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

Chang Jiamu was truly a kind child; he even called out to the still-burning house, "Are you alright?"

Morse coughed as he crawled out of the rubble, his clothes burned to ashes. Seeing his miserable state, Zheng Lin casually handed him two pieces of clothing with a vine, which Morse put on carelessly.

"Thanks!"

Chen Si was still munching on an apple, one of the newest products developed at the base, when he asked Morse, "How did you manage to blow it up? And you blew the house up like this, where are you going to sleep tonight?"

Morse's house was uninhabitable, so he climbed over the wall and entered their house. "I'll stay here, where else can I stay? I'm going to take a shower first, I can't take it anymore, I expelled a bunch of impurities after advancing."

Chen Si had initially intended to mock him for being filthy—what level was he at that, still expelling impurities after advancing?—but her smile quickly froze on her face. She then raised her voice, shouting, "You advanced?! You actually advanced?! To level six?"

"Yeah, level six already. Surprised?" Morse's smile was so irritating. Chen Si and the other two had thought their ability levels were pretty good, but now they were all dumbfounded.

No way, how did you all reach level six so quickly?! You bunch of cheaters, were you cheating all night without us knowing?!

When Chen Ping got home from get off work, he found that his once spacious house was now crammed with four people. The moment he opened the door, he took a half step back and looked at the house number.

After confirming that he hadn't gone to the wrong place, Chen Ping: ...

So why were these people having a gathering at his house? Oh well, Chen Ping has a very good temper and isn't very noticeable. When he came in, these people didn't even notice he was back.

He went inside and got some food, which he put on the table. These people might not have very good eyesight, but they had a good sense of smell, especially when they smelled food. As soon as the food was ready, they turned around immediately.

Each person addressed the other with increasing familiarity. Chen Ping sighed silently, took off his apron, and said, "Eat."

In any case, they couldn't be allowed to starve, or they would feel so embarrassed. They had to eat their fill, as if they wanted to crawl into the bowls.

After they had almost finished eating, Chen Ping finally asked, "So what are you doing here?"

Morse spoke first, pointing to the location of his house, "I burned down my house because of my advancement, and I have nowhere to go, so I'm staying here for a few days. I haven't had time to post the mission yet, but I'll post it tomorrow and find someone to rebuild the house. It shouldn't take more than a few days."

With a valid reason, Chen Ping then looked at the other three. Chen Si, who was clueless and didn't know how to hide anything, immediately asked, "What did you talk about in the meeting? Do we have a chance to participate? We're not here to gather information, we're just asking casually."

I don't know where she learned that from, but she even tried to secretly slip some crystal cores as a bribe. I guess she's been watching too much StarNet.

However, Chen Ping did not refuse her bribe. He put the money in his pocket. He figured if he didn't accept it, someone else would cheat him out of it anyway, so he might as well keep it.

"Haven't you checked the StarNet yet? The base has already issued an announcement," Chen Ping kindly reminded him after accepting the gifts.

Chen Si was stunned for a moment, then opened her ability ring and found that there really was an announcement. She immediately felt dizzy. She had been busy playing games and hadn't had time to see it. If she had seen it, she wouldn't have sent the crystal core away!

Chen Ping had no intention of returning the money. "Don't think about bribery in the future. Focus on improving your abilities."

Well, what could Chen Si say? She could only accept her fate. Zheng Lin and Chang Jiamu both turned their heads away, not daring to meet her gaze. It was definitely not them who had encouraged Chen Si to ask this question!

Chen Ping looked at Zheng Lin and said, "By the way, your sister has tried to contact you several times but couldn't reach you. She couldn't catch you no matter what. She could only ask me to pass on a message to you: she and Chen Mingzhang have registered their marriage, but they don't plan to have a big celebration. They'll just invite relatives and friends for a simple meal."

"I've sent you the time and location. Please reply when you see it."

Zheng Lin immediately lost his composure and exclaimed, "What?!"

They got their marriage certificate? They got it already? Nobody told him! Zheng Lin checked his ability ring and found that his sister had indeed messaged him about it. Zheng Lin felt more than just heartbroken!

Chang Jiamu arrived relatively late and was quite surprised to hear that it was still possible to get a marriage certificate. "You can still get a marriage certificate? I didn't even know that."

"It's no use knowing, there's no one to go with you to collect it." Chen Si's words were always cutting.

Zheng Lin also chimed in with a complaint, "I suspect that Brother Lu specially made this for himself and his wife. Everyone knows that someone went to pick it up early in the morning and came back with a pair of marriage certificates numbered 2. The 1 one has long since disappeared. Believe it or not, it's definitely with Brother Lu."

Morse replied without hesitation, "Isn't that obvious? Otherwise, why would Lu Yize do this? But not many people get married in the base. I didn't expect Chen Mingzhang and Chen Mingzhang to get their marriage certificate too. Are they planning to live together?"

"I guess so."

Zheng Lin felt he couldn't bear to hear these words. Although Mingzhang was a very nice person, he was still a little sad because his only sister was getting married. He felt that he would never be as carefree as before.

Zheng Lin plans to turn his grief into motivation and cultivate diligently so that his superpowers will surpass those of Brother Mingzhang. That way, if his sister is ever bullied, he can directly confront her!

Chen Si, after all, was not human; she couldn't concentrate for more than a few minutes, let alone empathize with Zheng Lin. She reached out to Chen Ping for money, "Boss, where's my salary? I heard the base is having a food festival tomorrow, and I'm going to go and eat my fill."

Chen Si's salary was basically kept by Chen Ping. It wasn't that Chen Si hadn't been given opportunities, but in the first month, Chen Si almost starved to death because of his own actions and had to go outside the base to find food.

The trouble caused was reported to Chen Ping, the team leader. Chen Ping had no choice but to become Chen Si's temporary guardian and keep Chen Si's salary on his behalf, which prevented Chen Si from starving to death.

Speaking of the food festival, Chen Si's mouth watered. She found it strange that these humans' brains were so clever, definitely smarter than grass or cows, able to come up with so many ways to eat.

She plans to eat herself into poverty tomorrow, and as for what happens after that, she'll worry about starving to death later. She heard that the top three in tomorrow's competition will receive very generous rewards.

Chen Si may not have the skills to compete, but she has a discerning palate, so she decided to go and support the contestant.

Chen Ping knew about what Chen Si was talking about. This was something they had discussed and agreed upon together. Firstly, it was to celebrate the departure of the Zerg at the base, and secondly, it was to prepare for their future trips to other planets.

Bringing along some special skills to broaden the horizons of those self-proclaimed superior foreign races shouldn't be too much to ask, right? There's absolutely no intention to show off.