Xu Wanting picked for a while before choosing two potted plants that were already blooming.
At least they were pleasing to the eye.
Then she glanced back at Shen Yi. Seeing him nod slightly, she knew she had chosen correctly.
Although she did not know why Shen Yi wanted potted plants, today's experiences had taught her that it was best not to ask unnecessary questions. She only needed to obediently do as she was told. That way, Shen Yi would like her more instead.
"It's getting late. We'll head back first," Shen Yi said calmly, suppressing his excitement.
Even though he knew this guy probably would not be able to tell anything, if something went wrong, it would be too late for regrets!
"Okay! Big Brother, if you need anything in the future, just call me!" The bespectacled guy called him Big Brother every other word, clearly holding Shen Yi in extremely high regard.
After all, Shen Yi had shared life-saving water with him.
"Mm." Shen Yi nodded and had just turned to leave with Xu Wanting.
Suddenly,
the guy called out from behind him.
"Big Brother, wait!"
"Hmm?"
The bespectacled guy scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "Big Brother, my name is Wang Bingbing. How about we exchange contact information?"
"Sure."
Shen Yi did not refuse and opened WeChat to scan a QR code.
The bespectacled guy hurriedly opened WeChat as well and held out his code.
The code was scanned, and the contact was added successfully.
"My name is Shen Yi. If anything comes up, contact me on WeChat."
"Okay! Brother Shen!"
Finally,
Shen Yi and Xu Wanting walked out of the foul-smelling Room 601.
"Hey, brother, do you still have any extra water? Could you give me half a bottle too?" Blondie asked with a smile.
"No. There's only one bottle left, and the two of us need it to drink." Shen Yi refused flatly before leaving with Xu Wanting.
Right now, he only wanted to hurry back and find out whether this colorful fruit could really grant an ability!
As for Blondie,
it did not matter.
As long as Wang Bingbing did not join forces with him, and Shen Yi had a knife in hand, Blondie was surely not stupid enough to come looking for death.
If anything, Shen Yi could strike first.
When they reached Room 610, Shen Yi quickly pried open the door.
Since the students had not returned, the room was fairly clean and had no strange smell.
However,
Shen Yi still said to Xu Wanting, "Go to Room 606 and bring my bedding over."
"Mm-hmm!"
Xu Wanting did not want to sleep under someone else's bedding either.
Who knew whether it was clean?
She was a germaphobe!
Once Xu Wanting left, Shen Yi immediately leaned close to the potted plants and observed them carefully for a while, confirming that neither plant had mutated.
Then,
he picked the fruit from the center of the flower.
The colorful little fruit felt slightly cool in his hand, the chill traveling from his fingers into his body.
It truly was extraordinary!
From that chill alone, Shen Yi could tell that this colorful little fruit was definitely no ordinary fruit!
"Should I eat it?"
Shen Yi hesitated.
What if Ma Tianming had lied to him?
What if the fruit was poisonous?
But there was only one fruit, so it would not be right to have Xu Wanting test it for poison.
What if Xu Wanting awakened an ability and turned the tables on him? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Shen Yi pondered for a while, then took a photo of the colorful fruit with his phone and began searching for it online.
After searching for a while, he found nothing related to it.
That proved either that this kind of fruit had not existed before, or that it had never been documented.
But the latter was unlikely.
After all, a plant raised by an ordinary college student could not possibly be something rare in the entire world, could it?
Thinking it over, the colorful fruit had most likely appeared after the apocalypse began.
As for whether it was a poisonous fruit or an Ability Fruit,
he could only try it!
Shen Yi might have been cowardly and cautious.
But being cautious without strength was nothing more than stockpiling food for someone else.
He needed strength!
He needed great strength!!
If he had strength, he would not have had to waste time dealing with Wang Bingbing and Blondie today!
Without absolute strength, one had to rely on schemes and calculations of the human heart.
Thinking of the lecherous look in Blondie's eyes, Shen Yi decided to take a gamble!
If he could truly awaken a powerful ability, he could go back and save his grandmother and little sister too!
After considering everything, Shen Yi finally ate the fruit.
"Ma Tianming, Ma Tianming, you'd better not be lying to me. Otherwise, I'll draw a circle and curse you to the eighteenth level of hell..."
He prayed silently.
The colorful fruit melted almost the instant it entered his mouth.
He did not even get to taste it.
Then,
Shen Yi felt warmth spreading through his body, as though some strange energy were constantly flowing within him. His whole body became pleasantly warm, as if he had been immersed in the legendary spirit spring. His back no longer ached, his legs no longer hurt, and his once frail body brimmed with vitality.
As the warm current continued flowing through his limbs and bones, Shen Yi felt more and more comfortable. It seemed his strength was increasing, and every muscle in his body was twitching!
After several dozen seconds... Shen Yi was completely immersed in the pleasure of his strength constantly growing. Then, with a crisp series of crackles, his muscles and bones trembled, his pores opened wide, and a layer of dark red, grease-like filth was expelled from his body.
The next moment,
Shen Yi felt as though he had suddenly broken through some barrier. It was as if his entire body had cast off some sort of restraint, leaving him with endless strength and energy!!
When he opened his eyes and looked down at his body again, he was stunned.
His previously skinny body now had muscles!
Abs!!
A standard six-pack!!
And his entire body was filled with power. He felt like he could punch straight through a wall!!!
Then Shen Yi felt his face itching. He subconsciously wiped it and found his hand covered in red impurities. They stank.
Shen Yi frowned, took a makeup mirror from Xu Wanting's bag, and looked at his face.
His face was covered in impurities, but after wiping them away, his once fairly ordinary features had become much more defined. He could even be considered handsome now!
His looks had actually improved too!
"What... kind of Ability Fruit is this?"
Shen Yi was somewhat surprised.
It increased strength, improved his looks, gave him abs...
He could not tell what kind of fruit it was.
But if he ate a few more, could he continue transforming?
Could his strength even increase dramatically!?
As for his looks, Shen Yi did not think they were important, but if he could become even more handsome, he certainly would not object!
Still, compared with improving his appearance, he valued strength more!
In the apocalypse, strength was what mattered most!
As long as he had strength, even if he were ugly, beautiful women would throw themselves at him!
What? What if they did not throw themselves at him?
Then he would take them by force!
Otherwise, what was the point of having strength?
A pleased smile curled across Shen Yi's lips as he tried to put on a wickedly charming grin.
Ma Tianming really had not lied to him.
These colorful fruits really were Ability Fruits!
Only,
the ability he had gained seemed to enhance his body, completely different from Zhao Tao's.
Just as Shen Yi was thinking this, a voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.
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