Chapter 38: An Hungry Stomach
When Qin Muxue woke up again, she found that Ding Manman had woken up safely and was looking at her. Qin Muxue suddenly realized and shouted in surprise, "Manman, are you okay?"
"I still feel a little weak all over, but the fever has gone down, I feel much better, and I have an appetite again. Just now, Grandma Qu brought me some spicy soup, and I couldn't help it and drank several bowls." She stuck out her tongue embarrassedly. The taste was so delicious that it was unforgettable.
Qin Muxue looked at her solemnly, "Could it be that your side effects are the same as mine, and you need to eat something?"
Ding Manman shook her head blankly. She didn't know what her special ability was, but she did feel an unknown power in her body.
When she saw the scratches on Qin Muxue's hands, she touched the wounds with her hands and immediately felt something surging out of her body. The wounds on Qin Muxue's hands actually gradually disappeared and healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"What's going on?"
This was also the first time Qin Muxue had seen this kind of superpower, but since this superpower had the ability to heal wounds, wasn’t that equivalent to being the team’s doctor?
"I don't know either, but I think this ability can be very useful to us. You healed my wound in an instant. It's easy to get injured when we fight. If we use normal medical methods, recovery will be slow. If your ability can heal wounds, it will be a great help to us."
Then Qin Muxue seemed to remember something and called Qu Yanbai over. The wound on his arm was still healing.
Qu Yanbai was called in, still a little confused, "Is Manman feeling better?"
"Brother Qu, I'm much better now. By the way, how is your wound?"
"It's almost healed, but it still hurts a little when I move."
Ding Manman tore off the bandage for him, revealing the wound underneath.
Pink flesh had grown on the surface of the wound, but the knife wound still looked a bit hideous, with a few strands of grass growing on it.
Qin Muxue looked at Ding Manman, "Manman, can you give it a try? Can it be cured?"
Qu Yanbai looked confused, not knowing what they were doing. "Manman, you look much better. It seems that grandma was right. You are almost well now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yanbai saw a magical scene. The wound on his arm slowly faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It turned out that Ding Manman was doing something to his wound. He felt a cool sensation and the wound felt very comfortable.
"What's going on? This is the first time I've seen this kind of power. Is this a healing power?" Qu Yanbai reacted quickly.
Not only did his scar heal, but he also felt no pain when moving his arm, as if he had never been injured. Even he found it incredible.
Qu Yanbai fell into recollection. "I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I know there was a girl who had this ability. She was the object of everyone's competition, but she disappeared in the end. I have never seen her true appearance. Now Manman has evolved such an ability. We have a powerful teammate in our team."
In fact, she was able to evolve such superpowers because of Qin Muxue. Fortunately, this superpower did not hinder her, and everyone was satisfied with it.
However, after the treatment, the side effects of the supernatural power appeared. Ding Manman became listless and very sleepy. Moreover, the mental power used in the treatment was enormous, which meant that more crystal cores were needed to maintain it.
Qu Yanbai and Qin Muxue also noticed that something was wrong with Ding Manman. Finally, Qu Yanbai took out a white crystal core the size of a little finger from his backpack and said, "Use it! It will make you feel a little better."
Ding Manman's lips were as pale as snow. She looked at the crystal core curiously, "What is this?"
In order to prevent Ding Manman from thinking too much, they did not tell her about the crystal core. Qin Muxue explained to her: "A kind of crystal core will appear in the brain of a superpower. The primary one is a transparent crystal core, the intermediate one is a pink crystal core, and the advanced one is a red crystal core. The higher the level of the crystal core, the stronger the spiritual power it contains. The larger the size, the higher the spiritual power. So we must hunt those superpower creatures and obtain more crystal cores to have more spiritual power."
Of course she didn't tell her that this crystal core was dissected out from a human body by Qu Yanbai. The only supernatural person they had met before was Yan Tianlu, and this crystal core was taken out from his brain.
