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There was an unwritten rule among posthumans not to pry into other people's abilities.
Because the evolved abilities were all extremely strange and unimaginable, every unremarkable ability could become a trump card that could save one's life. As such, naturally, no one was willing to expose their trump cards to others.
It was even a taboo to use one's ability in front of others unless it was necessary.
Luther had already mentioned this to Lin Sanjiu. So, why did Marcie make such a request?
"Don't misunderstand," Marcie smiled. She probably felt that her request was a little inappropriate. She wasn't young anymore. Her smile revealed a few faint wrinkles, "With my current level, I can't figure out your advanced ability. I can only analyze some basic data. It's good for you to understand your basic data … Of course, it's all up to you. Do you want to try? "
"Sure!" Lin Sanjiu agreed readily and extended her arm. "I believe that you don't have any ill intentions."
Besides, when they were fighting with the duoluozhong, both Luther and Marcie had exposed their abilities quite a bit. Both of them weren't stupid. If Marcie could guess Luther's ability, then Luther must have a rough estimate of his own ability. There was no need for them to hide it anymore.
Marcie's sharp nails glinted with a cold metallic sheen. She touched Lin Sanjiu's arm lightly. As if invited, the nails sank into her skin. Just when Lin Sanjiu felt a slight pain, Marcie withdrew her nails and smiled, "It's done."
Marcie dripped a drop of blood on her palm. The blood immediately disappeared. Then, she closed her eyes. Lin Sanjiu looked at the wound on her arm. It was too small and had already stopped bleeding.
"Marcie's ability is still at a basic level, so it might take me a little longer to read your data …" Luther explained a little embarrassedly, "All advanced abilities will slowly level up as they are used. You will understand in the future."
Lin Sanjiu thought of her strange ability.
"In other words, these stupid cards can level up? What will they become? " "At the very least, I should be able to convert items without any restrictions, right?"
Thinking of this, she could not help but remember that she had closed the iron door twice. Although the second time was only a short one or two seconds, she did not know if she had used up her quota for the day. Looks like I have to find a suitable opportunity to test it out …
While she was waiting for Marcie to read the data, Lin Sanjiu chatted with Luther about all sorts of things out of curiosity. After all, Luther had seen two more new worlds than she had, and many of his experiences were unheard of by her. Lin Sanjiu was amazed, amused, and worried at the same time. It had probably been a long time since Luther had such a carefree chat with someone, and the two of them instantly became much closer.
Seeing that they were almost done chatting, he looked at Marcie. She was still the same as before, with her eyes closed and not saying a word.
"How much longer does Marcie need to retrieve the data?" Lin Sanjiu finally asked.
"Uh … It looks like it'll take at least an hour or two," Luther said awkwardly. "Marcie didn't spend so much time analyzing my data before …"
"So long?" Lin Sanjiu was taken aback. Lin Sanjiu immediately crouched down and looked at the sky outside the window. The darkness of the night had lightened a lot, and there was even a hint of gray in the east. Lin Sanjiu returned to her seat, and there was a hint of worry on her face.
"What's wrong? Why do you look like that? "
"The sun is about to rise," Lin Sanjiu muttered as she turned to look at Luther. "It's already so hot at night. When the sun rises, the car will be basked in the sun … How high will the temperature be then?"
Luther was rendered speechless by her question. Both of them looked at each other. Lin Sanjiu rubbed the space between her eyebrows and said tiredly, "I'm afraid we'll be roasted ducks in the oven in another two hours."
Even though the car still had enough fuel and electricity to maintain the air-conditioning system for some time, the air conditioning system was very fragile under the intense heat of the outside world. Moreover, it was only at night. The poor air conditioner in the car might not be able to withstand the scorching sun even if its power supply was cut off …
"You are very familiar with this area. Do you have any ideas?" Luther's usually relaxed expression turned a little grim.
There was indeed a solution. Near this condominium community was the most expensive shopping mall in the city. The building itself had lost its value — because the center of the mall was designed with a tall tropical forest. In order to achieve a natural visual effect, the ceiling was made of transparent tempered glass. In the past, it was a very pleasant thing to stroll beside the lush green plants with the sun shining on one's shoulder, but now, it was fatal.
