123: Chapter 123 Liu Qing starts recording and recognizes her master; Ling Suzhen brings the capital city to the border.

The master bedroom door closed.

Liu Qing stood by the door, her legs beneath the white soft skirt still trembling.

The silver-white headset prepared by Tang Qiqi pressed against her black hair, and behind her thick glasses, her eyes were severely red.

She did not cry.

She bowed first.

"Director Lin, it was I who took the initiative to beg Miss Su to let me come."

Lin Yuan sat on the edge of the bed, unbuttoned his cuffs, and looked at her.

Liu Qing spoke very slowly.

"I am not Jiang Xiaowan."

"I don't have the Jiang Family."

"I don't have a helicopter."

"And I have no reason to betray you."

She looked up, her voice tight.

"So, I didn't come here today to act pitiful."

"I am handing myself over."

"Body and soul, I am handing it all over."

"In exchange for a way to survive."

[Ding! Target Liu Qing (Charm 85), Favorability +2%! Current Favorability: 9%!]

Lin Yuan looked at her.

Liu Qing was telling the truth.

It wasn't passion, nor was it impulse.

It was the only answer chosen by an extremely rational person after being crushed by reality.

Lin Yuan offered no comfort.

"You can stay tonight."

"But you are not someone who is being pampered."

Liu Qing gripped the hem of her skirt with her fingers.

Lin Yuan continued: "You are the server room administrator of Tiangong No. 1."

"Permissions, resources, and whether your parents can continue to live comfortably all depend on whether you are useful in the future."

"Do you understand?"

Liu Qing nodded.

"I understand."

She took two steps closer.

Her footsteps were very light.

Usually, that oversized loungewear wrapped her up like an old computer.

Now, changed into the dress prepared by Tang Qiqi, it instead revealed the curves that had been hidden.

She was less accustomed to it than anyone else.

Her face was as red as a system overload during startup.

"Director Lin..."

Her voice trembled.

"I'm afraid of pain."

"And I'm afraid of losing face."

"But I'm even more afraid of having no value."

Lin Yuan reached out, took off her thick glasses, and placed them on the bedside table.

"Then remember tonight."

The lights dimmed.

Outside the door, Tang Qiqi squatted at the end of the hallway, hugging a pillow.

She pricked up her ears to listen for a long time, but heard nothing.

"Tsk."

"The computer is in silent mode."

Qin Yumo passed by and grabbed her by the back of her collar.

"Go back to your room."

Tang Qiqi struggled a bit.

"This is after-sales service!"

"One more 'after-sales' and I'll hang you in the training room to charge."

Tang Qiqi immediately shut her mouth.

Inside the master bedroom, Liu Qing did not run.

She pushed herself to the limit, yet never called to stop.

[Ding! Target Liu Qing (Charm 85), emotional fluctuation reached the extreme!]

[Favorability critical hit +20%! Current Favorability: 29%!]

[Favorability threshold broken, gained 50% of target's base attribute bonus! (Target Physique: 6, Spirit: 18)]

[Host: Lin Yuan]

[Physique: 57 (+3)]

[Spirit: 89 (+9)]

A long time later.

Liu Qing curled up under the quilt, the corners of her eyes still wet.

Lin Yuan leaned against the headboard, lit a cigarette, and looked at the permission table on the tablet.

"Third-floor communication terminal, I'm giving you Level 2 permissions."

Liu Qing looked up suddenly.

Lin Yuan said: "After dawn, move to the second floor."

Liu Qing's lips moved.

She didn't say anything.

She could only use her actions to thank Lin Yuan for his trust in her.

"Master... Liu Qing... has powered on."

[Ding! Target Liu Qing (Charm 85), Favorability +2%! Current Favorability: 31%!]

In the middle of the night.

Liu Qing woke up.

The room was very quiet.

She propped herself up by the edge of the bed and sat up, pausing for a moment.

It hurt.

But her first reaction was not to shrink back.

She felt for her glasses and put them on, then picked up the clothes by the bed.

Tonight's log check hadn't been done yet.

If she had to go to the third floor tomorrow, all these things had to be reviewed first.

She had to go back to B1.

The door opened.

Su Xiaonuan stood outside.

She was holding a glass of warm water in her hand.

Liu Qing was stunned.

"Miss Su..."

Su Xiaonuan glanced at her and handed the water over.

Liu Qing took it with both hands.

She lowered her head and finished it, then suddenly bowed.

"Thank you."

Su Xiaonuan didn't speak.

Liu Qing's voice was very soft.

"Thank you for giving me a decent way out."

"I know you took a risk."

