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

Jiang Qinghai looked at Jiang Yue. To say there was much father-daughter affection between them was an understatement. In fact, in the years that followed, he was mentally controlled by Su Xuan and became somewhat neurotic. He didn't care about Jiang Yue, or even himself.

Now that Su Xuan has returned to the Zerg, leaving the two of them speechless, Jiang Qinghai feels that Su Xuan, this Zerg, is really a menace, causing him to be separated from his wife and children, and causing Jiang Yue to be ostracized by humans.

Don't think he didn't know that many people in Beisha, Donggu, and Xiyue had opinions about Jiang Yue's existence, but Lu Yize suppressed all of these opinions.

Jiang Qinghai glanced at Lu Yize, who was lying on a chair and working with his superpowers. He could even sense that Lu Yize's mental energy was mainly focused on Jiang Yue. He wondered if Jiang Yue was lucky or unlucky to be entangled with such a person.

However, Jiang Yue was clearly enjoying herself. Jiang Qinghai looked away, thinking, "Forget it, I can't control her anyway. Jiang Yue's taste can't be worse than mine. She can still find a worm to marry."

In comparison, Lu Yize only likes a mixed-race person, and the two of them clearly have feelings for each other. Jiang Qinghai doesn't want to make a fool of himself. Instead of wasting time thinking about these things, he should think about how to build a starship.

The people who built the starship were paid very high salaries, but it was useless because they had no time to spend it. They spent at least 20 hours a day in the laboratory. Sleeping four hours a day was not their limit, but the limit set by Lu Yize.

Now, most of the people in the base have completed their genetic awakening and possess superpower cores and crystal cores to absorb superpowers from the air. In fact, they could go 24 hours a day without sleeping without much of a problem.

However, not sleeping would still make one feel somewhat tired. Lu Yize didn't have a penchant for tormenting people, and even in the most urgent situations, he wouldn't be so anxious as to squeeze out people's rest time.

Lu Yize, Chen Mingzhang, and the others didn't hide anything from the leaders of the other bases. They told them about salvaging the starship and starting to study it, since this superpower competition wasn't just their business.

After listening to Chen Mingzhang's words, Xavier and his team did not hesitate and agreed to send all the researchers from the base over, but on one condition: the research results must be made public to them.

Lu Yize had no objection to this. He would naturally disclose the part that they had contributed to in their joint research. As for the talent being transported to them from the other three major bases, Lu Yize certainly wouldn't allow these talents to be left to their own devices.

They specifically sought out Zhu Lei and asked him to lead a group to build several houses, each designed as a small 60-square-meter apartment, which would then be distributed to them for living.

Since their living areas are now fixed, they can only be arranged to live about ten kilometers away from the research institute. Using their special abilities to commute now doesn't take too much time.

The researchers, who comprised only about fifty people across the three bases, plus their families, numbered just over one hundred and fifty. The small residential area built by Zhu Lei was perfect for them to live in.

Chen Ping was in charge of receiving foreign guests. After receiving these people, he took them to get temporary ID cards, since they were only borrowing them and not actually joining their base.

Therefore, their ability rings were not modified; instead, they were given temporary ID cards valid for one year. After the ID cards were installed, Chen Ping received the assigned list and led them to check in with a smile.

"This community was built specifically for you. In the future, you will only need to swipe your special ability ring to enter the community. We have already registered your IDs before, and currently only you can enter. You can rest assured about the security of the community."

"If friends come to the community, you can grant them temporary access through the ability ring. You can then view the housing section within the ability ring. They should all have corresponding house numbers. Each researcher is assigned a small 60-square-meter apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small balcony."

Aside from some families who brought their entire household, most of the other families only had one or two people, which was enough for them to stay. They were naturally in a difficult situation because their families brought too many people, and they asked Chen Ping if he had any solutions.

Before we arrived, Nanling had told us that we could only bring a maximum of two family members, with three allowed in special circumstances, since it was only an eight-month trip and considered a long-term business trip.

But what to do about this guy? He brought a full thirteen people with him. This isn't a business trip; he clearly wants to settle down here. According to Chen Ping's allocation, they'll only get two bedrooms and a living room, and they'll probably all have to sleep on the floor.

So now they're thinking of playing the victim to see if they can get a few more houses so they can settle down here. They've heard that the Ryan family has been living a very good life since they came here.

Chen Ping smiled good-naturedly, "We at Nanling naturally respect every researcher, but land is indeed scarce right now, and there are no vacancies. However, I see you have a lot of people, so how about this..."

Seeing that his words seemed to have a turning point, those people smiled and exchanged triumphant glances, knowing that Nanling would definitely agree.

Unexpectedly, Chen Ping spoke in a friendly manner: "How about this, I'll post a few rental notices on the central bulletin board for you. If anyone has a vacant house they'd like to rent out, I believe that will solve your current problem."

Upon hearing this, their faces darkened instantly, and the oldest woman among them chuckled awkwardly and asked, "Is there a subsidy for renting a place?"

Chen Ping remained calm, a composed smile on his face. "The benefits and treatment provided to all researchers in Nanling are the same, absolutely no less. Water and electricity are waived for these houses for a year. The corresponding ability boxes have been prepared for you, as well as ability boxes for heating, all of them are ready."

Upon hearing this, the family's faces turned grim. They had just seen it in the base's online store: the annual water and electricity bills would only cost a few dozen universal coins. How could such benefits compare to a house?

Moreover, they meant they wouldn't solve their housing problem. After a few more arguments, Chen Ping stopped laughing and said, "How about this, if you're really dissatisfied with our decision in Nanling, we can send you back."

The researcher, who had been silent all along, sighed deeply. He had long expected this outcome, but his grandmother and a whole bunch of relatives insisted on coming along, and he couldn't get rid of them no matter what he said.

Now that things have turned out so embarrassingly, he doesn't know how he'll ever be able to hold his head high in front of his colleagues again.

"That's enough, you guys stay here, I'll go out and rent a place."

He knew his grandparents wouldn't be willing to spend money, so he planned to rent a smaller room to make do and stay there for a year before going back.