Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 182 - Cannibal Flower Upgrade

Chapter 182: Chapter 182 Cannibal Flower Upgrade

Jiang Yan retracted her hand and looked at the fish, shrimp, crabs, and turtles leisurely swimming in the brook, feeling a tinge of puzzlement deep inside.

These species were inherently different, just like the tilapia and carp, which favor differing water temperatures.

If the creek’s water temperature was similar to her body temperature, it would mean that the temperature was at least around 36 degrees Celsius.

That was nearly the temperature of common hot springs.

Yet, the carps that preferred cold water seemed utterly unaffected.

Jiang Yan had a thought and took out a thermometer to place in the water.

Before long, the result came out: 22 degrees.

Jiang Yan immediately realized:

Perhaps this stream’s water temperature could make every creature that enters it perceive different temperatures.

Magical.

Not just ordinary magical.

Looking further ahead, the previously hazy spiritual spring also became vivid in her view.

With joy in her heart, Jiang Yan strode forward and then gently reached into the water.

Unexpectedly, as a faint light rippled across the water surface, her fingers touched only fragments of void.

“…” The excitement in Jiang Yan’s heart was quenched as if someone had doused her with cold water.

It seemed that to keep “Space” upgrading and to fully materialize the Spiritual Spring, continuous effort was still required.

And so, visiting East Mountain, which hosted the largest gold mine in the country, was unavoidable…

Speaking of East Mountain, Jiang Yan narrowed her eyes, contemplative.

Reflecting on the recent events, it felt as if many things were predestined by the universe.

It felt like an invisible hand was pushing her in a certain direction.

Her gaze continued to the massive Tai Sui previously placed next to the Spiritual Spring.

Its position seemed to have shifted.

It was previously right at the center of the container but had now moved near the edge, tightly pressed against the container’s wall.

Jiang Yan was stunned.

Could it be that this Tai Sui was also related to the Spiritual Spring?

If that was the case, then did the person who originally owned this massive Tai Sui also possess “Space” or a similar superpower?

But if that was the case, the Xue Miaomiao, who was frantically scavenging for gold everywhere under the guise of creating a pure gold birdcage for a beauty, could she also be a reborn Superpower User?

Was all that gold really just for making a birdcage?

In the instant Jiang Yan furrowed her brows in thought, Hua Bao’s little leaf morphed into a small hand that gently tugged at her clothes.

“Cackle cackle cackle~” Mom, look at me, look at me~

“?” Jiang Yan turned her head, first in surprise, then joy:

Hua Bao had grown.

It had grown much taller.

Its vine was initially just three or four meters long.

Now, it had reached seven or eight meters.

And the number of vines had also increased significantly.

At first glance, it resembled a grinning octopus.

Just as Jiang Yan’s fingers touched a small leaf of Hua Bao, information floated into her view:

[Superpower Name: Vine. Cannibal Flower]

[Current Level: Level 0→1, Number of Cannibal Flower blooms: 1, Number of Cannibal Flower Vines: 1→2 (Main Vine) + 2→4 (Side Vines) = 6]

[Currently unlocked skills: 1—Devour; 2—Taming (unactivated). Other skills pending upgrade.]

[Functions and Uses:

1. Can control with thoughts to trace and Devour living targets;

2. Currently can Devour living targets twice per month;

3. Using thoughts to control, vines can transform into gold, wood, water, fire, earth, air, and other forms.]

Seeing this information, Jiang Yan was overjoyed.

No wonder Hua Bao was gleefully dancing and cheering.

Apparently, its upgrade was indeed linked to “Space.”

However, some content was not quite clear to her.

“Hua Bao, what does ‘Taming’ mean?”

“Cackle cackle cackle!” Mom, I don’t know! Let me eat someone and see! Hua Bao said, extending its crimson tongue to lick its fangs.

Jiang Yan looked at its gaping maw and fell silent for a moment: “…” Maybe not then.

Although there were now two opportunities a month to use this deadly weapon, it was still better to conserve it.

So far, there hadn’t been any significant dangers, but she always had a feeling that more dangerous individuals and objects were lying in wait not far off.

Some things weren’t avoidable just because she wished to avoid them.

Better to stay cautious.

She lifted her wrist to check the time; half an hour had passed.

Jiang Yan was about to take Hua Bao out of “Space,” when she suddenly remembered the eggs she had left in the incubator still needed to be turned.

She hurried toward the container, glancing at her vegetable garden in the peripheral vision as she passed the dark soil, feeling uplifted once more.

Just a day or two without checking, and the tomatoes and chili plants had blossomed.

The tomato flowers were yellow and heart-shaped, while the chilies were white, both freshly bloomed.

Cucumbers had also sprouted many new vines.

But without support, they were all drooping to the ground now.

Jiang Yan suddenly felt that next time she encountered some dead branches, she should collect some for “Space.”

“Hua Bao, why don’t you stay in ‘Space’ and pollinate the flowers? And while you’re at it, you could also help me turn the chicken and duck eggs,” Jiang Yan said finally, after checking the temperature and humidity and turning the eggs, as she tugged at the Cannibal Flower coiled tightly around her arm, laughing.

With its many vines, its hands were quite fast after all.

Hua Bao’s vines, as lively as a child’s body, twisted left and right:

“Cackle cackle cackle!” No! I don’t want to be a Flower worker! I don’t want to be child labor! I want to go out and adventure with Mom!

Jiang Yan: “…” Where did it learn all these words…

Jiang Yan didn’t linger too long and left “Space” with Hua Bao.

She had just returned to the tent when a mix of cold, salty, gasoline, camphor, cooking fumes, and other strange smells hit her.

Having acclimatized to this environment previously, she didn’t feel it as acutely.

Fortunately, everything around was quiet as usual.

Other than the faint snoring of Su Dai, there was only the soft crackling of the firepit nearby, sending off sparks.

Jiang Yan was actually a bit sleepy now and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

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Hua Bao willingly transformed into an invisible, transparent form and crawled outside the tent.

Several vines “snap, snap” overlapped to fashion a nest for its head and it lazily lay down.

With eyes opening and closing, it was half resting and half keeping guard.

*

The next day.

When Jiang Yan woke up naturally, it was just barely dawn.

It was a little better than pitch-black.

She put on her mask and had just opened the tent when she saw Song Qian, Ye Qing, and Sun Jingtao, all with solemn expressions, heading towards the cave entrance.

On the other side, Su Dai’s tent was still tightly closed, probably still asleep.

Kong Wu was sprawled carelessly near a large rock by the campfire, snoring like thunder.

Even though his sleeping posture was unbecoming, his weapon was gripped tightly in his hand.

“Jiang Yan, you’re awake?” Ye Qing noticed the sound of the tent zipper and turned around.

Jiang Yan hummed in acknowledgment and stood up.