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Bai Wanning's eyes flashed, and she turned to look at Mother Bai, who was scooping hot noodles into a cold bowl.

"Didn't you tell me to grow vegetables?" Mother Bai turned to look at her, saying with a matter-of-fact expression, "The greenhouse still needs work, but I thought I'd try planting a little first. So I took some of the dirt you brought back and put it into a small bucket."

"And guess what? I only sowed the seeds last night, and this morning the green onions had already sprouted. Wanning, do you think the dirt you brought back is mutated? Why did it grow so fast?"

Hearing this, Bai Wanning's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Mutated dirt? While this stuff could indeed mutate, it wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Plants that grew quickly outside would, more often than not, turn into man-eating monsters, especially in areas contaminated by blood rain.

The faster plants grew, the greater the danger. This was never good news, but rather a punishment from the heavens for humanity.

So, these green onions weren't growing because of the dirt, but because her mother had awakened a wood-element Ability User.

In the Apocalypse, wood-element Ability Users were not uncommon. They were usually assigned by bases to plant vegetables and fruits, specializing in increasing food production.

Although Mother Bai's Ability User didn't have combat capabilities, having this Ability User meant she wouldn't have to worry about starving for now.

In the future, when she went to procure supplies, she wouldn't have to fret over a few vegetables.

Even if she couldn't go out for the next few days, with Mother Bai's spatial Ability User and planting capabilities, Bai Wanning wouldn't have to worry about going hungry.

Moreover, she had a vague feeling that Mother Bai's Ability User seemed even stronger than that of an ordinary wood-element Ability User.

Since that was the case, she should be able to grow a lot of vegetables.

In the Apocalypse, vegetables and fruits were rare treasures. If she grew a lot, exchanging them for crystal cores would also be a good idea.

This idea sounded very cost-effective.

"Mom, did you awaken too?" Bai Wanning tried to guide Mother Bai to accept this reality.

She knew that Mother Bai might not accept it immediately, but she had to mentally prepare her in advance.

As expected, Mother Bai was clearly startled, but then she looked at her with a smile.

"Oh my, do you think awakening is that easy?" Mother Bai rolled her eyes, saying while frying beef short ribs, "I've read those articles online, and they all say that awakening isn't something you can just do by trying. Do you think our family is chosen by heaven? How could we all awaken? You and your brother are already Ability Users, and now even I awaken?"

She shook her head and sighed, "How could there be such a good thing? You don't need to humor me. I know that awakening is very difficult."

"Hmm, it's not impossible," Bai Wanning patiently continued to persuade her.

But she also understood that Mother Bai wouldn't easily believe her.

After all, in the very beginning, only 3% of the world's population could awaken as an Extraordinary Person.

However, as various bases developed vaccines specifically for newborns, this awakening rate quickly climbed to 70%.

These vaccines were refined from crystal cores, and when injected into infants whose immune systems were not yet fully developed, they could greatly increase their chances of awakening.

Of course, vaccines also carried the risk of failure, but the enormous benefits they brought made them difficult for most families to refuse.

If a child successfully awakened, the base would reward them with 20 catties of rice, 15 catties of flour, and 15 catties of vegetables.

In that era of scarce resources, these were all real life-saving provisions.

Therefore, even if there was more than a 30% chance that the child would turn into a zombie, many parents willingly sent their children to be vaccinated.

That vaccine promotion happened not long before Bai Wanning's death, and she didn't know if her family had successfully been vaccinated.

And in her article, in order not to put too much pressure on her family, she had deliberately left room for doubt. Who would have thought that they all awakened? If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have written it that way.

"Mom, I'm not comforting you, but rather I want to tell you that you really might have awakened," Bai Wanning looked at Mother Bai seriously, her voice gentle yet firm.

Seeing that Mother Bai was still indifferent, Bai Wanning sighed helplessly.

She never blamed Mother Bai, because she knew that when Mother Bai was young and married Bai Qingshi, that man often looked down on her.

Even after the divorce, Bai Qingshi still said many unpleasant things.

He cheated, but then turned around and said it was because Mother Bai wasn't charming enough.

And her grandparents, because Mother Bai gave birth to a daughter, were never polite to her, and their words were always laced with barbs.

Years of harm had gradually made Mother Bai lose her confidence.

The current her simply couldn't believe that she, too, could possess power.

Bai Wanning looked at her and no longer tried to persuade her. Things change, and one day, Mother Bai would break free from those old shackles.

"By the way, where are my brothers?" Bai Wanning looked around, but didn't see her two brothers, so she asked.

"Didn't they say they were going to build a greenhouse?" Mother Bai brought the fried noodles and pan-fried beef short ribs in a bowl to her, her tone gentle, "They're both busy. They even said this is a good opportunity for them to practice controlling their abilities. They just awakened, and their abilities aren't stable yet, so they're using my greenhouse as a test bed."

As she spoke, she looked up at the window, where an eagle was chirping and carrying a large box of tools.

Bai Wanning also looked up, only to see the bald eagle flying with a feigned composure, seemingly trying hard not to look at the people in the house.

If eagles could sweat, at this moment it should have been covered in a cold sweat long ago.

"They don't have to work so hard. I still have some resources to collect. Instead of wasting time, I might as well take them out for a hunt and practice some real combat," Bai Wanning suggested.

Mother Bai, who was cutting apples in the kitchen, suddenly paused her movements, and her whole body froze.

Mother Bai looked at her daughter helplessly.

See? She knew it would be like this. Wanning was just like this, making it impossible for anyone to do anything about her. She had just gone out last night, and now she had barely been back for long before wanting to go out again.

She really didn't know how to persuade Bai Wanning.

But in the end, she didn't say anything. Remembering what her sons had said, she silently withdrew the words she had originally intended to say.

Bai Wanning had her own ideas, and she knew what she was doing better than all of them.

Since that was the case, instead of holding her back, it was better to go along with her decision.

She sighed, and just as she was about to put down a glass of juice, the doorbell suddenly rang.

She frowned, "Who is it?"

Could it be Lei Qian? Had he woken up?

At the same time, Bai Zhan also heard the doorbell.

He quickly threw his tool bag into the greenhouse, and while getting dressed, he rushed downstairs. He had now mastered the skill of transforming into various animals, and had gradually developed the ability to change clothes quickly.

He descended the stairs in a few steps, casually brushed the dirt off his hands, walked through the kitchen, and headed straight for the door.