Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 69 - 63: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth
Chapter 69: Chapter 63: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth
Su Tongxi was nearly full of Qi and Blood, and Su Lin was genuinely taken aback.
They had only unlocked the Skin Lock a mere six days ago!
In truth, Su Tongxi had consumed Treasure Meat once after unlocking the Skin Lock, but at that time she only accumulated sixty percent.
Now, just relying on the nourishment of beast meat for a few days, she accumulated nearly forty percent more?!
In contrast, he himself was still lingering at the seventy percent threshold.
Su Lin sighed genuinely, “Indeed, quite the cultivation genius, Humpty Dumpty.”
Su Tongxi sat in the crook of his arm, and upon hearing him, gently held his face with her hands, shy and tender, she took the initiative to kiss him.
As their lips parted, her almond-shaped eyes were like water, she softly spoke:
“Brother Kirin is also a genius, and much more formidable than Tongxi… Tongxi hasn’t learned ’Fa’ yet, and there are many things too…”
Her gaze swept over the carefully arranged courtyard, lingering particularly on the positions of those mechanisms.
“Oh,” Su Lin chuckled, teasing, “You’ve learned to flatter your Brother Kirin?”
“Absolutely not!” Su Tongxi playfully twisted her body.
“Alright, alright, not at all.”
Su Lin lovingly caressed her slender waist and hips.
“Since you’ve reached this point, it’s time to seek out Treasure Meat to help you unlock the Flesh Lock. Then our safety will be even more assured.”
“Okay.” Su Tongxi nestled against him, gently nodding.
If she wasn’t wholeheartedly wanting to help Su Lin, she normally wouldn’t bring it up, fearing it might discourage him.
But Su Lin had a broad mind, and what concerned him more at this moment was the source of the Treasure Meat.
“Treasure Meat… Where to find it now?” he whispered to himself.
Not only did Su Tongxi need it, he urgently needed it himself.
Otherwise, given his aptitude, just relying on hard cultivation, when would he ever fully accumulate the Skin Lock Qi and Blood?
Thinking of the rare and elusive Treasure Meat, Su Lin now understood the value of the smoked meat room blueprint even more profoundly.
If it could be built, in two weeks they could transform two ordinary beast meats into Treasure Meat… Why would he still fret over his aptitude?
With the Tendon Lock power, combined with his intuition in Qi and Blood Martial Arts, defending the Level 4 Safe House would be no problem, and there’d be no need for the old man to abandon the homeowner role and act as a guest for his grandson.
The smoked meat room seemed unattainable for the moment, where then to search for Treasure Meat?
The following morning, Su Lin routinely went out hunting with his sister-in-law, Zhao Yaxin.
In the wilderness, the scorching sun bathed the yellow dust and broken walls in a glaring orange hue.
Su Lin aimed with focused intent, the bowstring snapped, and a crossbow arrow tore through the air, accurately piercing the head of a dog-like Mutant Beast three hundred meters away.
Yet, it still had two surviving companions.
Zhao Yaxin reacted like lightning, unsheathing her Long Saber, her figure swiftly darted out, a cold flash, and the head of one Mutant Beast fell with a sound!
Su Lin continued his actions, rapidly reloading the crossbow arrow, pulling the trigger again, killing the last one onto the ground.
Zhao Yaxin withdrew her saber and glanced back, a trace of surprise flashing in her Phoenix Eyes:
“Your shooting range… has it extended again?”
Su Lin grinned widely: “Recently, been practicing the saber, and my vision has improved quite a bit.”
Can practicing the saber enhance shooting accuracy? Zhao Yaxin, though doubtful, didn’t inquire further, and just tacitly stepped aside, letting Su Lin go ahead with meat processing.
In recent days, even though Su Lin had never openly stated, everyone in the Su Family was already well aware.
Each day of going out, yielding at least one piece of meat, sometimes even two or three pieces… this no longer could be explained by “luck” alone.
Yet, everyone in the Su Family silently understood without anyone pointing it out.
