Chapter 266 The Original Heroine of the Apocalypse Who Became Cannon Fodder (Part 12) "Good girl..."
"Be a good boy and I won't kill you. If you don't, I'll boil you up and all, understand?"
With a stern face, Liu Yiyi tapped the vegetable basket with a stick. The little peach tree inside trembled in fright, its branches nodding in agreement.
One of the branches bent over and rubbed against Liu Yiyi's hand in a very obsequious manner, even using two leaves to hug the stick she was holding, as if it were begging for mercy.
Liu Yiyi almost lost her composure, but establishing authority is unavoidable when taming dangerous creatures, so she still gave them a few more serious reprimands before putting down the stick.
Lin You curiously circled the basket. The mutated wisteria she had encountered before belonged to someone else, so she couldn't study it properly. Now that she had planted one herself, she could finally take a good look at it.
Her finger touched the small peach tree, and the peach tree trembled in a very human-like way, but did not dare to move away. Lin You patted it reassuringly, and after the spiritual energy circulated in the branches of the peach tree, she withdrew her hand.
The energy in this world is similar to, yet different from, that in the cultivation world. The cultivation world also has plants that can cultivate into demons, but all of them require a long period of cultivation and accumulation.
The mutated plants in this world seem to have been absorbed by some kind of power, directly gaining the ability to think and even the ability to act autonomously and imitate humans.
The peach tree's aura was relatively mild. Lin You put a talisman on the basket where the peach tree was planted to make sure it couldn't escape before nodding to Liu Yiyi: "It can be raised, no problem."
Liu Yiyi then took out the "Ingredient Creativity Guide," looked at the little peach tree, and rubbed her hands together eagerly. "Will you give me two leaves yourself, or should I pluck them?"
The little peach tree very sensibly offered two leaves. Seeing that Liu Yiyi didn't continue to make things difficult for it, it even exaggeratedly used its branches to make a gesture of wiping sweat and letting out a sigh of relief. No one knows where it learned that from.
Liu Yiyi tucked a peach leaf into the book, and soon new content appeared on the pages:
The mutated peach tree leaves, after being specially cooked, can enhance a small amount of mental perception. This is only suitable for wind-type ability users. Ordinary people may experience various discomfort symptoms after consuming it, depending on individual differences.
Oh, what a coincidence! It just so happens that an old acquaintance is a wind elementalist. Lin You and Liu Yiyi exchanged a glance, quickly picked up another stove, lit a fire, and started cooking peach leaf soup.
In order to complete the task bar for the cheat code, ingredients are naturally indispensable. Liu Yiyi even specially checked the "seasonings" that are suitable for peach leaves.
Lin You had memorized many prescriptions before, and seeing that Liu Yiyi was enjoying it, she offered some suggestions, successfully contributing to Liu Yiyi's disastrous cooking.
As the two were having a lively discussion, Lin You received a system notification sound. She had already set message notifications to silent mode, so she had no idea what the message was this time.
While Liu Yiyi was creating new recipes, Lin You opened her system page. Sure enough, she had sold out of everything in her shop again, her system points had increased significantly, and the number of text messages urging her to restock had reached 99+.
Ignoring these messages and replenishing his stock, Lin You finally found the reason for the "dinging" – it was a request for help from the Heavenly Dao of the current world.
The current small world was originally an ordinary, low-level, spiritless plane, but the Heavenly Dao here is very ambitious and always wants to upgrade the world.
He happened to find a mysterious energy, which he secretly introduced, but it turned into two forces, good and evil, evolving into zombies and superhumans.
Originally, Heaven had already made amends in time, specially arranging for two fortunate individuals with decent character, giving the female lead a cheat code and the male lead power, just waiting for them to save the world.
As it turns out, the female lead has no special abilities and is too weak, so she can only act cautiously. Although the male lead is loyal and values relationships and leads the team well, he lacks a sense of the big picture.
When the Heavenly Dao went to check on the two's results, it was almost so angry that it had a heart attack. Half of the world had been taken over by mutated plants, and humanity had suffered heavy casualties, with less than one percent of the pre-apocalyptic population remaining. If things continued like this, it would not only be unable to advance, but it might also be doomed.
The Heavenly Dao spent its energy reversing time and space to start anew, but unexpectedly, due to its lack of expertise, it fell into the hands of a bizarre time traveler.
