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

"Ah—!" Lin Chen gasped, a sharp pain shooting through both sides of his waist at the same time.

Li Ya and Su Yun, one on each side, mercilessly pinched the soft flesh of his waist, clearly seeing through his little trick.

"You're talking nonsense!" Li Ya glared at him reproachfully.

"Exactly, serves him right." Su Yun smiled, but didn't loosen her grip at all.

This "miserable situation" drew another round of unrestrained laughter from the surrounding team members, making the atmosphere in the canteen even more lively in the early morning.

Breakfast time ended amidst laughter and chatter.

Lin Chen took out the Creation Crystal and Life Crystal that had been refreshed today and handed them to Li Ya.

However, he kept one Creation Crystal for himself, intending to let the newly joined Hu Shanshan try it out and see what new changes would occur after her "teleportation" ability was upgraded.

Li Ya took the spirit crystal and immediately began making arrangements.

She reorganized the ninety-nine newly awakened team members and ten newly born S-level ability users, along with Duan Rong and Tian Tian who already possessed C-level abilities, and expanded them into two new combat teams.

In this way, the total number of combat teams reached fifteen, further strengthening their capabilities.

A little later, Liu Feifei and Liang Siqi also arrived in a hurry.

As the captain of a small team, Liu Feifei dared not slack off.

The two still looked a little tired from staying up all night, but their eyes were already clear.

Personnel assembled, and supplies were inventoried.

The group set off in a grand procession, and Lin Chen followed them to the entrance of the shelter, where he replenished their snowmobile, ammunition, and some necessary supplies.

According to the plan, the cleanup work in the entire university town area will be basically completed today.

This was not only the result of their valiant fight, but also inseparable from the assistance of the teachers and students who saved themselves in dire straits and cleared away zombies on campus.

With the combined efforts of both sides, the large-scale zombie horde in this area has been largely eliminated.

As for those individual zombies hiding in nooks and crannies and wandering around, they will not be considered for the time being.

His core objective has always been to acquire crystal cores more efficiently in order to upgrade the Hongmeng Creation Pearl.

As the convoy drove out of the gate and disappeared into the pale snowscape, Lin Chen was about to turn back and continue following Hua Hua and the others to dig for the underground shelter and test Hu Shanshan's supernatural abilities.

"Brother Lin!" A clear voice called out to him.

Jiang Yingyue jogged over, pointed to the sky, and asked, "Don't you think the wind seems much weaker today?"

Lin Chen looked up and sensed the temperature, then nodded and explained, "Yes, it's much calmer. This means that the period of sharp global cooling is probably over."

After this round of extreme cold, temperatures around the world have been significantly leveled out, and the temperature differences between different regions have become very small.

"The cooling period... is over?" Jiang Yingyue blinked her big eyes, her face full of curiosity and a little confusion. "Then it won't get colder anymore? Also, what exactly is the relationship between wind and temperature difference?"

She pressed for answers like a curious child.

Lin Chen sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "The end of the cooling period means the climate will temporarily stabilize at its current level and won't drop again in the short term. As for the formation of wind and its relationship with temperature differences... were you just looking at the sparrows outside the window during your high school geography class?"

He couldn't help but complain, but he still patiently explained the basic concepts of high and low air pressure, air convection, and temperature difference to her.

As for the assertion that "global temperature differences are converging," it directly borrows the speculations of meteorological experts from the previous generation.

"I...I'm an art student, so the academic requirements aren't that high..." Jiang Yingyue lowered her head shyly, her voice weak as she defended herself.

Bai Xin and Jiang Yingxue, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they heard this conversation.

They had long noticed that Jiang Yingyue seemed to particularly enjoy asking Lin Chen all sorts of questions, only to be met with Lin Chen's sharp retorts, yet she seemed to enjoy it nonetheless.

"Alright, get back to work. I'm off." Lin Chen waved and returned to the underground shelter.

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Guangzhou's official shelter.

After days of clearing, Wang Gang's team and Chang Chengye's team finally established a communication route between them.

When Wang Gang led his most elite men into the area, what greeted their eyes was still the busy scene of military convoys transporting supplies.

Han Xiaoyang was ordered to greet Wang Gang and his party at the entrance.

Originally, Chang Chengye preferred Zhang Hui, who was meticulous and adept at social maneuvering, to handle such matters.

However, Zhang Hui volunteered to stay at the supply handover point at the main gate, arguing that "receiving military supplies is crucial and cannot be lost."

However, Zhang Hui's real purpose in staying here was not to provide supplies, but to "assist" Chang Hao in selecting young women who suited Chang Hao's tastes from the continuous stream of new survivors joining the shelter.

This was the only way Zhang Hui could think of to stall Chang Hao for at least six days after racking his brains: to keep the young master engrossed in a constant stream of novelty, so that he would forget about his lust for his sister.

As for his mother and sister, Lin Chen had already found an opportunity to send them to Zhou Tiannian, where they received proper care and protection.

Han Xiaoyang led Wang Gang and the others to the basement of the villa where Chang Chengye was currently living.

Chang Chengye's team is also speeding up the construction of underground facilities, but the progress is far behind that of Shanshui Garden and is not yet sufficient to accommodate a large number of people.

Several large underground parking lots in the vicinity have now been converted into temporary warehouses, filled with supplies traded from the military.

The new underground dwelling can only be slowly excavated by those earth-elemental ability users.

When Wang Gang stepped into Chang Chengye's underground study, he saw Chang Chengye and Vice Mayor Jiang Yunzheng "having a pleasant conversation".

In the corner stood a young woman with an impatient expression; she was Jiang Yunzheng's daughter, Jiang Ting.

She didn't understand why her father insisted on bringing her to the Chang family, and she felt restless and uneasy.

"Jiang...Yun...Zheng!"

A low growl, filled with deep-seated hatred and almost squeezed out from between his teeth, suddenly exploded in the study.

Wang Gang stared intently at the face that he once looked up to, but which was now filled with fear, a face etched with resentment accumulated over years of groveling before the apocalypse.

The deep-seated hatred for his son's death because of Jiang Ting instantly shattered all his previous calm.

His hatred for the Chiang family no longer needs any concealment!

"Wang...Wang Gang?! You...how come you're here?!" Jiang Yunzheng jumped up from his chair as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, his finger trembling as he pointed at Wang Gang, his face turning deathly pale.

"Of course it was me who invited Mr. Wang over." Chang Chengye picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and wore an inscrutable smile.

"Brother Chang... Brother Chang! What... what do you mean by this?!" Jiang Yunzheng's voice began to tremble uncontrollably, and a chilling fear shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Recalling Chang Chengye's strange request this morning that he "must bring your daughter along," a terrible suspicion coiled around his heart like a venomous snake.

I initially thought Chang Hao had taken a liking to Tingting, but now it seems that's not the case at all!

Chang Chengye simply smiled calmly and did not reply.

He had to forcefully suppress his fear, squeezing out a smile that was more like a grimace, and turn to Wang Gang, whose face was ashen and whose eyes were like knives:

"Brother...Brother Wang! It's been so long! I've really missed you! I never expected to see you here, it's truly...it's so wonderful!"

"Brother Wang?" Wang Gang's face twitched with extreme anger, and he let out a series of chilling sneers. "Mayor Jiang, you're really too kind! You used to call me 'Little Wang,' or even 'Fatty Wang,' didn't you? Has the sun risen in the west today? I, Wang Gang, can't possibly accept this 'Brother Wang'!"