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When the time was almost up, Jiang Ning carried the frozen fish slices and took Coke to 1803 for dinner.

Coke’s appetite was getting bigger and bigger. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think it was a starving reincarnated dog and insisted on using the poop scooper’s washbasin as a food bowl.

Everyone on the 18th floor knew it was a big eater, so they intentionally added more rice when cooking.

Hot pot was also their favorite, so to accommodate Doudou and Coke, they specially made a pork rib and mushroom soup.

The fish hot pot was saved for last to avoid any fishy smell.

Zhang Chao opened a bottle of Wuliangye, and to prevent freezing his mouth, he warmed it with hot water for a while.

“Here’s to wishing all the scoundrels to die out, and for us to have meat and wine every day.”

Jiang Ning chuckled, “In the eyes of others, we on the 18th floor are also scoundrels.”

“Alright, except for us on the 18th floor, all the evildoers should all be wiped out.”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one go.

The taste was rich and fragrant, and indeed, good wine was different. It was spicy going down but warmed the stomach nicely.

Lu Yu sniffed the smell of the hot pot and felt addicted. He was a little worried, “The smell is so strong, won’t it waft out?”

Zheng Weili spoke boldly with her fists, “So what if it wafts out? Whoever has the guts can come and challenge the 18th floor.”

Jiang Ning agreed deeply, “We are notorious now. If we don’t dare to eat even meat, we would really be wasting the title of demons.”

Doudou was corrupted, “Brother, sister, I want to eat meat every day.”

“Yes, from today onwards, the 18th floor fears nothing, and we will eat meat and drink wine every day.”

While eating and chatting, Jiang Ning even took out the tablet to play entertainment programs. After all, pedaling the bicycle could generate electricity, which was considered a bright side.

Zhang Chao, satisfied with eating meat, couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s a pity there are no vegetables. I want to eat the hydroponic vegetables Anning made and the sprouted bean sprouts.”

As he said this, Jiang Ning subconsciously glanced at Huo Yishen.

This guy knew she had a lot of vegetables in her black soil garden.

Huo Yishen remained expressionless, “This meal is fine. Many people wish they could have it.”

His gaze was pure, without a hint of greed.

It seemed he really didn’t covet her vegetables.

Jiang Ning relaxed slightly. Last night was just a dream, and it probably… wouldn’t come true.

After finishing one round, they started the fish hot pot.

Jiang Ning liked eating fish heads, but unexpectedly, Lu Yu moved quickly and scooped up half a fish head into Zheng Weili’s bowl. “Wife, you eat.”

Jiang Ning was slow, and when her ladle collided with another, she found herself in a tug-of-war for the last fish head.

Uh, it turned out to be Huo Yishen, and he was faster.

Jiang Ning was a little disgruntled. When she went back, she would cook ten or eight fish heads for herself until she was sick of them.

The two were close, and Huo Yishen took the opportunity to put the fish head into her bowl. “Ladies first.”

Ah… Not only was Jiang Ning surprised, but the others… were shocked!

Didn’t they say they were just neighbors and partners? Anning was still swearing by it.

However, the three reacted quickly, concealing their emotions like lightning, and they did not dare to gossip.

Anning was proud and a bit self-conscious, while Brother Shen… was unpredictable. They didn’t dare to tease him. It was important for small people like them to survive.

Only Doudou raised her head, looking at her brother with her head tilted, then at Jiang Ning, and then happily said, “Sister, hurry up and eat, the fish is getting cold.”

Woo woo woo, brother is so biased. In the past, the fish head was always for her to eat, but now it’s given to sister.

But she really liked her sister, so she could eat it.

Coke squinted its dog eyes, “Woof!”

The pooper scooper, it loved eating fish heads too! Come on, put it in the basin!

Jiang Ning was speechless. She couldn’t just throw the fish head given by Huo Yishen into the dog’s basin, could she? Do they still need to team up in the future?

“Thank you.”

She smiled at him and bravely ate.

Hmm, the reservoir fish was indeed delicious. She should have brought out another one earlier.

At some point, the smell of the food started wafting out.

