Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Chapter 156

Ever since she dug up that "Far Sea Secret Medicine" in The Arcadian Lake, Melody Summers had been digging for lotus roots in the lake for several days, like she was on a treasure hunt, hoping to find another rare curiosity.

Unfortunately, she came up with nothing during that time.

She did, however, find plenty of wild water caltrops and river crabs in the lotus cultivation area, as well as a few small turtles.

Fresh water caltrops were sweet and crisp, like fruit. Melody Summers harvested them and put them in her storeroom, planning to find a chance to bring them home.

The Far Sea Secret Medicine had greatly piqued Melody Summers’s curiosity about the new areas, and she had been trying to figure out how to trigger an increase in her Peach Blossom Value these past few days.

But ever since she delivered the five thousand jars of loquat paste to Paige Walsh’s research institute, Melody Summers hadn’t received any notifications about her Peach Blossom Value increasing.

As the days passed, Melody Summers grew a little anxious.

’I might as well unlock it by spending money,’ she thought. ’Even if it’s ten billion, at least I’d know what the target is instead of running around like a headless chicken.’

On a brighter note, there was some good news these past two days: Sophie Thorne and Ronan Rhodes had registered their marriage.

Although they didn’t hold a wedding, Rhodes Enterprises and the Thorne Family’s company donated supplies to various distribution points in the city to celebrate their marriage registration. Even The Metropolis Residences got a share, with every homeowner able to claim a portion of sweet potatoes and potatoes with their ID.

The homeowners of The Metropolis Residences were as happy as if it were New Year’s. Everyone had been eating sand vine cakes for so long, and now they could finally eat normal food.

Boiling and mashing the potatoes and sweet potatoes, then adding the sugar distributed by the supply points, made for a delicious dessert.

A bellyful of carbohydrates like that seemed to sweep away the gloom of the perpetual darkness, and the community group chat had become much more positive and optimistic these past few days.

Sophie Thorne also brought wedding candy to Melody Summers’s house. As the two sat chatting in the tea room, Melody sighed, "Finally, the lovebirds are officially together. If it weren’t for the cataclysm, you two probably would have been married last year."

Melody Summers remembered them preparing for their wedding when they first moved in last April. In the blink of an eye, over a year had passed.

Then, Melody Summers asked curiously, "So what’s married life like? Is it even sweeter than before? Come on, let me live vicariously through you."

’A man and a woman getting married... does that count as a ’peach blossom’ event?’ Melody Summers wondered, grasping at straws. ’If I get my fill of their sweet stories, will my Peach Blossom Value go up?’

Hearing this, Sophie Thorne gave a helpless smile. She shook her head gently, her gaze falling as she sighed. "It just feels like there’s more and more to do."

The Rhodes Family ran a family business with numerous collateral branches, but the main lineage had long been without a matriarch.

Ronan Rhodes’s grandmother and mother had passed away, and his eldest uncle was still unmarried. So, after Sophie Thorne and Ronan Rhodes got married, all the duties of the Rhodes Family’s matriarch fell squarely on Sophie’s shoulders.

She not only had to keep an eye on the family’s investments but also deal with all sorts of relatives who came knocking, trying to get close to her.

It felt less like she had gotten married and more like she had just started a new management job at a corporation.

What’s more, Sophie Thorne barely managed her own family’s affairs, but now that she was married to Ronan, she had to entertain the Rhodes Family relatives, which left her utterly exhausted. She almost wished she hadn’t gotten married at all.

Seeing her sigh, Melody Summers grew curious and was about to ask for more details when her phone suddenly rang.

Melody Summers answered, confused. A familiar voice came from the other end. "Hello, Miss Summers, this is Holly Rhodes. Is it convenient for you to come out and meet with me?"

Unlike her arrogant tone last time, Holly Rhodes’s voice was sincere, even carrying a subtle, fawning quality.

Melody Summers thought for a moment and replied, "Okay."

’If I just stay at home all the time, I won’t run into any tasks that can increase my Peach Blossom Value,’ Melody Summers reasoned. ’It’s like playing a video game—how can you trigger events if you don’t explore the map?’

Holly Rhodes gave her the address and then hung up.

Melody Summers said to Sophie Thorne, "It’s Ronan’s cousin, Holly Rhodes, again. She wants to meet me at that tea house from before... She’s not still planning to plead for Simon Lancaster, is she?"

Sophie Thorne was taken aback. "Holly should have broken up with Simon Lancaster already. I heard Ronan mention that Holly’s father even asked him to introduce her to a new boyfriend a few days ago!"

Melody Summers was puzzled. ’If Holly and Simon have already split up, why would she want to see me? Other than Simon Lancaster, what other connection is there between us?’

With this doubt in her mind, Melody Summers decided to get up and head to the Oceanus Hotel for the meeting.

Sophie Thorne was worried about Melody Summers. The recent perpetual darkness had led to widespread unrest. Besides robberies, many kidnappings had occurred in downtown Anworth. So, she decided to go along with Melody.

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