Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Shop Snatcher

“I’ve heard that the Power Element users can gradually control their own strength after promotion, such as using it only in combat, as well as enhancing their strength throughout their bodies,”

Su Jin could only say that she had heard this; however, these were also things she knew from her past life.

After all, even Power and Speed Element Ability Users have a fixed amount of special ability power for each person. If they frequently use their abilities in everyday life, it might affect their performance in combat.

However, after reaching a higher level, many Power and Speed Element Ability Users started to control their strength and speed. Some Power Element Ability Users could even resist ordinary melee weapons after enhancing their strength throughout their bodies, but this was also gradually figured out by high-level Power Element Ability Users.

She believed that Liao Yifan could do it too.

Sure enough, Liao Yifan’s eyes lit up when she heard Su Jin’s words. It would be great if she could control her own strength. She wouldn’t unintentionally damage things anymore. Currently, the furniture in her room was always unintentionally damaged by her, and even the hooks and faucets in the bathroom had been broken by her quite a few times …

She didn’t know where Su Jin had heard this from, but since there was such a saying, she wanted to give it a try. Moreover, the enhancement of strength throughout the body sounded really powerful.

“Did you get a clear look?” Liang Jiuhui asked as he walked.

“Got a clear look, one of them is from the group we saw yesterday,”

Sheng Jing said through gritted teeth.

Her face had been almost fully healed by Lin Tianhui’s treatment, but there were still some pinkish lines that needed time for the skin to heal itself. After inspecting her wound, Doctor Yao from the medical team suggested she should avoid exposure to light as much as possible for the next few days. However, when she heard that those people might be at the base, she insisted on coming out with Liang Jiuhui, and just now, she really saw one of those people!

Liang Jiuhui nodded to show he understood, that made things easier to handle.

But right now, he needed to make a trip back.

His father should be arriving soon, too.

When Su Jin and the others delivered Liang Wei to his residence as Liang Jiuhui had requested, Liang Jiuhui also just happened to return from outside.

“We still have to thank you for this time,”

Seeing Liang Wei, Liang Jiuhui truly let go of his worry, no matter who was lurking in the shadows at the base, he would protect Liang Wei.

“No need for thanks, our mission is complete, we’re heading back now,” Lu Hao said.

Su Jin and the others did not linger, believing that the father and son had a lot to talk about.

“Ah, managing a base is no easy task,” Lin Xiuyuan said as he stepped in, slipping off his shoes.

“That’s because you lack ambition. Aren’t people vying for the chance to be an emperor in ancient times?” Huang Yunxiang said.

“Mom, can’t you give me a bit of maternal affection?”

He somehow felt that his own mother was constantly criticizing him.

As they entered the house, they collapsed onto the sofa, completely drained.

Strangely enough, people often feel energetic when they are outside, not tired at all, but the moment they arrive home and see a cushy sofa, they can’t help but want to lean on it and feel utterly exhausted.

Right now, Su Jin was experiencing this exact feeling. Fortunately, the villa’s main hall was spacious and the couch set was a luxurious one; otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough space for all of them to sit.

Local Tyrant Gold, too, lay spread-eagled in its nest, looking utterly content.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle…

Someone’s stomach began to protest. Su Jin suddenly realized that they had only eaten breakfast that day, not even having a break for lunch, and everyone must be hungry.

“Let’s go wash up first, and then we’ll have some afternoon tea,”

Su Jin stood and said, as it was not yet time for dinner. They could have some afternoon tea before Lin Cheng and Guo Yang returned to tide them over.

“Great, great, afternoon tea sounds wonderful!”

Nie Qing’s spirits lifted at the mention, as the Lin family’s grandfather not only cooked superb dishes, but his pastries were top-notch as well.

Su Jin and others, having completed their mission, did not go out again that day until the next morning when Su Jin slept in beautifully before planning to visit Guo Yang’s store.

Guo Yang’s store was now their only source of income during their free time, and business had been getting better and better these days. The mutant animal meat prepared last time had already sold out; Su Jin was already considering using the meat from the animals in the space to disguise as mutant animal meat for sale, since there were more and more animals in the space now.

Since there was no mission that day, Xue Wanyi and Liao Yifan went to the store with Guo Yang early in the morning.

