Chapter 01

"Emergency notice from the Seventh Human Base: Due to the continued expansion of the abyss, the Seventh Homeland is facing a survival crisis. The top management has decided to implement a relocation plan."

The relocation plan had been in preparation for a long time, and the Seventh Base became an empty city overnight. Only a small flower fairy in the corner outside the city wall was unaware of it and was still waiting for his human friends to water and fertilize it every day.

But today the little flower fairy was wilted by the scorching sun and didn’t even have a drop of water to drink.

"It's really killing me."

The wilted little white flower on the ground couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly turned into a human form. It hid pitifully in the corner of the wall, and put on a small straw hat it had woven for itself, trying to block out the scorching sun.

After the end of the world, in addition to the sudden deformation of plants and animals, the weather also became extremely extreme, making it more difficult for normal plants and animals and ordinary humans to survive.

Lin Ling became a spirit by chance, but his essence is still an ordinary flower. His roots are here, and even in human form he can only move within a one-kilometer radius. He can't even go to the nearest lake to water himself.

Wearing a straw hat, he climbed up the high wall and tried to see what was going on in the city. He was stunned by the empty human base.

Lin Ling, who relied on humans to survive before: ...I am going to be sad.

"What's going on?"

Just as the little flower demon was wondering, a deformed three-headed parrot also landed on the city wall, looked at Lin Ling, and tried to answer the little beauty in front of it.

Then one of its heads muttered "Abyss" in human language, the other head said "devour", and the middle head flapped its wings and screamed loudly: "Run!!!"

The sudden rise in tone startled the little flower fairy.

"The Abyss?"

This was not the first time Lin Ling had heard this word, but at that time Lin Ling had just begun to learn human language and did not know what it meant.

But he intuitively felt that a new mutant had been moved in, which was very scary. Not only did his human friends have to move to another city overnight, but many other mutants also fled in all directions.

Plants are always the last to get news, but now that it’s a matter of survival, he wants to go and see what’s going on!

Day by day, are we going to let the flowers survive?

When Lin Ling reached his one-kilometer limit, he could only see a huge, pitch-black hole in the distance.

The big hole was still far away from him, but it was so big that he couldn't see the other side at all. It was like the sea connecting with the sky, so even those who were far away could see it clearly.

In an instant, even though Lin Ling was just a small flower, she had a concrete concept of the word "abyss".

Due to the distance, Lin Ling could not get any closer and could only circle the abyss to look around until he suddenly discovered that a human figure seemed to appear in the center of the abyss.

...Humans?!

Is that the person who lives in the abyss? It turns out that this is his new neighbor!

So this abyss is just the neighbor's house? How impressive!

Lin Ling's eyes lit up with envy, and he kept waving and shouting at the other party, trying to attract the other party's attention.

"hello--"

"Can you hear me?!!"

The figure seemed to be stunned for a moment, then walked straight towards Lin Ling. However, after a few blinks, the other party appeared in front of Lin Ling as if teleporting.

The mystery, coldness, and oppression made Lin Ling subconsciously take a half step back, but he did not sense any malice from the man. On the contrary, there seemed to be a familiar feeling about the other person.

Especially that gaze that seemed to be completely emotionless, only when it fell on Lin Ling did it have a ripple, which made Lin Ling boldly approach him and ask him in human language with sparkling eyes, "Are you the new neighbor who moved in? My name is Lin Ling."

Seeing that the other party didn't say anything but was very tolerant, Lin Ling went straight to the point. He pointed his finger in front of the other party and said aggrievedly, "I don't mean to drive you away, it's just that, since you moved in, no one has watered or fertilized my garden..."

"Look, my leaves are turning yellow."

The man who lived in the abyss was wearing a black robe. He lowered his eyes and looked at the white fingertips stretched out in front of him. It was really difficult to see the word "yellowed", but he knew that Lin Ling should have leaves.

Shi Changyuan was silent for a while, then turned around and stretched out a hand towards the abyss. His fingertips moved slightly, as if he was searching for something in the air. Then he turned his wrist over with his palm facing up, and a small jar suddenly appeared in the other person's hand.

The other party handed the small jar to Lin Ling.

Lin Ling didn't quite understand, but he took the jar obediently. There was no label on the jar, but before he even opened it, he could smell the high-quality fertilizer.

It is much, much better than any fertilizer humans have given him before!

The little flower fairy's eyes lit up immediately, and she held the can of fertilizer and asked happily, "Is this a gift for me?!"

"You are such a nice person!"

