“It doesn’t seem to be a problem?” Fang Hao poked the soft white dumpling with his finger. Ah… the feel was really addictive.
“You need to eat crystal nuclei?” Maybe this thing grew by eating crystal nuclei? After all, it usually slept after eating ordinary food, but was full of energy now… it appeared that crystal core suited its appetite?
Tilting its entire white body, Tuanzi blinked its eyes, looking ignorant.
“Forget it, I guess we can’t ask anything. Tomorrow we will fight some zombies nearby, get their crystal nuclei and let it eat.” Anyway, this guy did not turn into a zombie after eating the crystal core, so He Zizhong did not care too much.
The dumpling and the space were one, and the space also seemed to be one with him and Fang Hao. There was an inexplicable ambiguous feeling that connected them together and allowed them to understand each other. Since they’re one, there is no need to worry about who will betray who suddenly.
The two changed their clothes and went to enjoy the hot springs in the much-enlarged bathroom.
Throwing out the white ball who tried to go swimming with them, He Zizhong locked the door and followed Fang Hao to the hot spring.
The bathroom and toilet became larger after the space expanded. Now there was a cobblestone path from the gate to the bath, and stepping on it could massage the soles of the feet.
Looking at the white and slender but flexible and powerful waist of the person next to him, someone who could remain unmoved definitely had a brain problem. Although beating zombies is tiring… how does it affect their cultivation?
“Did you suddenly discover the speed ability today?”
Seeing He Zizhong ask, Fang Hao nodded with bright eyes. “I suddenly could use it today. I didn’t even know I had one more ability…”
He Zizhong shared his thoughts: “It may be related to your ability upgrade last time. After that time, we didn’t test if you had more than one ability, so maybe we didn’t find back it.”
After the end of the world, there was no special signal when someone first stimulated their abilities. All ability users discovered that their abilities through some unexpected circumstances. It also caused many ability users to perish before they could realize they had an ability.
Since then, many zombies have also begun to have abilities. He Zizhong did not know whether those zombies had abilities after they become zombies and evolved, or if they awoke their abilities when they were still human. It was a mystery that no one could solve cleanly for the time being.
“So in the future, every time our abilities are upgraded, we will be able to stimulate a new power?” Fang Hao became more excited. His face was red from a mix of excitement and being fumigated by hot spring water.
The rushing sound of the waterfall, and the constantly fluctuating water surface hid the vague scenery in the water, but not being able to see clearly was even more exciting.
He Zizhong cleared his throat. “That’s unlikely. Maybe the space and space water can stimulate one’s potential, but no one is a decathlon. Even if someone can stimulate all abilities, they may not be fully proficient. Let’s first study the abilities we have and use them with the martial arts we chose.” He then added, sternly, “we are still too weak now.”
Fang Hao nodded earnestly. “If my strength was strong enough and I used the right technique, I could have use speed to kill all the zombies I hit today.” Today, he could only strike each zombie on the head a few times. The ones he killed were done during a change of direction, and He Zizhong had to help him clean up the remaining mess.
“So, we have to improve our strength.”
He nodded.
“Ah, the effect of qi is very good for abilities, so…”
Fang Hao blushed. Even if he knew that someone would take advantage of dual cultivation to eat his tofu and become stronger, he would still obediently wash himself and deliver himself up. Not to mention they were facing each other calmly in the bathroom…
The bathroom is a good place. There is water for lubrication, and the extra assistance is not needed, because they can easily clean up afterwards due to the water. And the water in the bathroom seems to have a peculiar effect, it appears to have an additive effect when cultivating. What made He Zizhong feel a little embarrassed was that after the space was upgraded, there was an extra bluestone slab in the bathroom. At first he thought it was a place for people to sit, but now…
Looking at someone lying on a bluestone slab with blurred eyes, he can be sure – that thing was placed in the bathroom for people to dual cultivate!
How hungry and lustful were the people who invented the space? How could there be explicit hints everywhere that others could improve their abilities through dual cultivation?!
Regardless of the thoughts of the person who invented this space, there is no doubt that the bathroom had an additive effect on dual cultivating. Previously, He Zizhong felt that his energy seemed to be exhausted and they could only do one round in the bedroom. But in the bathroom, he persisted for three full rounds of those periodic exercises. Finally, he walked out of the bathroom door with Fang Hao, who seemed to have turned into water, without any effort.
Now, when it is inconvenient for Fang Hao to move, the benefits of him cooking and stockpiling were seen. The two cuddled up on the big bed on the second floor, eating the food that Fang Hao prepared and put in the storage earlier, without the trouble of going to the kitchen.
