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

He blurted out instinctively, "Your strength..."

Commander Peng smiled, a smile that carried the composure of an old soldier.

"You don't need to worry about my strength. I'm S-rank now."

He then confidently stated, "Moreover, the entire military force of Guangdong Province is now integrated. In addition, Boss Li from Hong Kong and Hu San from Dongguan, who were intimidated by you, have also chosen to join us. We now have eight S-level experts at our disposal. That's enough to keep things under control."

Lin Chen was silent for a moment.

He never expected that those two people would actually join the military.

"Oh, right," Commander Peng said, as if remembering something, "the feud between Hu San and Chen Yang has also been resolved."

Lin Chen was taken aback. Chen Yang? He had almost forgotten about this person. The man in Dongguan who led a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people, betrayed by his subordinates, and whom he had casually rescued.

Commander Peng briefly explained the feud between the two.

The two had a grudge that began before the apocalypse, involving competition for projects and business, and other business-related issues.

After the apocalypse, Hu San's son made a move on Chen Yang's sister, but was defeated by Chen Yang. The boy was unwilling to accept defeat and insisted on becoming stronger to get revenge.

As a result, he encountered a high-level zombie. With only a B-level talent, he was killed by the zombie before Hu San could come to his rescue.

Hu San blamed everything on Chen Yang and wouldn't let him off the hook.

Later, Chen Yang led his men to defect to the military, and his sister, by a twist of fate, joined Lin Chen's team.

Even though Hu San hated it, he didn't dare to move.

Lin Chen was a little confused: "When did that girl join my team? How come I didn't know?"

"She must have gone to Qin Lu's side. That girl has special abilities, and Qin Lu probably hasn't had a chance to tell you yet."

Lin Chen nodded. Indeed, the number of awakening slots was limited, so those with special abilities would naturally be put on the back list, while ordinary people who hadn't awakened yet would be given priority.

After chatting for another half hour, Lin Chen stood up.

"Commander Peng, you must be careful on your mission to clean up the entire country. If you need any assistance, please contact me at any time."

Commander Peng waved his hand: "We won't stand on ceremony."

He paused, his tone becoming more composed: "Besides, you've also mobilized other forces in Guangdong Province. Now that the zombies have been cleared out of Guangdong, they're starting to expand into neighboring provinces. With mutual support, there shouldn't be any major problems."

He looked at Lin Chen, his gaze carrying a kind of wisdom unique to the elderly.

"Moreover, you have a way out in your space, and we want to do everything we can to save as many Chinese people as possible. Only in this way can we save them as quickly as possible."

Lin Chen nodded. He understood that this was the sense of mission that Commander Peng and his men had as soldiers.

With the addition of other forces from Guangdong Province, this trip should indeed not pose any major problems.

Those bosses have plenty of instant noodles and compressed biscuits, but they lack fresh vegetables and fruits... These are things that only Lin Chen has right now.

Vegetables in the space have already begun to be produced in large quantities, and in a while, fruits, rice, and wheat will follow.

If you want to switch, you have to kill zombies like crazy. A cycle begins.

"Commander Peng, stay in touch," Lin Chen said. "I'll set off immediately after I've gathered the troops."

Commander Peng stood up and nodded.

As if suddenly remembering something, she called out to him again.

"There's one more thing I need your help with."

Lin Chen turned around.

Commander Peng remained silent for a moment, as if carefully choosing his words. After a while, he slowly spoke, his voice very low:

"Before the end of the world, the nation launched a top-secret project codenamed 'Fire Seed'."

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat. He had seen this code name before in the information intercepted by Xiao Yu, but he didn't know the specific details.

"They hid in a secluded location in Guangzhou, preserving a relatively complete industrial system—not just a few machine tools and boxes of blueprints, but the entire industrial chain from raw materials to finished products. Equipment, data, production lines, and the scientists and engineers who operated them."

Commander Peng spoke calmly, as if he were stating something that had nothing to do with him.

But Lin Chen could hear the heaviness in his voice.

"The person who carried out this plan," Commander Peng paused, "is the father of that little girl named Tang Xiaoran in your base."

Lin Chen was stunned. Tang Xiaoran? He might have forgotten this name before, but now...

The girl who waited more than two months to awaken, and was called "the treasure of the clan" by Zi Ling as soon as she awakened, is now of unparalleled importance!

Commander Peng continued, "I hope you can help bring the person out and send them into the space."

Lin Chen nodded: "No problem. When should I pick you up?"

"In five days, we should be back in Guangzhou. I'll have to accompany you there in person."

"Okay. I should be back in Guangzhou in five days."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chen took Yuanzai out the door and headed towards Qin Camp.

A few minutes later, the man and the bear arrived outside Qin Lu's camp.

The sentry at the gate saw Yuanzai's chubby figure from afar, but didn't dare to stop him at all. He just quickly reported it inside.

Now, throughout Guangdong Province, who doesn't know that this giant panda is Lin Chen's symbol?

Lin Chen made his way through the camp without any obstacles. Just as he reached the depths of the camp, he saw Qin Lu rush out from inside.

She pounced on him, crashing into his arms like a cannonball.

Xiao Yan and the Twelve Golden Flowers followed behind, jogging to catch up... Ever since Lin Chen emptied Bao'an of its supplies a little over a month ago, they had been transferred back to Qin Lu's side.

Lin Chen hugged her, planted a big kiss on her cheek, and smiled so wide his eyes narrowed: "Did you miss me?"

Qin Lu rolled her eyes at him, her gaze filled with reproach, but also with barely concealed joy.

"You heartless bastard, it's been almost three months since we've been together, how could you not miss me?"

Lin Chen awkwardly touched his nose: "I can't help it, I've just been busy."

He then gave Xiao Yan and the Twelve Golden Flowers a big hug.

Qin Lu couldn't wait any longer. She grabbed his hand and pulled him inside, muttering as she went, "Hurry up, hurry up! We knew you were coming, so we made all the necessary preparations."

She gripped his hand tightly, as if afraid he would run away.

Xiao Yan and the Twelve Golden Flowers behind them were already laughing heartily, covering their mouths as they followed the two inside.

Qin Lu pulled Lin Chen through the camp, making several turns, until they entered the entrance to a basement.

As you descend the steps, the temperature gradually rises, becoming much warmer than the icy, snowy world outside.

The underground area was more spacious than I had imagined, with a main passageway branching off into several smaller rooms on either side, housing the newly recruited survivors and Qin Lu's team.

As she walked along, the ordinary survivors who saw Qin Lu all stood up to greet her. Some called her "Sister Lu," and others called her "Boss Qin," their voices filled with respect.

The members of the superhuman team all turned their attention to Lin Chen, who was standing next to Qin Lu, and bowed deeply in unison.

The survivors who had just been rescued didn't know who the young man was; they just stared at him curiously.

But the team members knew very well that... in the entire Guangdong province, this was the only person Qin Lu could personally pull along.

After entering a cleaned-up room deep inside, Lin Chen turned around and glanced at Yuanzai following beside him, then patted its head.

"Go, find somewhere to stay."

Yuanzi tilted her head back and let out a series of aggrieved whimpers, as if she were accusing... Why do you always send me away?