Tasks like adding water and reducing fire were naturally not something Lin Lang needed to do.
With a single command from him,
Zhang Dabing and Engineer He directed the workers below to spring into action—
The workers received the water and lined up in a queue to walk up to the material addition platform.
Orderly, as if ants were moving their home.
That incredibly clear water.
One bottle after another, it was poured into the massive cauldron.
Splashing!
It made the onlookers swallow hard—
Water!
That was water!
In this apocalyptic world, a genuine source of life!
Just to have a sip of water, they were willing to work like beasts! But no matter how hard they toiled, the water they obtained was barely enough to survive!
It was pitiful beyond measure! And this Lin Lang!
He used so much water all at once! Just to concoct that unknown elixir?! What a waste!
So much pure water!
Enough for a hundred people to drink their fill! Their eyes turned red! Gritting their teeth, they wished they could dive right into that alchemical furnace!
...
Strength in numbers.
Before long,
the workers had poured in nearly half a cauldron of water!
Lin Lang signaled that it was enough.
Zhang Dabing then called for the workers to stop.
He shouted, "Those who worked, come and collect your supplies!"
Then,
Zhang Dabing handed out a bottle of pure water to each of the workers who participated in the water pouring task.
While supervising, he was very strict with the workers.
But when it came to distributing rewards, he was quite generous.
"Long live Brother Bin!"
The workers were very happy! They were already parched.
At this moment, they couldn't wait to twist off the caps!
Carefully, they took a sip! "Wow!"
A cool sensation slid down their throats.
They felt refreshed! They couldn't help but exclaim:
"Awesome!"
"Hey! How come I never realized that water is sweet before?"
"Yeah! If I had known, I would have drunk eight cups a day!"
...
Meanwhile, the onlookers could only swallow hard! Unable to contain their jealousy, they cursed: "Damn it! They got a whole bottle of pure water? Isn't that too extravagant? I worked my ass off moving bricks for half a day and only got a cup!"
"Ugh! We temporary workers are just not as good as their regular workers!"
"Comparing people just makes you mad!"
"If I had known, I would have become a regular worker too! Easy work, and more supplies!"
"You think you can just go if you want? The regular workers are all carefully selected professionals by Engineer He! You could say they're all elites!"
"Pfft! What kind of expertise is needed to pour water? I can do that!"
"No choice! Expertise is a threshold! Even in the apocalypse, it's still the same!"
...
At this moment,
Lin Lang stepped up to the material addition platform.
He then took out about five hundred Low-Grade Superpower Fruits from his space!
The crowd was dumbfounded: "What the hell! How does he still have more?"
"How many Superpower Fruits does he have stored?"
"One Superpower Fruit is equivalent to one Esper!"
"By now! He must have used nearly a thousand Superpower Fruits, right?"
"What on earth is he preparing to concoct that is worth more than a thousand Espers?"
...
What they didn't know was,
this level of consumption was merely a drop in the bucket for Lin Lang!
In his space,
there were still several mountains made of Low-Grade Psychokinesis Fruits!
No matter how much he took, those mountains showed no signs of diminishing!
...
Gurgle, gurgle—
Once the water in the cauldron boiled,
Lin Lang tossed all five hundred Psychokinesis Fruits into it.
Before long!
The Psychokinesis Fruits gradually melted into the water.
The liquid in the cauldron turned the color of blood! "Are we making soup now?"
The crowd was puzzled.
Isn't alchemy done with fire? Why is there water involved? But in reality,
Lin Lang was just looking for a gentle method.
To release all the energy of the Psychokinesis Fruits as much as possible!
The fire method was too intense.
So he decided to try this "water method."
...
Lin Lang instructed them to maintain the flames at a moderate level.
The "soup" in the cauldron was on the verge of boiling.
Steam swirled around.
According to the alchemical method, Lin Lang needed to wait until this large vat of water was completely evaporated before proceeding to the next step…
Simmering the soup.
It had to be reduced to dryness.
This was destined to be a long and tedious process.
Thus,
the onlookers gradually grew bored.
One by one, they began to head home.
