Parse the Talisman Paper, Punishment Disaster!

Fresh Chinese cabbages, unfurled in the Culture Medium, unabashedly release their captivating aroma.

Even from about five meters away, Su Mo could smell that refreshing fragrance.

"What an enticing taste! It truly lives up to its premium grade, yet it possesses a unique ability that sets it apart from others!"

Feeling the saliva constantly secreting in his mouth, Su Mo felt much of the distress caused by the lack of a seed.

Food is always therapeutic! Especially when cabbage leaves the ground and enters the air, it releases all the hidden flavors.

Oreo, who was lying on the ground and playing with the Big and Little Spark, was running around wildly when he smelled the scent of the Psionic Cabbage. His eyes widened and he stared blankly as he followed the aroma.

"Woof! Woof woof woof!"

"Coo coo coo coo!"

Seeing Su Mo standing blankly in front of the Culture Medium, the three little ones immediately became anxious and started circling around Su Mo's trouser legs.

"Okay, okay, I'll make it for you right away!"

Awakened by Oreo's urgent barking, Su Mo grabbed a cabbage, strode off, and quickly arrived at the Iron Stove.

There are many ways to cook cabbage, but today, upon smelling such fragrant cabbage, Su Mo almost immediately chose a famous dish— Boiled Cabbage! As a famous Sichuan dish, this dish does not inherit the traditional "spicy" and "fragrant" characteristics of Sichuan cuisine! Instead, it focuses on freshness, aroma, and savory flavor, bringing the extremes of complexity and simplicity to a state of perfection, sweeping away the injustices that have accumulated over a century for Sichuan cuisine.

The original version of Boiled Cabbage requires high-quality chicken to make a rich stock, which enhances the flavor of the cabbage.

But today, with such delicious cabbage, it didn't take much effort. As the aroma in the pot grew stronger, even Su Mo was getting impatient with the smell.

"It's such a simple cabbage soup, but it smells amazing!"

Having spent the day eating flatbread and drinking Snow Water with the refugees, the smell of this food now makes my stomach churn.

As for the three little ones below, they were so engrossed in the aroma that they almost fainted, lying sprawled on the ground, looking as if they wouldn't get up without some soup.

After simmering for another three minutes, and once the cabbage at the bottom had been mashed into small pieces by the heat and the spatula and incorporated into the soup base, Su Mo added the remaining cabbage.

An unimaginable umami flavor began to rampage and assault the sense of smell of every living thing!

Remove the pot from the heat, turn off the heat, take a bowl, and pour in the soup.

After a long day, the aroma of such delicious food spurred Su Mo to work with incredible speed, completing the four actions in an instant.

The Lion Man's Wind blew the cabbage soup in the bowl until it was drinkable. Then, he put down three small portions, picked up the bowl from the stove, and Su Mo drank it all in one gulp.

"Wow, that feels so good!"

The cabbage soup, made without any extra seasonings, has a light and delicate flavor with a rich and mellow aroma.

However, upon closer inspection, as the cabbage powder blends into the flavor, one can taste the rich, fragrant, and refreshing soup that is neither oily nor greasy.

Such a bowl of vegetable soup, so "fresh" in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, is a luxury beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Is there anything that smells this good?

With a "don't believe in evil" attitude, the remaining large pot of cabbage soup, enough for five people, was quickly devoured like a parking lot destroyed by Xiao Long! Watching the last drop drip from the pot and fall into the bowl, and seeing that there were still two small mouthfuls of cabbage soup left, Su Mo carefully took out a piece of flatbread, broke it into pieces, and swallowed it along with the cabbage soup.

Ah! That feels so good!

With a satisfied groan, Su Mo lazily slumped down on the sofa behind him, nestled into its embrace.

The fatigue of each day always dissipates quickly after returning to the Underground Shelter.

Looking at the bare ceiling, and then at Oreo and Big and Little Spark still frantically licking the cabbage soup spilled on the floor, Su Mo smiled slightly, feeling less anxious and more at ease about the future.

With a thought, the talisman that Su Mo had taken from Chen Shen that morning floated lightly before his eyes and began to slowly fall down.

In the air, the talisman paper seemed not to have recovered yet, still radiating waves as it had in the morning.

Splash! Splash! In the shelter, the Mermaid's Water began to resonate in sync with the waves of the talisman, making the entire shelter seem to be on a small boat, trembling slightly.

"Is this... a treasure of the Merfolk Clan?"

A complex pattern began to glow, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, like breathing. The Tortoise Shell in the shelter appeared automatically without Su Mo's summons.

A blue silk thread affectionately wrapped around the talisman, as if it had met a family member, playing and frolicking around the talisman.

"So the extraordinary blessings in the game can actually upgrade on their own?"

Forcibly suppressing the Mermaid's Water's desire to devour the talisman, and after retrieving the Shelter Core, Su Mo grabbed the talisman and began to use the Game Panel to try to identify it.

As expected, the Game Panel showed no reaction whatsoever to this strange item, as if it had no value whatsoever.

This is why, even after obtaining the talisman, neither Chen Shen nor Wu Feiguang were able to figure out how to use it.

