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Chapter 1472 The Game Arena 22
Wang Jing's stepson and in-laws were caught off guard when they heard that she was leaving.

The stepson had been stirring up trouble all these years, trying to sow discord between his father and his stepmother and son, and then seize all the property. In reality, his family was much poorer than the original owner's father's Zhang family; they had practically no money. Even if they seized all the property, they would only have a pittance. That's why Wang Jing's child wanted to leave. He found his father's family ridiculous. They had hardly any money, yet they were constantly fighting amongst themselves, tearing each other apart over a few copper coins. It was too absurd. He didn't want to stay in such a suffocating environment where he couldn't gain any benefits.

But the stepson never expected that Wang Jing would actually plan to leave with her child, no longer wanting to be associated with their family. He couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. After all, he had been trying to get his attention from Wang Jing and her son for years, making them suffer, which gave him a sense of accomplishment. Now that they were leaving and no longer involved, he could no longer cause them any trouble. How could he not feel disappointed? He couldn't help but be sarcastic to Wang Jing as usual: "Aunt Wang has never worked. My dad has always supported you and your son. If you leave, can you support yourself and your son? Don't even mention finding a job. I remember the territory's missions are something you have to fight for once a week. What will you do if you don't manage to fight for it next week? Won't you starve then?"

To prevent territory missions from becoming fixed, Linlang stipulated that each person could only accept one mission at a time for one week. After completing one week, if they wanted to do another mission, they would have to accept a new one. This was to ensure that everyone had the opportunity to make money.

In addition, you can earn 140 copper coins a week. With that much money, most people can survive for a long time if they don't have many expenses. Even if you don't receive any for a while, you don't need to worry about survival.

Upon hearing her stepson's sarcastic remarks, Wang Jing coldly said, "Take care of yourself first. Didn't you not have a job before? Now you're just as afraid to fight monsters as I am. Instead of worrying about whether I can support myself, think about whether you can support yourself in the future. The world has become like this. Who knows if your father and your doting grandparents will be gone one day? Let's see what you do then."

Wang Jing's stepson said he found a job in the city after graduation, but that was just his grandparents' way of telling people that their grandson wasn't ambitious and that it would affect his image and make it harder for him to find a wife in the future. In reality, he didn't have a job at all and just stayed at home sponging off his parents.

As far as she knew, he was also borrowing money everywhere online, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and living a lavish lifestyle with the borrowed money. She only found out about his huge online debt when she overheard him chatting with his cronies. This was also the reason why Wang Jing had been thinking about leaving before the end of the world. She was afraid that if he stopped taking out loans, his father would not be able to pay back his savings, and people would come to her door to collect debts, making her live in fear.

So in reality, Wang Jing's stepson neither worked nor earned money, and he didn't dare to fight monsters after the apocalypse—before, during the newbie protection period, he wasn't afraid of being attacked by monsters. He fought some monsters, earned some copper coins and resources, and became incredibly arrogant. When he said he made money by fighting monsters, her in-laws kept praising him. After all, their precious grandson made money, how could they not praise him? Now, he still has the nerve to criticize her for working diligently, which naturally prompted Wang Jing to retaliate.

Before the divorce, she was afraid that if she argued with her stepson, her in-laws would side with him, saying that she treated him badly, that they felt sorry for him because he didn't have a mother, and that she would cause trouble for him. So, she preferred to avoid trouble, and even though she sometimes felt uncomfortable and resentful because of her stepson's bullying, she could only endure it.

Now that I'm leaving, I naturally don't need to put up with this little piece of trash anymore, so I can curse him whenever I want.

Her mother-in-law was used to protecting her stepson, so when she saw Wang Jing scolding her precious grandson, she jumped up and wanted to continue scolding Wang Jing. However, Wang Jing ignored them completely, finished scolding, and left with her son, leaving her mother-in-law with nowhere to vent her anger, which made her furious.

After leaving, Wang Jing took the few copper coins she had—earned during the three-day newbie protection period. Although she had spent some, she still had some left—and rented a wooden cabin for only three copper coins. She and her son settled in. The reason she didn't rent a thatched cabin was that she and her husband's family had always lived in thatched cabins and found them too uncomfortable. So she rented a wooden cabin, which was more spacious and comfortable. Later, when she had more money, she planned to rent a stone cabin with a bathroom, making showering more convenient.

Fortunately, the weather is getting cooler now, so I don't need to shower every day, and I can stay in a wooden cabin.

Moreover, she had an advantage: her son was a minor and lived with her in the wooden house for free. She only had to pay her share of the rent, unlike her husband's family, where everyone was an adult and everyone had to pay rent. Even if they lived in a thatched hut, the four of them would have to pay four copper coins.

There are four other people who haven't become official residents yet, and they also have to pay four copper coins a day for temporary accommodation. Since they aren't official residents, they don't get free water either, and they have to pay for it too. This expense is much higher than what she and her son have, since she is an official resident and can save on many things.

Of those four, the stepson doesn't earn money, he only spends it. The old couple doesn't dare to go out to fight monsters anymore. If they want to do territory quests, they need to borrow 100 copper coins to become official residents before they can accept the quests.

But they were afraid of becoming official residents, and if they couldn't get any missions, they would be burdened with a debt of one hundred copper coins. So they relied solely on their ex-husband to earn money by fighting monsters outside—which was similar to the situation before the apocalypse, when their ex-husband supported their family all by himself.

Of course, the old couple weren't completely without money. They just wanted to find something to do in the territory—not territory missions, since they weren't official residents and couldn't take on territory missions, but private tasks. For example, if someone was setting up a stall and they had something to do, they would ask someone to help watch the stall. Before, the old couple saw that Wang Jing had been waiting at the entrance of Linlang but hadn't earned any money, so they called her back to earn some. They planned to have her find some private work in the territory to earn a few copper coins.

However, these private jobs are rare and hard to find, and the pay is also very low. The work is also hard, which is incomparable to the tasks in the territory. So, the old couple has been here for so long, but they have not taken on many tasks. Every time, they complain that the money is too little or that the work is too tiring.

In other words, in the end, it was still her ex-husband who single-handedly supported their family of four.

Supporting four people is a much heavier burden than it was for her. After all, she only needed to support herself and her son, and since her son was a minor, the territory offered many benefits, making her burden lighter than that of her ex-husband.