Chapter 122: The Whole Family Benefited

"Alright then. Let’s go back to sleep. We are waking up early for a supply run." Leng Pan had fully calmed down.

She lay down, still in Lu Zhen’s arms, who also followed to lie on the bed holding his wife close to his chest.

The next morning, during breakfast, the other members of the family could feel the energy that somehow charged into their power cores.

This time, the energy was more potent than before. It was actually a surprise that there was still so much energy residue on Leng Pan and Lu Zhen even after a night of sleep and a shower.

The family finished breakfast but instead of sitting in the living room after eating, the others went back to their rooms, leaving the young couple alone.

"They should have gone to meditate." Leng Pan commented while looking in the direction of the bedrooms.

"Mmm....looks like last night’s harvest wasn’t bad. Even Uncle had been affected this time." Replied Lu Zhen. He, too, was surprised at the potency of the meteorite energy residue left.

"Now that you mentioned it, I haven’t seen Uncle affected by our previous visits to the mansion. But today seems different." Leng Pan agreed with her husband about their uncle.

"He is not as simple as he seems." Lu Zhen said while looking in the direction of the bedrooms as well.

"What do you mean?" Leng Pan asked with curiosity as she looked at her husband.

She didn’t understand what he meant by his uncle wasn’t as simple as he seemed. Wasn’t Uncle Li just a chef who loved creating new recipes and having his family try them?

"I have a feeling that he is more than he lets on. Moreover, he seems to have some knowledge of what is happening but won’t share it. We will find out when the time is right.

I believe he would not do anything to harm us, so, there is no need to be alarmed or to bother him." Lu Zhen added to his explanation while stroking his wife’s hand.

"Okay then. Let’s wait for him to confess. By the way, where should we go to look for supplies?" Leng Pan changed the topic as she also wanted to rest and relax her mind.

She wanted to treat today’s supply run as a shopping trip. When stressed, shopping is always a good way to relieve tension and improve one’s mood.

Leng Pan wanted to try what zero-dollar shopping feels like. Is it as exciting as when choosing new outfits, shoes, and bags in different shops?

She had never shopped without money and wanted to experience it for herself today. Who knows, she might find a new way to keep psychological burdens at bay and make herself happier.

"Why don’t we go to the mall in the downtown area. It is one of the largest malls in the Capital and has a huge variety of products." Lu Zhen suggested this mall because they could literally find anything and everything there.

Moreover, while taking some detours to avoid being followed after training a few days before, they had passed through a road that was near the mall.

The roads there had not been affected by the meteorite shower and we’re mostly intact. Therefore, it would be convenient for them to drive a larger car that can fit many supplies.

"Mmm... but we also have to go to the slaughterhouse for some meat. If the electricity there wasn’t affected, then we will be lucky as many types of meat should be in the freezer room." Leng Pan replied and also reminded Lu Zhen about the promise to find more meat.

"Sure, let’s go to the slaughterhouse first before heading to the mall." Lu Zhen’s voice came.

As they were discussing what kind of meat to bring back and what to leave behind, Lu Tao came back into the living room with a smile.

"My superpower is clearer than before and I can concentrate on a larger area without getting overwhelmed." Lu Tao reported happily.

"What do you mean, little brother?" Leng Pan asked out of curiosity.

Lu Tao didn’t bother with the title he was called by. He could only be a little brother because if he dared to retort, his brother would probably kill him and carve the words, ’little brother’ on his face.

So, he could only reluctantly let her call him whatever she wanted.

"I mean that my superpower seemed to have improved after today. I don’t know how but it should have.

I can now listen to the speech of several people at the same time. Moreover, the distance has increased to five kilometers." Lu Tao replied proudly as if looking for a beating.

"Are you able to concentrate on multiple conversations without any challenge?" Leng Pan asked again.

She was really curious about how this superpower was going to advance. Even though she had read several novels about the apocalypse, she hadn’t seen such a superpower mentioned anywhere.

Was it because the apocalypse in real life was more complicated than the imagination of the authors?

"Yes, sister-in-law. I can definitely concentrate on at least three conversations at the same time." Lu Tao said, once again, so proud that if he had a tail, it would be wagging to the skies.

"Okay, get ready. We are going out. Get a mask to cover your face. We don’t want to be recognized by anyone once we are outside the community." Lu Zhen advised his younger brother as he also stood up with his hand still clutching Leng Pan’s.

"We’ll wait for you in the parking lot. Go change into more outdoor clothes. We will have to fight and trust me, you don’t want to fight in what you are wearing." Leng Pan advised her brother-in-law.

This was partly to stall him for a while so that she and Lu Zhen could get to the ground floor first and take one armoured car from the space and partly because it was indeed inconvenient for Lu Tao to fight in his current attire.

With zombies everywhere outside and being in danger of being scratched, wearing a short-sleeved shirt was definitely an absolute NO.