Return to Famine in the Post-Apocalyptic World

Tang Mo, a woman who survived the apocalyptic era of great famine, awakens on July 14, 2150, seven days before the world ends. Having died in her previous life after being used as bait by her teammates during a mission, she returns to her youth with a singular purpose: to survive and protect her mother, Lin Yi. In her past life, Tang Mo had rejected her mother’s plan to remarry Wen Jianshu, a kind man from a wealthy family, out of misguided loyalty to her deceased father. This decision led to Lin Yi being alone when the apocalypse struck, resulting in her tragic death. Guilt-ridden and determined to change fate, Tang Mo resolves to support her mother’s marriage this time around.

Tang Mo’s most valuable asset is a jade pendant she wore since childhood. In her previous life, she discovered that the pendant contained a spatial dimension housing a fully stocked convenience store, a lifeline that saved her during the initial starvation period. However, she lost the pendant after its cord snapped, a loss that devastated her and contributed to her eventual demise. Upon rebirth, she immediately reinforces the pendant’s chain with a double-layered, heavy-duty design to prevent history from repeating itself. She also discovers that her spiritual power, an attribute she previously undervalued, has returned and is stronger than before. Realizing that the space attribute is rare and critical for long-term survival, she secures her most important possession with absolute priority.

With only seven days remaining, Tang Mo liquidates her savings and her mother’s resources to stockpile essential supplies. She purchases modular shelving to maximize the three-square-meter expansion space within the pendant, filling it with high-calorie foods, bottled water, medical supplies, and daily necessities. She also acquires a high-quality bronze knife, recognizing that combat skills will be vital once mutated beasts appear. Understanding the social dynamics of her past life, she ensures her mother marries Wen Jianshu, providing Lin Yi with the protection of a powerful family. Tang Mo refuses Wen Jianshu’s financial gifts to maintain independence but secures his promise to reinforce her family’s convenience store, creating a secure fallback location for her mother.

As the apocalypse arrives, the sky turns purple and a meteor shower grants humanity new attributes: Vitality, Strength, Agility, Spirit, and Space. Crops wither, water becomes toxic, and dense fog engulfs dangerous zones. Tang Mo returns to her university, where she is trapped along with hundreds of other students and faculty. She uses her foresight to hoard food in her dormitory and encourages her roommates and professor to do the same, ensuring she has a support network. While others panic over the collapse of society, Tang Mo remains calm, utilizing her time to train her physical attributes and mental power. She hides her spatial ability, presenting herself as an ordinary student with above-average agility and spirit.

The government distributes ID watches that monitor health stats and provide maps, marking the beginning of the organized survival era. Tang Mo’s stats reveal her high spiritual potential, though her physical strength remains modest. As food rationing tightens and the school’s supplies dwindle, tensions rise among the trapped population. Tang Mo navigates these social challenges carefully, avoiding the fate she suffered in her previous life where her weakness made her a target. She continues her rigorous training regimen at night, preparing for the eventual emergence of mutated beasts and the collapse of order. Her primary goal remains unchanged: to grow strong enough to protect her mother and survive the harsh new world, leveraging her knowledge of future events and her spatial treasure to secure a better destiny.