Chapter 13 Hail
Zhang Man was anxious, and waved her hands and said:
"I told you to stop talking nonsense. These are the supplies that were delivered. My family has the same thing!"
Tang Tian sneered, took out a baton from his clothes, swung it out, and said loudly:
"I've seen the supplies of other residents. You're clearly missing ours. If you don't give them out, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Who's that? Making that noise?"
The next second, another young man came out of the room, with his hands in his cotton pajamas pockets, and walked over in a casual manner.
In fact, he had already heard some words in the room, raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully:
"You're just trying to pick a fight, aren't you? My mom said the supplies are all there, so why don't you just leave?!"
Tang Yi pulled Tang Tian aside and joined in, saying with a smile:
"Aunt Zhang, my sister is a bit irritable, but these supplies really aren't enough for our family. We're neighbors now, so let's not be so rude, okay?"
Zhang Manxin's face still looked unhappy, but when her son Yue Ming saw Tang Yi's appearance clearly, his heart suddenly felt pounding.
This woman is so attractive!
So before the former could speak, he cleared his throat and said:
"Mom, I remember we still have some extra supplies. Why don't you give them a little more since they're new neighbors?"
After hearing this, Zhang Manxin rolled her eyes in anger.
Can't this silly son see that the two sisters are playing the good cop and the bad cop role?
Tang Tian lost her patience. She handed the baton to Tang Yi and took out a fruit knife from her pocket.
The newly sharpened tip of the knife emitted a faint glow in the dim corridor.
"You can't say more than three times, hurry up and make up for it. I have bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and it's not against the law to kill someone!"
Zhang Manxin's face changed drastically. She said why she felt this person was weird, and stammered:
"Alright, alright, I get it, just wait a moment!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly closed the door.
"Hey, I was just watching. Your new family is so uncultured, aren't they? She's been the building manager for a long time. Would she cheat you out of something like that? Young man, you should show off less and learn to be more restrained!"
Zhang Manxin was frightened, but just then the door of room 1202 opposite opened and an aunt who was about the same age as her came out and started nagging in dissatisfaction.
"Without an edge, what kind of young man are you?"
Tang Tian hummed and said:
"Don't worry, she can steal our things now, and she might be able to steal yours in the future too. Just don't cry when that happens!"
"you!--"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"
Zhang Manxin opened the door again with a stern face, stuffed another plastic bag in, and ignored 1202's words, chasing the two sisters away like swatting flies.
"Here are the things for you, hurry up and leave!"
Tang Tian checked and found that there were indeed some more supplies, including the most important heat-warming pads. Then he put away his weapons and went upstairs with Tang Yi without looking back.
"Sister Zhang, you're the building manager. Don't indulge them. Accusing you of withholding supplies for no reason is a serious accusation!"
Aunt 1002 said that since they lived close to each other, they naturally sided with Zhang Manxin, and she also felt sorry for the Tang sisters' attitude.
However, Zhang Manxin just responded casually and closed the door, feeling a little guilty.
The two sisters looked fragile, but unexpectedly they were as tough as two pieces of iron.
Especially my younger sister, she is absolutely crazy!
But when she thought of Tang Tian's eyes that were as cold as hail, Zhang Manxin suddenly felt angry, ashamed and guilty.
A lot of emergency supplies were distributed this time, and there were also long-lasting vegetables like cabbage. She became interested and quietly broke off a few leaves. If you collected them from the entire building, it would be several kilograms.
She regretted that she had gone too far in a fit of anger, but fortunately, the other neighbors were probably still unaware of this matter.
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After returning home, Tang Tian sorted out the supplies she had received.
Six rice bricks, six cans of meat, four huge cabbages, three pounds of potatoes, a bag of salt and a bag of sugar, and several hot packs and heating pads.
If you eat these supplies sparingly, they can last you at least a month.
But at this time, no one probably thought that natural disasters would continue in the future and many people would not be able to survive hunger. It was estimated that these would be eaten up in less than half a month.
The Tang family was the same in their previous life. They all thought that the next wave of relief supplies would arrive soon, so they ate according to the original portions.
Having experienced hunger before, Jiang Yao had a bigger appetite and finished all the food in more than a week.
But after waiting for a long time and still seeing no supplies, they had no choice but to start living frugally, and were so hungry that their minds were confused.
All of them were put into the warehouse, and Tang Tian finally found a substitute for the crossbow - it was a nail shooter she bought at the hardware store.
She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, when she went out to look for supplies, she had seen someone holding something in his hand, and what was shot out was iron nails.
That was a nail gun they modified themselves. Its power was that of a low-end firearm, but it still had a place in the end times of China where guns were scarce.
So Tang Tian decided to practice with the crossbow and then practice the accuracy of the nail shooter!
The family members followed the training plan set in advance meticulously. Not only did their cardiopulmonary functions improve, but they also looked in good spirits.
Tang Tian's original round face has disappeared, but she knows that this is far from enough.
Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia were exercising again, so she turned on the system.
After diligently harvesting ingredients at designated locations, she unlocked some delicacies with supernatural labels.
Among the red dishes, there is borscht with a temperature level of 3, apple pie with a fire barrier level of 1, and candied haws with a fuel level of 1.
