Up until now, there had been five Spirit Tides. The first three had happened consecutively, and the fourth had been separated by a considerable amount of time. Moreover, during that Spirit Tide, countless lands and secret realms had appeared in the world. Because of those things, it was difficult for the cities in the land of Huaxia to connect with each other.
Although the time was different, everyone was worried about their families. Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth spirit energy tide, countless powerhouses wanted to return to their cities to protect their families.
Some of those who wanted to return formed teams, while others ventured into the wilderness alone. Powerhouses were not the only ones who ventured into the wilderness. Some ordinary people also wanted to protect their wives and parents. Even though they did not have the strength, they were desperately trying to return to their hometowns.
However, it was not easy to venture into the wilderness that had just mutated. There were a large number of mystic realms, monsters from other worlds, awakened freaks, and the Cloud Dream Swamp that covered hundreds of thousands of miles. All kinds of strange changes had caused countless deaths along the way.
Moreover, the divided cities and towns had also affected the soldiers who had gathered from all over the country. They also had homes and were worried about their parents and fellow citizens.
In order to maintain morale and make reasonable use of manpower, the country activated the point system at critical moments by making use of the uninterrupted communication connections.
The so-called point system was that the whole country would be under military control, and people would not have to return. They could find jobs in the cities where they were.
There were points for every job, and people could use those points to exchange for food, money, and training resources. Those who missed their families could also use the uninterrupted communication to spend the points on their families. They could use the points they earned to buy supplies for their wives and friends or to qualify them to enter the safe zone.
In retrospect, Lin Yao remembered that there had been a titled warlord who had been training in the other world. After the Spirit Energy Revival, he had advanced to become a king, but it had been difficult for him to return. His family had been in a small city, and it had been very dangerous.
In the end, he had killed countless people and used enough points to exchange for a titled warlord. He had led a small battle group to guard the city where his family was.
\ 'If the point system is activated, I really don\'t have to go back. If I have enough points, I can get powerhouses to protect my parents, escort them here, or even ask the country to use its space ability to send them here.\'
Of course, whether it was to hire someone or use the space ability to send his parents here, it would require an astronomical number of points.
Even if the country did not mobilize people from afar but from nearby cities, it would still be very difficult. After all, in this era, there was a shortage of powerhouses everywhere.
However, this was already the best choice for Lin Yao.
"If the point system is activated, I really don't need to go back. I can strengthen myself in Shanghai while completing meritorious missions issued by the country to obtain points … Professor, I'll listen to you."
"Very good. Wait a moment, I will help you contact some people to do some small experiments."
Following Jiang Rong, Lin Yao busied himself in this advanced research institute for another two hours. During this process, the researchers asked countless questions, and someone even cut off a small part of Lin Yao's tissue for careful testing.
It had only taken him two hours because Professor Li had connections in this advanced research institute. Otherwise, if Lin Yao had come alone, it would have taken him several days and he might not have been able to invite the big shots here.
He was not an ungrateful person. After everything was done, Lin Yao bowed to the projected Professor Li and said solemnly, "Thank you, Professor. You've helped me a lot this time. If there's anything I can do in the future, please let me know … You must have spent a lot of money. I still have a lot of it with me. I'll transfer it to you now …"
Upon seeing the solemn expression on Lin Yao's face, Professor Li felt very comfortable. Although Lin Yao was a great person who dedicated himself to the country and helped Lin Yao purely to improve the strength of the country, he was still very happy that Lin Yao was not an ingrate.
However, in the end, he did not ask for Lin Yao's money.
"As long as you can contribute to the protection of China, my efforts will not be in vain." After saying that, he realized that Lin Yao's gratitude had not dissipated. He thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to be too grateful to me. I helped you develop it, and you also helped me collect a lot of data. In the past, it was not easy to find people to conduct experiments on, and we had to pay them."
Upon hearing what the professor said, Lin Yao could only promise.
"In any case, thank you, Professor. You can look for me if you need anything in the future."
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After chatting with the professor for a while and thanking Senior Sister Jiang Rong, Lin Yao came out of the research institute. It was already five o 'clock in the afternoon.
After coming out, Lin Yao did not immediately look for the girls. Instead, he touched his ears.
During the test, Lin Yao also observed himself on the attribute panel. He then discovered the reason why his electromagnetic induction had not improved, but the distance he could observe had doubled.
His ears had mutated, and like a bat, he had gained the ability to receive electromagnetic waves. Lin Yao named this ability [Ultrasonic Ear].
