"No signal!"
"Honey? Honey, can you hear me? Go check if the internet cable is down?"
"No, it's a power outage, but why did the power outage signal disappear?"
There are many more dialogues like this.
Soon, everyone realized what was happening!
This is not just a simple power outage; something serious has clearly happened.
Ordinary people are now helpless, with no one to turn to for help. The toxic fog has not only confined them to their homes, but also destroyed their only means of contact with the outside world.
"What should we do? What should we do? Call the police?" Someone had a sudden idea, but their face immediately fell.
There's no signal at all, so what's the point of making a phone call?
Inside the apartment, Xiao Jin silently got out of bed.
She hadn't sealed the gate properly to collect government supplies. She figured from today onwards, no more supplies would be delivered.
She opened the glass partition, entered the foyer, and locked the security door completely.
Then Xiao Jin squatted down again and sprayed expanding foam firmly around all four gaps of the security door. After the foam expanded, she sealed it with a layer of plastic sheeting.
From now on, Xiao Jin has no intention of opening this door again.
………………
Once everything was settled, Xiao Jin stopped paying attention to the noise outside.
Today's breakfast was as plentiful as ever.
On the table, there is a plate of tempting, fluffy strawberry pancakes, adorned with a few bright red strawberries, like jewels glistening with morning dew.
Beside it, coconut milk cake, exuding a rich coconut aroma, lay quietly on the plate, pure white as jade, radiating a subtle tropical charm.
There were also golden corn dumplings, crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. Xiao Jin took a bite and could almost hear the soft crunch.
Finally, there was a steaming cup of milk and a small bowl of blueberries.
The blueberries were large ones that Xiao Jin had carefully purchased; each one was about the size of two of Xiao Jin's thumbnails.
Each bite is crisp and sweet.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Xiao Jin sat cross-legged on the floor, gently tapping the ground with his fingertips.
"Amo, come out."
A dark shadow darted out from her sleeve like lightning, rapidly expanding upon landing.
The slender snake suddenly swelled up and transformed into a three-meter-long python in the blink of an eye, its scales as black as ink, gleaming coldly under the light.
"hiss--"
Amo raised its head, its scarlet forked tongue flicking, its vertical pupils fixed on Xiao Jin, its eyes flashing with both wildness and affection.
Xiao Jin's lips curled slightly as she reached out and stroked A Mo's scales: "55% growth rate, finally starting to take shape."
Meanwhile, in the live stream room:
Beauty and the Beast, huh? Okay, okay!
[Tsk! Real men should keep tigers, leopards, and lions; only sissies like to keep snakes.]
[Do you have any common sense? This is a python, a python, not a snake! If this species of python were to mature, it would be as tall as a building.]
Xiao Jin stood up and stretched his wrists: "Today's training focuses on strangulation and venom control."
In the center of the living room, Xiao Jin had built a simple training frame with steel bars, on which hung several burlap sacks filled with cotton, simulating the outline of the human body.
"Amo, attack."
The moment the order was given, a dark figure sprang into action!
Amo pounced on its target like a black lightning bolt, its three-meter-long body instantly wrapping around the "human body," its muscles contracting to produce a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound.
The burlap sack filled with steel balls deformed under immense pressure!
"loose."
The giant python retreated immediately upon receiving the order, and Xiao Jin inspected the sack—the steel balls inside had been squeezed and deformed.
"Not bad." She patted Amo's head. "Now try the fangs."
Amo suddenly darted toward another target, and the moment his fangs pierced it, the target's surface immediately turned an eerie purple.
Xiao Jin used a dagger to cut open the fabric, revealing that the cotton inside had corroded into a viscous black liquid, and the corrosion was even spreading little by little.
Soon, the training reached its climax, with Xiao Jin personally going down to the field to fight against A Mo.
Holding a purple-grade staff, she moved through the living room with the agility of a ghost. The larger pieces of furniture had already been stored away in Xiao Jin's spatial storage.
Amo's attack was as fast as lightning, and the snake's tail swept across the air with a sharp whistling sound.
"Smack!"
The long staff struck Amo precisely at his vital point, causing the giant python to hiss in pain, but its attack became even more ferocious. The man and the snake engaged in a fierce battle in the confined space, but both maintained careful control.
The training lasted for a full two hours.
Finally, Xiao Jin slid away from the strangulation attack and symbolically tapped A Mo's large head with his long staff: "Alright, stop."
The python immediately released its grip and obediently lowered its head.
Xiao Jin was soaked in sweat, but her breathing remained steady.
She took out three pet feeding pills, and Amo couldn't wait to swallow them in one gulp, then affectionately rubbed against her palm.
"Go and rest."
Amo's body shrank back to that of a small snake, curling up on the sofa that Xiao Jin had set out.
Xiao Jin then slowly walked towards the restroom.
In the bathroom, Xiao Jin stood under the showerhead, above which hung her homemade water tank on the wall. As for the original water heater in the bathroom, she had long since stopped using it.
Water is precious in any world. Xiao Jin didn't splurge on purified water for bathing; she used tap water or lake/river water that she had collected beforehand.
Xiao Jin is in good health and can take a cold shower without any problem, but she simply rinsed off the sweat and turned off the water.
After leaving the bathroom, Xiao Jin dried herself off and changed into clean clothes.
Removing the disguise, the woman in the mirror had jet-black hair, sharp features, and several fresh red marks on her arms and shoulders—the marks from the training she had just received.
She casually sprayed the reddened areas with a spray bottle, then turned and walked towards the kitchen to continue studying the recipes.
The desserts will be on hold for now; Xiao Jin has already mastered many types of desserts. As for the others, simply changing the ingredients counts as innovation.
So, Xiao Jin turned her attention to some simple home-style dishes...
Dinner consisted of curry rice with large chunks of beef, Sichuan-style chicken, and seafood in a light sauce.
In addition, Xiao Jin ordered a plate of spicy braised chicken feet and a glass of lime-flavored sparkling water.
Xiao Jin's lips went numb from eating the spicy chicken feet, but she seemed oblivious and kept eating. Sure enough, spiciness is addictive.
As they were eating, suddenly, Amo poked his head out from Xiao Jin's collar and lightly touched her cheek with his snake tongue.
"Craving it?" Xiao Jin took out a large basin filled with fresh raw meat: "Eat up, I'm sorry to have to make you suffer!" Although raw meat doesn't have much energy, it can at least satisfy your craving.
Amo didn't pick and choose; after its tail swayed, it grew bigger again and plunged its head into the basin...
Outside the window, the gray fog grew thicker, and faint screams seemed to echo from afar.
Xiao Jin stood up expressionlessly, drew the curtains, and continued enjoying her dinner.
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