Chapter 27 High Fever
Qiao Yu froze upon hearing this. He didn't answer the question, but instead said, "I wasn't finished. Natural-type mutants are indeed very powerful, but the pain they endure during awakening is correspondingly much greater than that of Enhanced-type mutants. Enhanced-type mutants awaken very quickly, requiring only six to eight hours of a low-grade fever, but Natural-type mutants require a full seventy-two hours."
Seeing that Qiao Yu didn't answer and instead quickly changed the subject, Cheng Sinian knew something was wrong, but tactfully didn't ask any further questions. He simply followed her lead and continued, "Seventy-two hours? A low-grade fever for three days? Is there anything we need to do during this time?"
Qiao Yu shook his head. "No need. Because it's not a low-grade fever, it's a high fever. We will fall into a coma with a continuous high fever until we wake up."
"Won't he get burned to death?" Cheng Sinian frowned.
"That's possible." Qiao Yu sighed. "That's why natural mutants are so rare. Some awakening mutants, due to their weak constitutions, couldn't make it through and were burned to death by the high fever. Others didn't die, but were sent to the hospital by their families. As a result, they were eaten by the mutants before they woke up."
Qiao Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed with relief. "But don't worry. Although I don't know what your situation was like when you two awakened in your previous lives, at least I know you must have survived. Otherwise, how could you have met me later?"
"That's right." Cheng Sinian also curled the corners of his lips, "Then when will our superpowers awaken?"
"Almost. I remember I started having a fever at night..." Qiao Yu recalled, "Yes, tonight. I'm not sure about you two, but I guess it was around the same time."
Cheng Sinian raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
Qiao Yu thought for a moment and replied rigorously, "Actually, there's no basis for this; it's just my inference. Of all the mutants in my past life, only the natural ones have seen their numbers decrease, not increase. The numbers of enhanced and mutant types have both increased and decreased to varying degrees."
"In other words, while some mutants will die after the apocalypse, some ordinary survivors will suddenly mutate. These people may be infected by a virus and transformed into enhanced mutants, or they may be devoured by mutated plants and animals and transformed into mutants. But in any case, there is no record of an increase in natural mutants. Therefore, I infer that natural mutants must have undergone a mutation reaction from the beginning, just like congenital and acquired diseases, natural mutants fall into the congenital category."
Cheng Sinian nodded, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "So, are we just going to wait?"
"Of course not." Qiao Yu looked at Cheng Sinian and smiled gently, his eyes narrowed slightly, "We have very important things to do."
Cheng Sinian felt a chill down his spine at her laughter and shuddered unconsciously.
"Is this the...very important thing you mentioned?" Cheng Sinian was dumbfounded when he saw the big bag of flour, various meats and vegetables that Qiao Yu took out from the space.
"Yes, we need to cook these ingredients into cooked meals as much as possible when conditions permit. This will make it much more convenient on the road and also free up a lot of space for scavenging supplies along the way." Qiao Yu opened the bag of flour. "Also, we need to make as many foods as possible that are less likely to arouse suspicion, such as buns, dumplings, pies, etc..."
As soon as Qiao Yu picked up the spatula, Jiang Zhan grabbed her hand. Qiao Yu blinked and looked at Jiang Zhan in confusion.
Jiang Zhan was amused by her cute and innocent look. He kissed her on the cheek, then patted her head like coaxing a child, and said softly, "Good baby, go play. Cheng Sinian and I are here for you."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu and Cheng Sinian said in unison, "You can cook?" Even the tone of surprise in their voices was exactly the same.
When Qiao Yu heard the voice, he turned around immediately and looked at Cheng Sinian with doubt. His eyes clearly said: It’s okay if I don’t know, but how come you don’t know either?
Cheng Sinian felt aggrieved. He had been with Jiang Zhan for so many years and had never seen him cook.
Jiang Zhan had already learned from Cheng Sinian that Qiao Yu had gone to talk to him, so he did not hide it. "I learned it when I lived with my mother." He said it casually.
Although he said it lightly, neither of them thought it was easy. His mother was already mentally ill at the time, and he endured her resentment, while still having to take care of this woman who often abused him and wished him dead...
Qiao Yu's nose felt sore and she was about to cry. She hugged Jiang Zhan and kissed him again and again, "I will love you well in the future and will never let you get hurt again."
Jiang Zhan smiled and kissed her eyes, then captured her red lips and kissed them hard. With the death of that woman, the past no longer had any impact on him, but since she felt so sorry for him, he was happy to act pitiful.
Cheng Sinian saw them kissing in front of him, and his eyes hurt. "Alright, alright, alright, you two really don't treat me as an outsider..." Cheng Sinian stepped forward to pull Qiao Yu away, and while pushing her out the door, he said disdainfully: "Don't make trouble here, go play somewhere else."
The news was still reporting on the sudden red rain. Qiao Yu checked online on her phone and discovered that all major platforms were live-streaming the rain. Some netizens even uploaded videos of themselves being caught in the rain on their balconies, saying they had tasted the rainwater and found it fishy-sweet, a bit like blood but without the rusty taste.
Netizens were discussing the matter. Some said the rain looked strange and not a good sign; others said it was a sign of good fortune from heaven and a blessing bestowed by God.
Anyway, there are all kinds of random things being said, just like in the previous life.
Qiao Yu turned off her phone, stood up and stood by the window, quietly looking at the puddles on the ground outside. The gorgeous red was brilliant but glaring.
As expected, disasters themselves are capable of disguise.
Just as poisonous mushrooms are always brightly colored, and thorny roses are always charming, beautiful things, even if they hide dangers, can easily make people relax their vigilance.
Qiao Yu only watched for a while and felt it was boring, so he ran to the kitchen and followed Jiang Zhan like a little tail.
She had long been accustomed to life in the apocalypse. Electronic gadgets like cell phones and televisions, which were completely useless in the apocalypse, no longer held any appeal to her. Even if she were allowed to play, she wouldn't know what to do. She'd rather stay with Jiang Zhan.
Jiang Zhan actually wanted her to stick with him, but it was a pity for Cheng Sinian. No matter how he looked up or down, he could only see the scene of the two of them being affectionate and hugging each other. He wished he could dig out his eyes to cheer them up.
The three of them spent the entire day in the kitchen, making buns, dumplings, and pies with various fillings, as well as a lot of fried rice, stir-fried vegetables, and noodle soups, all of which were packed in disposable lunch boxes and stored in the space.
It was not until after dinner that Qiao Yu asked the two to stop.
Judging from the time, my superpowers should be awakening soon.
Sure enough, as Qiao Yu guessed, around eight o'clock in the evening, the three of them felt dizzy almost at the same time, and then their body temperature began to rise rapidly.
Jiang Zhan took Qiao Yu back to the room, and Qiao Yu fainted as soon as she lay down.
Jiang Zhan suppressed his dizziness and held her in his arms, covered her with a blanket, and then closed his eyes drowsily.
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