I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"This eggplant looks delicious."

Back inside, Jiang Yan touched the glistening eggplants in the corner, admiring them.

He used to be reluctant to buy food, and as a poor man, he couldn't afford anything in the safe zone's market. Every time he went to the market, he would watch others buy things and imagine how those rich people would cook them and what they would taste like.

"Eat whatever you want," Jiang Li said. "Today we're having garlic eggplant."

Look how miserable the child is; even an eggplant can make him crave it so much.

Jiang Yan excitedly shouted, "I know what to do!"

He had read every recipe from before the apocalypse more than a hundred times, and he knew them by heart!

Jiang Yanxing quickly picked out three large and plump eggplants, washed them with water, and then steamed them. He also plugged in the rice cooker to cook rice.

Once the eggplant is steamed, its aroma quickly fills the air—a simple, refreshing fragrance unique to the eggplant itself, with a slightly powdery and glutinous taste.

Cut the steamed eggplant in half lengthwise, spread it out, prepare a garlic sauce, and pour boiling hot garlic and chili oil over it. The aroma of garlic and oil will instantly burst out, completely activating the eggplant's natural fragrance.

It's packed with garlic sauce and hot oil, and has a spicy flavor that makes it perfect with rice.

Jiang Yan ate three bowls of rice in one go.

Jiang Li was not to be outdone, since the more she ate, the faster she leveled up. In order to level up, Jiang Li ate and ate until she couldn't eat anymore. She slumped on a small stool, looking a bit like she was about to die.

"Sis, your appetite is a bit scary, even bigger than mine," Jiang Yan said, embarrassed.

Jiang Li: "I'm doing all this for this family."

Thinking about the chili seeds in the field, Jiang Li got up and went out to the vegetable garden where the chili seeds had been sown, hoping to see if she could repeat the process and force all one hundred chili seeds to grow.

However, this time, the supernatural power could not be successfully gathered at the fingertips.

"Is it cooled down?"

I didn't expect this skill to have a cooldown.

She tried several more times, but still couldn't gather the energy in her body. Or rather, she didn't have any energy in her body at the moment. Unlike before, Jiang Li could feel that the wood-element energy in her body was in a state of deficiency.

I'll have to try again tomorrow.

With nothing to do all afternoon, Jiang Li browsed the forum of the Ninth Safe Zone.

On the third day, the rain still hadn't stopped. After Jiang Li got up, she uncovered the rainproof cloth and discovered that a once-mature eggplant plant had undergone a strange transformation.

Indeed, mutation occurs throughout the entire life cycle. Even plants that have survived to this day are still susceptible to mutation, and data is only a general reference.

After Jiang Li used a small shovel to cut down the mutated eggplant, she then induced the plant to grow again.

After a day and a night, the wood-elemental energy in his body had been restored.

After further research, Jiang Li discovered that the use of superpowers involves various actions. One can touch plants with their hands to slowly transfer energy, or touch the soil with their palms to transfer energy through the soil. However, condensing it into a lump and throwing it out is just the ugliest way to operate.

This time, Jiang Li chose to touch a single plant with her hand. Her energy slowly transferred into the plant, and every part of the eggplant began to change. The leaves unfolded, and the stems thickened. The flowers began to wither, and the ovaries swelled, forming small eggplants, which then slowly grew into large eggplants.

This feeling was incredibly novel, like accelerating the growth process of a plant hundreds of times.

Jiang Li gradually accelerated the growth of the ten eggplant plants, exhausting all her energy. Using them further would deplete her body's natural instincts, causing her to feel dizzy.

Jiang Li stopped, and at the same time, she also gained a better understanding of her current abilities.

The wood-elemental energy within her body is still very weak, enough to only promote the growth of ten eggplant plants a day, and only to produce two or three fully ripe eggplants on each plant.

Just after the catalysis was finished, Jiang Yan walked over and stared wide-eyed at the newly formed eggplants.

"What? It's healed again?"

The eggplants are growing at a rate that's almost as fast as a spaceship!

Jiang Li: "I don't know what happened, it was all healed again when I woke up this morning."

This time, Jiang Yan wasn't stupid. He gave Jiang Li a deep look and said loudly:

"You lied to me!"

"Sis, what did you do? Why did these eggplants suddenly sprout overnight?"

Jiang Li knew that this kind of thing couldn't be kept secret sooner or later, so she told the truth: "I have wood-type superpowers."

"Wood-type superpower?" Jiang Yan's eyes widened. "But no one else has awakened this special power, so why do you?"

In fact, when the apocalypse first occurred, everyone wondered if humans would awaken superpowers like in movies and TV shows.

But in the past ten years, no miracle has occurred.

Humans did not awaken superpowers; they simply evolved physically under prolonged survival pressure.

Jiang Li evaded the question by saying, "Perhaps others will gradually awaken this ability as well."

But she knew it was impossible, because she was a special being.

This world has no magic, just as the martial arts world has no modern technology. The modern world has no internal energy cultivation techniques. Every world has its own unique laws of operation, and what she has to do is adapt to each world and survive.

"Jiang Yan, don't let anyone else know about this yet."

Jiang Yan nodded.

Jiang Li picked the more than twenty newly sprouted eggplants and put them in a basket along with the previous eggplants. She weighed them and they weighed 34 jin (12 catties).

"Jiang Yan, go to the safe zone and ask the older sister to sell these eggplants."

"it is good."

Jiang Li doesn't need to keep it for herself; anyway, she can grow even more after being stimulated to give birth tomorrow.

After Jiang Yan left with his basket on his back, Li Lan and Ye Hongjun arrived.

"Miss Jiang, the worktop I asked you to make is finished. It's over two meters long, with drawers and compartments on the side, and the panel is very thick. It can be used to put cutting boards or heavy items."

"Just put it by the door, against the wall."

There's no room left in the safe house.

Ye Hongjun nodded, "The mutated wood I chose is not afraid of rain and is not easily corroded."

Jiang Li had only paid half of the deposit, 500 points, for the wooden bed, wardrobe, workbench, and small boxes made by Ye Hongjun. Now that everything had arrived, Jiang Li transferred the remaining 500 points.

Ye Hongjun's family had just bought rice seeds and was short of money. Upon receiving 500 points, he immediately breathed a long sigh of relief.

You can exchange it for 10 jin of whole grain staple food, enough for a family to eat for several days!

"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Ye Hongjun was extremely grateful.

These days, earning points is a great thing!

Li Lan: "Jiang girl, just tell us what else you need. As long as it's made of wood, my Hongjun can make it for you."

Jiang Li couldn't help but think of the issue she was most concerned about right now: the farm's fencing.

However, she hasn't decided yet. Using wood for the fence might not be suitable; she prefers a more robust material, such as metal, which is more durable and resistant to damage.

"Uncle Ye, don't worry, I'll definitely come to you if I need anything. I really like everything you make, especially the little cart, it's so practical!"

You can tell from what Ye Hongjun has done that he has put his heart into it, and it's all worthwhile.

"Alright, Jiang, we'll head back now."

Li Lan hurriedly dragged Ye Hongjun away.

Upon returning home, Ye Hongjun immediately said:

"I saw that under Jiang Li's tarpaulin were eggplant plants that had already grown! Weren't these eggplant seeds just planted? How come Jiang Li's eggplants have already produced fruit?"

He only caught a glimpse of it by chance. After all, there was such a large vegetable garden there, and the tarpaulin was borrowed from their family. It was hard not to attract attention.

Ye Hongjun was about to ask Jiang Li a question when Li Lan pulled him back before he could even ask.