Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!

For a moment, Uncle Liu was also shocked.

Old Bai is more ruthless than him!

”Old Bai, I have to say something. Mutated Plants can be considered intelligent creatures that can connect with us who have Wood Ability. When they grow stronger, they might even turn into the monsters from TV...”

”How can you treat your Mutated Plants like this?”

”Too cruel, too cruel!”

While lamenting the cruelty, Uncle Liu took a large section of Mutated Climbing Vine without hesitation.

”My family’s Mutated Plants aren’t stingy. If needed, just ask me for more. I have plenty!”

Bai Zhengxuan raised an eyebrow, feeling no guilt.

Mutated Climbing Vine: ???

Fortunately, it had split a part of itself to frequently root in the space, absorbing a lot of energy, remaining vibrant.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have survived!

Nighttime.

Qin Yuan and the Water Python hadn’t returned yet, still monitoring Secretary Fang.

The fact that they hadn’t returned meant they hadn’t found the location of the weapon yet.

In the space.

Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing operated harvesters, collecting rice and wheat.

The golden wheat had a special aroma.

The grains of rice were plump, and the freshly de-husked rice was crystal clear.

Ever since Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing regained their future memories, whenever they had free time, they would continuously plant and harvest grains.

They were terrified of hunger.

As time goes by, food would become increasingly scarce, and more people would go hungry.

Strong as they are, they couldn’t always have enough to eat.

It’s right to hoard as much grain as possible!

The pile of food in the space was like a mountain, and even the iron warehouses were almost insufficient.

Various green vegetables were piled together but never rotted.

Besides food and vegetables, there were countless fruits in the space, with fruit trees producing tirelessly, batch after batch.

”The feeling of having enough food is great.”

Liu Jing smiled as she looked at the harvested grains in the warehouse, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened.

The harsh climate left no real spring or autumn, the Earth suitable for all growth, yet gave no opportunity for humanity to plant food.

Humanity had too little pure land.

To plant farmland required a peaceful piece of land, with no unexpected events for half a year.

This was too hard.

The frequently appearing zombies could contaminate farmland, and Mutant Animals could also destroy it.

After surviving all that, there’s still the human plunder to guard against.

This is not something a single person could achieve!

After harvesting the mature grains, the two walked in the space until they reached a cornfield nearing maturity.

The scent from the corn stalks filled the air, engulfing the walkers, with each corn plant full of life.

”With good-quality grain like this, if there were no zombies or Mutant Animals, people wouldn’t fear starvation.”

Bai Zhengxuan sighed as he looked at the corn almost as thick as a small arm.

Nobody wished for the world to stay apocalyptic, and he hoped for a better world so his family could live a worry-free life.

”The Base Commander has long been eyeing the food in the space, even offering crystal cores for our seeds, but he hasn’t had a chance to trade since it started snowing, unsuitable for sowing outside.”

Liu Jing picked some young corn without aging, preparing to boil them for eating.

”Waiting for a suitable sowing season is tough; it might take over a decade. Only seeds of grain that can withstand harsh environments could yield enough outside.”

Bai Zhengxuan’s eyes flickered as he looked at the corn Liu Jing picked.

The external environment was too harsh, and even if someone managed to plant a large amount of grain, the yield wouldn’t be as high as it was before the apocalypse.

Mutated grain seeds yield high but are hard to cultivate, making mass production impossible.

― The grain in the space gave Bai Zhengxuan hope.

Using the space’s grain as seeds might allow normal growth outside.

Of course, the grain seeds couldn’t be handed out directly; it would attract attention. Bai Zhengxuan couldn’t let Xiao Niu’s space be exposed to the world.

This was the Bai Family’s last pure land.

A seamless plan needed to be devised.

If it didn’t work out, so be it.

No matter how many starved, Bai Zhengxuan wasn’t willing to experience the pain of his past life.

If he could save people, he would; if not, he wouldn’t force it.

The two, arms full of young corn, spoke while preparing meals.

As they headed to the designated cooking spot, Taowu, Mutated Giant Python, and Chenghuang had already dragged a large iron pot there.

Waiting for a meal.

With the Water Python and Qin Yuan not in space, they wanted to eat more.

The only locked iron warehouse in the space was wide open now.

This warehouse looked empty, without various food, vegetables, fruits, or gathered supplies.

Only a large iron basin.

Occasionally, the sound of flowing water came from the basin.

Bai Yifan and Bai Xiqin half-squatted on the ground, looking at the zombie fish in the large iron basin.

The zombie fish were inactive in the space, occasionally opening their mouths towards the duo exuding a bloody scent.

Unlike the lively zombie fish on the beach.

”Why do I feel like they’re withering?”

Bai Yifan poked at the zombie fish with a stick.

The zombie fish drifted along the water flow created by the stick, showing no desire to attack or bite Bai Yifan.

”The space is rich in vitality, while zombies and zombie animals lack vitality and are full of decay. This should be the key to developing an antidote.”

Bai Xiqin’s eyes flickered slightly.

If the antidote could be found in the space, did it mean the end of the apocalypse was near?

Even if not, perhaps zombies could be viewed as a normal illness in the future.

Maybe someday, those infected with the zombie virus could register at a hospital and receive effective treatment.

”Then why hasn’t Brother Zhang responded after drinking water from the space?”

Bai Yifan was slightly puzzled.

Zhang Yiming had eaten several meals with the Bai Family, all sourced from the space, yet Brother Zhang showed no change after eating.

There was no sign of Brother Zhang, as a zombie, getting weaker; he was still powerful enough to make both humans and zombies tremble.

”Experiments are needed.”

Bai Xiqin snapped her fingers, and empty basins and Spiritual Spring Water flew over, under her mental control.

Bai Xiqin moved the zombie fish into empty basins with her mind, each basin containing a zombie fish covered in decaying flesh.

Next was water.

Spiritual Spring Water and sea water were poured in different proportions, with one basin only containing seawater and another only Spiritual Spring Water.

Besides these experiments, it wasn’t enough.

The life force contained in the Spiritual Spring Water was limited.

Bai Xiqin thought for a moment, then plucked the Fusang Tree and other herbs from the space, placing them in the basins.

Now, there were various comparisons.

Once the experimental materials were ready, it was time for normal fish.

Bai Xiqin placed a normal fish in each basin; they weren’t from the space but bartered from the black market at the base.

The fish from the black market were small, the largest being no bigger than a fingernail, considered a meaty dish for ordinary people.

Too small, not enough to fill the teeth.

Barely enough to improve the diet.

As soon as these small normal fish were dropped, water splashed in each basin.

The zombie fish unhesitatingly darted towards the normal small fish, fiercely biting to fill their hungry bellies.

The normal fish struggled desperately but couldn’t escape being devoured.

Just like humans and zombies.