She could understand what kind of supernatural powers the first two were, but the candied haws lu alone piqued her interest.
The fireplace in my house has been installed, but I haven't turned it on yet.
But Xinyuan has persisted until now and the power has not been cut off. We are currently using heating equipment and eating supernatural food, so it is not too cold.
The ingredients for making candied haws are simple: hawthorns harvested from the orchard and sugar from the workshop. Tang Tian planned to make a batch to store.
The N-level recipes are basically staple foods, but I don’t know if it’s because she has unlocked more and more recipes, so many dishes have special ability tags!
For example, Shaomai (Sheng Mai) with LV1 Physical Strength, sunny-side-up eggs with LV1 Brilliance, American coffee with LV1 Speed Enhancement, and double-skin milk with LV1 Strength Enhancement...
There were a few items that Tang Tian was particularly interested in: LV1 glutinous rice balls from the Supernatural Blind Box, LV1 gold-attribute spring rolls, LV1 wood-attribute qingtuan, and LV1 wind-attribute salad...
Among these, the Qingtuan (green rice dumpling) is the most special, and is even called a seasonal special by the system. The key ingredient is also the mugwort that Tang Tian obtained from the forest.
The two supernatural powers of gold and wood are too general, but after the system's explanation, Tang Tian understood that it can manipulate metal and control plants.
I happen to be planning to plant some crops at home, so this will definitely be of great help!
There is no need to explain the windy attribute that salad brings, and it is also very easy to make, requiring only three different leafy vegetables.
After the system explained Tang Tian's blind box of Tangyuan's superpowers, she also understood: after triggering it, she would be asked to choose one from several different superpowers, which was highly random, and some of them might be superpowers that she had never encountered or unlocked before.
Now she only hated herself for only having two superpowers at the same time. She wanted all of them!
As she unlocks more recipes and opens more ability columns, won’t she be invincible in the apocalypse?
Unfortunately, after going to the shopping street, Tang Tian discovered that if he wanted to open another supernatural power column, he would need a full 100,000 gold coins!
Even if she spent all the gold she had left, it still wouldn't be enough!
Not to mention relying solely on the revenue from the gourmet shop, how long will it take to purchase this upgrade?
Fortunately, as recipes were unlocked, the prices of delicacies with supernatural attributes gradually increased. Take, for example, the green rice dumpling, which could be sold for 200 gold coins each, which gave Tang Tian some comfort.
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Good news: The hail outside is getting smaller.
The bad news: the temperature dropped to around -20 degrees Celsius.
Hailstorms damaged power lines and damaged houses in a growing number of older residential communities, communities with aging infrastructure, and remote villages, forcing authorities to relocate residents to nearby shelters.
Tang Tian went to the balcony to collect hailstones as usual today. Looking around, only a few huge hailstones would fall occasionally, making a banging sound when they landed on the hail layer.
But her brows were still furrowed.
Because if she remembered correctly, there would be a severe hailstorm at the end that would destroy everything with all its might!
Although there was no hail after that, there was freezing rain and blizzards, and the world was completely frozen.
At this moment, she saw a vehicle entering the community from a distance. It looked like a sprinkler truck, but this time it was not spraying water, but ice melting agent.
After walking around Hexinyuan, the car slowly drove away and continued to the next community.
"Host, be careful!"
The system suddenly shouted.
When Tang Tian reacted, she saw a large hailstone suddenly falling from the sky and heading towards her!
She subconsciously raised her hand, and an almost transparent light red barrier immediately appeared in front of her eyes.
The moment the rapidly falling hailstones touched the barrier, they actually stopped, began to melt with a hissing sound, and finally fell on the balcony.
Tang Tian hissed, and she felt a sudden sharp pain at the back of her head.
And this is the fire barrier ability she gained after eating apple pie.
Apple pie can be said to be the most complicated dish with the most ingredients, requiring flour, apples, eggs, sugar, butter, etc.
Tang Tian saw that the warehouse happened to have all the ingredients, so he took the opportunity to unlock the recipe.
The portion I made was saved and not eaten yet. I took it out today to make afternoon tea dessert.
Fortunately, she got additional superpowers, and she didn't expect to use them so soon.
But Tang Tian didn't feel any joy. She rubbed her head, feeling dizzy and hurried back to the house.
"Host, apart from passive abilities, actively using abilities consumes one's own mental energy. Fire Barrier is considered a more advanced ability. The host is probably using it directly, which has depleted his mental energy and caused the discomfort."
After the system explained, a solution was quickly provided:
"Host, since you've already purchased a juicer and a wine barrel, I recommend you use these two devices to make delicious food that can increase your spiritual power!"
Just being at level 1 can drain your mental energy. Even if you unlock advanced abilities, you probably won't be able to use them, right?
Tang Tian finally recovered a little. She shook her head and asked the system again:
"Then how can I improve my mental strength?"
"Host, you just need to use your supernatural powers more often. Over time, your mental strength will become deeper, and you will naturally be able to use higher-level supernatural powers!"
It seems to be upgrading in the process of continuous exhaustion.
However, the most important thing for Tang Tian at the moment is to unlock various recipes first!
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