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

The guards at the outer city gate were Zhou Tiannian's men.

A young guard saw them and instinctively raised his hand.

"Halt. Who are you? What do you want?"

Staff Officer Chen stopped and raised his hand in a standard military salute.

"We are from the military in the south of the city. My name is Chen Jianhua. I have something to discuss with your leader, Lin Chen."

The guard was taken aback.

The military? They want to see Boss Lin.

He scratched his head, a troubled look on his face.

"This... I can't make that decision. Please wait a moment while I go and inform them."

He gestured to another guard beside him, saying, "Give me a welcome." Then he scurried away and disappeared through the door.

The guard jogged along, familiar with the way, and slipped into an underground cave.

Zhou Tiannian was huddled inside, with a blond-haired guy standing opposite him, and the two of them were talking about something.

"Get Chang Hao out of here today." Zhou Tiannian tapped the table with his finger. "Find a team and keep hunting him down. Remember, two months, not a day more, not a day less."

The blond-haired guy looked distressed: "Commander, how are we supposed to chase him down? That guy's like a dead pig that doesn't care about boiling water anymore, he's determined to die."

Zhou Tiannian rolled his eyes at him.

"Are you stupid? Find a few people with pyrokinetic abilities, and a few healers. Burn his brothers while healing him. I don't believe he can resist running away!"

The little blond boy's eyes lit up.

"Commander, that was a brilliant move! Let's go find someone right now!"

"Get things done." Zhou Tiannian waved his hand. "I've made all the requirements clear to you. If you mess it up, be careful, Boss Lin will blame you."

"Understood, understood!" The blond-haired boy nodded repeatedly and turned to leave.

The guards then approached.

"Commander, there are military personnel outside who want to pay a visit to Boss Lin."

Zhou Tiannian was taken aback.

"People from the military?" He stood up, his brows furrowing slightly. "Let's go, call Lao Huang, let's go take a look."

The guard replied, "I saw Deputy Commander Huang this morning; he went out with his team to hunt zombies."

Zhou Tiannian slapped his forehead and said helplessly, "This old Huang, wasn't he supposed to just sit in the shelter? Can't he stay still?"

The guard looked serious and said with admiration, "I heard from Deputy Commander Huang that he feels the shelter is too comfortable and wants to go out to see if he can rescue some more people."

"Okay, let's go."

Zhou Tiannian followed the guard to the entrance.

Staff Officer Chen and others were chatting with another guard, inquiring about the situation at the shelter.

The guard was quite honest, answering all questions and having a rather lively conversation.

Zhou Tiannian stepped forward and glanced at the group of people.

Staff Officer Chen was taken aback when he saw the person who arrived. He had seen Lin Chen in videos and photos, and this person in front of him was clearly not him.

"Who are you?" Staff Officer Chen extended his hand.

Zhou Tiannian grasped it and grinned.

"My name is Zhou Tiannian, Commander of the Outer City of Shanshui Garden."

Staff Officer Chen nodded: "My name is Chen Jianhua, from the military in the southern part of the city."

He paused, then got straight to the point: "Could you please inform Chief Lin?"

"Come with me." Zhou Tiannian turned and left.

The group passed through the outer city and arrived at the inner city gate.

This used to be the main entrance to the residential area, but it's rather deserted now.

Only the temporary hospital had a constant flow of people, with occasional wounded and sick people going in and out. The trading center was busiest in the afternoon, when the survivors returned with their hunted crystal cores, and that's when it got lively.

The person on duty at the gate was a young woman with a ponytail and bright eyes.

Zhou Tiannian stepped forward and whispered a few words.

The little girl curiously looked at Staff Officer Chen and his group, her gaze lingering for a second longer on He Jun's towering frame.

"Wait there," she said, then turned and went into the inner city.

Tang Xiaoran did not look inside.

Her gaze was drawn to a sign at the entrance.

It was a recruitment notice for male applicants, with a few lines of text written on it:

"Recruiting young female survivors—including those with awakened supernatural abilities—excellent compensation—details to be discussed in person"

Bao awakens supernatural abilities.

Tang Xiaoran stared at those words, her heart skipped a beat.

The deepest pain in her heart was that she failed to awaken her superpowers.

From a young age, she was used to using her brain to solve problems and to being praised for being "smart" and "talented".

But then the apocalypse came, and the awakening of superpowers became a new dividing line. Those who were once inferior to her suddenly possessed power that she could never attain.

She is not reconciled.

So she left her father behind and went to the military base to bury herself in research.

She wanted to uncover the secret of awakening superpowers, partly so that more people, including herself, could awaken their superpowers; and partly to prove that even without superpowers, she could still achieve great things.

After studying it for so long, I still have no clue.

And here, Lin Chen actually dares to say "Bao awakens superpowers"?

What gives him such confidence? What method has he mastered? Has he already crossed the threshold that he couldn't overcome after researching for so long?

Tang Xiaoran's fingers trembled slightly.

Staff Officer Chen also noticed the GG badge.

He stared blankly at those words, his mind racing.

Previously, the intelligence agencies had never taken this seriously. They probably thought it was just a gimmick for the shelter to recruit people, an exaggeration, and not worth reporting.

But now I see it with my own eyes...

If he can truly unlock supernatural abilities, then what Lin Chen controls will be more than just resources.

That is the power that changes the rules of the entire world.

Tang Xiaoran couldn't help but turn to Zhou Tiannian.

"Commander Zhou," her voice was tense, "is what's written on this piece of paper... true?"

Zhou Tiannian looked at her with a smile: "Of course it's true."

"Then..." She was somewhat shocked, but even more excited, "Why hasn't anyone publicized this? Something this important must be something many people want to know, right?"

Zhou Tiannian still had that same smiling expression: "Boss Lin started promoting the shelter after the blood rain stopped, and everyone who came will know about it. As for whether others will spread the word or believe it, that's beyond our control."

"As far as I know, all the people in the vicinity who believed in this have already come."

He paused, then gave Tang Xiaoran a meaningful look: "Miss Tang probably... hasn't been looking at her phone much, has she?"

Tang Xiaoran was stunned.

She really hasn't looked at her phone in a long time.

After the apocalypse, my phone is filled with bad news—zombie hordes, riots, and death lists.

She eventually just threw her phone into a drawer, out of sight, out of mind.

As for those spies...

Zhou Tiannian didn't say it, but Tang Xiaoran could guess. How could Chang Chengye and Wang Gang's people allow such propaganda that boosted others' morale to spread?

She lowered her head and clenched the hem of her clothes.

The thought in my mind grew stronger and stronger.

Staff Officer Chen stood to the side without saying a word.

He looked at the GG sign and at Tang Xiaoran's reaction, and many thoughts raced through his mind.

The original purpose of this visit was to discuss cooperation and to probe the whereabouts of the supplies.

But now he realizes that what Lin Chen has in his hands may be far more than just supplies.

If awakening superpowers can really "cover up"...

The entire set of rules for the apocalypse will have to be rewritten.

He took a deep breath.

The little girl who went in to deliver the message has already come out.