And when Su Can received the beast meat from Su Lin, he accepted it unhesitatingly.
After all, meat yield had surged, frequently reaching over a hundred pounds a day, even several hundred pounds!
During this critical period, the whole village tightened their belts awaiting the Shunfeng Travel Group, with few willing to spend several hundred Copper Coins for a pound of meat.
Unless sold cheaply, the several hundred pounds just had to be mostly held onto.
But temporarily stockpiling was no problem; if the village couldn’t consume it, wasn’t there still the Shunfeng Travel Group to sell it to?
Beast meat was undoubtedly a sought-after item; to practice Martial Arts for strength and wellness, meat was essential!
The travel group surely can afford it and would also be willing to acquire all at a high price!
Su Lin eagerly squatted down, after a ceremonial display of praying, the Slaughter Saber’s cold light flashed, slicing open the belly of the first Mutant Dog.
Gentle white light instantly enveloped the beast corpse, condensing it into a complete piece of dog meat.
Good start! Su Lin felt a surge of joy.
Second one… no white light, missed.
Third one… white light appeared again! Successful!
It seemed today’s luck was indeed good!
Su Lin’s lips curled into a confident smile, turning back he said, “Sister, I…”
The words didn’t finish!
A cold feeling of being watched abruptly crawled onto his skin, followed by a stabbing pain like needles in his chest!
It was a purely instinctual reaction; Su Lin jumped forward without hesitation, a clumsy yet swift roll!
“Careful!” Zhao Yaxin’s exclamation followed right after his rolling motion!
Thud—!
A strong arrow pierced the air, fiercely nailing into where he stood before, the shaft buried deep in the sand, the fletching still vibrating!
Su Lin glanced back at the still-quivering arrow, his heart pounding like a drum, his face instantly turning cold as ice.
He straightened up, his gaze sharp as a blade, aiming at the three people on the distant road!
Then…
Grabbed the Hand Crossbow, shielding his sister-in-law in front.
Zhao Yaxin too stepped swiftly ahead like a protective lioness, positioning Su Lin behind her, her pretty face icy, sternly questioning:
“Crossing boundaries to kill! Do you want to incite war between villages?!”
The three were well-equipped, Leather Armor, Sword Bow, Short Gun hanging at the waist.
Zhao Yaxin identified them at a glance, knowing they weren’t from their village.
“Incite war? That’s exaggerating.”
Among them, the young man holding a Long Bow, having just shot the cold arrow, spoke with a flippant tone:
“It was merely our prey wandering onto your territory, and you got the jump on it.”
His gaze and that of his companions were now unabashedly appraising Zhao Yaxin, with undisguised eagerness and covetousness.
Zhao Yaxin’s gaze grew colder as a blade, but her heart sank.
Foreigners brazenly invading the village’s borders like this, surely the loss of two Tendon Lock Captains had been leaked by a spy…
Things looked bleak!
Exactly as feared, that young man sneered, his gaze roving over Zhao Yaxin’s face and waist, his next words being:
“You’re from Wuyin Village, aren’t you? With two Tendon Locks dead, your village is all but yesterday’s flower.”
The mention of this, Zhao Yaxin’s gaze turned frigid enough to freeze the air.
“Why not leave Wuyin Village and come with me? The word of Shunfeng Travel Group selling Tier One Mechanism Blueprints next week should be widespread in your village.
“Let me tell you, Quanzhou Village is determined to acquire this blueprint! If you come with me, once the village rises to a Township, there’ll be endless benefits for you!”
The man continued his attempt at enticing.
At this moment, Su Lin’s voice interjected: “What about me?”
“You?”
The young man’s gaze finally landed on Su Lin, full of undisguised disdain.
“Oh, sorry, our Quanzhou Village currently… doesn’t need men. Especially ones like you—”
He eyed Su Lin’s relatively lean rather than robust physique, and his face which appeared overly clean and handsome in this apocalyptic time, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes.
“A pretty boy hiding behind a woman.”
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
