Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 Iron Needle

Upon hearing her grandparents’ sentiments, Su Jin expressed deep empathy, herself having lived once before. She vividly remembered everything from her previous life, aware that human survival in the apocalypse involved not just battling zombies and mutated flora and fauna, but also being vigilant of fellow humans to avoid deadly betrayal.

There were many rooms at the back of the Lu Residence, and Su Jin neatly moved the shelves there, creating the appearance of a large supermarket. Coupled with the supplies they previously gathered, there was now quite an assortment of items in the space.

However…

Looking at the grey fog that had crept closer to the creek in the distance, Su Jin sighed and pulled out a Crystal Core from her storage bag. As the core dissolved into flecks of Spiritual Power and dissipated into the air, the fog lightened and receded somewhat.

It seemed that collecting Crystal Cores and Beast Cores couldn’t stop, for as long as the space existed, it would require a constant supply of Spiritual Power. Without stockpiling them, they wouldn’t even talk about upgrading the space; maintaining the status quo would be difficult.

Su Jin approached her grandfather, who was busy using the vacuum packaging machine, and saw he had attempted to package a variety of things: marinated meat, eggs, corn, peanuts…

“I’m planning to bake some thin pancakes next. Those can be preserved even longer,”

Lin Yunguo said while bagging items, reflecting on how during times of food scarcity, his generation grew up eating pancakes, thick or thin, and would always smile at the sight of a round one.

“Thin pancakes? That’s a great idea, they curb hunger and are easy to carry!”

Su Jin thought about the dry, crumbly coarse flour buns she had eaten before, always catching the crumbs while eating to avoid wasting even a single grain. If made into thin pancakes as her grandfather mentioned, they could serve as dry rations when going out, and the flour in the space could be supplied continuously.

“Grandpa, let’s do that, and when we’re free, we can come into the space and help you with the pancakes,”

“Haha, your grandma and I already have too much spare time in here; doing something helps pass the time. It’s not easy for you all to make a living out there, so rest more when you have time,” said Lin Yunguo, chuckling.

Li Xiuying also agreed with him; they both considered themselves the logistics support of their team and felt they needed to produce something to prove their worth.

“You two are already valuable. Being able to eat delicious meals when we come back gives us the strength to strive outside,” Su Jin commented while nibbling on a peanut.

The peanuts fried by her grandfather were so fragrant that she found herself unable to stop after the first one, predicting that peanuts would surely be a hit item in the future.

Lin Yunguo and Li Xiuying were already aware that their team planned to open a shop outside, so they had been actively preparing stocks these past days. Su Jin told them not to work too hard since the purchasing power of survivors was limited, and she didn’t expect Guo Yang’s business to make much at the outset. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

The priority now was picking an appropriate location for the shop. To do business within a safe haven crowded with Special Ability Users, one needed adequate supplies and sufficient Combat Power. She wasn’t worried about the store being robbed, but she was still concerned about Guo Yang’s personal Combat Power.

The biggest weakness of Space Element Ability Users was their lack of combat ability. Although Guo Yang had decent close-combat skills, against a powerful Special Ability User, he would be at a significant disadvantage.

If there were no other options, they might have to consider hiring bodyguards for Guo Yang.

Meanwhile, Guo Yang, who was deemed to lack combat ability, had just finished counting the Crystal Cores and excitedly ran into his room to test his technique.

On the wall by the window hung a long chart of human acupoints. Guo Yang stored an Iron Needle in his Space, then focused intently on projecting the Iron Needle at the chart on the wall.

A ‘pfft’ sound rang out as the Iron Needle pierced through the thick paper and embedded itself directly into the wall!

Had he succeeded?

Guo Yang rushed over excitedly and saw that the Iron Needle was firmly lodged in the white wall. Though it was a bit far from the acupoint he aimed to hit, he was quite satisfied, not expecting that the advancement of his ability would also benefit the practice of this move.

What Su Jin was considering, Guo Yang had long anticipated, as opening a shop had been his plan for some time. He was aware of his weaknesses and currently had no fear of zombies.

However, what he feared was people.

And the target of his recent practice wasn’t zombies,