Lu Yan said, “She deliberately lured a Level 6 zombie into the base in order to destroy another base, seize its supplies, and take the ability crystals inside the bodies of several powerful ability users. Dad didn’t know anything about it and was even injured by the zombie while protecting her. In the end, during the last moment when he was still conscious, he chose to perish together with that Level 6 zombie.”
“And she collected the supplies and took all the ability crystals, yet she never once thought about cleaning up Dad’s remains. She even cursed him for being a useless idiot. At that time, Dad’s ability had only just reached the middle stage of Level 3, yet he gave everything he had to save her and fought a Level 6 zombie with all his strength. In fact, Lu Jiaoyang’s own ability was even stronger than Dad’s, but she did it deliberately. She was a demon who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.”
“Without Dad’s protection, we were eventually used by Lu Jiaoyang one after another. Mom was treated as a bargaining chip and traded to a base by her. … In the end, Mom could not bear the humiliation and chose to take her own life.”
“Big Brother…”
…
Lu Yan told everyone everything in painstaking detail, including the reasons behind their deaths, the abilities some of them would awaken later, and all of Lu Jiaoyang’s methods and abilities.
Only by explaining everything in detail could they truly understand how tragically they had died in their previous lives. That way, in this life, they would remember it forever and never sacrifice their lives again for people who were not worth it. They would also know exactly what abilities their enemies possessed and how they should guard against them.
Of course, Lu Jiaoyang was not the only person they needed to be wary of. Every member of her uncle’s family had to be guarded against as well. Although that family had not directly killed their family, they had still benefited from it and had been accomplices in their own way. They were all heartless people who would profit from others’ suffering without the slightest remorse.
Lu Yan concealed none of this.
However, she did not mention the deaths of her uncle, aunt, or their son, Lu Jing. There was no need to tell them, as it was irrelevant to her family. Revealing those details might instead awaken the compassion of her kindhearted family members.
After Lu Yan finished explaining how everyone had died, everyone fell silent with grim expressions. As she described what had happened, they felt as though they were truly experiencing those events themselves. The feeling was suffocating, their hearts aching terribly, filled with both pain and hatred.
After a long while, Lu Zhengyang finally spoke. “Then, Yan Bao, how did you die?”
The moment Lu Zhengyang spoke, everyone turned their eyes toward Lu Yan.
Lu Yan said, “Because I discovered that she was responsible for all of your deaths, I wanted to avenge you. But how could a little girl like me possibly be her match? She grabbed me, threw me from a high-rise building, and tossed me into a horde of zombies. My body was completely devoured, leaving nothing behind.”
As soon as she finished speaking, tears were already streaming down everyone’s faces.
After Yan Bao had returned, the innocent and adorable smile that had once belonged on her face had disappeared. In its place was a maturity and composure that no five-year-old should possess. They knew that Yan Bao must have suffered an unimaginable amount to become the way she was now.
Speaking about all of this, Lu Yan could not help but burst into tears as well.
However, this was not the time to cry. Now that her family had accepted everything, they could settle the grudges of their previous lives in this life. But the most important thing they needed to do next was stockpile supplies.
Only by having enough supplies could they protect themselves and their family after the Apocalypse arrived. Only by surviving would they have a chance to take revenge.
Just as Lu Yan was about to speak, everyone was suddenly pushed out of the space by a powerful force.
Once they were outside, everyone belatedly realized what had happened.
“What happened?”
Lu Zhengyang asked worriedly, “Did the space disappear?”
Lu Yan shook her head. “The space probably hasn’t disappeared. There must be a time limit on how long we can stay inside and how often we can enter and leave, since the space has only just been activated.”
“Oh, I know about this. I’ve read some novels where spaces that allow people to enter and leave have time limits, and the time can be extended by upgrading the space,” Lu Xi replied.
Everyone looked at Lu Yan in perfect understanding.
“Then how do we upgrade this space?”
According to what had been written in the original novel, Lu Yan answered, “The warehouse we saw earlier should upgrade when we store supplies inside it. The more supplies we stockpile, the larger the warehouse will become. I once overheard Lu Jiaoyang accidentally reveal that every one hundred yuan worth of supplies can expand the space by one square meter. Also, the warehouse has a height limit of six meters. Every time it expands by one hundred square meters, it will be given a batch of shelves.”
“Then why can’t we open the door in the courtyard? Is it fake? Is it only there for decoration?” Lu Jiang asked. He had wanted to ask this question when he first discovered it inside the space, but the changes in the warehouse had interrupted him.
Before Lu Yan could answer, Lu Xi spoke first. “It should only be possible to open that door after the warehouse has been upgraded to a certain level. The same probably applies to that dry well. It should eventually become a spiritual spring. If that’s the case, we won’t have to worry about water in the future.”
“Sigh, it looks like none of you usually read online novels. Once we’re done dealing with everything here, hurry home, download a few apps for reading online novels, and read more Apocalypse novels. Learn as much as you can so we don’t have to waste time explaining everything to you when you know nothing.”
After absorbing all the information Lu Yan had shared, Gu Tianqi finally spoke. “Xiao Xi is right. If there’s something you don’t understand, learn it from the novels. What we should be doing now is discussing how to deal with the Apocalypse three months from now.”
Lu Yan nodded. “Grandpa is right. The most important thing we need to prepare for the Apocalypse three months from now is all kinds of supplies. Once the Apocalypse arrives, supplies will become extremely scarce, and even having money won’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to buy anything. So we have to prepare thoroughly. The more supplies we stockpile, the better.”
“Then what kind of supplies do we need?” Lu Zhengyang and Lu Xiang asked in unison.
Lu Yan said, “Food, clothing, daily necessities, drinking water, weapons, and medicine. All of these are indispensable. In addition, after the Apocalypse arrives, there won’t only be zombies but also natural disasters, so we need to prepare supplies specifically for dealing with each type of disaster.”
Lu Jiang thought for a moment before saying, “Knowing what we need to prepare makes things much easier. To avoid arousing suspicion, the best way would be to use opening a chain of supermarkets as an excuse to purchase and store all kinds of supplies. That would make it convenient, and since we’d be buying in large quantities, we wouldn’t have to worry about it.”
Just as he finished speaking, the voice system in Lu Yan’s room sounded, and the family’s housekeeper called out, “Madam, dinner is ready. Shall I serve it now?”
Lu Yan said, “Let’s eat. After dinner, everyone should download an app for reading online novels and read a few Apocalypse novels. Get an early understanding of how harsh the environment will become after the Apocalypse. At the very least, you’ll be mentally prepared and know what kinds of supplies we need to stockpile. While you’re reading, think about what we might need and make a list so we don’t end up missing important supplies or failing to stockpile something we need.”
“Okay,” everyone agreed.
Only then did Lu Xiang press the speaking button on the voice system and reply to the housekeeper, “Let’s eat. We’ll be right down.”
The housekeeper replied, “Okay. Is Miss Yan Bao feeling better?”
Lu Xiang said, “She’s fine. It’s nothing serious. Prepare dinner,” before hanging up the voice system.
Only then did everyone tidy themselves up and leave the room to go downstairs for dinner.
When facing the housekeeper, everyone behaved completely normally, as though nothing had happened.
During dinner, the housekeeper would always leave, so only Lu Yan’s family remained in the dining room.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else around, Lu Xi picked up a large plate of hairy crabs from the dining table and, imitating what he had read in novels, tried to use his mind to store the supplies inside the space.
Before anyone could ask what he was doing, the plate in Lu Xi’s hands suddenly disappeared into thin air.