Upgradable Space: Reborn to Survive the Apocalypse

Chapter 597 Jayden Mills

Caroline sighed. "I don't know what ability you have, but since you know that I can copy anyone's ability, you can believe that I've seen many. There are indeed many weird abilities. I've even heard about a ridiculous one where someone could produce gold. No matter what kind of ability you have, you can just choose not to use it." When Caroline finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that the man before her was staring at her motionlessly without saying anything. He had a complicated look in his eyes, almost as if there was something he couldn't say. Caroline frowned. She didn't understand why he was behaving this way all of a sudden. Suddenly, a thought flashed in her mind. "Wait... Are you that guy who can produce gold?" Caroline asked, testing the waters. A bleak expression crossed the man's face, and he nodded. "That's me. The government already has its eye on me." Caroline was left speechless. She remembered that she'd heard a rumor about him. Based on the rumor, this person had to eat waste in order to produce gold. Right now, the government was short on gold, so that meant... Caroline looked at the man with sympathy and asked, "Do you mind if I copy your ability?" He immediately shook his head violently. "Caroline, please go ahead! It'll be even better if you can take it from me totally after copying it!" A look of hope and longing surfaced in the man's eyes. It was almost as if he would be willing to do anything as long as Caroline could take his abilities away. Caroline stretched out her hand and patted the man on the shoulder twice, feeling a small twitch in her wrist. She checked the Zero System, feeling that the name of this ability alone was a joke directly from God. Special Ability: Waste To Gold Note: In nature, every creature's waste becomes food for something else. It's part of how the world keeps turning, an important link in the circle of life. Don't look down on any creature's waste or make fun of anyone who eats it. Who knows? Maybe the waste one consumes could be turned into gold? Forty-nine hours after consuming any type of waste, the user will produce a beautiful lump of gold! One lump could make you rich overnight. Riches are just one bowl of nastiness away! Looking forward to Caroline turning into a money-lover who downs two bowls a day to strike it rich! Available Uses: X5 After reading that horrible ability description, Caroline looked back at the man in front of her, who almost had tears in his eyes. She sighed deeply. "I understand how difficult it is for you, but there's nothing I can do to help you." Crow had once bragged that he had developed a serum that could make any ability disappear. However, it was later proven to be false. Crow had merely said that to trick Caroline when he'd been cornered. To this day, even Nelson had not been able to create anything that could erase one's abilities. Hearing Caroline's words, the man's shoulders slumped, and he looked like a deflated balloon, as if all the life had been sucked out of him. He ran his hands through his hair and gave Caroline a bitter smile. "You know, before the apocalypse, I loved money more than anything. To earn that bit of money, I would drink with clients all the time, barely even taking care of my own family. At that time, I felt that it'd be great to be surrounded by riches. I only realized I was wrong after the apocalypse. Money... It's a real curse." He continued, "Before the apocalypse, my wife wanted a divorce. To win her back, I ordered her an expensive slate unit from the shopping mall. I thought that women would all like expensive things and gifts, so I just wanted to pacify her. But my wife didn't want to accept it. By the time the apocalypse hit, the slate was still sitting at the store, uncollected. Maybe God gave me this ability as my punishment for being so greedy and ignoring the other important things in life." As he spoke, the man wiped his tears away. All of a sudden, Caroline thought of something. She asked the man, "Are you... Are you Mr. Mills?" Caroline was suddenly reminded of the incident from when she had gone to the department store to collect gold. She had found a slate unit at the department store, which had a note with it, "A gift from Mr. Jayden Mills to his beloved wife." Back then, she had felt that this man really loved his wife. After all, the slate unit was clearly worth a lot of money and carried a meaning of wishing one safety and peace. It was high in both value and sincerity. Caroline had not expected to meet Jayden today. The story behind it was surprising to her as well.Jayden stared back at Caroline, his eyes widening with surprise. His voice shook as he spoke again, "Am I... Am I that famous already? I asked the military to keep it a secret. After all, I still want to live a normal life."

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