Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 103

Chapter 103: A Day Full of Work

[Days before world ends: 22 Days and 15 Hours]

The warm water of the hot spring wrapped around Grace like a comforting embrace. Its gentle ripples were soothing the tension knotted deep in her muscles. It was a rare moment of peace in her current life that was dominated by preparation for survival.

She leaned her head back against the smooth rock edge of the spring and let out a slow breath as the steam curled around her face.

The week had been grueling for her… and everyone else living on the top three floors except for Davian and Rune. Training sessions had pushed their bodies to their limits, hours spent stockpiling supplies, and the mental strain of counting down the days since the Shadow Rain – it all weighed heavily on her. But as she sat in the spring, she allowed herself to relax, if only for a short while.

In just a day and 15 hours, it was supposed to trigger visible changes in her body. The only time Grace felt the first hint of rain’s power was during the day of the rain when she stepped into the dark, gooey liquid. It wasn’t like any ordinary rain – it was dense and alive with energy. That brief exposure had been enough to stir something within her, but the changes since then had been invisible. However, 2025 had different things to say.

As per the little creature, her and others’ bodies were already showing some differences – they all were able to train for longer hours, their physical health has improved rapidly in the past one week, their food consumption had decreased to some point as little food was able to last them for long hours, and their senses were also becoming more sharp.

Grace spent about half an hour in the hot spring before stepping out and getting dressed. Once she was ready, she prepared a simple dinner and ate it alone in the living room of the villa. After that, she headed straight to bed.

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The next morning, Grace woke before dawn. The sky of the Infinite Realm was painted in soft shades of pink and orange as the first rays of sunlight crept over the horizon. She stretched, feeling the stiffness in her limbs fade with the movement.

After a quick shower, she dressed in sturdy work clothes and made her way to the kitchen for breakfast.

The villa’s kitchen was simple but efficient. She had stocked it with everything she needed. She prepared a hearty meal of scrambled eggs, toast, and a cup of herbal tea and sat down at the dining table to ear her breakfast while she mentally outlined the day ahead.

Her plan was to focus on the farm and fields – something she hadn’t done since a few days. She needed to ensure everything was in order and also needed to take care of all the pending work. The system was a lifesaver because it automated many tasks and made her work far more efficient.

Once breakfast was done, she headed out to the farmhouse. With the system’s help, she quickly collected eggs, milk, wool, honey, and other products. Feeding the animals was as simple as selecting the “feed” option in the system, which instantly filled their troughs and feeders with the appropriate food.

As she worked, her movements sppeared swift and practiced, making it obvious that she had done the work several times in the past. By the time she finished, the morning sun was higher in the sky, making her realize that it was late in the morning and she still had some time before noon.

She transferred all the collected products to the warehouse to store them safely for future use.

Next, she turned her attention to the orchards. The fruit trees were heavy with ripe apples, peaches, plums, and many more. She chose the option “pluck” in the system and immediately all the fruits got plucked and were placed into baskets. Both she and the system were quick, and soon enough, all the orchards were cleared. She transported the fruits to the warehouse before moving on to the vegetable fields, where rows of vibrant crops were awaiting to be harvested.

She gathered everything – tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, and more – and sorted them carefully. She also set aside a portion to be turned into seeds for future planting. The rest was transported to the warehouse to be processed later.

The apple orchard required special attention when she noticed that its stats in the system. It had been harvested multiple times already, ten in specific, and the trees were beginning to show signs of aging.

Grace took help from the system and selected the “turn into firewood” option in the system, and within moments, the old trees transformed into neat stacks of logs. She stored the firewood in the warehouse and planted new saplings in their place.

By the time she finished replanting, the sun was directly overhead. She wiped the sweat from her brow and made her way back to the villa for lunch.

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Her midday meal was simple but satisfying – grilled fish, rice, and a side of fresh vegetables. She ate while watching a lighthearted movie on the large TV in the living room. This allowed her a brief respite from the long day. The humor of the film lifted her spirits, and for a short while, she enjoyed herself.

But the moment the credits rolled, she was back on her feet as there was still so much left to do.

Her first task of the afternoon was processing the harvest stored in the warehouse. The system offered her an array of options for each type of produce. With just a few selections, she could transform fresh crops into preserved goods.

She turned tomatoes into rich, flavorful sauces and filled them up in jars before stocking them up in the shelves. Potatoes were turned into different flavored chips. Fruits were turned into canned preserves or dried into chewy snacks. Vegetables were pickled, and herbs were grounded into powders. The work was efficient and precise all because of the system, and by the time she finished, the warehouse was stocked with a wide variety of goods.

Grace kept only a small portion of fresh produce for immediate use in cooking during the coming days.

Her next stop was the newly set up butterfly farm where dozens of flower fields were in full bloom. The silk field was also next to it, as well as the mushroom fields. She had planted dozens of varities of mushrooms and the harvests had been perfect so far.

She spent the next half hour working in thar particular section of her space before she decided to end the long day by visiting the pet farm. Lastly, she checked on the pets who were under quarantine ever since they were exposed to the Shadow Rain as she planned. Rune was the one who took care of this particular task and he seemed to have done it perfectly.

She returned to the villa and took a long, hot bath. She then wore a nightgown and stepped out of the space and into her apartment. When she entered the space it was 8:30 PM, and now it was 10:12 PM.

She wasted no time and climbed on the bed, hiding herself under the blanket and falling asleep.

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The next was no different, after getting dressed and having her breakfast with her team, she and the others were once again forced into training. They trained for hours until noon before they called it quits for the day.

But while everyone took the rare chance to rest, Grace pulled Davian into her apartment and made him open a portal to the biggest library of the Starship Country.

In the previous timeline, no one cared about saving the millions of books that were stored in the libraries. No one had that much time, resources, or need… not until five years later when the government, authorities, and powerful families realized that they lost way too much in those books that they never even thought of saving.

When the world would end, it would take every little information and knowledge, that humans had learned so far, to rebuild everything that they would end up losing. When there would be no internet, no computers, laptops, phones, or other electronic gadgets, it would be these books that would become hope for human survival.

Hence, Grace and Davian spent the rest of the day visiting several big libraries around the world to steal away the billions of books on every topic out there. It wasn’t easy to steal from every library as not every country had left their libraries without any security like that in Starship Country.

Still, Grace and Davian worked so perfectly as a team that they succeeded in stealing everything.

“Don’t consider this a bad thing. You are saving those books because no one else is going to.” 2025 reminded her and Grace knew just how accurate the creature was.

She was saving those books and the unlimited knowledge they held.