Lin Man went out again, this time to look for silkworms. Before leaving, he also looked up places where sericulture was more developed before the end of the world.
But this time it was unsuccessful.
In the next few years, Lin Man often went out and traveled to many places at home and abroad. Every time he came back, he would bring back many species. The number of species in Dayan Mountain increased, and under the effect of the Soul Locking Formation, the ecological environment recovered very well, and even streams appeared.
The south has had good rainfall in recent years, and the vegetation on Dayan Mountain has gradually become denser. One day, people who went up the mountain found a thin stream of water among the rocks. They followed the stream and searched, and finally found a tiny spring somewhere on the top of the mountain.
People carefully protected this spring and this stream. Over time, the stream became thicker and thicker, and finally it was able to lead all the way to the foot of the mountain.
After Lin Man collected a batch of jade beads and sealed them in his space, he would take them out to enclose a plot of land or a hilltop, and then sow seeds of flowers, plants, and trees, gradually transforming the environment around Dayan Mountain. By the twenty-fourth year of the apocalypse, Dayan Mountain and its surroundings had already taken on a pre-apocalyptic appearance. The hillsides were covered in lush green saplings, the grass was lush, and flowers dotted the landscape. Small animals roamed the area, while terraced fields and farmlands, dotted with houses, created a truly picturesque scene of lush green mountains and clear waters.
In the twentieth year of the apocalypse, the second year of the Heping Base's expansion, the Nanming Base relocated to the vicinity of Dayan Mountain, occupying a hilltop and a large area of nearby land. Lin Man, believing Nanming to be reliable, constructed a large soul-locking formation for the Nanming Base. The following year, no one had to visit Dayan Mountain. Good news spread from the Nanming Base, and the following year, the cries of little children resounded, accompanied by the joyful laughter of the adults.
Of course, there was a lot of crying in the Peace Base. That morning, after Lin Man finished washing up and came down the mountain, he saw three or four-year-old children running around and playing at the edge of the field. Then, probably because of a conflict between the children, one of them started crying loudly. The sound was enough to break a person's eardrum, and it immediately attracted their parents.
Lin Man watched with rapt interest for a moment, then continued on his way after seeing the children being taken home by their parents for breakfast. Passing by the kindergarten, it was bustling with activity, with parents dropping off their children, ranging in age from three to five. They were dressed in beautiful clothes, carrying colorful backpacks, and chattering as they waved goodbye to their parents before running off to their classes with their friends. The radio played cheerful and lively children's songs.
Lin Man looked around and suddenly saw two familiar people. Her mother, who had left ten minutes earlier than her and should have arrived at school, was standing at the corner with her father. Her mother was wearing a smart and intellectual dress, with her hair tied up behind her head, and holding a textbook. Her father was wearing a dark green military-style uniform, looking particularly energetic and straight.
A few years passed, and the two of them had hardly changed. It was as if time had stopped for them. When they stood together, they were very compatible and pleasing to the eye. Lin Man touched her face, feeling a little regretful that she did not inherit their good looks. Fortunately, her grandfather was also a handsome and elegant man, and it didn't matter if she looked like him.
I don't know what they were talking about, and they didn't look very relaxed. Suddenly, her mother looked a little cold, said something, and turned to walk towards the school.
Lin Zhongrong just stayed there, sighed, and stared at the kindergarten in a daze.
Lin Man looked at him for a long time, then quietly walked over and waved his hand in front of his eyes: "Come back to your senses, no matter how cute the child is, he is not yours."
Lin Zhongrong came back to his senses and said unhappily, "You are so disrespectful."
Lin Man leaned against the wall and took out two chestnuts from her pocket. She gave him one, but he didn't want it, so she slowly peeled it herself. "I've caught you staring at other people's children several times. If you really like them that much, then work hard to get my mother back and give me a brother or sister. Then you can say whatever you want. If you weren't my father, I would think you were up to the same thing as those people who want to steal children."
Lin Zhongrong snorted. This girl is really getting less and less cute as she grows up. He paused for a moment and asked, "Do you mind?"
Lin Man rolled his eyes. "Dad, I'm almost twenty-three, not three. I'm actually quite surprised by your efficiency. I've been courting you for years, and you're still standing still. How did you convince my mom to marry you right after graduation?"
Lin Zhongrong was shot in the chest with an arrow and said angrily, "Who said we should stay where we are?"
Lin Man's eyes lit up. Is there something going on?
Lin Zhongrong said nothing: "Alright, don't worry about my business, I'm leaving now."
Lin Man laughed. She was always a child, wasn't she? She didn't ask any more questions and said, "I'll go with you this time."
"No, that old ghost is very evil. What if he can find your space?"
The "Old Ghost" was referring to the Zombie King, the Goddess of Childbirth. Lin Zhongrong would give him a new nickname every year, and every time he returned from Country M, he would complain to Lin Man about his various behaviors. This year's nickname was obviously "Old Ghost."
Lin Man no longer insisted, but said seriously: "Then you have to be careful, Dad. If the situation gets bad, crush the alarm and I will lead the team over immediately."
