What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

"The food is good, but my cooking skills are just average."

Sheng Xue explained helplessly; she had explained it more than once.

Although everyone knew it was the ingredients, everyone present pretended not to know.

As Xian Wenrui spoke, he stuffed food into his mouth, showing no hesitation in eating.

"These tomatoes are delicious too. I used to buy those strawberry-heart tomatoes online, which were advertised as being very tasty, but they tasted like plain water. These are really sweet, with a bit of sourness and a very strong tomato flavor."

“I’ve eaten this kind of fruit before, which my grandfather grew in his own fields in the countryside. But it didn’t taste nearly as good as this. This is really delicious.”

He ate simple food, and although he looked like he ate a lot, Lu Yize knew that Jiang Yue was actually the one who ate the most.

At the fifth level, one is in a state where the demand for superpowers is extremely high, but one cannot stop eating. Lu Yize had been in this stage before and was aware of Jiang Yue's current situation.

Once you pass the fifth rank and reach the sixth rank, you won't need to eat anymore. The reason Lu Yize is eating now is just to satisfy his appetite.

Jiang Yue didn't say anything, but kept her head down and ate voraciously. Sheng Xue was worried that she had cooked too much today, but seeing the way she was devouring the food, she was even a little worried that it might not be enough.

When Xian Wenrui finished eating and was about to wash the dishes, two low-level exotic plants suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Xian Wenrui and Sheng Xue immediately tensed up.

They couldn't find out where it came from!

Lu Yize noticed their nervousness and kindly said, "From now on, these trivial tasks can be left to them."

After he finished speaking, the two exotic plants immediately nodded obediently, looking as kind as could be, without any of their previous arrogant demeanor.

Sheng Xue and Xian Wenrui felt that they saw the demeanor of lackeys in them.

Watching these two exotic plants obediently tidy up the dishes, they performed acrobatics, carrying the dishes on their vines like octopuses as they entered the kitchen.

Out of curiosity, Xian Wenrui watched for a few moments and was amazed to find that he did a pretty good job.

"Brother Lu, these alien plants are so obedient! They do a really good job, even better than me. How do you manage to get them to listen to you? Do you use your mental power?"

"Ah."

Xian Wenrui has suddenly become interested in mental power, and he also wants to raise a strange plant to do his work.

No, not just one, he wants to raise many, wouldn't that be equivalent to getting a lot of labor for free?

In the future, all the simple operations in the laboratory can be performed on these heterologous plants.

However, Xian Wenrui soon discovered that, well, Brother Lu wasn't just oppressing the alien plants. For example, after the alien plants washed the dishes, he still provided them with some fresh fruits and vegetables as a reward.

Rather than oppression, it was more like hiring them as laborers. These exotic plants happily sold themselves to Lu Yize, their slave owner.

You know what, these workers probably know a lot about how to make their fellow vegetables delicious, probably because they are vegetables themselves.

Their cooking skills were far superior to Sheng Xue's. Their dishes, such as braised beef brisket with tomatoes and garlic shrimp, were so delicious that even Lu Yize, who didn't need to eat, ate a few more bites and uttered a rare compliment.

The exotic plants, pleased with the praise, were swaying with joy. They especially loved staying in Lu Yize's space, and occasionally helped him with chores. They were even allowed to absorb some of the damaged vegetables and fruits.

These all contain supernatural abilities, and they're thrilled!

They even compete to do chores, for fear of being kicked out if they can't be used.

Please, the weather outside is so unpredictable, with extreme temperature swings, and the soil is full of strange impurities. You'll become very strange yourself.

And those mutated beasts, mutated people, and zombies—who knows when they'll die out there? It's not as comfortable as here. As long as you do some work occasionally, you can live a pretty good life.

In addition, those who do a good job are rewarded with fresh vegetables and fruits.

The good fruits and vegetables contain far more supernatural abilities than the damaged ones, and they've fought several times to get them out to work.

Lu Yize knew about all these things happening in the space, but he was too lazy to care, as long as they didn't damage the crops in the field.

It could be due to his good mood, or the nourishment he received from these supernatural vegetables these past few days. Xian Wenrui, who had been stuck at the bottleneck of his advancement for a long time, suddenly felt his supernatural abilities loosening.

"Brother Lu, it seems like I'm about to advance to the next level!" Xian Wenrui said, unable to contain his excitement.

Although he was talented, the people around him were all too abnormal. Soon after awakening their superpowers, their power levels skyrocketed, leaving him alone still lingering at the low level.

Xian Wenrui even doubted whether he was really lacking in talent. However, he has been too busy lately and has not had time to think about this issue. His mindset is so good that he is about to advance without even realizing it!

"Well, this time when you advance, don't use crystal cores. Use Noah's method to cultivate your supernatural abilities and help you break through the advancement bottleneck."

Xian Wenrui nodded to indicate that he understood. Without further delay, he took the fruits containing supernatural abilities that Lu Yize had asked him to bring and went into his room to cultivate in seclusion.

The strange plants clearly sensed that Xian Wenrui was about to advance. The fluctuations of his supernatural power made them unconsciously hide behind Lu Yize. It is difficult for people who advance to a higher level to control their supernatural power. It was the powerful Lu Yize who made them feel at ease.

Speaking of advancement, Lu Yize glanced at Xiaobai beside him and recalled what the giant deer had said. It seemed that... exotic plants and beasts might be able to change their form after reaching a certain level.

Little White, maybe it can transform into a human?

Sheng Xue noticed his gaze and thought of the same question. Moreover, she had a good relationship with Zhang Wenjing and had heard Zhang Wenjing say that Xiao Bai had undergone sterilization treatment a long time ago.

If Xiaobai really transforms into human form, wouldn't that mean...?

Sheng Xue interrupted her random thoughts and decided to put the problem aside for the time being.

Jiang Yue clearly didn't think as much as the two of them. Recently, Jiang Yue really enjoyed feeding Xiao Bai, probably because she had received a lot of Zhang Wenjing's memories, so she was greatly influenced by her.

They unconsciously took care of Xiaobai.

Jiang Yue was at the fifth level, while Xiao Bai was still at the fourth level. However, Jiang Yue paused in touching Xiao Bai and turned to look at Lu Yize, saying, "Xiao Bai is about to advance as well."

However, these mythical beasts advance differently from humans; they require special substances to advance.

Fortunately, Lu Yize had obtained some spares from Chen Mingzhang. After scanning Xiaobai with his mental power and confirming that it was indeed about to advance, he took out the "rhodium" that he had prepared for Xiaobai long ago.

After handing the special element to Xiaobai, Lu Yize, who was passing by, casually withdrew Jiang Yue's hand. Jiang Yue didn't think much of it and put her hand down, no longer petting the dog.