Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Last night, as soon as Lin Zichen returned to the dorm, he told her that he had been attacked in the office, and the attacker was the City Lord's secretary.

When she heard this, she found it incredibly hard to believe.

And even now, she still felt the same way.

From time to time, she couldn't help but blurt out her criticisms, feeling that the situation was preposterous and it made her uneasy.

Lin Zichen explained, "The current situation on Earth is somewhat hopeless, and many people believe that Earth will eventually be invaded by Origin Land. Under such circumstances, traitors naturally become more common."

"Lin Zi, if one day Earth really can't fend off the invasion from Origin Land, then we too should become traitors,"

Shen Qinghan whispered, her voice so low that it was almost silent.

Lin Zichen turned his head to look at her, his expression grave as he said, "As Earthlings, we must not have this kind of thought, understand?"

"I understand, I was just speaking off the cuff, don't take it seriously."

"Just afraid someone else might take it seriously."

"I know I was wrong..."

Shen Qinghan said in a weak voice.

Seeing that she understood, Lin Zichen no longer lectured her.

If one day Earth really were to fall to Origin Land, Lin Zichen felt that the idea of becoming a traitor was quite normal, understandable even.

After all, the instinct of all living beings is to survive.

But such thoughts should only rot inside one's heart and must never be spoken aloud, nor shown openly.

Otherwise, it would be suicide.

At this moment, a voice came from ahead:

"Zi Chen, didn't we agree on 6 o'clock? Why are you two here so early?"

It was Fu Zhou, accompanying a woman with a high ponytail.

This lady was also a member of the Alien Human Level Genius team. Lin Zichen had taken notice of her before, knowing that she was 25 years old, named Wu Shiya, with a High Level Sixth Order biological level.

"Woke up a bit early, had nothing to do, so just came over here for a stroll,"

Lin Zichen said calmly.

Fu Zhou approached, holding Wu Shiya's hand and smilingly said, "This is Wu Shiya, a member of our team as well. We're a couple."

He introduced her, thinking that Lin Zichen, being new around, might not know Wu Shiya.

"Yajie, you can just call me Zi Chen, and you can call her Qinghan,"

In a show of courtesy, Lin Zichen introduced both himself and Shen Qinghan to Wu Shiya.

Actually, whether they introduced themselves didn't matter much.

They were already very well-known.

Everyone in the city knew of them.

Wu Shiya hadn't expected Lin Zichen to be so polite and replied with a smile, "Then I will call you Zi Chen and Qinghan from now on."

After exchanging a few words, the group of four quickly set out to gain experience outside the city.

Their destination encompassed all the areas around the city.

Though it was called experiential training, it wasn't much different from a tour.

Because of Lin Zichen's overwhelming strength, in the stable regions, he was an invincible presence.

So invincible that no matter what exotic plants or beasts they encountered, it was over in the blink of an eye.

Fu Zhou and Wu Shiya, ended up acting as tour guides.

Their job was just to lead the way.

Starting from the wasteland directly in front of the city gate, then to the forest on the right of the city, and finally, the lake on the city's left side.

Fu Zhou and Wu Shiya took almost half a month to take Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan around these three areas, helping the newcomers familiarize themselves with the surroundings of the city as much as possible.

"We've pretty much covered the stable areas. Zi Chen, do you plan to go back to the city to rest and enter the dangerous areas later, or do you want to go in now?"

By the lake shore, Fu Zhou asked Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen didn't rush to answer but instead, turned to Shen Qinghan beside him and asked, "Do you want to go back and rest, or do you want to go into the dangerous area?"

Shen Qinghan, quite indecisive, said, "I'll follow your lead."

Lin Zichen told Fu Zhou, "Then let's have a look in the dangerous area, just at the edge."

Fu Zhou: "Alright, I'll take you guys in for a bit."

On a normal day, he, with only a High Level Seventh Order biological level, would never dare to enter the dangerous area.

He would only dare to venture there when teaming up with strong partners.

And to his eyes, Lin Zichen was a mighty strong partner.

Having Lin Zichen by his side, he believed that exploring the outskirts of the dangerous area shouldn't pose any danger.

Soon, the group of four, ever vigilant, made their way into the dangerous territory.

No sooner had they entered than Lin Zichen noticed something distinctly different.

The energy in the dangerous area was richer, radiating vitality everywhere.

