Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

Thinking of the Deep Ones Lin Chen had mentioned earlier, Li Ya couldn't help but ask curiously, "What about the aliens you were talking about?"

Lin Chen gestured towards the sea with his chin: "They're at the beach. Yingyue and the others are greeting people over there."

With that, he led Li Ya and Su Yun toward the coast.

The three of them walked through the camp, around a few tents, and not far away, Commander Peng and Staff Officer Chen had already arrived after hearing the news.

Having not seen Lin Chen for over a month, and with supplies running low, they rushed here immediately upon hearing the news of his return.

Upon seeing Lin Chen and his two companions in the distance, Commander Peng finally felt relieved and quickened his pace.

"Xiao Lin, you're finally back!" Commander Peng greeted from afar, his voice hoarse with relief.

"Commander Peng, it's been a long time!" Lin Chen greeted him with a hearty laugh.

Commander Peng looked him up and down, his eyes slightly reddening: "Seeing that you are safe and sound, I am relieved."

"I'm so sorry, I've worried you." Lin Chen cupped his hands in apology.

"What exactly happened this time?" Commander Peng asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

Lin Chen didn't hide anything and briefly explained the whole story.

After hearing this, Commander Peng felt a chill of fear.

He knew all too well what Lin Chen was carrying on his shoulders: the entire surviving population of China and astronomical amounts of resources were all in his space.

If Lin Chen gets into trouble, everything will be over.

Fortunately, this kid was indeed strong enough to survive even with the sacrifice of two divine avatars.

"You narrowly escaped death this time," Commander Peng said with a sigh, patting Lin Chen on the shoulder. "But you also bought the entire planet more time to respond."

Lin Chen nodded and lowered his voice: "I hope Commander Peng will be careful to keep the news under wraps and prevent panic among the people."

Commander Peng's expression hardened, and he nodded in agreement.

Then, they followed Lin Chen toward the beach, hoping to see the aliens as well.

Before the apocalypse, major powers had research stations in Antarctica. No one expected that these aliens had been living right under their noses for hundreds of thousands of years.

If it weren't for this apocalyptic disaster, we don't know how much longer it would have taken to discover their existence.

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At the seaside, the sun blazed fiercely, and the sea shimmered.

Under several makeshift sunshades, Polni and the warriors of his tribe were resting.

The twin sisters and Zhou Xiaomin and others squatted under a parasol, their hands supporting their chins, their eyes wide open, observing the deep divers in the tent not far away.

On the surrounding beaches, many team members and military soldiers had already gathered, and many people had come from the city after hearing the news, all wanting to "watch" the aliens.

Jiang Yingyue exclaimed in surprise, "Their eyes are amber! They're so beautiful!"

With Lin Chen back, their worries vanished, and Jiang Yingyue regained her former liveliness.

Zhou Xiaomin tilted her head, looking around and marveling, "There are so many scales on its body, and its skin is grayish-blue... It's also so thin, like it's practiced yoga."

Polney couldn't quite understand what they were saying, but he could sense the curiosity and goodwill in their eyes, not hostility.

He nodded slightly to them as a greeting, while simultaneously sensing the world on the ground.

First of all, the outside world is much more open than the underground world they originally lived in.

Secondly, it's much warmer here, but this warmth is based on the premise that they are not afraid of the extreme heat.

Most importantly, he felt a sense of freedom!

Beside her, Jiang Yingxue gently tugged at her sister's sleeve and whispered, "Don't be so rude."

"Brother Lin told us to entertain them first, we can't just stand by and watch."

As they spoke, they led several team members to carry over several boxes of water.

Polney politely accepted the water bottle, bowed in thanks, and the Deepsea warriors behind her also took the bottle, speaking in a language they couldn't understand.

Soon after, Lin Chen arrived with Li Ya, Su Yun, Commander Peng, and others.

The twin sisters and Zhou Xiaomin and others went up to him, greeted him, and then followed him.

Upon seeing Lin Chen, Polney immediately put down his water bottle, straightened his back, and a glint of light flashed in his amber eyes.

The three hundred soldiers behind him also stood at attention, ramrod straight.

"Mr. Lin," Polney called out in broken Mandarin, then switched to using his mental powers to greet Lin Chen.

Lin Chen nodded and turned to introduce Li Ya and Su Yun: "This is Polni, the young patriarch of the Deep Ones clan."

He then looked at Polney: "This is Li Ya, and this is Su Yun. They are both my wives."

Polney bowed slightly, his amber eyes filled with respect. This Mr. Lin has quite a few wives; he had already introduced several.

Li Ya and Su Yun nodded with smiles.

Lin Chen then introduced Commander Peng and Staff Officer Chen to him: "This is Commander Peng, and this is Staff Officer Chen. They are high-ranking officials of our country..."

Polney bowed slightly, his amber eyes filled with respect.

Commander Peng stood at the back, without saying a word.

He scrutinized these deep-sea divers with their grey-blue skin, slender fingers, and webbed toes, his gaze filled with both examination and astonishment.

He had lived most of his life, seen zombies and superpowers, but aliens—this was a first for him.

Lin Chen said to Polney, "Polney, come with me. I'll take you to see the fleet."

Polni turned around and said a few words to the soldiers behind him in the local language, then quickly followed Lin Chen, with three hundred Deepdivers following behind in neat steps.

On the sea, the shadows of ships are numerous.

As Li Ya walked, she reported the current status of the fleet to him: "Feifei is in Kalimantan, Sister Yi is in Java, and Hu Shanshan is assisting her."

Sister Lu is in Jiaozhi. The six military factions are also cooperating with us in the operation.

Now everyone has more than two hundred boats in their hands...

Lin Chen listened while silently calculating. The four forces were scattered throughout Southeast Asia, each fighting its own battle.

This was originally intended to improve cleanup efficiency, but now that he has brought back the Deep Ones, problems have arisen.

He was the only one who could communicate with these aliens. The three hundred Deep Ones could only communicate using their language or psychic abilities, and psychic communication required close contact. He didn't have the ability to be in two places at once to act as a translator for the four teams.

Lin Chen frowned: "Polni and the others can't understand our language yet, so we can only communicate with them using mental power..."

Li Ya also frowned. The language barrier would inevitably affect the efficiency of cooperation, but none of them had reached the seventh level yet, which was enough for them to communicate mentally.

However, if all three hundred people are concentrated in one direction, it will also be inefficient and not cost-effective.

Seeing Lin Chen struggling with this problem, Commander Peng and Staff Officer Chen laughed and said, "Young Lin, this problem is easy to solve."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately looked at them and said with delight, "Commander Peng, you have a solution?"