The journey home was very quick, but to prevent Chu Nan from suddenly feeling lost, Wei Lun made sure to tell her in advance that he would be back soon.

Chu Nan returned home earlier than usual today, so she meticulously prepared a welcome feast.

Back home, Tang Jiao immediately started unpacking all the bags and packages. Everyone says unpacking packages is fun, but unpacking gifts is even more fun.

One minute I saw a scarf from a high-end brand, the next I opened a small box of lipstick, and then there were clothes, bags, bracelets, and other gifts.

However, this incident shattered Tang Jiao's happiness. Although she wasn't short of money—in fact, her wealth amounted to billions, and she owned many companies—Tang Jiao was rather low-key and simply enjoyed the pleasure of receiving gifts.

Upon seeing her master, Chu Nan beamed with happiness and handed out cups of milk tea to everyone.

She even thoughtfully asked Wei Lun if he was tired and if he needed a massage. Wei Lun wanted to try it, but seeing the looks in the eyes of all the women in the room, he decided to give up.

"These are Sister Ruoqing's casual clothes!"

"This lipstick is for Chu Nan!"

"Yes, and I'll keep Zhao Xiang's bracelet for her. By the way, when is Zhao Xiang coming back?"

Tang Jiao asked, "A week has passed; Zhao Xiang should be back soon."

"It'll be soon. Xiangxiang texted me; she'll be back in two days."

Wei Lun said with a smile, but seeing that Tang Jiao still hadn't stopped unpacking the box, the corner of his mouth twitched a couple of times. This girl probably really enjoys the pleasure of doing things herself, maybe it's a sense of accomplishment.

"Wow, this necklace is so pretty! I'll take it, Shanshan, you agree?"

Tang Jiao was captivated by a crystal-clear necklace. Clearly, it was originally chosen by Xue Qingshan, who had perfectly grasped her sister's preferences, which immediately excited Tang Jiao.

"Jiaojiao, I specially picked this out for you at the department store. I'm glad you like it!"

"However, there are some gifts you should share equally. There are also some shoes and bags here, I bought one for each person."

Xue Qingshan answered happily, pointing to the remaining boxes. She knew exactly what was inside, having personally selected them all.

"no problem!"

Tang Jiao made a gesture and continued disassembling.

Chu Nan was also surprised that a newly arrived servant like himself would receive a gift, and he was deeply moved.

If Chu Nan knew that Wei Lun had personally chosen her shoes, I wonder if she would feel anything unusual.

Since Zhao Xiang has already fallen in love with Wei Lun, Chu Nan is probably not far from falling for her as well.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere. Wei Ruoqing also returned at this time, leaving get off work at the same time as usual. Knowing that her younger brother was coming back today, she specially went to buy an old hen, saying she would bring it back to make soup.

Uh... actually, Chu Nan can do this.

Wei Lun thought awkwardly, but Chu Nan quickly slaughtered the chicken. Yes! Chicken stew with mushrooms!

Dinner was simple, mainly consisting of the large hen Wei Ruoqing brought back; after all, her thoughtfulness shouldn't be wasted.

After dinner, Wei Lun didn't go straight to bed, but instead thought about the apocalypse.

With such a long period of time, food consumption must be enormous, necessitating increased reserves. Moreover, given the harshness of the post-apocalyptic environment, it wouldn't be surprising if wildfires, earthquakes, or zombie outbreaks occurred.

Wei Lun still called Li Shi at the Zhenshi Food Processing Factory in Changhan City. Although it was already evening, Li Shi didn't dare to delay his boss's business. After receiving the message, he quickly prepared the goods and rushed over.

Because of the company's current operations, Wei Lun still pays for each food order, but he now transfers the money directly to the finance department.

This time the quantity was relatively large, so while all the beautiful women went to rest, Wei Lun started loading goods in the yard.

With less gold in the jade pendant's space, there was plenty of room, so it was just enough to hold all the food.

Moreover, according to Wei Lun's observation, the jade pendant seems to be about to upgrade again, as it is shimmering with a faint light, which is a sign of an upgrade. It has been a long time since the last upgrade, because the upgrades become more and more difficult. Wei Lun knows this very well. As the number of times he travels through time increases, the jade pendant absorbs more and more energy. He wonders what changes will occur in the next upgrade.

Worried about the apocalypse, Wei Lun didn't wait until the night was over and traveled through time directly.

Post-apocalyptic world, headquarters compound, third-floor room.

Wei Lun, feeling dizzy for a moment, came out and saw Qin Mutong washing up. Wanting to surprise her, Wei Lun went straight into their room.

About fifteen minutes have passed.

After washing up, Qin Mutong rubbed her hair with a towel and returned to her room.

"ah!"

Qin Mutong was startled; there was someone in the room.

It turned out to be Wei Lun. Soon, Qin Mutong's expression changed from one of shock to one of excitement. Her husband was back!

This was the first time Qin Mutong had seen Wei Lun return so late in so many days. She was worried that Wei Lun might not come back. Such a large Guardian Group with so many guards was a huge drain on resources. If something happened to Wei Lun in another world and he never came back, she would have a hard time managing the guard!

Without Wei Lun, the Guardian Group would collapse, so Qin Mutong has been feeling quite anxious these past few days.

Fortunately, she still had her charm; her husband returned. Qin Mutong rushed towards Wei Lun, and the two of them, blushing, collapsed to the ground.

...

The following day, as the morning light shone upon this post-apocalyptic land, the guards were already at work.

Some were patrolling, some were working, some were arranging new hunting plans, and others were busy preparing for business and diplomatic coordination.

Everything was peaceful at first.

But while Wei Lun was still half asleep, Qin Mutong woke him up.

Something terrible happened last night!

As food became increasingly scarce in the apocalypse and the human population dwindled, the zombies underwent a transformation.

Unlike before, zombies have begun to discern a person's strength. In other words, if they can defeat you, they will attack; if they can't, they've learned to run away.

This is a recent discovery by the guards, and it's practically the first step in the zombies becoming intelligent.

If zombies become more intelligent in the future, won't they become even more difficult to deal with, just like humans? Will humanity still be able to see the dawn of a new era?

After being woken up, Wei Lun went downstairs with Qin Mutong for a meeting.

Regarding the mutation of zombies, new countermeasures are needed; hordes of zombies are very difficult to deal with.

Recently, after the zombies gained intelligence, their first behavior was to start traveling in groups. Those zombies that were alone were basically ordinary zombies that had not mutated.