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

"Brother Lin?" A slender hand waved in front of his eyes, Li Ya's voice filled with concern, "What are you daydreaming about? The eggs are almost burnt!"

"Hmm." He snapped out of his reverie and placed the carefully prepared breakfast on the table: fragrant egg noodles, sizzling bacon, and slightly crispy whole-wheat toast—

In the impending apocalypse, each of these items will be a luxury item that sparks fierce competition.

Li Ya's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with happiness as she ate: "This is so delicious! It tastes even better than the meals in our airline's first class!"

Watching her eat with such uninhibited yet vivid enthusiasm, Lin Chen's lips unconsciously curled into a slight smile: "Want to... gain superpowers too?"

Li Ya immediately put down her empty bowl and nodded vigorously with delight, "Of course I want to! I dream about it!"

Lin Chen smiled slightly, flipped his palm, and a crystal with a soft halo and a perfect hexagonal structure appeared out of thin air.

"This is called the Creation Crystal. If you consume it, you will have a high probability of awakening your own special ability."

Li Ya carefully took it; it felt warm to the touch, and the crystal seemed to shimmer with light inside.

She was both nervous and expectant: "Why...why did you suddenly give me this? Will there be any...side effects?"

"Don't worry, there's no danger to your life." Lin Chen's tone was calm and confident, carrying an undeniable strength.

Li Ya took a deep breath, and without further hesitation, put the Creation Crystal into her mouth.

The moment the crystal touched the tip of the tongue, it melted rapidly as if it were alive, transforming into a warm and powerful current that instantly flowed through the body and permeated every cell.

She instinctively closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly, as if she could "see" countless tiny, shimmering energy particles rushing through her blood vessels and meridians.

About a minute later, she suddenly opened her eyes, and a very faint white light flashed and disappeared deep in her pupils.

Almost instinctively, she raised her right hand, palm facing the thick sycamore tree at the edge of the courtyard outside the window—a tree that required two people to encircle.

"Buzz!"

A pure white beam of light, condensed to the point of being tangible and with crystal-clear edges, shot out silently from her palm, as fast as lightning, with a straight trajectory.

"Boom—Crack!"

The sycamore tree, which had grown for at least thirty years and had deep roots, was cleanly severed from its roots, close to the ground, by that beam of white light!

The heavy upper half of the tree trunk crashed down, slamming heavily onto the soft lawn with a dull thud, kicking up clouds of dust and fallen leaves.

The commotion was quite significant.

The sanitation worker, who was sweeping the street not far away, was so startled that her hand trembled and her broom fell to the ground with a "thud." She glanced in horror at the giant tree that had suddenly fallen and screamed.

"Oh my God!" He turned and ran, not even bothering with the cleaning truck parked on the side of the road.

Several elderly people who were doing their morning exercise nearby gathered around upon hearing the noise, standing at what they considered a safe distance, pointing and whispering amongst themselves.

"Old Zhang, did you see that? That tree was perfectly fine, how did it just snap like that?"

"What do you mean it broke off by itself! My eyesight is perfect! I just saw a white light, 'whoosh,' like a laser, and the tree fell down!"

"Was it struck by lightning? But the sky is perfectly clear..."

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm sure it was a leak in the underground natural gas pipeline that caused it to burst!"

"Nonsense! A natural gas explosion can blast tree roots so cleanly, like they've been cut with a knife? You try blasting one yourself!"

The crowd chattered, their guesses growing increasingly bizarre, yet no one dared to actually approach the strange broken tree—the situation was far beyond their comprehension.

Inside the villa, Li Ya herself was startled, instinctively taking a half step back, covering her mouth with her hand, her eyes wide open: "This... I did this?"

She looked down at her seemingly unchanged palm, then looked up at the pitiful broken piece of wood outside the window.

Her expression shifted from initial astonishment to disbelief and bewilderment, before finally bursting forth with an barely suppressed excitement mixed with shock and ecstasy.

"Wow...that's amazing!" She turned sharply to look at Lin Chen, her voice trembling with excitement. "I...I really have superpowers?!"

Immediately, whether influenced by the Creation Crystal or by the release of emotions from surviving a calamity, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes suddenly softened with dependence as she looked at Lin Chen, softly calling out, "Master..."

Lin Chen was carefully assessing her reaction when he heard this, and frowned slightly: "Don't call me that."

"Oh..." She playfully stuck out her tongue, readily agreeing and immediately changing her tune, her voice sweet and soft: "Okay, Brother Lin~"

He then nodded slightly, silently confirming to himself:

The effects of the Creation Crystal are indeed mysterious; it does not obliterate or manipulate the mind.

It's more like a deep-seated imprint of "identity" and "loyalty," instantly elevating the user's goodwill and trust to its peak.

Although Li Ya's reaction at this moment was influenced by the spirit crystal, the emotions of surprise, joy, and dependence were clearly a natural expression of her true nature, progressing layer by layer, real and vivid.

However, the exact strength of this brand's binding force, and whether it can withstand the test under extreme conditions, requires further observation and experimentation.

……

After breakfast, the two went to the third-floor terrace. This was the last warm sunshine before the apocalypse, and Lin Chen cherished it all the more.

He had already transformed this place into a sturdy observation deck:

It is surrounded by thick bulletproof glass fencing, and the top is a retractable reinforced canopy.

Between two comfortable recliners, a pot of fragrant cold-brewed oolong tea sits on a small table.

"Xiaoya, how much cash do you have left?" Lin Chen suddenly asked, seemingly out of nowhere.

"I don't have much cash, but I have over 100 million in my current account, right? What's wrong, Brother Lin?" She blinked her big eyes and answered casually.

Lin Chen was speechless for a moment—he had thought that she chose to become a flight attendant because of economic considerations or her independent spirit, but he never expected that the interest on her savings account alone would be enough to crush 99% of the world's strivers.

His eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly stood up: "Let's go, order food! Contact every well-known high-end hotel, private kitchen, time-honored restaurant, and Michelin-starred restaurant in Guangzhou!"

"We want as many top-quality dishes as they can make today, and they must be delivered here by 8 a.m. tomorrow at the latest! Money is no object; if they're too busy, just double the price!"

With the end of the world approaching, he wouldn't mind making good use of these last resources and enjoying a good meal of "soft rice" (living off a woman).

The two immediately went into a frenzy of ordering.

From exquisite dim sum to luxurious Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, from local delicacies to international flavors, it almost emptied the daily production capacity of major restaurants.

Half an hour later, an unprecedented spectacle unfolded in this usually quiet upscale villa area—

Countless food delivery riders in various uniforms and restaurant delivery vehicles poured in one after another. The security guard initially tried to stop them, but Li Ya made a phone call directly to the property manager.

Upon hearing the title "Mr. Li Zhenbang's daughter," the other party's attitude immediately changed completely, and everything proceeded smoothly.