Doomsday Highway: I can be infinitely enhanced

Su Xing was extremely surprised.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows that crops can't grow that fast!

Especially these cabbages and eggplants, they look like they've been planted for two or three months.

Only extraordinary abilities can accelerate crop growth.

The example is the crabs in the rice paddies outside Qingxi Town!

Each one is incredibly plump and delicious, but eating them will curse you, turning you into a crab-faced man.

But Village Chief Tang was right about one thing:

Not all abnormalities are bad!

The "abnormality" here does not refer to any unusual monsters that hunt humans.

Rather, it refers to a series of supernatural and unusual events that occur after the apocalypse, including those related to the natural environment.

The Firewood Shelter's radio station frequently reports on these matters.

For example, in a certain lake in the Northwest region, everyone who soaked in the lake experienced a certain degree of physical enhancement, and no side effects were found.

For example, the willow tree in a village in Shandong Province can actively fight against abnormal monsters and protect the villagers, and is regarded as the "Willow God".

"Could it be that this farmland behind the church is the source of this anomaly?"

Su Xing's eyes flickered, somewhat uncertain.

Just as he was hesitating, a voiceover prompted him:

In Shuangou Town, you come across an interesting farmland. This farmland seems to be blessed by some being, as the large fruits and vegetables in it look harmless, delicious, and even non-toxic...

A blessing from someone!

Su Xing squinted. The narration clearly mentioned blessings, and the vegetables were not poisonous.

"Is this farmland really that exceptionally good?"

Su Xing thought to himself, feeling only gratitude for the good fortune of the village name in Shuang Gou Town.

How chaotic is the outside world right now?

How many people will die every day if all the survivors flee with the convoy?

But ironically, this small town is like a paradise on earth.

The anomalies within the town posed no threat to its outskirts, and the people in the church survived again thanks to this farmland.

In the apocalypse, they were extremely lucky.

Village Chief Tang smiled and said:

"Don't worry, the vegetables in these fields are fine."

"If there were anything unusual, we old guys would be dead long ago..."

Just as Village Chief Tang was about to speak again, the sound of church bells suddenly came from inside the church.

Thump—thump—

The somber tolling of the bells echoed throughout every corner of the church. Inside, all the elderly people who were working stopped what they were doing and silently walked toward the prayer room.

Village Chief Tang also looked serious and said:

"Everyone, we should go and pray first."

"It'll be lunchtime soon, so if you don't mind... you can eat with us!"

After saying that, Village Chief Tang went directly to the church.

Upon waking, he looked towards the church, where a large clock stood out prominently, hanging from the top of the church.

More than twenty elderly people lined up, with Village Chief Tang at the front, all performing devout religious rituals as they silently walked toward the prayer room.

Hu Dong stared in disbelief, then clicked his tongue and said:

"Tsk tsk, even in this apocalyptic world, it's rare to see such devout believers..."

Su Xing thought for a moment and realized:

"Didn't Village Chief Tang say that?"

"They believe that God has protected them, which is why they have this farmland and this church that has been spared from strange attacks."

Hu Dong nodded slightly and said with emotion:

"Indeed! This farmland is practically a miracle!"

The prayer lasted only a little over ten minutes.

Village Chief Tang returned quickly and invited everyone:

"Want to join us for a meal? Xiao Wang's making a lot of money!"

As he spoke, Village Chief Tang pointed to the old man who was serving rice.

Su Xing looked at the white-haired, frail old man and muttered:

"At such an old age, you're still calling yourself 'Little Zhang'?"

"Hehe, that's because Old Zhang has a low seniority in the village," Village Chief Tang laughed.

Su Xing went over and saw that the church kitchen was cooking fragrant potatoes in a large pot.

A large pot of potatoes, each one golden and soft, with eggplant still steaming at the bottom, emitting a rich aroma.

"Tsk tsk, it would be perfect if there was some beef..."

"Stewed beef with potatoes and eggplant, just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

Su Xing wiped the tears from the corner of her mouth.

In the month or so since the apocalypse, I haven't had a decent meal, let alone a big one.

They eat fast food; instant noodles are considered gourmet food, and adding sausage makes it a full-course meal. They even lick the soup clean.

For the past ten days or so, I haven't even had a hot meal since I woke up.

Every day it's just chocolate, cookies, Snickers...

Su Xing ate something that caused her to have a sore throat; her lips were almost covered in blisters.

This is still the treatment he receives as an extraordinary individual.

The ordinary survivors in the convoy were all staring longingly, their stomachs rumbling.

But none of the survivors in the convoy stepped forward.

The man-eating rice paddies, the plump crabs, and the bizarre crab-faced people are still vivid in my mind!

The last person who ate this food without permission has already become abnormal.

All the survivors in the convoy turned their attention to Hu Dong, waiting for their guide to make the decision: whether or not they wanted to freeload a meal.

