<b>ter </b>58 Dinner


    Chapter 58 Dinner


    After Theresa drank the Evoloid, she could easily mature the roses with a flick of the wrist and manipte the vines to attack at her will. Moreover, using her ability didn’t drain her energy.


    She faced the bathroom and tried her water–based ability.


    Now, she could manipte water and wood.


    Ssh


    A wall of water sprang up from the floor and hit the ceiling. The water she could control was more than double what Kyle could.


    The force even sted a dent in the wall.


    Had the bunker not been built in the woods but in a city, the force would’ve pierced through the wall


    The explosive power of her ability amazed her.


    She looked down at her hands in delight.


    <i>If </i>I’m not mistaken, only <i>the </i>ability users who have been through the harsh world for years are as strong as I am, and <i>I </i>have only drunk <i>half </i>a cup of the Evoloid extracted from a Level 2 crystal.


    Realization struck her. That’s it! The ability users need the gleamstones to improve themselves!


    In her past life, the ability users didn’t ovee <b>many </b>changes in the first few years of the apocalypse. After humanity established and systematized the survival camps, gleamstones were used as currency <b>daily</b>. Then, the ability users finally noticed the improvement in their abilities.


    At that time, the researchers in the camps discovered the use of gleamstones. They developed them into <b>the </b>Evoloid and sold them to the ability users to enhance their power.


    However, as far as she remembered, the ability users suffered from significant side effects.


    The faster the users improved their power, the more serious the side effects became.


    Some became irritable or mentally unstable, and some even lost control of their abilities. Those who were driven mad would kill people and eventually feed on the corpses like zombies.


    She suspected the Evoloid concocted by the camps wasn’t free from contaminants.


    Undergoing the enhancement led to the umtion of toxins. It took its toll once arge amount <b>had </b>been umted.


    Theresa had gradually figured out the pros and <b>cons </b>of the abilities.


    Exiting the bathroom, she admired the extractor before storing it in her domain. It’s my lucky day! It can fully extract energy from the crystal without contaminating it. The survivors will be shocked to learn such a device


    exists!


    She drank half of the remaining Evoloid and took the rest before leaving her room


    <b>172 </b>


    Chapter 38 Dinner


    Outside, Kyle had finished making dinner. He was bringing the sour pickler fish to the dining table


    The dish was aromatic. The smell alone made her mouth water.


    Have some water, Kyle. She handed him a ss of water.


    He finished the water in one gulp without even looking at the ss.


    A momentter, his eyes lit up with pleasant surprise. It tastes sweeter than usual.


    “It’s sweet, hemented.


    “After all, it’s from me. She brushed him off and slid onto the chair, waiting for dinner to be served.


    Shaking his head with a chuckle, he pushed the sour pickled fish toward her, joining the roasted chicken on the table.


    A meal consisting of protein was nutritious and delicious.


    They each took one side of the table and had their dinner.


    The dogs devoured food from their food bowls.


    Everyone ate with enthusiasm.


    At that moment, Kyle felt his life would be happier if his friends had chosen to stay with him. Theresa is <i>worthy </i><i>of </i>my trust. Staying with her is not a bad choice at all.


    back. The group finished everyst bite. He volunteered to do the dishes while she entertained the dogs. After that<b>, </b>she inventoried the supplies they had brought


    Other than what she stored in her domain, she needed to check a full delivery truck and the tank truck, which Kyle risked his life to bring back.


    She parked the tank truck as a backup vehicle on the bunker’s side. Then, she unloaded the packages from the delivery truck. She had no idea what awaited her.


    The truck carried 500 packages scheduled for next–day delivery from a famous online shopping tform. Their quality was surprisingly good.


    After unwrapping many packages from different trucks, she noticed some patterns.


    For example, she usually found useless, misceneous items or edible things like cheap snacks on trucks that deliver many packages. The other trucks delivered pricier items like brand–nameptops, smartphones, cosmetics, and higher–<b>quality </b><i>food</i>.


    That day, she found imported choctes, canned fruits, a whole cured pork leg worth thousands before the apocalypse, loads of mixed nuts snack packs, instant noodles, and snacks from top brands,


    About <b>a </b>fifth of the food was expired, and she threw it away.