The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

Lately, Lou Dian continued to go out alone with Lou Ling. Sometimes, they would stay out for a few days before returning.

However, as the weather grew colder and colder, even the ability users found it difficult to bear. They could only stay in the base and not go out, in order to survive the cold winter.

When it started to snow, Lou Dian stopped taking Lou Ling out. Xi Mufei and the others also stopped taking on missions from the base. Everyone stayed in the apartment they rented, resting and recuperating. Of course, they were not idle. They still had to practice their martial arts and abilities. Lou Dian would sometimes give Xi Mufei and the others pointers on how to cultivate and improve their abilities. Lou Ling continued to teach the girls various techniques for killing zombies. She did not hold back and taught them everything she knew, leaving it up to them to comprehend.

Huang Zhiling, Lin Baobao, and Mo Yingying, the three girls, studied very hard, even harder than the boys who were practicing their abilities. They were like possessed people, constantly training themselves whenever they had the opportunity.

Compared to the men who were abnormally confident because they had gained abilities, these girls felt the threat of the apocalypse to women even more. As weak women, the elderly, and children, they would definitely be abandoned in times of crisis. Having seen such examples, they dared not harbor any侥幸之心.

Lin Baobao's parents' divorce had left an indelible scar on her heart, making her personality both strong and sensitive. She usually seemed carefree, but she would always be thoughtful at inappropriate times. From the time the apocalypse descended until now, Lin Baobao had never retreated. She had also seen many weak women, old people, and children abandoned and eventually eaten by zombies. She didn't want to die, nor did she want to rely on men as a weakling. She didn't want to experience the despair of having no one to rely on, so she wanted to become stronger. This was also the reason why she had given Huang Zhiling pointers. She had seen Huang Zhiling's efforts. As women, it was already not easy to live. Why should they dislike each other because of some trivial matters?

For Huang Zhiling, she was even the weakest among them. If Lou Ling, who was also an ordinary person, had been like her, unable to protect herself and could only rely on men for protection, she might not have had the courage to face the zombies. However, Lou Ling's performance made her understand that ordinary people were not necessarily worse than those with abilities. It constantly stimulated her to take courage to face reality. If others could do it, so could she. Coupled with Lin Baobao's words, she began to face her own situation and naturally became extremely proactive in training herself.

The last one was eight-year-old Mo Yingying. Although she was young, she had long understood that her grandfather was already over sixty years old and considered an old man. Moreover, he was an ordinary person. Her grandfather could not protect her; only she could protect her grandfather. Therefore, while she was grateful to Lou Ling for lending a helping hand to them, she didn't want to be abandoned one day because she was too weak. Her grandfather told her that no one would be willing to raise a useless person who was unrelated to them. If she wanted to follow them, she could only work hard to become stronger and let them know that she was not useless.

Everyone had a common goal. They all wanted to become stronger and live a better life in this apocalypse.

Perhaps the girls' efforts stimulated the boys. Xi Mufei, Wei Xian, and Chen Kaiwei couldn't be lazier than them and joined the training. Fortunately, the apartment they rented was big enough. The living room alone was enough for them to use, so they didn't have to go outside to brave the cold wind.

The current Blue Planet had entered the coldest period since the ice age. It was so cold that they could hear on the radio every day about how many people had frozen to death. While they were saddened, they couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. After they saw Lou Dian take out various heating appliances from his space, this sense of fortune became even stronger. They were even grateful for Lin Baobao's insistence on finding the Lou siblings.

However, for Xi Mufei, this gratitude turned into numbness when Lou Dian made him the power source. Lou Dian had prepared several large batteries to supply electricity to their room, so even though the base only supplied two hours of electricity a day, it didn't affect them much. However, Xi Mufei's current ability was only at the middle stage of level one and had not yet reached level two. Every time, the amount of electricity he could supply to the battery was extremely small, which was despised by Lou Dian.

Xi Mufei was inwardly crying. Originally, he felt that in front of many level zero or level one ability users, his level one mid-stage lightning ability was already very powerful. However, he didn't expect that in the eyes of Brother Lou, because he couldn't fully charge all the batteries, he was still a good-for-nothing! It was really a big blow to him, and he even started to cultivate like crazy, hoping to be able to reach level two before spring arrived.

Compared to Xi Mufei's blow, the others were surprised and curious that the lightning ability could be converted into electricity for their daily lives. They didn't think much of Lou Dian's actions before, but after learning from the base that no one would use their abilities in this way, they couldn't help but feel a little more surprised and curious about Lou Dian's actions.

