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Chapter 89: Compromise once and you’ll compromise forever.

Spatial-type superpowers were already extremely rare.

In her previous life, Murong Xue had survived for over half a year and had only heard of them, never seen one.

Yet only half a month into this life’s apocalypse, Shen Yi had already obtained two of them!

Murong Xue was completely numb.

She was numbed by shock.

How could anyone be this lucky?

Even the superpowers Shen Yi had shown so far would still be rare and practical six months from now!

With so many superpowers and no need to worry about stamina, he could use them at will, so no wonder he started wanting women…

When life was comfortable and food and drink were plentiful, aside from superpower fruit, only women could still stir a normal man’s heart, right?

Natural selection and the love of beauty were both perfectly human.

In her past life, which successful superpower user didn’t keep several women?

Some powerful female superpower users even kept several men!

In the apocalypse, strength ruled.

If you had power, you could do whatever you wanted.

Only weakness could restrain desire.

Shen Yi explained nothing to Murong Xue and simply kept eating roast chicken and drinking cola.

Gorging while starving felt damn good!

Knowing he would soon get another superpower fruit made Shen Yi even more satisfied.

That was one of the benefits Murong Xue brought!

Future intel and supply intel!

If he killed her outright, he would lose all those advantages.

Murong Xue was equally blunt, poured herself a cola, and grabbed a drumstick.

In her view, she and Shen Yi were partners.

Since she could provide plenty of food herself, eating his chicken didn’t feel like freeloading.

“So fragrant… I haven’t tasted chicken this fresh and tasty in ages.”

Biting into the drumstick, Murong Xue couldn’t help sighing.

Almost everyone who had eaten fresh roast chicken said it tasted great.

Shen Yi felt the same.

He always felt the supplies unlocked by the System were a completely different league from restaurant food.

“Store all your supplies with me.”

Shen Yi tossed out the line while chewing.

Since Murong Xue showed no courtesy, he would show none either.

Once he controlled all her supplies, even an ambitious woman like her would have to think twice.

“Fine.”

Murong Xue hesitated but agreed.

She remembered that a storage-type spatial superpower could keep food from spoiling and protect it from the black fog.

Although she lived on the 18th floor where the black fog could not reach, it was still better to be prepared.

How many people would kill for the ability to store food with a spatial superpower!

Besides, Shen Yi’s tone left no room for negotiation.

Her refusal would have been meaningless anyway.

After that.

The two of them ate and drank their fill.

Shen Yi stored all the food and gear Murong Xue had stockpiled, drinks and liquor included, inside his System Space.

He then swept the room once more with Telepathy to ensure nothing was missed before nodding in satisfaction.

Murong Xue stayed silent the whole time.

However, Shen Yi noticed many potted plants in her apartment.

They filled the bedroom, the living room, the kitchen, and even the balcony.

He had assumed the apocalypse enthusiast Murong Xue just liked gardening.

But after learning she was a Reincarnator, these plants were clearly not ordinary!

A closer look showed every plant to be normal, not one mutated.

That meant each plant might bear a superpower fruit!

Obviously Murong Xue had collected them on purpose.

With that thought, Shen Yi looked at her and asked, “How many superpower fruit do you have right now?”

“Only two, not many. Most of these plants haven’t produced fruit yet… and you might not know this, but not every unmutated plant will grow a superpower fruit.”

Murong Xue noticed his gaze and offered the explanation.

Then, she urged, “It’s getting dark, let’s head out soon.”

“Fine, but before we leave hand over every superpower fruit you’ve stored.”

Shen Yi held out his hand.

Respect?

Human rights?

Equality?

None of that existed!

This house needed only one person in charge!

Murong Xue immediately frowned.

“We’re only partners; you haven’t helped me at all, yet you want everything I own?”

She was already uneasy after he took all her stored supplies.

Now he wanted her superpower fruit as well.

That was going too far!

“Give them to me.”

Shen Yi wasted no words and simply stared at her.

Murong Xue said nothing and met his eyes.

Their stare-down chilled the air.

The white fox sensed the tension as well; its lovely eyes opened and fixed on Shen Yi.

But Shen Yi didn’t give a damn.

It was just an animal; if it couldn’t tell who was boss, he would kill it.

Although he was wary of the white fox’s time superpower, that didn’t mean he feared it.

A time superpower with such heavy limits was, in terms of utility, inferior to his own Shadow Bind!

Of course, Shen Yi didn’t fully trust Murong Xue’s intel; for all he knew the fox could trigger its superpower at range.

Even if she lied, he could dodge the instant it happened.

He had maintained a safe distance from the white fox from the start.

He had never trusted Murong Xue completely.

Because she was very much like him.

Equally ruthless, equally unscrupulous, equally smug when successful…

Shen Yi often marveled at his own deviousness, so he knew someone as similar as Murong Xue was just as devious and had to be watched twice as carefully.

In the end, it was Murong Xue who yielded in their standoff.

Compromise once and there would be a second and a third…

Her first compromise had been agreeing to trade with Shen Yi at all.

“I can give you one superpower fruit first, but you have to tell me how you broke the human limit and acquired more than three superpowers.”

“That was the condition of our earlier deal!”

As she spoke, Murong Xue produced a superpower fruit from her sleeve.

He had no idea how she had hidden it; even Telepathy’s x-ray view hadn’t located it.

This woman clearly had many more secrets.

The more ambitious a person, the more secrets they kept.

Shen Yi took the fruit first, then said, “Give me the other one and I’ll tell you.”

“You… !”

Murong Xue almost exploded.

That bastard!

How could he be this pushy, shameless, and brazen!

He was more shameless than any businessman she had ever sparred with!!

What a waste that he wasn’t running some state-owned enterprise!

She drew a deep breath.

Forcing her temper down, Murong Xue pulled out another superpower fruit and said, “Fine, you can have them both!”

“But you have to eat both fruits right now, in front of me… I need to see you’re not tricking me!”

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