Chapter 18: Good Things Come in Pairs
The fifth day of the apocalypse.
Elijah still woke up early as usual, with the sky just starting to brighten outside.
But this time was different from before.
He wasn't alone. In his arms lay a beautiful woman as fair as jade, quietly resting.
Her eyelashes fluttered as if on the verge of waking.
Elijah recalled the scenes from last night. It felt refreshing, like eating ice cream on a hot summer day.
Absolutely rejuvenating! And now, looking at her charming appearance again, he couldn't help but wonder, should he indulge once more?
...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After what seemed like a while, knocking sounded at the door.
"Elijah, open up! I'm here for breakfast!"
Daisy's clear voice faintly came through.
Inside the bedroom:
"Hurry up and get up! I'll open the door when I come back to the room!"
Bella scolded Elijah reproachfully.
Feeling helpless, Elijah grabbed some clothes and called out, "Coming!" to the outside.
Bella gathered her scattered clothes, wrapped them in a bedsheet, and carefully carried them back to her room.
"That glutton Daisy, I'll teach her a lesson sooner or later!" Elijah thought angrily as he watched Bella's graceful figure disappear.
Then he went to open the door.
"Elijah, why are you so slow to open the door!"
Daisy rubbed her belly and stepped inside, followed by a small yellow dog wagging its tail and barking twice in greeting to Elijah.
"I'm starving!" Daisy exclaimed, looking around the room.
"Don't bother looking, Bella hasn't gotten up yet!"
Daisy had changed her outfit today, wearing a short white T-shirt that reached just above her navel.
Below, she wore shorts, revealing her long legs, tempting anyone to reach out and touch.
Elijah's eyes lit up at the sight.
This girl took the initiative to be my girlfriend, so since I missed out on my chance earlier, maybe a touch now would be compensation?
Elijah's fingers twitched with the urge to act.
Seemingly noticing Elijah's gaze, Daisy wrinkled her cute nose, then leaned close to him.
Before he could react, she planted a kiss on his cheek.
"That's today's girlfriend benefit!" Daisy grinned mischievously, then frowned, "Elijah, haven't you washed your face? It's salty..."
Cheeky!
Elijah wiped the saliva from his face and casually replied, "I did some warm-up exercises this morning and sweated a lot!"
"Elijah, you still have energy for warm-up exercises? I'm starving; I don't want to move at all..." Daisy sat down on a chair, adopting a lazy posture.
"After awakening my abilities, I get hungry quickly!" Elijah explained.
"Strength comes with a price, and this is it!"
At this moment, Elijah remembered the zombie grass.
He walked over to where the flowerpot was placed and found that the fifth leaf of the zombie grass had also grown.
The gray-white patterns on the leaves were dense, and the whole plant seemed to be emitting light, faintly spreading a fragrant aroma.
"It's finally ready!"
Elijah grinned, ready to prepare it for consumption.
At this moment, Bella, dressed in her clothes, finally emerged from the room.
Her new outfit remained refreshing, with a white blouse on top and a pleated JK skirt below, just covering her legs enough to leave much to the imagination as she walked.
Daisy happily greeted Bella as soon as she saw her. "Good morning."
"Feeling hungry? I'll cook!" Bella offered.
"Sure, sure!"
"Bella, make a little extra breakfast today, save some for me as backup!" Elijah interjected at this moment.
"Okay!" Bella responded, shooting Elijah a reproachful glance before heading to the kitchen.
Today, the zombie grass had matured, and making extra food was preparation for advancing their abilities, as they would need a lot of energy replenishment later.
After experiencing further developments in their relationship last night, Elijah found that his subconscious suggestions to Bella had reached a new level.
It wasn't guaranteed loyalty, as human hearts are complex, but betrayal wouldn't come easily either.
The same went for Daisy, although her case was peculiar.
From the beginning, when Elijah began implanting suggestions in her mind, he hadn't encountered any obvious resistance.
As he gradually increased the intensity, he surprisingly reinforced it smoothly to the point of trust.
Elijah couldn't understand it entirely and could only assume that this broad-minded girl perhaps didn't know what betrayal meant.
So, he didn't mind disclosing some things to both of them.
Breakfast was quickly prepared, and the three of them sat around the table, eating to their hearts' content, with plenty of leftovers.
"Elijah, what are you going to do with the leftovers?"
Daisy asked, curious as always.
"Naturally, we'll eat them later! Just wait!" Elijah replied.
He brought the zombie grass over and placed it on the table.
Then he took out scissors and cut off the exposed roots.
"Snap!"
The zombie grass snapped, and Elijah firmly held the upper part.
Immediately, milky white liquid oozed from the wound, dripping into the soil.
The last corpse core wasn't entirely used up; there was still a residue left, hoping it would grow another zombie grass!
Intentionally not pulling it out entirely by the roots, Elijah left some stems in the soil, filled with anticipation.
This method had occasionally worked in his past life, but mostly it had failed.
It was inevitable; zombie grass didn't flower or fruit, and its method of reproduction was unclear.
Leaving some stems behind occasionally allowed one to grow.
Otherwise, if zombie grass could be planted on a large scale, awakened superhumans would be everywhere.
He wouldn't have been ambushed while searching for second-stage advanced plants in his past life!
"Elijah, why did you cut it? Are you going to use it?" Daisy asked.
"Yes!" With both girls watching, Elijah chewed on the whole zombie grass like chewing cud, swallowing it down in big bites.
Zombie grass wasn't tasty; it was bitter at first and then turned icy cold after chewing for a while, like mint.
But soon, the bitterness intensified, as if it couldn't be dissipated, like drinking bitter melon juice mixed with mint.
Elijah's face wrinkled from the bitterness, but he endured it and swallowed.
The coldness traveled down his throat to his stomach, instantly turning into warmth, merging with his body to form a warm current that continuously circulated.
The energy of controlling the seed of consciousness also wandered within the warm current in his body, constantly growing.
Wherever it passed, the bones and muscles of his body seemed to roar, an invisible devouring force attracting the energy within Elijah's body.
Just after stuffing himself with food, Elijah immediately felt hungry again. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating voraciously.
Soon, to the astonishment of both girls, the remaining food on the table disappeared in no time.
At that moment, Elijah finally felt the bizarre devouring force within him dissipate.
Elijah relaxed in relief. "It's done!"
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone