[Contract System Function allows the host to establish legally binding agreements with other individuals. The function may be used for trading, negotiations, hiring employees, or services. All contracts created through the system are protected by a non-disclosure clause by default, preventing involved parties from revealing confidential terms unless permitted.]
[Once a contract is confirmed, all participating parties will be bound to the agreed conditions.]
[Parties entering a contract must be of sound mind, participate voluntarily without coercion, and read all terms before accepting them. Violation of the contract will trigger system penalties.]
"What kind of system penalties?" Nanzhi asked.
[The other party will lose all memories related to the contract. Any consideration already received for incomplete or unfulfilled obligations will be automatically reclaimed by the system and returned to the host. They will also be blacklisted by the system and will no longer be able to purchase any products or services from the host in the future.]
Nanzhi's eyes brightened with interest.
This function would be incredibly useful once she expanded her business in the future. With only her and a few friends helping, there would inevitably come a time when they couldn't keep up with the survivors' growing demands. When that happened, she would need to hire people.
With the contract system, reliability would no longer be a gamble.
Even trading would become much safer. Signing a contract could easily reveal whether the other party truly intended to cooperate or had hidden motives.
And those were not the only advantages.
Nanzhi could already think of many other ways to use it.
Her lips pressed into a thin line.
Another excellent function, but unfortunately she could only choose one for now.
She asked one final question.
"Besides violation, is there any other way the other party could break the contract?"
[The system is not omnipotent. If the other party's rank is higher than the host, they may break the contract at will.]
Nanzhi fell silent.
In the end, she stayed with her original choice.
The Guild Function.
[Do you wish to unlock the Guild Function?]
"Yes!"
Ding!
[The Guild Function has been unlocked. The system is required to ask the host for the guild's name.]
"A name for the guild?" Nanzhi blinked in surprise.
She had not expected that.
Two hours later, Weihao slowly woke up.
Before he could fully sit up, a familiar figure suddenly appeared beside him.
"Darling, hold my hand. I'm going to show you something amazing!"
Nanzhi's eyes sparkled with excitement, and a playful smile danced on her lips.
Weihao chuckled softly at her enthusiasm and reached out without hesitation.
"Alright."
The moment his hand touched hers, the world changed.
In the blink of an eye, the bedroom vanished.
Weihao instinctively stiffened.
They were no longer inside the room.
Instead, they stood within a vast enclosed space.
There were no windows.
No breeze.
No sunlight.
No sky.
Even the smell of the air felt different.
Weihao's gaze slowly swept across the surroundings, and for the first time in a long while, genuine astonishment appeared in his eyes.
The space was enormous, easily more than a thousand square meters, and divided into several sections.
To the west, he saw what looked like a laboratory filled with equipment.
To the north, there was a sleeping area with several beds and storage cabinets.
To the south, rows of industrial machines, generators, crates, and metal shelves were neatly arranged.
On the east side, three strange doors stood apart from one another. Each door was separated by about a meter. Neon signs hung above them, but the glowing letters were scrambled and impossible to read clearly.
However, the most eye-catching feature was not the equipment.
It was the walls.
Glowing patterns ran across the walls, ceiling, and floor. The complex lines resembled a massive integrated circuit.
"Where are we?" Weihao finally asked.
His tone remained calm despite the absurdity of the situation.
But the way his fingers tightened around Nanzhi's wrist betrayed his vigilance.
In their previous life, Nanzhi never possessed such an ability.
Nanzhi smiled.
"This is the space I used to disappear into."
Weihao turned to look at her.
"You can think of it as an upgraded version of a spatial ability. This space can bring living people inside. It used to be very small, but after several upgrades it expanded."
She gestured around the massive room.
"I have been saving spars for a long time. The earnings we got from the tide finally allowed me to upgrade it enough to bring you here."
A wave of amazement washed over Weihao.
Being with Nanzhi had always shattered his understanding of the world.
But this was on an entirely different level.
[You have appointed Lin Weihao as a member of the EXP Guild. He can now access the EXP Guild's Game Lobby.]
Even though Weihao had become a guild member, he still could not see the system notifications or hear its voice.
[You have the right to decide how much time guild members may spend inside the Game Lobby.]
[However, they may only access the Weekly Dungeon. The Daily Dungeon and Mini Dungeons cannot be accessed by anyone other than the host. On the bright side, each member also receives two weekly chances and enjoys auto-recovery.]
"Only the Weekly Dungeon?" Nanzhi frowned slightly. "Do I need to upgrade the Guild Function?"
[No. This restriction is not related to upgrades. There is a special reason.]
"May I know what reason?"
The system fell silent.
Nanzhi narrowed her eyes.
"Is this because of that Level 100 thing again?"
[It should not take long. Did you not level up from Level 25 to Level 40 in less than a day?]
She could not help feeling a little disappointed. If Weihao and the others could enter the Mini Dungeon with her, they could gather far more resources with each run.
Still, being able to enter the Weekly Dungeon was already good news.
At the very least, Weihao and the others could start increasing their stats.
It was not a complete loss.
[A reminder: new guild members must start from Floor 1. If they cannot clear Floor 1, they cannot advance to Floor 2. The same rule applies to all subsequent floors.]
So Weihao would have to start from the beginning on his own.
[Right, I almost forgot. Since you now have a guild, you cannot be sloppy. The Game Lobby looks far too plain. Why not open the Guild Store and decorate it?]
The system was clearly delighted after earning 50,000 cores from Nanzhi and was eager to keep the spending going while enthusiasm was high.
"There's a Guild Store?"
[Of course.]
Curious, Nanzhi opened the Guild Store.
The moment she saw the prices, she sucked in a sharp breath.
Even a single wooden washroom cost 500 spars.
Outrageous.
She could easily hire someone to build the same thing outside for a fraction of the price.
[Dear Host, please do not underestimate the items sold in the Guild Store.]
[Even that single washroom is extraordinary. It contains a built-in drainage system, automatically cleans itself after every use, is completely non-clogging, and produces no odor.]
Nanzhi paused. It's indeed extraordinary.
"Alright," she admitted. "I'm impressed."