Even if it was just a faint scent, the noses of the survivors were sharper than dogs. They smelled the aroma and couldn’t help but salivate, feeling so irritated that they cursed inwardly.

These despicable creatures on the 18th floor were having hot pot again!

They silently cursed the 18th floor eighteen times in their hearts, but no one dared to mess with the 18th floor. These demons even took down the people taking the protection grain by force, and it was said that they even electrocuted several people.

The news had spread. The group that collected protection fees was called the Dragon Slaying Society. Yesterday, it was taken down by the military and political authorities, and hundreds of criminals were arrested.

How coincidental that as soon as the 18th floor clashed with them, the Dragon Slaying Society was dismantled.

They strongly suspected that there were powerful figures behind the 18th floor!

What exactly was the background of these people on the 18th floor? They weren’t even afraid of the Dragon Slaying Society and could establish relations with the military and political authorities.

They couldn’t afford to provoke them, really couldn’t.

But damn, it smelled so good. They were so hungry they wanted to bite their tongues off.

After finishing the hot pot and rinsing their mouths, they crawled into bed for a nap.

They woke up around three o’clock, and the walkie-talkie rang, “Anning, want to spar?”

Jiang Ning was surprised, “Is your shoulder injury better?”

“It’s fine.”

Jiang Ning couldn’t pass the hurdle in her heart. Whenever she saw Huo Yishen now, she couldn’t help but switch to the mosaic image of him wearing his swimming trunks.

I really… can’t handle it!

“N-no, I’m a bit tired. Let’s rest for a few days.”

“Alright, then send Coke out.”

People could be lazy, but dogs couldn’t. It needed to become stronger.

Jiang Ning readily agreed, “Right away.”

Sorry, Coke, I love you, but… you have to stand in for the pooper scooper!

So, in the harsh weather of minus forty degrees Celsius, Coke was pushed out by the heartless pooper scooper to undergo rigorous training.

Coke was dumbfounded. What about our lifetime together?

While Jiang Ning’s body lay in the warm bed, her consciousness was laboriously digging in the space with a hoe.

She planted peanuts and corn and wanted to try planting a hundred square meters of wheat.

She hadn’t anticipated the expansion of the space at first, so she only hoarded vegetable seeds. For wheat, she could only use the drought-resistant and high-yielding wheat from Muchengao.

Unlike hybrid rice, wheat could self-pollinate. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to use it recklessly, as seeds would become scarcer with use.

She absolutely wouldn’t touch the seeds of hybrid rice.

Even for wheat, she wouldn’t dare to try planting too much at once. It was better to confirm if it could be self-pollinated before expanding the planting area.

It took three days to plow the land, open furrows, and sow seeds.

Actually, Jiang Ning didn’t understand much, but luckily she had downloaded a lot of information in advance. If she didn’t understand, she could just look it up.

Then she lay down for a few more days. After getting tired of reading various medical books or watching instructional videos, she beckoned to Coke with her finger, “Come here, come over.”

Coke ran over joyfully and obediently lay down for her to pet.

Xiao Bai and Da hui would occasionally run over to vie for affection. These two had indeed mutated. Not only were their characters ferocious, but they would fight with Coke at the drop of a hat.

Perhaps because Coke was too lonely, although it would fiercely rub the two on the ground to teach them how to be obedient little horses, he stopped the punishment before biting off their necks.

Even the bones were willing to be shared with the two.

Wow, the two really chewed on bones with their rabbit teeth, crisp and crunchy.

Jiang Ning was greatly shocked. Truly… unprecedented!

As their bodies grew larger, their appetites grew along with them. Luckily, she planted grass in the space, otherwise, she really couldn’t afford to feed them.

Grandma Zhong knocked on the door downstairs. The group that collected protection fees had been wiped out, and the danger on the 17th and 18th floors had been eliminated. The younger generation’s work was stable, and the old lady was in good spirits.

“Little Jiang, tomorrow at nine o’clock, there will be a public trial at People’s Square to sentence the criminals of the Dragon Slaying Society. Will you go and watch?”