Ice Age Apocalypse: I've Stockpiled Billions of Resources

"Miaomiao is being silly this time!"

Lin Luo was also very anxious.

He knew better than anyone how dangerous that biohazard forest was! It was a forbidden zone that even he himself had never set foot in, requiring an entire city to be built as a forward base for careful exploration!

Cheng Miaomiao actually plunged headlong into an unknown team!

"It's all my fault! It's all my fault for not keeping an eye on her!" Cheng Xuexue's eyes instantly reddened, her voice filled with self-blame and panic.

She was so anxious and confused that she had no idea what to do.

"This isn't your fault." Lin Luo's voice quickly calmed down. He knew this wasn't the time to assign blame. "Life in Ark City has been getting better and better lately, and many of the survivors we've rescued are from abroad. Some of them have an adventurous spirit in their veins. Before the apocalypse, many people died every year climbing Mount Everest, most of them being these so-called 'extreme challengers.' Now that they're on Mars, they've made death a hobby."

Clearly, the missing exploration team was composed of a group of arrogant and ignorant individuals.

Cheng Miaomiao was probably driven by a sense of responsibility to rush to the rescue after receiving the distress signal.

"Lin Luo, then... what do we do now? Miao Miao, she..." Cheng Xuexue's voice was already trembling with sobs.

"Don't panic." Lin Luo walked to her side, calmly pressing her shoulder, a reassuring force flowing through her. "With me here, nothing will happen to her. I'll go there myself."

Before he finished speaking, the space in front of Lin Luo began to distort, and a spacetime tunnel emitting a ghostly blue light appeared out of thin air.

“City, take me with you.” A cool voice came from the side. Natasha spoke up, “I can sense the danger approaching.”

“Okay.” Lin Luo agreed without hesitation.

"I want to go too!" Cheng Xuexue said immediately, her eyes full of pleading and determination.

Lin Luo's heart softened, and she nodded: "Okay, but you must stay close to me and never leave my side."

Having obtained the exact coordinates, Lin Luo didn't hesitate any longer. He pulled Cheng Xuexue along, and together with Natasha, stepped into the distorted light curtain.

……

The light and shadow shifted, and the feeling of weightlessness lasted only a brief moment.

When the three of them stepped onto solid ground again, the scene before them was completely different.

They arrived at a vast, newly leveled open space. Dozens of makeshift houses made of corrugated iron were neatly arranged, and huge construction machinery was parked to one side. In the distance, countless workers were working day and night, and the outline of a defensive line composed of huge steel pillars was stretching into the distance along a magnificent arc.

This is the construction camp for the new city that Lin Luo has just approved.

And directly in front of the camp, less than a kilometer away, lies the legendary bio-chemical forest.

Even from this distance, everyone could still feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from the forest, a feeling that made their hearts pound.

It is like an ancient behemoth lying prone on the earth, silently lurking in the darkness, as if it might open its eyes at any moment and devour everything.

To prevent monsters from the forest from breaking out, the construction team's first priority was to erect a high-voltage power grid covering the entire boundary of the city before it was built. This power grid would be the new city's first and most important safety barrier.

"City Lord!"

A clear and capable female voice rang out.

The three looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short-haired woman with a lithe figure, dressed in camouflage combat uniform, walking quickly toward them.

She looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a healthy wheat-colored complexion, sharp and calm eyes, and a dashing, soldier-like demeanor as she walked.

She is Pan Bai, the person in charge of this forward camp.

A legendary woman.

It is said that once, her exploration team encountered an accident, and she lost her way alone in the outer area of ​​the biohazard forest. Everyone thought she was surely dead, but more than ten days later, she miraculously returned safely, covered in injuries.

Everyone said she was lucky, but Lin Luo knew it was definitely not luck. Before the apocalypse, Pan Bai was a top-notch wilderness survival expert, her footprints covering the world's most dangerous uninhabited areas. Her survival experience and combat skills were instincts etched into her bones.

That is why Lin Luo was willing to give her important responsibilities and entrusted her with the crucial task of protecting this most dangerous front line.

As it turned out, his choice was correct.

Since taking office, Pan Bai has successfully prevented several expeditions from entering the forest without permission, thanks to his understanding of the forest and his tough approach, thus avoiding unnecessary casualties.

"Lord of the City, why have you come here in person?" Pan Bai stood at attention and bowed to Lin Luo, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Lin Luo's gaze, however, bypassed her and stared intently at a tin-roofed house behind her. His breathing became rapid at that moment.

"Pan Bai, Cheng Miaomiao...is she with you?"

“Reporting to the city lord,” Pan Bai said with an “I knew it” expression, stepping aside to make way for him, “the person you are looking for is indeed here with me.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the curtain of the tin shed was lifted, and a figure with a dusty face and a few strange plant leaves still hanging on his clothes walked out somewhat embarrassedly.

"Aunt...Brother Lin..."

It was Cheng Miaomiao!

"Miao Miao!"

Cheng Xuexue screamed and rushed over like an arrow, hugging Cheng Miaomiao tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing Cheng Miaomiao standing there unharmed, Lin Luo's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

He exhaled a long breath.

Thankfully, nothing bad happened.

"Brother Lin!"

Upon seeing Lin Luo, Cheng Miaomiao, who had survived the ordeal, instantly broke into a happy smile and instinctively wanted to rush over to him.

However, instead of the usual embrace, she was greeted by Lin Luo's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Cheng Miaomiao!" Lin Luo said, feigning coldness, "You still know to come back? Who sent you here? I put you in charge of coordinating intelligence work in the Biohazard Forest so you could stay in a safe camp, not so you could risk your life at the entrance of the restricted area! What are your abilities? Tell me, what can you do inside?!"

"I...I was wrong, Brother Lin," Cheng Miaomiao shrank back after being scolded and apologized softly, "I just...I just wanted to scare you..."

"Trying to scare us?!" Cheng Xuexue trembled with anger, and the tears she had just stopped almost flowed again. "Cheng Miaomiao! You've grown bold, haven't you! It was one thing to act recklessly before, but is this something you can joke about?! Do you know how worried we were about you!"

Seeing that her aunt was really angry, Cheng Miaomiao knew she had messed up this time and dared not be playful anymore.