Chapter Twenty-Five: The Tech Tree Activated Ahead of Schedule

Mu Qingyu was surprised that Mu Qingrong would start making preparations for the "apocalypse," so she asked curiously, "What have you prepared?"

Seeing that Mu Qingyu showed no sign of reproach and instead seemed quite interested, Mu Qingrong felt relieved and replied, "The most basic necessities are food and water, but I see that you've already stored a whole room full of food in the storage room, so I didn't buy any."

"Moreover, I heard from other people in the group that many people are hoarding food, prices have risen sharply, basic necessities are generally expensive, and they have started to be rationed. In addition, with the global torrential rains, many supplies you order are simply not being shipped."

"So I bought other things. For example, a few drones, which can help us observe the situation around the house, and can also help transport supplies. I can also modify them and even install weapons on them."

"Weapons?" Hearing this, Mu Qingyu became even more interested. However, after the apocalypse, all base stations were destroyed by the extreme cold and zombies. She wondered if the drones could still fly.

“Yes.” Seeing that Mu Qingyu was interested in her topic, Mu Qingrong was also very happy: “For example, installing the Qiong Nu or something, can be done through a mobile app. I can write the app program myself.”

“Actually, there’s no problem with installing firearms technically, but—” Mu Qingrong said regretfully, “ordinary people can’t buy firearms, and they can’t buy spare parts either.”

Seeing the growing surprise on Mu Qingyu's face, as if she were saying, "How can my brother be so capable?", Mu Qingrong became even more enthusiastic: "So I also bought a lot of modification tools and parts for cold weapons. As long as I have steel plates, I can make a knife. Oh, so I also bought steel plates..."

"Also, sis, I noticed you have a battery and solar charging equipment at home, but I felt it wasn't quite right, so I bought some modification parts."

"And, sister..."

"besides……"

Mu Qingyu almost lost herself amidst the repeated "And also, sister!" Holy crap! She really wanted to scream!

In her past life, she knew that Mu Qingrong's superpower was very powerful; it was an extremely special metal-based superpower. Other metal-based superpower users could usually turn metal into weapons to fight for them, or cover their bodies with metal to form armor, and so on.

Metal-type ability users' greatest strength is the ability to manipulate metal, but if they need to manipulate large metal weapons, they need to be surrounded by metal elements.

Mu Qingrong's metal-based ability is similar to "repair." He can repair anything made of metal, including cars, solar panels, weapons, and so on. He doesn't even need to use other metals for fusion...

So in his previous life, others needed his special abilities, but he was unable to fight, which led to that fate...

Only today did Mu Qingyu realize that Mu Qingrong wasn't just powerful after the apocalypse, but that she had already unlocked her full potential.

"Xiao Rong is amazing!" Mu Qingyu praised sincerely. With Mu Qingrong's skills, their standard of living will definitely rise to a higher level, if nothing else.

Mu Qingrong was very happy to be praised. Not many people could understand his hobby. Even his grandfather, who always doted on him, had expressed his opposition and helplessness regarding his love for mechanics. His grandfather hoped that he would prefer to be in business.

The sincere praise from Mu Qingyu made him feel the support from his family for the first time, and he was very happy.

"It's a pity I don't have much money left, otherwise I could have bought more things..." Mu Qingrong said regretfully. He had given most of his money and valuables to Mu Qingyu, and he had spent the money he already had in his Alipay and WeChat Wallet accounts these past few days.

"It's alright." There's already enough! Mu Qingyu glanced at the stairwell, which was barely wide enough for one person to pass through, and the parts of the living room and kitchen that were being occupied. She guessed that Mu Qingrong's own room also had a lot of things... Clearly, this child had quite a bit of pocket money...

"With such heavy rain, weren't the stores supposed to stop delivering? How did you manage to buy all this stuff?"

Speaking of this, Mu Qingrong became proud: "The group, that mutual aid group that believes in the apocalypse. There are people from all walks of life in it, as well as many electronics and mechanical enthusiasts. Many people have local connections. Everyone helps each other out. Some people help buy things, some people exchange supplies, and some people help transport things."

"Of course, none of it is free. Some people want money, and some want things they like or need. As long as you can meet the conditions set by others, someone will help with the purchase and transportation," he explained patiently.

Clearly, when Mu Qingyu called him a couple of days ago and found he wasn't home, he must have been busy tinkering with these things.

In that case, Mu Qingrong's skills would obviously come in handy right away! Mu Qingyu's mind raced, and she quickly thought of "making the best use of everyone's talents and resources," meaning that everyone could unleash their full potential! She sighed inwardly.

So, after lunch, Mu Qingrong was inexplicably conscripted by Mu Qingyu and, under her orders, began a series of strange and bizarre transformations.

At noon, while the siblings were eating noodles, the heavy rain outside completely stopped, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sun began to hang high in the sky, finally showing the power that the July sun should have.

The floodwaters that had inundated every household in the city are slowly receding.

The internet is buzzing again. People are mocking those who promote "apocalyptic theories," those who believe in them, and even those who have started spending money to hoard supplies...

But no matter how lively the internet is, it can't affect the Mu siblings who are working hard.

During this time, Aunt Mei from next door came over once, mainly to check on Mu Qingyu's condition and to thank her again with her two children.

Although Aunt Mei had many doubts about the house Mu Qingyu had decorated and the supplies she had stockpiled inside, seeing that the siblings seemed very busy, she didn't say anything more and took the two children back home.

The boy named Xiao Mo, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked thoughtful as he watched the busy siblings.

At this moment, Mu Qingyu had no time to spare and devoted herself to renovating some of the facilities in the house.

Night fell quickly. Due to the unusually high temperature throughout the afternoon, the floodwaters disappeared from the city in no time.

While people are discussing unusual weather, most are also starting to prepare for the upcoming summer weather.

Meanwhile, Mu Qingyu was pulling Mu Qingrong along as they prepared for entering extremely cold weather.