Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Upon entering the villa, one could see Yan Fei and several others in the living room, playfully teasing a five- or six-year-old girl.

Sitting in the main seat of the sofa was a handsome middle-aged man in military uniform, looking at a little girl playing with toys on the carpet with a doting expression.

This must be Yan Fei's uncle. His aura suggests he has long held a high position, but because he is a soldier, he also carries a murderous air about him.

Upon approaching, Shen Zechuan took the initiative to introduce Zhou Yang.

"This is Lieutenant General Gu Tianqi, Yan Fei's uncle, and also an ice-type ability user. The little girl next to him is Uncle Gu's daughter, Gu Yaoyao, who is 5 years old this year."

After saying that, he turned to Gu Tianqi and introduced Zhou Yang.

"Uncle Gu, this is the friend I mentioned to you before, Zhou Yang. This dog is also Zhou Yang's pet, named Pea."

Zhou Yang, of course, couldn't call Shen Zechuan "uncle," so he respectfully addressed him as Lieutenant General Gu.

"General Gu, hello! I'm Zhou Yang, sorry to bother you!"

Gu Tianqi sized up the young man in front of him, who still had a slightly childish air about him, before smiling and saying, "It's alright. Since you're all friends, don't call me Lieutenant General anymore. Just call me Uncle Gu like the others do. I heard from them that you've helped them a lot. Thank you."

Zhou Yang blushed slightly: "Uncle Gu, you're too kind. We're just helping each other. It's the apocalypse, after all; we have to unite and help each other to survive."

Gu Tianqi nodded upon hearing this: "Well said, we must unite and help each other to survive."

"By the way, I heard you can also install solar power generation systems. I'll need your guidance for the new recruits in our unit later. The technicians will need some time to repair the power, so we're also planning to install a batch of solar power systems at the base as a temporary measure."

Zhou Yang readily agreed. After all, if the base were better, his life would be better too.

"Of course, that's no problem! The photovoltaic factory buildings in the development zone already have a complete set of photovoltaic power generation facilities installed on their roofs, so we can just remove them and bring them back. The other loose photovoltaic panels are also easy to handle; the factory has quite complete supporting facilities, so we can basically just assemble them. The only thing missing is the connecting cables. But we can just pick them up from a few cable factories nearby on the way."

"Hmm!" Gu Tianqi noted Zhou Yang's words in his mind and then smiled, "Little Zhou, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Stay and eat with us later. The cook has been preparing for a while, so it should be ready to eat soon."

"Thank you, Uncle Gu. I also brought a few dishes with me, so I can add some food for you. But I'll need to borrow this kitchen later to make some dog food for my dog, as he doesn't like dog food these days."

"Oh, there's even more food being served. You've taken good care of your dog; it's much bigger than the mutant military dogs in our unit. It's been sitting here for ages without moving or barking once. It's quite intelligent; you must have had it for several years."

"Ah, I adopted Pea when she was just over a month old, and she's been with me for less than three months now."

Gu Tianqi looked at the big yellow dog in front of him in surprise after hearing this. Even the military dogs in the army that had mutated were not as big as this dog.

"This dog is less than 3 months old? Is it still growing?"

"It's still growing. When it first mutated, it was about my chest height, but now it's almost as tall as me."

The thought of Pea still growing made Zhou Yang a little melancholy. Pea can still go in and out of the house normally now, but what if she grows too big to go in later? He had never heard of a mutant dog in his previous life growing so big that it couldn't even get through the door.

Perhaps sensing its owner's low mood, the pea nuzzled against Zhou Yang's chest and tilted its head to look at him.

Zhou Yang patted the pea's big head, then looked at its pitiful appearance and laughed.

Who cares? The dog's gotten too big. We can just tear down the door and replace it with a double door! There's always a solution!

Upon hearing this, Gu Tianqi couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of mutated animals, thinking that this dog would likely grow even taller and bigger in the future.

As the group was chatting, the cooks in the kitchen finally finished preparing the meal and placed it on the table. One of them ran over and shouted, "Report!"

"Sir! The meal is ready! Please come and have your meal!"

"Alright. You've all worked hard, go and eat too." Gu Tianqi nodded, waved for the cooks to go eat, and then called to the others, "Come on, let's eat. I'm getting to mooch off your food today."

The group followed Gu Tianqi to the dining table. After Gu Tianqi took his seat first, the others followed suit.

The ingredients used in the cooking were clearly from Shen Zechuan's villa. On the lazy Susan table were a plate of braised pork, a plate of poached chicken, a plate of sliced ​​beef in soy sauce, three stir-fried vegetables, and a tomato, egg, and pickled vegetable soup. Six dishes and a soup would have been a rather simple meal before the apocalypse, but after the apocalypse, it was a veritable feast.

Zhou Yang didn't sit down. Instead, he took out several dishes he had prepared from his spatial storage and placed them on the table. There was a large plate of stir-fried chicken giblets made from the leftover mutated chicken giblets, a plate of grilled squid, a bowl of pork meatballs with pork lard and cabbage, and a plate of chopped chili carp head.

The addition of these four dishes greatly enhanced the appeal of the meal.

"Huh? Xiao Zhou, you have spatial abilities too?" Gu Tianqi hadn't heard Shen Zechuan and the others mention Zhou Yang's abilities before, and thought he was just an ordinary person. He felt it was a bit of a pity at the time, but when he saw Zhou Yang produce four dishes out of thin air, he was immediately surprised.

"Yes, I was lucky enough to awaken a spatial ability, but it's only good for storing things."

"That's not how it works. Having spatial abilities can save a lot of time and energy when searching for supplies. Moreover, spatial abilities are very rare. I currently have 30,000 soldiers under my command, and only 3 of them have awakened spatial abilities, which is a one in ten thousand chance. Xiao Zhou, you're lucky. If you'd like, we hope you can help the troops on missions in the future. Of course, we will definitely ensure your safety!"

Although the rewards from going out with the army wouldn't be as plentiful, the sense of security would be immense, so Zhou Yang naturally had no reason to refuse. After all, compared to the various mixed-up groups of superhumans later on, the army was more disciplined and had higher combat capabilities, although it would eventually be inferior to the groups that only recruited superhumans. Besides, this Lieutenant General Gu seemed quite amiable and didn't seem like a leader who would cause trouble.

"Of course, no problem. Uncle Gu, you guys eat first, I'll make some dog food for Pea first."

Seeing that Zhou Yang readily agreed, Gu Tianqi nodded happily.

"Okay! Go ahead."

Zhou Yang nodded in acknowledgment, then turned and went to the kitchen. In just a few minutes, she used the ingredients she had in her spatial storage to stir-fry a pot of dog food for Wandou. After placing the dog food in a corner, Zhou Yang returned to the dining table and sat down.

The people at the table barely touched their chopsticks, eating slowly, clearly waiting for him.