Closing the shelter door behind her, Lin Chu leaned against it and took out the pill she had just exchanged from Yu Hongfei.

A string of text appeared in her mind.

Lin Chu read it carefully.

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[Item: Body Modification Pill]
Rarity: S
Description: Upgrades the entire body from bones to muscles to internal organs, resulting in a complete transformation.
Note: Body modification takes 24 hours. After modification, there will be a 24-hour period of weakness. Please plan the timing accordingly.

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It was a body modification—not just an ordinary enhancement.

“System, how much will this body modification affect my strength?”

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[System: The Body Modification Pill will significantly enhance physical capabilities. Research data shows an improvement range of 50% to 150%.]

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The system answered in its usual precise manner.

A 50–150% strength increase—this far exceeded Lin Chu’s expectations.

She was very satisfied with this result. Even if her abilities only increased by 50%, it would be enough to handle most emergencies.

Right now, her physical capabilities were on par with an average adult male. With even just a 50% boost, she could easily punch through one.

And she still had two Body Conditioning Pills…

Thinking of this, she asked again, “System, will taking the Body Conditioning Pills after using the Body Modification Pill still be effective?”

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[System: Yes.]

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“Will the enhancement be based on the modified body?”

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[System: Yes.]

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Lin Chu was very pleased with that answer.

This meant those two remaining pills could still be used to their full potential.

After consuming all three pills, her physical capabilities would be nearly double what they were now—at the very least.

The only issue was that the Body Modification Pill required a long time.

She needed to speed up her trades with Zheng Ziyu and Yu Hongfei and finish her own missions so she could use the leftover time for the transformation.

Lin Chu did some quick calculations. With Zheng Ziyu, she needed to dissect just 7 more zombies to max out the mission quota.

As for herself, she had already submitted 100 missions over the past few days. She only needed to dissect 7 more zombies as well.

Yu Hongfei, being of a higher level, had 100 more mission slots than they did.

Accounting for the missions he submitted before meeting Lin Chu, and the ones she dissected for him recently, he could still submit about 350 missions—that meant dissecting 17 more zombies.

7 + 7 + 17 = 31 zombies left to dissect.

It was now the 14th day of survival.

With 16 days left, dissecting 31 zombies was more than doable.

But Yu Hongfei had been deployed 6 days before them, making this his 20th day.

To max out his quota, she would need to prioritize dissecting for him first.

As for whether he could make it back in time…

Lin Chu was a little worried but could do nothing about it. For now, she had to proceed as if he would make it back.

Anyway, she had her storage space. The dissected materials wouldn’t rot even if they sat there.

If Yu Hongfei didn’t make it back, she would just use them herself.

Once her plan was set, Lin Chu turned and walked into the bathroom. She changed out of her dirty clothes, washed the blood off her body, and took out the two large buckets she got from Ma Yan.

The buckets looked like those used for kitchen scraps in restaurant back kitchens—large and lidded.

Most importantly, the insides were clean.

She placed the buckets on the bathroom floor and turned on the showerhead to fill them with water.

While waiting, she washed her dirty clothes in the sink.

By the time she finished the laundry, one bucket was full.

She sealed it and put it back in her storage.

She needed to store more water for the future.

Two big buckets weren’t enough. Even if used sparingly just for drinking and basic washing—no showers—she’d use them up in 10 days.

If she included showers, one bucket would only last one use.

After maxing out her points, she’d have to look for more containers like these.

She placed the second bucket under the showerhead and let it fill, then walked into the dissection room and took out a foam box from her space.

As soon as she opened it, a putrid stench hit her.

This was the box of spoiled food she received today.

Yu Hongfei and the others found the smell unbearable, so she had stored it all away. There were about twenty of these boxes in her space.

The one she pulled out had rotted so badly she could only tell it was once some kind of fruit. Tiny white worms wriggled over its surface, threatening to crawl out.

She didn’t bother looking too closely—the smell up close was overwhelming.

She touched the edge of the box with a finger and activated Waste to Treasure.

A white light flashed. In the next moment, the once grimy box was pristine.

The black, mushy rot inside had turned into golden-yellow peaches, each cushioned by a white protective foam net.

They were covered in fine fuzz, their pointy tips neatly shaped, exuding an irresistible fruity fragrance.

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[Item: High-Quality Yellow Peaches]
Rarity: C
Description: A box of 12 high-quality yellow peaches. Sweet and tangy.

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Success!

Lin Chu’s eyes sparkled brightly.

In the apocalypse, food was already scarce—fresh fruit was nearly impossible to come by.

Since arriving here half a month ago, she hadn’t had a single bite of fruit. Now, seeing such high-quality yellow peaches made her crave them fiercely.

She took one out of the box, stored the rest, and rushed to the bathroom to wash it clean. She couldn’t wait to take a bite.

Juice burst in her mouth, sweet with a hint of yellow peach tartness, creating a rich, layered flavor.

She hadn’t had fruit in so long that she practically devoured the peach in just a few bites, leaving only the pit.

Suppressing the urge to eat another, she waited for the skill’s cooldown, then took out another box and gently tapped it with her finger.

Another white light.

This time, it was a box of apples.

There were 20 apples—of average quality by the standards of her original world, but in the apocalypse, they were rare, precious fresh apples.

Satisfied, Lin Chu stored the apples away.

Her two daily uses of Waste to Treasure were now spent. The rest of the spoiled boxes would have to wait—two per day.

Exhausted from the day’s work, she walked back into the bathroom, sealed the second bucket of water, and returned to her bed.

The little bed in the shelter didn’t have the springy comfort of the rubber palm mattresses from her original world—it was just a hard wooden board.

She had padded it with thin blankets brought back by Zheng Ziyu and the others, but it still poked and prodded uncomfortably.

Still, the bedsheets, blanket covers, and pillows were clean and fresh.

In this chaotic apocalypse, to have even this little sanctuary was a blessing.

As for comfort, that could be improved over time.

Lin Chu buried her face in the pillow and quickly drifted into a deep sleep.