mobile castle settled onto the ground. Su Ling walked towards the semi-circular wall, which slowly opened to reveal a doorway and a staircase leading upwards.
Su Ling turned to Gu Shang Se and the others, "What are you waiting for? Let's go inside and explore."
With that, Su Ling took the first step inside.
Seeing her go, Gu Shang Se and the others naturally followed suit, carrying their luggage.
Once they were all inside the castle, the open door slowly closed, and everything returned to its original state.
Su Ling ascended the stairs, step by step, until she reached the top.
Upon arriving, she saw the meticulously planned courtyard. Just as she was about to further admire her new creation, she noticed eyes on her. Following the gaze, she saw Rao Beichen and his sister.
Su Ling was surprised and taken aback when she saw Rao Beichen's mobile castle.
Her ability to construct a mobile castle in such a short time after the apocalypse was due to her space's marrow-cleansing effects and the advantage of her memories from a previous life.
But that man and woman, they were not like her, yet they had already built their own mobile castles.
Furthermore, during her construction, they had been observing her every move.