Another death had occurred. Just a few hours ago, they were lively, fighting in the group chat over water. Now they had become corpses.
A sense of panic spread through the group chat. Many people asked what had happened, how things had gotten so severe as to cause death. At the same time, they verbally tore Supermarket Boss Bai to shreds.
[Wang Xuemei, No. 2]:"@Supermarket Boss Bai, you knew it was industrial water and still sold it at high prices. What were you thinking? People like you who make black-hearted money should just die!"
[Young Mother I Have Kids, No. 13]:"Luckily, I didn't get water today. The chickens, ducks, and pigs outside were all sick or dead. The water was industrial, vegetables were being sold at dozens of times the price, hot by day, cold by night. When will Earth's Dark Days end?"
[Feng, No. 3]:"Good thing I only drank a few sips and immediately got my stomach pumped. @Supermarket Boss Bai should compensate!"
[Wang Qiqi, No. 13]:"@everyone, neighbors who bought water, don't drink it. Thanks to @Xiao Shu, Villa District for warning everyone. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
[Luxury Car Dealer, No. 5]:"If I knew it was industrial water, @Jing Shu, Villa District, why didn't you stop us from buying it? What good is a warning? I still got metal poisoning. There isn't even a hospital bed. I have to spend the night in the hallway on an IV!"
[Wang Qiqi, No. 13]: "Everyone calm down. Supermarket Boss Bai has already been rendered unable to take care of himself by Xiao Shu's father @Jing An, Villa District. The police issued a commendation, and all the supermarket's goods were confiscated. After the Dark Days end, a new supermarket will move in. If you want to buy supplies, you'll have to go seven kilometers to Ai Jia Supermarket."
More people had joined the group chat in recent days, and everyone was following this issue closely. When they heard there was no supermarket, complaints started flooding in: "If a supermarket sells fake water, it should compensate us with goods." "Ai Jia Supermarket is so far, who forced the old boss to leave? Someone open a new supermarket!"
At this moment, Jing An, Villa District, who had been reading the chat, spoke up.
[Jing An, Villa District]:"@Luxury Car Dealer 5, is the hospital wifi still working? Are you at Yuewen Hospital? [smile]"
Everyone remembered this [smile] from noon. It was when this person had asked if the supermarket boss was present, which led to the boss being rendered unable to care for himself, and the police issuing a commendation. This person showed the group through action that those who could act should not just talk. Unlike those who only dared to curse in the chat.
The group went silent.
Two minutes passed with no one speaking.
[Jing An, Villa District]:"@Luxury Car Dealer 5, you are in the same hospital as Luo Hao, Yuewen Hospital, right? [smile]"
[Luxury Car Dealer 5]:"No, really not the same hospital. Sorry, I was just making things up before. @Xiao Shu, Villa District, I'm wrong, I'm sorry. Tell your dad not to get carried away."
Jing Shu snorted and replied: "Helping you is a favor. Not helping is my duty. Don't try to be clever here, or my father will deal with you."
Luxury Car Dealer 5 typed frantically: "Last year I bought a watch, damn you, who's afraid of who, little brat," then deleted it. He typed another line, deleted it again, and finally wrote: "Sorry, sorry."
Salespeople often had this problem. They couldn't confront people they shouldn't, so they vented privately. Luxury Car Dealer 5 didn't realize that once he accidentally sent a message to Jing Shu.
Elsewhere, Jing Shu thought: My dad is really handy. Feels great.
"Just scare him a little," Jing An chuckled.
Baozi's father and mother really were slowly changing this life.
Though busy, Jing Shu still inspected her little pets in the Cube Space every night and practiced the 6th-level Cube Space. Her improved physical fitness allowed her to control the Cube Space even better.
She also made a new discovery: the 12 fields of the 5th-level Cube Space still consumed one drop of Spirit Spring per field per day. The space itself now produced 26 drops daily, up from 20. Jing Shu was excited. She could now use Spirit Spring more freely.
Daily, feeding livestock, her family, fish, shrimp, bees, and so on consumed about 5 drops of Spirit Spring. Jing Shu planned to feed her battle Xiao Dou number 1 with Spirit Spring again. Number 1 had performed well recently, obedient and aggressive. Jing Shu wanted to see if she could cultivate a truly fierce battle Xiao Dou.
In the future, while others released dogs, she could release a chicken: strong in combat, laying eggs, a versatile and useful chicken.
The vegetables and fruits recently planted in Cube Space had matured. Jing Shu transplanted tomatoes, eggplants, and baby bok choy into the greenhouse and vegetable plot, claiming they were bought at high prices outside. With skyrocketing vegetable prices, supply barely met demand. Many vegetables planted at home had wilted due to the heat. Indoor mushroom cultivation was becoming popular.
Garlic was stored in the living room, occupying Jing An's entire bookshelf. Peeled, placed in plates, and watered with Spirit Spring diluted water, garlic sprouts grew in days, producing continuous harvests.
A plate of garlic had become a high-end gift in the apocalypse. Jing Shu planned ahead. In her previous life, Su Lanzhi had failed at a key moment, causing the family to miss systemic opportunities. This life, Jing Shu would ensure her mother reached new heights.
She also replanted pumpkins, soybeans, and potatoes—long-lasting crops—to store in the basement, occasionally making pumpkin porridge or fries.
The main focus was soybeans. In the apocalypse, soybeans were valuable: for oil, cakes from residue, making soy milk, tofu skin, tofu, dried tofu, fermented tofu, and various bean sprouts.
When conducting deals, she could discreetly hand over fresh soybeans while shaking hands, ensuring a knowing smile from the other party.
Jing Shu also planned to fry half of the soybeans into crispy golden beans. They could be eaten as snacks or added to stir-fried rice noodles, hotpot ingredients, or noodles with pickled beans. One bite of crispy golden beans, one bite of pickled beans—delicious!
Her mouth watered just thinking about it.
For fruits, she focused on watermelons, oranges, and planted lemon trees. After more than half a month, the lemons were ripe.
In the 4th-level Cube Space, the bees produced 100 kilograms of honey. At the 5th level, output doubled. She had harvested 2 liters of royal jelly and 400 kilograms of honey—twice the annual production of ordinary honey.
This was still limited by Cube Space's small planting area. Though it sounded like a lot, it was only one-fifth of the 1-cubic-meter space.
Finally, the lemons were ready. Jing Shu washed and sliced them, soaking them in honey for three days in the refrigerator. She then poured ice water into Cube Space. One cubic meter of frozen lemon honey water was ready.
In this scorching apocalypse, a cup of ice-cold lemon honey water was heavenly.