In the past two years, the zombie king seemed to be getting more and more restless. Perhaps he had developed enough and was a little dissatisfied with the status quo. Anyway, Lin Zhongrong felt that the other party was increasingly inclined to take action. Last year, several infected people were attacked by the zombies under his command.
But it only happens once a year, and I can’t miss it.
Lin Zhongrong didn't refuse and nodded, but the thought of facing the zombie king made him feel unhappy. This passive situation was too bad. He said, "Lin Cheng..."
"He's still silent. I haven't entered the space for several days. Judging from what he said before, it might be just a matter of a few days before he succeeds." Lin Man said, "How about we wait a little longer?"
Lin Zhongrong shook his head: "There's no time left. The infected can't afford to delay."
Soon, one plane after another took off from the Peace Base, carrying more than 500 infected people and more than 1,000 combatants, and disappeared into the sky.
Lin Man was worried and couldn't calm down. Chen Yu at school was also a little absent-minded. As soon as he returned home in the evening, he asked Lin Man if there was any news about Lin Zhongrong.
Lin Man shook his head: "Don't worry too much, the people Dad brought this time are more powerful, and their number is several times greater than before."
Chen Yu sighed, hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiaoman, when your father comes back this time, I plan to get back together with him."
Lin Man was a little surprised: "Mom, you are finally willing to accept him. That's great. I think you two were worried about you too."
Chen Yu said a little embarrassedly: "I had thought of leaving it like this for the rest of my life, but your dad..." She didn't know what to say. Lin Zhongrong was much thicker-skinned than when he was young. No matter how she put on a cold face, how she ignored him, or how she didn't care about him, he would always come up to her as if nothing had happened, "communicate" with her in a monologue, and then show his concern constantly, silently and persistently, forcefully and cautiously making his presence felt, and intervening in the lives of her and her mother.
Chen Yu was not a heartless person, and the other party was the person she once loved, and was also her nominal husband and the father of her daughter. After several years of tossing and turning, her heart, which had long been cold, was finally warmed and softened.
When living, one cannot always only see the unpleasantness of the past. Perhaps if she takes a step back, she will have a better life, which will be better for all of them.
Lin Man asked curiously, "If that's the case, why did you two seem to part ways on bad terms this morning? I didn't even dare to ask him how he upset you."
Chen Yu's face was a little hot: "You saw it all, and it's not your dad, so why are you talking nonsense?"
She talked about having another child, and then kept talking to herself about a bright future. Chen Yu was willing to get back together, but had no idea about having another child.
Lin Man looked at her curiously but didn't ask much. He thought it was probably something her father needed to worry about.
After the mother and daughter finished talking, they began to worry about Lin Zhongrong again. At this time, Lin Zhongrong, who was far away in Country M, was indeed in trouble.
The old ghost he was talking about, the zombie king known as the Goddess of Childbirth, was sitting before him, his gray hair meticulously combed and his fair face filled with a friendly smile. However, his words were not so friendly: "Lin, I have treated your people for five whole years, giving them five wonderful years. Aren't you going to give me some compensation?"
Lin Zhongrong knew he was going to cause trouble, so he said without backing down, "We agreed that this was a cooperation. You treat my people, and I won't attack you. It was you who proposed this."
The other party sighed: "Is that so? Okay, but since it's a collaboration, there must be a time limit, right? I think it's time for this collaboration to end."
He smiled, and his aura suddenly became stronger. The temperature in the room dropped suddenly, as if he had instantly entered an ice storage.
The zombies on his side also took two steps forward, forming a strong pressure - if you don't look carefully and don't listen to what they say, these zombies are no different from humans, and they look very dangerous.
The people behind Lin Zhongrong took out their weapons and surrounded Lin Zhongrong to protect him.
The Zombie King smiled and said, "Lin, my dear friend, you are a leader worthy of respect. I do not want to be your enemy. I only want those infected people. In fact, they have long been my people."
Lin Zhongrong slowly stood up and said expressionlessly, "You think you're the emperor, calling me your subjects all the time."
The Zombie King smiled helplessly: "It seems we can't reach a consensus, what a pity..." He suddenly paused, as if he felt something, turned abruptly in one direction, his expression changed, and he muttered something in a foreign language. Lin Zhongrong listened carefully and it seemed like he was saying how is it possible.
At the same time, Lin Man also felt something. She said something to Chen Yu and immediately entered the space.
The two hundred square meters of space doubled again, and a spring with gurgling white mist even appeared in the center. There was a man beside the spring at this time. He was shirtless, and torn clothes fell not far away, as if they were shredded by some force.
He was squatting by the spring, seemingly looking at himself, and seemed to be leaning down to drink some water. When he noticed someone coming in, he froze and turned around with a strange expression. He gave Lin Man an unskilled smile: "Xiao Man..."
Lin Man didn't pay attention to that. She looked at Lin Cheng's smooth and intact upper body with a look of surprise on her face. She walked over and said, "Lin Cheng, you succeeded? You became the Zombie King?"
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