Apocalypse Rebirth: Beauties Surround Me

Chapter 186: A New Supply Point

In the following days, Katherine continued experimenting by sensing the way spirit plants absorbed corpse cores, continuously ripening fruits and vegetables, and selecting plants that might react to corpse cores.

This experimentation was extremely tedious and boring, and her own Chi capacity was limited.

Although she was nurturing ordinary plants, the sheer quantity was overwhelming.

Therefore, she focused mainly on evenings when she had no other plans to conduct these ripening and selection experiments.

Finally, tonight, after exhausting her Chi once again, she found a plant among dozens that showed a faint reaction to the corpse cores.

Excited, unable to wait until the next day, she dragged Grace along to practice the Hun Yuan Technique together to restore their Chi.

Finally, in the late hours of the night, she ripened the plant that showed a faint reaction to the corpse cores, expending all her energy to fully mature the potted tomato seedling.

Seeing the branches laden with bright red tomatoes, they couldn't contain their joy.

Coincidentally, Elijah arrived at that moment, and they excitedly recounted everything to him.

Though Elijah didn't see the fluorescent glow characteristic of spirit plants on the tomato seedling, after tasting one, he did sense the trace amounts of Chi within.

As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest, and this successful first step meant they were on the right track!

Having a low Chi content was okay; they could continue to cultivate and select.

More importantly, these plants they cultivated themselves, containing trace amounts of Chi, could be propagated on a large scale.

Little by little, a qualitative change would come sooner or later.

Thinking of all this, Elijah couldn't contain his joy at the time, hugging and touching Katherine affectionately, eventually involving Grace unavoidably...

Last night, Katherine and Grace had worked tirelessly into the early hours, so Elijah decided not to wake them in the morning.

He went downstairs alone and found a quiet spot outside to practice his daily Hun Yuan Technique.

After finishing his morning exercises and returning to his villa, Elijah discovered Emily eagerly waiting for him on the island.

Taking advantage of everyone being occupied with breakfast preparations, Elijah ripened another growth stage of zombie grass into awakening readiness.

Following his usual process, he made a potion and handed it to Emily.

Emily was ecstatic and, under everyone's watchful eyes, she drank the potion and successfully awakened her ability!

Her ability, like Abigail and Quentin's, focused on defense.

Pairing well with Gabriel's offensive speed-based abilities, they formed a balanced team—one focusing on defense, the other on swift attacks.

Emily was naturally thrilled as she had long desired such capabilities. While her offensive skills were not exceptional like some others, her newfound defensive strength greatly enhanced her sense of security.

After breakfast, Emily joyfully departed, and Elijah tasked Katherine with a large quantity of corpse cores.

Her primary mission was to ripen the seeds obtained from the mutated tomato plant from yesterday and plant them all in the greenhouse, with Grace assisting on the island.

These tomatoes didn't require special ripening; they would grow by absorbing corpse cores.

Katherine would then select and cultivate plants with high efficiency in absorbing corpse cores, aiming to gradually breed varieties closer to spirit plants.

Katherine believed these tomatoes had already become a completely new species and suggested Elijah name them.

Seeing the bright red fruits packed with miraculous Chi, Elijah decided to call them "Red Fruit No. 1."

With Katherine's tasks set, Elijah, accompanied by Charlotte, Daisy, Olivia, and Lily, drove to the coastal service area.

There, they met up with Gabriel and Quentin's group, preparing to head to another mall in the southwest direction.

Emily oversaw the coastal service area while Fiona, with Zoey's assistance, managed inventory there. Zoey, learning of Emily's morning awakening, worked even harder.

Quentin and his companions had cleared the route to their gathering point smoothly, but beyond that, they encountered increasing numbers of zombies pouring onto the streets from various buildings and neighborhoods.

Despite Quentin's efforts to clear them the previous night, the zombies continued to appear.

However, with Quentin and Elijah working together, they quickly dispatched the zombies.

Quentin had spent the night practicing body forging techniques and, though not yet fully proficient, had already felt significant physical improvement, a sentiment shared by Ivy and Zachary.

While Ivy and Zachary had not awakened as early as Quentin, Ivy guarded the gathering point, and Zachary managed the gas station, allowing them ample time for practice.

Seeing their progress motivated Quentin to redouble his efforts, aware that Ivy and Zachary might surpass him if he slackened.

Nevertheless, Quentin wasn't overly concerned, knowing physical fitness didn't equate to combat prowess.

Ivy, despite limited experience fighting zombies, and Zachary, who had faced life and death situations with him, lagged behind in combat skills.

Witnessing Charlotte effortlessly dispatch zombies left Quentin astonished.

Her movements were simple yet effective, devoid of unnecessary actions, akin to a gazelle's swift horns.

Charlotte's mastery of body forging techniques was truly remarkable.

Daisy, Lily, and Olivia also impressed Quentin and his team with their decisive and efficient kills of the zombies. They were no weak women but rather a group of Valkyries in battle!

Gabriel's performance restored their confidence somewhat, but even in combat, Charlotte guided Gabriel, visibly improving his fighting abilities.

This made Quentin and his comrades envious, prompting them to study seriously alongside him.

Meanwhile, Elijah remained relatively idle during the journey, observing everyone attentively.

Whenever he spotted a well-preserved zombie, he would swiftly capture it, implant a Seed of Consciousness, and feed it two corpse cores.

Elijah planned to cultivate another batch of zombies so they would have a variety of abilities for future outings.

With occasional stops to clear zombies along the way, the two groups unknowingly arrived at their destination.

After gradually getting accustomed to each other, Charlotte gradually evolved into the true leader of the two groups.

Upon reaching the mall, she organized the clearing operations based on each person's abilities and weapons, commencing their work to purge the sprawling mall.

Unlike the previous mall they had occupied, this one was significantly larger, integrated with a skyscraper, and occupied a vast area, teeming with numerous zombies.

It even housed a few advanced first-tier zombies, two of which had awakened abilities. However, Elijah swiftly dealt with them.

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The team continued clearing until dusk, barely securing most areas of the mall. However, their activities seemed to have attracted more zombies to the perimeter.

With nightfall approaching, clearing the zombies surrounding the mall would take too long!

Although Elijah wasn't afraid of nighttime operations, he had to consider the others. Therefore, the group unanimously decided to spend the night inside the mall.

This was part of their pre-departure plan, ensuring their absence from the base didn't cause concern.

Moreover, they now controlled the underground supermarket, ensuring ample supplies for food and drink.

That night, Elijah diligently practiced throughout, regretting he couldn't enjoy another playful evening with Jasmine. He missed the bumpy ride back to his room from outside the villa.