The original electromagnetic induction was a mental ability, and the Ultrasonic Ear was a mutated physical ability. After the combination of the two, a wonderful chemical reaction occurred, which doubled the range of Lin Yao's electromagnetic induction.
Of course, Lin Yao did not care about the simple Ultrasonic Ear. Although it was good, it was not worthy of Lin Yao's attention. What made Lin Yao excited was …
'If I can persist for a minute, I can obtain Ultrasonic Ear. What if I can persist for a longer time? Will I be able to obtain Body of Steel, Descent of Gods, Three Heads and Six Arms, Indestructible Body, and other super physical talents that can reach diamond talents?
'Will I be able to obtain elemental and mental abilities by relying on electromagnetic radiation?'
At this point, Lin Yao already understood that the most powerful thing about the Heaven and Earth Furnace was not strengthening himself but allowing him to obtain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Of course, this was the electromagnetic radiation version of the Heaven and Earth Furnace. Lin Yao was no longer sure what the original Heaven and Earth Furnace of the immortal cultivation system looked like.
Besides, Lin Yao had another guess.
'If I increase my talent, will the upper limit of my physical body increase?'
Lin Yao was puzzled as he stood at the door of the laboratory. Just as he was thinking hard, he saw his girls running toward him.
The arrival of the girls also snapped Lin Yao out of his thoughts. However, he soon discovered that there was something wrong with the girls' expressions.
Yan Yu'er looked fine, but Qin Xue, Yin Meng, and Yin Yin had ugly expressions on their faces.
"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you that I need some time to do some experiments?"
Lin Yao was the only one who could enter Forbidden Room 13. When he had talked to Professor Li after the development, he had been afraid that the girls would wait for a long time. Lin Yao had contacted them by phone. They should not be so worried.
Before Qin Xue could answer Lin Yao's question, Yin Yin and Yin Meng had already stepped forward anxiously.
"Ah Yao, Tianhai City has been attacked by freaks again. More than 100,000 people have died!"
The two of them sounded like they were about to cry. Upon hearing their words, Lin Yao understood why they were so anxious. They were worried about their family in Tianhai City.
"Is your family alright?"
"The cataclysm did not happen in our area. My mother is fine, but the turmoil there has not subsided. My mother is still outside the safe zone!"
As the two girls spoke, they really burst into tears. Lin Yao frowned and was puzzled.\ 'She didn\'t go in? Tell the higher-ups of Tianhai City that I defeated Yuan Hao. Tell them that I didn\'t forget the promise I made to Tianhai City and ask them to do me a favor.\ '
Lin Yao might sound arrogant and pretentious when he said this, but he really believed that the higher-ups of Tianhai City would do him a favor. After all, he was only sending one person into the safe zone.
Although it was difficult to enter the safe zone in times of crisis, he now had the strength of a gold warlord, which was equivalent to the strength of the higher-ups of Tianhai City. Compared to him, their potential was like the difference between a firefly and the sun. As long as they were not stupid or had a grudge against Lin Yao, they would still help him out.
However, after speaking, Yin Yin and Yin Meng looked bitter. In the end, Yan Yu\ 'er said, "Their mother has a place in Tianhai City, but their grandparents are outside. Their father died in battle last time, and their mother is unwilling to go in. She wants to stay outside and take care of the elderly."
"Damn it!"
Yan Yu\ 'er\'s words made Lin Yao swear. He could ask Tianhai City to let one person in, but he could not let four elderly people in. He was not that shameless.
Besides, Lin Yao also thought that Yin Yin and Yin Meng were worried about their mother, and their mother was worried about Yin Yin\'s grandparents. Wouldn\'t the four elderly people be worried about their other children and grandchildren?
In this case, Lin Yao would have to save the entire Tianhai City, let alone a safe zone.
"So, your mother asked me to send your grandparents in as well."
At this point, Lin Yao\'s tone was already bad, but what happened next was beyond his expectations.
"No, my mother gave her place to a child in the family. She is going to take care of my grandparents outside. I called her just now, and she said that she had already entered the safe zone. She asked us not to worry too much, but … I heard too many of her instructions. I felt that something was wrong, so I called my cousin and found out that my mother did not go in at all."
"It\'s the same for my grandparents. They can go in, but they gave their places to the children in the family."
The Yin Family had some influence in Tianhai City, as they had sent the two women to Lin Yao. It was not difficult to get a few places in the heavily protected safe zone. However, in the end, the adults and the elderly made similar choices. They both sent their children in while the adults guarded outside.