Hu Dong was also very tempted, but he wasn't sure if there was anything wrong with the food in the pot.

Su Xing glanced at Hu Dong, then looked at the potatoes in the pot that were almost empty.

I knew this thing was useless.

"Tch, useless Dongzi!"

Su Xing muttered something to himself.

[Negative emotions from Hu Dong +80]

Su Xing felt a gaze on him from behind, so he quickly pretended not to see it and moved closer to the pot.

"If we don't eat now, there won't be any potatoes and eggplants left!"

Su Xing was very anxious, but suddenly an idea struck her.

He threw a boosting command at the food in the pot.

[Potato Stew with Tomatoes: A simple country dish, the cook's skills aren't great and the sauce isn't thickened enough, but in the apocalypse, it's a rare delicacy and can be enhanced.]

[Enhancement Direction 1: Make the thickening agent more concentrated, resulting in a more delicious flavor.]

[Requirement: 10 points of negative emotion.]

[Strengthening Direction 2: ...]

"It's not poisonous! You can eat it!"

He could hardly contain his joy upon waking up; he had discovered a new use for the system!

The enhancement panel can display most of the information about the items, including poisonous or abnormal food.

However, this pot of potato and tomato stew was not thickened enough.

"Give me a bowl! Fill it to the brim!"

Without hesitation, Su Xing took out his iron rice bowl from his bag and waved to Su Yan.

"Huozi, come and eat!"

Old Zhang, who tended the fire, wasn't stingy either; he ladled two large spoonfuls of potato and eggplant stew into Su Xing's bowl.

Su Xing squatted on the ground, burying her entire face in her rice bowl.

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Brother, is this edible?"

"Stop talking nonsense, if you're not going to eat it, give it to me!" Su Xing reached out to grab it, but Su Yan quickly protected him and also grabbed a large piece of potato and started eating it.

While eating, Su Yan suddenly stopped, looked up and smiled:

"Bro, it smells amazing!"

With a clatter, the two brothers squatted on the ground and ate the potatoes clean.

Su Xing even licked the bottom of the bowl clean.

"Burp~"

"I haven't had such a satisfying meal in ages!"

Su Xing felt incredibly happy, and he ate dry rations for over ten days.

More than a month after the apocalypse, I haven't had such a delicious and hot meal!

Hu Dong and Fang Yuan watched in stunned silence.

"Old Su, aren't you afraid this food is poisonous?" Fang Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Better to die from poisoning than from starvation!" Su Xing chuckled, not telling the truth.

Hu Dong then said in a meaningful low voice:

"Damn it! That little rascal is the smartest! He must have used some method to test that the vegetables weren't poisoned!"

"Quick, go and get my rice bowl too."

Hu Dong was so hungry he was practically drooling.

Unfortunately, by the time he brought the rice bowl, the potatoes and eggplants in the pot were all gone.

Only half a pot of dishwater remained.

Hu Dong looked at Su Xing with a mournful expression.

[Negative emotions from Hu Dong +80]

[Negative emotions from Fang Yuan +76]

"Hiccup~ Um, Captain Hu, when are we going into town to search for supplies?"

Su Xing lit a cigarette... a post-dinner cigarette, pretending not to notice the two people's gazes.

When the matter was brought up, Hu Dong's expression turned serious, and he asked Village Chief Tang:

"Village Chief Tang, do you know where in town there are plenty of supplies?"

"And... are you aware of any of the unusual things happening in town?"

With these elderly people living in the town, they must be very familiar with the situation there.

Hu Dong planned to take the opportunity to gather more supplies to cover the future needs of the convoy.

Village Chief Tang thought for a moment and said:

"A supermarket opened next to the town's farmers' market; they have a wide variety of goods there!"

"They have everything: food, clothes, pots and pans..."

"If you want to find supplies, supermarkets and shopping malls are definitely the best place to go!"

Upon hearing that there was a shopping mall, Hu Dong's eyes lit up.

Before the apocalypse, many towns opened medium-sized supermarkets, although they had fewer supplies than the large supermarkets in shopping districts.

But there are still dozens of tons of supplies!

Even if we can bring out only a tiny portion, the convoy won't have to worry about food!

"Brother Tang, is the area around the supermarket dangerous? What about any unusual situations in the town?" Hu Dong rubbed his hands together excitedly, his tone becoming more friendly.

"Hmm... how should I put it?"

Village Chief Tang thought for a moment and said:

"It's definitely dangerous. There was an anomaly in that supermarket; it was originally the supermarket manager."

"After the apocalypse, he hid alone in a supermarket. Later, somehow he became abnormal, his body growing as tall as a giant and as fat as a pig..."

"We all call it a fat corpse. We don't dare go to the supermarket when there's a fat corpse around."