In fact, Qin Muxue discovered that her spiritual spring and the plants in the space also possessed a small amount of spiritual power. However, in order to replenish the spiritual power, she had to have the ability of a big eater and eat a lot of food to replenish it enough.
Her side effect is gluttony, which is actually beneficial to her. She can eat a lot of food, but the best thing to replenish mental power is the crystal core, which can not only replenish mental power, but also upgrade superpowers. It has not been long since the natural disaster came. They are all primary superpower users, and later there will be intermediate and advanced superpower users. With the evolution of superpowers, more moves will be unlocked and control will become stronger.
Now that Ding Manman has the ability to heal, they need to get more crystal cores.
Life on the yacht is rather boring. It can only be driven during the day, and at a very slow pace. Along the way, everyone also has to look for some useful supplies.
This time, Qin Muxue saw a gym sign. Above the gym was a diving equipment and fishing gear shop. She immediately reminded Captain Huang, "Captain Huang, why don't we take a break here!"
Seeing that it was getting dark, Captain Huang replied: "Okay, let's rest here today!"
The gym was on the tenth floor of a commercial apartment, so it was spared. Qin Muxue pulled Ding Manman excitedly to find supplies, but Ding Manman was yawning and listless, and she couldn't be pulled away. "Xiaoxue, I'm really sleepy, let me sleep for a while!"
Qin Muxue could only go with Baozhu and Zhenzhu. Chi Ze and Zhang Ziyu were still asking if they wanted to go with her. Qin Muxue immediately shook her head and said, "I have cats and dogs to protect me. You take care of them here." She didn't want them to know her little secret for the time being.
Dinner was prepared by Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu. The two elderly people were in good health. I thought their legs and feet would not be as flexible as they were getting older, but they were becoming more and more capable.
Qin Muxue took Baozhu and Zhenzhu to the gym, where they found a lot of fitness equipment, such as treadmills, rowing machines, exercise bikes, steppers, waist beautifying machines, barbells, and dumbbells, all of which were put into the space.
Qin Muxue suddenly saw a dance studio with glass on all sides. It turned out that there must be a lot of young girls dancing here. Unfortunately, things have changed and the place has become a mess in just a short time.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she found that she had changed greatly.
Her originally wavy hair was now tied into a ponytail, neatly tied behind her head, and her figure became more curvy.
She was not fat before, but now she looks a little stronger yet beautiful. Her figure has curves, her waist is much thinner, and she has a vest line and muscles, and the curve of her hips is also revealed.
Carrying a crossbow on her back, Qin Muxue took out the crossbow and the muscles in her hands bulged. Even she found it incredible that she had undergone such a change.
And she no longer has to hide or dress herself up ugly, because she has the ability to protect herself and no longer has to be afraid of others.
At this time, Baozhu outside seemed to have discovered something and barked a few times. Qin Muxue came to her senses and came to Zhenzhu and Baozhu. It turned out that they found a lot of energy drinks and some low-fat foods for weight loss in the warehouse of the gym. There were not many things left in the messy warehouse. It seemed that someone had already swept the place.
Baozhu, who had a sensitive nose, searched out a large box of instant beef from the corner. He barked "Woof woof" twice, as if showing off his ability to find food.
"Baozhu, you are so awesome!" If Qin Muxue were to find such a secret place by herself, she probably wouldn't be able to find it.
After putting the remaining food into the space, Qin Muxue planned to go to the fishing tackle store and diving equipment store to have a look.
There are all kinds of fishing rods in the fishing tackle shop. Qin Muxue doesn’t know much about them. Her father Qin Shou used to like these things very much. It’s a pity that Qin Shou is dead and she doesn’t want her father’s things.
This time I went to the fishing tackle shop to find some new fishing rods. The most important thing about a fishing rod is its quality, and that it can be used for fishing.
In fact, there are many creatures hidden in the flood, like the giant python they encountered last time. The Dajiang Zoo is nearby, and the crocodiles in the zoo may have escaped. It is better to be careful. As for these fishing rods, they will definitely be useful in the future and can be used to catch fish for food.