After learning about this situation, Lin Yao really did not know what to say as he looked at the two women who were sobbing uncontrollably.
He could not blame their mother. That person had not made the wrong choice. In fact, if she had really abandoned her parents, parents-in-law, and mother-in-law and gone to the safe zone alone, Lin Yao would not have said anything. However, deep down, he would have looked down on her and would never treat her as his mother-in-law. Yin Yin and Yin Meng would also be affected.
However, although Lin Yao respected that person now, he could not help them at all.
This was because he had already realized that the Yin Family was definitely a big family in Tianhai City. There were many children in the family, and it was impossible to arrange for everyone to enter.
At the same time, Lin Yao\'s first priority was to protect Ninghai City, not Tianhai City.
His parents were still in Ninghai City. Lin Yao also realized that although his parents did not say anything, they must be worried about their close relatives and friends. They did not tell Lin Yao because they were worried that he would feel pressured.
\ 'Now I finally understand why Taoists want to sever ties with the secular world and go to the deep mountains and forests to cultivate.
\ 'As soon as one enters the secular world, thousands of karma will be entangled in the body.\'
Family, friends, fellow disciples, teachers … All kinds of connections made it difficult for people to detach themselves from the secular world. The Green Touring Palace, where tens of thousands of immortals came to worship in legends, was tied down by these things. In the end, even Daoist Tongtian could not escape from this fate and was lured there by many disciples.
What could Lin Yao do when even the Saints could not do?
Lin Yao frowned, really not knowing what to do.
At that moment, Qin Ya appeared at the entrance of the research institute. Lin Yao frowned when he saw the two women kneeling on the ground and crying. He asked Qin Xue for the reason.
She furrowed her brows when she found out about it, but she soon relaxed.
She glanced at the two women and hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to speak.
"Mr. Lin Yao, one place in the safe zone is indeed not enough. We can give you three places. Also, contact the staff of Tianhai City and tell them that the Yin Family will arrange the other two places, but the third place must be given to the mother of the two women."
Lin Yao\'s eyes lit up instantly when he heard this answer. Yin Yin and Yin Meng also stopped crying. After glancing at Qin Ya gratefully, they looked at Lin Yao expectantly.
"Okay, let\'s do it this way. You can go and make the arrangements."
At this moment, Lin Yao had to admit that Qin Ya was 100 times better than him in terms of interpersonal communication and problem-solving abilities.
\ 'It\'s a pity that she is unwilling to assist me with all her might.\'
While Lin Yao was sighing, Qin Ya had already spoken to the higher-ups of Tianhai City. Three minutes later, she nodded at Lin Yao, confirming that the situation had been resolved, and gave him a message.
"They have agreed. However, Mr. Lin Yao, you only have three places in the safe zone in Tianhai City. If you want more, you will have to spend points to purchase them."
Yin Yin and Yin Meng finally heaved a sigh of relief. Then, they looked at each other, bowed deeply to Lin Yao, and said in unison, "Ah Yao, thank you. We will do whatever you want us to do in the future."
Cough, cough.
Lin Yao coughed a few times awkwardly when he heard that they would do whatever they wanted. Qin Xue\'s face was also a little red, but Qin Ya\'s expression did not change at all.
However, the shyness on Lin Yao\'s face soon disappeared. He discovered that although Yin Yin and Yin Meng\'s situation had been resolved, their sorrowful expressions had not recovered.
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yao understood that the two women were still worried about their family.
For the two of them, their mother was naturally the one they were most concerned about. In addition to their mother, their grandparents were also their relatives.
Their mother was safe, but how could they be happy about giving up the other four people?
As if sensing the heavy atmosphere, the two women quickly said, "Ah Yao, you don\'t have to worry about us. You have already done well enough."
"Well, we are already very satisfied that we were able to save our mother. There are too many people who can\'t enter the safe zone no matter what and can only worry outside … Besides, even if they are outside, they might not necessarily encounter danger."
The safe zone was completely different from the outside world, and they were also very worried. However, both of them were sensible people and knew that it would not be good to be too greedy.
On the contrary, Lin Yao was a little embarrassed. He was a bit of a male chauvinist and had already regarded the two women as his private property. This was not a good feeling, but it was Lin Yao\'s true thoughts. At the same time, in addition to being possessive, he was also a male chauvinist and had a sense of responsibility.
After thinking about what Qin Ya had said just now, Lin Yao asked directly, "Tianhai City can use points to exchange for places. What do they need points for?"
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