Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 132: Chapter 132 Absorbing the Crystal Core

“There’s more in the pot, serve yourself if you want more,”

Li Xiuying was waiting for the water to boil, ready to cook the noodles.

“Grandpa, you must have worked hard kneading the dough, right?”

“Not at all, since your grandma and I got here and took the Foundation Building Pills, our bodies have improved countless times. No matter how exhausting the work, we don’t feel tired at all. Even if we do get tired, just resting for a little while does the trick. Before, when we were outside, we would be out of breath just from walking a bit further than usual.”

“Grandpa, Grandma, you must tell me right away if you’re not feeling well. Both mom and I can heal you, and today we even saved a doctor,”

Watching the interested expressions light up on her grandparents’ faces, Su Jin leaned against the doorframe with a smile and told them about the events of the morning.

“The doctor has a phobia of germs?”

After hearing what Su Jin said, the old couple also felt very surprised. At the same time, they found the doctor’s situation quite amusing: missing rescue because there was no red cloth at home and nearly starving due to a germ phobia?

Yao Yi, the butt of the joke, gnawed on the corncob Su Jin had left behind, gazing at the villa not far ahead as if by looking at it, his restless heart found some solace.

But this corn is really sweet; it must be because he’s hungry—everything tastes good when you’re starved.

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The group gathered around the dining table, salivating over the rib noodles Su Jin brought out from her Space ability. The tempting fragrance had them all swallowing.

Each bowl of noodle soup was topped with a generous amount of ribs, complemented by green onions and little bok choy that floated in the savory broth, along with some chili oil on top, making it look particularly appetizing.

“Oh my, Sister-in-law, these noodles are so delicious,” Shi Jin felt these were the best rib noodles he had ever had in his life.

“Delicious, delicious, the ribs are so yummy,” Lin Xiuyuan wanted to say how good his grandpa’s noodles were, but he could only utter the word delicious.

Local Tyrant Gold was fortunate to get a few rib bones too. As an omnivorous little monkey, it had never had cooked bones like these before. Mao Qiqi watched it eat, finding the sight of Local Tyrant Gold gnawing on the bones on the ground amusing, resembling a little yellow-haired dog.

Everyone was satisfied with the meal, Xue Wanyi belched contentedly as he stood up to wash the dishes. They could now use the water from the tap because the villa was equipped with two water supply systems. Apart from the mains water, there was a large water tank on the roof for storage in case the water supply was cut off.

Mao Zhihang had just sealed the water mains with his Metal Element ability and cleaned and disinfected the water tank and pipes. It was only then that Huang Yunxiang and Lin Tianzhen had filled up the tank.

Huang Yunxiang and Lin Tianzhen had used a lot of their Special Abilities, but after eating this bowl of noodles, they felt much better. Their Water abilities had now become indispensable to the team—everyone’s water supply during the day depended on them, so their abilities were not falling behind others.

Su Jin planned to take out all the Crystal Cores they had gathered along the way today and let everyone absorb them. Perhaps someone would even level up their Special Ability.

Huang Yunxiang faintly felt that she was on the verge of leveling up, but having never experienced a level up, she wasn’t sure what it felt like.

“Auntie, you should start by absorbing this Level One Water Element Crystal Core,”

Su Jin took out three Water Element Crystal Cores from her storage bag. If her aunt absorbs this Level One Water Element Crystal Core and levels up, then the remaining two Level Two Water Element Crystal Cores will be left for her maternal aunt, Lin Tianzhen, to absorb.

Huang Yunxiang nodded and began to slowly absorb the crystal core. She had prior experience with absorbing crystal cores, so this one was quickly absorbed by her as well.

After the absorption of the crystal core was complete, Huang Yunxiang did not stop the state of absorbing. With eyes closed and meditating, it looked like she was in the process of advancing in level.

The people around watched Huang Yunxiang nervously, not daring to make a sound, because Su Jin had said that one could not be disturbed during advancement, or there was a risk of all efforts being wasted.

Mao Qiqi also took Local Tyrant Gold to the yard, afraid it might disturb her aunt. Lin Cheng and Lin Xiuyuan stood guard on either side, neither of them having advanced in level before, so aside from concern, they were also curious about what advancement looked like.

Huang Yunxiang’s advancement lasted for about thirty to forty minutes. Seeing her aunt looking refreshed and in good spirits, Su Jin knew she had successfully advanced to Water Element Level Two.

“Congratulations, auntie,” Su Jin said with a smile.

“Xiao Jin, this feeling after advancement is really different, I feel like my whole body is filled with power,” Huang Yunxiang said excitedly.

Lin Tianzhen was also very envious, wondering how long it would take for her to advance to Water Element Level Two.

“Auntie, here are two Water Element Crystal Cores for you to absorb later,”

“Thank you, Xiao Jin.”

Lin Tianzhen took the two water-blue crystal cores. She planned to try absorbing them later following the method Su Jin said, as this would be her first time absorbing a crystal core.

Su Jin then distributed the remaining special ability crystal cores, almost everyone received crystal cores of the same element as themselves.

Guo Yang suggested the ordinary crystal cores that the team had obtained should continue to be kept by Su Jin for safekeeping. He trusted Su Jin, and he trusted everyone; over the course of their journey, everyone had seen Su Jin’s attitude, including these teammates. Rather than just being in the same boat, they were companions in both life and death, even capable of entrusting their backs to each other.

The others naturally had no objections. Crystal cores might look small, but a pile of them together was quite heavy. If everyone carried them on their person, it really wasn’t convenient, so it was better to put them in a storage bag and have Su Jin keep them in her space.

What’s more, Su Jin’s space ability was still a secret. They had decided to tell the outside world that only Guo Yang was a Space Element Ability User, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

“Su Jin, you’re going to be the chief financial officer of our team in the future,” Liao Yifan joked.

“Exactly, from now on if you guys want money from Xiao Jin, you need to apply first,” Lu Guanhai said, eyeing Nie Qing, as if the words were meant solely for him.

Su Jin just laughed, not minding being the keeper for everyone, since it didn’t really take up much of her time.

“However, for convenience and clarity about the crystal cores the team has obtained, I suggest we elect someone to keep the accounts,” Su Jin said, not adept at bookkeeping, so she intended to delegate the task to someone else.

Thus, everyone’s gaze uniformly turned to Guo Yang.

“Why are all of you looking at me? An investment manager is not a bookkeeper,” Guo Yang said, speechless.

“Oh, come on, it’s all money-related, so it’s up to you,” Liao Yifan declared for Guo Yang.

Lu Hao also felt that among these people, no one was more suitable for bookkeeping than Guo Yang, so he agreed.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Saddled with the “heavy responsibility,” Guo Yang had no choice but to take the hefty storage bag and, whimpering, went aside to count the crystal cores…