"But I am not the type of person Jiang Xiaowan is."

Su Xiaonuan held the tablet, her face expressionless.

"You don't have to thank me."

"You are Director Lin's woman now."

Liu Qing looked up.

Su Xiaonuan continued: "Survival depends on value."

Liu Qing nodded.

"Understood."

Downstairs, Captain Han Xue returned from patrol.

She saw Liu Qing holding the railing as she walked down the stairs, her gait strange.

Her face was very pale.

But her eyes were much deeper than they were during the day.

Captain Han Xue stopped.

She touched the old police badge on her chest.

Cold.

The next morning.

The sound of propellers rang out outside Cloud Top Palace.

Three armed helicopters pressed in from the horizon.

Rocket pods were slung under the fuselages.

By the cabin doors, special forces soldiers in black combat uniforms stood guard with guns.

The people in the outer shantytowns looked up for a moment, then lowered their heads to continue gnawing on dry rations.

This time, no one rushed out to call for help.

In Cloud Top Palace, those who have survived to this day all know one truth.

Other people's helicopters are not necessarily for rescue.

They might also be here to collect corpses.

Bang!

Lu Yan fired a shot into the air.

"No unauthorized approach!"

The next second, six drones rose from the roof of Tiangong No. 1.

Their guns locked onto the helicopter cockpits.

The automatic machine gun turrets on the walls of Tiangong No. 1 were all activated.

The helicopters hovered for a few seconds and finally landed on the main square of Cloud Top Palace.

Several tents were blown away.

Those were the "homes" of many survivors.

The cabin doors opened.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen stepped down.

She wore a black trench coat over a deep purple qipao.

Her chin was held high.

Twelve special forces soldiers followed behind her.

Each one wore a National Emergency Response Team armband.

Lin Yuan stood at the edge of the square.

Qin Yumo stood to his left.

Her red hair was tied up, and her blade was at her side.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen looked at Lin Yuan.

The two were more than ten meters apart.

"Why didn't you go kill Chu Feng?"

Although the voice wasn't loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Many people in the outer circle were stunned.

Chu Feng?

Who is that?

Lin Yuan did not answer.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen continued: "Your wife was forced into an unknown location by Chu Feng."

"You hide on the mountain; aren't you ashamed?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"Ex-wife."

Two words.

The platform and surroundings went quiet for a moment.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen's expression darkened slightly.

"The Capital has already deciphered the Awakening Code."

"As long as Jiang City is reorganized, those who have survived will all have the opportunity to awaken."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen looked at Lin Yuan.

"You will assist the South Suburb Military District in reorganizing Jiang City."

"Subjugate Chu Feng's Jiang University."

"Supplies will be subject to unified allocation."

"The Capital will give you a legal status, making you the greatest warlord in Jiang City."

Tang Qiqi stood in the living room, watching the scene on the screen, muttering softly.

"Let me translate: the house is yours, the keys are mine, and everyone shares the fridge."

Lin Yuan smiled.

"If zombies were really that easy to clear, the apocalypse wouldn't have dragged on until now."

"If everyone could really awaken, it wouldn't just be you who came, but an army of awakened ones."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen narrowed her eyes.

"Only the weak obsess over rhetoric."

"The strong only look at the results."

She took a step forward.

"Lin Yuan, I am giving you a chance because you have value."

"Don't mistake luck for strength."

Qin Yumo's hand on her blade moved slightly.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen swept a glance at her.

"What?"

"Didn't you kneel enough last time?"

The air turned cold.

Qin Yumo looked up.

There was fire suppressed in her eyes.

That battle was her humiliation.

She kept it in mind.

She remembered it during every training session.

She remembered it every time her blade entered its sheath.

Lin Yuan spoke.

"Let's follow the agreement first."

"You and Qin Yumo will have a fight."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen frowned.

"I am very busy."

Lin Yuan said calmly: "Then fight now."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen looked at Qin Yumo.

"Are you sure you want to send her to her death?"

Qin Yumo drew her blade.

The sound of the blade leaving the sheath was crisp.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen smiled.

She threw her trench coat to the special forces soldier behind her.

Beneath the qipao, her steps landed.

The ground emitted a heavy sound.

It wasn't a Superpower.

It was the pure Qi and blood of a grandmaster.

The survivors in the outer circle instinctively retreated.

Lin Yuan patted Qin Yumo's injured shoulder.

"Pick up the face you lost when you knelt last time yourself."

Qin Yumo smiled.

She took a step forward.

Wild Resonance began to burn.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen raised her hand, her five fingers slowly curling shut.

"Come."