"How did Brother Lou know that the lightning ability could be stored in a battery?" asked the honest and straightforward Chen Kaiwei. He was a simple and honest person who would ask whatever he had in mind and wouldn't play mind games with others.

Lou Dian replied calmly, "I originally wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to actually be able to store it."

"…"

Although they felt that this was too much of a coincidence, there was no other explanation, so they could only believe it. Because the lightning ability was used in this way, everyone became curious about the attributes and effects of abilities. They felt that abilities could not only be used in battle, but maybe also in life.

Lin Baobao was the one with the most divergent thinking. She said, "In that case, can the wind ability be used as an electric fan and blower, the fire ability for cooking, the wood ability for growing plants, the earth ability for construction and demolition, and the metal ability for forging metals…"

Everyone was amused by Lin Baobao's whimsical ideas and couldn't help but discuss them, creating a lively atmosphere.

"Then what about Kaiwei's ice ability?" Wei Xian asked curiously.

Lou Ling said excitedly, "It can be used as an air conditioner in summer to cool off! Eat shaved ice and drink ice soda~~"

"…"

Everyone looked at her, their eyes clearly saying: Foodie!

Lou Dian smiled and pulled her to his side, making her sit down. He rubbed her head and said, "If you want to eat, I'll get it for you." There was no need to look for it. There was a whole bunch of them in his space. She could eat whatever she wanted.

Everyone once again cast admiring glances at this brother who doted on his sister without limits, feeling that this man was simply a magical Doraemon.

As New Year's Day passed, the Chinese New Year soon arrived.

Compared to the Western New Year, the Chinese people attached more importance to the Spring Festival, feeling that only after the Spring Festival would a new year truly arrive.

With the New Year approaching, everyone discussed using other food to exchange for some New Year's goods at the base. Even though it was the apocalypse now, they still had to celebrate the New Year properly. They might not have this opportunity in the future. While everyone was discussing, Lou Dian had already taken out a processed sheep, half a pig, and a large piece of raw beef.

"To exchange," Lou Dian said lightly.

Although many animals had mutated, there were still some that hadn't. As long as one was willing to put in the effort, they could still be found. Moreover, after research by scientists, everyone also discovered that the meat of mutated beasts was edible. However, the meat of mutated beasts contained energy. It was fine for ability users to eat it, but ordinary people couldn't. It would be detrimental to their health. They might even have their cells destroyed by the energy in the meat of mutated beasts and die suddenly. Therefore, scientists were still conducting research, trying to solve the problem of meat consumption for humans after the apocalypse.

Everyone didn't object to Lou Dian's words. Looking at the pork, beef, and mutton, they were all overjoyed. The meat for this New Year was settled. They just needed to exchange for some vegetables.

Soon, Lou Dian took out some vegetables and said, "Major General Lei gave them to me."

It wasn't that food was no longer produced after the apocalypse. At least some vegetables with a short growth cycle were planted in greenhouses and warm rooms in the safe base. However, the yield was not high, and most of them were supplied to the upper echelons of the base, which was still in short supply. Lei Hongwu owed Lou Dian a favor and wanted to befriend him, so he gave Lou Dian some. Of course, there were only a few; the rest were mixed in with what Lou Dian had collected before.

Xi Mufei knew something about Lou Dian's friendship with Lei Hongwu. However, he didn't expect that he would be willing to give such precious vegetables to Lou Dian as a favor. He immediately raised his assessment of Lou Dian's strength by another level. He even felt a sense of awe towards him, as if he was looking up at a mountain. This was a person who could only be befriended and never betrayed.

With meat and vegetables, they had a very sumptuous New Year's Eve. Grandpa Mo also showed off his skills, using simple seasonings to make all the dishes he could think of. Lou Dian had brought out a lot of meat. Grandpa Mo methodically sorted and distributed it, and even prepared more than twenty dishes. This was still limited by the lack of seasonings.

Mutton soup, mutton offal, hand-grabbed mutton, stir-fried mutton, mutton and cabbage casserole, spicy radish and mutton stew, mutton hot pot… Potato and pork stew, plum blossom meat, twice-cooked pork, boiled beef, braised beef… He also made steamed buns with meat fillings, hand-grabbed pancakes, and other pasta dishes.

Grandpa Mo's culinary skills were extraordinary. Every meal left everyone licking their lips. After eating their fill, they consciously went to the living room to exercise and digest their food.