However, in the basement of the shopping mall, there was an imported supermarket that occupied a vast area. Not only was there no direct sunlight, there was also a large amount of food and water …
After Lin Sanjiu explained the situation of the shopping mall, Luther immediately became excited, "A supermarket! That's great! You don't know this, but Marcie and I haven't eaten human food for more than a year! In the previous New World, we ate compressed biscuits and military rations every day. When the situation was bad, we even chewed on tree bark. Oh, that constipation made me feel like I had a rock in my stomach … "
Lin Sanjiu raised her eyebrows and looked at him. Luther realized that he had gone overboard again, so he coughed awkwardly, "You are right. We don't know how high the temperature will rise during the day. We should plan ahead."
After discussing softly for a while, the two of them quickly came to a decision. They would first drive the car to the entrance of the shopping center and find a shady spot to park. Then, Luther would carry Marcie into the supermarket. The imported supermarket occupied a large portion of the food section. Coupled with the stock in the warehouse, there should be more than enough food for three people. Furthermore, the location of the supermarket was ideal. If they were lucky, they might be able to settle down in the supermarket and use it as a base to live a peaceful life for a year …
Lin Sanjiu knew that she might be a little too optimistic. The actual situation might not be as ideal as she thought. However, she didn't expect that even the first step of their plan, which was to reach the entrance of the shopping mall, seemed like an impossible task.
The shopping mall was located on the main road in the heart of the city. There was a small area near the shopping mall that was known as the Sleepless City. Every night, the lights shone brightly and the traffic never stopped. Coincidentally, this month was the fifth anniversary of the shopping mall. For the entire month, the shopping mall was open 24 hours a day.
When the temperature soared last night, many people's first thought was to escape to the shopping mall to enjoy the cool air.
At this time, the cars on the main road had formed a long, rumbling queue that pushed Lin Sanjiu's car to the back of the queue. Every car that could still be started was already in motion. Lin Sanjiu squinted her eyes and looked toward the direction of the shopping mall. She could vaguely see a large number of people lying on the ground near the fountain in front of the main entrance.
It seemed that it was impossible to drive over. Lin Sanjiu slammed her hand on the steering wheel and tried to reverse the car. However, as soon as she looked up, she found that a new car had appeared in the rearview mirror, firmly blocking their Audi in the middle of the traffic.
"The electricity has been out for a few hours. Why are there still people coming in this direction?"
Being in the middle of countless hot engines, the disadvantage of having a broken window became apparent. The pitiful cold air from the air conditioner couldn't withstand the heat that gushed in through the gap of the window. Luther's fair skin started to turn red, making him look like a big rabbit.
Lin Sanjiu sighed, "They probably want to escape from the city … This is the main road. If we go from here, we can get to a few intercity highways. Let's wait for a while. The cars behind us have to leave — "
But in this short period of time, a few new cars joined the tail of the long line. The car in the lead was the first to notice that something was wrong in front of it. Maybe it was panicking, but it didn't give any warning. It turned the steering wheel and drove back, crashing into the front of the car behind it. Immediately, a thick cloud of smoke rose.
Lin Sanjiu let out a low cry of surprise before she cursed. The car that crashed into the front was a Land Rover. Its huge body blocked half of the road. In addition to that, the front of the other car was destroyed and it couldn't move anymore, so their escape route was completely cut off.
In the distance, a car that had just driven over immediately turned a corner in a panic and ran away.
Apart from Marcie, who didn't know what was going on, the two people in the car sighed. What else could they do? They had no choice but to abandon the car and walk.
The sky had turned the color of a duck's egg. Even though it wasn't as bright as it was during the day, visibility was no longer a problem.
"How much water do we have?" Luther asked worriedly as he licked his chapped lips.
Lin Sanjiu looked at her backpack. She didn't need to look to know that there wasn't even a bottle of mineral water in her backpack. There were only three unopened cans of Coke, and they were still warm.
Considering the condition of their bodies, she tossed a can of Coke to them and said, "There are three cans of this left. Drink it quickly! If you can't replenish your water, you should at least replenish your sugar. We are going to use up a lot of it later. "
Unexpectedly, Luther opened the can and took a sip. He was stunned. While burping, he asked, "What is this?" As it turned out, the Coca-Cola Company didn't exist in his original world. Lin Sanjiu watched as he finished his drink. She threw away the empty can in her hand and asked, "Are you ready?"
Luther nodded.
She took a deep breath, opened the door, and got out of the car. The air that seemed to be dozens of times hotter than before suddenly blew against her face.
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