Lin You knew the rest without even listening; it was all written in detail in her world's plot. Xiao Saying's arrival made things even worse for her already crumbling world.
The Heavenly Dao indicated that this was the last time it could reverse time and space. Fortunately, Lin You did a good job, and humanity had gained a huge advantage. As long as this state could be maintained, there shouldn't be any major problems.
After saying that, she also subtly indicated that if Lin You could guide the small world to complete its advancement, even if there was only a hope of advancement, she would definitely reward her handsomely, such as giving her a little bit of luck points, merit points, or even source power.
Even though Lin You didn't lack points, she couldn't help but be tempted. Luck points could be converted into experience points, and her biggest wish right now was to break through as soon as possible. Besides, she was originally going to help this world.
Liu Yiyi was squatting in the shop, studying how to add more ingredients to the pot, while Lin You was squatting in the shop, studying how to improve the abilities of those with superpowers.
Both of them had the same goal, and in the end, they both turned their attention to the small peach tree next to them, which was trying its best to disguise itself as an ordinary potted plant and remained motionless.
The little peach tree trembled and hugged itself tightly with its branches. If it weren't for the talisman stuck to it, given how menacing the two people were, it probably would have just grabbed its basket and run away.
Taming a small pet cannot rely solely on threats and suppression; a combination of discipline and reward is the most appropriate approach.
Since the spring water works on the vegetables in the garden, it must also work on the mutated peach tree, right?
Liu Yiyi smiled, took a small wine cup, poured a cup of spiritual spring water, and deliberately waved it in front of the little peach tree.
A refreshing fragrance wafted over, and the peach tree branches, which had been huddled together and trembling, immediately unfurled and swayed gracefully as if performing a dance to please them, as if each leaf had written down its desires.
"A leaf can be exchanged for a drop of spiritual spring water. If there is a flower, then one flower can be exchanged for five drops. Fallen petals can also be exchanged. I am not picky. If there is a peach, that would be even better. One peach can be exchanged for a whole cup."
After hearing this, the little peach tree nodded repeatedly on its branches and quickly plucked a leaf from its own and handed it over. Liu Yiyi readily dripped a drop of spiritual spring water onto it.
In just a short while, the little peach tree, which had been somewhat wilted due to the transplant, had much fuller branches, and even its leaves were shinier than before, with tender buds still visible at the tips.
The little peach tree looked at the cup and wanted to change it again, but Liu Yiyi waved her hand and refused, saying, "You're still young, you can only change it once a day at most."
Two peach tree leaves had already been boiled in the new pot. Liu Yiyi saved this one to continue researching new ingredients.
When Cheng Xiao led the wood-type ability users he had coaxed and tricked to the shop, he saw that under the original "Wood-type Ability User Special Meal", there was now a "Wind-type Ability User Special Meal".
Remembering the sticky stuff that had been simmering in the pot for who knows how long, Cheng Xiao couldn't help but want to back away. But he had been trying to get close to this wood-type ability user for several days, and it would be a pity to give up now.
Chu Wu didn't notice his hesitation. After glancing at the sign, he laughed and said, "No wonder Brother Cheng suddenly wanted to treat me to dinner. It turns out that only the two of us can eat here."
He pushed open the door and went in, and was momentarily stunned when he saw Liu Yiyi. They were both ability users he'd worked with during the initial land reclamation; who wouldn't recognize their transport mission partners?
"So it's Yiyi's shop. If I had known earlier, I would have come to support her a long time ago."
Cheng Xiao glanced at the extra pots next to him, casually picked a seat, and said, "Give each of us a special meal. It's on me today."
Two bowls of porridge, the contents of which were barely discernible, were placed on the table. Chu Wu's bowl had a purplish tinge, while Cheng Xiao's bowl was a greenish hue; neither of them looked very appetizing.
Cheng Xiao then remembered the shop's signboard, which read "Since we're already here," and it would be somewhat embarrassing for him to back out now.
Fortunately, the bowl was only the size of a palm, just enough for one bite. After preparing himself mentally, Cheng Xiao picked up the bowl and gulped it down in one go. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was taking medicine.
Cheng Xiao felt it would be better to take medicine. This bowl of food actually combined five flavors: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, each distinct. If it weren't for his image, he would have jumped up to find water long ago.
Of course, besides appearance, there is another reason: his friend hasn't even had a sip yet, so how could he look like it doesn't taste good?
He gestured with the empty bowl towards his friend, then raised his chin towards his bowl, a gesture not much different from that of an ordinary person urging someone to drink.
Chu Wu subconsciously picked up the bowl and drank it down in one gulp. As soon as the strange taste entered his mouth, he couldn't help but want to spit it out, but Cheng Xiao covered his mouth and only let go after making sure he had swallowed it.
"Brother Cheng, you..." Chu Wu was about to slam his fist on the table in anger when Cheng Xiao prompted him to look at Liu Yiyi, who was cooking something.
Having worked together on missions for so long, Chu Wu didn't want to dampen the other's entrepreneurial enthusiasm, so he had to change the subject: "The special meal you recommended is quite unique, with a distinctive flavor!"
Cheng Xiao patted him on the shoulder, got up to pay the bill. Since it was an experimental product, Liu Yiyi's price was not expensive, only twenty-five contribution points per bowl.
After Cheng Xiao transferred the fifty contribution points, he didn't say anything more and led Chu Wu away in a hurry to the nearest supermarket. The two of them chug down three bottles of mineral water before they could catch their breath.
Chu Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Cheng Xiao with a resentful gaze, saying, "Brother Cheng, next time you want to help that girl out, can we just pay for it directly? Don't even mention 25 contribution points, even if it's 250, I can pay for it. Can't we just skip the special meal?"
Cheng Xiao had just caught his breath, but replied calmly, "I'm afraid that won't work."
Just as Chu Wu was about to explode and break off their friendship, Cheng Xiao spoke up to remind him: "Test how your superpower changes."
After drinking that gruel that was neither rice nor medicine, Cheng Xiao felt that his mental perception had increased.
At first, he thought it was just a misperception caused by the taste of the bizarre food pushing his taste buds to their limits, but later he realized that it was actually a real improvement.
Although it was only a small amount, it was already quite obvious to Cheng Xiao, who often used his mental power to control the wind blades.
Chu Wu stretched out the wood-type vine he controlled, and after checking it for a while, he exclaimed, "Holy crap, how come there's an extra one?!"
He could only control a maximum of five vines. Every time he tried to control the sixth vine, he found it extremely difficult. In order to improve his proficiency and perseverance, Chu Wu would release his power at his limit every time he used it.
Originally, he felt it would be a while before he could control the sixth sense, but now you're telling me that I only drank a sip of that strange-tasting paste and I've already achieved control over the six senses?!
Chu Wu hesitated for a while, then finally bought a bottle of mineral water, drinking it while glancing at Cheng Xiao:
"How about we talk to Sister Liu and change the taste a little? Even if it's just bitter, at least it can be drunk as medicine."
Having lived most of his life, this was the first time he had ever heard that the phrase "a mixture of feelings" could actually be used to describe reality.
While the two were thinking about how to persuade Liu Yiyi to change the taste, Liu Yiyi finally saw the progress bar of the cheat system start to move.
Because the soup for the wind element was cooked for a short time, she only added a dozen or so other ingredients, while the soup for the wood element was cooked for several days, so she added more than thirty ingredients.
Cheng Xiao and Chu Wu ultimately lacked the courage to try a second bowl today. They comforted themselves by saying that they had only drunk one serving and the medicine had not been fully absorbed yet, and agreed to go together tomorrow.
Although they were discussing things in a corner of the supermarket, they didn't deliberately avoid people. Some people who gathered information on the streets quickly spread the word.
The officials had also heard that Liu Yiyi had opened a shop, but since they knew for sure that the Liu family and Lin You wouldn't lack contribution points, they didn't take it too seriously.
I assumed it was just two young girls playing around to kill time, since the signboard and menu didn't look very proper.
Now that it's known that these special meals are actually used to enhance superpowers, even the authorities can't sit still anymore.
Soon, a team of wind and wood elementalists arrived at Liu Yiyi's shop. The person leading the team was someone Lin You knew; he was one of the six people she had given walkie-talkies to when transportation was inconvenient.
-----------------------
Author's Note: Extra chapter to celebrate! [fireworks]
Will I get beaten up if I say I'm celebrating the start of school? [doge emoji]
Okay, this is to celebrate Youyou finally reaching one million words! [cheering emoji]
Of course, you can also treat it as a celebration of the start of school [milk tea emoji]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
