Chapter 234: On the Efficacy of Silently Chanting "Braised Pork Knuckle

"Would you like to join us for breakfast?"

Bai Xiqin looked at the gentle eyes of the woman in front of her, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but couldn’t recall where she’d seen her before. She subconsciously invited them to share a meal.

She wasn’t sure why.

It’s wise to remain cautious around strangers.

But when she looked at the two people before her, Bai Xiqin couldn’t muster any wariness, even though she knew their superpowers were horrifying, she still felt no need for defense.

There was an unmistakable comforting aura around them.

"No, no need, we’ve already eaten."

The woman instinctively shook her head, yet her eyes remained fixed on Bai Xiqin’s face.

As if trying to imprint her image in her mind.

"We have some things to attend to, we’ll be leaving for now, let’s plan to have breakfast together when we have the chance."

The middle-aged man’s voice was light, his gentle eyes seemed weathered and wise.

Bai Xiqin wanted to say something more, but the man didn’t give her the opportunity, he reached out to pull the woman in the black mask, turned, and walked away.

The two turned away slowly, their eyes gradually breaking away from Bai Xiqin’s gaze.

They clearly wanted to stay, but still didn’t look back, moving straight in one direction.

Bai Xiqin stood in place, staring a bit dazedly at their retreating figures.

Those two gave her a strong sense of familiarity, yet she couldn’t recall who they were.

"Xiao Niu, are you alright?"

Leng Yebai waved his finger in front of Bai Xiqin’s face, his voice gentle.

"I’m fine, I just feel like I’ve seen these two somewhere before, but I can’t remember."

Bai Xiqin looked at their somewhat lonely figures, rubbing her temples vigorously.

Her memory remained blank.

Leng Yebai glanced at the man’s wrist ahead, his eyes slightly deepened.

"Do you know them?"

Bai Xiqin turned to ask Leng Yebai.

Leng Yebai lightly shook his head, "I don’t think so."

Bai Xiqin sighed deeply, rubbing her temples hard with both hands, unable to find any memories related to the two!

Only when those lonely figures disappeared did Leng Yebai hold Bai Xiqin’s hand and walk toward the direction of the air-raid shelter.

A strong smell of burnt smoke enveloped the area near the air-raid shelter, black smoke swirling around.

Bai Zhengxuan set a fire, burning the black crow corpses on the ground.

Clearly, his superpower was distinctly different from that of the man in black just now.

The man in black could effortlessly turn the surrounding crows to ashes, even from a distance.

While Bai Zhengxuan’s actions could only be considered arson, even if he was a Three Ability superpower user, far more powerful than ordinary superpower users, he was still quite different from the man just now.

The faces of the Baiyang Village people once again blossomed with smiles, celebrating that no one was injured today, ensuring their survival in this apocalyptic world.

The elderly and children in the shelter began preparing breakfast for today.

Breakfast was simple, some sun-dried fruits, steaming hot porridge, and wild vegetable buns.

The porridge was made from rice stored in the shelter by the old village chief before the apocalypse.

The fruit was self-dried from the orchard’s harvest.

The wild vegetables were gathered by them from nearby.

Despite the brutal apocalypse, they still strived to live life as normally as before.

Bai Xiqin looked at the breakfast before her, with slight emotion.

In the safety base, only superpower users could enjoy such a meal.

But in the village, everyone, whether superpower users or elderly and children, could eat to their fill.

Of course, being in the village didn’t mean they could rest easy and never worry about food.

In the village, mutated animals were several times more abundant than in the city.

Just like yesterday’s mutated locusts and today’s mutated crows, while not encountered every day, each occurrence could mean doom.

The Bai Family was pulled by Village Chief Li to sit at the same table.

"Old Bai, how are you so powerful?"

Village Chief Li rubbed his hands, asking a bit awkwardly.

In the apocalypse, the enhancement of superpowers determined one’s longevity.

He’s just skin and bones, living one day at a time; but there are still many children in the village, he is genuinely worried.

He’s noticed, no matter how many cats and dogs and various small animals he’s killed before the apocalypse, the frequency of mutant animals’ appearances is still increasing.

With his own abilities, it’s hard to protect the people in the village.

Seeing the Bai Family’s prowess, he couldn’t wait to find out how to quickly enhance superpowers.

"It’s very simple, just silently think of braised pork knuckles whenever absorbing crystal cores."

Bai Zhengxuan said seriously.

This method truly works wonders; whenever he thinks of braised pork knuckles, he feels like he could absorb crystal cores continuously for a full day and night.

Village Chief Li nodded earnestly, silently remembering this.

No matter how absurd, it must be tried; he couldn’t let the village’s youth perish quickly in this apocalypse!

"Anything else?"

Village Chief Li looked toward Liu Jing.

"When absorbing crystal cores, silently tell yourself that there are jumping corpses outside; as long as you enhance your superpowers, you can crush them to the ground!"

Being an excellent retired forensic doctor, Liu Jing naturally couldn’t stand the sight of those lively corpses that should have been dissected jumping around on the ground.

It’s simply a provocation to an excellent forensic doctor!

Village Chief Li: "...Oh, Xiao Hai, how about you?"

"A man’s dignity!" Bai Anhai said calmly.

He’s still the head of the family, so of course, he must strive to enhance superpowers to prevent his family from suffering!

"Xiao Fan?" Village Chief Li looked at Bai Yifan.

Although he thought Bai Yifan’s superpowers weren’t particularly strong, seeing him recklessly hacking with a dagger, he felt this was someone worth learning from.

"For not letting others take advantage."

After saying this, Bai Yifan nodded, feeling quite satisfied with himself.

That’s been his lifelong pursuit.

Village Chief Li: ...What are these nonsense!

Seeing Village Chief Li’s bewildered expression, Bai Xiqin pulled out a slip of paper from her pocket.

The slip was notes she had jotted down on the bus last night.

The methods for absorbing crystal cores differ slightly among different superpower types, and Bai Xiqin had written down tips on how to enhance superpowers.

This was requested by Bai Zhengxuan for Bai Xiqin to write.

After all, it’s the hometown where they grew up, and the villagers have some familial ties; Bai Zhengxuan truly didn’t want to see the entire village meet their demise.

"Thank you, thank you!" Village Chief Li received the note, his eyes instantly squinted with a smile, earnestly praising Bai Xiqin, "Xiao Niu, you’re looking more and more beautiful!"

Bai Xiqin grimaced with a smile, lowered her head, and ate her breakfast.

Leng Yebai picked up a wild vegetable bun with his chopsticks, his eyes seemingly and inadvertently glanced at Bai Zhengxuan’s wrist.

On Bai Zhengxuan’s wrist, a mutated climbing vine was coiled, its verdant green seemingly emitting a faint glow.

Leng Yebai looked deeply at Bai Zhengxuan, his gaze lingering between Bai Zhengxuan’s brows.