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

Just as Lin Chen frowned, Qin Lu suddenly asked, "Have you ever been to Hong Kong?"

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.

Port City?

He seems to have indeed forgotten about this place.

A metropolis with over seven million inhabitants, it was incredibly prosperous before the apocalypse.

Gathering 500,000 crystal cores shouldn't be a problem, right?

Qin Lu couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

"It seems you've never been there."

Lin Chen nodded, making no attempt to hide his feelings.

Qin Lu leaned closer to him, her tone tinged with smugness:

"I've recently made contact with the forces in the port city. They heard that we buy useless Tier 1 crystal cores here, and they're collecting the remaining crystal cores in the city, intending to exchange them for supplies with me."

"The time is set for 2 PM today."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up; this was quite a coincidence.

Lin Chen gave Qin Lu a deep kiss on the cheek.

"Sister Lu, you're truly my lucky star!"

Qin Lu was startled by his kiss, then laughed and pushed him away: "Alright, alright, get up and get ready."

I looked up at the time and it was already noon.

The two quickly got up.

Lin Chen waved his hand and took out a bunch of pre-apocalyptic delicacies from his spatial storage: roast duck, braised beef, braised pork knuckle, and several boxes of beautifully packaged pastries and fruits.

The fragrance instantly filled the room.

The girls who had been lying haphazardly, fast asleep, twitched their noses and opened their eyes one by one.

"What's that smell...?"

"It looks like... Peking duck?"

Xiao Yan was the first to get up; before her eyes were even fully open, she was already at the table.

Not to be outdone, the twelve beauties disregarded their image and climbed out of bed to gather around the table.

"Brother Lin, you're so biased! You only brought out this good stuff now!"

"Stop talking and give me chopsticks!"

"This pork knuckle is mine, and nobody can take it from me!"

No one cared about being ladylike anymore and started eating right away.

Xiao Yan held a duck leg in her left hand and a piece of beef in her right, her cheeks bulging, and mumbled "Delicious, delicious" indistinctly.

The twelve beauties also wolfed down their food, as if they hadn't eaten in ages.

Qin Lu watched the group of girls frantically grabbing the food, feeling both annoyed and amused, and couldn't help but join the fray herself.

Lin Chen sat next to them, slowly munching on a duck wing, watching them fight over it, feeling particularly pleased.

This meal lasted for more than an hour before it ended.

When everyone finally put down their chopsticks, the plates on the table were cleaner than their faces.

The Twelve Golden Flowers slumped in their chairs, rubbing their bellies with a satisfied look on their faces, while Xiao Yan leaned directly on Lin Chen's shoulder.

Qin Lu wiped her mouth and stood up.

"That's about enough, it's time to go."

Lin Chen nodded, patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, and followed Qin Lu outside.

Halfway there, Lin Chen suddenly slapped his forehead.

"broken."

Qin Lu was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

Lin Chen looked embarrassed: "Yuanzi... I forgot."

He just rushed off to the workshop with Qin Lu, leaving Yuanzai—no, a bear—alone in the meeting room.

"Wait for me a moment."

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed Qin Lu and disappeared from the spot.

The reception room was in a complete mess.

Yuanzai was pacing anxiously in the room, making whimpering noises.

It overturned the sofa, tilted the coffee table to one side, and left claw marks all over the floor.

Sister Qian and a few others stood at the door, looking at it helplessly. They wanted to get closer but didn't dare, and could only stare blankly.

Yuanzai's eyes lit up the moment he saw Lin Chen appear.

Then—she felt even more wronged.

It rushed over and buried its big head in Lin Chen's arms, whimpering incessantly.

The voice sounded just like a child who had suffered a great injustice complaining.

Lin Chen guiltily patted its head, muttering, "My fault, my fault..."

With a wave of his hand, a pile of things appeared on the ground instantly: more than a dozen roast chickens, a whole roast lamb, and several bunches of fresh grapes and apples.

Yuanzi's whimpering stopped abruptly.

Then he bent down and took a bite of a roast chicken.

Lin Chen squatted down and pushed the bunch of grapes in front of it again.

"Sorry, Yuanzi."

Yuanzai chewed on the roast chicken, glanced at him sideways, and then continued to eat his rice with his head down.

Qin Lu and Sister Qian and the others stared in disbelief at the scene.

This treatment...

A dozen roast chickens, a whole roast lamb, fresh fruit—what kind of heavenly life is this giant panda living in the apocalypse?

Sister Qian swallowed hard and muttered to herself:

"This...this is too extravagant. National treasures are national treasures, they're treated better than ordinary people."

The younger brother next to him nodded repeatedly, his eyes practically popping out of his head into the pile of roasted lamb.

They hadn't had such a lavish meal in over a month.

Lin Chen glanced at the mess on the ground, then looked at the expressions on Qian Jie and the others' faces, which seemed to be glued to the roasted lamb, and couldn't help but smile.

With a wave of his hand, several more roast chickens, two plates of braised beef, and several boxes of pastries appeared on the table.

"Could you please help me tidy up later, Sister Qian?"

He pointed to the sofa and coffee table that Yuanzai had overturned, "Yuanzai is still here. Lujie and I are going out to take care of some things."

Sister Qian's eyes lit up instantly.

"Boss Lin, you're too kind! It's no trouble at all, it's nothing!"

A younger brother next to him, his mouth already stuffed with chicken leg meat, mumbled in agreement:

"Yes, yes, yes! Don't worry, Boss Lin! We'll definitely take good care of Yuanzi!"

His attentive manner showed no trace of his earlier helplessness.

If Yuanzai received this treatment every time he caused trouble, they would wish he would turn the living room upside down every day.

Lin Chen smiled and shook his head, then turned around, squatted down, and patted Yuanzai's fluffy head.

"Yuanzi, wait for me here after you've eaten. I have some errands to run, I'll be right back."

Yuanzai was engrossed in eating a roasted lamb leg when he heard this. Without even looking up, he simply stomped his hind legs on the ground as a response.

Lin Chen rubbed its ears again and stood up.

"Let's go."

He and Qin Lu vanished from the reception room in a flash.

The transaction was held at the port. Qin Lu brought almost all the A-level experts from the base, leaving only Xiao Yan to guard the main camp.

Lin Chen glanced at the group behind him and suddenly realized that a familiar face was missing.

"Where's He Xiaodong, your admirer?" He turned to Qin Lu, asking curiously, "Why haven't I seen him?"

Qin Lu was stunned for a moment, then smiled, looking at him with her eyes crinkling.

"What's wrong? Are you jealous?"

Lin Chen chuckled.

"Me? Jealous of him? He doesn't deserve it."

Qin Lu rolled her eyes, but didn't refute it. With Lin Chen's strength, He Xiaodong was indeed not worthy.

"I've already killed him."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised this time.

Qin Lu remained calm and explained, "Later, he probably realized he had no chance with me, so he started disobeying orders and even tried to defect with his men. I caught him red-handed and dealt with him on the spot."

Lin Chen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

A woman who can be the boss must be ruthless. He admires that.

Just as the two were chatting, a large crowd suddenly surged out from the opposite side of the border, towards the port city.