332: Air Death

Jiang Fei impatiently used the big turntable.

After a strange and eerie music ended—

System: [Ding—As the old saying goes, you get used to being unlucky. The Host has received a “Stretchy Bodysuit.”]

Jiang Fei looked at the black stretchy bodysuit that suddenly appeared in her hand.

It was a one-piece style.

It could protect from the neck to the ankles, much like a wetsuit.

But the material of the clothing was light, thin, and cool, feeling like a bouncy jelly to the touch.

[Small tip: The “Stretchy Bodysuit” is resistant to cuts, stabs, bullets, water, insects, tearing, fire, and radiation. It not only maintains the body's temperature at the most comfortable 20-25 degrees Celsius but also adapts to all body types.

Whether it's 300 pounds or 80 pounds, it can fit perfectly.

Furthermore, the special material used for the “Stretchy Bodysuit” is dust-proof and oil-resistant, so it will never get dirty.]

Isn't this a life-saving garment that combines a constant temperature suit, a bulletproof vest, and protective clothing?

What a great item!

Jiang Fei put away the Stretchy Bodysuit with satisfaction and mentally checked the unlocked areas.

More than half of the remaining white mist on the Supermarket's 7th floor had dissipated, revealing two massive areas.

Similar to the home textile and fabric section on the 5th floor, three extra-long single-sided large shelves formed an open area.

In the center was a large platform elevated 5 centimeters from the ground.

One of the areas had a sign that read “Appliances,” and the other read “Furniture.”

The Appliances area displayed various household appliances such as induction cookers, gas stoves, egg steamers, juicers, air conditioners, air purifiers, electric water heaters, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air fryers, sterilizers, electric kettles, hair removal devices, hair dryers, curling irons, electric blankets, humidifiers, coffee machines, robot vacuums, electric toothbrushes, razors, and massagers.

There was only one of each appliance, none had brand logos, and their exteriors were all in a gaudy gold color, looking very much like no-name brands.

Clearly, these were appliances produced by the Supermarket.

Jiang Fei then checked the Furniture area.

It contained basic furniture such as tables, chairs, benches, sofas, beds, cabinets, and coffee tables.

All were in a uniform minimalist style, crafted from solid wood.

The styles were simple, but sufficient for daily living.

The furniture not being in a gaudy gold color somewhat surprised Jiang Fei.

She had thought that all items produced by the Supermarket would be in a gaudy gold color.

Jiang Fei told Lu Yu about the newly unlocked areas.

“From now on, we won't lack home appliances and furniture.”

Lu Yu's focus, however, wasn't there: “Your Supermarket even has home appliances and furniture; will it also have medicines?”

“I remember a large Supermarket I visited before that sold medicines.”

“Not only that, but it also sold snacks.”

Jiang Fei was excited.

If the Supermarket could really unlock medicines, then her chances of surviving in the apocalypse would be even greater, and she wouldn't have to painstakingly grow herbs anymore.

“We're not going back today; let's try to collect all the gold from this underground gold mine.”

Tomorrow and the day after are summer and autumn, which won't affect travel. She and Lu Yu could get home before winter.

To prevent Xiao Chuxia and the others from worrying, Jiang Fei took out a special walkie-talkie and tried to call them.

She did not receive a reply.

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu moved to a different spot to call.

Only after walking to the entrance did they manage to contact Xiao Chuxia and the others.

“Lu Yu and I will be collecting gold in the mine for the next two days, so we won't be going home for now. Remember to help me harvest the crops in the yard tomorrow.”

“There are instant meals in the kitchen fridge; you can cook them yourselves if you get hungry.”

“Dahuang and Xiao Hei's food is in the cabinet in their room.”

Xiao Chuxia: “Okay, Miss, you and Brother Lu must be careful.”

Cutting off communication, Jiang Fei and Lu Yu began to focus on collecting gold nuggets and ore.

When hungry, they ate ready-made meals from the Supermarket warehouse.

When tired, they went into the Supermarket to sleep for a while, then came out to continue working after waking up.

After two days and three nights of hard work, Jiang Fei and Lu Yu had collected all the gold nuggets and ore on the ground in the mine.

Including all the ore that could be dug.

[Ding—Gold detected: 135 grams]

[Currently owned gold: 78,108,864 grams]

[Current unlock progress: 58%]

Lu Yu: “The ore I just gave you was the last piece. To collect more gold, we'd have to mine deeper, but we don't have enough manpower or equipment.”

Jiang Fei: “No more collecting; let's go home first.”

“It's already nine in the evening, and winter is just over two hours away. It'll be hard to drive in the snow, so let's hurry back.”

Jiang Fei walked towards the entrance, her arms so sore she couldn't lift them.

Mining ore was simply too exhausting.

Lu Yu was equally exhausted.

Both of them were also covered in dust from mining, their clothes dirty, and they planned to wash up once they got home.

As they got closer to the entrance, the sound of heavy rain reached them.

“Today is autumn, and usually it's windy and dusty. Why is it raining today…” Jiang Fei's voice trailed off as she smelled a faint, strange odor in the air.

A pungent smell similar to chemical reagents.

Could it be… acid rain?

Jiang Fei couldn't help but quicken her pace, running to the entrance.

The rain poured down.

Large raindrops violently hit the ground and their armored vehicle parked outside.

Visibly, the car body was corroded and pitted.

Jiang Fei's hanging heart completely died.

The acid rain in the apocalypse was even more terrifying than ordinary acid rain.

Besides corroding buildings, human bodies, forest vegetation, sculptures, etc., it would also destroy crops, leading to soil barrenness, and pollute water sources.

Even if one managed to escape the acid rain, they would be half-dead in the future.

Acid rain can release aluminum from its stable state in the soil, polluting the air, and long-term inhalation by humans can lead to poisoning.

Bloody stools, tinnitus, vomiting, anemia, blurred vision, brain damage, slow reactions, and memory loss are all the mildest symptoms.

In severe cases, it can lead to respiratory center paralysis, kidney failure, and death.

This was the Grim Reaper of the sky—acid rain.

For safety, Jiang Fei took Lu Yu into the Supermarket.

She used the walkie-talkie to contact Xiao Chuxia and the others.

“It's acid rain outside right now; you absolutely must not go out, and don't stand by the windows.”

The brick house's roof was covered with plastic and stone slabs, which were not easily corroded by acid rain, so it should be able to withstand three acid rains.

She remembered that in her previous life, there were a total of three acid rains.

The first one lasted two hours.

That night, the second one arrived, lasting a full day.

The last one was two days later, lasting only about ten minutes before the acid rain completely ended.

But in this life, the order and duration of the natural disasters had changed, so she could only use the acid rain from her previous life as a reference.

Xiao Chuxia's voice came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

“Miss and Brother Lu, don't come back yet. I'll tell you when the rain stops.”

“If you accidentally get caught in the acid rain, rinse yourselves with sodium bicarbonate solution. We have it in our medicine cabinets.”

Sodium bicarbonate has skin-cleansing properties and can disinfect and sterilize, which is why Jiang Fei had always kept it in the medicine cabinet.

“Okay, contact me on the walkie-talkie if anything happens.”

Turning off the walkie-talkie, Jiang Fei took Lu Yu to the large wooden house in the Supermarket's residential area.

When he saw the wooden sign hanging on the door with the four characters “Jiang Fei Lu Yu” written on it, Lu Yu was stunned.

“This is?”