Chapter 1488: with translation of chapter title

Lord Ling An! We've struck it rich!!

Walking in the sunset, Anduyin and several children jumped excitedly, but while suppressing his urge to leap up, he couldn't help constantly touching the food in his arms.

The group's shadows in the sunset looked as awkward as zombies walking.

Unimaginable! This man I picked up can actually produce a 'miracle'!

Moreover..

Bulging.

Anduyin took a deep breath; he had never gotten this much food in his life.

Perhaps this somewhat spoiled food is nothing to big shots, but for them, who struggle daily to fill their stomachs no matter how hard they try, today is their happiest day!

Sir, those scavengers are really rich.

Hmph, look at them—they didn't even believe you at first!

If every day... not.. from now on we'll surely be able to earn this much!

It seemed to have restored the children's innocence.

Though he was drooling and his stomach growled with hunger, Anduyin's eyes still shone with light, as if he were looking forward to the future.

To be honest, he didn't even know how Lin An managed all this.

Maybe, maybe it's truly a divine envoy fallen from heaven! Although, Lord Ling An doesn't quite seem like that, after all, Ling An personally taught them to act.

Fill their stomachs, become Awakened Ones.

Holding a child's hand, Anduyin couldn't help but flash a goofy smile.

"No, tomorrow when we go back, we'll stay inside for now."

Beyond Anduyin's expectation.

Lin An shook his head slightly; he didn't really want to interrupt Anduyin's fantasy, but with his observational skills, he easily noticed someone already following behind them.

Although it didn't seem like they needed to act yet.

If nothing unexpected happens, they're probably just a low-level enforcer from some gang.

But it's still too dangerous.

"First, find a way to hire an Awakened One."

"Do you have a suitable candidate? A First Level will do."

Lin An asked in a low voice.

He knew this food definitely wasn't enough to hire a higher‑level one.

But a First Level would suffice; it could at least scare a few people.

Actually hiring a powerful Awakened One would be like inviting a wolf into the house.

In fact, Lin An also had to consider how to later 'attract' followers without drawing attention.

For now they've only just begun; they're not yet noticeable enough to be targeted.

But if the news spreads, problems will surely arise.

Food, far from enough.

That group of scavengers can't possibly provide much food; scavengers are society's lowest stratum, equivalent to a pauper version of a supply‑search team.

Perhaps, being a bit stronger than Anduyin, they could still go out to pick trash and try their luck.

Expecting to support them indefinitely is utterly unrealistic.

Especially, Lin An clearly knows one thing: the reason those scavengers offered so much food is simply that they were shocked.

In their desperate craving for power, they naturally even handed over their own rations.

Take An Ge Si as an example: that man was a soldier before the Apocalypse; unable to awaken, he became a scavenger.

"Let them go for a day; I need to think about what to do next."

"Fanatic..."

"Perhaps I can try to condense emotions.. or rather, Faith Power?"

He murmured inwardly.

Upon realizing the connection between perfected beings and civilization, Lin An faintly sensed that perhaps religion or faith is the key to solving the problem.

Not only that, even considering only the present...

If he could regain a bit of strength, it wouldn't be so difficult.

If he could manage to produce a few fanatics who are Awakened Ones, he could also get in touch with Faction: Long An in advance.

He had already warned the scavengers not to recruit anyone else for now.

"Gao Tian!"

"Still no trace of Lin Dui!?"

Before the large table covered with many satellite images, Zhang Tie, for the forty‑seventh time, couldn't help but ask Gao Tian, who kept flipping through the pictures.

In the entire hall, over a thousand Awakened Ones stared at the satellite images on the table like rabbits with red eyes.

Since realizing Lin Dui might be in danger and is hiding somewhere to avoid pursuit,

All of Faction: Long An not only dispatched all aircraft and mobilizable forces to search for Lin An, but also had the two individuals, Xuanhai Cheng, from the heavens, desperately drawing the pictures.

"It's not that simple, Brother Zhang."

"In fact, trying to find Lin Dui this way is actually completely unrealistic..."

Gao Tian lifted his head, gave a bitter laugh, looked at the anxiously pacing Zhang Tie before him, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's not even mention the vast global scale; just imagine how hard it is to find Lin Dui, or even a hiding Lin Dui."

"Even if we found them, it might not be a good thing..."

"Those Alien Species are clearly monitoring us."

I even suspect that they hope we find Lin Dui!

Zhang Tie jumped at the sound, his mind filled with where Lin Dui was; he had never even thought about what would happen after finding Lin Dui.

Before he could even glare and speak, Gao Tian gave a bitter laugh and signaled him not to rush.

Rather than saying we're looking for Lin Dui, we're actually monitoring the Alien Species' movements.

Think about it, Lin Dui definitely isn't dead; he's just temporarily unable to contact us.

This situation won't last long. What we really need to worry about is Lin Dui being found by the Alien Species before he can appear.

Moreover, I've discovered something very important!

Whoosh

Gao Tian directly picked up several satellite maps of the capital direction, a flicker of doubt crossing his eyes.

Let's first assume Lin Dui was being hunted.

But given that the Alien Species obviously haven't found Lin Dui, they could totally attack us!

They could come to Long An, use us to force Lin Dui to show up—there's no way they wouldn't think of that!

So the Alien Species must have some reason they can't act against us!

I suspect! When Lin Dui fled back, he already caused huge trouble for the Alien Species' world, leaving them without the strength to break through, and the remaining Alien Species on Earth lack the power to act against us!

After all, Brother Zhang, you're also Fourth Stage!! If they can't muster forces in a short time, then once more people die, it'll be even less possible to find Lin Dui!

So Brother Zhang, we'll just wait, wait to see which direction the Alien Species search in! Once they show signs of possibly having found Brother Lin, we'll immediately rush over and intercept them!

In the Asian region we can teleport at any time! If we leave Asia, relying on the space fighter and Brother Zhang's speed, we can still catch up to them!

His eyes flickered.

Gao Tian held high the transmission order Lin An left before departing, his eyes full of resolve.

Lin An himself might not even know that, after he left, Chu An had the Awakened Ones of Long An bring the transmission order and leave coordinates all over Asia.

As long as the Alien Species find Lin An in the Asian region, they can follow the transmission order and arrive within ten seconds at most!

As for leaving Asia, this group of Alien Species shows on satellite imagery that they intend to find Lin Dui.

Then they'd have nothing left to do but gamble everything—directly intercept the Alien Species!