For the next few days, unless absolutely necessary, Zuo Ling stayed in the hotel to absorb energy crystals.

Not daring to be reckless any longer, it absorbed the three colored crystals—green, orange, and yellow—in order of energy level, from low to high.

The absorption of the blue crystal takes the shortest time, and it is completely absorbed by noon the following day.

The space has increased to about 1,000 square meters, and there is now a small puddle of about four square meters with very little water, but the water is clear.

In her past life, there were also small puddles in her space.

The Ding family treated her like a large, portable storage box, and didn't treat her very well.

In the apocalypse, water resources were scarce, and even though the Ding family had made many preparations, they still could not escape the predicament of water shortage.

She didn't tell the Ding family about the small puddle; the water volume was too small, and telling them wouldn't have made much difference.

Subconsciously, I also wanted to save myself some money to protect myself and didn't want to share my precious water space with them.

Looking back now, I realize that I didn't completely trust the Ding family back then; I just didn't expect them to be so vicious and cruel.

I took a sip and savored it slowly. It was still as sweet and delicious as it had been in my previous life. As soon as I drank it, my fatigue vanished and I felt refreshed all over.

Raising a glass to the empty sky, his eyes slightly moist, he murmured to himself, "It's good to be alive."

She expelled a lot of foul-smelling impurities from her body, took a refreshing hot shower, and while the staff was tidying up her room, she went to the hotel laundry room to wash her clothes, because if she didn't wash them soon, she would have nothing to wear.

After I finished washing my clothes, the staff tidied up the room.

Zuo Ling was extremely satisfied, chewing heartily on the steamed buns she had bought.

Ah, a cold, refreshing drink would be just perfect.

If there are no beverages, drink Space Water. Space Water has health benefits and is better than beverages full of additives.

When you have free time, you should also stock up on some drinks. Life without additives isn't perfect.

After eating and drinking to her heart's content, Zuo Ling continued to absorb energy crystals.

Two days and two nights later, the remaining 12 orange crystals were absorbed.

With her meridians becoming stronger, she absorbed energy crystals at an increasingly faster rate.

The space has increased to the size of two football fields, the land area has increased to 100 square meters, and the number of small puddles has nearly doubled.

The land area has increased, but the quality of the land has not changed much.

After absorbing the two yellow crystals, Zuo Ling felt like she had eaten too much.

The upgrade was too rapid, and the body was unable to adapt to the enormous energy that was forcibly squeezed in.

Zuo Ling wasn't in a hurry; she could digest it slowly. Anyway, the crystal was stored in her space, and no one could take it away.

The energy of the yellow crystal is more than 10 times stronger than that of the orange crystal. Absorbing two crystals alone would be equivalent to adding another football field.

In his previous life, Zuo Ling's spatial advancement had reached its limit.

Because, ever since then, the Ding family has never given her any more energy crystals.

The Ding family kept a close watch on her, citing her safety, and she had no opportunity to come into contact with the outside world.

At that time, she didn't think about struggling; she was content to be her own large storage box.

The Ding family had been on guard against her for a long time, but she was completely unaware. She deserved to die!

After checking out, it was still early.

I drove to her favorite noodle shop, Doubao, here I come!

When we arrived at the noodle shop, the steaming hot steamed buns were just coming out of the pot.

Zuo Ling comes here often and occasionally chats with the shop owner.

The older woman greeted her warmly: "Young lady, it's been so long since I've seen you."

Zuo Ling casually made up a story: "I just went back to my hometown."

"Oh, how is everyone at home? How's the harvest?"

"It's all good, it's all good, they say it's better than in previous years."

"That's good. Farmers rely on the weather for their livelihood and earn their money through hard work."

The older woman is a chatty person, and she especially enjoys talking to young people.

"Auntie, I'll take all the steamed buns you have now. I'll also take the steamed bread, twisted rolls, and sugar triangles."

The middle-aged woman was stunned by the unexpectedly large order: "Oh, you want so much? Can you even eat it all?"

"I took on a job at a construction site, delivering meals to the workers, and I'm still worried there won't be enough to eat."

"Oh, I see."

The woman called out, "Old man, hurry up and knead the dough! We've got a big order, we won't have enough to sell tonight!"

Then she called to her daughter-in-law, "Feng, hurry up and count the items, the customers are waiting."

Zuo Ling really liked the down-to-earth charm of the older woman, which seemed to have an infinite vitality extending outwards.

The older woman's daughter-in-law was simple, honest, and not good with words.

After counting, blushing, she said to Zuo Ling:

"200 for steamed buns, 350 for mantou, 80 for huajuan, and 120 for tangzhajiao. 2 yuan for steamed buns, 1 yuan for mantou, and 1.5 yuan for huajuan and tangzhajiao, totaling 1053 yuan. You can give me 1050."

After paying, Zuo Ling said to the older woman:

"Auntie, I'd like to order another 1,000 steamed buns, 2,000 mantou (steamed bread), and 500 sugar triangles for tomorrow."

With the apocalypse approaching, Zuo Ling wanted to fully enjoy the pleasure of paying for services.

Even if I want to buy it later, there's nowhere to buy it.

"That would be great! We'll work a little later and make it for you. But you'll have to pay a deposit first."

The older woman was worried that Zuo Ling was unreliable and might not come back, leaving the noodles stale and causing her to lose money.

Zuo Ling readily paid a deposit of 500 yuan.

She left the noodle shop and headed to her favorite steamed bun shop.

The steamed bun shop isn't on the main street; it's tucked away in a back alley. The owners are a middle-aged couple in their early forties.

The shop offers a limited selection of dishes: steamed buns, tomato and egg soup, seaweed and egg drop soup, wontons, and a few cold appetizers.

Business is lukewarm, relying entirely on repeat customers.

It wasn't mealtime, and there was only one customer in the restaurant.

Zuo Ling ordered two baskets of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and a bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup.

While waiting for my food, I told the owner, "I'll take all the xiaolongbao you have, even the frozen ones are fine."

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