420: Chapter 420 Life Returns

Ling Xi found Qin Lin on the Observation Tower.

She stood beside him, watching the children playing on the grass: "Qin Lin, look at them."

Qin Lin followed her gaze. On the grass, the children born to the Yao Race and human children were mixed together, chasing, running, and laughing: "They are playing so well."

Ling Xi looked at him: "Do you think there is any difference between them?"

Qin Lin thought for a moment: "No, they just have distinct features, but their appearance is still human."

The corners of Ling Xi's mouth curled up: "Naturally."

Qin Lin looked at her: "You have remembered many things lately."

Ling Xi nodded.

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then are you willing to tell me?"

Ling Xi was silent for a while: "It is not the time yet. When I am pieced together more completely, I will tell you."

Qin Lin nodded: "Okay, I will wait for you."

The Ark continued to sail through the galaxy, flying towards more distant places.

Qin Lin shuttled between rooms every day, building Bonds with different Yao Race women, while waiting for Ling Xi's memory to slowly recover.

One night, he was looking at the star map on the Bridge, and Ling Xi walked in: "Qin Lin, I remembered something."

Qin Lin turned his head to look at her: "What is it?"

Ling Xi sat down on the chair next to him: "The rifts are not disasters; they are cleanups. When the energy cycle of the Universe reaches a certain node, old energy needs to be released so that new energy can enter. The rifts are the channels for that release."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then those worlds swallowed by the rifts..."

Ling Xi was silent for a while: "They were recycled. The energy returned to the cycle of the Universe, and life has also returned."

Qin Lin was silent for a long time and did not ask again.

Qin Lin leaned back on the chair: "Then what should we do next?"

Ling Xi looked at him: "Continue to sail, continue to have children. When The Ark upgrades to Lv20, you will be able to see the truth."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Lv20? That is still very far away."

Ling Xi nodded: "Very far, but with The Ark, with time, and with people, we will always get there."

The starry sky of The Ark was slowly rotating. Qin Lin sat by the window, holding that warm white crystal stone in his hand.

Ling Xi sat beside him, and the two silently watched the starry sky outside the window.

The night was very deep, but the lights in The Ark were still on, like a lighthouse floating in the darkness.

There were more and more children on The Ark.

Bai Yu could already run. Her white tail swayed behind her as she chased after Qin An. Qin An turned back to wait for her, and then they both laughed together.

Qin Yuan squatted in front of Qing Ya, looking at her increasingly long cyan hair: "Your hair is so beautiful."

Qing Ya tilted her head and thought: "My mother said this is the color of the forest."

Qin Yuan also touched her own hair: "My hair is black, like the dark night."

Qing Ya nodded: "The dark night is also beautiful."

The human women and the Yao Race women also began to become familiar with each other.

Han Yurou liked to chat with Chieftain Qing Yao, because Chieftain Qing Yao spoke very slowly and gently. Every time she spoke with her, Han Yurou would feel that she had also become gentle.

Liu Ruyan liked to Cultivate with Chi Yan, because Chi Yan's Fire Spiritual Root complemented hers, and their efficiency would be higher when they Cultivated together.

Su Han liked to find Xuan Shuang to drink tea, because Xuan Shuang's Ice Spirit Root was of the same origin as Su Han's Ice Spirit Root. When the two sat together drinking tea, the temperature in the room would be a few degrees lower than outside, but neither of them cared.

Ling Xi's memory was recovering day by day.

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then do you remember enough now?"

Ling Xi was silent for a while: "Not enough yet. There are still many fragments, like scattered puzzle pieces, but I am slowly piecing them together."

Qin Lin nodded: "No rush, we have plenty of time."

The Ark continued to sail through the galaxy, and Qin Lin shuttled between different rooms every day, building Bonds with different Yao Race women.

The System notification sound would ring every few days, and each time it brought a new piece of good news.

Qin Lin had become accustomed to this rhythm. Every day, listening to the notification sound and looking at the numbers on the panel, he would feel more at ease in his heart.

One night, Qin Lin went to Yue Ying's room.

Yue Ying was sitting by the window looking at the starry sky outside, her tail hanging quietly behind her.

Hearing footsteps, she did not look back: "You came again."

Qin Lin walked over and sat down next to her: "How is your body today?"

Yue Ying touched her belly: "The child is very quiet."

Qin Lin looked at her: "You seem to have something on your mind lately."

Yue Ying was silent for a while: "I was thinking, will my child remember where she came from?"

Qin Lin looked at her: "She will remember, because you will tell her."

Yue Ying turned her head to look at him: "Will you tell her?"

Qin Lin nodded: "I will tell her that her mother came from a forest, a very, very beautiful forest."

The corners of Yue Ying's mouth curled up: "Thank you."

Ling Xi's Recovery was steadily progressing. Her materialization was becoming more complete; sometimes she could maintain her physical state for several days in a row, walking on The Ark like a normal person.

One day she met Qin Lin in the corridor, holding a cup of tea: "Qin Lin, I just remembered something very interesting."

Qin Lin looked at her: "What interesting thing?"

Ling Xi took a sip of tea: "Before, regarding the reason for choosing you, I remember I actually screened carefully for a long time."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then why did you choose me?"

Ling Xi thought for a while: "Because you were very special. When the apocalypse came, most people went crazy, died, or gave up, but you did not. At that time, I thought that this person might be more suitable than others."

Qin Lin laughed: "Then you chose correctly."

The corners of Ling Xi's mouth curled up: "I chose correctly."

The days on The Ark continued to move forward. Qin Lin was busy every day, but his heart was very steady.

One day he saw a little Yao Race girl squatting in a corner in the corridor crying. He walked over and squatted down: "What is wrong with you?"

The little girl raised her head, her eyes red: "I can't find my mother."

Qin Lin looked at her pointed ears and furry tail: "Who is your mother?"

The little girl sobbed: "My mother is Yao Yao."

"Yao Yao?"

"Yes, the white Yao Yao."

Qin Lin laughed, knowing she was talking about Chief Bai Yao: "I will take you to find her."

He reached out his hand. The little girl hesitated for a moment, then reached out and held it.

Her hand was very small and warm.

Qin Lin led her through the corridor and came to Chief Bai Yao's room.

Chief Bai Yao was stunned when she saw her daughter being led back by Qin Lin: "Xiao Yu, where did you go?"

Bai Yu let go of Qin Lin's hand and threw herself into her mother's arms: "I got lost."

Chief Bai Yao hugged her: "Don't run around next time."

Bai Yu nodded: "I know."

...

Ling Xi saw this scene at the end of the corridor. She did not walk over, just stood there watching, the corners of her mouth curling up.

The Ark continued to sail in the starry sky. Qin Lin returned to the Bridge, sat by the window watching the starry sky outside, holding that warm white crystal stone in his hand. Ling Xi walked in: "Qin Lin, there are more and more people on The Ark."

Qin Lin looked at her: "So many that it is almost getting too crowded to live."

Ling Xi looked at him: "Then what do you plan to do?"

Qin Lin thought for a moment: "I can only continue to upgrade The Ark."

Ling Xi nodded: "That requires us to continue to work hard."

Qin Lin looked at her: "I know."