Chapter 107: Our Reservoir Is Finished

Even without any seasonings, everything changed once we had fresh scallions.

Everyone could drink a few more bowls of mushroom soup.

What’s more, the mushrooms, potatoes, and scallions grown behind the Shi family’s wall were so fresh and delicious, you could practically bite your tongue off from the taste.

Shi Yuebai watched expressionlessly as the group crowded around a small skillet, slurping and eating noisily.

She had cravings too.

But she knew that if she took even a single bite, the hard-earned 699 pounds she’d managed to maintain would bounce right back up.

Because of the radiation, her weight could rebound by dozens or even a hundred pounds at a time.

Surrounded by the aroma of food, Shi Yuebai turned her wheelchair and went to replenish the spiritual energy in the Spirit Gathering Array.

Since the array was nurturing both crops and people, a tiny bit of spiritual energy would be depleted each day.

It was almost imperceptible.

But every morning, Shi Yuebai would wake up and restore what was lost.

She would also draw a few more small Spirit Gathering Arrays, gradually expanding the area covered.

This way, she could lock in even more spiritual energy for herself.

Thanks to her relentless efforts, Shi Yuebai’s Spirit Gathering Array now covered the entire area within the “Tong” character frame.

She continued tinkering behind the Shi family’s wall, determined to draw another patch of Spirit Gathering Arrays there.

Once the arrays were large enough, they could be linked into a massive Spirit Gathering Array.

Only then would this area truly be blessed and full of spiritual vitality.

“Yuebai, our reservoir is finished!”

Ah Hong had just finished her third bowl of mushroom soup and couldn’t fit another bite.

She happily ran over to Shi Yuebai.

“Once the cement we put on today dries, our reservoir will be complete!”

Since they didn’t have waterproofing materials, Ah Hong and Pang Zhenggong had to layer cement over and over again.

Later, they’d still have to watch out for cracks and keep stockpiling cement for repairs.

All in all, just being able to take a bath in this public restroom was a huge hassle.

Shi Yuebai nodded.

After the midday sun passed, she went to the public restroom to check out the results.

The rubble and rebar near the restroom had been tidied up by Xu Xuejiao.

She had Pang Ziyuan cut the collected rebar into half-meter lengths.

She personally mixed a lot of cement.

Then, trip after trip, they hauled cement, rebar, and sharp stones into the ditch, setting up traps.

Shi Yuebai could see exactly where Xu Xuejiao had stuck the rebar upright in the ditch.

Da Xiao Jiao and Commander Qiao, who lived at the bottom of the ditch, could see it too.

But no one else could.

So, apart from the Qiao family, no one dared go down into that ditch anymore.

Now, if anyone fell in, even if they didn’t die from the five-meter drop at the deepest point, they could still be impaled on the upright rebar and sharp stones three or four meters down.

By evening, Shi Yuebai’s huge reservoir was full of water.

The reservoir had originally been designed to be quite large.

Later, after Guai Guai and the Qiao family joined them, they doubled the size of the blueprints.

After several more revisions, the reservoir kept getting bigger.

Now, it was practically the size of a small swimming pool.

There was enough water for everyone in Shi Yuebai’s group to take three baths a day.

The reservoir slowly filled with clean, clear water.

Shi Yuebai’s weight dropped from 699 pounds to 698.5.

She pouted.

The fastest way to lose weight was still to use higher-level combat spells.

For example, just two teleports would make her lose a whole pound.

But at the same time, she had to focus all her attention and use every ounce of strength just to control the wild energy surging through her body.

It was as nerve-wracking as walking a tightrope.

If she teleported a few times in one day, her mind would be on the verge of collapse.

So, teleportation might look cool, but you were basically gambling with your life each time.

Shi Yuebai knew her limits. She decided to lose weight slowly and not risk her life.

By dusk, everyone was in high spirits, each carrying a basin, a towel, and a change of clothes.

They lined up to enter the men’s and women’s shower rooms.

For bathing and washing their hair, they used the scented soap they’d traded for earlier.

Everyone came out smelling fragrant and looking fair and clean.

Even Shi Xiangrui, who had to be carried out, was fair and tender, with big, bright eyes.

Everyone here was nourished daily by Shi Yuebai’s spiritual energy. Even if they didn’t look ethereal, over time their physical foundations would be much purer than those of other survivors.

Shi Yuebai squinted, watching the satisfied, happy smiles on everyone’s faces.

What are you all smiling about?!

You’ll be crying soon enough.

“Someone’s coming,” Second Sister-in-law Shi tilted her head, ears cocked to the side.

“I think I hear Song Yucheng’s voice.”

As soon as she spoke, the open space in front of the restroom fell silent.

A freshly washed Pang Zhenggong, belly sticking out, asked her,

“How many of them are there?”

“At least twenty, coming from two directions.”

Second Sister-in-law Shi’s hearing was getting more and more incredible.

Her headaches had gotten much better lately; she hadn’t had a severe attack in days.

Even if she did get a headache, it was very mild, like a stone pressing in her head.

But a good night’s sleep would fix it.

As her headaches improved, her hearing sharpened.

According to her directions, one group was lying in ambush at the far end of the ditch.

Another group was climbing over the garbage hill, trying to bypass the rebar and break in from behind the Shi family’s wall.

Everyone looked at Shi Yuebai.

There was a solar-powered lamp in front of the restroom.

According to its programming, it only turned on at night.

Shi Yuebai sat in her wheelchair, back to everyone, and said calmly,

“If they want to come, let them come. Killing one is still killing. Killing two is still killing.”

“It’s not like we’re going to stop just because there are twenty of them this time.”

Exactly. Last time, Uncle Chen brought ten men, and not one of them survived.

This time, it’s just double the number.

Everyone’s faces were grim.

Most of them had blood on their hands.

Second Sister-in-law Shi suddenly turned, her blank face looking toward Guai Guai.

Guai Guai was freshly washed.

He still had a scruffy beard, but his previously wild hair now hung flat and neat.

Even though he was clean and no longer smelled, he still gave off a sloppy vibe.

He’d found himself a white lab coat so faded it was almost gray. Combined with his look, it was a bit ridiculous.

No one knew what Guai Guai actually looked like, but it seemed his half-long hair was already balding on top.

He was probably not young anymore.

Second Sister-in-law Shi walked up to Guai Guai. “I’m out of bullets.”

“Do you have any left?”

With so many people coming, she’d need to kill a lot today.

“I need twenty bullets.”

Guai Guai let out a weird, cackling laugh.

“To make bullets, you need gunpowder and primers. Where am I supposed to get those?”

After the apocalypse, every substance that could be used to destroy the environment had already been seized and used up by various organizations.

Even if there were materials for gunpowder and primers in this area,

They’d long since been dug up by the city’s ruling class.

(This semester, Xiao Mie Mie’s math has improved a lot.)"