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Chapter 48: Unlocking New Supplies

“Grandma, I think I see my brother coming back…am I hallucinating from the smoke?”

“No, no, I must be seeing things; my brother is not this handsome!”

Shen Su stared at Shen Yi in a daze, blinking in disbelief.

Although she spoke in denial, her eyes were already red.

When Grandma heard the voices, she instinctively wanted to comfort them, but when she turned her head, she saw her grandson, whose arrival she had not noticed.

At first glance, she also thought she was hallucinating.

Because now, compared to before, Shen Yi was noticeably taller, his complexion much fairer, and he had become more handsome.

“Little Yi? Is that really you?” Grandma asked as she stood up, hardly believing it.

“Grandma, it’s me.”

Shen Yi smiled and walked over.

Grandma had lost weight.

She must have been eating poorly and sleeping badly these past few days.

“Big brother, you’re finally back!”

The petite Shen Su suddenly rushed over and flung herself into Shen Yi’s arms, hugging him tightly as her voice quivered.

She cried.

She cried with excitement.

Shen Su could not remember how many days had passed since the black fog appeared.

Because her phone was dead and she had no way to contact her brother, she was constantly worried that he might be in trouble.

If Grandma had not been by her side, she would have left the village long ago to look for Shen Yi.

“It’s just good that you’re back, it’s just good that you’re back…” Grandma kept repeating, her aged face wearing a gentle smile.

“Brother, hurry and tell me, how did you get back? Aren’t the buses all stopped running?”

“And Brother, how did you suddenly become so handsome? And it looks like you’ve got abs…let me feel them!”

After a moment of warmth, Shen Su couldn’t contain her curiosity and even began groping Shen Yi all over.

“I drove back,” Shen Yi said with a smile while patting his sister’s head, “and as for the abs, maybe it’s because I’ve been exercising at school and had a second growth spurt.”

“You drove? Brother, you actually bought a car? What kind of car?”

Shen Su’s eyes lit up.

She had always thought that if her family could buy a car, going out would be extremely convenient.

As for that second growth spurt remark, Shen Su simply ignored it.

After all, as long as big brother was back safely, none of that mattered!

“Yes, I bought one… a tough off-road vehicle,” Shen Yi replied casually, wondering how such a clever girl could ask that question.

It made sense: his little sister had been staying in the cellar and never gone outside, so she had no awareness of the massive changes in the world and still held her pre-apocalypse views.

If you needed something, you had to spend money to buy it.

Little did she know that was no longer the case.

Now, if you wanted a car, you didn’t need to buy one; you could get one for free, since cars were everywhere on the streets.

But Shen Yi saw no need to tell his family any of this, as it would only create unnecessary worry.

“Little Yi, you must be hungry after that long journey; come sit down and have something to eat,” Grandma said as she peeled the skin off a roasted potato to reveal its golden interior.

The golden potato steamed, giving off a delicious aroma.

“Mm.” Shen Yi took the roasted potato and bit into it.

“Wow! Grandma, that’s so unfair! You gave Brother the potato I roasted and even peeled it for him, and you haven’t taken care of me like this in days! Hmph! I’m jealous!” Shen Su pouted, her face full of grievance.

But in reality, she wasn’t jealous; she simply loved acting spoiled and clowning around with Grandma.

She had been like that since childhood, always loving to play around.

“Susu, be a good girl; should Grandma roast two more for you?”

“Then I want one that’s peeled by Grandma too!”

“All right, all right, after they’re roasted, Grandma will peel them for you.”

Grandma smiled kindly, playing along with her granddaughter’s antics.

Seemingly satisfied, Shen Su gave Shen Yi a boastful smile as if to say, “Look, Grandma still spoils me more!”

Shen Yi offered an exasperated smile and, seeing Grandma about to roast more potatoes, interjected, “Grandma, let’s not roast any more; I have other food here.”

With that, he pulled two self-heating hot pots, a steaming roast chicken, and several bottles of mineral water out of System Space.

The self-heating hot pots were supplies he unlocked from Zhou Wan’er last night.

[Ding!]

[System detected you successfully took in a Goddess; randomly unlocking a supply item…]

[Ding! Unlock successful. Congratulations on unlocking supplies: a luxurious self-heating hot pot!]

[Luxurious self-heating hot pot +1 stored in System Space]

[Luxurious self-heating hot pot +1 stored in System Space]

[Luxurious…]

The self-heating hot pots unlocked by the System were not the same as those sold in shops.

Because this self-heating hot pot contained a rich variety of ingredients… several types of fresh meat rolls, fresh seafood, and various fresh vegetables… it was as if the produce had just been picked.

If this self-heating hot pot were sold on the market, it would easily go for a few hundred yuan!

“Wow!!! When did you learn magic, Brother? That’s incredible! You can actually produce food out of thin air?!”

Shen Su looked shocked as she scanned Shen Yi from head to toe, as if trying to find where he could conceal so much food.

Grandma was equally astonished.

Having lived for so many years, it was still the first time she had ever seen such a miraculous method.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yi began to explain.

Shen Yi roughly explained the superpower stuff, though most of it was fabricated.

He said that he had been lucky to acquire the superpower to generate food right after the apocalypse, so his family would never have to worry about meals again.

Grandma felt very relieved after hearing this.

Shen Su was thrilled and exclaimed that her big brother was awesome!

Then, he proceeded.

Shen Yi heated the self-heating hot pots and let Grandma and his sister start eating.

He slipped out for a moment, killed the mutated yellow dog in the neighbor’s yard ahead of time, and then threw its corpse far away so Grandma wouldn’t be frightened later.

They ate and drank their fill.

Shen Yi then brought Grandma and his sister out and told them that he planned to take them to the city.

From Shen Yi’s perspective, life in the city was more convenient.

Because various plants and animals had mutated, the countryside was now more dangerous than the city.

Grandma and his sister naturally did not resist; after all, home was only truly home when the family was together.

“Little Yi, wait a moment; Grandma needs to go inside to pack the bedding and clothes.”

Grandma thought that by bringing their bedding, she wouldn’t have to spend money buying new ones once they got to the city.

Shen Yi hurriedly stopped her, saying, “Grandma, you don’t need to take the bedding and clothes; I’ve bought new ones, and if you have any valuable jewelry, you can wear it, but nothing else is necessary, or the new things I bought will go to waste.”

“Well…”

Grandma hesitated for a moment.

In the end, she agreed.

Although Grandma came from that earlier generation, she was not conservative and could listen to a child’s opinions and ideas.

Seeing Grandma go inside, Shen Su suddenly looked around furtively and crept up to Shen Yi’s ear like a thief, whispering, “Brother, I actually got a superpower just like you!”

“What?”

Shen Yi was stunned.

He looked at his sister with surprise in his gaze.

He never would have imagined that the second superpower user he encountered would be his own sister.

“Here’s what happened: a couple of days ago, while Grandma was asleep, I snuck out of the cellar to charge my phone in my room, and on my way through the courtyard, I saw a plant bearing a glowing multicolored fruit that looked so beautiful; when I smelled it, it gave off such a lovely fragrance that I couldn’t resist picking and eating it, and then I gained a superpower…”

Listening to Shen Su’s explanation, Shen Yi couldn’t help raising an eyebrow.

A multicolored fruit that glowed?

And it also gave off a fragrance?

This seemed quite different from the three superpower fruits he had eaten before.

“So, Susu, what superpower did you get?”

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