The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

Northwest Base was located on a plateau, built against the mountains. To the south were the rolling plateau mountains, and to the north was a vast, verdant grassland. Beyond the grassland lay the great desert.

Northwest Base was situated at a high altitude, sparsely populated, and had fresh air. The lingering stench of zombies was gone. Living in such a place felt mentally refreshing.

In half a day, Lou Ling and the others only explored a few areas within the base. Lou Yan dutifully guided them, introducing them to the base and its features.

It was evident that the survivors in Northwest Base had a much better mental outlook than those in other places, even better than those in the Capital Base. Although the Capital Base held more resources, it couldn't handle the sheer number of survivors seeking refuge. The power dynamics within the base were complex, making it difficult to implement many directives. Northwest Base had fewer factions, and the upper echelon wasn't as embroiled in internal power struggles. As the base's leader, Lou Tang had to ensure that all survivors had enough to eat.

This time, Lou Zhan and the others returned with not only four trucks of supplies, but Lou Dian also privately gave Lou Tang and Lou Zhan a substantial amount of resources, enough to leave them stunned.

Lou Tang drank two cups of water in a row to suppress his excitement. Looking at his nephew, he said, "In that case, on behalf of everyone in the base, I thank you."

Lou Dian smiled. Whether Lou Tang wanted to keep the supplies for himself to develop his influence or use them for the survivors, he didn't care. After the apocalypse, to train Lou Ling, he had ventured deep into many zombie-infested areas and collected a batch of supplies. Lou Ling was always compassionate and couldn't bear to see others suffer, so he decided to help his uncle build the base directly. Before the apocalypse, he had also collected a large amount of supplies abroad, enough for their own use.

Lou Zhan was also extremely happy. The supplies Lou Dian provided were even more than he had imagined. Not only food and daily necessities, but also weapons and ammunition, including many lethal weapons that could no longer be produced after the apocalypse, extremely effective against dense hordes of zombies. This made him think that if Lou Dian hadn't become an arms dealer before the apocalypse, then he must have raided countless military factories after the apocalypse, possibly even foreign ones…

Yan Ge was dumbfounded, his speech slurred. He asked, "Lou… Lou Dian, did you rob other countries before the apocalypse?"

Lou Dian glanced at him, finding him too foolish to bother with. He took out a can of premium black tea from his space and brewed it right there in Lou Tang's office. Soon, the delicate fragrance of tea filled the room, involuntarily drawing everyone to sit and drink.

Yan Ge wore an expression of envy and jealousy, thinking this kid must have hidden a lot of good things in his space. Before the apocalypse, he wouldn't have considered this tea particularly precious, as it could be bought with money. Now, in the apocalypse, it was nowhere to be found.

After brewing the tea, Lou Dian first offered a cup to Lou Tang. Seeing him enjoying it with closed eyes, he gave the entire can of black tea to Lou Tang. Taking advantage of his good mood, he finally said, "Uncle, if you want to thank me, just find a house for me and Lou Ling to live in. I believe with your current status, it's possible to allocate a house for us, even if it's bending the rules a bit."

Lou Tang was taken aback. "Why look for a house? Don't we have a house?"

Lou Zhan also disagreed. He brought them back to be a family, not to create distance.

Lou Dian still smiled and said, "Uncle, you just said you wanted to thank me. Can't you fulfill a small request from your nephew? Living with you is great, but Uncle, Lou Ling and I are still young, and we also want our own space…" As he said this, a blush appeared on his fair face, shocking Yan Ge so much that he almost snorted tea up his nose.

After Lou Dian left Lou Tang's office, Lou Tang, who had already agreed to arrange a house for them, felt inexplicably depressed. Lou Zhan comforted him, "Just arrange a house for them near our home. Living close by allows us to look after each other." Lou Zhan was open-minded. Lou Dian valued his personal space. Although they were family, they weren't his parents. If he wanted to move out, let him. They could still keep an eye on him.

Lou Tang could only nod. He then said to Yan Ge, "Don't disclose anything about Lou Dian's supplies to the outside. Take a few brothers to register them."

Yan Ge acknowledged with a salute and went to work, leaving the father and son.

Lou Tang fidgeted, looking at his son with unspoken words, losing his usual composure.

Lou Zhan said, "Dad, no matter how many secrets Lou Dian has, he's family. Since he's so open, we should help him keep them. Besides, Lou Dian is powerful, so we don't have to worry about his safety. He's a great asset to us."

Lou Tang sighed and nodded. "I'm just afraid of things backfiring, worried that it might harm him." Although Lou Tang wasn't an ability user, the base had a department managing ability users. He was also very concerned about their abilities and levels and naturally knew that Lou Dian's situation was abnormal. How could his space hold so many supplies?

But seeing Lou Dian's open attitude, he couldn't say anything, let alone ask how his space was so different from others. If even his family didn't trust him and couldn't support him, but instead questioned him and coveted his space ability, it would have been better not to bring him back in the first place. Lou Tang was upright and not rigid, acting according to his conscience. He naturally wouldn't be greedy, only worried that something might have happened to Lou Dian, causing his space ability to be so different.

