What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

"That might be a bit difficult. You know, Lu Yize keeps a close eye on Jiang Yue."

After saying this, Chen Mingzhang sighed, "It's not Lu Yize's fault. After all, Jiang Yue died once before becoming a zombie, and he was traumatized, so his mental state isn't very good."

Su Xuan could see that Lu Yize valued Jiang Yue, but when she heard Chen Mingzhang say that Jiang Yue had died once, her original firm idea suddenly softened.

After a brief exchange, Su Xuan realized that Chen Mingzhang wouldn't budge, and could only leave in disappointment.

The moment Su Xuan left, Chen Mingzhang's smile vanished, his eyes probing. He contacted Lu Yize and told him about Su Xuan.

Lu Yize was still in the laboratory when he heard Chen Mingzhang's words. He deliberately didn't hide them from Jiang Yue, and Jiang Yue heard everything clearly.

Lu Yize looked at Jiang Yue, "Do you want to see her?"

Upon hearing his question, Chen Mingzhang on the other end even glanced at himself to make sure he hadn't contacted the wrong person. Was Lu Yize really that generous?

Of course, the answer is obviously no. Lu Yize is not generous at all, he is even stingy to the extreme. He just wants to see Jiang Yue's reaction.

"no need."

Jiang Yue shook her head. She and her mother didn't actually communicate much, and their relationship wasn't particularly deep.

Seeing that Lu Yize remained silent, Jiang Yue added, "They said that if I stay in Lincheng, we won't have any relationship if we meet again in the future."

Before her memories were fully restored, Jiang Yue might have still felt some attachment to Su Xuan as a family member, but after all her memories were restored, all that remained was estrangement.

There was no resentment, but there were also no other emotions.

Although Lu Yize's face remained expressionless, his relaxed brows and eyes revealed his good mood.

Listening to their conversation, Chen Mingzhang immediately understood Lu Yize's intention: to use him to tell Jiang Yue that her family members were probably still trying to get closer to her with some unknown purpose.

This is a veiled message to Jiang Yue that she doesn't need to care about those people; the only person she truly cares about is him.

Chen Mingzhang couldn't help but curse inwardly. It seemed he hadn't been wrong before; Lu Yize was truly insane.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yize did not continue to ask Jiang Yue about her family. When Jiang Yue advanced in her cultivation, she shared her memories from childhood to adulthood with Lu Yize.

Lu Yize knew that to Jiang Yue, her parents held a higher place in her heart than he did, but he was unaware that her parents had said those kinds of things to her.

But it's good this way, since they pushed Jiang Yue away themselves.

"Xian Wenrui, continue extracting the 'amethyst'."

Amethyst is the name given by Xian Wenrui to the "impurities" after purification. These purified impurities are purple in color, so it was named after black crystal.

After being absorbed, the amethyst enters the mental sea in the form of a cloud of mist, and eventually gradually merges into the mental sea, forming a very gentle yet powerful force.

However, the term "mild" refers to those above the sixth rank. Below the sixth rank, the ability cannot fully withstand this force and instead becomes a burden, bringing the body to the brink of collapse.

Xian Wenrui has not yet figured out a method to purify black crystal, but he has purified a lot of amethyst.

"Hey, if we knew how to purify this black crystal, we could also purify the remaining impurities in the amethyst. Right now, we can only purify a portion of it, which is such a waste."

After learning that the amethyst was a valuable item, Xian Wenrui's mindset changed. Of course, the more of such a valuable item, the better!

"There's no rush regarding the black crystal."

Lu Yize glanced at the orange-red sky outside the base. According to the Zerg, they would come back sooner or later.

They wanted to plunder Blue Star's resources, but unfortunately, Lu Yize also wanted to take advantage of them.

Hearing Lu Yize say that, Xian Wenrui breathed a sigh of relief. He had actually been quite anxious these past few days. He felt that he was not capable enough and could not help in this regard, which made him so anxious that he could not sleep well.

Fortunately, he accidentally extracted amethyst. Although it was an accident, Xian Wenrui had conducted experiments at least a thousand times in order to purify black crystal.

He worked several all-nighters, and this was the credit he earned himself, though there just happened to be a bit of luck involved.

Just then, the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen. The smell was so enticing that Xian Wenrui lost all interest in his experiments and swallowed hard. These days, mealtimes were what he looked forward to most.

"It smells so good! Lately, I feel like eating this dish instantly restores my energy. It makes up for all the sleepless nights I stayed up, and I don't even have dark circles under my eyes anymore."

Lu Yize glanced at Xian Wenrui's condition. When he first met him, Xian Wenrui was quite fat, but he looked fair-skinned and not bad-looking. Now, he probably had a tough time during the apocalypse, and with his ability advancing, he had lost more than half of his previous weight.

Previously, I had some blemishes on my face due to staying up late for a long time, but recently my complexion has been getting better and better.

Lu Yize noted down these changes. If these plants with supernatural abilities could have beautifying effects, they would probably be very popular in the market. After all, even in the apocalypse, there are still many people who love beauty.

No, or rather, it is precisely because of the existence of superpowers that each advancement in ability eliminates impurities from the body, resulting in each superpowered individual having an appearance far superior to that of an ordinary person.

This trend of valuing beauty is becoming somewhat popular, though it's not yet very obvious. It's just a small trend within the base, and it hasn't stabilized yet.

If things stabilize in the future, this trend might become even more pronounced.

Lu Yize wasn't originally interested in these things, but if it could make him a fortune, he wouldn't mind.

Before the apocalypse, Lu Yize was a successful businessman, and he is no exception now; only the goods have changed, but the essence remains the same.

Jiang Yue also liked to eat these uncontaminated foods taken from Lu Yize's space.

Because of the influence of the black crystal, the food in the post-apocalyptic world contained some impurities, making it tasteless.

The plants in Lu Yize's space are not only free of impurities, but also store a small amount of supernatural power. Although this small amount of supernatural power does not greatly help with advancement, it greatly improves the taste of food.

When they came out of the laboratory, they saw that Sheng Xue had already packed the food and placed it on the table, one portion for each person, and even Xiao Bai's portion was not left out.

These foods, imbued with supernatural abilities, always gave her the illusion that she was a very good cook.

Even if it's just boiled, it tastes much better than ordinary vegetables that have undergone complicated processes before the apocalypse.

After taking a sip of the fresh bamboo shoot soup, Xian Wenrui immediately praised, "Sheng Xue, your cooking skills are getting better and better! The soup is so fragrant that I almost swallowed my tongue."