Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 314: Reveal Their Abilities (1)



Seeing Huang Zhihui's worried expression, Yao Ran smiled and replied, "I'm fine now. I'm sorry for making you worry."

Huang Zhihui patted her chest in relief and said, "It's good to hear that you are alright. You don't know how shocked I was when I heard you fainted yesterday."

Hearing this, Yao Ran felt a wave of warmth in her heart. She reached out and gently ruffled Huang Zhihui's hair.

"Thank you, Zhihui," she said softly.

Grinning, Huang Zhihui said, "We just harvested our first batch of vegetables and grains yesterday, so Auntie Han and Auntie Sima made a pot of corn porridge today for breakfast." "You haven't eaten anything since you got back. You must be starving, right? Go and take a seat first. I will bring your food to you."

Before Yao Ran could stop her, Huang Zhihui had already walked away. After placing her tray on the dining table beside Deng Qiqi, she went to fetch Yao Ran and Long Yu's portions. Seeing this, Yao Ran and Long Yu joined the others at the dining table.

After they took their seats, Shi Xuan said, "Yao Ran, I'm glad to see you recovering."

Yao Ran smiled, glanced at everyone, and replied, "I'm sorry for making you all worry."

Jia Xiang, seated beside her, patted her shoulder reassuringly. She smiled and said, "We are friends. It's only natural for us to worry about you."

Although everyone was curious about what had happened that caused her to faint, they chose not to ask. Since Yao Ran didn't bring up the matter, they shifted the conversation to other topics.

While they ate, Shi Xuan looked at Long Yu and said, "Captain, while you two were away, a few groups of survivors came by. They wanted to join us, but I told them we weren't accepting anyone. A few of them were ability users."

He paused briefly before adding, "I heard that the people from Haicheng Base successfully integrated with the Juncheng Military Base."

"There is a rumor that Juncheng Military Base is conducting experiments on ability users. A lot of ability users have gone missing in recent months, but it's unclear if their disappearances are connected to these experiments."

Long Yu thought for a moment and said, "When Ran Ran and I visited Yuan Rihui, we also visited Li Tianyu. He told us the same thing, but he confirmed that the base is experimenting on ability users. He knew since he had a mission to recruit them."

"Li Tianyu told us that some of those recruited later disappeared after joining the base. However, he didn't know if their disappearances were related to the experiments. For now, we can only wait for the results of his investigation."

Shi Xuan nodded thoughtfully after listening to Long Yu's words. After pondering for a while, he said, "It's good that we have an insider. Since Captain Li is involved in the recruitment, it should be easier for him to investigate this matter than us."

"That's right." Long Yu agreed.

Just as their conversation ended, Huang Zhihui returned with two trays of food. She placed them in front of Yao Ran and Long Yu and said, "Elder Sister Yao Ran, Elder Brother Long Yu, here is your breakfast."

"Thank you, Zhihui," Yao Ran said with a smile.

Huang Zhihui smiled back and sat beside Deng Qiqi before starting her meal. As everyone ate, Deng Qiqi suddenly raised her hand.

"Elder Brother Xuan, I have something to tell you all," she said hesitantly.

Shi Xuan and the others turned to her when she said that.

"What is it?" Shi Xuan curiously asked.

Deng Qiqi hesitated for a moment before opening her palm. A few seconds later, a thin vine sprouted from the tips of her index finger and then slowly climbed up her arm. Seeing this, everyone was stunned.

Yao Ran looked at Deng Qiqi but saw no signs of physical deformation. "Qiqi, when did you gain a wood element ability?" she asked after a moment of silence.

Deng Qiqi shook her head. "I'm not sure," she admitted.

"A week ago, while tending to the plants in the hydroponic rooms, my palm suddenly felt hot. When I touched the vegetable seedlings, they grew rapidly. I thought there was something wrong with me, so I didn't dare tell anyone until I listened to you guys discussing ability users just now."

When she finished speaking, Huang Zhihui's eyes widened in surprise. She grabbed Deng Qiqi's hand and said, "Qiqi, you should have told me!"

Feeling guilty, Deng Qiqi opened her mouth to apologize for keeping it a secret. But before she could say anything, Huang Zhihui had already opened her palm. A second later, a ball of water materialized above it, hovering in the air.

Huang Qian stared at his younger sister in disbelief. Pointing at her, he exclaimed, "Hui Hui, you actually kept this from me?!"

Huang Zhihui grinned sheepishly, scratching her head, and said, "Elder Brother, I didn't mean to keep it a secret. I just forgot to tell you."

Huang Qian was speechless at her poor excuse.

"....." You can even forget to tell me such an important thing? You are really incredible!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seeing this, Long Yu asked, "Since both Zhihui and Qiqi have gained abilities, has anyone else also awakened abilities?"

Jia Xiang raised her hand and said, "I'm not sure if I have an ability or not, but I have noticed my strength has increased a lot lately."

"How strong?" Long Yu asked.

Jia Xiang picked up a metal fork from her plate and flicked it lightly with her middle finger.

Ding!

The fork snapped into two as if it were made of sand.

Seeing this, Huang Qian swallowed nervously, touched his neck, and thought, 'I should stop messing with her. Otherwise, she might flick off my head.'

While Huang Qian silently vowed to avoid pranking Jia Xiang in the future, Yao Ran said, "It seems you have awakened a power enhancement ability."

Hearing this, Jia Xiang beamed with happiness.