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

Upon hearing Commander Peng's words, Commander Zhao, who was about to sit down, suddenly stood up.

"The island nation? I absolutely have to go there!"

"Why should you go?"

"That area was my defense zone before the apocalypse, so it's only right that I go there."

"No, you said it's before the apocalypse. I was the first to know, so I should go..."

Lin Chen stood aside, dumbfounded.

The two elderly men, whose combined age was over one hundred, were now fighting like children over an object, their faces flushed and neither willing to give in.

After a long pause, Lin Chen said helplessly, "Commander Peng, Commander Zhao, that island nation is small in area but has a large population. Why don't you both go together? Why argue?"

Upon hearing this, both of them were taken aback.

"That's true. The island nation has a fairly large population, and many of the survivors after the disaster are indeed enough to act together."

Lin Chen rolled his eyes. These two were no longer focused on zombies.

After a moment, Commander Peng looked grave and said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance. We need to inform Lao Ma, Lao Liu, and their group. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain when they find out later."

He turned to Lin Chen, "Lin, could you bring them all together to discuss this?"

Commander Zhao nodded solemnly: "That's right. This is a special case, and it may be the last chance. It wouldn't be right not to tell them."

Lin Chen nodded in agreement: "It's alright, just wait a moment."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flickered and disappeared in an instant.

In a short while, he brought Commander Ma, Commander Shen, Liu Weidong, and Li Boyuan to this place.

The six people present were likely the last remaining core figures in power within the Chinese military.

When everyone learned of Lin Chen's proposed action plan, everyone present was instantly excited and began to scramble to discuss it, arguing heatedly until their faces turned red.

What surprised Lin Chen the most was Li Boyuan. In order to compete for the opportunity to go to the core city of the island nation, he was even willing to give up all the resources and wealth he had accumulated.

Commander Peng noticed Lin Chen's confusion and lowered his voice to explain, "Old Li's ancestors came from a prominent area in Jiangnan. His ancestors died in that catastrophe, and his father died of depression because of it. This matter became a knot in his heart for half his life."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen finally understood and nodded heavily.

Seeing his resolute determination, the others who knew about Old Li's background stopped arguing about which direction to take and instead began discussing other destinations.

The objective is clear: crystal cores and resources, nothing else.

The departure date was set for ten days later. The military would organize its own personnel, and Lin Chen would then pick them up once they arrived in the island nation.

After reaching an agreement, Lin Chen took out a table of Cantonese dishes he had stockpiled before the apocalypse from his spatial storage, as a way of making up for his lack of hospitality.

There was no alcohol at the banquet; instead, everyone used tea as a substitute, clinking glasses and exchanging knowing glances.

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Seven days later, early in the morning, Lin Chen led Li Ya and Su Yun out of the Creation Pearl and appeared on the beach in Shanghai.

Lin Chen put his arms around their slender waists, and in a flash, the three of them appeared on the top floor of the Shanghai Central Building.

Beneath our feet was frozen ground that had been frozen for a whole year, and above us were hazy, gray clouds.

Today marks the turning point between the extreme cold and extreme heat of the apocalypse. On this very day, the climate of Earth will undergo another dramatic change.

It wasn't a sudden, explosive heatwave, but rather a slow, gradual rise in temperature that we could watch helplessly but couldn't stop.

It was exactly 9:00 AM.

The temperature will then begin to rise at a visible rate.

The temperature dropped from -70 degrees Celsius, to -50 degrees Celsius, to -30 degrees Celsius, until it peaked at 60 degrees Celsius three days later, with some areas even reaching 70 degrees Celsius...

Lin Chen stood at the edge of the building, calmly gazing at the still frozen city below.

Suddenly, Li Ya said, "The sun is out."

Lin Chen and Su Yun looked at the rising sun slowly on the horizon. The thick clouds that had once covered the sky had somehow disappeared.

The long-awaited sunshine has finally fallen on the earth!

Su Yun sighed, "It's been so long since I've felt the sun's warmth on Earth."

Lin Chen murmured softly, "The third catastrophe of the apocalypse has arrived!"

The three of them stayed there for more than an hour. After Lin Chen confirmed that the third catastrophe of the apocalypse had started as scheduled, he took Li Ya and Su Yun back to Creation Island.

The next day at noon, he brought the two women out again.

The outside temperature has risen to around ten degrees Celsius and is still climbing.

The ice and snow throughout the city have begun to melt, long curtains of water hang from the eaves, and the snow on the road turns into muddy water that flows down the slope of the street.

The once-frozen drains have reappeared, their dark openings gurgling as they suck in the meltwater.

On the third day at noon, when Lin Chen stood on the top floor of the Central Building again, Shanghai had already changed its appearance.

The thick ice layer has mostly melted away, and the accumulated water has formed murky lakes in the low-lying areas, submerging the entrances to the ground floor shops and underground parking garages.

The water level of the Huangpu River has risen sharply, and the river is nearly twice as wide as it was three days ago. The turbid water, carrying ice shards and debris, flows slowly eastward.

The entire city is flooded.

Looking at the vast expanse of water beneath his feet, Lin Chen recalled how he had suffered greatly in this flooded area in his previous life.

"The ice on the sea has mostly melted," Su Yun said, pointing into the distance.

Lin Chen looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that only a few scattered ice floes were rising and falling on the gray sea.

Most of the port dock was exposed, its rusted steel frame gleaming reddish-brown in the sunlight.

The sea route to the ocean is now open.

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze, turned around and put his arm around the two women: "Let's go, let's go back and prepare."

The three returned to Creation Island and went directly to the aircraft carrier island by the sea.

Liang Siqi was supervising the construction when she saw Lin Chen and the other two arrive. She asked, "How's it going outside?"

Li Ya couldn't help but complain, "Sister Siqi, most of the snow outside has melted, and the meltwater has flooded Shanghai. The whole city is flooded."

Liang Siqi chuckled lightly, "Isn't this what I expected? What about the shipping lanes?"

Su Yun said, "The sea routes have thawed."

Looking at the countless busy robotic arms outside the window, Lin Chen asked, "Little Fish, how much longer until the modifications are complete?"

The little fish's voice came from the speakers next to him: "Dad, it will be finished before evening. It won't affect your voyage tomorrow."

Lin Chen nodded: "That's good."

Then he said to the three of them, "Get some rest early tonight, we'll go out to sea first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Ya and the other two nodded, and Lin Chen put his arm around them and left the aircraft carrier, returning to their new home on Creation Island.

Hua Hua and her friends built a huge bedroom here, even bigger than the one they had in Guangzhou.

In preparation for tomorrow's journey, Lin Chen planned to go to bed early to conserve his energy.