Qin Muxue saw that the fish cake feed next to her was emitting a fishy smell, so she packed the contents of the box into it.
After searching, Qin Muxue also found several huge fishing nets and some machines for electrocuting fish, which would definitely be illegal in modern times. However, Qin Muxue was not doing this to deal with fish, but to deal with the creatures in the water. After all, they were human beings, and it would definitely be inconvenient for them to move underwater.
Even though she now possesses water powers, she is still at the primary stage and cannot create any big waves. These machines are still very useful to her. If she encounters attacking fish, she can simply electrocute them to death.
Zhenzhu had been rummaging around in a box for a long time. When Qin Muxue opened it, she found it was full of earthworms. She immediately closed the box with a strange look on her face.
"Pearl, we have fish cakes, so we won't take these things away!"
Zhenzhu was very interested and refused to leave. Qin Muxue had no choice but to use dried fish to attract her.
"Pearl, I'll give you a small dried fish. Let's get out of here quickly! We've collected enough things."
Pearl then discussed the conditions, "Meow meow meow." (I want three.)
"Two!" The man and the cat looked at each other, and finally Pearl surrendered under the tyranny of her master.
"Meow, meow, meow." (Two is enough!)
When Qin Muxue arrived at the diving equipment store, she was very curious. Why was there such a store here? Would the store be doing business?
After all, this is an inland area. There were indeed many shops like this when they lived in the coastal city, but the diving equipment was expensive, so they might as well buy it now for free.
Qin Muxue saw several intelligent diving respirators, all of which were high-end brands, so she threw them into the space.
Continuing to walk inside, there were several brands of diving goggles, and Qin Muxue bought all of them on the shelves.
There are also high-end brands of diving suits, which are said to be made of waterproof fabrics, but no one knows whether they are really effective. Qin Muxue also picked out dozens of sets in several sizes, as well as more than a dozen pairs of diving fins.
After the search was almost complete, Qin Muxue returned to their destination.
At this time, Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu had used the existing ingredients to make a stewed salt duck. The salt duck that was marinated to perfection tasted the most delicious. There was also some bacon and ham, and the staple food was fragrant rice.
"It's a pity there aren't any vegetables."
Captain Huang patted his head and said, "I almost forgot. I found something other than multivitamins at the health product company last time. Give each of you a bottle. If you don't get enough vitamins, take some vitamin tablets!"
Captain Huang gave everyone a bottle to make up for the lack of vegetables.
Unknown to them, Qin Muxue had eaten countless vegetables and fruits, but these secrets could not be told to them for the time being.
Qin Muxue did not show any sign of hunger in front of them. She just ate a bowl of rice and meat and drank a bowl of soup as usual.
If I keep eating in front of them, it might scare them.
"Xiao Qin, have you found anything useful?"
In order not to arouse suspicion, Qin Muxue raised the fishing rod and said, "Look at this. You can catch fish to eat later."
Chi Ze smiled sheepishly and said, "We dare not eat the fish in the flood. I'm afraid I'll be eaten by the fish."
Captain Huang couldn't let go of them. "These are all good brand fishing rods. I can't afford them normally, but now I can get them for free." One of the middle-aged man's hobbies is fishing.
"I almost forgot. There's a box of vacuum-packed beef here. Check to see if it's expired. If it's edible, keep it!"
Grandma Qu put on her reading glasses and looked for a long time before finally seeing the date. "It's still edible. I haven't eaten beef like this for a long time. I'll stew it for you tomorrow. I just happened to find a lot of potatoes in the cabin. They haven't sprouted yet, so they're all edible. I'll make some potato stew with beef tomorrow."
Until everyone fell asleep, Qin Muxue felt hungry again.
She found a corner where no one could see her and started to eat pickled pig's trotters. She also ate dozens of skewers of lamb and beef, but her stomach was still empty as if she was not full.
Her hunger was growing stronger and stronger. If she hadn't stored a large amount of food in the space, she would have starved to death in this life.
Thinking of this, Qin Muxue ate another KFC family bucket of three hamburgers, and only then did she feel a little full.
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