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

"Staff Officer Chen, you're taking advantage of the chaos."

"Lord Lin, you're mistaken. This is a fair trade."

For the next ten minutes, the two engaged in a heated verbal battle.

"Fifteen percent off the free supplies!" Lin Chen's voice rose eight octaves, his face flushed slightly. "And it's all food, guaranteed! This is the final price!"

He glared at Staff Officer Chen, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Staff Officer Chen was taken aback.

Then he laughed.

"make a deal."

The two of them reached out their hands at the same time and shook hands.

Lin Chen's expression instantly returned to calm, as if the excitement he had just displayed had never existed.

He Jun, who was standing next to him, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Staff Officer Chen withdrew his hand, and the smile on his face became more sincere.

He looked at Lin Chen with a hint of admiration in his eyes. This kid has a knack for acting.

Seeing that the two sides had reached an agreement, Li Ya and Su Yun immediately brought out tea.

Lin Chen took a nice sip and relaxed for a moment: "Officer Chen, now that the deal is done, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"explain."

"You have connections in the military," Lin Chen said, putting down his cup. "Could you put in a good word for me with the military leaders in other cities in Guangdong Province?"

Staff Officer Chen raised an eyebrow.

Lin Chen continued, "If they lack supplies, they can trade crystal cores with me. I can offer free shipping and deliver to their door."

Staff Officer Chen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Lord Lin, are you planning to expand your business throughout the entire province?"

"It's a win-win situation," Lin Chen smiled. "Anyway, you don't really have any use for these low-level crystal cores, so why not exchange them for supplies?"

Staff Officer Chen nodded: "That's no problem, I'll help you make the contact later. But..."

He drawled out his words, looking at Lin Chen with a smile.

"Could you please deliver this batch of supplies to us as well?"

Lin Chen blinked and answered quickly, "Sure. How much for shipping, Staff Officer Chen?"

Staff Officer Chen's smile froze.

"Didn't you say...free shipping?"

Lin Chen shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"Yes, shipping is free," he said, "but your shipping cost has already been converted into the cost of the goods."

Staff Officer Chen: "..."

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Lin Chen was secretly delighted to see him like this.

The crystal cores for upgrading the Creation Pearl to level six are complete.

Order commitments from other military forces have also been secured.

I also took the opportunity to get a little revenge on Staff Officer Chen for his smugness when he was bargaining earlier.

perfect.

Next came the handover of supplies.

Lin Chen followed Staff Officer Chen to the gate of the shelter.

A dark green military truck was parked quietly at the entrance, its cargo compartment sealed tightly, with eight fully armed soldiers standing beside it.

Staff Officer Chen patted the carriage: "One million crystal cores are all inside. Want to count them?"

Lin Chen waved his hand and leaped onto the train carriage.

He lifted the tarpaulin and found dozens of boxes neatly stacked inside. He casually opened one box, revealing crystal cores the size of fingernails, gleaming faintly in the sunlight.

He raised his hand and waved.

The crystal core in the entire carriage vanished instantly.

The soldiers next to him all stared wide-eyed, exchanging bewildered glances.

Staff Officer Chen, however, was not surprised and simply shook his head with a smile.

Lin Chen jumped out of the car and began taking supplies out.

Pork, rice, canned goods, cooking oil, purified water...

They took the items out one by one from the space and piled them on the ground into a small mountain.

More than 10,000 tons of supplies filled hundreds of trucks brought by Staff Officer Chen to the brim, with even the passenger side of the truck piled up to the top.

The survivors in the outer city watched from afar, whispering among themselves.

"That's a military vehicle, isn't it?"

"Has Lord Lin gotten into business dealings with the military?"

"So many supplies, just to exchange for a truckload of crystal cores?"

Someone whispered, "That's a million crystal cores."

The person next to him clicked their tongue and said nothing more.

Staff Officer Chen looked at the fully loaded truck and nodded in satisfaction.

"Lord Lin," he extended his hand, "it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

Lin Chen grasped his hand.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Staff Officer Chen got into the truck, which slowly started and headed towards the south of the city.

Lin Chen only watched for a while before returning to the shelter.

When they returned to the shelter, Li Ya and Su Yun were already busy with their own things.

Li Ya, in particular, watched the excitement for quite a while today, and her departure time was much later than usual.

Lin Chen went straight into the bedroom, lay down on the bed, and began to continuously feed a massive amount of crystal cores into the roots of the Creation Tree.

After an unknown amount of time, the Primordial Creation Pearl finally sent a message, and as expected, a million crystal cores had been consumed.

[Primordial Creation Pearl - Bound to Host's Soul - Level: 6]

It can unlock the host's potential and awaken S-level or higher superpowers.

Consumes energy to increase a specific ability level by +1 (Cooldown period: 5 days).

Contains the seed of the fundamental laws of the "New World," currently situated in a space consisting of a habitable planet and its satellite.

Creation Spring: Daily output: 100 Creation Crystals (can awaken supernatural abilities and grant loyalty to the host); 100 Life Crystals (can enhance the user's life level and grant loyalty to the host, currently capped at S-rank).

Note: The host's ability level cannot exceed the current level of the Primordial Pearl.

Lin Chen stared at the line "a life-bearing planet + satellite" for several seconds, stunned.

A habitable planet, and a satellite.

He couldn't wait to get to the upgraded Creation Tree, but the size of the trunk didn't seem to have changed much.

However, at this point, it was difficult for him to see the top of the Creation Tree with his naked eye. He could only perceive it through his senses, and he knew that it had reached a height of at least 10,000 meters!

He stroked the trunk of the Tree of Creation, murmuring to himself, "Will this place still be big enough to hold you in the future?"

The Tree of Creation seemed to be responding to him, and an image immediately appeared in his mind:

An ancient tree, mysterious and shrouded in purple mist, stood in the void.

From a distance, the tree canopy appears to be a million meters high.

The tree trunk is tens of thousands of meters wide, but compared to the sea of ​​stars, it is still so tiny.

The dense tree roots pierced into the void, and each root's extension caused the space to tremble, as if the entire new world was shaking for its birth.

Purple starlight, scattered among the branches and leaves, cascaded down like a waterfall and dissipated into the endless dark void.

..........

After a long while, Lin Chen finally came to his senses from the shock. He looked down at his palm and then looked up at the towering tree.

"Is that your true form? Or are you already preparing to move?" Lin Chen asked again.

There was no response this time.

"Are you about to wake up?" Lin Chen asked again.

A thought flashed through my mind: "It'll be soon."

Lin Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, his face flushed, his heart pounded like a drum, and his whole body turned warm: "How much longer?"

After a long while, the Creation Pearl did not respond and fell silent again.

Lin Chen's initial excitement slowly cooled, and he said dejectedly, "Is he always this aloof?"