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

Qin Yi and Li Shishi exchanged a glance, then mustered their courage and asked, "Xiaoya, is your team... still hiring?"

"As expected." Li Ya understood in her heart, but her face remained calm. She frowned slightly and replied, "Recruiting has been ongoing, but the requirements are quite high and strict."

Instead of backing down, the two men's eyes lit up: "As long as we're hiring! What are the specific requirements? Do you think we meet them?"

Li Ya's lips curled slightly, her tone light yet authoritative: "We only accept women. The benefits include food, lodging, and guaranteed awakening of special abilities. There are three requirements: First, an appearance score of 80 or above, and a clean private life; second, absolute loyalty to the leader; third, obedience to all commands—traitors will be executed without mercy."

"It's that simple? And the benefits are so good!" The two women were overjoyed, almost unable to believe their ears. "We want to join! We meet all the requirements and will definitely obey orders!"

"Okay." Li Ya smiled and looked the two of them over again. "Then come with me."

She turned and led the way, in a good mood. Behind her, apart from a few who were confident in their looks, the rest exchanged bewildered glances, thinking to themselves, "This is easy? Just the '80 points or higher beauty' criterion alone eliminates 99% of the people..."

But despite their complaints, no one dared to voice them.

Although this team is powerful, with them around, the zombies are not a threat; even if they can only live in apartment buildings, at least they can survive on "rent" - which is better than waiting to die outside.

At this moment, a middle-aged man next to Zhou Tiannian rubbed his hands together and whispered anxiously, "Mr. Zhou, don't you think this weather is too abnormal? It's only September, why is it so cold in Guangzhou?"

Zhou Tiannian looked up at the sky. It was still clear and blue, but the temperature was clearly abnormal. However, after the strange blood rain, people were extremely vigilant. His expression was grave: "Something's definitely not right… Quick, go back and prepare winter supplies!"

Everyone quickened their pace, hurrying home. However, the gloom that had risen in their hearts due to the unusual weather could not be dispelled.

When Li Ya returned to the villa with Qin Yi and Li Shishi, Lin Chen was already waiting in the living room. Although the sky outside the French windows was clear, a cold wind was howling, and the temperature had plummeted to the teens—this should have been a humid and hot September in Guangzhou, but at this moment, the air felt like it was condensing into white mist, and the marble floor exuded a bone-chilling cold. This abnormal situation, which defied common sense, sent shivers down one's spine.

Lin Chen's gaze lingered briefly on the two newcomers behind Li Ya, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Li Ya looked around and her eyes narrowed – there were more than two hundred medical workers in white coats in the living room.

She spotted He Meijiao, Shen Xiyuan, Xu Qian, and other faces at a glance, and couldn't help but smile slightly: Sure enough, how could Brother Lin only bring back Liang Siqi after going out?

At this moment, the spacious 500-square-meter living room was packed with 719 people. The crowd was dense but not noisy; a tense and oppressive silence filled the air.

"Everyone can feel it, right?" Lin Chen's voice was deep yet penetrating. "The temperature is dropping rapidly. This isn't just an ordinary drop—an unprecedented cold snap is about to hit. Within three days, the entire world will be frozen, and the lowest temperature may fall below minus seventy degrees Celsius."

After the words were spoken, the room fell into a deathly silence. Some people unconsciously pulled their coats tighter, some rubbed their arms, and others chattered slightly. They were all still wearing summer clothes, but even though it was early September, it felt as if they were in the Arctic.

"However—" Lin Chen's tone shifted, his gaze slowly sweeping over each young and tense face, "As long as you awaken your superpowers, this low temperature won't affect you much. Superpowers will reshape your physique, greatly enhancing your resistance to cold and poison, and even granting you powerful regenerative abilities."

He paused, then took out a cloth bag from his spatial storage. Inside, 363 Creation Crystals, gleaming with a warm, soft light, lay quietly, emitting gentle and mysterious energy fluctuations—the entire remaining quantity after today's system refresh.

"Xiaoya, distribute these."

Li Ya stepped forward and took the spirit crystals, immediately beginning the distribution: according to the order of joining the team, priority was given to combat members, one crystal per person; 33 core members of the medical team were also selected for priority distribution, including Shen Xiyuan, Yang Na, Xu Qian, Qian Muyao, Wu Jie, and several older male doctors with superb medical skills.

As the spirit crystal entered their bodies, 363 faint lights lit up one after another, and another group of people successfully awakened.

He Meijiao awakened "Grade A Plant Cultivation"—a rare auxiliary ability. Her expression was initially one of surprise, but then she seemed relieved.

She had originally intended to awaken her combat abilities and fight zombies, but in the end, she returned to her old profession. However, she quickly adjusted her mindset.

The remaining medical staff could only wait in line with envy. After all, they didn't need to go out hunting zombies, so their awakening order was naturally later.

At this point, Lin Chen had 540 superhumans under his command, all of whom had awakened to an A+ level or higher.

A burst of joyful whispers erupted from the crowd. Many female team members touched their faces with delight—their skin was smoother and their complexion more radiant! For a moment, some even forgot about their own ability type, focusing only on looking at each other with secret delight.

Indeed, for many women, beauty is more alluring than power.

At this moment, Su Yun stepped forward and placed several bulging hiking backpacks on the coffee table: "Yesterday, we cleared out two universities and collected more than 35,000 Tier 1 zombie crystal cores."

Lin Chen nodded and accepted the gifts, but did not take them all.

He took out half of it and handed the rest back to Su Yun: "From now on, I will only take half of the zombie crystal cores. The other half will be divided fairly between you and Xiaoya according to your contributions—everyone should improve their strength as soon as possible."

He looked around at everyone, his expression grave: "Second-tier zombies will appear soon, and mutated beasts will also appear one after another."

He said these words to the crowd as he turned around.

"They are not only faster and stronger, but their physical defense has also been greatly improved. Moreover, once zombies reach the third tier, ordinary firearms can hardly cause them any effective damage. And the speed and intelligence of mutated beasts far exceed those of zombies."

Lin Chen scanned the entire area again: "Therefore, everyone must become stronger as soon as possible. If you encounter a high-level zombie or mutated beast that you cannot defeat, do not linger in battle. Retreat if necessary, and survival is the priority—then notify me immediately, and I will handle it."

"Understood!" the group responded in unison, their eyes filled with urgency and determination.

They had no objection to Lin Chen taking only half of the crystal core. After all, in the apocalypse, superpowers were the hope for survival.

Countless survivors online have shared their painful lessons: the success rate of awakening through zombie crystal cores is extremely low—maybe one in ten succeeds, and most only achieve F or E-level abilities; the probability of awakening to A-level or higher is less than one in ten thousand. But what about them? Everyone starts at A+!

In comparison, the Creation Crystals provided by Lin Chen were practically a gift from the gods.