Lin Lang, however, stood there, waiting leisurely…
...
At Baida Plaza.
In a café.
The women of Queen's Hall were having a meal.
On the clean and tidy dining table,
a delicate golden-threaded white porcelain plate held a few pieces of compressed biscuits cut into small chunks.
The women, with affected expressions, extended their slender fingers.
They picked up a small piece, placed it in their mouths, chewed slowly, savoring it.
Then, they stretched their necks, bulged their eyes, and exerted all their strength!
Only then did they swallow it down!
No mistake, no misstep, no error!
There was no choice! The biscuits were too dry!
It felt like they had absorbed all their saliva! After struggling to eat a few bites,
they couldn't help but complain: "Those men are truly despicable! How dare they defy the rules set by Queen's Hall regarding the submission of supplies!"
"They haven't submitted supplies for so long, leaving us to eat this crap!"
"How can we swallow this? Is this fit for human consumption?!"
"No way! We are noble queens, how can we eat this coarse food meant for those lowly men?!"
...
In recent days,
the status of Queen's Hall in Baida Plaza had plummeted! The men who used to obey them without question,
now dared to openly defy the orders of Queen's Hall!
Not only did they stop submitting supplies!
But they also repeatedly intruded into the inner areas of Baida Plaza!
Attempting to stay here!
But how could Yan Lan tolerate the thought of her noble self breathing the same air as those lowly men?!
She repelled the enemies time and again!
And had even taken actions to set an example!
Unfortunately!
Without Leng Wei, the Combat Power representative, the authority of Queen's Hall had continuously declined, unable to maintain its former glory!...
"Soup is here!"
At that moment,
a woman brought over a pot of soup.
The other women's eyes lit up: "See! With things this dry, how can we eat without soup?"
Once the woman placed the soup on the table,
the women realized.
It was a pot of rotten vegetable leaf soup!
Their faces instantly changed.
Until!
One woman, holding back her anger, took a sip…
Only to spit it out immediately!
"This, this is fit for human consumption?!"
She could no longer hold back! The taste of the soup was incredibly bland! It was just boiled rotten leaves in plain water, not even a pinch of salt!
If someone didn't know better, they'd think it was vegetable wash water! "We are queens! Yet our lives now are worse than those lowly men outside!"
"I refuse to eat this!"
"I want cake, vegetables, and fruits!"
She declared angrily!
The other women also looked displeased, nodding in agreement!
"Ugh!"
The girl who brought the soup sighed.
"Everyone, bear with it a little longer!"
"It's a special time now; the men refuse to submit supplies, and our reserves are running low!"
"We can only cut back on food, unite, and get through this tough time!"
"Even Sister Yan Lan and Chuchu are following this standard!"
Upon hearing this,
the women fell silent.
After all, their leader set an example, sharing joys and sorrows with them; what more could they say? But what they didn't know was…
In a simple and quiet room,
Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan
were enjoying steak and tasting red wine—
"Are those women outside trying to rebel?"
"Giving them food is already generous, and they dare to voice complaints?"
"The supplies stored in the warehouse are the guarantee of our quality of life; how can we easily share them with them?"
Yan Lan said disdainfully while cutting her steak.
"Exactly!"
Shen Chuchu also looked proud!
Thinking, did those women really think they were all queens? The true queens of Queen's Hall!
Were just her and Yan Lan!
Even!
In the future, it might just be her alone…
"The men outside are becoming increasingly rampant!"
"However…"
"Let them be arrogant for a while longer!"
"When the ace of Queen's Hall returns, we'll drive them back into the sewers!"
Yan Lan's eyes were filled with intense hatred! "Sister, isn't Leng Wei the ace of Queen's Hall
? Can she really return?"
Shen Chuchu couldn't help but ask.
Yan Lan curled her lips:
"Leng Wei? How could she compare to the ace! Our ace is…"
But at that moment!
A woman rushed in anxiously: "Sister Yan Lan, it's bad…"
But! She suddenly saw—
At that moment, on Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan's dining table,
there were not the expired biscuits and rotten vegetable leaf soup like hers! But red wine and steak! She was instantly stunned!
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