The Whole World Is Running for Its Life, While I Plant Flowers with Nahida

[This book is done for. Even I can't bring myself to read it anymore, so I've started a new one. Feel free to check it out] The apocalypse descends. Zombies surge like a tide, and the whole world is plunged into a desperate flight.

Shen Ne awakens the [Wish System], but its first task isn't to kill zombies or scavenge supplies. Instead, it says:

“Host, please summon your favorite fictional character to become your personal guardian spirit.”

Looking at the screen full of Genshin Impact characters, he chooses Nahida without hesitation.

Then something miraculous happens. Wherever Nahida's fingertips touch, dead trees sprout and poisonous fog disperses. Zombies that cross her path freeze for a moment, then quietly go around her.

Shen Ne's System is busy too: daily task rewards include seeds, watering cans, and “mobile base expansion modules.”

A palm-sized Dendro Slime keeps watch for him. As he raises it, it evolves into a winged Dendro fungus that can spray purifying spores. The giant Emerald Feathered Fungus, an ultimate form he'd kept in reserve, beats its wings, sending a rain of spore blades across the sky and turning the entire zombie horde into springtime fertilizer on the spot.

While everyone else fights tooth and nail over cans of food in the ruins,

Shen Ne plants flowers on rooftops with Nahida, makes a home in his car, and listens to her talk about the philosophy of plants while they bask in the sun.

Every now and then, a zombie passes by, takes a look, and moves on.

Later, distress signals arrive from major survivor bases.

Shen Ne is crouched by the flower bed in his mobile base, watering the plants. Without looking up, he says, “Don't worry. Let me finish watering these roses first. Nahida says that when the flowers bloom, hope will follow.”

The apocalypse doesn't need heroes. It only needs a reliable System, a warm and caring Dendro Archon, and a