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

Frustrated by his failed upgrade attempt, Lin Chen left the Creation Pearl and stood alone in the camp for a long time.

By this time, he had composed himself and slowly suppressed his disappointment.

Two hundred million, still one hundred million short, just keep saving.

The next morning, before dawn, the convoy had already formed a long line at the entrance of the camp.

Lin Chen led his team toward Iron City.

The snowmobile's engine roared, and white smoke billowed from its exhaust pipes in the morning light.

The team split into three groups and advanced in a fan shape, searching villages and abandoned houses along the way, leaving no corner unchecked that might harbor survivors.

Lin Chen drove the snowmobile in the lead car, Liang Siqi sat in the passenger seat, and Jiang Yingxue and Jiang Yingyue squeezed into the back seat.

Yuanzai lay on the roof of the car, dozing off with its eyes half-closed, its little tail swaying back and forth.

Jiang Yingyue peered out the car window, her eyes wide: "Hey, how come we can't even run into a single big tiger..."

"Do you think tigers are commonplace? Something you can see everywhere?" Lin Chen said speechlessly.

Jiang Yingyue sighed and said, "All I want is a big tiger, why is it so difficult?"

Lin Chen was too lazy to pay attention to her. This girl was obsessed with the tiger all she talked about.

At this moment, Liang Siqi turned her head and said, "Over on the peninsula, Liu Jing reported that half of the progress has been completed. The coastal highway has been opened up to Wafangdian, and hundreds of thousands of survivors have been gathered. We haven't had time to count the crystal cores yet. When are you free to go and receive the personnel and supplies?"

Lin Chen nodded: "I'll go to Tiecheng when I get there. Oh, and tell her to be careful, take it easy, there's no rush."

"I've already said that," Liang Siqi smiled.

Two hours later, the outline of Iron City came into view.

Under the gray skyline, low-rise buildings stretch out in waves, covered in ice and snow, like a sleeping gray wasteland.

Lin Chen stopped the car, and the convoy behind him also stopped one after another. The team members jumped out of the cars and quickly lined up.

The two thousand-strong column stood in perfect formation, completely silent, save for the soft clanging of equipment and the howling of the cold wind.

Lin Chen stood at the front of the group, saying nothing more. "Same as always, each group will advance separately, with the military responsible for covering the rear and bringing up the rear."

He glanced back at his team members, then at the soldiers standing ready beside him, and pointed ahead.

"Set off."

The procession silently dispersed, enveloping the frozen town.

After observing for a while, Lin Chen nodded slightly, noticing that this team of complete novices was now quite organized in their movements.

The number of S-class ability users in the team has now expanded to two thousand, so he no longer needs to keep an eye on them all the time.

He turned to Liang Siqi and said, "Siqi, you're in charge of on-site command. I'm going to the Peninsula."

"Okay. I'll keep an eye on it."

Lin Chen nodded: "Yuanzi, let's go!"

I rode on Yuanzai and headed back in the direction I came from.

In the days that followed, Lin Chen began traveling to various places again, constantly collecting crystal cores and gathering survivors rescued from different locations.

Of course, all available resources were also sent into the space to support Li Zhenbang's city construction.

At this time, Li Zhenbang had already begun to rebuild a new city along the river, both upstream and downstream.

The existing urban population is already sufficient, and adding more would seriously affect the city's development; therefore, the development of a new city is imperative.

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A month later, Lin Chen stood on the snow-covered hill in Jicheng, looking at the hazy horizon in the distance.

The sounds of gunfire and muffled explosions from the supernatural forces behind them could no longer be heard; only the occasional soft sobs of survivors could be heard.

Footage transmitted from the drones showed that the zombies in Jicheng had been basically cleared out, with only a few scattered ones still wandering on the outskirts, which would soon be eliminated by the mopping-up team.

Over the past month, the team has traveled north from Shenyang, through Tiecheng, Pingcheng, and now Jicheng, clearing out city after city.

Ten days ago, the number of S-class ability users in the team had reached four thousand. With the addition of the survivors gathered from various places, their combat strength had doubled.

The cleanup is progressing faster and faster, and Lin Chen is personally taking action less and less often.

Most of the time he sat in the command vehicle, watching Liang Siqi deploy troops using maps and drone footage.

During this break, he made several trips to other places, collecting crystal cores stockpiled by Li Ya and her various military units, supplies gathered by Su Yun at the Shanghai Trading Center, the wealth accumulated by Commander Peng and Staff Officer Chen in their respective war zones, and the shares handed over by the Liu and Li families in Beijing.

After running around the room, the total number of crystal cores in the space soared, just one step away from two hundred million.

He had just returned from the south yesterday, just in time for Jicheng's final battle today.

"Report: The eastern part of the city has been cleared."

"The western part of the city has been cleared."

"The finishing touches are still being put on in the south of the city, and it is expected to be completed within two hours."

Messages were transmitted back one by one through the communicator.

Liang Siqi stood beside him, her fingers flying across the tablet, her brows furrowing slightly before relaxing, and she chuckled softly, "Honey, that's about enough. Once today is over, Jicheng will be completely clean."

Lin Chen nodded but did not reply.

Soon the team members who had been scattered around returned, and the soldiers in charge of logistics from the military handed over all the crystal cores they had obtained that day.

He calmly accepted the income space, but only he knew that his heart was beating much faster than usual.

He's raised the two hundred million!

From Guangzhou to Shanghai, from Shanghai to Beijing, from Beijing to Northeast China, a month has passed, countless battles, crystal cores... finally enough!

He closed his eyes, and the scenes Zi Ling had described flashed through his mind.

Flying through the air without the aid of external objects; surviving in outer space with divine power sustaining life; radiation, vacuum, and absolute cold are no longer threats!

And those two strange celestial bodies.

On the day the extreme cold arrived, the two photos that Xiaoyu took showed two unfamiliar celestial bodies hanging in the sky above the blue planet.

He once thought he might never find the answer in his lifetime, but now, the opportunity is right in front of him.

I opened my eyes and exhaled a puff of white mist.

"Let's go back to camp and rest for the night." Lin Chen took Liang Siqi's hand and used spatial teleportation to return to the camp.

Before Liang Siqi could react, her foot was already in front of the tent at the campsite.

Lin Chen released her hand, gave a brief explanation, and then turned and disappeared.

The next moment, he was standing in front of the towering tree on Creation Island.

The Tree of Creation shimmered with purple light, its branches and leaves scattering starlight-like fragments of light.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at the giant tree that was rooted in the void and towered into the clouds. His heart was beating much faster than usual.

"Zi Ling, get ready, we're starting the upgrade!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zi Ling gracefully floated out from the tree trunk.

The little sprite, its transparent wings fluttering and enveloped in a soft purple halo, landed on Lin Chen's shoulder, its little face full of excitement: "Master, let's begin! I'm all ready!"

Lin Chen nodded, no longer hesitating.

With a thought, the mountain of crystal cores in the space surged out like a tide, overwhelming the roots of the Creation Tree.