Chapter 448: Apocalypse Trading System (20)

"By the way, what have you been doing out for so long?"

Having acquired a prized motorcycle, Xie Yan sat down in a great mood to accompany his sister for tea, snacks, and a chat.

Seeing Qin Tao focused on Driving, Xie Yan leaned his upper body forward, moved closer to Xie Yang, and lowered his voice to ask:

"Did you go collect gold items again? You should have brought me along! Your brother here is a Multi-element Ability user, after all; I could have helped you keep watch."

Xie Yang shook her head: "I didn't go to any gold shops; I just went to scout the situation in the City Center."

"How is the City Center?"

"The situation isn't very good; there was even an explosion at Shiyi Yiyuan."

"Ah? How could there be an explosion?"

Xie Yang briefly explained the situation, her purpose also being to remind her family to be mindful of their surroundings when using abilities in the future.

Xie Yan frowned as he listened: "Are those Ability Users idiots? Using a Fire Ability in a place full of alcohol, ether, and hydrogen peroxide? They really must think their lives are too long."

Qin Tao sighed: "It's fortunate that my fellow townsmen and I don't have abilities, and we were afraid there were too many Zombies at the hospital, so we didn't dare go. If we had gone, we probably would have been cannon fodder."

They left before seven in the morning and didn't get home until after five in the evening.

Xie Yongcheng and his wife had been worried for the entire day, and look, they had even run to the entrance of the residential complex to meet them.

Seeing their son and daughter return after a day out with a companion, they were puzzled, but they didn't ask directly in front of Qin Tao and warmly welcomed him into their home.

"You must be hungry? Let's eat first!"

Yu Baozhi had made a table full of dishes.

However, most of them were vegetables.

Today, she had practiced the Plant Domestication Technique all day, not only forcing two grapevines to grow, filling the trellis they had just built yesterday with fruit, but also ripening quite a few vegetables.

It was hot, and leafy vegetables wilted easily; the refrigerator's cold storage couldn't fit them all, so she simply made them all into dishes. Anyway, you don't get fat from eating too many vegetables.

But with a guest in the house, it was a bit embarrassing to treat them with a table of vegetables.

So, Yu Baozhi used serving chopsticks to put several helpings of meat dishes onto Qin Tao's plate.

Unexpectedly, Qin Tao preferred the vegetables.

Eating fresh, green vegetables, he was so happy that tears were about to fall.

You don't cherish what you have until it's gone, and only then do you regret it—

He blamed his past self for not eating a few more mouthfuls of green vegetables!

When vegetables in the Canteen were so cheap and abundant, he had only known to focus on buying meat dishes.

It wasn't until the apocalypse descended, with meals being hit-or-miss, and even when he found food, it was nothing but instant noodles, ham sausages, compressed biscuits, or expired bread—he never had the chance to taste such fresh, tender green vegetables! Only then did he start to miss the deliciousness of vegetables!

Wuwu!

Today must be his lucky day!

How could he be so happy!

He didn't expect there to be something even happier—

Xie Yan accompanied him to clear out the Heyuan next door; from now on, this would be his temporary home.

Although there was no bed, the floor was wiped very clean, and even if he had to sleep on the floor, it was much better than the electrical room in the residential area's overhead floor where he had huddled with his fellow townsmen before.

But before he could even set up his floor bedding, Xie Ba sent him a spring steel bed that felt no less comfortable than a mattress, along with a set of metal dining table and chairs.

Xie Yan gave him a set of toiletries and bedding.

Xie Yang gave him two packs of Mineral Water.

Xie Ma gave him a basket of fresh fruits and vegetables: Watermelon, melon, Cucumber, Tomato, and radishes, with a few bunches of purple Kyoho grapes on top.

Under Qin Tao's tearfully grateful gaze, the family of four said goodnight to him and returned to their own home next door.

As soon as the front door closed, Xie Yan couldn't help but twitch his mouth: "Mom, just how many fruits and vegetables did you force to grow? How come after giving away a whole basket, there are still so many? There's no place to step in my room."