“Thanks to our new neighbors!”

In this age when most plants are deformed, nutrients in the soil are all acquired through competition. Ordinary little flower fairies simply cannot compete with those deformed monsters, but fortunately, the little flowers are cute, and humans will apply fertilizer separately to help them grow.

With this bottle of high-quality flower fertilizer, you will definitely be able to grow back its tender green leaves!

Lin Ling held the can of fertilizer in one hand and freed the other hand. She also imitated the man's movements and turned her wrist like a magician. With a "wow", a small white flower appeared.

Shi Changyuan looked at the thing in the boy's hand. The white petals and golden stamens swayed in the wind, which was extremely cute.

"I'll give you a small flower!" Lin Ling looked at the other person with a smile on his face. He knew that for humans, giving flowers represented friendship.

Seeing that the man didn't respond, Lin Ling blinked and retracted her outstretched hand slightly, as if she was a little shy. "If you don't like flowers, I don't think I have anything else to give you..."

After all, the other party gave him a can of high-quality flower fertilizer, but he could only give back a flower that can be seen everywhere and is still unknown, and its color doesn't even look as bright as other flowers.

Before Lin Ling could finish his words, the man standing in front of him reached out and took the flowers from his hand, his movements looking very cautious.

"As long as you like it~" Lin Ling became happy all of a sudden, and felt that his new neighbor was a very good person.

"Hey... I have a small request. Can you give me some water?"

Lin Ling explained in a small voice and with a red face, "I am a little flower demon, but it has not rained for many days, and my body is almost withered."

This small request seemed to stump the other party.

The little flower demon wanted water, but there was no water in the abyss. Shi Changyuan thought for a moment, then fixed his eyes on the nearest lake in the west.

With a rustling sound, the huge hole called the abyss came alive and rapidly expanded to the west.

Wherever the dark shadow passed, all the distorted plants on the surface disappeared in an instant, and the land turned black as if it had been corroded. Then, with a "boom", the surface collapsed downwards and became part of the abyss.

In just ten seconds, half of the nearest lake was swallowed up, forming a neat fracture, but the water did not form a waterfall along the cliff, as if someone had dug out a piece of land out of thin air.

Lin Ling stared at the half-eaten lake in amazement. The fertilizer in his hand fell to the ground. He quickly picked up the fertilizer, turned around and ran back.

Oh my god QAQ, the neighbor’s house seems to eat people!

No, I didn’t see it eating people, but it seems to eat everything!!!

When Shi Changyuan turned around again with a pot of water in his hand, the little flower demon had disappeared. This made him a little confused, and he stood there at a loss as to what to do.

Lin Ling hurriedly ran back to his little corner and hid there. After all this ordeal, he didn't get any water to drink and also consumed a lot of energy.

He looked at the fertilizer in his hand and opened the lid. Inside was a transparent white paste with a fruity aroma. It was very similar to the liquid nutritional agents developed by humans. It was convenient, practical, and more suitable for the apocalyptic environment.

It turns out that the best quality flower fertilizer looks like this!

Lin Ling scooped out a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth to replenish his energy and nutrition. Then his eyes suddenly lit up -

What a super fragrant flower fertilizer!

Unfortunately, the paste-like flower fertilizer could not quench her thirst, and the little flower fairy felt that her throat was about to smoke.

It didn't quench his thirst, but it was definitely a plus. Lin Ling decided to give a fair evaluation of his new neighbor. He thought that the new neighbor was very friendly, but the house he lived in looked a little scary and the destructive power was really too great.

He had never seen a freak of nature capable of causing such devastation.

No wonder his human friends were in such a hurry to move. After all, at the rate at which the abyss was expanding, it would devour the human base in just two days.

Does he have to move as soon as possible?

The little flower demon was worried when she suddenly felt a chill on her body.

He looked up and saw that the scorching sun was still hanging high in the sky without a trace of dark clouds. Yet, somehow, large drops of water fell from the sky and landed on the ground.

Lin Ling was overjoyed, and quickly controlled the roots of his body, absorbing water from the soil in big gulps.

He dug out a few small jars from somewhere, quickly placed them in a row on the ground to collect water, and then drank the water down in gulps.

After the little flower demon finished drinking, he held the jar, smacked his lips, and sighed, "What good luck! This rainwater tastes so familiar."

How come it is exactly the same lake water that humans used to water it?

He looked up at the strange rain again and suddenly thought of his new neighbors.

Lin Ling's eyes suddenly widened.

...So, it was his new neighbor who watered his garden?