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

Lin Chen turned his head, his gaze shifting from Zi Ling to Tang Xiaoran's face, and then back again.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his surging emotions.

"Zi Ling, the matter of the cultivation technique is now up to you."

He gestured with his chin toward Tang Xiaoran.

Zi Ling nodded, flew to Tang Xiaoran, and stretched out her little hand: "Come with me."

Tang Xiaoran glanced at Lin Chen and nodded solemnly.

She knew she had to act quickly.

The sisters' strength is stuck at the high-level crystal core, making it difficult to advance any further.

If a cultivation technique could be created sooner, with the support of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, everyone's strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

Lin Chen stood there, watching Zi Ling carry Tang Xiaoran towards the tree trunk. The two figures grew smaller and smaller until they disappeared into the purple light.

He stood there for a while longer before turning and leaving the space.

When they returned to the shelter, the newly awakened group of superhumans had already been taken away by Hu Shanshan.

The cleanup in Guangdong Province is nearing completion, and there are no more supplies or personnel in Guangzhou that he needs to collect personally.

Those ordinary people entered the Creation Pearl, while all the superhumans were sent out to collect supplies and search for survivors.

The place with the most people in Guangzhou now is actually this landscape garden at his feet.

Before long, even the people here will leave.

Lin Chen didn't want to wait any longer.

He asked Xiaoyu to notify everyone to gather at the activity square, while he stood in the center of the square and looked around.

This hard-earned underground shelter, complete with a heated swimming pool, comfortable bedrooms, and well-stocked storage... has been abandoned after only a few months of use.

He felt somewhat helpless, but that was all. Times change, and when it's time to leave, you have to leave.

Ten minutes later, the last group of people arrived.

Liang Siqi, Qi Wei, and Shen Xiyuan stood at the front, followed by a sparse group of more than 6,000 people.

The medical team behind Shen Xiyuan now consists of only a few dozen female doctors and nurses.

The construction of the Creation Pearl required a large number of medical personnel, and Lin Chen transferred most of them to support Li Zhenbang.

Lin Chen glanced at everyone, his voice not loud, but clear enough.

"The cleanup operation is almost over, and we need to prepare to move out."

"You have one hour to pack your things. After one hour, I will start collecting the supplies."

He paused.

"Do you understand?"

"Understood." The voices were in unison, without any hesitation.

This day was expected, but it came sooner than anticipated.

No one complained, and no one asked any questions.

The group dispersed to pack their personal belongings... If Lin Chen had put all those bottles, jars, and personal items into his spatial storage, they would have been searching for quite some time.

Lin Chen followed behind Liang Siqi, helping her pack up her studio. He took away all the drones that were half-modified, the tools covering the walls, and the piles of parts with a wave of his hand.

Then there's Shen Xiyuan's hospital, where everything—medicine cabinets, hospital beds, surgical instruments—is gone.

Finally, there's Qi Wei's enchanting studio, where all the unfinished weapons were also put into her space.

An hour later, he began to clean up the entire shelter.

The supplies in the warehouse, the tables and chairs in the canteen, the pots and pans in the kitchen, and even the decorative paintings hanging on the wall were all taken.

The underground city he built with his own hands was completely demolished by him.

Finally, he took everyone into Creation Island.

The place he settled down was a plain he had chosen in advance, next to the small river that flowed under the roots of the Creation Tree.

With a wave of his hand, tents and RVs poured out of the space, spreading out across the grass.

The rest of the work is left to them.

He then turned and left the space.

The communications vehicle was still parked in the same spot, and Wang Lei and Li Mo were waiting inside.

Lin Chen walked over and knocked on the car door.

"Where is Commander Peng now?"

"In Meicheng," Wang Lei replied.

Lin Chen nodded and looked up at the gray sky.

"I'm going to find him now." He paused, his gaze returning to the two of them. "You two should leave too. Leave today."

After saying that, he turned around, mounted Yuanzai, and the two of them headed north without looking back.

Wang Lei and Li Mo stood by the car, gazing at the now empty base.

Just a few months ago, this place was bustling with people, but now even the sign at the entrance has been taken down.

The two stood there for a while, neither of them speaking.

Li Mo turned around first and patted Wang Lei on the shoulder.

"Let's go. Captain Song said we'll go find them after we're done here."

Wang Lei nodded, took one last lingering look, and then said, "Okay, let's go."

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Lin Chen and Yuanzai sped along the road and arrived in Meicheng half an hour later.

From afar, we could see Commander Peng standing at the camp entrance.

The old man greeted us with a hearty laugh; he wasn't actually that old.

Commander Peng now looks at least twenty years younger, is energetic, and stands ramrod straight, no longer the frail old man he once was in his sixties.

It was Lin Chen's idea, really.

He asked Zi Ling how to remove the loyalty effect from the Creation Crystal. Zi Ling said it was simple; she just needed to retrieve the world power inside.

So Lin Chen simply took it one step at a time, giving Commander Peng the Creation Crystal and the Life Crystal, which awakened his S-level physical enhancement ability without affecting his spirit.

After the old man awakened, he was extremely grateful to Lin Chen. You see, before, he had no superpowers and could only command from the warm basement, while the soldiers guarded him day and night.

For a soldier, not being able to be on the front lines is more painful than anything else.

Lin Chen's move was tantamount to giving him a second life.

"Xiao Lin," Commander Peng patted his shoulder, grinning from ear to ear, "I heard from them that Guangzhou has been completely emptied out? They didn't even spare the machinery in those factories?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "We've moved everything that could be moved. There's no point in keeping the rest that we can't move."

"Good, good." Commander Peng nodded repeatedly, his gaze falling on Yuanzai, who was shaking its head behind him, and he couldn't help but laugh again—in the entire Guangdong province, there was only this one lively giant panda.

The two entered the temporary command post and sat down at an old table.

Lin Chen didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point.

"Commander, we're almost done in Guangdong Province. We're preparing to move to another location and continue our advance. What are your plans here? Are you going to stay in Guangdong Province, or...?"

He didn't finish speaking, but his meaning was already quite clear.

Commander Peng remained silent for a while, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

After a long silence, he looked up and asked, "Where is your next target?"

"The Shanghai metropolitan area." Lin Chen said without hesitation. "The population there is dense, so efficiency should be higher."

Commander Peng nodded, offering no opinion on the choice.

He stood up, walked to the hand-drawn national map on the wall, and drew two lines starting from Guangdong Province.

"We plan to split into two groups." His voice was calm. "My group will first head south to Hainan Island, then north to Guangxi Province, followed by Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province..."

As I traced my finger across the map, an arc stretched from south to west, circling most of the southwest.

"For Staff Officer Chen's side, the route goes through Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces." Another line extends northeastward, traversing the eastern hinterland. "The old rule still applies—we'll be responsible for gathering supplies and personnel, and you'll be responsible for collecting them."

He turned to Lin Chen and said, "This way, it's the fastest."

Lin Chen was stunned.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment.

Divide forces? Advance simultaneously on three fronts?