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

Lin Chen clapped his hands and smiled quite frankly.

"Alright, everyone's here." He looked at the ten girls who wished they could shrink into the ground, and said gently, "Don't be nervous. We're family now, so relax."

His response was a chorus of tiny, almost inaudible "hmm".

Lin Chen didn't mind, and then the lights went out.

Several gasps rang out in the darkness, only to be swallowed up by something else.

Anyway, as long as the time and space are there, it doesn't matter how many people are there for him.

Nothing was said that night; I could only imagine it.

..................

The next morning, Lin Chen walked out of the room feeling refreshed.

Sunlight... well, there's no sunlight underground.

But everyone could see the sheer comfort he exuded.

He walked briskly towards the cafeteria.

Ye Qingyu, Qin Yi, Li Shishi, and others also emerged, their faces flushed and their expressions shy.

The cafeteria was already bustling with activity.

The team leaders were gathered in small groups, having breakfast and discussing today's tasks.

Lin Chen carried the tray and went straight to Li Ya's table to sit down.

Li Ya was drinking porridge when she saw him coming over and looked up at him.

He looked at her with a half-smile.

"Last night," she began slowly, "were you very happy?"

Lin Chen sat down opposite her and picked up a fried dough stick without changing his expression.

"good."

"Not bad?" Li Ya raised an eyebrow. "Ten new lovers, and you're the only one who's 'not bad'?"

Lin Chen took a bite of the fried dough stick and chewed it with a crunchy sound.

"Do you want to hear the details?"

"……roll."

Not far away, Hua Hua, Xiao He, and Su Qingyue were sitting together.

Hua Hua's eyes kept glancing at Ye Qingyu and Qin Yi, filled with envy.

"Sister Qingyue," Huahua whispered in Su Qingyue's ear, "look at them."

Su Qingyue lowered her head and drank her soy milk, without replying.

"If this continues," Hua Hua continued, "we won't have much room left."

Xiaohe nodded silently beside her, her face already flushed red to the roots of her ears.

Su Qingyue's gaze fell on Yang Na.

The gentle and kind female pharmacist was sitting with Wu Jie, a faint smile on her lips.

Su Qingyue understood that smile.

It is satisfactory.

It means being down-to-earth.

It's the sense of security of finally finding a home.

She suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

She had always worried that she, as a married woman who had given birth, would be looked down upon.

Seeing Yang Na lessened her concerns considerably.

"Sister Qingyue?" Huahua looked at her cautiously.

Su Qingyue remained silent for a few seconds.

Then she softly hummed in agreement.

Hua Hua's eyes widened instantly.

"Sister Qingyue! You agreed?!"

Su Qingyue hummed again, this time a little louder.

She realized that she didn't live as freely as Hua Hua and the others.

Those young girls like Hua Hua are more insightful than her.

Xiao He, standing next to her, had a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth and her face was flushed; it was unclear what she was thinking.

......

"How did the allocation of the third-order crystal cores go yesterday?"

Li Ya took a sip of pumpkin porridge, looked up at Lin Chen, and smiled brightly.

"Including the previous inventory, there are a total of 2900 Tier 3 crystal cores."

"On average, it takes about ten S-rank talents to advance to the fourth rank. On average, it takes about five A-rank talents."

"We now have 450 fourth-tier powerhouses!"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, then smiled. Yesterday was truly a bumper harvest!

Now he doesn't have to worry about the team's safety anymore!

"Alright, then you can continue with the original plan today. I need to go to the west of the city again today."

Li Ya looked at him, a hint of doubt in her eyes: "What is it?"

Lin Chen recounted the incident of being ambushed yesterday.

Li Ya frowned slightly: "You know who that person is?"

Lin Chen nodded: "It should be Gu Yan, the current overlord of the west side of the city. His special ability is shadow-based. We were careless yesterday and let him escape."

He paused, a smile playing on his lips: "I'll take Yuanzai with me today to pay him a visit."

Li Ya shrugged: "Okay. Then be careful."

After breakfast, Lin Chen replenished the warehouse supplies and set off with Yuanzai.

Yuanzai was already waiting at the door. As soon as he saw him come out, he immediately ran over and rubbed his big, furry head against his leg.

Lin Chen patted its head.

The man and the bear disappeared at the end of the passage, heading straight west of the city.

.........

West of the city, Gu Yan's secluded sanctuary.

A large number of people had already gathered in the underground parking garage.

They gathered in small groups, wrapped in tattered winter clothes, hunching their shoulders and stamping their feet, waiting for their "tasks" to be assigned.

It's called a mission, but it's really just going out to try your luck, find supplies, hunt zombies, do whatever you want.

If you're lucky, you might be able to make a living; if you're unlucky... you might never come back.

At this moment, a middle-aged man and several other people were standing at the exit of the underground parking garage.

"Boss Wang, where are we going today? It's so late, why aren't we leaving yet?" A tall, thin young man approached the middle-aged man with a fawning smile on his face.

"The task hasn't been assigned yet," Boss Wang said helplessly. "Yesterday we were assigned to XX Street, and after searching all day, we only found a few bags of biscuits."

He then sighed, "There aren't many areas left to explore in the west of the city."

The people nearby also looked grim upon hearing this.

"Sigh, if this keeps up, we won't even be able to pay the rent!" A short, stout man said with a bitter face. "Yesterday's rent was borrowed. If we can't pay this soon, Captain Zhang might kick us out..."

He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood.

Captain Zhang, a minor leader under Gu Yan, is the superhuman responsible for managing them.

They have to hand over a certain amount of supplies every day as rent for living in the shelter.

Those who cannot pay the rent will be evicted from the Night Shelter.

At that point, all we'll have to do is go outside and fight the extreme cold and zombies!

"Who says otherwise?" Boss Wang shook his head. "But what can we do? We haven't awakened our abilities. If we leave here, who will stop the increasingly terrifying zombies outside?"

Then the voice turned low: "I heard that Zhang San and his group were wiped out yesterday when they encountered a level three zombie!"

silence.

a long time.

"That Li Si is lucky," the short, fat man said sourly. "He has a beautiful wife, whom he gave to Captain Zhang, and he got a full rent-free marriage."

"Keep your voice down!" The person next to him quickly pulled him away.

"What are you afraid of? It's not like I'm the only one saying it." The short, fat man stiffened his neck, but his voice was still low.

Another silence followed.

After a long while, the tall, thin young man suddenly spoke:

"How about... we risk going to the east side of the city?"

Several people looked at him at the same time.

"Back when cell phone networks were still available, I had a friend who kept asking me to come." He lowered his voice, but there was a hint of longing in his tone.

"They say there's a scenic garden over there, and there's no such thing as rent. Ordinary people can make a living as long as they're willing to do hard labor."

"If we can hunt down a Tier 1 zombie, one crystal core can be exchanged for three days' worth of food!"

Old Wang frowned: "The Mountain and Water Garden in the east of the city? I've heard of it. But how do we get there?"

He paused for a moment: "The whole way here was filled with zombies."

No one responded; everyone was confused.

Just as everyone was confused, a voice came: "Excuse me, is this the Silent Night Shelter?"