After removing the Game Panel, filled with anticipation, Su Mo began to invoke the system and scan the talisman.

Two or three seconds later, seeing that the system was not responding, just as Su Mo was about to give up, a somewhat illusory panel suddenly appeared in front of him.

And for the first time, a progress bar that I had never seen before appeared on the panel.

"Does the identification process also require a progress bar? What exactly is this?"

Even when identifying Tengu Pseudo-God, the system can display the complete attributes in seconds, without any hesitation or delay.

But at this moment, as he watched the progress bar slowly increase from zero, a deep and unyielding seriousness appeared on Su Mo's face.

"A talisman that can foresee future disasters, an item that's difficult to identify on the Game Panel —its origins and attributes are probably far beyond my estimation!"

From initially sprawled on the sofa, as the progress bar drew closer to 100, Su Mo gradually sat up straight, his face tense, staring intently at the attribute panel.

The numbers 99.5%, 99.6%, 99.8%, and 99.81% jump very slowly, and even towards the end, just as the identification is about to be completed, they begin to slowly increase using the second decimal place.

As the system analyzed the data, the talisman held in Su Mo's hand began to slowly resonate and tremble, as if something inside was trying to break free from its restraints.

"System, hurry up, we're about to lose control!"

As the numbers on the System Panel continued to grow, and with the passage of time, even when Su Mo held the talisman with both hands, it could still unleash the same Giant Strength, trying to break free.

This strange sight, unheard of and unseen before, was completely beyond Su Mo's comprehension.

As if he had heard the call, with a series of clicks, the system's progress bar finally reached one hundred amidst Su Mo's anticipation! At the same time, the talisman in his hand exploded with a bang as the analysis was completed!

"Holy shit."

Before he could even complain, Su Mo was propelled by the immense Giant Strength and slammed into the thick stone wall, gloriously losing consciousness.

The Oreo, which was fighting for food with the Big and Little Spark on the ground, seemed to sense something. However, the next moment, the blue light burst out again without mercy, knocking the three little ones against the wall and putting them into a coma.

The noisy shelter fell silent, with only bursts of blue light erupting from the stone walls.

As Su Mo was lying on the ground, trembled, Su Mo unconsciously stood up with his head tilted to the side and staggered into the blue light.

"Ouch! That damned talisman, it's so powerful!"

While unconscious, it seemed as if countless streams of information were violently surging into his mind. Feeling wave after wave of pain throughout his body, Su Mo vaguely opened his eyes.

When she fainted, she was on the third-floor sofa in the Underground Shelter, but when she woke up this time, she found herself abruptly in the garage.

However, all the facilities and furnishings in the garage were very familiar to Su Mo. Even though he was dizzy, he could tell that his shelter had not been tampered with by outsiders.

"Oreo!!!"

"Little Spark!!!"

Lying on the ground, the pain in his waist was extremely intense. After trying to open the Storage Space and finding no response, Su Mo could only lie on the ground and shout.

Unfortunately, nothing had changed in the empty shelter.

"What's going on? Has my Game Panel been blocked too?"

After repeatedly trying to call out to the Game Panel and the system, and finding no response, Su Mo forced himself not to think about what had happened, pressed down on the ground, and began to try to save himself.

With one arm braced against the ground, struggling to move his aching body, Su Mo opened the heavy stone door and began to crawl down the stairs with great difficulty.

The road is still the same road, and the Underground Shelter is still the same shelter.

But today, struggling to crawl forward with both hands, the path seemed to grow longer and longer. It took Su Mo a full five minutes to finally climb down the stairs and reach the second floor.

"Such a thick layer of dust, does that mean a long time has passed?"

In the spacious shelter, the occasional Big and Little Spark of life provided some warmth and prevented the loneliness from becoming unbearable.

But when Su Mo was alone, the quiet Underground Shelter was like a giant tomb, terrifying beyond measure. Even the sound of breathing was amplified countless times, making people extremely frightened.

Fortunately, once we went down to the second floor, we were closer to the Youneng Water Well.

After spending another three minutes climbing into the Breeding Room, Su Mo looked at the bare Culture Medium and the Psionic Water water that was left with only a small layer. He was overjoyed and greedily overturned the tank, licking the last bit of Psionic Water inside with his tongue.

At this moment, Su Mo's body was like parched farmland, and the miraculous Psionic Water was like sweet dew!

After taking about two mouthfuls of Psionic Water, the body, which had been in excruciating pain, began to recover rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the numb legs regained some sensation.

At the same time, the previously disappeared Game Panel immediately popped up, flashing brightly.

Supporting himself against the side of the Culture Medium, Su Mo sat up and forced his gaze to the Game Panel. However, as soon as he looked at it, Su Mo's heart began to pound like a drum.

At this moment, a symbol that Su Mo found hard to accept appeared in the upper right corner of the Game Panel! [Countdown to the next disaster: 00:21:35]

[Disaster Event: World-Ending Floods (Punishment Disaster, High Tide: 35m, Low Tide: 19m, Duration: 180 days)]

I'm going for a medical check-up this afternoon, so updates might be a little delayed. It's not easy for a working person like me to type, so please bear with me!