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

Qin Lu sat down again, her eyes fixed on Lin Chen, remaining silent.

She really wanted to make a deal with Lin Chen.

Bai Junming, that madman, has been going further and further out of control lately.

At first, they just sent people to test the waters, then it became an open threat, and recently they even said that either Qin Lu would obediently become his woman, or he would bring his men to attack and they would all perish together.

That madman is capable of doing something like that.

But she knew even better that even if Lin Chen helped her kill Bai Junming, the Foxconn territory would not fall entirely into her hands.

Su Daqiang from Shekou, along with those smaller and medium-sized forces, are all watching them like vultures.

When they all swarm in, how much will she get?

It might not even be as much as Su Daqiang got.

But now she has to pay the price all by herself.

The more she thought about it, the more her chest hurt.

It's not just heartache, it's real pain—from anger.

Lin Chen didn't rush her, but just leaned back on the sofa, casually stroking Yuanzai's fluffy head. Yuanzai felt comfortable being stroked, and made gurgling sounds in its throat.

After a long while, Qin Lu finally raised her head.

"Mr. Lin."

Her voice was somewhat hoarse.

"If I told you that killing Bai Junming might not bring me much benefit, would you believe me?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

Qin Lu gave a wry smile and decided to lay everything out in the open:

"Su Daqiang is all polite to everyone on the surface, but he actually hopes that Bai Junming and I will both be injured. If Bai Junming dies, he will definitely be the first to rush up and take over the territory."

She paused, then gritted her teeth and said:

"If it weren't for that madman Bai Junming, who insisted on making me his woman or threatening to kill us both—why would I go to such lengths to eliminate him?"

At this point, she suddenly realized she had said too much and immediately shut her mouth.

But Lin Chen had already understood.

A slight smile played on his lips.

"How much territory and supplies Sister Lu can seize is a matter of your ability," he said calmly. "It has nothing to do with me."

He paused, looking into Qin Lu's eyes.

"Besides, what price do you think Bai Junming would be willing to pay for you?"

Qin Lu's face froze for a moment.

These words were too blunt. So blunt that they made her feel somewhat embarrassed, yet she couldn't refute them.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her discomfort, and looked directly at Lin Chen.

"How much would Mr. Lin require to make a move?"

"One million for murder," Lin Chen answered decisively. "If you can offer two million, I can let you take over their territory and personnel."

As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd.

Qin Lu didn't say anything, but she was already calculating the costs in her mind.

Shenzhen has a population of nearly 18 million, with about 15 million zombies, plus various zombie beasts, bringing the total to close to 30 million. It sounds like a lot of crystal cores, but the consumption is also enormous.

Of the remaining three million living people, after deducting the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and the young, there are still more than two million. Even if each person only consumes ten crystal cores to try to awaken their superpowers or improve their strength, that would still be a consumption of twenty million crystal cores.

The number of crystal cores that have been stored up is less than ten million.

As for the zombies? The remaining millions are far from enough to go around. If it weren't for the fact that everyone is tacitly "raising" them, hoping to breed higher-level ones, they might have been wiped out long ago.

The zombies no longer pose a threat to these survivors; the real threat lies in the despairing weather and the complexities of human nature.

Qin Lu gritted her teeth, feeling a sharp pain in her heart and a great deal of inner turmoil.

Of course, she wanted to gain control of both the territory and the people, so that she could become the sole ruler of Shenzhen.

Moreover, this is a rare opportunity. If she misses it, let alone territory and supplies, she might not even be able to protect herself.

She had heard that Bai Junming had gone to see Su Daqiang.

Qin Lu gritted her teeth, feeling a sharp pain in her heart.

Two million wouldn't be enough, even if you collected all the inventory from everyone at her base. But one million shouldn't be a problem; she could barely scrape together that amount with her own stock and what her men had.

She was about to agree to the price of one million—

Xiao Yan suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered something.

As Qin Lu listened, her eyes gradually brightened.

The light grew brighter and brighter, like a lit candle.

Lin Chen leaned back on the sofa, idly stroking Yuanzai's head with his fingers, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Every word they said reached his ears clearly.

Having exceptional mental strength and hearing isn't always a bad thing.

"...Sister Lu, whether we spend 1.5 million or 2 million, it's all the same. Why not just have him take care of Su Daqiang too? We don't have enough crystal cores, so we can give a deposit first, and then make up the rest from the resources we loot after we take over their territories..."

Lin Chen couldn't help but applaud this young lady, Xiao Yan, in his heart.

clever.

That's really clever.

With two million crystal cores, you can eliminate two powerful enemies and then seize their territory, resources, and population for yourself.

After raiding Bai Junming and Su Daqiang's hideout, the crystal cores they found inside will be used to pay the remaining balance.

The abacus clicked and clacked.

pity--

When did Lin Chen walk through the empty space?

Which murder didn't leave the victim with nothing but loss?

Those territories, resources, and people were going to end up in his hands anyway, so how could he possibly use them to pay the remaining balance?

After a long silence, Qin Lu finally spoke.

She looked at Lin Chen with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation in her eyes.

"Mr. Lin, could we offer two million—for you to kill both Bai Junming and Su Daqiang?"

She paused, and seeing that Lin Chen didn't respond, she quickly added:

"We can put up a deposit of 500,000 first, and the rest... we can make up the rest after the deal is done."

Xiao Yan sat next to Qin Lu, her palms sweating with nervousness.

She came up with the plan, but what if Lin Chen doesn't fall for it?

She stared at Lin Chen's face, trying to read something from his calm expression.

Lin Chen smiled as he looked at the two of them, a smile that made Xiao Yan's heart pound.

"Of course," he said.

Xiao Yan was overjoyed.

"but--"

The joy was extinguished before it could even rise.

"What if you can't pay the remaining balance later?"

Xiao Yan quickly replied, "Mr. Lin, don't worry, we will definitely pay the remaining balance!"

"Words are meaningless," Lin Chen said slowly. "There's no collateral whatsoever."

Xiao Yan gritted her teeth.

"Then...use me as collateral!"

Lin Chen glanced at her, his gaze sweeping from head to toe, then shook his head.

"Young lady, you're not worth 1.5 million crystal cores."

Xiao Yan's face turned red.

In her haste, she blurted out:

"Then let's go with Sister Lu!"

Qin Lu shuddered.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Xiao Yan, her eyes wide open.

Xiao Yan then realized what she had said, shrank her neck, and guiltily looked away.

Qin Lu felt like she had been sold out by this girl.

They sell everything cleanly and even help count the money.