“Disguise ability?!” Lu Xi was the first to react in shock, then he circled around Jin Huai and carefully examined him from head to toe.
Lu Xiao was somewhat puzzled. “There’s actually an ability like that? From all the books I’ve been reading lately, the most common ones are gold, wood, water, fire, earth, lightning, speed, strength, and space. Even a mental ability is considered extremely powerful, so this is the first time I’ve heard of a disguise ability. Wouldn’t that make him just like Sun Wukong?”
Lu Xi said, “There are plenty of abilities you’ve never heard of. Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth are merely common abilities. Not everyone can awaken a rare ability, otherwise it wouldn’t be called a rare ability. No, no, no, no, no, no, is that really the point? Is that the point?”
As he spoke, Lu Xi suddenly became agitated.
Seeing Lu Xi suddenly get so excited, Lu Xiao was even more confused. “Then what is the point? Look at how worked up you are.”
“The point is that Jin Huai has an ability now! He awakened an ability! He has an ability while we don’t! He’s the first among all of us to awaken one!”
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao replied casually, “No, I have one too.”
Then, with a casual flick of his hand, he tossed a lychee seed that Lu Yan had eaten into a corner beside the wall of the small courtyard in the space. With another raise of his hand, the lychee seed he had just thrown began to sprout and grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, only stopping once it reached a height of one meter.
Beside him, Lu Zhengyang raised a hand and watered the newly planted lychee tree, then conveniently watered the vegetable patches on both sides of the courtyard as well.
Lu Xi stared at the scene in shock. He wilted completely from the blow and felt utterly devastated. “So all of you have awakened abilities? And I’m the only one who hasn’t?”
“No! When did all of you awaken your abilities? Why didn’t anyone tell me about it?!” Lu Xi wanted to cry, yet somehow couldn’t even shed a tear.
Gu Tianqi comforted him. “Don’t be in such a hurry. Sooner or later, you’ll awaken one too.”
Lu Xi looked pitifully at his grandfather and asked, “So even Grandpa awakened an ability?”
Gu Tianqi answered somewhat sheepishly, “I haven’t, for now.”
Lu Jiang patted Lu Xi on the shoulder. “Don’t worry, I haven’t awakened one either.”
Mom Lu said, “Neither have I.”
Lu Xi burst into tears from sheer emotion. “Waaah~~~ I thought I was the only one who hadn’t awakened. I thought I was the most miserable of all!”
Crying, Lu Xi wanted to go to Lu Jiang for comfort and give his second brother a hug, while also taking the opportunity to quickly wipe away the snot that was about to run from his nose.
The moment Lu Jiang saw Lu Xi walking toward him, he knew that Lu Xi was probably planning to wipe his snot on him, so he hurriedly raised his hand to stop him.
In the next second, Lu Xi trembled all over as if he had been struck by electricity, his hair standing straight up. Before long, smoke began rising from the top of his head, his face turned pitch black, and the snot that had been about to drip from his nose hung stubbornly from the tip of it.
Only after Lu Jiang realized something was wrong and withdrew his hand did Lu Xi finally stop.
“Second Brother…” The moment Lu Xi opened his mouth, smoke came pouring out as well. Looking at himself in such a state, he felt completely humiliated and utterly devoid of dignity, so he simply rolled his eyes back and pretended to faint.
“What happened to Fifth Brother?” Mom Lu asked with a look of disdain as she stared at her youngest son lying on the floor.
Lu Yan said, “Second Brother just awakened a lightning ability. Since he only awakened it a moment ago, he doesn’t even know how to control it yet, so he accidentally shocked Fifth Brother just now. It’s fine. At the early stage, Second Brother’s lightning ability can’t kill Fifth Brother. After all, Fifth Brother has been soaking in spiritual spring water for a month.”
Lu Zhengyang asked, “Then why did he faint?”
Jin Huai immediately exposed Lu Xi, holding back his laughter as he said, “He probably got too embarrassed after taking such a blow to his pride.”
Lu Yan deliberately said, “Let’s not worry about Fifth Brother. Jin Huai, when did you awaken your disguise ability? Let me see what your ability is like.”
Jin Huai returned to his original appearance and said, “It happened two days ago. That night, after soaking in spiritual spring water, I was getting ready to wash up and go to bed. While I was washing up, I happened to be thinking about Big Brother and Third Brother, and then I suddenly noticed that the person in the mirror had changed into Third Brother’s appearance, and then into Big Brother’s.”
“At first, I was startled by what I saw. Later, I realized that it was probably an ability. After practicing a few times and becoming familiar with it, I was able to control the changes, but for now, I can only maintain an appearance for about an hour.”
That night, when he went to investigate the pharmaceutical warehouse, he had entered by taking on the appearance of one of the workers there.
Lu Yan nodded after hearing this. “Jin Huai’s ability is currently only at the mid stage of Level One. When you have nothing else to do, practice more and familiarize yourself with it, and soak in spiritual spring water more often to assist with upgrading. After the Apocalypse arrives, you can also absorb crystal cores to level up. Don’t underestimate your disguise ability just because it has no offensive power. It will be extremely useful in the future.”
“Second Brother, when your ability first awakens, it will be somewhat difficult to control. For the next couple of days, wear gloves whenever you go out. Once you reach the mid stage and can control it on your own, you’ll be fine.”
“Now there are already five people in our family with abilities. Dad has a dual ice and water ability, Jin Huai has disguise, Second Brother has lightning, and Fourth Brother has a wood type ability. Once the Apocalypse arrives, we’ll at least be ahead of most people, which means we’ll have an extra layer of protection.”
The fifth person with an ability was herself, but Lu Yan had never told her family exactly what abilities she possessed. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust them, but because these abilities were her trump cards for surviving in this world, she couldn’t reveal all of them to her family.
Everyone nodded after hearing her words.
Jin Huai said, “But I remember you telling me that in my previous life, the abilities I awakened were strength and speed. So what is this now?”
Lu Yan replied, “Because in this life, you all have my spiritual spring water to assist you, your abilities awakened earlier. It’s entirely possible for the abilities themselves to be different as well.”
It seemed that the course of events in this life might already have changed. Now, all Lu Yan could hope for was that Big Brother and Third Brother would remain safe and sound.
There had been quite a few similar situations in the novel she had read.
She understood this, and Lu Zhengyang and Mom Lu naturally understood it as well. However, they were all doing their best to suppress the worry in their hearts because they didn’t want the entire family to become anxious.
However, because everyone was awakening abilities one after another, they all realized that they needed to speed up their preparations. Perhaps the disasters would arrive even earlier than they had expected.
And the situation indeed turned out exactly as everyone had guessed. After Lu Yan left the space, that countdown timer appeared before her eyes once again.
【Due to the host’s interference, the plot has changed, and the Apocalypse may arrive one month earlier.】
【Apocalypse countdown: 29 days, 23:59:59】
【Due to the changes in the plot, the host may now choose whether to activate the space farm ahead of schedule.】
【Yes】 【No】
When Lu Yan saw this, she naturally chose yes without the slightest hesitation.
【Space farm activation selected.】
【Space farm is activating…】
【10%…】
【30%…】
…
【99%…】
【100%】
【Space farm activated successfully!】
【The host can use the key to open the space farm gate. Once the luxurious space farm has been built, it can begin operation…】