At a glance, everywhere were sky-scraping giant trees and peculiar flowers and grasses, with many strangely shaped living beings in sight, as if they had entered a fantasy world filled with magic.

"Lin Zi, there are even dandelions here!"

Shen Qinghan quickened his pace towards a plant that looked strikingly like a dandelion, his face lighting up with surprise as he inspected it.

Lin Zichen glanced over, what entered his sight was a plant that resembled a dandelion to a tee.

The only difference was that the dandelions on Earth are white, while this plant, resembling an ordinary one, was black and emitted strands of black Qi, looking very odd.

"Shiya, I remember the Flying Flower Grass is supposed to be purple, so why is this one black?"

Fu Zhou looked at the black dandelion before him, his brow furrowed in confusion.

Having spent so many years in the Origin Land, he was quite familiar with the Flying Flower Grass, a plant indigenous to the Origin Land, which in his memory was a dull purple, not the black he saw now.

Wu Shiya stepped forward to take a closer look, perplexity also evident in her eyes: "Indeed, all the Flying Flower Grass I've seen are purple. This is the first time I've come across one that is black."

"Could it be a mutated plant?"

Fu Zhou suddenly thought of this possibility, a hint of excitement clearly visible on his face as he spoke.

After thinking for a moment, Wu Shiya said, "It doesn't quite resemble one, I've seen many mutated plants before, but I've never seen any black mutated plants."

"Plus, look, the black Qi emanating from this Flying Flower Grass feels dead and lifeless, devoid of any vitality."

"It doesn't look like a mutated plant at all."

"..."

After hearing Wu Shiya's opinion, Fu Zhou also felt it unlikely to be a mutated plant.

He then turned to Shen Qinghan and Lin Zichen and said:

"Chen, Qinghan, that's not a dandelion. It might be a Flying Flower Grass infected with some virus. We'd better not get too close; it could be dangerous."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghan immediately stepped back several paces from the Flying Flower Grass in front of him.

Lin Zichen did not step back; he continued to examine the Flying Flower Grass closely.

His "Immunity to Hundred Poisons" had not been triggered, indicating that the black Qi on the Flying Flower Grass was not poisonous.

After observing for a moment,

Lin Zichen ignored the Flying Flower Grass on the ground and said to Fu Zhou and Wu Shiya: "Let's keep moving further in."

"Okay."

Fu Zhou nodded, continuing to lead the way for Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, familiarizing them with the outer areas of the dangerous zone.

Having just taken a few steps, Lin Zichen extended his hand behind him, drew the black Qi-enshrouded Flying Flower Grass into his Storage Space from a distance.

He planned to thoroughly study this odd plant from the Origin Land once he was back in the city.

"What's going on?"

"Why are there so many plants surrounded by black Qi?"

As they continued, Fu Zhou, who was at the front, stopped and frowned.

He had noticed ahead of them a patch of shrubbery, within which all the plants were covered with a deathly black Qi, appearing very strange.

"Let's go around."

Wu Shiya suggested.

Encountered with black Qi-enshrouded Alien Humans.

Alien Humans from the Land of Oblivion!

Soul Possession!

Run!

But then Lin Zichen acted, defeating it with a single move!

The man and his girlfriend were shocked!

Then they said, hurry back to the city to tell!

The Alien Humans from the Land of Oblivion have come out!

Afterward in Origin Land.

The story of Luo Qianxue.

Because she was an Alien Human, she was consistently ostracized.

Once, the ostracism went too far, and Lin Zichen defended her.

Suddenly, her head splitting with pain, she remembered something, a voice echoing in her mind.

"Apologize to Bai Xue..."

"Pinkie promise... hang on a noose... no changing for a hundred years!"

Just like in the second grade of elementary school.

In any case, from that day on, Luo Qianxue's memory was completely restored. She recalled why she had ended up on Earth, why she had dropped out of school to appear in Origin Land.

Luo Qianxue is presented as a curious baby character.

For instance, she is aloof in front of others, but in front of acquaintances like Lin Zichen, Shen Qinghan, and Yuan Dongzhi, she often asks questions.

For instance, why living beings cannot be immortal, why the creator set a lifespan for all things.

Lin Zichen: "For sake of renewal, I guess."

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PS: Holding out my bowl, asking for Monthly Passes and recommendation votes!