Fang Hao ate meat buns and chicken and corn soup, while He Zizhong ate the slightly pungent curry rice and borscht. After dinner, he put his arms around his still weak lover, and gently kneaded his waist with his hands. “Tomorrow morning, we will study how martial arts can be used in combination with our abilities. We must also find some handy weapons.”
Steel pipes are not enough when fighting zombies. The lethality of a pipe when fighting zombies and mutant beasts was really poor, and only those with power system could use it as a weapon properly. The techniques they found also required using knives and swords, so steel pipes would no longer work.
Fang Hao nodded in He Zizhong’s arms and fell asleep in a daze. As the bottom in the double cultivation, he tired more easily mentally and physically, but after a good sleep, he would be alive and well. But today Fang Hao was especially a little over-exhausted from finding out he had more than one ability, and his physical strength was non-existent. Naturally, he couldn’t hold on anymore.
The palm of his hand was rubbed in his soft hair, He Zizhong lowered his head and kissed the whorl on his head, his heart full of warmth. When He Zizhong carried Fang Hao upstairs, the white dumpling jumped to follow. Right now, it crawled next to Fang Hao’s pillow. Its big round eyes were closed as he asleep, turning the scene of two people and one white ball on a big bed into a warm family of three.
Early morning the next day, the two of them awoke from the brightening sky in the space. Fang Hao rubbed his eyes, climbed out of bed in a daze and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. He Zizhong got up and went to the “farm” behind, picking up the eggs produced in the past few days, carrying a basket in one hand. With a bright flashlight, every time he found a nest of eggs, he would go over and check them one by one.
After laying eggs, some of the chickens and ducks had begun to brood. They had no no fear towards He Zizhong, who was the owner of the space. Even when He Zizhong reached under their bodies to take out eggs, they had no response. They seem to be completely unable to detect that someone’s salted pig hand was robbing their ‘children.’
After picking up the eggs, the two of them studied the previously selected techniques in the yard, and they didn’t leave the space until ten a.m. Looking at the gray sky outside the window and recalling the blue sky in the space, the mood suddenly became depressed.
“There is nothing outside, let’s go.” He Zizhong confirmed the situation in the community after seeing the number of zombies outside was roughly the same and no zombies were outside the door.
The two didn’t go through the door-from the sound of the corridor, it seemed that there were one or two zombies dangling in the stairwell. Instead, they crawled out of the window leaning on the car they parked, and started the car to drive quickly out of the complex.
The driver was Fang Hao. He Zizhong was inspecting what he found in the warehouse in the morning that could be used as a long-range weapon.
Thin bamboo skewers, toothpicks, and disposable chopsticks, after being wrapped by the gold ability, could be shot out with the wind ability. A little golden glow came out from the speeding car window, and it was mixed with a little blue light. It hit a withered tree trunk not far from the road. Upon closer inspection, one can see a thin hole through the trunk!
Putting down the binoculars, He Zizhong hooked the corners of his mouth with satisfaction at the pleasing result.
“Can it work?” Fang Hao asked while driving.
“No problem, it just needs to be improved.” He Zizhong placed a few “hidden weapons” on his lap, which were previously collected from supermarkets and markets. Fortunately, they have enough space to collect these random items, and have found a suitable way to use them.
Fang Hao’s eyes curled up, and a playful dimple came out. “Before I thought the bamboo grown in the space grew too fast. Even if we make bamboo rice every day, we can’t use it all. Now, it’s very convenient”
He Zizhong nodded. The toothpicks are fine as a hidden weapon when dealing with people, but it’s not enough to deal with zombies. Bamboo skewers are too long, and disposable chopsticks are even less usable with such a poor texture, blunt tip, and strange shape that lowers flight speed and efficiency.
Standard steel needles coupled with his gold and wind abilities should have a much better effect, but where can they find someone to make those now? Things like bamboo sticks can still be obtained through some means, and it is also also possible to make them by hand.
“Unfortunately, I don’t know if we can find some useful weapons before going back this time.” Before the apocalypse, He Zizhong deliberately looked for weapons, but time was too tight, and its not easy to buy these controlled items online. He was busy collecting supplies, so he could only find a pile of steel pipes to put in the space as backup, and temporarily put aside the question of knives. Now, they had to find a way.
Fortunately, he collected relevant information before, and they could take a chance and drop by if it was convenient.
I want to soak in a hotspring…
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