After a pause, Village Chief Tang continued:

"There's an odd guy in the market outside the supermarket who's wearing a lot of clothes. If you run into him, just give him one of your clothes."

"besides……"

As expected of Village Chief Tang, who had lived in the town for over a month, he was very familiar with the situation there.

They not only knew the locations of the unusual activities, but also some unusual patterns of murder.

Su Xing took out the book "A Record of Encounters with Abnormal Creatures" and silently wrote it down.

"Tsk tsk, just Shuanggou Town, a town with a population of less than 10,000 before the apocalypse."

"There are actually five or six anomalies living here... and this is considered a safe place."

Su Xing thought to himself that he now understood the threat these forbidden zones posed to humanity.

Let alone five or six anomalies, just one of them would be enough to cause the team a lot of headaches.

……

At one o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was at its strongest, the wind and snow in the town subsided a little.

Fang Yuan gathered all the survivors in the convoy together and said:

"In fifteen minutes, we will go to the town to collect supplies."

"All those who go to collect supplies only need to hand over 80% of their wealth; the remaining 20% ​​can be kept as private property."

"Raise your hand if you want to go collect supplies!"

Being able to keep 20% of the supplies is already considered an exception.

The people in the convoy had long been living a life of hardship and knew that if they didn't go out to search for supplies sooner or later, they would starve to death.

This time, more than half of the survivors in the convoy raised their hands and volunteered to collect supplies.

Hu Dong nodded and said:

"Okay, let me tell you about some ways to deal with abnormal situations..."

With Chief Tang's intelligence, the losses from this supplies gathering will definitely be much lower.

Su Xing packed all the supplies into the trunk, freeing up an empty backpack and two snakeskin bags, and made sure the six bullets in the rune pistol were fully loaded.

He then tucked the skull axe into his waistband and said to Su Yan:

"Huozi, stay close to me and don't wander off!"

"Don't worry, brother!" Su Yan nodded repeatedly.

This is the first time the two brothers have searched for supplies together since they traveled through time.

Su Yan is strong and tall, and can carry just as much supplies as Su Xing, so there's no reason for him not to go.

Inside the convoy, Fang Yuan was talking to Zhang Chao and the others.

Even Hu Dong gathered a few people.

Brother Yong, accompanied by three of his henchmen, approached and said with a fawning expression:

"Captain Su! Can I help you search for supplies later?"

Su Xing looked at Yong Ge's ingratiating manner and remained silent.

Why did Brother Yong want to befriend Su Xing and even deal with the Headless Ghost?

Isn't it just about finding someone to back you up, someone to make a promise when you're gathering supplies?

Is it possible for someone with superhuman abilities to take care of him?

Su Xing thought for a moment and reluctantly said:

"If there's no danger, you can come with me."

"If there's any danger, I'll abandon you and run away!"

Su Xing spoke with such confidence that Yong Ge's face darkened.

Damn! Who would follow you if there was no danger?

Yong only dared to complain in his heart, but on the surface he was still flattered and said:

"Thank you, Captain Su!"

[Negative emotions from Liu Yong +48]

Awakening: ...

Su Xing looked around and saw Xie Yun hiding in a corner in fear, not daring to collect supplies.

Guan Jiajia, on the other hand, led her only remaining little follower, carrying a large bag and a snakeskin bag, looking quite professional.

Su Xing couldn't help but joke:

"Jiajia, you're not going to cry later, are you?"

Guan Jiajia immediately bristled and retorted:

"Brother, you're not giving me any face at all!"

"Who do you think I, Guan Jiajia, am? A woman in this world like me isn't afraid of this!"

Guan Jiajia appeared bold, but then blushed as if she were thinking about what happened last night.

The convoy set off quickly, with Su Xing and his younger brother mingling among the survivors.

In case of any danger, there will be someone to cover for you.

"Wake up!" At this moment, Zhao Yue leaned closer and whispered:

"Are you going to the mall to gather supplies later? Want to come along?"

Zhao Yue is a Sword Immortal, so his strength is definitely not weak.

But Su Xing still didn't trust her, and only vaguely said:

"We'll see when the time comes..."

The group walked forward a few hundred meters, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Each survivor tiptoed around, afraid of making the slightest noise.

Suddenly, Zhao Yue, who was standing next to him, reached out and poked Su Xing's shoulder.

"Look there!" Zhao Yue pointed to the entrance of the vegetable market ahead.

An unusual object, over two meters tall and made of clothes piled up like a small mountain, was blocking the middle of the road.

If you look closely, you can see a heavily made-up woman's face on top of the hill.

She was wearing hundreds of layers of clothing, which were simply too much for her to fit into.

But the woman was still not satisfied and continued to search for clothes around her, not even letting go of the rags on the ground.

As he got closer, Su Xing could even hear the woman's murmurs:

"Clothes, I want nice clothes..."