Su Xiangzhe had also gone to the medical team with Lin Tianhui early, while Huang Yunxiang wanted to stay in the space to accompany the two old people. Nie Qing and Lu Guanhai were either watching dramas or gardening in the space, so they only took Mao Qiqi and Lin Xiuyuan to the store.

It wasn’t a long walk from their villa to the store, just a few minutes.

Looking up at the “Heart Talk Convenience Store,” which was filled with a Healing Element vibe, Su Jin still felt a bit frustrated. Why did the high-end exchange they had initially talked about turn into a neighborhood convenience store …

Guo Yang knew that Su Jin and the others were coming today, so he had cleaned the store specially.

When Su Jin and others arrived, they saw Yin Chengtian sitting at a nearby table, using his Wood Element Ability to accelerate the growth of a pot of roses. Shi Jin and others were also watching intently. Upon seeing Su Jin and her group, they all stood up and ran over.

“Little sister, you guys are here?” Guo Yang said as he closed his accounting ledger and stood up.

“You carry on with your work; we’ll just have a look around,”

Su Jin didn’t want to disturb the business of the store. Fortunately, Guo Yang mentioned that the last group of customers had just left, and it wasn’t yet peak customer time. The real rush would be around noon and in the late afternoon.

The store’s shelves still displayed some simple drawings by Mao Qiqi, as well as some price lists that Guo Yang had printed using the printer given by Liang Jiuhui.

It was said that this price list had already spread throughout the base. Almost every customer who came took one with them when they left. Mao Zhihang and the others said that some people on the construction site even had the price list posted at their bedheads, looking at the prices every day to motivate themselves to work.

Not only that, since Crystal Cores could be exchanged for supplies like money, many people in the base who were previously idle had started forming their own teams to hunt zombies daily. Even Liang Jiuhui hadn’t expected that a small store he had casually written off to Lu Hao could have such a significant impact on the base.

However, things always had two sides. While some people actively wanted to earn supplies through their own efforts, others only wanted to seize supplies through violence. Although Liao Yifan and Xue Wanyi had taught some morally corrupt people a lesson previously, in the last few days, some people seemed to become restless again.

For instance, right now, three men and a woman had entered the store. After entering, they began to survey the people inside. Since Su Jin and others were still looking at the price list near the shelves, they were mistaken for customers by these newcomers.

Mao Qiqi had also come today and was currently sitting on a chair inside the store, eating a lollipop while watching Yin Chengtian accelerate the growth of a plant.

“What would you like to buy? There’s a price list over there, you might want to check it out,” Guo Yang said to the group, pointing towards the shelves. He did not stand up to greet them, letting them choose for themselves.@@novelbin@@

Lu Hao, standing next to Su Jin, glanced at them.

These people were clearly not here to buy anything.

“We… are just looking around,”

A short, stout man said, seemingly a bit nervous as he spoke.

The woman in the middle walked around the store, seeming to be observing something.

“Boss, your stuff is so expensive, it’s like you’re robbing us!” a tall man standing beside the stout man yelled angrily.

“You can choose not to buy,”

Guo Yang continued tallying accounts without lifting his head.

“Earning some money and getting arrogant, huh?”

Another skinny man even slapped the table.

“Let’s talk nicely. Everything in our store is fairly priced. Why don’t you take another look?”

Guo Yang finally set down his pen and faced the man who had slapped the table, though his face showed no signs of timidity.

“Tch, just a Space Element Ability User, I’m going to shut down this black shop today! Fatty, close the door!”

The tall man swiftly pulled a dagger from inside his clothing and lunged at Guo Yang.

Su Jin shook his head, smiling. Truly courting death.

“What are you laughing at!”

The woman who was with the three men looked at Su Jin angrily. How could there be such a beautiful woman in the Apocalypse, and why was she even smiling?

“Ahhhh…”

Screams of a man filled the air. The stout man who was preparing to lock the door froze in place.

The tall man with the dagger had his arm raised halfway, and his whole body seemed to be frozen, his mouth the only part of him still loudly crying out.

“Lu Hao, the gift you and your junior sister brought me seems to be working quite well,”

Guo Yang said with a laugh.

He stood at the forefront, enjoying his handiwork. The man’s neck, upper arms, and waist had several gray porcupine quills lodged in them. However, his back was turned to the others, so they did not know what had happened.