Although they couldn't spend this New Year with their families, everyone was together, chatting, exercising, and having a reunion dinner, which had a different kind of flavor. Except for a few people who were worried about their families in the north, everyone was in a good mood.

After about half a month after the New Year, it finally stopped snowing outside. Although the weather was still very cold, the temperature had begun to rise slowly. From the radio, they learned that scientists predicted that in half a month at most, the snow would begin to melt and spring would arrive.

This winter, which threatened the survival of mankind, lasted for a full six months. It was not until April that the temperature began to rise.

At the beginning of March, Xi Mufei and the others began to make preparations. They had originally planned to leave in March, but later they heard that after the snow melted in many places, various natural disasters occurred. If they were on the road and happened to encounter a road collapse, mudslide, or something like that, they would all be finished.

Therefore, they could only be patient and wait for another half a month until the flood subsided before setting off.

When the weather began to warm up, Lou Dian often took Lou Ling out of the base to kill zombies. Lou Ling's reactions became more and more agile. She was even confident that she could escape safely even when facing a hundred level-one zombies. Of course, compared to the physique of ability users, although her physical fitness was not bad, her progress was very slow. It was all thanks to that inhuman training that she was able to improve. Sometimes, she was even bruised all over, and she also had countless scratches, but she could only endure it and persevere.

Compared to her endurance, Lou Dian seemed to be completely unacceptable to any scars on her body. Every day, when he stripped her naked to apply medicine, he would get angry for a long time when he saw the marks on her body. Then, Lou Ling felt that he was even more perverted. However, no matter how angry he was, he still didn't let up on her training the next day. With nowhere to vent his anger, he directly took it out on the zombies. He took out the level-two late-stage zombie beast's crystal nucleus and started squatting on the wall to lure zombies again. Then, he killed all the stupid zombies that were attracted.

He couldn't be any cooler!

Every time Lou Ling saw it, she could only worship him. Of course, if he didn't turn around and reach out his wolf claws to do perverted things to her, she would admire him even more. He was simply the male god in her heart.

Seeing that mid-March was about to pass, Xi Mufei and the others became anxious. They often looked at Lou Dian and Lou Ling with conflicted expressions. Lou Ling didn't understand at first until one time, Xi Mufei finally brought up the topic.

It was after dinner one day. Everyone was sitting on the sofa, chatting and digesting their food. Xi Mufei suddenly said, "Brother Lou, we plan to go north to the capital in two days."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Xi Mufei looked at Lou Dian's calm face, feeling a little apprehensive. He continued, "I wonder what Brother Lou's plans are? Are you going to the capital with us? I remember Brother Lou once said that you have relatives in the capital. Are you going to look for them?"

Wei Xian, Chen Kaiwei, and Huang Zhiling all looked at Lou Dian nervously. Lin Baobao sat nonchalantly by the side, playing with Chen Luosheng. Grandpa Mo sat quietly by the side, holding his granddaughter. No matter what decision they made, all he could do was listen and see if they wanted to take them to the capital.

Of course, Xi Mufei and the others hoped that the Lou siblings would go to the capital with them. Besides having someone to look after them on the way, they were also used to following Lou Dian's lead. It would be very uncomfortable for them if this person was suddenly gone from the team. Moreover, he felt that with Lou Dian's abilities, even in the capital where talented people were abundant, he would definitely be a top-notch expert whose brilliance no one could conceal. However, Lou Dian had never said when he would go to the capital, and they couldn't force him.

Lou Dian looked at them indifferently, a hint of obscurity flashing across his eyes, too quickly for anyone to see. He turned to Lou Ling and asked, "Xiao Ling, do you want to go to the capital?"

Lou Ling hesitated for a moment. "Are the relatives you mentioned Uncle Lou's family?"

Lou Dian nodded and smiled. "You have a good memory. You still remember them." Lou Ling was only eleven years old when they met.

Lou Ling shrugged. "You decide. Anyway, I'll go wherever you go."

This kind of complete trust made his eyes even more pleased. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his handsome face was clean and gentle. That indescribable temperament was somewhat unbelievable, making people feel that this man was harmless, even so clean and beautiful that people wanted to pursue him and make time stand still.

Everyone present was a little stunned.

Lou Dian smiled and said, "Alright then, let's go to the capital."

As soon as he said this, relaxed smiles appeared on Xi Mufei and the others' faces. Chen Kaiwei's face was a little dejected as he looked at Little Luoluo, who was happily playing with Lin Baobao. He pursed his lips and quickly made a decision.

That night, Chen Kaiwei knocked on Lou Dian's door with his nephew.

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