Yu Baozhi glanced at her son: "Who told you all to stay away so long? I was worried! With my heart set on you two siblings, I lost track of how many I was growing, and before I knew it, I had forced too many."

"..."

"Don't just talk about me, look at your dad; didn't he also make several sets of metal furniture? The storage room is already piled full of his things. Since I couldn't put my fruits and vegetables anywhere else, I had to put them in your room."

"..."

The siblings looked at Xie Yongcheng in unison.

Xie Yongcheng scratched his head: "I just wanted to test how much a Metal Ability can actually do."

"..."

How much more could it do?

You've already turned it into a spectacle!

Whose Metal Ability user stays home huffing and puffing to make furniture?

Whose Wood Ability user keeps forcing vegetables and fruits to grow?

"Yang Yang, are we going out tomorrow?"

Carefully moving aside the fruits and vegetables that were filling the hallway, Xie Yan asked his sister.

"Yes!"

"Shouldn't it be my turn to go out tomorrow? We agreed to take turns." Hearing the conversation between his son and daughter, Xie Yongcheng interjected, "Yang Yang, stay home tomorrow and get some good rest; don't overwork yourself."

Even though she had drunk the Little Blue Bottle that could turn one into a powerhouse, as parents, they still worried about their daughter's constitution.

If one got sick or had a fever in the apocalypse, there was no way to go to a hospital.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yan immediately said to his sister: "Dad is right! Then you stay home and keep Mom company; leave the outside to me and Dad."

Xie Yang: "My constitution is perfectly fine right now. And don't forget, I also have the Recovery Healing Technique."

If she got sick, she could just cast a Healing Light Orb on herself; wouldn't it be cured in a minute?

Xie Yan slapped his forehead: "That's right! Yang Yang is also a Healing-element Ability user! Then I'll team up with Yang Yang and Brother Taozi to go out; Dad, you stay home and keep Mom company. It's settled!"

Xie Yongcheng: "..."

He also wanted to go out and see, to practice his ability.

Yu Baozhi thought for a moment and said, "Then how about our whole family goes? With more people, we can look out for each other. Don't worry, your dad and I spent all day yesterday practicing our abilities; we won't hold you back."

Seeing that they truly wanted to go out, Xie Yang nodded and made the final decision: "Then we'll all go together!"

As for the house—

The entire wall was connected to an electric fence, and before leaving, she would add a double electric lock to the entrance door, so there was no fear of being robbed while no one was left to guard it.

After the family reached an agreement, they turned off the lights and went to sleep early.

Recharged and rested, the next day the whole family went out to find supplies, fight Zombies, and collect Zombie Ash.

It was only then that Qin Tao learned that Xie Yan's mother was actually a Wood Ability user; no wonder the house had an endless supply of fresh fruits and vegetables.

He had assumed Xie Yan's family had always lived in this residential complex, otherwise how could they have so many ripe melons, fruits, and vegetables—

In the corner, clusters of glistening purple grapes on the trellis were partially visible under large leaves; on both sides of the Water Element area were various seasonal vegetables; on the slightly higher ground against the wall lay round, plump Watermelons and muskmelons huddled together; under the melon shed along one side of the wall hung gourds, luffas, and autumn Cucumbers.

Just looking at them made one's mouth water and quenched one's thirst.

It was also only at this moment that he learned Xie Yan's father was also an Ability User.

Seeing him casually pick up a metal billboard from the ground and, with a few twists, turn it into a metal spear with a sharpened tip, then pierce a Zombie's head with a single strike, finishing it off in seconds, he assumed he was a Metal Ability user.

Then, seeing a stream of water flow from his fingertips to wash the dirty spearhead clean, he realized he was also a Water Ability user.

Could this family of four all be Ability Users?

And among them, there were even dual-ability users?

What powerful family genes!

Qin Tao was so envious he was practically drooling.