"Get up quickly, stop sleeping!" Zhuo Chunni didn't argue with Chen Zao and went over to pull Chen Zao out of bed.
Chen Zao stubbornly clung to the bed, saying, "Why should I get up? I'm telling you, Zhuo Chunni, I've already paid for the Dog House. Don't think you can make me work again. You all go build the Dog House yourselves; I want to do business with green food and don't have time to play house with you kids."
"You’re the one playing house! Fixing the Dog House is helping Stray Dogs build a welfare center; it's a good deed. You're so lacking in virtue; you should hurry up and accumulate some good karma! Get up now!"
"Listen, sister, just because you're hardworking doesn't mean we all have to be. It's only six-thirty; I'm crazy to get up this early! Stop bothering me while I’m trying to sleep! Hearing your voice annoys me! You're more annoying than a chicken! Since I was little, every morning with you has been a nightmare. As long as you're around, I can't sleep soundly!"
"You’re the one who’s like a chicken!"
"I'm not like that kind of 'chicken'; I'm talking about the clucking kind."
"Stop being ridiculous and get up! Fatty told me about how you offended the crew. You’ve made such a big mess and instead of thinking about how to fix it, you're here hiding like a turtle sleeping. Do you really want to get caught by the police?"
"Yeah, I want to get caught by the police; at least in the cell, I won't have you bothering me and I can sleep soundly! Get out of my room and stop disturbing my sleep! You're so annoying!"
"You’re the annoying one!"
In the end, Zhuo Chunni couldn't stand Chen Zao's mouth anymore. Frustrated, she kicked Chen Zao's injured backside and turned to leave, no longer wanting to argue with him.
After enduring Zhuo Chunni's kick, Chen Zao finally managed to sleep soundly.
He slept until it was bright outside.
His room smelled as if someone had defecated in it, and no one wanted to come in.
This actually saved him from a lot of trouble.
What was that saying again?
When you make yourself as foul as a piece of dung, no one is willing to step on your head.
Now, Chen Zao is a bit like that.
No one wants to enter his room, not even Jindeli, who has to pinch his nose while passing by Chen Zao's bedroom.
For the next two days, Li Zhenian helped Chen Zao smooth things over with the crew, preventing them from causing trouble for him.
The Rong siblings certainly couldn't swallow this humiliation.
They would never let Chen Zao off easily.
However, Rong Zhe did not want to resolve this matter by calling the police.
If they handed Chen Zao over to the authorities, it would be too easy on him!
Rong Zhe had to take care of this himself.
But that would have to wait until he was discharged from the hospital.
During these two days, Chen Zao was busy preparing for his next journey through time.
Going to the apocalypse was a dangerous affair, but each trip brought enormous rewards, making Chen Zao addicted to traversing the end times.
It was like a gambler who feels an itch if they don't visit the casino for a while.
Some people value money over life, while others value life over money.
Chen Zao is clearly the former.
After hearing that Dragon Lord in Chang'an City also collects antiques in the black market, Chen Zao has been contemplating going to the apocalypse to bring back some antiques.
As long as the objects are not too large, Chen Zao can use the storage space of the Time-Space Dragon Ring to bring them back.
The storage space provided by the Time-Space Dragon Ring is quite magical; it is not a space with a regular shape but rather resembles a universe that fluctuates at all times and has a strong capacity for inclusivity.
Its volume gradually increases as Chen Zao travels through time more frequently.
Initially, this storage space was only about two cubic meters.
Now, after traveling through time a dozen times, the storage space has expanded to over three cubic meters.
Chen Zao cannot figure out the rules governing the increase in this storage space.
In any case, with each journey, he can distinctly feel that the universe within the Time-Space Dragon Ring is expanding.
Another fascinating aspect is that time within this storage space seems to be frozen; any item placed inside remains in an absolutely static state.
If a match is lit and then placed inside, the flame on the match can even be frozen!
When taken out again, if there is oxygen, the flame will continue to burn.
If a piece of ice is placed inside, it will not melt at all.
Even more astonishingly, if both fire and ice are placed inside simultaneously, there will be no interaction between them whatsoever!
Fire is fire, ice is ice; when taken out, it should be hot if it's supposed to be hot, and cool if it's supposed to be cool.
For Chen Zao, a food entrepreneur, this is simply the ultimate preservation box!
Anything placed inside will maintain its original state.
However, there is one condition: no living beings with souls can be stored inside.
For instance, probiotics, which are soulless life forms, can be kept in the storage space and will remain in their natural state.
But living beings with souls, like white mice, will retain their physical form when placed inside the storage space, yet their spirits will be torn apart, and their lives will end instantly.
Chen Zao has experimented with live snakes, white mice, and extremely resilient cockroaches. Any living creature placed inside is doomed to die and will instantly become a specimen.
Chen Zao has not yet conducted experiments with living humans.
He does not wish to perform such cruel experiments.
However, one can easily deduce the outcome: a person would undoubtedly perish as well.
As for the terrifying Scaled Corpses and Deep Sea Beasts, Chen Zao has not had the opportunity to place them inside either.
To put an item inside, he must use his right hand wearing the Time-Space Dragon Ring to touch the target object and then use his mind to place it inside.
Although this happens in an instant, directly contacting the Scaled Corpses and Deep Sea Beasts remains very dangerous for Chen Zao.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would not throw these monsters into the storage space.
If these monsters have no souls, and after being thrown in and taken out they are still alive, that would be quite unfortunate.
Currently, Chen Zao has stored food, drinks, and essential healing supplies in his storage space, along with a sleeping bag with the label torn off and some simple change of clothes.
There are also a few books inside that he reads when he is bored.
Reading makes one progress; this is an unchanging truth throughout the ages.
Although he disliked studying during school, now that he is an adult and more understanding, Chen Zao finally realizes the benefits that books bring him.
From this point, it is not difficult to see that Chen Zao is actually quite an ambitious young man.
As for electronic products for entertainment, Chen Zao has not put any in the storage space.
Electronic devices would not last long in the apocalypse due to the high humidity and heat, so bringing them would be a waste.
His two most important preparations are simple foods like flour and potatoes that can be exchanged for gold.
These fresh foods that are about to be sold need to be soaked in diluted Deep Sea Beast Oil water for a long time before being dried, allowing them to develop a common fishy smell found in the apocalypse.
For safety's sake, Chen Zao cannot afford to take completely fresh food into the apocalypse like he did at first, to avoid raising suspicions about his identity.
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