"It shouldn't be," Lou Zhan said. "Maybe he experienced some kind of stimulation, causing his ability to mutate. I heard that Lou Ling didn't have an ability after the apocalypse, and only developed it on the way to the Capital Base." Lou Zhan still believed the siblings had suffered after the apocalypse. If it were someone else, he might investigate, but when it came to family, concern clouded his judgment, leading to this speculation.

So Lou Tang fell silent and told his son and Yan Ge not to leak anything about Lou Dian's unusual space ability. Lou Zhan agreed. Yan Ge rolled his eyes, thinking that even if Lou Dian's secret were exposed, it wouldn't matter. First, Lou Dian's ability allowed him to walk through hordes of zombies unscathed. Would he be afraid of others? Second, with the entire Northwest Base backing him, who would dare to have any ill intentions? As for the saying "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark," well, that guy was the darkness itself. Maybe before others could scheme against him, he would have already turned the tables.

After leaving Lou Tang's office, Lou Dian strolled through the base with his hands in his pockets, ignoring the gazes of men and women. His mental power was actively searching for Lou Ling's whereabouts. He quickly found her at Lou Yan's private workshop, surrounded by scrap metal, where Lou Yan was busy explaining her research to a few girls.

Upon discovering her, he went straight there.

Lou Dian's arrival startled Lou Yan, but she quickly became excited. She reached out to him for military supplies. Lou Dian was generous and took out a box from his space. Opening it revealed various firearms and ammunition.

Lou Yan's eyes lit up, and she no longer paid attention to the others. Apologizing to them, she buried herself in her work.

Seeing this, the others didn't disturb her and left after saying goodbye.

Lou Dian also went to Lin Bao Bao and the others' residence to deliver their food. None of them had space abilities, so their supplies were stored with him. Lou Dian left them enough food for half a year, including rice, flour, instant noodles, noodles, canned food, sausages, and other items. Because of Tan Mo, he added a few extra packs of beef jerky.

Looking at Tan Mo, Lou Dian frowned. Although Lin Bao Bao could keep him in line, letting him fumble around like this wouldn't do. He needed to find an opportunity for him to receive systematic training, either from him or by sending him to Lou Zhan's army.

With a plan in mind, Lou Dian didn't say much more and left after bidding farewell to Lin Bao Bao and the others in the afternoon.

When they returned to the Lou family home, Lou Tang and the others hadn't come back yet. They had returned early.

Due to the hot weather, his aunt had filled a plastic basin with half a basin of water in the courtyard and placed Lou Ye, stripped naked, inside to play. There were a few rubber ducks floating on the water.

Seeing Lou Ling and the others return, the little guy quickly grabbed a yellow rubber duck and placed it between his legs, shouting, "Auntie, don't look at Lou Ye's little pee-pee, or Lou Ye won't grow up!"

Lou Ling laughed heartily and turned around, saying, "Okay, Auntie won't look."

Lou Dian also found it amusing. Standing in front of the basin, he glanced at the little boy's genitals and said disdainfully, "Your aunt wouldn't be interested in looking at your little thing."

Lou Ye pouted and said in a childish voice, "Auntie said Lou Ye will grow up."

"How big can it get?" A casual question, lightly uttered.

Lou Ling felt he was becoming increasingly inappropriate and blushed, pinching his arm, telling him not to bully children. She knew his insinuation, appearing like a refined gentleman on the surface but full of mischief inside.

At this time, his aunt brought out her grandson's clothes. The little guy rushed into his grandmother's arms, complaining, "Grandma, Uncle said Lou Ye won't grow up!"

"Hmm?" His aunt, not understanding, smiled. "Lou Ye will grow up if he eats more. Then Uncle won't laugh at Lou Ye anymore."

Back in the house, Lou Ling played with the little guy while his aunt went to the kitchen to make tea.

Lou Dian looked around and took out a few cans of infant formula from his space. "Aunt, these are for Lou Ye to help him grow. If it's not enough after he finishes them, just ask me for more!" He didn't take out too much at once, fearing they wouldn't stay fresh outside. Time was completely still within his space, preserving the quality of the items.

Seeing that these were imported infant formulas, extremely difficult to find after the apocalypse, his aunt was grateful and patted his hand, thanking him for his thoughtfulness.

As it was getting late, his aunt went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Lou Ling asked Lou Dian to watch the child while she went in to help, taking a small basin to sprout bean sprouts.

His aunt watched in amazement as she worked, a large basin of tender yellow bean sprouts quickly sprouting. She smiled and said, "It feels like watching magic on TV. We won't have to worry about not having vegetables anymore."

Lou Ling also smiled. "Yes, as long as we have seeds." She wondered how many seeds Lou Dian still had and reminded herself to use them sparingly.

Author's Note: Today's goals:

Lou Ling's goal: Live well, strive for progress!

Lou Dian's goal: Prevent his sister from looking at other men's… you know!

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